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Evening star., 1946-02-15
D. {. Employers
|Queried on Jobs
For Disabled
Campaign Launched
TO Aid Veterans
| Now in Hospital
! By Miriam Gutenberg

Washington employers today were
asked to analyze their jobs with q
view to finding out which ones can
be Allied by disabled veterans.
Letters from Maj. Oscar Jones,
veterans employment represent
|ative Of the District, were on their
way to approximately 500 employers
including the utilities, banks, In
|surance companies, hotels and res
taurants, department stores, laun-
dries, automotive firms and factories.
The letters, Maj. Jones said. were
the start of campaign putting this
proposition to employer:
Increasing numbers OF disabled
veterans now in hospitals or under
going training to prepare them for
work will be looking for jobs here in
the coming months.
To Match" Jobs.
Businessmen should share in the
responsibility of giving men whose
bodies were injured by war a chance
to do work they are fitted to do so
they can support themselves and
their families.
Therefore, businessmen are being
asked to see what physical require
ments are demanded on each of
their jobs and submit descriptions
of the jobs to the United States
Employment Service, where they
will be matched against the physical
abilities of the disabled veterans.
John S. st. Petrie, assistant vet
erans' employment representative In
charge of the disabled. gave as an
example of what the letter has in
mind the recent survey made in the
message center of the War Depart
ment Signal Corps.
There. he said, officers studied the
requirements of each job. They
found some required no standing
and could be performed by men who
have lost their legs. Several jobs
could be performed by men with one
bad eye. Other jobs, which required
no more than IS minutes standing
at time, could be done by men
with one good and one artificial leg.
No Sympathy Appeal
Both Maj. Jones and Mr.. st. Petrie
emphasized that their campaign is
not based on sympathy appeal and
is not designed to make jobs"
IF employers will let us refer dis
abled veterans to them, we will send
men with the proper qualifications
for the job," Maj. Jones said. I'VE
simply want men with some physical
handicaps to have the same job op-
portunities as able-bodied men,"
Emphasizing that disabled vet
Grams are being given the best train
ing the Government can buy, Mr.,
st. Petrie cited a dozen cases where
men who have lost legs, hands and
eyes are now working here in a va
riety of occupations, ranging from
engineering to metal-plate cutting
They are employed as clerks, au-
ditors. accountants, sales personnel
teletype operators and in the trades
and professions.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Plant PothoIogists TO Meet

Plant disease control will be ths
topic of discussion among agricul.
tural workers of four States in {
conference at the University c.
Maryland Monday, DR.. C. E. Coz
Maryland plant pathologist ane
chairman of the meeting, said to-
day. About 20 plant patholoeist
will come from New Jersey, Della
ware. Maryland and Virginia agri
cultural colleges.
Evening star., 1946-02-15

The American Retail Federation,
in brochure on downtown park
ing for shoppers made public today,
urges merchants to take action to
prevent costly decentralization and
loss of trade resulting from park
ing congestion.
The pamphlet, which takes as its
premise the easily understood fact
that "a motorist cannot become a
customer until he gets his feet on
the street." recommends formation
of Tive" committees in cities cursed
with downtown parking congestion
to help solve parking problems.
Included in the study are surveys
of what is being done by a number
of typical American cities to help
themselves out of situation which
In Detroit alone has resulted a
shrinkage Of more than $500, ,000, 900
in the assessed valuation of property
within the central business district,
Autos Top List.
People are going to buy new
cars by the millions" the pamphlet
states. That has been determined
by several consumer surveys which
place the passenger car at the top
Of the list of postwar wants
Using Detroit again as an ex-
ample, the study estimates that
the home Of the automotive indus
try expects IS per cent increase
in cars on downtown streets from
1914 to 1850. Savannah expects
an immediate increase of at least
40 per cent, it continues, while
Chicago anticipates her cars will
be increased by one-third.
The brochure warns against man
ufacturing" a problem.
Before you start to solve the
parking problem by the construc-
tion of lots and garages, be sure you
have problem" it cautions.
If problem exists, get a live
committee and chairman, meet with
officials, uncover the facts. get the
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Mrs. Roosevelt Goes
Tc Berlin for Tour
BY the Assoeiosed Pres

BERLIN, Feb. 15.-Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt arrived today for tour OF
Berlin. She flew from Frankfurt in
an Army CAT.
Her extensive schedule included
visits to a displaced persons camp
to various soldiers clubs and a late
afternoon news conference.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
40 and 8 to Stage Benefit

Voiture 265, Forty and Eight So
ciety, American Legion, will hold a
benefit dance at 10 pm. tomorrow
IN the Hyattsvile Armory. Joseph
Fields. chairman, said the proceeds
will be used to carry on a State
wide child welfare program by the
Legion.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
PTA Group to Give Show

The Richard Montgomery Parent
Teacher Association will present
Curly Joe and the Camp Fire
Roundup, q musical show from
Radio Station WIND, Frederick, at
9 O'Clock tonight in the school audi
torium at Rockville.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Hospital veterons to Meet

The District Chapter, National
Association of Veterans Of the Hos
pital Corps, will meet at o'clock
tonight at the Hamilton Hotel to
discuss association policies and ap-
point committee members.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Orchestra Fund Drive
Enters Final Week
with hS53,f1OPIedged

Pledges amounting TO 553,110.1s
since the National Symphony Or.
chestra campaign began February
were announced yesterday ane
brought the total to 34.5 per cent Of
the $150.000 goal as volunteers EN-.
tered the final week of the sustaining
fund drive.
The announcement was made By
E. r. Finkenstaedt, president of the
National Symphony Orchestra Asso.
citation, who presided at the second
campaign luncheon yesterday at thu
Mayflower Hotel. The luncheon wa.
attended by more than 200 commit.
tee members and guests.
Mr.. Finkenstaedt disclosed 1,03:
pledges had been mace. he sale
pledges at the same time last yea
amounted to s51 ,263. or "a per cen
of the 1946 quota. Contribution,
obtained by committees to date, Mr.
Finkenstaedt said, are: Army, $792
associations, S3O0482; business, S.,
342.50; Catholic schools (private ane
parochiaD, s962: colleges and uni.
versities, $3.50; Government, $500 .33
metropolitan, 3,216; Marine.
Coast Guard, $3,045. so; Orechestrs
Guild, $4,397; private schools, 500
public schools, $135, and suburban
$1,157.
Macmillan Speaks.
Principal speaker at the luncheon
was Sir Ernest Macmillan, conductor
Of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
who was guest conductor of Wed.
nesday nights concert at Constitu.
ton Hall. He praised the Nationa
Symphony Orchestra as a youthful
one.
Paying tribute to DR.. Hans Kind.
Ter, conductor of the National Sym.
phony who recently appeared with
the Toronto orchestra, Sir Ernes
declared 1t was necessary that tn,
orchestra should be publicly sup
ported"
Its the orchestra's function t.
bring before the public the musica
masterpieces of the past he said
Its just as much a public function
as that of library or a museum
A japanese S centavos note, auto
graphed by Admiral Nimitz will
one OF the pens used in the histori,
signing of the japanese surrende,
aboard the battleship Missouri an,
presented by him to Mrs. Charlie.
Bittinger, chairman of the Orchestrs
Guild Association, was auctionet
of during the luncheon for $3.50
Mrs. John C. White, 1855 N stree
NV, wife of the former Ambassador
to Peru, was the purchaser.
Raises SNOWFALL Fund"
Proceeds, it was. announced, vii
go into Mrs. Bittinger's SNOWFALL
fund, started annually in 1941 a.
an added sidelight of the campaign
to watch the money grow ant
grow" Mrs. Bittinger said STA wa.
collected for that fund at the frs
luncheon last week, and another
collection was made yesterday. Sh,
said 1000 was collected last year
Other guests yesterday included
Vice Admiral Emory s. Land, re-
tired, former chief of the martini,
service: Representative Kefauver
Democrat, of Tennessee, and Mrs
Kefauver; Assistant Secretary of tn,
Navy John Kenney, Capt. Jeal
Palmer. newly appointed comman
dant Of the WAVES; Col. L. Corril
Strong, Frank r. Jelleff, Lee c
Butler, Mrs. Robert Mckay, Waite
Bruce Howe. Lady Macmillan an,
Mrs. G. G. Glover, jr, chairman o
the Campaign Committee.
Campaign Manager E. p. Haye
announced that Mrs. Truman, wifi
of the President, will be guest a
the final luncheon next Thursday
scheduled closing date Of the cam
paign.
Evening star., 1946-02-15
Temple Hills cord Porty

The Temple Hills Citizens Associ-
alton, Oxon Hill. Md, will sponsor a
card party at 8 pm. tomorrow in st.
Barnabas Hall.
Evening star., 1946-02-15


N. J.
by the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORE ABOUT
FERTILIZER
FROM PAGE ONE

dispatch from Washington, D. c.,
WAA has awarded the plant to the
firm for $50, 000.
The new plant may channel
shipments of sulphur ana phos-
phate through the local port if Will
mington freight rates are reason
able, Robertson said.
At present, the rate d~ifferential
on rail shipments to Raleigh is
favorable to Wilmington as COM
pared with Norfolk.
This indicates that a regular
schedule of ships carrying sulphur
and phosphate may be established
through the local port to supply
not only the Wilmington plant with
raw material but also the Raleigh
factory.
The new plant will bring to an
even dozen the number of plants
already located on the Cape Fear
river in this vicinity. These plants
employ about 1000 people with an
annual payroll Of about 81, 500, 900.
The 1916 fertilizer output is ex-
pected to be about 500, 900 tons,
with a value of approximately $15,-
600. 900, according to local esti-
mates.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORE ABOUT
NOVIKOV
FROM PAGE ONE

war to peace" he said. "Problems
inevitably will be difficult"
Asked how the United States
could best assist the Soviet Union
in rebuilding areas devastated by
German aggression, Novikov said:
Need Repartions
First of all, we wish the Allies,
including the United States, would
carry out the agreements on repa-
rations from Germany, especially
in respect to deliveries from the
western areas of Germany to the
U. S. S. R. It would facilitate our
reconstruction of the devastated
territories Of the U. S. S. R."
He said deliveries of industrial
PREPARATIONS from the western oc-
cupation zones to Russia-now halt
ed entirely-had amounted to little,
SO far as Soviet rehabilitation pur-
poses were concerned.
Some devastated Soviet areas,
particularly the Ukraine, could
make good use of equipment from
plants in the western zones hav-
ing to do with manufacture Of
iron, steel and related products,
he added.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORE ABOUT
BOWLES
FROM PAGE ONE

in your paper Monday and Tues
day are only a taste of what lies
ahead if we accept anything less
than really effective price and rent
control legislation"
Moore said he has heard moth
ing so far 'that indicates we will
suffer a national collapse or that
uncontrolled initiation" will develop
and he is convinced there will be
none.
1.-THE plain fact" he declared,
sis that the administration is a
captive of the CLIO, which demands
complete wartime control of prices
as a basis for an overall regimen
tation of our economy and is will
ing to use any means at its COM
mand to effectuate this unAmeri-
can, unconstitutional policy"
Objections by O'Daniel and Wher-
ry stymied an attempt to start OPA
extension legislation through the
Senate Banking committee.
Meanwhile, the administration
leadership blocked consideration of
a separate rent control bill in the
Senate, as it had done Monday in
the House, seeking to tie in this
generally approved provision with
other curbs which face opposition,
all in a single measure.
Senator Capehart R.Ind.) sought
20 get the Banking committee to
act Immediately. but Democratic
Leader Barley (Ky.) fastened
from the floor to the committee
room to oppose it and Capehart
held off.
1. Secretary Of the Treasury
Snyder told a news conference that
taxes may be raised next year as
an initiation curb if prices "get too
far out of hand" Snyder, George
Harrison, New York banker, and
Paul Hoffman, president of the
Studebaker corporation, discussed
anti-inflation policies with Presi-
dent Truman but gave no details.
2. Housing Administrator Wilson
Wyatt, in another news conference,
predicted the costs of home build
ing will jump at least IA to Is per-
cent unless the OPA is revived. He
appealed to producers OF building
materials to retain ceiling prices
voluntarily until Congress acts one
way or the other, and said that
subsidy payments will remain IN
effect at least through July.
3. Acting Secretary of State Dean
Acheson told newsmen that p1lce
increases here will cause economic
difficulties abroad. He also re-
iterated that the end of OPA meat
and grain price controls will hannp-
err the famine relief program.
4. Lieut.. Gen. Edmund B. Gre
CORY, War Assets administrator,
announced that prices on surplus
property will stay put on the as
sumption that the dealers who
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03

two more trips to its Mlaml-wn-
mington-New York route, when
would give the city a total OF three
nortl1bound and three southoound
flights daily in addition to the
four incoming and four OUTGOING
state feeder" flights OF Sou1h
East Airlines.
NAILS increased schedule hinges
on the installation OF new var
(very high frequency radio re-
ceivers in its planes to tie in WIFE
the airport's new WIFI radio range
which is slated to go into operation
on August /, Perry said.
The airline f~oresees no difficulty
in obtaining the radio sets by ina
time, however, Perry said.
Another bright spot in yester-
days meeting was the disclosure
by Parker that the Civil Aeronau-
tics administration plans to estab-
lish a radio station for 24houc-
per-day airway traffic control and
weather reporting at the field II
addition to tie WIFI range.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03

sent the following telegram to is
dealers in various sections Of the
State:
advise whether or not dealers
in your town and community
will maintain hte same sched-
ule of prices on units, parts
and repairs for the present as set
up by OPA."
Replies yer received from 13
dealers, said Mrs. Ballentine, land
in no instance has there been any
indication that any Individual has
changed his prices in any way"
Among the answers received
were the following: From Fayette-
vile mo intention any dealers here
changing prices unless manufac-
turers' costs advance" from
Winston-Salem, "dealers this COM
munity maintaining same schedule
on all ITEMS" from Gastonia,
dealers maintaining same sched-
ule prices on new units, parts and
REPAIRS" from Charlotte, Twill
maintain tho same schedule OF
prices on units, parts and repairs
for the present as set up by OPA;"
and from Asheville, Baskerville
dealers voted unanimously to main
tanned same scheduled of prices
until the GOTH"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORE ABOUT
DERBY
FROM PAGE ONE

glad to answer any questions that
may be troubling prospective driv-
ers on the matter Of assembly,
brakes, steering and other con
struction problems.
Swim Party Planned
Prior to the clinic, which will ge.
underway promptly at 8 o'clock,
all boys have been invited by Ply
seal Director Adam Smith of the
Y. M. c. A. and a member Of the
Wilmington Race Advisory COM
mittee, to be at the "Y" at 7 o.
clock and enjoy a swim party
prior to the clinic. This party, at
which the Y. M. C. A. will play
host, will be open to every boy
who has already filed a Derby en-
try blank and those who expect to
enter.
All boys are reminded that the
swim party time will be 7 o'clock
and the clinic at 8 o'clock on Fri
day night, July 5, at the Y. M. c. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORE O
FATAL
FROM PAGE ONE

cation prompted him to summon
Sheriff Reynolds.
Pocketknives At Scene
The four bodies, said the sheriff,
were found in the bedroom. Two
pocket knives were lying near the
remains of Henry Lowery and
Buddy Leviner. There were three
s~hotguns in the room, and one or
two exploded shells lying outside
the house.
LoWery was seen at his fathers
home near Pembroke, about $50
pm. and was last seen alive in
Laurinburg at 1000 pm, said the
sheriff.
The Quilted building had been the
main building on a prosperous to-
bacco farm. LoWery, Reynolds said
had been known to carry large
sums of money on his person.
From Robson
The dead farmer, said the sher-
iff, was a former resident of Robe
son county. He had come to the
Scotland county sandhills follow
ing a murder trial in which he
was convicted and paroled by the
state, according to Reynolds.
His reputation in the Laurinburg
district had been good since his
settlement there and he was ap-
parently dong we'll with his to-
bacco crop.
Edward Leviner, said the Scot
land county sheriff, had been taken
on by Lowery as a boarding hired
hand about two weeks ago.
Sheriff Reynolds said the de-
ceased farmer is survived by a IT,
year-old son, Henry Lowery, Jr.,
now working with a construction
company somewhere heard Fay.
etteVille,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORE ABOUT
SUGAR
FROM PAGE ONE

the upshot of Congressman j. Ba.
yard Clark's recent efforts to ge'
the Wilmington shortage alleviated
Sought Relief
A little more than a week ago the
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
the Wilmington Port commission
and several local bankers and sof
drink bottlers joined forces in {
concentrated effort to get sugar
diverted to the city's dwindlins
bins.
kilograms were sent to Congress
man Clark and other Washington
officials.
The Fayetteville representative
went to work Immediately on the
problem and shortly thereafter dis
patched a telegram to local officials
promising "early alleviation'' OIL
the shortage.
He specifically made promise oil
a large shipment from Baltimore.
Weeks Supply
The 200-ton Baltimore shipment
will not last much more than a
week, however, according to Wal
ter F. Dent, Whites assistant.
Normally" he said, that much
sugar would take care of the re-
tail trade for about five weeks.
But we have got to give part OF
it to the bakers and bottlers. II
we didn't, they would have to &c
out of business"
Meanwhile, hope still runs higk
that a ship carrying a full cargo
Of sugar will put into port here as
anticipated by Congressman Clark
at the time he promised the Balti.
more shipment.
According to a dispatch received
last night from The Stars Wash.
ington, D. c., news bureau, Con-
gresham Clark is still at work on
the sugar-ship prospect.
Working For Ship
Although mo definite commit
ment" has been made, the De
partment OF Agriculture is working
side by side with the Washington
official Ito persuade refineries and
importers to bring a ship directly
to Wilmington" the dispatch said.
'The importers have agreed to
try to do it but have not yet signed
the final papers which would di-
wort +he shin tn Wilmington the
dispatch ended.
In the interim between the origi-
nal plea for more sugar and the
announcement of the Baltimore
shipment, a small supply of sugar
has been trucking into the city
from other channels.
But the 400, 000-pound shipment
slated to arrive here this weekend
Is the first really sufficient sup
ply the city has had for several
months, according to local brokers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORE ABOUT
MEATS
FROM PAGE ONE

ing production, and actually
causing higher prices.
Price Ranges
"It looks like some merchants
are trying to go wild, and make
all they possibly can in n
week" Parker said, after re-
ports had been received here
that local merchants had jump
ed the price on beef, ranging
from the high ceiling of Sc
cents per pound for T-bone
steak to as much as 81 per
pound, and the price on round
steak, which under OPA sold for
a high of 46 cents, to as much as
30 cents per pound. Other choice
cuts we're reported to have sold
for as high as rs cents per pound
on local markets yesterday. Some
stores had their hamburger meats
priced as high as 81 cents per
pound, ground.
However, many restaurants and
cafes using this commodity, told
reporters they paid only is cents
per pound for hamburger meat be-
fore it had been ground. This
would include the bone and other
parts which could not be used.
Should Refuse To Pay
Meantime the merchants official
declared the people "should simply
refuse to pay these top, and what
seems to be exorbitant prices"
There will be enough reputable
dealers for consumers to patronize
and somehow the meat-eating pub
lie can get along until the matter
has adjusted ITSELF" the official be-
lieves.
"Unless these steps are taken,
is expected to reinstate
OPA in power" Parker predicted.
Price Pledge
Practically all association mem
bers have pledged to keep their
prices on a level, Parker said.
AS to future supplies of beef
coming here from the western
markets, it will take from two
to three weeks before Wilmington
stores will feel the effects Of sup
plies.
Parker said he had talked to
several local and out-of-town pack
ers during the day, and all had
definitely expressed the determina-
ton to adhere closely to old ceiling
prices.
Locally other meats, poultry and
pork particularly, continued to pre-
sent a shortage in stocks on hand,
and it was expected that it will
take from three to six months for
this situation to level off, the poul-
try production having been practl-
cally curtailed because of feed
prices and a shortage OF poultry
stock locally.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORE ABOUT
CHERRY
FROM PAGE ONE

triotic. We are not given in this
State to taking advantage Of others
pending possible re-enactment of
some measures Of control appli-
cable to all the states of the United
States, I make this informal plea
to our people to be fair and just
and true to the best traditions of
our State"
Milk Men Meet
The milk price situation proba-
bly, will be studied here Wednesday
at a meeting of the N. c. Milk
Producers association. Milk pro-
ducers received a subsidy Of abo-t
two cents a quart under the OPA,
and there have been some indica-
tons that an increase of two cents
in the retail price of milk may be
made if the 0PA program l. not
restored.
Meanwhile, milk distributors OF
the State have been advised by
their state association t hold the
line fright where they are" until
the OPA situation is clarified.
Mrs. Bessie B. Ballentipe, execu-
tive secretary of the North Caro-
lima Automobile Dealers assoc
ton, asserted that automobile
dealers of the State "seemingly
without exception" are holding
the line" by charging the same
prices for new cars, used cars and
repairs as were charged under
OPA.
Mrs. Ballentine said that she had