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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-30
MacArthur's Return

Word spreads that General Mac
Arthur may come stateside to take part
in ceremonies celebrating the first an
niversary of VJ-Day, or if not that
to confer with President Truman and
others high in government concerning
affairs in the Orient.
No one who has served as ~valiantly
and unremittingly as General Mac
Arthur since Pearl Harbor could de-
serve so we'll to be away from his post
for a brief time, even if the period of
absence were chiefly occupied with
conferences instead of relaxation.
But we cannot help wondering, and
not without apprehension, what may
happen during his absence. The old
saying, when the cats away the mice
will play" keeps coming to mind.
General Macarthur has been the
balance wheel of administration in ia
pan. Even though he does not act as
an independent agent, but must follow
directions from above, it is his steady
hand that has prevented such a sit
uation arising in Japan as has sprung
up in Germany. With Russia having
representation on the council at Tokyo,
which has been depressed on notable
occasions only by his strength, it is
impossible to down all fear that some
untoward circumstance created by the
Reds might inject complications that
he will find great difficulty in over
coming later on.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-30
DIR. Julian Miller

DR.. Julian Miller, long editor of the
Charlotte Observer, whose sudden death
at Lumberton on Sunday shocked the
state, has frequently been called the
most forceful writer in his chosen field
in the South.
Fearless and an ardent supporter of
measures designed to promote the well
fare and progress of the Southland,
Doctor Miller possessed talent that Of
ten reminded his readers of the late
William Allen White, who gained ma
tional fame with his editorial whats
the Matter With Kansas"
Unlike MI. White, however, Doctor
Miller did not devote his outside in
terest to politics, preferring to spend
his time when not writing to social re-
form and educational advancement.
He was as we'll known as a platform
orator as a writer, and was in such de-
mand as a speaker that his health
broke while he was in the ripest pro-
ductive years of the normal life span.
For two or more years he had been
troubled by an inconstant heart, which
finally failed while he and members of
his family were at lunch in a restaurant
on their way home after a weeks re-
taxation at Wrightsville Beach.
A native of South Carolina, the Old
North State has claimed him for it's
own since 1906, during all of which
time, save for a single year when he
served the government, he gave his
major effort to editorial endeavor.
Now only the echo of his voice, only
the written screed, remain. But his
influence will long linger, with the grief
of those who knew him personally or
only through his writings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-30
McKenney On
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E, MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Our plane trip to the Pacific
coast was made primarily in be-
half of the fight against cancer
in children. 1 have undertaken
the task of raising $3.50, 900 10 build
a new children's unit at Memorial
Cancer Center in New York and
to provide funds for research work.
Our tour across the country was
for the purpose of creating inter-
est among bridge players in our
campaign. Mrs. Alice G. McGuirk
is going to start a ANGER fund ac-
tivity in Whittier, Calf. She sent
me a hand that came up in one of
their games,
Naturally Mrs. McGuirk was
disappointed when North passed
her opening bid of two no trump,
but when the dummy went down,
she knew she had a job to make
even that contract.
She won the opening spade lead
with the king, then played her c
and queen of hearts, West win
ming the queen with the king, An
other spade was returned and
Easts queen was allowed to hold
the trick. The king of diamonds
also was allowed to hold, but Mrs.
McGuirk won the ten of diamonds
with the ace, cased the jack and
eve of hearts, then played the
king of clubs. West made the mis-
take of refusing this trick, so
Mrs. McGuirk cashed the ace Of
spades and threw West in the lead
with a spade. All West could 90
was to cash his ace of clubs and
give the declarer the last club
trick.
West should have won the first
club lead with the ace. He would
have cashed a good spade and the
contract would have been defeated.
as East held the ten of clubs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-30
A Kindly Cop

Traditionally nobody loves a cop.
Rut we know of one Wilmingtonlan
who should be deeply grateful to a
member of the police force. There may
be more residents in the same situation
and probably are, as it is a fact that
one good deed leads to another.
1t came to our attention yesterday
that a traffic officer, noting on his
rounds that the flag was about to 60
IN on a meter where a car he recognize
e. was parked, dropped a penny in the
slot and straightway phoned the owner
t.et he must move his auto within
twelve minutes.
The officer was not doing a favor
for a friend. It turned out he did not
know the owner, but only to whom the
car belonged, and rather than tag the
car decided to do his good deed then
and there. The owner, as a result, was
saved a trip to police headquarters
and one dollar.
Technically the officer probably was
in the wrong. It is not among his duties
to notify drivers when their parking
time is about up. But if he erred it
certainly was on the side of kindness.
Furthermore, it reflected the new spirit
of the police department. Instead of
bearing down on parkers, as the GUS
tom was when meters were first in
stalled, the police are dealing leniently
with unintential offenders.
This being so, it is the more neces-
sary that motorists give the police the
cooperation they deserve, by parking
correctly with headlights opposite met
ers, and being Johnny-on-the-spot when
their time is up.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-30
Your GIRights
Questions and Answers
On Servicemen's
Problems
By LARSEN

WASHINGTON - A lot of be-
hind-the-scenes shenanigans appar-
emily have destroyed the effort to
give enlisted men terminal : leave
pay in cash, just as officers receiv-
ed it.
Few congressman have wanted
to oppose the attempt openly, for
fear of an~tagonizing veterans. But
most of them have been quietly
willing to let the terminal-pay bill
be sabotaged.
That is Just what has happened
to the bill. And the quick maneu-
vering by the White House caught
the veterans organizations off
guard.
Here is the present status of the
bill:
The Senate has passed the bill
which seems certain also to re-
ceive the approval of the House.
that substituting a 5-year bond
payment plan for cash payments.
The bonds will be non-negotiable
and non-transferable, and they
will not be worth a thing to the
veteran until five years after he
receives them. 1t IS planned to
arrange things so that the owner
can't wen get a loan on the bonds
until they mature.
The bonds will be in m~ultiples
of $25. ANY odd sum (any sum
less than $25, that isl will be paid
in cash.
Veterans with less than $50
coming to them = those separated
before Jan. /. 1913 - will also get
cash. And the government will
cash bonds to settle the estate of
a deceased veteran or to oblige his
survivor.
The proposed law provides that
neither officers nor men can &C.
cumulate more than 80 days leave
a fte Aug. 81 of this year. 1t
states, too. that hereafter enlist
ment %furloughs are to be charged
to leave-time.
Veterans organizations are
against this form of a terminal
pay bill. But they have not ac-
lively opposed it for fear the
whole bill would be scuttled.
If the bill is passed in this fash
ion, as it seems certain 10 be, il is
expected that an attempt will be
made next year to amend it and
provide for cashing the bonds inn
mediately.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-30
Military Excluded

The military is not to have represen-
tation on the commission to control
atomic energy after all. The House had
wanted it but the Senate opposed, and
as a result the conference of the two
committees brings forth a compromise
by which the military establishment
may have a place just below the COM
mission, with the commission itself
an all-civilian group. This is the great
est grant of administrative power in
the history of the country.
Whether the decision is wise can be
determined only by the passage of
time and the possibility that an emer-
gency might arise in which atomic
bombs would be the nations chief
weapon. In this case, it would be i'm
perative that the military be vested
with greater authority than is granted
by the compromise.
Naturally, it is hoped that no such
emergency will ever come. There are
constructive uses to which atomic
energy may be put. By limiting the
new and terrible force to industrial
purposes and outlawing it's destructive
use in war, atomic energy can become
as beneficial in world economy as the
Harvesting Of steam. Nevertheless, il
would seem the better part of discre
ton to be prepared with an ample sup
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-30
STAR Dust

a Loading
Car loadings are important. If
plenty of freight cars are loaded
each week, it's one of the strategic
induces of business conditions.
Getting the family car loaded for
the annual vacation is also very
important. If the family can live
through it, one is reasonably sure
that family solidarity can survive
the hum-drum vicissitudes of day.
to-day living.
The loading follows a standard
procedure. Father packs the suit
cases, boxes, baskets and bags in
the trunk, breathing a little prayer
that there may be no flat tire.
He puts small parcels behind the
rear seat; some 60 on the floor.
AS the children keep bringing out
more parcels he makes his annual
and expected remark to the eff
feet hal what a family needs is
a lotion truck. He never knew an
other family that had to take
everything it owned when it went
away for two weeks.
And then, just as he teels every
thing is ready, Mother wants to
know where that blue box is. She
wants to be sure she's packed that
pewter dish with the fluted edges
OF course, the blue box is at the
bottom of everything in the trunk.
AS was mentioned, if the family
holds together while getting the
car loaded for vacation, the future
can hold no terrors.
Wall st. Journal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-30
BY JAMES D. WHITE
Associated Press Staff Writer

More than 81 years ago another
peace conference opened in Paris.
What it cooked up the Yer
sailles treaty and a group of sup
Elementary treaties did not turn
out so we'll, so another peace con-
ference now is necessary.
The first conference tackled di-
directly the central problem OF
European peace - Germany.
Some 80 nations were present
Gust as 81 are there today work.
ing out peace terms for Germany,
Austro-Hungary, Turkey and Bull
garia. None of these defeated ma
tons was represented, nor was
Soviet Russia.
Today the new Paris conference
is leaving until later the German,
Austrian and Japanese questions
by tackling first the satellite
problems of Bulgaria, Hungary,
Italy and Finland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-30

Guidepost
By w. G. ROGERS


LOVE FROM LONDON, by
Gilbert w. Gabriel (MacmlF
liam; $3.50.
Three soldiers and q girl IN he
springtime London Of vi and w
bombs, with We Day still many
months off, provide Gabriel with
the subject of this novel.
The soldiers are Americans
Wells from Boston, Kort from
Texas and sorrensen from Min
nesota, and two Of the three doh'
turn out we'll enough for US % BE
proud Of them. The girl, dark
Dria, is an evacuee from GIofs'
tar.
While Sorrensen rs fond Of Ve
men, indeed Of a lot OF women,
his interest in Dria is secondhand
but determined; he has a No[|'
gian cousin, a back-brokeA flel'
for whom he wants to reserve ls.'
The tall and handsome "els
wearing three stripes, seems y
innocent Dria the most lovaole u
the lot, and she falls in love wiz
him; besides looks, ne mas ui x
manners and airs Of a son "
wealth, a college fraternity 0d,A,
ground which includes a bele"eI'u
membership pin, and family Cua,
nections in London. Kort as ne nun
self reflects, is perhaps a bit 'a
much like Dria to hope ever :!
win her; he is part Mexican a..
she has the blood of a dozen rses'
in her, among them a strain "l.,,
is not popular with all OF me ~
Pile all of the time.
Reginald Lightly tells the s"t
in answer to a plea from a G's,
Lady; she hopes he can e$P'' h.
why Kort, back in a hospl'a. .
the States, is recovering n mss
slowly than the medlca4
think he should. .,r.
Reggie is an old actor W.,
plete from ham to the noa0js -
which he sports on the mgA' ,..
finishes his duty as special Ga~ M.
stable assigned to the an', ~.
square where the Americans d.
quartered. But he is ooSeI'a ~.
and the saying that what is W,
mans meat is another lIa r
poison is true of the ham in a.n+ ~,
To that wide streak Dria owes Nv
streak of luck. .rs
It's a love story, though me
has, as Reggie notes, a cs''a a..
"epitaphic' character. Ihefe i,
passages, and Fegs.e
tryingly verbose in some pases
Yet if you read on to fne IA,
be well repaid. Gaoflet ",
something to say, and it was h,
purpose, I take it, to wrap up ID
important message in fiction S""
reach a big audience
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-30
OF Versailles Treaty Now
Reflected In Paris Peace Parleys

crumbs in hotel Hobbies and suites.
Today the treaties for the Axis
satellites already have been draft
ed (but not yet with unanimity)
and the argument has been not
whether to publish them but how.
The conference is considering
terested nation - including a de
two. important suggestions by Sec
rotary Byrnes. He wants any in
feated nation = to have a hearing
if it wants it.
And he wants the whole confer.
ence open to the world press.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-30

ply of bombs safely stored away IN
case of atomic attack.
We still contend this is the proper
course for this nation, despite Russla's
attitude toward our present sole pos
session of the know-how of atomic
bomb production.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-30
Doctor Says
new TREATMENT,
| EASE HAY FEylg
BY WILLIAM A. o'RR1rv

Seasonal pollinosis chsy t s D
time has arrived for ma3r sVeA
other allergic victims hsys ~. Will
wait until the middle Of a4y ID
for the ragweed season. New aug" .
ments which have develoosS Yea,
past year employ drugs 10 n ia Ia
bat the reaction in the ttss1 NJ CON-
Seasonal pollinosis start.
proximately the same DIV VI ~
year. The reaction varies 4 :. s'S'
sity with the number NJ nnr il'ea'
the air and with the con rG1sa il
the patient. 'n d
The watery, irritated sv..
woebegoae expression, srs IL
dripping, stuffy, sneezing T no1. IL
characteristic. III
Seasonal asthma. which ,o,...
Gates a certain number Of ...
is part OF the same reaction e''
Seasonal pollinosis, vsrio,,
orders of the nose. hives a'
forms of asthma, and stor rv~'
upsets and occasional ba.S.%a'
are allergic manifestations
Benadryl, a drug, is beipg r,.,
with most success in those aI,o r''
cases which form wheals when y. !.
skin is being tested. ~
Benadryl counteracts the .,a,.
in the tissues of histamine WIKI.
is a chemical substance relssa,
by the body during the rescfio,
Benadryl apparently is Of Ola,
tionable value in those alIer,,,
reactions in which acetyl cboi,,
is the cause Of the disturbars,
and this is the case with mar,
asthmas.
Some enthusiastic advocs,.
recommend large daily doses ,
Vitamin c during the a~llergic "a,
son. This treatment presupoo,a
a lack of Vitamin c in The t~jssra,
and that fact may account "A
many failures in its use.
Potassium has had its advocate,
it is in less general use at the pre-,
ent time.
Installation of adrenalin chIorjd
in the nose will temporarily relier
the swollen membrane, as also vi
ephedrine Gnstilled in the nose q
taken by mouth.
The nervous irritation and d
preston viii c h accompany
lergic reactions are relieved |
sedatives.
It is unfortunate that season
pollinosis victims try many dite
ent treatments at the same fin
as certain patients obtain reli
from one source and not fro
another.
Lack Of accurate information
the treatment of seasonal allere
reactions results from the Ten
ency Of the patients condition
vary from day to day.
QUESTION: If my right eve
operated on for cataract, will h
weaken the LEFT eye? | am z,
ANSWER: Nc. II the left eye
so has a cataract, you may have
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-30
Religion

By T. ELLIS
DIVIDED

For several years Milady's gar
den has been bordered with gor-
geous golden primroses. Each wear
she divides the plants and shares
with friends, but her own store
seems to be the richer for each
giving. So it is also with our old
fashioned spicy pinks, once given
up by a kindly woman in a remoto
mountain town. =
Sharing is best s~elf-service
Every life is enriched by its own
giving, beyond the direct results Of
the bounty. With reason has our
tongue derived its words "miser-
able' from the root "miser.".
Throughout all realms runs the
profound philosophy, God so loved
that He gave" We are not truly
living or loving unless we are giv-
ing. A travellers greatest pleasure
is to take gifts home to his dear
ones.
We only truly possess as we
share. Then, though the flowers in
W own life-garden may be blight
ed, they will be blooming beauti-
fully in another's garden.
Great Giver of gifts - lavish
Sharer of Thyself - we crave Thy
nature. chat we, too, may give and
give and give. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-30
SOVIET

The Soviet government may be run ,on the
principles Of Karl Marx, but in an oil daa1
it had enough practical business sense to ar
quire 81 per cent of the stock.-Boston C1ohe
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-30

QUESTION: If my right eve is
operated On for cataract, will this
weaken the left eye? | am z.
ANSWER: Nc. If the left eye al.
so has a cataract, you may have 4,
have this operated on later.
Evening star., 1946-03-09
Building Material
Continued from Page B-D

square feet per month during 1916
and 344.0O0,000 month in 1947.
Production of clay sewer pipe in
creased $4,000 short tons to $4,000
tons in January, but was still 25,.
600 tons below the required month
ly rate Of about 10000 tons In
1916 and 1947.
Need 5000 Workers.
The big job to bring cast iron
soil pipe to required production is
recruitment of additional labor. The
industry employs about 5000
workers now and needs about 5000
more. The other problem is to OBJ
tain SUFFICIENT pig iron. scrap iron
and coke, CPA says.
Output of cast iron radiators
averaged 100000 square feet per
month in 1889 and jumped to T.
100000 square feet per month in
194l. But production declined to
$4,000 square feet in October, 1945.
1t has now climbed back to nearly
100000 for January this year.
This was one-third Of the required
monthly rate of 5000 900 square feet,
Production Of bathtubs must in
crease threefold over last De-
cember's production Of about 10000,
to meet the housing needs in 1946
and l947.
1T is plain" says CPA, that local
communities throughout the land
must make this problem their prob
lem and participate in every stage
of efforts to increase production.
Evening star., 1946-03-09

The Washington Real Estate
Board will sponsor a panel discus
sion for members Of the board at 8
pm. Thursday in the washington
Gas Light Co. auditorium. The
subject: The Revised CT Loan
Guarantee Provisions of the Vet
erans' Administration"
j. Wesley Buchanan, chairman of
Evening star., 1946-03-09
Remode|ing Program
Announced by FILA 10
Aid Veterans Housino.

There is more than one way te
get housing for veterans. and the
Federal Housing Administration be.
ieves remodeling of existing dwell.
ings would mean a big increase In
the apartment supply.
FOR that reason, it announced
this week, it is undertaking a broad
program to stimulate remodeling
Raymond M. Foley, FHA com
missioner, announced that the
agency will concentrate an "inten-
sive drive" in critical areas to gain
the cooperation of communities
dealers, lenders and property own
ers" to use this method.
Mr.. Foley pointed out there are
ample supplies in many cities of
spacious and structurally sound
dwellings which can be remodeled
TO provide income producing apart
ments. Other buildings containing
large apartments can be remodeled
to yield a greater number of modern
small units.
Warehouses, business and other
nonresidential structures also NAV
lend themselves to speedy and prof
liable conversion into living space
under FHA's programmed neces-
sarily on a makeshift basis but as
permanent additions to housing"
he said.
Since property owners are not al
ways aware of income potentialities
IN conversion and usually do not
voluntarily seek out lenders or con-
tractors to offer their properties as
subjects for remodeling, Mr.. Foley
said FLA is urging institutions to
undertake active canvassing through
newspaper advertising, radio, direct
mail and otherwise.
FHA suggests that they survey
possibilities and consult with prop
erty owners and interested oreani-
cations, Mr.. Foley said. Leading
material manufacturers and supply
houses are being asked to indicate
how FILA can assist them in par
ticipating in the reconversion pro-
gram.
Under the Remodel for Veter-
ans" program, property owners may
obtain loans up to $1,000 for terms
up to seven years. When eligible
Tor FHA insurance, loans cover
properties in designated war hous-
ing areas, improvements provide
additional living accommodations
and occupancy priority is given vet
Grams of World War RI
Evening star., 1946-03-09

mated an appraiser by the Veterans
Administration.
1t. q. g. Melvin D. Synhorst has
joined the sales staff of Jack Hayes,
Inc, 2020 P street NV.
Evening star., 1946-03-09

dition to magazine and news dis
tributing business, 2216 Sixth street
NV; to cost $4,000
Maurice Robin, 529 Fourteenth
street NV, owner; Cramer-Voll.
merhausen, 2601 Connecticut ave.
nue. NV, builder; Arthur P. Starr
1928 Connecticut avenue NV, ar.
chitect; three 1-story brick, stone
cinder block stores; 2148-5O-54 Wis
consin avenue NV; to cost $68, 900
Milton Poinger, 1907 Sheridan
street NV, owner and builder;
Marcus Hallett, 6525 Piney Branch
road NV, architect; one 1-story
brick dwelling, 404 Quackenbos street
NV; to cost $4,000.
Hartman Realty Co., 1882 Good
Hope road Sc, owner; builder not
selected; Earl Won Reichenbach,
1919 Good Hope road Sc. archi-
tect; one 1-story brick and cinder
block office building, 1343 Good
Hope road Sc: to cost $25 900.
David Rosenberg, 1886 Calvert
street NV, owner; builder not Sc
lected; Albert I. Cassell, 1903 Four
teenth street NV, architect; BIS
V street NV. one 1-story and
Evening star., 1946-03-09
Tie
FURNACE
DOCTOR y!
- G@YS:

weather" tricks it is recommended
that the smokepipe damper be KEPT
nearly closed all the time, except
Of course, when you want the fire tc
pick up. Also open the check draft
partly and carry deep fuel bed.
If the check draft is kept partly
open the most harm a "down-puff'
can do is blow out the SCOT on the
floor.
In March the weather may turn
extremely cold overnight. There
fore keep fire heavily banked dur
ing mild weather, and in event of
a sudden cold spell it will be neces-
sary only to shake fire and open
drafts to get heat desired.
1t is false economy to let the fire
go out during the mild weather we
may have in March or April. Re-
member the outside construction of
your house is still chilled. This is
particularly true of brick construc-
tion, which absorbs and holds mois-
ture and cold, and does not thor
oughly dry until long after the
heating season is over.
For your health's sake, keep your
home moderately heated until
warm weather Is here to stay.
Evening star., 1946-03-09
Shop Talk
Continued from Page Bill

frozen" until the housing crisis is
over.
Evening star., 1946-03-09

basement concrete, brick, cinder
block amusement center; to cost
$4,000.
Michael Katsouras, 134S Under
wood street NV, owner; Joseph
Laiefsky, 318 Farragut street NV,
builder; r. c. Archer, jr., 215 Florida
avenue NV, architect; one 2-story
brick and cinder block dwelling, 5729
Fifteenth street NV; to cost $40, 900.
Louis Norman, 2480 Sixteenth
street NV, owner; Lee T. Turner,
2616 Fourteenth street NV. build
er; J. Wilmer Smith, 808 Seven
teenth street NV, architect; one
1-story brick addition, 3515 Four
teenth street NV; to cost $4,000.