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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Bell Bottom Trousers

1t looks as though the Nays bell
bottom trousers-famed in song and
story-finally are on their way out,
along with the complementary low
necked jacket, black neckerchief,
pancake hat and all. Hardy and pic
tureSque survivor of the days when
ships of the line were frigate-rigged
and when naval stores meant pitch,
tar and turpentine, the sailors IA
miliar uniform has resisted every eff
fort of the past to relegate it to
oblivion. 1t took an atomic era to
bring promise of this tradition shat
tering move.
Apparently it was the Nays very
pride in things traditional that has
caused it to cling to the ancient uni
form with tenacity equaled only
by that with which the upper por-
lions of the faring pants cling to
their occupants. Ships and guns and
tactics might. and did. change with
the development of naval warfare,
but when it came to sailors trousers
and jackets there was no room for
argument. In fact there was no ex-
cess room for anything. But al
though the archaic costume for
gobs managed to emerge unscathed
from two World Wars, the Navy at
last has taken definite steps looking
toward drastic reform. It has dressed
$500 tars in natty new-model uni
forms on which bell bottoms. laced
up waists and flowing ties (the lat
ter said to be a 140-year-old mark
OF mourning for Britain's Lord Mel
SOM give way to straight trousers,
with ample pockets; neat collar-at-
tached shirts with four-in- hand ties,
and snappy short jackets cut along
the lines popularized by Gen. Eisen-
hover. Garrison caps to match the
blue or gray uniforms are provided,
and a baseball-type cap like that
worn by Admiral Mitscher during
most of his carrier strikes Is included
for work purposes.
On the reports from sailors taking
part in this experiment will depend
the final decisions of the high COM
mand in charge of naval wearing
apparel. If the verdict of the men
who have to wear them is the de-
Gliding factor, there is little doubt
that bell bottom trousers are headed
for the Naval Museum at Annapolis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
On the Record
By Dorothy Thomson

From the Soviet viewpoint, shifts in
policy since the war must appear be-
wllder1ng. For, clearly, during the war
alliance policy did come into being, rest
ing on three principles; that the three
heads of state should remain in close
consultation; that, since the interests
OF the three powers varied from place
to place, each should be responsible for
policy within its own zone of influ-
ence"; and that in a United Nations
organization the great powers and they
alone should have a vote on any cues
ton which they believed vital to their
interests.
In some cases zones of influence
were specifically laid down. The Amer
lean Armies. for instance, halted
at the River Elbe, though there was
nothing to stop their advance They
halted at Peron, which is almost a
suburb of Prague, unheeding the SOS
from the Czech capital. where the popu-
lation was fighting the SIS with hardly
more than bare hands, to permit Rus
sian tank corps to iberate the city by
rushing 300 miles from Berlin.
Although the Polish ARRANGEMENTS,
both in respect of the eastern frontiers
and the composition of the Polish gov
eminent, were not satisfactory to the
western Allies-in particular not TO
President Roosevelt-they were accepted
in the framework of the sphere of in
f1uence policy. The partisans of the
Soviet government abroad and many
liberals vehemently attacked British
policy in Greece, assigned as a British
sphere, but the Soviet government and
press left it strictly alone until crlti-
cism OF Soviet policy in their zones was
aired in the west, when the Soviet press
answered in kind.
When VyacheSlav Molotov remarked
with some bitterness in London that he
wished he had Winston Churchill and
Anthony Eden to deal WITH rather than
Clement Attlee and Ernest Bevin, he
was calling attention to the departure
of the new British government from
the established policies of the alliance
And, in his observation, Mr. Molotov was
correct
At Moscow, now. there is a return to
the original policy. But what caused a
departure from it in the first place?
1t was, think, growing dismay among
western statesmen and western public
opinion, as they saw the results of that
policy
How, first of all, does the atom bomb
fit into a Big Three world? What, ex-
actly, is the sphere of influence" of
the atomic bomb? No one yet has been
able to present an atomic program that
satisfactorily demobilizes this weapon
or restricts it to defense, and is still
compatible with the structure created
in San Francisco. Nor will all the COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02

and twisted and shot off at unpre-
dictable angles. And a pair Of skis
made of barrel slaves offered def
mite possibilities in uncharted voy-
aging. But it was on the steel-shod
double runners that one had the
long satisfying rides. With a rea-
sonably steep slope on which to gain
momentum one could slide far across
a moving, or perhaps 60 down a
sidehill slant and shoot out over the
fat meadows. 1t was fast. smooth
and effortless and as one slid
through the air that nipped noses
and cheeks, it was almost like flying.
1t was always a good time of year
when the crust was right for sliding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Letters to The Star
Miss Thompson Held Mistaken
onr

About Yugoslav Officers
To the Editor of The Star:
AS an American veteran of World
War II, who, during the Mediterranean
campaign had the opportunity of con-
siderable contact with Yugoslavs of
all factions, may I point out several
errors contained in Miss Dorothy
Thompsons "On the Record" column
which appeared in your paper on De-
cember 26?
Miss Thompson wrote: 1.-The COM
mander of his (TitoS Belgrade guard
is none other than Gen. Mirkomesich,
who in 194l commanded a regiment
of artillery on the side of the Germans
on the southern front, and in 1912
headed Croatian division which fought
with Won Paulus at Stalingrad" This
is incorrect. The commander of Tito's
Belgrade guard, now as since the first
days of its formation, is Col. Milan
zezelj, a 27-year-old Serb from Lika,
who fought against the forces of the
Croatian, Pavelich, outside zagreb, and
was wounded seven or eight times while
serving with the Partisans. There Is
no Gen. Mirkomesich in Yugoslavia.
Miss Thompson wrote further:
"Sulejman Filipovich, member of
Tito's cabinet, commanded a division
of facist Ustashi in Bosnia, and for
his horrible slaughter of the popula-
ton was put high on the list of war
criminals prepared by the original gov
ernment-in-exile." This is contrary to
fact. Mr.. Filipovich is a former Yugo-
slav army officer who, during the days
of almost hopeless confusion following
the capitulation of Yugoslavia to Hitler,
gave his services to the armed forces
of Pavelichs Independent Croatian
State. Two ANTUNOVIC.
Says Millions Support Franco
To tie Editor of The Star
Your editorial, 1.-THE Problem of
Spain" is masterpiece. From the be-
ginning it sparkled; do not know bet
ter light than truth.
Why, then, did its brightness fade in
your statement about Frances support
ers? He Is not only backed by 100000
soldiers and policemen; 100000 true
Spaniards, sickened by the loathsome
communistic republic, which previously
preyed upon Spain. uphold him.
Let us have all the truth.
L. LAMADRID, Phi. L.
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lands. Considerable numbers of Ar
menians have migrated to the United
States and other parts of the West
ern Hemisphere.
The center of Armenian life is
now the subdivision of the Soviet
Union called the Armenian Soviet
Socialist Republic, which borders on
both Turkey and Iranian Azerbaijan,
which has large Armenian ele-
ment. Armenians throughout the
Middle East tend to look to the
Armenian S. S. R. as the potential
nucleus of a national revival and
recovery of former territories. This
aids Soviet expansive policy in the
entire region.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Boy of Winunder'

Mural Painting, Congressional Library
He stares at ,Uonder staring back at him.
The rocky ledge becomes his strength
OF bone:
The stretch OF armament from peak 10
rim
Enters his dreaming. He is not ulons.
For ne is kindred to the Woodland hin,
To r'uer-r7tst, to tDhip- poor-,Dtu.
The rhythm OF the mountain torrent
blends
With his iDdrn, pulse until he is q part
OF the iDild, leaping cataract that spends
Its foam, upon the red stream of his
heart.
His eyes are t,Dtn lakes brimmed NTH
crystal tones
Rejecting wonders that he oipns.
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
MerciIess Corpers

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch
Critics of the President appear to
have been revising Alexander Pope
about as follows: To err is Truman; to
forgive, out Of the question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Bachelor Apartments Urged


To the Editor Of The Star:
There Is need for the immediate
erection of suitable buildings in WASH
ington where unmarried Government
employees can live in respectable man
ner-that is, in nonhousekeeping apart
ments or bachelor apartments of one
room each with private bath.
At the present time the commercial
hotels in Washington accommodate only
transient guests, with a limit of seven
days; and, outside of those hotels,
bachelor apartments are very scarce.
The unmarried Government employees
bachelors and bachelor girls-are en-
titled to respectable places to live
and that not in row houses!
Something should be done about it.
j. ADAMS APPLEWAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Wants Drivers Punished

To the Editor Of The Star:
I was surprised when I read in the
paper that the Army contemplated no
disciplinary action against the drivers
responsible for the accident resulting in
the injury to Gen. Patton. Apparently
the Army puts less value on the life of
its greatest field commander than a
civilian Government does on that of its
meanest citizen. Gen. Patton was
punished because he slapped soldier
but a soldier goes unpublished for caus-
ing his DEATH r. l.. MATTHEWS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02
Cartoon Praised Once More

Aartoon ERASED Once More
To the Editor of The Star:
Jim Berryman's cartoon in the Sum-
day December 23) Star depicting the
vacant chair of Christianity at the
Moscow conference was as timely and
hitting as anything a paper could carry.
The same message had been sounded
by the clergy and other Christian lead
ers from the Pope down since way be-
fore the San Francisco conference and
had received very little support in the
daily press.
The Star and Mr.. Bergman are to
be commended. May 1t presage a be-
ginning OF the end Of appeasement OF
Christian influences.
PAUL j. CARLIN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-02

Reports on Expensive Experience
To the Editor of The Star:
Most of us these days are unaware
OF just how. thoughtless we are in re-
gard to our fellow beings, and it is
only through constant reminders that
we are able to correct some of our
faults.
Perhaps the driver of an automobile
speeding down Georgia avenue last
Sunday afternoon did not know that
he would strike large mud puddle
at Highland drive Perhaps the rain
prevented his seeing me on the side
walk, on the way to a church service
Unfortunately, the automobile, the large
mud puddle and I met, and the re-
sultant drenching could not have been
more thorough had I deliberately taken
shower-a cold and dirty one at that
However, it is somewhat more ex-
pensive experience to have coat, hat,
gloves, purse and stockings showered.
MARGARET BENEDICT.
Silver Spring Md
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Condemns OPA Regulations

To the Editor Of The Star:
Your editorial on the shirt shortage
signifies the utter futility of a Nation
being able to function successfully I'M
der planned economy that allows the
dictates Of bureau such as the OPA
to control its economic operation.
America IN short period of $50 years
grew to be the leading Nation in the
world under Constitutional government
that was protecting free enterprise and
the rights of every citizen,
II We are going to carry on our
program for world peace, 1t will take
many billions of dollars, several of which
we have already given Does it not
look foolish to give billions to other
countries, and then deny our own Amer
lean citizens and our business people,
at least profit so that they could con-
tribute In this grand work?
America has the capacity to produce
more goods than she can consume but
this will come about only when we re-
turn to our old system of free enter
prise, operating without OPA regula-
ions. GILBERT w. BARBER.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-04
LOCAL VETERAN
REENLISTS FOR
SERVICE IN ARMY

Ernest H. Whitaker, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest H. Whitaker.
Sr., 1913 Market ST., was accept
ed for enlistment in the Regular
Army by the Wilmington Army Re-
cruiting Station, it was announced
here.
Whitaker, who was first induct-
ed into the Army August 8, 1871,
was awarded a direct commission
in the Air Forces, while serving
with the 18th Air Force in Italy.
He is reenlisting in the Air Forces
as technical sergeant for duty with
the United States Army Recruit
ing Service. He expects to be as
signed to district headquarters in
Durham.
Whitaker's father served with the
Engineers in Europe in the grade
of captain, and his younger broth
err, Robert, served in European
waters with the Navy and was lat
er commissioned an ensign.
Employed by the Tide Water
Power Company for seven years.
he served as a Senior Clerk. His
wife is the former Alma Blake oil
this city. They have two children.
Merry and Ronnie.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-04

session, 7:30 p. M, Claud Grigg of
Albemarle NCEA legislative chair
man, will present the NCEA legis-
latlve program, and DR.. Dennis H.
Cooke, president of East Carolina
Teachers College, Greenville. will
deliver the featured address. TO
days American Teacher"
Paul A. Reid. controller of the
State Department of Education,
will speak to the superinte adents on
plans of the State Board of Edu-
cation for the Next Biennium: ,
Mrs. Gladys Robbins, State Chair
mai of Teacher Recruitment Com
mittee of the CTA, will address the
classroom teacher division or
Recruiting and Influencing Good
Teachers;" Emma Loosen, New
Hanover High school, will speak to
the art teachers on "Accomplish-
rents in Art" the teachers of
a~udio-Visual education will hear
John L. Glisson, New Hanover
High school, and the Bible teach
ers will be addresses by Maude
Weber of the same school
The business education teachers
will discuss the Worship activities
in the state course of study. Ella
Stephens Barrett, State Depart
ment of Public Instruction, will
lead a panel discussion for the
Department of Guidance, and
Charles E. Spencer of the State
Department will address the De-
partment OF Health, Physical Edu-
cation, and Recreation. The De
partment of Elementary Principals
will hear DR.. W. j. Mckee, Uni
versity of North Carolina, on "Su-
pervisery Activities for Teaching
Principals"
Superintendent A. B. Gibson oil
the Laurenburg City Schools will
address the English teachers or
the subject "English for Enjoy.
ment," and Mrs. Emma Howell.
Executive Secretary, Family Life
Service Society of this city, will
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-04

The local unit presidents dinner
Will be held at IL noon on Friday in
Inc school cafeteria. Highlights of
'ne convention will be two general
sessions, both in the high school
auditorium, and a banquet.
Inc first session is scheduled for
z p. m. on Friday, and the second
Tor 7:3O the same day. The ban.
quet will be held in the cafeter;,
at o:3O p. m. Divisional meetings
will convene at $3.50 o. m. and de-
par'menfal meetings at 4:30.
The general officers of the South.
eastern Districts are T. T. Hamil.
lon' Jr., New Hanover High school.
president, who will preside over
the general session: V. r. White
Fayetteville High school, vice
president; May Blue, Lumberton
City schools, secretary.
At the 2 o'clock general session.
NCEA President Charles w. Phil
lips OF Greensboro will discuss
the North Carolina Education AS
soclatlon and Colonel H. j. Hatch.
err commanding officer of the
highway Patrol and director OF
the Safety Division of the North
Carolina State Highway Depart
ment, will address the convention
on the topic slaughter on the
highways" The Honorable John J.
Burney' judge of the county super
Tor court of the Eighth Judicial
District, will speak at the $50 ban
quet session.
Final Session
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-04

talk to the home economics teach
ers on Mental Health in the
Family" The music teachers will
hear Mrs. Eric Detmold, professor
of music, Winston-Salem City
Schools, discuss newer methods
in postwar music. Mrs. Lua Le-
Grand, New Hanover High school,
will speak to the social science
teachers about changes which
should be made in the social
studies curriculum.
V. R. White, principal Of the
Junior and Senior High Schools Of
Fayetteville, is the unopposed can.
didate for President of the South.
eastern District of the NCEA, for
1947.
The convention will adjourn Fri
day night with the second general
session,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-04
Educational Contention
Program Friday Revealed

The complete program for the
a,+v-fourth annual convention
M me southeastern District of the
o. Carolina Education associa-
wv which is scheduled for Fri
uu,' At New Hanover High school,
a@' released last night by T. T.
Hamilton, principal
reachers, principals, and super
~.'onderts from 13 counties. will
l"S ~ attendance. The counties to
De ronresented are Bladen. Bruins
0t columbus, Cumberland, Dup
Hoke. Jones, New Hanover.
l on,low. Pender, Robson, Samp-
son, and Scotland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-04
Seeks Treaty Change

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Nov. 3. --lP-
Sofia newspapers published Sunday
a memorandum from the Bulgarian
government to the Council of For
elgn ministers asking that the pro-
posed peace treaty for Bulgaria
be revised so as to give the nation
Western Thrace and an outlet to
the Aegean sea.
The memorandum also request
ed that Bulgaria not be required to
demilitarize her frontier with
Greece, that her reparations pay
ments be reduced and that she be
allowed to build torpedo boats.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-04

AT the second and final genera
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-04
FORTRESS MISSING

ROME, Nov. 8. -(P)- A U. S.
Flying Fortress has been missing
since Thursday on a Naples-Lon-
don flight, military authorities said
Sunday. Eight persons were report
ed aboard.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-04

fessed to throwing two bombs into
the legation, in protest against the
American attitude toward Pales-
tine. The British consulate was
bombed at the same time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-04

Tests show that powerful new
insecticides help meat animals
grow better, freeing them from
annoyance so they have more time
to Craze.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-04

Look toward Korea and Japan! A thrilling new job and a
new llfe-with interesting work, sports, entertainment and
travel opportunities-can be had for the asking by qualified
young men who volunteer for one of the famed Far Eastern
units listed at right.
What an opportunity .. what a job! Choose one OF these
great divisions, then set your sights for al. experience that will
be valuable to you all your life. Training in one of these crack
units will stand you in good stead wherever you 20. Study a
foreign language. Learn the fascinating details of Military
Government-so vital to future peace and world prosperity.
Japan's "Isles of Pines are but a sample of the attractions
OF an Army career in the Far East. The Army has reopened
comfortable hotels, theaters, swimming pools, tennis clubs.
golf courses, ball parks. These-faniliar haunts of pre-war
tourists-and many new developments-provide a broader
choice of recreation for Army men than is enioyed bv the
average civilian at home.
Not everyone can measure up to this job. Only 3-year
enl1stees who meet prescribed physical and mental standards
can enjoy the benefits of such a job. High overseas pay,
excellent medical and dental care, good food and lodging and
a generous retirement plan make your future in the Army
Ground Forces too good to miss! See your nearest Army
Recruiting Officer for full details.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-04
To Pay Off

BEYROUTH, Lebanon, Nov. 8.
-(PE The Lebanese government
decided Sunday to pay the United
States $500 Lebanese pounds (about
S1,125) indemnity for damages
caused to the American legation
by bombs last Aug. 4.
Police previously had announced
that two Lebanese Arabs had con.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-04

The width of the Mississippi
river varies from 200 feet to al
most a mile.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-04
Volunteer for One Of These Formed
Fighting Units in fhe Far East

1ST CAVALRY DIyis!oN-The Cavalry Troopers" now
mechanical in Japan. First U. S. unit to reach Manila
and Tokyo. Fought one of the wars widest battles tax
ing Momote airstrip on Los Negros. Received Distin-
guished Unit Citations for action on Los Negros,
Kwajalein and Leyte.
9TH INFANTRY DIVsIoN-The "Red Star Division"
now in Korea. Saw terrific action in New Guinea and
Sansapor and moved on to play a vital role in clearing
the Japs from Luzon, Philippine Islands.
9TH INFANTRY ~DIvIsloN-The "Hourglass Division"
now in Korea. First to recapture American territory
from Japs. Eight Distinguished Unit Citations for action
on Attu. Saw bitter fighting on Kwajalein, Leyte and
Okinawas
nth AIRBoRhE Angels" now in Japan.
Awarded ten Distinguished Unit Citations for spectacu-
lar fighting in six months on Leyte and Luzon.
Path INFANTRY DIvIsIok-The "Victory Division" now
in Japan. Veterans of heavy fighting in New Guinea,
Leyte, Mindoro, Martinique Islands. Awarded Dis
tinguished Unit Citations for action in capturing Cor
regidor Fortress.
18TH INFANTRY DWIsIoN-The "Tropic Lightning
Division" now in Japan. Saw heroic fighting on
Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Vella LaVella and Luzon.
Two Distinguished Unit Citations for action on Luzon,
The sub., 1946-05-23
Fellowship in Health Education in 1946

The United States Public Health Service through funds made avail able by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis is offering fellowship providing one year of graduate study in health education leading to a masters degree in public health to a qualified person selected from applicants named by the American Federation of La- bor.
 Schools of Public Health include: Columbia University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins Univer- sity of North Carolina, and Yale University. Candidates will be permitted to express their choice of schools, and effort will be made to grant first or second choice in- solar as possible.
 Only applicants who submit . letter of endorsement or recOm- mendatiOn signed by an official of labor organization affiliated with the American Federation of Labor will be recommended by the Feder- ation for this fellowship. Final selection from those nominated by the Federation will be made by the Committee on Fellowship Awards, appointed by the Surgeon General of the U. s. Public Health Service. How to Apply for This Fellowship
 Application forms may be ob- tained by writing Nelson H. Cruik- shank, Director Social Insurance Activities, American Federation of Labor, 9O1 Massachusetts Avenue, N. w., Washington l, D. c. Com pleted forms, accompanied by two recent photographs, official trans cript of college credits, a 800 word statement of why applicant is in- terested in entering the field of health education and the letter from the labor official referred to above much reach the AFL office by May 29, 1946. Only complete applications will be considered.
 Veterans Are Eligible
 Veterans with necessary quali- fications are encouraged to apply for this fellowship. The subsistence allowance for veterans granted un- der thes c. I. Bill of Rights will be supplemented by fellowship funds to bring the stipend up to $1O0 a month.