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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-21
W. =. {. :. POSta pOned.

The Womln's Society OF Christian
Service meeting at Spring Valley
Methodist church has been postpOn-
ed from Wednesday night, January
%, TO Wednesday night January 80,
because of the bad condition OF
TUl!4s, il was announced today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-21
sue Kelly Glass Postponed.

The Sue Kelly class of First Bdp-
,ist church VIII not meet tonight,
but viii meet next Monday night
at eight O'Clock Al the home Of Mir.
Edith kirkland.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-21
WITH THE COLORS
On SIS WAYNE,

On U.S.S. WaNne.
On the U.S.S. Wavne - Garland
l.. NOVEL;, seaman, first class, 2l2
Lowry St. Henderson, N. c. served
on this troop transport during a part
Ct her Pacific service.
The ships most recent assignment
has been in terrying discharges
back to thc United States from
Evening star., 1946-11-30
George W.koonte,88
Ends 65-Year Career
In War Department

4 Sixty-five years Of service In the
4 War Department ended yesterday
with the retirement of George w.
Koonce, 8S, legal consultant to the
1 office Of The Chief OF Engineers and
believed to be the oldest Federal
employe in. point of service.
Mr.. Koonce, who had served for
go years with the Ofilce of Chief OF
Engineers and for nve years before
that with the Signal Corps, was
awarded the Exceptional Civilian
Service Medal yesterday. He was
also the recipient OF special LETT
ter Of appreciation from 1t. Gen.
Raymond A. Wheeler. chief of en-
gineers.
yours has been a lifetime dedi-
Gated to the success and further
ance of our Corps" said Gen.
Wheeler's letter, "and I salute you
| for your valuable contribution to
the United States--a record un-
euualled."
Mr.. Koonce was born In New
Bern, N. G. He was graduated from
National University here with .
law degree. Previously he had re-
ceived bachelor of arts degree
from Trinity College (now Duke
University. He entered the Signal
Corps as a civilian weather observer
in 1881.
In 1882, President Hoover issued
an executive order giving Mr..
Koonce an unlimited exception from
the provisions of the compulsory
retirement law. Mr.. Koonce was
called to the office of Secretary OF
War Woodring in 1886 and person.
ally congratulated on his compile
ton OF 55 years OF Government
service. He Is known to his coll
leagues as Judge Koonee."
Mr.. Koonce Is regarded as an au-
thority on laws pertaining to navi-I
gable waters and flood control.
MIR. and Mrs. Koonce live in the
Clifton Terrace apartments, They
have one daughter, Mrs. Mildred
Barber.
Evening star., 1946-11-30
Airline PIons to Enter
Lutin Hotel Field

Plans to enter the hotel field In
Central and South America were
announced yesterday by Pan Arneri-
can world Airways. with formation
of a subsidiary TO improve acconmo-
dations for travellers In countries
where they are most needed.
Chairman OF the board OF the new
corporation will be Lucius BONNER,
who is also board chairman OF the
Waldorf Astoria Corp. The corpo-
ration will work with local COM
panies to increase hotel facilities
at major Latin American CONNER
cial and industrial centers, the air.
line announced.
Evening star., 1946-11-30
Former AAF Personnel
Asked to List Addresse.

Former personnel OF the Army
Air Forces will be asked to forward
current addresses to AAF head
quarters this week to facilitate dis
tribution Of information on AAF
activities.
In transcribed radio messages,
Gen. Carl Spaatz, AAF command
ing general win explain purposes
of the information program, and
win include Christmas greetings to
former members OF his command.
Evening star., 1946-11-30
Ponomo conoI Society
Holds Dinner Tuesday

Members Of the Panama Canal
Society Of washington will hold
their December dinner meeting at
GAS pm. Tuesday in the Broad
moor Hotel, 1901 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV.
Maj. Gen. James p. Jervey will
be the honor guest OF the evening.
Others expected to attend the din
ner as guests OF the society include
Mrs. Ruth Shipley, chief of the
Passport Division OF the State De-
partment, and Capt. and Mrs. viii
liam L. Ware. u. s. N.
A color film OF Caribbean and
Panama scenes will be shown at the
meeting.
Evening star., 1946-11-30

Southern Pacific City
deaed miles
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
Money Talks

Money talks. Probably from the
minting of the first coin down through
the centuries to today this aphorism
in one form or another has been in use,
but it is only now hat the United States
has decided to use it too.
Always, it has been the custom of
this country to give and give and give,
in a philanthropic spirit, from it's plenti-
tude to panhandling peoples needing or
only wishing financial assistance. At
last, it appears Washington has learned
the futility of this custom and is bar
gaining with it's dollars for aims it
holds of prime Importance.
Thus we find a proposed loan of half
a billion dollars to China placed under
control of General George C. Marshall,
who is given the right to veto every
penny of it if China fails longer to put
its house in order. Further, the govern
ment is holding up $50, 900, 900 of cash
and credit to Poland until it is satisfac-
torily assured that Poland will perform
pledges to Washington, particularly on
free dissemination of political news.
In both cases it is communist in
fluence which has led Washington to
take it's new attitude. It is the dis
ruption of the peace program which
General Marshall put in effect in China.
which broke down as soon as his back
was turned, and leaves communist
Manchuria a hotbed of trouble, that led
President Truman to give General
Marshall unprecedented power over the
China loan. It is the State Departments
distrust of the communist-dominated
Polish government that has BROUGHT
about suspension of the loan to that
country.
The state of affairs in France is too
involved and clouded to attempt anv
appraisement. The U. S. Treasury De-
partment is reported in favor of finan-
cial assistance to strengthen Foreign
Minister Bidault's republican move
ment and Leon Blum's Socialist party
against the communists. On the other
hand reports are made that the social
lists Aare working politically with the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
Mckinney On
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNY
Americas Card Authority

Every day more players are
using the Flshbein convention
against pre-emptive bidding. When
West opened the bidding on to-
days hand at three hearts, ordi-
narily there would be little for
North to do but double.
South then would have to guess
whether to leave the double in or
to bid.
In the Fishbein convention an
overcall of pre-emptive bid with
the next higher ranking suit de-
mands a bid from your partner:
in other words, it is simply an in
formatory double.
If North in this case were to bid
three spades, it would say, Part.
ner, I want you to bid" If he had
doubled three hearts, it would saw,
Partner, we can beat three
hearts even though you do not have
a trick in your hand"
In this hand, however. Fishbein
says that the correct bid is three
no trump by North, which tells his
partner that he wants to play the
hand there.
Three no trump of course can
easily be made. Even if East opens
a club, declarer has the suit
stopped, and he can then take the
heart finesse and cash six diamond
tricks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14

ern dialect-the comparatively slow
talker who yet pronounces his
words distinctly and crisply-is
the nearest thing to a beautiful
language we have in the United
States.
To me it is certainly better to
listen to that than to the nasal
twang OF the New England states
and the Brooklyn dialect which
makes oil ''erl'' and pearl poll.
The facts of life about the
Southern dialect have been re-
peatedly explained to the movie
producers through editorials in
Southern newspapers and by other
means. But, somehow, these movie
producers cannot seem to learn
these facts.
It's fairly true that Vivien Leigh,
Clark Gable, ct ais, did a nice job
of it in Gone With the Wind"
But l seem to recall that for this
picture, which, incidentally, cost a
nice piece of change to produce
and therefore the movie-makers
had to watch ali their p's and as,
the producers kept a Southern
dialect expert from Atlanta on the
lot at all times to see that Miss
Leigh and Mr. Gable didn't take
too many liberties with the dialect.
1t seems to me that it would be
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
A Long Way To Go

After fifteen straight Red Sox vic
tories there are plenty of fans ready
to wager dollars to coon skins that the
Boston American League team is head
ed for the next World Series. They
well may be, but it is too early in the
playing season to be sure.
Furthermore, the men who have
performed so brilliantly thus far have
been under too great a strain to main
tain the pace they have been going.
The fact is the Red Sox chances of
heading the league would be better If
their victories were interspersed with
a few more losses.
That would be a more natural situa-
ton. AS it is, the Yankees, the Tigers
and ever the Senators are on the alert
to take advantage of the first sign
of weakness in this splendid clubs per-
Torrance.
In the meantime, it would COM
fort Wilmington baseball fans to find
their club registering a few more wins
and fewer losses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
BY JOHN SKIES

From casual conversations I'm
reminded Of lots of items I might
otherwise overlook.
That's a simple and obvious
statement, but it is nonetheless
true.
Except for a conversation with
yong Charles Rothlinger - I'm
just hoping tina: is the correct way
to spell his last name-I might
have forgotten completely my an
tipathy toward the honeyed type OF
dialect that the movies still hang
on most play-acting S%outhernars.
The young. man vas saying there
are at least four general types Of
Southern accents. He listed them
as the drooling type, the slow but
not too drooly, the well-defined
but crisp pronunciation of each
word, and the too-rapid.
Of course, there're perhaps doz-
ems of kinds of Southern accents.
Naturally you can tell a Vir-
ginian at the first drop of "aboot'.
There're even several different
kinds of North Carolina brogues.
A person from the chain Of banks
and along the coast would hardly
be able to understand a person
from Wilkes county, say, and vice
versa. Most citizens of the Pied
mont section talk differently from
those of other sections, and so on.
But Mr.. Rothlinger a making
a general reference to all South
ern dialects. And it a natural
that the ''you-all' business came
up. For as many years as I've been
able to argue about anything-and
that means practically my entire
life-I've vigorously asserted that
no true S o h e r n ever refers
one person as a ''you-all."
You, too, I'm fairly sure, have
heard the drooling type OF talker.
There is little distinction between
any of the words this type of
talker talks. All just sort of seem
to drool out in a mushy sort Of
sound.
The slow talker who pronounces
everything crisply and distinctly is
probably the least Objectionable
in case you find them Objectionable
at all-of the Southern d~ialecters.
Personally, I think the true South
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
Religion
Day By Day
EDIsON's RELIGION
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS

EDlSON . nELAOAON
As was about to go on the plat
form, to speak to a thousand per-
sons gathered for an Edison Memo
rial service. 1 was handed a note
warning ne to beware lest I praise
Mr.. Edison overmuch, for, said the
writer. he had lived and died with
out God
Like most of us, that friend had
accepted as true the common mis-
representations of the great in
ventor's religious life. She might
have credited me with some hon
est research in preparation for that
address. I know that Mr.. Edison
was a deeply religious spirit l
quoted some of his authenticated
saying, such as,
II believe in the existence of a
Supreme Intelligence, pervading
the universe"
Il believe in the teaching of u
Lord and Master"
Fol- all followers of Thee, O, God
VINO have walked paths of thought
and service beyond our poor
powers to follow, we give Thee the
thanks Of our world. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
Doctor Says
BONES OF AGED
GROW THINNER
BY WILLIAM A. o'BRIEy "

BY WILLIAM A. O'BRIEN. " n
Thinning of the spinal and h.,
bones (osteoporosiS) NAV dey,1as
among older people. oartjcY1ar1S
women. The condition is discovoT
ed as the result of an X-rav evan,
ination of a back injury produced
by falling, lifting, or bending
All elderly persons lose sta4rr.
with advancing years. Tn set+jnu
of the body is due 10 loss Of ea,cj7
UNI and phosphorus in the bonas
In older women, os~teoporosi,
seems to be related to the me9o-
pause, and il generally strikes n
women between the ages Of s. and
IS.
Nocmai bone consists Of dersa
framework of fibrous tissue in
which are imbed6ed calcium pbos
phorus, and carbonate. Bones ars
in s state of constant flux. WIKI
calcium and phosphorus eltering
and leaving at all times. THINNING
OF the bone may result from ton
little absorption of calcium A,
from too great loss of it Osteo.
porosis seems to develop in the
cells which make firm bone.
After the menopause women
lack certain secretions from thn;,
ovaries, and this seems to sftec,
their bones. A similar change NAV
possibly occur in men. THINNING
of the bone may also follow an
inactive life.
Os%teoporosis may produce No
symptoms. If the condition deveI.
ops slowly, the disease may not
be discovered until an X-rav ex.
animation is made for another
cause.
Back pair is relieved by LYING
down, increasing the strength Of
the muscles of the back, exercise
massage ard wearing light brac-
es.
AS faulty diet has been mention
ed as a possible cause, patients
with osteoporosis are urged to eat
a liberal diet which includes pro-
tein, calcium, and phosphorus, and
they usually are given large doses
of vitamin D.
Thinning OF the bone after the
menopause is not to be confused
with sottenins of the bone (osteo-
malacia), which occurs so COM
monty in India, Japan, and Ger
tain parts of Europe. 1t too is most
common in women, and it is a
definite deficiency disease, resem-
bling ricketts, in children.
The treatment prescribed for os-
teonaalacia is food, sunshine, cal
cium, phosphorus, and vitamin D.
When large masses Of people
starved in Germany and Poland
during and following World War
l, osteom alacia was common. SIM
liar conditions may develop now
among ether starving peoples if
they cannot get adequate food in
time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
You Can Start A Lot Of Arguments
When You Mention Southern Dialect

just as easy for the movie
understand anybody else who
wants to play around with the
dialect-to get it right as to come
up with n OF those drooly bust
nesses Mr. Rothlinger was talking
about.
Naturally, l realize that a lot
of effect is produced by over
emphasis. But the usual effect
I get from a movie actors miss
use of the Southern dialect is moth
ing short of sickening.
And another thing: My education
is sadly lacking on how the
Southern dialect came about in the
first place. Probably everybody
knows how and why it came about,
but I don't and l wonder if any
body could tell me. Maybe I could
go around to the library and study
up a little, but that would re-
quire extra effort and I'd rather
somebody just called me up or
wrote me and told me how it all
got started.
For that matter, how does any
dialect get started? Especially one
like the Brooklyn brogue that is
contradictory. I mean about that
business of calling Oil "erl' and
pearl poll"
Is the Southern dialect a hand.
me-down from something like
Celtic, Gaelic, Old High German,
or whatever?
I'd appreciate anybody letting me
know. That's one angle Mr.. Roth
linger and I never got around to
discussing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
Await Hoover's Decision

1t would be we'll to reserve judg-
ment on Chester Bowles' recommended
ton for restoration of meat, butter and
cheese rationing, and the Inauguration
OF bread %rationing, until former Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover issues a statement
containing his views on the world food
situation.
Mr.. Hoover's W declaration some
time ago that rationing of foods in
this country would be an Intellectual
relief measure, as European harvests
would be in before ~rationing machin-
cry could be again set up contradicts
the broadcast opinion of Secretary of
Agriculture Anderson that famine con-
ditions abroad could not be overcome
before 1947.
AS Mr.. Hoover has not favored ra-
tioning in the past, claiming that volun-
tary observance of necessary restric-
lions was satisfactory in the First
World War and would do as well
now, there is good reason to await his
decision rather than take Mr.. Bowles
word, especially as Mr.. Hoover has
Travelled the world over to see for him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14

undignified and d~isgracetul con
duct.
Grace P. Sloc-m
Wilmington. n c
May -, 1916
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
LETTER BOX
BETTER CONDUCT URGED
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
For the past six weeks or moro
-."i 70 -.a-~-4Al music Week a
large group of school children of
THIS county worked hard with their
music teachers to prepare a lovely
|-ogft OF Sections to he IRE.
sented to the public here. On
Thursday night the Elementary
Glee cluo ana orchestra presented
their parts beautifully and success
fully. On Friday night the Junior
high Glee club and band, equally
as well prepared, presented their
parts but were prevented from do
ing their best by the atrocious be
navlor of a most unappreciative
audience made up largely of irn.
Tor high school students.
This matter should be one of
deep public concern. Such bebav-
lor is not permitted in regularly
scheduled school assemblies A. :,
citizen OF this community 7 fee1
that it should not have to be to1er
"'eu dt a public concert. When
such a situation as this exists tho
parents of the children, I believe
r responsible. Home trainine f.
1t were OF the proper sort. wo,,1d
not result in such disrespect for
decent and orderly conduct as wes
exhibited by this group on Fridav
night. The time has come wha1
tlrmer discipline must be ma;n
tanned. The schools cannot do thia
alone. Full cooperation must conoo
the parents. Teachers who
nave taught a full days schedule
should not be expected and arc NJ
expected to patrol night perfor'
mances. Children who cannot ha
properly while sittino in
groups of their own kind sho,,1d
not be permitted to stay in tho
auditorium. "e
This week the North Caro1in.
sTmohony orchestra is to nresan.
afternoon program especiallv
TOR school children. I hope that
W'mln9ton will not be embarass1
ed by another exhibition of such
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
QUOTATIONS.

It would not be an immoderate estinate
that from the Russian frontier to the channel
there are today 22'oOo,OoO children who not
only are badly undernourished, but are stead
ily developing Tuberculosis, ricketts,, anemis
and other diseases Of subnormal feeding
Herbert Hoover.
1t is a fact that while many countries in
Guiding such as have not broken off relations
with Franco, are limiting their trade With
Spain, Britain. on the contrary, is expanding
it.
Moscow radio.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14

communists, and it would seem advis-
able that no further aid be given until
there is proof that it will not go to
help the communists in that country.
On the whole, however, it is graft
flying to find Washington dealing with
potential borrowers on a more realistic
basis than in the past.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
Another Pearl Harbor Report

AnOCI1er fedrl INcpOl
Secretary of the Navy James For
restal has turned over to the Senate
War Investigating Committee a report
prepared by Rear Admiral Austin K.
Doyle, deputy Inspector general of the
Navy, revealing conditions in three
Pearl Harbor establishments which will
leave a stain on the Nays record of
extraordinary efficiency in combat.
Admiral Doyle's report charges
theft, peculation, illegal diversion of
official property for private use, con-
spiracv to defraud and general negli-
and maladministration by both
military and civilian personnel. The
establishments were the naval supply
depot, the ships service department of
the submarine base and No. 3 civilian
housing area.
Among ranking officers censured
in the report were Vice Admiral D. w.
Bagley, former commandant of the
Fourteenth Naval District; Rear Ad-
miral William R. Furlong, former Navy
Yard Commandment at Pearl Harbor;
Rear Admiral E. w. Hanson; Rear
Admiral (then captain) R. W. Paine;
Rear Admiral C. O. Kell, and Capt.
John n. Kangeter.
AS summarized by the New York
Times, the report stated that in the
ships service department, between
May, 1912, and May, 1915, a large"
amount of money and merchandise
was stolen by employees and large
amounts of merchandise were sold to
merchants in Honolulu.
The report added that t%wenty-four
employees, enlisted and civilian, each
had stolen cash and goods of less than
81, 600 and that nine had stolen up to
$4,000.
Among the Irregularities found in
the civilian housing area were the fol-
lowing:
From August to September 1915,
$4,000 pounds of shortening were sold
to a restaurant with the sanction of a
high naval officer.
A petty officer sold $4,000 pounds
of meat for cash to civilian customers.
Food was made available to caterers
to provide more than 1000 chicken dim
ners for a fraternal organization.
The report also found evidence of
defalcation and conspiracy to defraud
the government of $500, 900, then add
ed:
BASED upon testimony so far OBJ
tanned in the gambling cases, there is
a possibility that one or more officers
of the United States Naval service may
have been guilty of accepting bribes."
In passing the report on to the Sem
ate committee Secretary Forrestal said:
"Regrettable as are the conditions re-
vealed, I feel that your committee has
performed a very constructive service
in bringing these matters to light, and
that benefit to the Navy has resulted"
Nevertheless, it is a sad day for the
American Navy when such a record
has to stand beside the exploits of John
Paul Jones, Farragut, Semmes, Dewey,
Nimitz and Halsey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
TheLiterary
Guidepost
BY w. G.. ROGERS
BERNARD CLARE, BY
lanes r Farrell lXanpnarh.

James I. Farrell Vanguard;
$2.75).
Bernard Clare is a young Chica-
goaa of 3 radical turn of mind and
an itch to write. He comes a crop
per in New York and goes back
home, battered but wiser, at the
end Of six months; whether he'll
go on writing we'H know only il
Farrell does a second novel about
him.
He spends more time thinking
about writing than writing; IN
stead of putting his nose to the
grindstone, he dreams about the
check an editor will mail him. OF
ne dream about love; at the very
star. of this story he is distracte
from MS work by a woman IN the
Public Library.
To be sure he is lonely; living
in sordiG isolation in d fl0phouse'
he wants a girl, and friends win
whom he can discuss his ideas
He has a flock of acquaintances'
but they dcr't satisfy his require
mellts. Ate an experience with
a prostitute. he takes a marrled
woman IS mistress, is caught by
he husband, breaks it off.
That hurts. BY that time It
hurts more thar the Illustration
of his desire to write. For some
how New York, which seemed 10
offer such golden opportunities 10
this ambitious youth, has cor
rupted hin Wine, womeo and
song are better than solitary
hours huddled over a desk
If we may ascribe significance
to a Chekhov, quotation 0aIc'
precedes the story, Farrell is say
ing thai CIare's poverty ms
baked hi. original fins hopes
But if W. disregard that quota,
ton, it seems to me We art
obliged to conclude that Aere was
a young fellow who simply al
have what it takes. Rich or P0o''
he would have abandoned his az
pirotions for the sake oi ''
fleshpots. In a way tals is q Iel-
handed compliment to our cdp-
talistic society, which thus 8 c-er
tied with being able to eot-ce ~
foes into its own camp. ""-'a
smothers the radical IN is Own
sweet juices.
Whatever Farrells in.ea.-oHs'
he has created a Iifelike, repre-
sentative figure in Clare q you~
no better probably than we are XII
titled to EXPECT of VI times IN
novel has breadth and poe
though il is cast in an old-fasa-oa,
ed, Straightforward form ana lax
prose is undistinguisaed.
undignified and disgracetu- CO."
duct.
Grace P. SlOclm