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Evening star., 1946-09-15
What Mr.. Truman Meant

President Trumans explanation
of his press conference Endorsement
OF Secretary Wallace's foreign policy
speech should serve to undo the
worst of the damage done to our
international position by that
astonishingly inept performance.
The President says that his press
conference statement. widely inter-
preted as approving the content of
the Wallace speech, did not convey
the thought that he intended to
convey. His intent, he says, was
to express his approval of Mr.. Wal
laces right to deliver the speech.
He did not intend to indicate that
he approved the speech "as con-
stituting statement of the foreign
policy of this country"
Manifestly, this is not easily
reconciled with what Mr.. Truman
said at the press conference. On
that occasion his attention was
called to a sentence in the Wallace
speech in which the Secretary of
Commerce said: when President
Truman read these words, he said
that they represented the policy of
the administration" Mr.. Truman
was asked whether that applied to
the whole speech or just to the
paragraph in which the quoted
language appeared His response
was that it applied to the whole
speech.
In all Of the Presidents explana-
tory statement there is neither a
clearcut disavowal of the muddled
foreign policy proposals put forward
by Mr.. Wallace, nor a specific state
ment of Mr.. Trumans approval of
the foreign policy that is being
pursued by Mr. Byrnes and his
associates in Paris. Mr.. Truman did
say, however, that there has been
no change in our established foreign
policy and that there will not be
any significant change without ap-
propriate consultation At the least,
this means that Mr.. Byrnes has not
had the ground cut from under him.
that the policies he has been pur-
suing are still the policies of this
Government, and that he is free
to pursue them until further notice.
That is desirable Qualification
OF an incredible blunder. But it
does not clear up the question of
why Mr.. Wallace, a member of the
cabinet, should be going around the
country advocating policies that are
sharply at variance with the estab-
Gshed policies of the Government.
Senator Taft aptly sums up this
aspect of the matter when, COM
menting on the Presidents explana-
ton, he asks: How could he approve
the right of the Secretary of Com
merce to deliver a speech on foreign
policy in conflict with the policy of
his administration? How manv
policies on one subject can there
be In one cabinet and still have an
administration"
This country has suffered before
In its foreign relations because of
the propensity of individual officials
to sound off on the subject of foreign
policy, broadcasting their own views
without regard to what the overall
policy happens to be. No subordinate
offlcer of the Government has a
right" to do this if he speaks in
an official capacity, and our inter-
national standing will continue to
suffer unless and until the Presi-
dent makes this entirely clear to
Mr.. Wallace and all other would-be
policy makers.
Evening star., 1946-09-15

vice versa, maybe we could get by.
But most men cannot 90 out and
lean over the pasture bars to look at
calming landscape Our civic
authorities and laymen's groups
should unite to combat the increas-
ing din of modern civilization.
Evening star., 1946-09-15

land at the moment. Whether this will
tend to soften or harden the Kremlin's
approach to international problems is
anybodys guess, but 1t seems clear, in
any case, that Mr.. Molotov has exag-
gerated bit in suggesting that between
his countrymen and their Communist
leaders all is well and In beautiful
harmony.
Evening star., 1946-09-15
Wrong Foot Forward

local citizens to appear before them
tomorrow and indicate their pref
erence as to the precise manner in
which they should be soaked by
more and higher local taxes. This
may be very considerate of the
Commissioners. But why are they
doing it now?
If it is the purpose of the Com
misSioners to initiate a local tax
boosting program when Congress
convenes in January, they are pur-
suing course which rich expert
ence has shown to be very unwise.
If they ask for higher local taxes,
Congress, of course, will grant them
and in a form that will hit the
greatest number of nonvoters while
sparing the maximum number of
voters. The local, voteless citizens
preference as to how he will be
taxed is discouragingly futile form
of wishful thinking.
Commissioners in initiating a local
tax-boosting program, however, is
that by doing so they misplace the
emphasis. Local taxes should not
be increased until Congress has
corrected the harmful injustice of
its own illogical and unfair policy
of appropriating a lump-sum un-
related to the amount of taxes it
exacts locally and wholly inadequate
as measure of the Nations own
financial obligation to the Federal
City.
The responsibility for initiating
local taxes does not lie with the
Commissioners. 1t lies with Con-
gress. If the Commissioners assume
it, Congress will graciously accept
the suggestion and reserve to itself
the determination of the form the
taxes are to take. And after the
imposition of new taxes the matter
will end, as it has ended before. with
the people of the District making
up the defcit-a deficit in lump
sum appropriations, not local tax
revenues.
The Commissioners approach to
the fiscal problem now facing the
District has been suggested by the
Senate Appropriations Committee
investigation last year, which found
that "The residents of the District
through increased taxes have ade-
quately, fairly and cheerfulIy pro-
vided their share of the cost of
operation and upkeep of the Nations
Capital. 1t is believed that the
annual payment to the District of
Columbia should be based on a def
mite formula, by the operation of
which the amount of the payment
would be automatically computed,
thereby eliminating the controversy
which has continued through the
years both as to the amount and
method of such payment. Such a
formula is presented herewith. ="
There has been growing sentiment
in Congress in favor of this formula.
now outlined in legislation intro
duced by Senator O'Mahoney. The
legislation making it effective should
be the first aim of the Commission
ers. Let them put their efforts
behind that legislation instead of
wasting time and confusing the issue
by talking about new ways to en-
broider the pattern in Washington
OF taxation without representation.
Evening star., 1946-09-15

summer. Her life there is simple and
there is every opportunity for outdoor
exercise, of which she is very fond but
which increased weight of late years
has made it hard for her to take. The
past summer, though. she commenced
to take swimming lessons and willis
she has attained considerable pro-
f1ciency 1t is by no means enough yet
to satisfy her wishes in that line. Now
that her weight is on the down move
she is making every effort to keep 1t
decreasing. Mrs. Cleveland is not able
to take much pleasure in fishing with
the President, for seasickness overcomes
her very quickly, but she is determined
to learn to swim anyway. so at least
to be able to take care OF herself in
any emergency"
Evening star., 1946-09-15

One reason the walk down the
aisle" is so important in weddings is
because it is too frequently the last
walk together.
Evening star., 1946-09-15

AS the story Of Nazidom shows, of
course, and as Mr.. Molotov intimated
last February, 1t would be naive to con-
clude from such evidence as this that
the present leadership of Russia is on
the verge of downfall. Nevertheless,
it is a fact that the Russians-wholly
apart from the several millions reported
to be in concentration camps-have a
relatively very low standard of living,
that to build up their security they have
been placing guns before butter ever
since 1918; that their troops in Eastern
and Western Europe have been exposed
to more luxurious way of life; that
their land has suffered vast physical
devastation, and that 1000 900 of them
were killed in the war and 25OOO 900
or more rendered homeless. These are
conditions conducive to such widespread
human discomfort that recent rumors of
food riots, industrial disturbances and
general unrest in the U. S. S. R. seem
altogether plausible, as does also the
speculation that the Kremlin may be
fighting delaying action against peace
AoA StiJ DOSdosC ~ 10 lEiuItdHb W Call
back to Russia-at time of trouble
and privation--the 100000 Red Army
men now living comfortably abroad.
In short, though In all probability
Russia is not internally weak in
critical sense and though it undoubtedly
has long-term power potentials second
to no other country, there appears to
be good reason to suspect that 1t is any
thing but happy and well disciplined
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-11-28

a red-haired daughter of the south.
The beautiful young matron walk
ed out to midfield to be crowned
before the annual football classic OF
Mississippi started. She was accom-
panied by R. D. Sanders who heads
the organization which sponsored
the Mrs. America contest. He placed
the crown on her head.
For this occasion the tall beauty
was smartly dressed in a suit of soft
wool with black accessories. She
wore a shoulder corsage of flowers.
Awarded Prize
Mrs. Acker will make a twenty
weeks tour of the United States
modelling Magnolia Miss fashions,
made of cotton in the south by
southern labor. The Magnolia Miss
factory is located in Jackson and is
a Sanders industry.
Mrs. Acker also received the cash
award of $4,000. which was forfeited
by Mrs. Janice Pollock, of Columbus,
Ohio, winner of first place in the
contest. Mrs. Pollock, the mother OF
four small children, ages 6, S, 2, and
ten months, was unable to make the
tour and her crown fell to Mrs. Ack-
er the runner-up.
"A Fuvorite
Mrs. Acker will start the tour as
soon as arrangements can be made.
Her husband is finishing his college
work in South Carolina and they
have one child.
She was one of the favorites with
the crowd which jammed Jackson's
City Auditorium for the Mrs. Am
erica contest two weeks ago. She
was high up in the list of beautiful
ome at the event and she will
wear the crown with grace and
dignity.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-11-28
Winond Chenille Plant
Music ~Broadasting
Started This Month
Employees Reported To
Be Highly Favorable
To New System

The Winona Delta Chenille Plants
broadcasting system was installed
and began operation a week ago.
Loudspeakers have been placed
throughout the building SO the
music will reach every department.
Where chenille machinery is con-
gregated in greatest quantity and
is inclined to drown out reception,
more amplifiers have been grouped
to bring the musical program thro-
ugh clearly to workers there.
The key machine has been placed
in the main office, and is operated
from there. 1t takes ten 12-inch re-
cords or twelve 10-inch records.
Workers report they are all for
this music while they work and call
for more whenever it ceases, accord
ing to report of plant officials.
The recordings that go with the
set-up have not been received as
yet. Records being played at present
are those brought in by employees
and by Mrs. W. B. Patey, plant
superintendent. The records that go
with the system will provide all
types of music. The substitute re-
cords being used now are dance,
hillbilly and classical pieces. March
es and hymns will be among the
types added.
Many of the workers are already
suggesting it would not be a bad
idea to have a dance there some eve
ming now that music is available.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-11-28
Stote Bulldog Won't
Make Durunt Friends

The State College Bulldogs may
be a holy terror to their opponents
but their mascot is only another
dog to Rusty, a beautiful little Dur
ant cocker spaniel.
When the State football teams
mascot came in the California Cafe
in Durant Sunday night, Rusty, in
company with his owner, Mrs. Annie
Ward Perrin, walked up to the State
dog to make his acquaintance .
whereupon the dog with the big
IN" upon him merely coughed and
backed off. Rusty tried to strike up
a friendship but the State bulldog
would have none of it.
Maybe he thought Rusty was an
Ole Miss man,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-11-28
CHENILLE LOCALS

Mrs. Hub Brooks spent the week
end in Tupelo.
MIR. and Mrs. James Perrin attend
ed to business in New Orleans last
weekend.
Mrs. James Perrin was in Winona
Monday on business.
Reed the Beocn every week and
turn in your news to your super
visor.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-11-28
Ole Miss State Thrones
See Carolina Girl
Crowned Mrs. America
r. D. Sanders Places
Grown On Beauty
At Oxford Game

The crown of Mrs. America was
placed Saturday afternoon, Novem-
Der %, on the head of lovely Fredda
Acker. of Anderson, South Carolina,
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1946-11-28
.Houe1y Chenille Ro4e4
Make Beautiful
GAn4ztmd4 Q3A

These beautiful robes come in all sizes and in q voriety Of
coIors. they will make beautiful, coIorfuI Christmas gifts.
ond so inexpensive. for the ladies' and girls on your list.
We ore offering q number of these robes, seconds. to the
public, at our Duront plant and we give you q cordial invitation
to come by and make your selection while we have q full and
complete stock Of sizes and coIors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-04
0RRELL f0QUlT
AUDITORS RACE
Charles F. Smith Will Auto.
matically Receive Party
Nomination

Charles F. Smith, who has been
connected with the Ethy1-Dow
company for a number of years as
an accountant, yesterday was as
sured of election as auditor of New
Hanover county, when J. A. OrreI,
auditor for the past "a years, an
nounced his withdrawal from the
current race for the Democratic
nomination to the post.
Smith, who was runner-up to
Orrell in the May Is primary
which necessitated a turnover cleo
ton in view of the fact that Or
rell failed to poll a majority of
votes over his two opponents,
Smith and Robert S. LeGwin, had
a second primary which
was set for June %. Smith, by
virtue of Orrell's withdrawal, will
automatically qualify for the
Democratic nomination and his
election is assured as there was no
Republican candidate c~ontesting
for the place.
In announc&ng his plans yester-
day morning, Orrell issued the
following statement:
II was altogether sincere in
making my first statement to the
effect that I would not enter the
primary this year, but vas per-
suaded by my friends to change
my mind.
"Since I have no desire to enter
a second primary, I have decided
to withdraw from the race.
II have conferred with Mr..
Smith and have assured him that
should he at any time need any
See ORRELL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-04
Along The Cape Fear

selves would never have thought
of doing on their own accord.
But this potate-tomato miX-up
seems to arise not from the direct
tinkering of men but from some
inner urge of the plants them
selves. .
And that is what is SO disturb
ing.
OMNIBUS LOOK = 1t looks -
and an ominous look it is, too, con-
sidering how innocuous a face the
potato plant usually presents =
as though the potato plants have
mutinied against no less a person
than Mother Nature.
Either that, or they have simply
gone completely beserk.
But either way, whether they
are doing it deliberately or not,
the fact that they are doing it is
a good bit more than disquieting.
We thought that the general period
of cussedness which mankind is
going through now was confined
as it always has been--to man
kind alone.
But with potatoes doing the
same sort of unpleasant things
men are, We feel very uneasy in
deed.
See CAPE FEAR on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-04
MILLS WILL
CEASE OPERATIONS
Per Cent Due
To Close Down Over
Nation Today

WASHINGTON, June 8. -(P1-
Ninety-eight per cent of flour mills
in the United States will be closed
by Tuesday, the Millers National
federation has notified the Senate
Small Business committee.
T. j, McBreen, chief economist
to the committee, told of the notifi-
cation Monday during a hearing
on difficulties developing for small
businesses as a result of diversion
of wheat to relief purposes.
May Lend Wheat
Earlier, Secretary Anderson testi-
fled the Agriculture department is
prepared to lend wheat to mills
'"to assure flour supplies in areas
where there is a definite bread
shortage"
The department said a mill
qualifying for such a loan OF wheat
could only. get enough to bring
See FLOUR On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-04

UTTER CONFUSION - Some
thing queer is going on along the
Cape Fear.
We see in the paper that here
and there in towns and cities up
and down the old river an increas-
ing number of potato plants are
producing not potatoes, but to-
matoes.
Not being the best botanist in
the Cape Fear section or In any
other section, for that matter -
we decline to say definitely what
might be causing his utter con-
fusion among the potato plants.
But we do say, with a great
deal of authority backed up by a
freshman course in botanical by
laws, that something isn't what
it ought to be.
INNER URGE - From what we
do know about the plant kingdom,
we aver that potato plants have
no business whatsoever sproutlng
tomatoes not according to the
rules and regulations Of that realm
as we understand them.
And we haven't heard that any
bodv has repealed them, either.
Of course there were and are
men like Luther Burbank who
could and can - make plants
do things which the plants them
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-04
Today and Tomorrow
Bv WALTER LIPPMAN

Last week at the Pilgrims din
ner in London Field Marshal
SHUTS had something to say which,
if he. was correctly reported IN
1.-THE New York Times"-and l 40
not doubt that he was is. worth
more attention than it has had In
Washington. 1.-The Prime Minister
of South Africa" said 1.-The Times"
dispatch, pictured the world OF
tomorrow as divided into two great
power groups, the Soviet Union in
the East and the United States in
the West, with the British group be-
tween them. . Field Marshal
SHUTS assigned to the British En-
pire. . the task of interpreting the
one to the other and thus prevent
ing war;"
Here then we hear the most
eminent and respected of British
statesmen. who still holds
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-04
So To Bed

Sunday afternoon a group OF
friendly relatives was gath
cred in a cottage at Wrights-
vile Beach. Among them were
a grandmother, her daughter,
and her daughters daughter.
The daughters daughter, a
small lass about II months old,
suddenly bit her mother on the
leg.
The mother. with quiet dig
nifty, promptly bit the little girl
right back again.
The little girl ran sobbing to
her grandmother who, with I'M
quiet indignation, demanded Of
her daughter: "What do you
mean by biting your little girl
my dear little grand-daugh-
ter?"
"That's what 1t says to do In
the child psychology book" the
mother answered calmly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-04
Adjustments
Give $4,000
$4,00O,000
Wage Boost OF 16-Cents
Per Hour Retroactive
To Jan. |
MORE PAYMENTS DUE
Engineers And Trainmen
To Receive Settlements
June II

Atlantic Coast Line clerks
today were receiving checks
e p resenting approximately
$4,000, 900 in wage readjust-
ments at the rate of 16 cents
per hour, retroactive to Janu-
airy of this year.
According to officials, not all
of the money has been handed
to the employees, but the company
started issuing checks yesterday.
When completed, employees over
the whole system are expected to
be paid a total of approximately
four million dollars as a result
of the wage hike.
$4,000 Employees
There were about rs, 900 en-
ployes to reason with, according
to ACL treasurer, and payments
which are being made, plus those
which will be made from day to
day, will amount to an estimated
one million dollars per month.
The wage hike is q result, of
negotiations entered into during
the latter part of April and early
May, by class l carriers and the
Brotherhood of Railway clerks.
Engineers Pay June IL
At the same time, the Coast
Line told it's engineers and train
See ACL Clerks on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-04
GENERAL WHEELER
TO HEAD PROGRAM
ESQ Engineers In State
Scheduled To Attend
Convention

With the listing of Lieut.. Gen.
Raymond A. Wheeler, chief of U.
S. Army engineers, as principal
speaker, arrangements r near
ing completion for the summer
convention of the North Carolina
Society of Engineers at Wrights-
vile Beach on June 7 ad 8.
An attendance of approximately
$50 engineers is expected by It. ].
Hewitt, Wilmington, president OF
the organization, who said Mon
day that clubs in Asheville, Char
lotte, Durham, Raleigh, Whining
ton, and Winston-Salem are sched-
.uled to be well represented.
Formerly Stationed Here
General Wheeler, Wilmington
district Army engineer from Octo-
Der 1880, to September, 1888, will
speak at the society's banquet Fri
day night. He will be introduced
by Col. George W. Gillette, in
cumbent district engineer. Other
Army engineers expected to be
present are Brig. Gen. James B.
Newman, Jr., head Of the South
Atlantic division and district egi-
neers from Charleston, Savannah,
Jacksonville and Mobile.
City councilmen and members
of the County board of Commits
sioners will formally entertain
General Wheeler at a luncheon
at the Cape Fear club Friday aft
ernoon at one o'clock.
Soldiered With Macarthur
A native of Illinois, General
Wheeler began his career in 1911
in the-Panama Canal zone shortly
after graduation from West Point.
He s~qidiered with Gen. Douglas
Macarthur in Mexico in 1914 and
with the Third Engineers in
Hawaii in 1917. In April, 1918, he
embarked for France with The
Fourth Engineers, winning the
See WHEELER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-04
TO URGE
ROUTE APPROVAL
Congressional d r S
Seek Truman Backing
For Clippers

Wilmington's hope for a Ber-
muda-Carribbean air-clipper route
will come closer to realization to-
day when a delegation of south
eastern seaboard congressman, in
GLIDING Rep, j. Bayard Clark,
meets with President Truman to
urge approval of Colonial Airlines'
proposed route which will link Will
mington, New Bern, and Charles
ton, S. Co. to the resort islands
and cities.
According to a dispatch received
from the Stars Washington, D. c.,
bureau yesterday, the conference
with the President will take place
in the White House at 1875 b. M,
today.
Going to Bat
The meeting stems from the ac-
ton of President Truman and the
Civil. Aeronautics board in deny
ing Colonials request for the route
two weeks ago. Congressman
Clark and Senator Clyde r. Hoey,
OF North Carolina, and Congress-
man L. Mendel Rivers and Sena-
tor DIN D. Johnston, of South Car
DINA, Immediately said they would
go to bat for Colonial in an effort
to secure the route $50 essential
to the development, commercially
and socially, of the Carolinas."
CAB "ShOWdOWn'
Tomorrow another advance in the
See ROUTE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-04
NEW ANNUAL
"7he 7alent"M makes Bow
At Wrightsboro School

tive art has been well executed
and wisely selected. $1,000
Staff Featured
The coated book fly leaf OF
THE Talent for 1886, de-
picts an out-of-doors snapshot
Of the magazine staff, which
happens to be an all-feminine
group and composed of Joyce
Rogers and Mary Wright, liter
airy editors; Jean Buck, bust
ness manager, and Alice Bull
lard art editor. Faculty ad-
wiser for the initial number was
Miss Anna Clara Baker.
Contents of The Talent" are
divided into four departments,
poetry, short stories, plays and
See THE TALENT on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-04
The w leather

FORECAST
North Carolina and South Carolina -
Clear to partly cloudy Tuesday. Little
change in temperature.
eastern Standard Time)
(By u. S. Weather Buresu)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
--1:30a 81; 7:3Oa 62; 1:30p ~; 7:3Gp 70
Maximum IA; Minimum 81; Mean s.;
Normal IS.
Humidity
1:30a 30; 7:30a "a; 1:3op So; 1902 sc.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours 1880 PHI inch
es.
Total since the first of the month-0.4 40
inches.
Tides For Today
From the Tide Tables published by U.
8. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
wilmington --------------- lila 8:36a
1:45p 8:45p
Inlet - 11:48a 5:3oa
Sunrise soda; Sunset 7:20p; Moonrise
9 :55a; Moonset ---
River Stage at-FayetteviIIe, N. C. at Ga
Monday. 1912 feet.