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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
|ICKES, ROOSEVELT
BACK in DOUGH
''Old Curmudgeon" Now
New Chairman Of Large
Citizens Committee

WASHINGTON, March 2s-up
The old curmudgeon landed on
his feet and in the money wher
he stormed out of his cabinet iot
as secretary of interior.
The old curmudgeon is Harold
L. Ickes. Standing beside him
and also in the money, is James
Roosevelt, eldest son of the late
President. They are well paid
political organizers.
Citizens Group
Ickes is executive chairman and
Roosevelt is national director Of
political organization for the In,
dependent Citizens Committee Of
the Arts, Sciences and Professions.
Both get substantial salaries for
their efforts among an estimated
100000 to 10000, 900 independent
voters.
The independent citizens COM
mittee is the subject just now OF
considerable discussion amone
political writer's and others. The
question is whether the ICC is or
is not communist front organiza.
ton. Ickes obviously believes il
is not.
Their Baby
The communists, on the other
hand, claim the ICC as their baby,
The claim is matter of record.
Ickes announced acceptance OF
the committees executive chair.
manship on March 10. He also
has signed a contract for syndi-
Gated column. Estimates of his
prospective column income range
around $4,000 to $4,000 a wear.
The National Press club was buzz
zing last night with gossip that
1ckes also had a fat salary from
the committee. One of his close
associates had been talking and
let it slip.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
FOUR COMPANIES
STOP SLAUGHTERINC

RALEIGH, March 20 @ Al
least f o u n North Carolina
m eat packers have stopped
slaughtering beef cattle in pro.
test against Office of Price Ad.
ministration subsidy regulations,
George Ross, cattle marketing
specialist of the State Agriculture
department said Friday.
The packers, Ross said, are pro.
testing regulations to become ef-
fective April 1. They provide a
graduated scale Of penalties which
would virtually wipe out subsidies
if slaughtering beef fails to grade
as expected when purchased on the
hoof, he said.
Those Listed
Listed as having closed down beet
slaughtering operations were the
R and S Packing company and the
Southern Packers, both of Ra-
leigh the White Packing company
Of Salisbury, and the Kersey Pack.
ing company of New Bern.
However, Ross said all four would
continue pork slaughtering as long
as hogs are available.
The State for several months
have been procuring a large por-
ton Of its beef supply from North
Carolina packers, Ross said, adding
that "if all of our beef packers
close down, the beef situation in
the state will become acute"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
MR.. BEAVER" VISITS
BARBER BUT MISSES
LONG WIRY WHISPERS

SAGINAW, Mich, March 20.
-P)-Allen Seelman, looking
pretty much like a fugitive
from a shipwreck, dropped into
a barber shop Friday for
shave.
That in itself wasn't unsuaI,
but Seelman had chopped off a
two-inch reddish growth of
facial foliage he accumulated
during the General Motors
strike.
The beard, more than four
months old. had gained for him
such monickers as "The
Beard" and 'Mr. Beaver"
When the strike began, the
200-pound, six-foot SeeIman
vowed he wouldn't shave until
it ended. His CLIO local union
has settled its grievances and
is preparing to return to work.
So Seelman went to osee his
barber, also CIO. He charged
him 81 instead of the usual 50
cents.
Toughest beard / ever bent
a razor on" said the barber.
1.-The guy has whiskers like a
piano wire"
Said Seelman:
The wife and my boy'll prob
ably like me better plain like
this, but doggone it, a beard
like 1 had is just like a dog. A
fellow gets attached to 'em
after a while.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30

In short, what's your favorite
trade and are you practicing it.
But that's not all. The abode
you live in will be under the
blanket too, be it public dwelling,
private dwelling, trailer, tourist
cabin, hotel, dorlnitory,> rooming
house, hospital, camp, jail, or dog
house.
About Your Abode
Further, whether your abode is
owned or rented. How much peo-
pie it will hold-adequately, that
is. Whether it's in good shape or
whether it's about to fall but
doesn't because it doesn't know
which way to fall. Whether your
toilet, bathtub, and shower are
yours exclusively or whether you
have them on lend-lease to some
body else. What kind of heating
devices you use in winter and what
sort of contraptions you cook your
food on.
Yes, the 100 per cent all wool
census blanket. covers all this, and
that's why you'd better get you,
thinking-cap fitted firmly to your
head come Monday, April 1.
Don't Wear Dunce-Cap
April 1 is also april Fool
Day. but don't get confused and
wear a dur instead. When
the census man or woman comes
to your door you should be ready
to answer the questions as fast as
he asks them.
Because this census is one of the
most important things that ever
has happened to Wilmington. Its
results will show an accurate
cross-section not only of Whining
ton today but also of what Will
mlngton will become tomorrow.
Answer For Everything
In case you're not home when
the census taker comes around,
don't worry about being left out.
You won't be. The census taker
will leave large yellow paper for
you to fill out yourself, and then
he'll come by and pick it up the
next day.
The census taker, you see, has
an answer for everything, and he
expects the same of you.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
MORE ABOUT
MADAME
FROM PAGE ONE

sausage. Inside are some maple
chairs and tables, two sofas, g
guide in a bow tie, table set for
three, a back door-and you're out
again.
The guide is very patient and
pleasant. He keeps saying over
and over again:
From 5000 to $1,000 complete.
eyes, Ma'am, made of glass
fiber and aluminium. Used by the
air corps in Alaska and the trop,
les.
Two Hours To Set Up
"Takes four men-with a ham
mer and pliers-about two hours
to set 'er up"
If cornered between a bowl of
artificial roses and a bookshelf of
best-sellers, he will impart these
further facts:
The ex-service houses are built
by James Manufacturing company,
Fl. Atkinson, Wis, which brought
one to Washington in hopes of
catching federal eye.
IF not" said the guide know.
ingly, 1--WE know where we can sell
them"
10000 Pers Month
The James company is ready to
turn out 10000 a month. Their
walls will come in any color, may
be even nice stripe.
If mother-in-law comes to visit,
said the guide with a wink, just
add couple of arches at one end
and make her right at home.
Arches, to the initiated, are sec
tons of the roof.
Have as many as you like"
said the guide, gesturing off down
the avenue.
Getting back to things practical,
he said the house was a furnace
stoker's dream. At below-zero a
small electric heater would do the
trick. Insulated walls will fl ght
even Washington summers-"and
perfect for summer camps
Glass Houses Scarce
His guests seemed charmed. One
visitor shifted an imagin-
airy lake wind out the back door.
House h un cry Washingtonians
seemed ready to roost.
Bye the CHEEKY guide babe
them. Remember, people who
live in glass houses are darn lucky
these days"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
MORE ABOUT
UNO
FROM PAGE ONE

Gromyko, Russian delegate, led
his party of four from the chamber
in protest against considering the
Iranian case before April 10.
The delegates followed the lead
of U. S. Secretary of State James
F. Byrnes in proposing the report
from the two countries. The only
disagreement Friday appeared to
be on whether the report should be
before the Council by April 2, April
3 or April 4.
After the Iranian Ambassador.
Hussein Ala, had answered ques-
tons from delegates on Iranian is.
sues involving Red Army occupa-
ton of parts of Iran, Byrnes arose
with this proposal:
Asks Status
II would suggest that the presi-
dent Of the Council request the
Secretary General to ascertain at
once from the Soviet government
a d the Iranian government
through their representatives and
report to the council at its meeting
on Tuesday. April 2, the existing
status of negotiations between the
two governments and particularly
to ascertain from the representa-.
tives of the two governments and
report whether or not the reported
withdrawal Of troops is conditional
upon the conclusion of agreements
between the two governments on
other subjects"
The question of April 2 for the
reporting date provided discussion
for the delegates for an hour. Then
the chairman, DR.. Quo Tai-Chi. of
China. came out for April 3 and
declared the meeting adjourned I'm.
til that date. There was no objec.
ton from any delegate.
Different Dates
The United States, Britain. the
Netherlands and Mexico lined I'M
in the debate for April 2; France
Egypt, and China were for April 3.
and Australia and Poland favored
April 4.
Byrnes in his statement, which
was received cordially by every
delegate present, said:
IF the council could obtain more
adequate and exact information re.
garding the status of the negoti-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30

atoms between the Soviet govern
mer and the Iraaian government,
the Council might be able to satisfy
itself that the assurances of the
Soviet government as to the prompt
withdrawal of troops from Iran are
in fact for all practical purposes
unconditional.
May Preclude Need
''1n that event. there might be
no need for the Council to go into
the substantive issues, provided it
reserved the right to both parties
to have the case Immediately taken
up by the Council should there be
any developments which threatened
to retard the withdrawal of troops"
The Council met at 1902 pm.
with the five Russian chairs at the
left end of the table starkly vacant.
Ala was invited Immediately to the
table and began his replies to
questions posed by the delegate
from Poland last Wednesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
MORE ABOUT
CENSUS
FROM PAGE ONE

yourself under the blanket but also
about everybody else who lives in
your household.
Covers Everybody
And if anybody else happened
to guest with you last night he'll
be under the blanket too, complete
with all the above information,
even if he has returned to his own
home in the meantime.
Probing further under the
blanket you'll find some more
things about yourself, provided
that you are IA years old or more,
such as:
Picking at You
What you we're doing for living
last week, if anything. If you
weren't, what you were doing
about it, again if anything. If you
were doing something about it.
how long were you doing some
thing about it. And If you were, OF
weren't, making a living, what
kind of work were you or were you
not doing. And how much did you
earn last week if you were.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30

other indication of the confidence
in this sections future Of one o.
the outstanding department store
organizations of the entire nation
And the plans dovetail with deter
mined efforts here to make Viii
mington one of the great cities o:
the South and for the city to hole
on to the remarkable commercial.
and industrial gains accomplished
during the war years.
The Belk chain, of which Belk-
Williams here is member, is
headed by W. H. Belk, ST.. who told
the Star yesterday of the forma-
tive plans of his company here.
Headquarters of the chain, nation
ally famous, are in Charlotte. In
the chain are ITS stores in North
and South Carolina, Virginia, Ten
nessee, and Georgia.
Born In South Carolina
The head of the chain of stores
was born June IL, 1862, near old
Waxhaw church, Lancaster coun-
ty, South Carolina. He moved to
Monroe in 1873 and when he was
IA years old he began work as a
clerk in a dry goods store for B. D
Heath at $500 per month.
May %, 1888, Belk opened hiT
first store in Monroe with $3.50 of
his own money and $500 borrowed
capital. Seven months later, an
inventory showed a clear profit OF
So, 300.
A brother, DR.. Henry Belk, join
ed w. H. Belk in 1891 and the firm
became Belk Brothers. John M.
Belk later joined the firm.
First Branch opened
The first branch of the cornpa-
~ that was destined to spread
all throughout the South was open
I'd in Chester, S. c., in 1888 as
zluttz and Belk. The second branch
opened in Union, S. c., in 1894 as
5elk-Harry company.
The headquarters store In Char
otte opened Sept. Is, 1895.
The Belks are renowned for their
oeneficence. The J. M. Belk fund
or church enterprises draws sup
port from the Belk chain of stores
and it has built over 100 Presby
serian churches.
W. H. Belk, himself, is a liberal
of churches. His many
oeneficences also include large in
serests in Queens college, Montreal,
Presbyterian hospital at Charlotte;
and the Sarah Walkup hospital, Tai
chow, China. The latter was built
oy Henry and John Belk and named
for their mother.
Thus, pioneer in commerce and
a leader in all phases of the good
life heads the organization which
is planning further development
in its properties in Wilmington and
Southeastern North Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
MORE ABOUT
GRAIN
FROM PAGE ONE
Farmers Out

Farmers Out
The order does not affect feed
ing activities by farmers with grain
they grow themselves.
Manufa cturers of mixed feed are
limited in their use of grain, grain
products and byproducts each
month to 80 per cent of what they
used in the corresponding month OF
1915.
Food nanufa cturers and dry pro-
cessors are restricted in their use
of corn or grain sorghums to IS
per cent of 1915, by months.
Wet Professors
Use of sorghums by wet process
sors is limited each month to 80
per cent of the average monthly
consumption for the first six
months of 1915.
The order also imposes inven-
tory restrictions on feeders and
manufa cturers and provides for
appeals in hardship cases.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
MORE ABOUT
EWING
FROM PAGE ONE

Of prominent Cumberland county
family, was due to an ntracranial
hemorrhage caused by external
force. He said also her body was
badly bruised.
Other witnesses, neighbors of the
couple, testified that Ewing had
beaten his wife frequently over a
period of at least two years.
Attendants at Highsmith hospital
told the jury Mrs. Ewing was ad-
mitted in an unconscious condition
early in the evening, Of March IL
and died about 1880 am. without
regaining consciousness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
MORE ABOUT
BELK
FROM PAGE ONE
One Of Large Deals


. The real estate deal, one among
several large ones that have been
/: consummated here in the past sew.
eral years, was handled by Louis
Fonvielle of the Moore-F onvielle
company.
The cid Wood mansion is located
on the property along with tourist
. inn. The property is directly across
Second street from the Cape Fear
hotel and across Chestnut from
the Cape Fear club.
In his telephone CONVERSE
ton with The Star, the senior
Belk, who has established and
operated outstanding depart
: ment stores throughout North
and South Carolina, said that
plans for BUILDING here are yet
In the formative stage. He in
dicated that so long as building
materials are sc short it was
impossible to set an approx
mate date for starting any
building.
Property Investment
1--WE have been acquiring the
property" the department store
man said, "as an investment.
eve do hope to give your
section Of the state a depart
ment store in the future of
which the people of Whining
ton and Southeastern North
Carolina may well be proud
and which will be credit to
. then," he added.
The plans for building, none 0.
which houo hna, ra11o,1o5 aro ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
MORE ABOUT
FECHTIG
FROM PAGE ONE

summer vacation" quietly.
Fechtig has rightly been called
dean of American purchasing
agents. With the assistance of his
"right-hand-man', o. L. Brown.
assistant purchasing agent, who
has been with him ~ years, he
has probably lighted the proper,
and least expensive path, for ma.
tlonal, state and local purchas-
ers. Some were grateful for his
personal counsel, others were prob.
ably not, but however that be,
Fechtig usually got his best, at the
lowest possible dollar.
He gives Brown credit with hav.
ing been the man responsible for
the accounts. Together they have
more than rs years service with
ACL and its affiliated lines.
In his offices he also boasts Of
battery of assistants who have
served long and faithful, IS of them
having been in the employ more
than 20 years.
When reporters asked the retir-
ing agent how it seemed to be get
ting out of the flight, he answered
1T does not seem a long time, but
now I get tired"
AS part of his formula for long
evity, he says that he never wor-
ries-lets the best come of every
situation, with all the help he can
lend"
The key official moved into his
new offices January 81, 1945, and
brought most of his old possessions
with him.
In his new office is his old oaken
hat-top desk, now entering its 45th
year, over which has rolled the
purchase order for thousands OF
pieces of equipment for his be-
loved company.
In orderly procession about the
table are lined number of chairs,
stately, and Victorian styled, but
solid mahogany, showing the care
with which they have been kept
during the past IS years; first as
seats on passenger cars travelling
between Charleston and North
Charleston, later as part of his
office equipment.
Engine Woods
During the old days Fechtig pur-
chased millions of cords of ZEN
CINE wood, with which to furnish
steam for the iron horse" of early
transportation days.
When he started his career as
purchasing agent in 1894, there was
no high speed tool steel made in
the United States. The alloy then
was imported exclusively from the
R. Mushett company, Sheffield,
England.
Engines were small, with $4,000
traction force, however, when he
came to work for ACL, engines
of the company were bigger, and
able to furnish more power.
Beside Robert E. Lee
In Fechtig's office are five por-
traits of company officials, most
of which he says he will take home
and place "beside that of Robert
E. Lee", which hangs in his study.
Plaques on his office wall also
have verses which tell the secret
of Fechtig's success. One has en-
graved the words God will not
ask thy race, nor will he ask thy
birth. Alone will he demand of
thee, what hast thou done on
earth?" Another: ability without
enthusiasm is like a rifle without
bullet" And still another: 1.-THE
best method for climbing higher is
>.a =. LAVAL >,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
MORE ABOUT
STEELE
FROM PAGE ONE
Cherry Leaves Party

Cherry Leaves Party
Governor R. Gregg Cherry was
unable to accompany the Comman-
der's party on visits over the city,
and to nearby Airlies gardens, yes
terday afternoon.
He had an appointment to meet
Mrs. Cherry, and State Highway
Commissioner A. H. Graham and
Mrs. Graham, who had been invlt-
ed to Orion plantation for a visit
and dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Lawrence Sprunt.
From Orion, Gov. and Mrs. Cher
ry planned to fly to Clearwater,
Florida, for convention of South
ern governors. The Governor of
Florida was scheduled to send his
private plane for the Cherry's trip
South.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
MORE ABOUT
CANDIDATES
FROM PAGE ONE

OF Elections late in the afternoon
and filed for denomination. Both
men had previously announced that
they would be candidates again.
Fourth man to file yesterday was
Luther F. Congleton, 513 Nun
street, a lawyer and resident of Will
mington for the past 4S years, who
will seek the party nod for corone--.
For the past two years he has been
serving as justice of the peace
with offices in the Wallace build
ing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
MORE ABOUT
ALONG THE CAPE FEAR
FROM PAGE ONE

gents name was Juan Ponce de
Leon. And that the Land Of the
Bimini was Florida. And that
thing the Indians fibbed to him
about was the Fountain of Youth"
And you know, too, that old
Ponce never found that fountain.
Of course he never found it. He
was looking in the wrong place.
With all due respect to Florida
its beaches, its palm trees, its
bathing beauties, and its chamber
of connmerce-we shake our heads
sadly and say, Poor Ponce. You
poor misguided fellow. Why didn't
you steer your boat along the Cape
Fear?
OLD ROCK SPRING - Yes,
Ponce. If you had sailed UP our
river and locked at the foot OF
Chestnut street your search would
have been ended. Because that's
where you would have found the
Old Rock Spring.
: Now See here, Ponce, we don't
claim that the water from Old
Rock Spring would have changed
you into a Sixteenth Century edi.
ton of Tyrone Power. We don't
claim that the Old Rock Spring
had power to make you physically
younger.
No. But mentally younger. All,
yes. Youth is a matter of the
mind, Ponce. You are as young
as you "think" you are. And Of
such was the power Of the Old
Rock Spring.
YOUTHFUL RETURN-As we
said earlier in this piece, We al.
most forgot the important date of
March 81, 1913. Actually we would
have forgotten it if someone hadn't
reminded US.
That someone is Mr.. w. c.
Cronenberg, of 406 Castle street.
Mr. Cronenberg wrote us letter,
which starts off like this:
Il am just an old Wilningtonian
who has been living in the ration's
capital for 81 years, recently re-
tired from government service,
and returned to Wilmington to
live. Maybe it's because I drank
some water from the Old Rock
Spring. IT'S said that anyone who
ever drank from this spring would
always return to Wilmington at
least once before death"
See, Ponce? Il you had drunk
from our spring, you would have
come back again and again. And
thus your thoughts of Wilmington,
and hence your whole mind would
always have remained young. Mr..
Cronenberg is the living example.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
MORE ABOUT
BLUE BABY
-A1- 4NYYH
FROM PAGE ONE
Improper Circulation

Improper Circulation
Improper circulation of blood to
the lungs results in insufficient
replenishment of . oxygen in the
blood stream and, until the devel-
opement of the operation by DR..
Blalock and DR.. Helen B. Taussig.
little hope of recovery could be
given blue Baby" victims by the
medical profession.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
CONTRACTS APPROVED

RALEIGH, March 29.-P)cThe
state today approved 7136, 1882 in
contracts calling for supplies for
state departments and agencies;
The total includes BAT, 354.20 for ~
graders to be used in highway con-
struction and maintenance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30

Red Cross recreation workers IN
military hospitals arrange Wheel.
chair Bar-B-Q's, picnics, tours o.
hospital grounds, and croqoe'
games for wheel-chair patients
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30

Star pitcher Bobby Teller has re-
ceived an offer of $500, 900 from the
Mexican league. Is that greenba cks
of dollars Mex?
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30

so Chalk k used s,s.l for marking ., =
cIum carbonate. 'Oa'ly cal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
The Weather

WASHINGTON, March 49, Up -
Weather Bureau report of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending 8
I'm. in the principal cotton growing
,pJ o1cauyhere.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1946-01-25
Pragmateia Plans

Things were sure n "poppin" at
the Pragmateia Sorority which met
at Halle Q. Brown Community
House Jan. 10. Plans were dis
cussed for the Institute to be held
at the Phyllis WheRtley House Feb,
l6. The Sorors are planning work
shops and panels Of interest to all.
At that time the new officers for
the year will be installed, also in
PRODUCTION Of prospective new mem
bers.
The Planning committee for the
Institute are Villa Booker, Emma
Simmons, Hazel Butler.
The next meeting will be held
Feb. 2 at the Halle at 1880 p. m.
Those present were: Bernice ALI
son, Villa Booker, Junauld Brown,
Hazel Butler, Emma Crews, Martha
Kay, Bertha King and Emma Sim
mons.
Miss Estella Nelson Of Cleveland,
Ohio, is in the city visiting her
father and sisters. Miss Nelson is
making quite q name for herself in
her extensive church work in the
eastern states. Miss Nelson ex-
poets to be in the city about a
month. She is the daughter Of Rev.
John A. Nelson Of 301 st. Anthony
Ave.