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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-22
This is the second in a series
of three articles prepared for
the Star on the White-fringo4
beetle pest. The third. will ap-
pear Monday.

In order to prevent further arti-
fetal spread of the White-fringed
Beetle, the North Carolina and
Federal Departments of Agricul-
ture promulgated guarantees to
regulate the movement of those
articles most likely to carry the
pest. These guarantees have as
their sole objective the prevention
of spread of the insect. Methods
whereby articles restricted move
ment may be safeguarded or made
free from possible iafestation have
been developed for the convenience
and use of persons concerned.
Inasmuch as the BEETLE spends
a large part of its life cycle in
the soil, the movement of soil in
any form or quantity may be
especially hazardous. Consequently,
restrictions have been placed on
the movement from regulated areas
OF soil, sand, gravel, clay, peat,
or muck, whether moved independ.
emily or in connection with, or at
tached to nursery stock, plants,
products, articles. or things. Other
articles restricted movement which
may also carry the larvae or grubs
of the beetle include nursery stock,
ported plants, grass sod, plant
crowns or roots, freshly harvested
white potatoes, compost, manure,
moss, leafmold, and freshly har.
vested or uncured bulbs, corms,
tubers, and rhizomes of ornamental
plants.
The movement from regulated
areas of potential carriers of adult
beetles and their eggs is also re-
stricted. Articles and materials in
this category include peanuts in
the shells, hay and straw, seed and
other cotton, scrap metal and junk,
forest products, cinders, stone and
other masonry building materials,
implements, machinery, containers
and uncleaned grass, grain and
legume seeds.
AS a result of experimental work
conducted by research units, the
methods developed for the hand
ling and treatment of restricted
articles or materials make possible
their movement from infested areas
without undue delay or extensive
changes in ordinary practices, The
treatments employed to assure
freedom from this insect vary with
the type Of article or material In
volved and many other related
factors.
Many Of the materials restricted
movement are normally stored up
on or in contact With the ground
and present a hazard inasmuch
as the BEETLE attaches it's egg
masses to objects on or protruding
from the earth's surface. This be-
ing the case, it is possible to safe
guard materials by proper storage
on racks, ramps or other like
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-22
TWINS RECORDS SPARKLE

GARY, Ind. -U.R)- The Scott
twins, Raymond and Robert, never
had been separated until they en-
tered the Army, but their service
records testify that both did all
right on their separate paths. Cpl.
RAYMOND won the combat infantry.
mans badge, five battle stars for
action in the European theater Of
operations and the purple heart.
1t. Robert has the air medal with
an oak leaf cluster, seven battle
stars for Pacific action, the dis
tingmshed service cross, the
Philippine liberation ribbon, the
good conduct medal and Presl'
dental unit citation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-22

can Legion auxiliary and the Par
ent-Teacher association.
A program is planned at Wills
ton school for Friday at which
time a drive will be made among
the colored students of the county
for contributions to the fund.
Tag-Day is scheduled for Satur-
day at which time local school
girls will sell lapel tags on the
streets. This phase of the cam
paign is being supervised by Hart.
Dosher, member of the puoncl''
committee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-22
S0VIETS CHARGED
WITH OIL SEIZURE

NEW YORK, Jan. 21-LRH The
New York Times said today in a
dispatch from Budapest that the
Red army had seized the Hungari-
an oil fields at Lispe, including the
largest which is owned by the
Standard Oil Company Of New
Jersey.
The Russians put in their own
geologist and barred Standard OILS
general manager from the field
several days ago, the dispatch
said. The oil from the field is being
sent in Standard Oils pipelines to
the company's refineries where II
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-22
PIANOTHEFT A PIKER

Observation-Disclosures a case OF
grand piau larceny. While Mich
ael KosteAa was out taking
walk. someone entered his apart
ment on he third floor, rugged a
block and tackle from the window
and lowe.ed piano into a truck
below. Later police found the
piano in a pawnshop where the
thief hac sold it for $40.
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is paid for by the Russians, how

40 pun AS4 ~
ever.
The dispatch said the Russians
explained that American develop
ment technique was Is years be-
hind the times, compared with the
practices in Russia where 100 per
cent recovery of oil reserves is
common.
Standard Oil experts were quoted
as saying that by their methods
80 per cent of the oil in the Lispe
field might be recovered with care,
but that great waste would result
from the Russian methods. The
Russian action was interpreted as
disclosing an intention to exploit
the field to the utmost without re-
gard to long-range usefulness of
the field, in the expectation that
eventually the Russians will be
obliged to withdraw their forces
from the country.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-22
WILL ADDRESS CLUB

HIGH POINT, Jan. 21.-F)-For-
mer Governor, J. Melville Brough-
ton of Raleigh has accepted an in
vitation to address the traffic and
TRANSPORTATION club here on jan
uary 30. New president Of the club
is H. D. Minis, district freight ag-
ent for the Southern railway.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-22
HOSPITAL PREFERS GREEN

INDIANAPOLIS WD-Methodlst
hosnital here uses light green uni
forms for its nurses and decorates
its walls in the same color, instead
of sticking to the time-honored
white. Hospital officials said the
color is kinder to patients eyes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-22

here. has been presented -,
handsomely han ;,tn;asl bound collection With 1t,
lege in appreciation for hi III. The @.
buttons to the colIege Ills cOn,d,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-22
WAGNER MUCH BETTER"

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-UD-Sen.
Robert F. Wagner, (D-NY), recov-
ering from virus pneumonia at
Lenox HOSPITAL here, was reported
".much better today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-22
HONORED

GREENVILLE, Jan. 21.-(P)-A.
B. Andrews of Raleigh veteran
member of the board of trustees of
East Carolina Teachers college
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
Best DOcumented
Commentator

Readers of Walter Lippmann's col
umns which appear regularly in the
Star will be interested in learning that
he is the most thoroughly documented
commentator in modern history. A com
plete collection of his writings has been
presented to Yale University by Robert
o. Anthony.
Mr.. Anthony began his collection fiji
teen years ago. Captured by his hobby
ne went on to create a complete index
of MIR. Lippmann's work. More recently
ne became acquainted with Mr.. Lipp.
mann, who directed his secretary tt
give MIR. Anthony all possible aid ir
making the collection complete.
Mr.. Lippmann, who gave his owr
papers to the Yale library two months
ago, suggested at that time that Mr.
Anthony also arrange to put his ma.
terlal at the disposal of Yale, and Mr.
Anthony fell in with the idea. He has
been made curator of the collection
and will continue to add to it.
The gift was announced by Jane.
p. Babb, librarian at Yale. Mr.. Babl
said it supplements admirably the gift
from MIR. Lippmann, which includes
manuscripts as we'll as letters and 9th
er published material.
MIR. Anthony is an executive of tn
long lines department of the Bell Tele
phone Company
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21

commissions and boards and reports,
suggestions and recommendations. One
more group need not further complicate
our national life. But any inquiry it
engages in should not lose sight OF
the fact that the United States is not
a military state, and because of its
record would not be justified in institut-
ing compulsory military training.
A strong reserve force can be created
through the R. @. T. C. the National
Guard and reserve officers organlza-
tions. all of which are conducted on a
voluntary basis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
MCKINNEY
On BRIDGE

BY WILLIAM E.. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
Not A Military State

No one will dispute the need for a
strong, trained citizens military re-
serve. Tn e United States has always
depended in largest measure upon. a
citizens army, with a small regular
army as a nucleus. And the United
States has been fairly successful in it's
war emergencies. Unless the nation pro-
poses to go on a strictly military basis,
modelled on the European plan, there is
no conceivable reason for a change.
1t can do no harm for the Presidents
special civilian commission, which Mr.
Truman named on Thursday, to investi-
gate the subject of universal military
trainins. This is the day for special
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
Letter Box
COST OF LIVING TOO HIGH

This great nation of ours, as well
as the world, is in the process Of
shaking off the shackles of another
great war. This one, as did others,
cut a wide swath into the cream Of
our manhood-statistics al never
tell the true story of the heart
break and irreparable loss to the
families of those lost forever OF
manned and rendered helpless I'M
til the day they die.
Until the day die; let's look al
another parallel to the great war
Our loss of potential Lincolns,
Roosevelt, Bach, and da vinci.
through accident is one OF the
greatest problems confronting us
today. Again statistics cannot tel
the story of little Johnny Smith,
who left home about 7:30 am. full
of thoughts about Santa and the
lovely things on the Great Day that
0A 20 C4OoCA dilU IIldihS dllOtllcI
milestone on the pathway of his
nine-year-old life. Here is America
in the making, on the way TO equip
himself with the tools to use in the
development of another fine gen
GRAFTON Of Americans.
He enters the bus amid the clam
or and chatter of others like him,
who have been sent off by trusting
parents who have wrapped around
him the dreams and hope of years
of living.
On the way to school is a grade
crossing that has become part OF
the permanent fixtures of the
landscape-too much so. Men as a
whole are creatures of habit, and
this is good, if the habits do not
lulu them into a feeling of false
security.
Perhaps this morning is one of
those crisp winter ones that has
in it the promise of snow or frost,
and the breath of a dozen or so
tiny bodies possibly have formed a
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
Inasmuch AS Ye Have Done
It Unto One Of These

It is impossible to imagine a great
er blow than fell upon the Sebrell fami-
ly, when their home burned in Lake
Forest on Thursday-save death in
the flames, which they mercifully
escaped.
Picture this happy little group-the
father only recently returned from war
service, the mother, their four young
children, and Christmas only six days
off. Their first Christmas together for
a long time.
The fathers slim earnings on the
fire department have been going for
household furnishings, with careful
boarding of enough to provide toys for
the youngsters. Christmas was to have
been, as it always should be, the day of
days. 1t was all wiped out, save the
gifts for the children which had been
under lock in a cupboard, and which
the father finally reached to find them
damaged by smoke.
Already Wilmington's big heart has
been touched and as always gifts have
begun to pour in. The Housing Authori-
ty has given the family a temporary
home and the Authority's personnel has
turned over its annual contribution for
needy families - this year totaling
$50-with the chairman giving blan-
kets. The Star-News is contributing
S25. Other cash is coming in with the
donors for the most part withholding
their names.
We are wondering if you, too, do not
wish to have a part in bringing your
bit of happiness to the stricken Sebrell
family? The Star-News will gladly act
as your clearing house. Send or bring
your gifts to us.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
Gay Christmas Awaits Europe'sRich
But Theirs No Room At Inn For Poor

LONDON, Dec. o-R-Ther
will be Christmas gaiety and ever
plenty in Europe for those who
can pay. But for Europe's hungry
destitutes multitudes there is nc
room in the inn.
Though the shadow of war has
lifted, the dreadiness Of colo
hearths and bare cupboards re-
mains. And for the have-nots Of the
have-not and defeated nations
Christmas will be pust another day.
For those who are not deprived
by war, whose purses still are
intact, Christmas promises to be
what it alweys has been-a day
of testivity.
The markets Of the continental
cities are bullying with luxuries
that seem out of place to the wage
Garner but are real heavens to
the noumzeu richie. But costs are
equivalent to boom-time Christ
mas bonuses.
In Paris, windows are stuffed
with appealing scarves, purses
jewels, silken undertakings, fur
coats, perfumes and other rich
gifts, but prices are fastastlc
And many a child can only stare
and long for pretty toys.
Paris toodshops, too, are burden
ed with acknowledgements
pate de fGje gras, at So to $l4 a
pound; turkeys and geese at W 70
$50; and champagne at prices when
are not even mentioned out LOUD.
Christmas trees are plentiful:
Flowers are a sight to see, ou'
prices are soaring and a bouton-
nier for Christmas will cost as
much as one dozen roses in Novem-
Der. Night clubs and large res1au'
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
Correcting An Error

This column yesterday proclaimed
a Shadow on Good Jews" While it
is true that a shadow does lower over
Jews, particularly in Europe and
especially in Palestine, the article over
which the line appeared dealt with hous-
ing and the final word was intended
to be News" not Jews" The Star
regrets the error.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
Doctor Says
ERADICATE
INTESTINAL AMEBA
By WILLIAM A. O'BRIEN. ~ i,

AVA u
1nfe station of the bowel with
disease-producing ameba is t, =
in from 2 to 10 per cent OF Aman .a
cans, and the percentage will
crease with the continued ret1Irr III,
servicemen from highly jnfen.. y,
parts Of the world. Treatment r'aS
special drugs is successful in WI" .Sn
majority of cases, in destrov,ns u us
ameba. uo
Human amebiasis results tro.
the victims taking small cvst. 'i
the ameba with food and dr ri VI
The small amebae which devsla~,
from the cysts produce intestir1,
liberation and cause a varist-a.
symptoms. ="
Concentration of parasites in ~.
region of the appendix prodr a'
symptoms resembling appendititi,
In mild cases, crampv. co,;.t,
pains in the abdomen, weight my
and weakness occur. Severe bows,
complaints may not be presert
and the disease is often r~ecognizss
only when the amebic parasita !.
found in laboratory examination,
Amebiasis is treated BY givir,
the patient emetin durins .hs
acute stage and drugs conteini Nc
iodine and arsenic in the chronis
stages. The average patien, , rs.
sponds quickly to treatment bu,
ne must be kept under obseryat;on
until it is certain that all anehsa
have been destroyed.
The main complication Of anna.
basis is liver abscess, wnich ~.
suits from the upward passago y,
amebae from the intestines Fy'
servicemen, especially those WIN
have been in the tropics. saoulS
undergo a special medical sxsmi'
nation if they develop signs Of liver
infection. 'e'
Dogs, cats, monkeys, rats. g,i,.
ca pigs and rabbits have beer in,
fected with disease-produciag ama.
bae. Dogs usually acquire ths in.
lection from man, but they are M,
a common source OF exposure nv
human beings.
Kittens also develop the diseas.
rather readily, but thew are nv
OF Importance in human spread
either. Most human cases ara
caused by human carriers or nv
those who have the infection n
mild form. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
Mostly Over Estimated

With steel workers preparing wage
increase demands to be effective with
the expiration of present contracts
backed by a strike threat if not met
and with a growing school of. thought
advocating a division of industrial
profits with industrial workers, it is
meet to consider the earnings of manu-
facturers.
It has been shown time and again
that workers paid heavily for the strikes
they engaged in last year and in the
recent coal strike ordered by John L.
Lewis.
Now a few words about profits. Re-
cent surveys show the public and OBJ
viously the workers who want a cut
have an erroneous idea of their size
and volume.
One of these surveys, for example,
produces the fact that the average
worker, including white-collar a n d
technical men, believe the average
manufacturer makes rs per cent on the
volume of business done in peacetime.
The actual net income, for the 1927-43
period, was under 3 per cent of sales
volume.
An exhaustive study of profits in the
steel industry, made by Peter F. Druck-
er, writer On corporation affairs, is il
Eliminating. Many persons felt that steel
wages could be substantially increased
by cutting into the industry's profit
margin. The fact is, according to Mr..
analysis, that profits are the
smallest part of the steel dollar. In
1914, out of each s7,100 of product-value
made by a steel-worker, the worker
himself got $3,038. More than $2,700
went for material costs, $3.50 for debt
interest, 5000 for depreciation, and
$3.50 for taxes. The profit earned was
only $205.
What this all adds up to is that
there is nc miraculous method of rails
ing wages by reducing profit. If all of
an average industry's profits were
divided among it's workers., the take
per person would amount to only a
week Or two's wages. Pay can only be
increased either by raising the cost of
the product to the consumer-or by
increasing output per man-hour. Under
the first method, no one benefits as
pay increases are automatically absorb
ed by higher living costs. Under the
second method everyone benefits and
the national standard of living rises.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21

rants will have special shows
for those who want to toss away
a months salary in a night.
Rome presents the paradox Of
stores bursting with luxury goods,
while most of the capitals masses
would be content with an extra
ration of spaghetti. Italians fortu-
nate enough to have Lire can buy,
but prices 60 up and the Lire goes
the other wey.
In Britain the outlook Was for
continued austerity, but English
men could look forward to sharing
about 1880 tons of turkey, pud-
dings, sweets and imported fruits.
Rationing still is severe, but large
ly respected. so that everyone gets
his share, little though it may be.
Prices are four times higher than
in iorewar days and there's a 100
per cent tax on luxries.
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mist on the cold glasses surround.
ing the driver.
Perhaps he didn't look down and
up the track, perhaps he didn't
stop to clean off the side glass,
so that his vision was unobstructed
perhaps the mechanic had been
IN a hurry and hadn't tested The
brakes when he adjusted them or
hadn't looked at that leaking mas
ter cylinder which is the heart Of
the braking mechanism.
At any rate for one terrible in.
slant his face was frozen to rigid.
ity by a jarring horn of the fast
passenger train that came out Of
those woods two hundred yards
away at 70 miles am hour, a train
that wasn't supposed to be at this
crossing at 7:45 am, another per.
manent fixture on this Landscape,
and again, too much so.
Perhaps God did not permit his
busload of tiny passengers to see
the dull monster rushing at them
with sparks flying from wheels
caused by an engineer who applied
brakes that wouldn't stop the tram
for "a of a mile past them.
At any rate, the hopes and
dreams of loving parents and the
nation as a whole ended for Johnny
Smith in that terrible rendnig Of
steel and sickening jolt.
Why? We are too prone 10 look
around for avenues of escape in
such an incident, the railroad said
that the engineer didn't have time
to stop-the driver didn't take the
time to clean his windows. The
mechanic didn't take time to check
the brakes. Human habits on the
wrong track.
Something caused it, and the elm
ination of that cause would have
let Johnny and other Johnnles sec
another Christmas. Let's face IL
in this modern atomic world. One
or two trivial safeguards coua
have left with us another group Oh
builders of our future.
Get to the cause Of such can
trophies and correct them.
The cost of living is not too hlsh
L. T. SANFORD, JR.
Wilmington, N. c.
December 20, 1916.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
Religion
DayByDay
THE TREET OF THE CITY
BY L T. ELLIS

THE STREETS OF THE CITY
One of the developments OF the
war years has been the Increase
of traffic on city streets. With
greater prosperity and liberty OF
time, people have moved out OF
the seclusion of their local neigh
borhoods, and, afoot and in cars,
have come down town. They crowd
the sidewalks, the stores, the res
taurants and other places Of enter
tainment. The consequent tra1-
fic congestion is of the day
battling problems.
What does it all mean! Are PEG.
pie moving into a broader area Of
life and interest? Have we become
consciously, citizens of a iarg-
err community? Has civic con-
seriousness enlarged? Are we NOV
ing toward lone world. as our in
terests expand, and we become
aware Of a larger unity?
Is this movement center-ward a
deeply significant trend. max
ing for better citizenship and en-.
'~,rged horizons? Or is it a mere
ymptom Of human gregariousness?
Certainly it does not make fer a
deepening of personal life
and spiritual awareness. Above the
din of the days crowd We need to
hear and heed the words Of George
Herbert:
by all means use some time to
be alone;
Salute myself! See what thy soul
doth wear.
Dare to look within thy chest,
for It's thine own.
And tumble UP and down what
thou findest there"
Lord, save rs from losing the
Messing Of solitude. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-21
Written for NEA Service

Vvk1ttCu lUI NGA v
This is the last of a series of
six articles on the smother play
probably the most fascinating play
in bridge and the most difficult te
recognize
In the five preceding articles
have given you an assortment OF
smother plays.
The most complicated of them
all is given in today's hand, and
to enjoy it fully | suggest that you
actually lay the cards out On the
table and f. the play.
We did not give Y his king
of hearts was led and dummy
not make any difference.
The opening lead was won with
declarer's ace Of clubs. the queen
of hearts was led and West re.
fused to cover. Now the deuce
Of hearts YES led and .dummy's
eight-spot finessed. The king OF
spades was cashed and a low spade
led to d%eclarer's ace.
The losing club was ruffed in
dummy, thus apparently setting up
Vests king, which was protected,
while dummy's ace became a sim
gleton. The diamond king and c
were cashed and a low diamond
ruffed by South. A small spade
was led to dumrny's queen and the
last diamond returned. East won
with the jack Of diamonds, de.
clarer discarding his losing spade.
At this point declarer had the
JACK and ten Of trumps and a spade
East had to return a club-and il
wa impossible 70 r West to make
the heart trick.
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Lord, save rs from losing the
Messing Of solitude. Amen
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