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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-12-15
Club to Meet

! The Columbia Heights Art Club
will present music program at its
Christmas meeting at 1870 pm. to-
morrow at 1851 Columbia road NV
Mrs. Raleigh Gilchrist will talk
on American composers and Mrs
Clarence Purves will. play piano
selections from the works Of these
composers. Mrs. Audley Smith is
program chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-12-15
Ciuic and Study Clubs

Christmss pfosram. Wednesday, l pm.
American Sson Asseci.aion Of University We
8 PM, International relations group;
pm. club tea; speaker, pr. Helen
IN c hs1ns m WorId tuesday,
pm; International relations dinner;
spea1sr kew L, " ,sa T,tl ssrte'
AA fSS Bet eth d sDe ch... Branch
Tomorrow, 8 pm, Chevy Chase Library
AA Ghslssm %aiin Daosrag sr.neh-russday
sfonp Psnrsaas 70 am eesstve srss
o aa{ HSns sh st Mss Shn Goas asa
pm. Intern.tionsl Relation. copmist ssa
Eimore drive, panel discussior on Russia.
Excelsior Etsrary Ciub-Tuesday, ] pm.
with Mrs. Mary E. DoWney. Ia B street
r.sns.t Gnr csntary Dassis sna
ton Cathedral: speaker; John =. Bay
tare section. 1 Ii am. YWcA. Christmas
Political Study CIub-saturday, $50 pm,
Meyers, sorisin Of Christmas Carols
Business and
Professional Clubs
Pilet Clsb--Tuesday. 6:15 Pm. Bur:
lington Hotel, program meeting and
s.sop sIisMa' e caIaSs-wednesday. / pm,
WASHINGTON Hotel, Christmas party.
Zonta Club--Wednesday, pm, Dodge
Hotel, luncheon, business meeting.
District Business and Professional Wom-
ems Club-Tomorrow, $50 .. m, Fairfax
Hotel. International Relations Com
w. mittee, dinner meeting un romorrov
luncheon; speaker, Lord inverchapel.
Credit Women's Breakfast Cluh-Wednes-
day, T:45 am. Willard Hotel. meeting
and Christina: party: spsakps rc,I Mrs; La
Community Clubs
Woman's Club Of Chevy Chase-wednes-
day. ! Pm, Christmas program. Fri
day, pm, literature section; speaker.
Woman's Grub Of Riverdale-Tuesday.
pm, with MIS-. F. Moulden. $500
Riverdale road. Christmas party.
Sherwood Woman's Club Of Falls Church
Tuesday. $50 pm, with Mrs, n. dau-
chr chris mast prosram p. 'n ~ Ae''
Alexandra Wsman,s Ciub-Thursday.
Pm, garden department, Cameron
Street U6O club; program. Legends Of
Christmas Eyergreens.
an. home and garden department,
arts and crafts group. With Mrs. John
to make wreaths for Walter Reed Hos
pit.l Wednesd.y 10 an n psri H,n:n:
r. Burr, 422 Pershing drive.
Alexandria Carlyle Womens CIub-To-
morrow, pm. with Mrs. I. M. Hufford.
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Press Luncheon

The British Ambassador, Lord
Inverchapel, will be guest speaker
at the Christmas luncheon meeting
Of the Women's National Press Club
at pm. tomorrow at the Maytiower
Hotel.
Reservations for the luncheon
must be made by today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-12-15
Mt. H0ly0ke Club

A tea for undergraduates, home
for the holidays, will be given by
the Mount Holyoke College Club Of
Washington at 4 pm. Saturday at
the Woman's City Club, 1888 I
street NV.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19
A Sound Principle

Price Administrator Paul Porter bit
terly complains that the House of Rep
resentatives is tearing price control to
shreds, and it is true that if the House
continues in it's present mood there will
be little but tatters left of the once
mighty Office of Price Administration
which will be blessing or curse ac-
cording to the individual viewpoint.
But one amendment seems to con-
tain the principles Of fair dealing. It
requires that OPA revise it's ceilings
so that they will include reasonable
profit to manufacturers and distribu-
tors.
Sound business operated on this
plane for centuries before the OPA
came into existence. Even in a world
out of joint it is reasonable to think
that it would be as successful now as
at any other time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19
Consider Milk

Everybody believed the worst was
over when the war was won. Ration
ing was largely abandoned, and that
looked good. Food began to reappear
on store shelves, and that looked bet
ter.
But everybody was wrong. AS the
sideshow barker says: "You amt seen
nothin' yet"
Observe what w. Kerr Scott says
about milk, for example. Mr.. Scott is
North Cardinals Agricultural Commits
sioner. He has been, for many a year.
During this time he has learned quite
bit about North Carolina's farming
and allied resources. In fact he is an
expert, with facts and figures at his
finger tips and conclusions logically
arrived at on his tongues end.
He declares the OPA proposal for
subsidy increase is an insult to dairy
farmers and inevitably will lead to
the greatest milk shortage "in all his
tory this fall"
The OPA is just kidding the pub
lic," he adds, citing Chester Bowles'
statement that housewives will get
more butter in sixty days through the
the OPA subsidy. Nature, he adds, will
make the surplus butter and the per-
iod will come in May and June, when
pasturage is greenest.
What is needed, says Mr.. Scott, is an
increase in the price of dairy products,
by which, we assume, dairy farmers
may meet their bills out of their own
earnings, whether for labor or feed or
other operating expense, with enough
over to support their families, and en-
Joy the independence a subsidy could
never give.
While dairy products, including
milk delivered to homes, are so high
now that thought of further increases
gives consumers the shivers, Mr.. Scott
is probably right. Higher prices might
prove less costly in the long run than
subsidies for which the consumers as
taxpayers must provide the money.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19
Twice-A-Day Mail

The manpower shortage, plus sun
dry other handicaps, compelled the
post office to suspend one of the GUS
tomary two daily deliveries when the
war got under way. Now the twice
daily delivery is resumed.
AS with all changes in the routine
of any large organization time will be
required to oil all the hinges and get
the mechanism to running smoothly
particularly as the area to be served
is much larger than before.
But, as residents accepted the reduc-
tion in deliveries with right good will
it is to be expected they will be as
considerate and lenient, during this
change-over, as then if the POSTWAR
is not always at the door at regular
intervals. Any delays, we may be as
sured, will be unavoidable.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19

the building is held is considered too
high by the City administration.
To prevent closing up plant whlcl
has such great recreational value, a
letter has been addressed to Rep. j.
Bayard Clark by Davis Howes, chair
man of the center's operations COM
mittee, urging his best efforts to have
the government cut the price to the
City's ability to pay. This was read
before the Kiwanis club by Wilbur R.
Dosher, chairman of the USO Civilian
Council, whose motion that the club
endorse the letter was approved.
1t we'll deserves endorsement by
everybody. Mr.. Clark's effort would
be lightened if he had large sheaf
of letters fr o m citizens to present
when he carries the appeal to the
office with the sale in charge.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19
Newcomers To Section Found CapeFear
An Exceedingly Good And Fine Riuer''

arrived in the colony in the fall Of
1854, ne found the church of St.
James still unfinished. The fact is,
it was not entirely completed until
ITO during the rectorship of Mr..
Wills, who remained in charge of
the parish until ITS. He was its
last rector under the colonial gov
ernment; and after him there was
vacancy Of 20 years.
THE church building completed
in ITO remained until. 1889, when
it was replaced by the present St.
James on the corner of Third
and Market streets.
after Governor Dobbs' arrival,
he made a thorough investigation
of the lower Cape Fear district,
and on Nov. 20. 1854, wrote a
long descriptive letter to the Earl
of Halifax with reference to it. He
made particular reference to Fort
Johnston near the mouth of the
river as a protection from pirates.
He added:
The river of Cape Fear is an
exceedingly fine river, IS feet
water on the bar at ordinary tides,
havigable to Wilmington, and near
20 miles higher up for large ships,
except one small shallow, which
may be deepened, where they take
out part of their lading; and the
northeast branch navigable for
periagoes and flats for about $50
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19
McKenney On
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

I consider Harry J. Fishbein Of
New York one of the greatest
analysts of fine bridge hands in the
country, which explains why
give you so many of his hands.
Those like best come out of his
little black book, an here is one
of them.
Fishbein played this one recently
at the Cavendish Club.
Sitting West, he won the first
trick with the jack of spades and
cashed the spade king. Now he led
the deuce of diamonds, North play
ed low and East put on the ten
spot.
Do you think that .declarer should
have won this trick with the jack Of
diamonds in dummy? You will hear
more about this later.
North next cashed the ace of
clubs, led small heart from
dummy and Fishbein went in with
the queen. When the. eight-spot
dropped from declarer's hand,
Fishbein made the killing play.
He returned the king of hearts.
This was the only play that would
defeat the contract as declarer had
no way to get to his hand; but if he
had won the first diamond trick
with the ace instead of the jack, he
could have made the contract.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19
Would Keep USO Open

The City of Wilmington, which owns
the land on which the Second and
Orange USO center stands, has sought
to buy the building which is the prop
erty of the federal government, and
continue it's use under supervision of
the Recreation department, when the
USO is through with it, for the bene-
fit of the many Marines in the city
on week-ends, the Navy unit expected
to occupy Camp Davis and Whining.
toms own people. The price at which
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19
Shorter Rations

The day is long gone when American
dinner tables groaned with food, but
there is still something most families
can do to help feed the starving mil
lions in Europe and Asia. We still have
enough to eat, if not always what we
want, and the national garbage co]lec.
tion contains enough wasted food dailv
to feed thousands.
The Presidents request that we
voluntarily go on short rations two davs
weekly is reasonable. We can all pet
along with less bread-and the chief
need is for wheat without harm te
our health or welfare and, if we arc
fair-minded - to our dispositions as
well. No sacrifice is required All that is
needed is recognition that unless We
cut down so that wheat may be shipped
to famine areas thousands of mortals
will die.
The order to be issued by Agricul
ture Secretary Anderson REQUIRING
bakers to reduce the size of loaves q,
a part of the program to reduce domes
tic wheat consumption Is per cent j,
move in the right direction.
To make it more effective and i,
fairness to the consumers a corresnond
ing reduction in the price of brea,
should be required.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19
The Mid-Term Census

The city's population gain as shown
in the unofficial count reported to the
City Council-46, represents a
considerable gain over the 1910 census,
but is still short Of the true total.
Several hundred young men n
women away at school are not includ-
ed because enumerators in their rounds
listed only persons who slept in the
house last night" These students are
WMmingtonians and their absence does
not invalidate their residence. .
Not by the greatest stretch of the
Imagination could their inclusion be
reckoned as padding" the count.
The same complaint applies with
equal emphasis to travelling men con
their rounds" when the enumerators
ring the door bell.
However, there is no doubt that the
Wilmington metropolitan area h a s
reached, or even topped, the $4,000
population claimed when the movement
for a mid-term census was being
agitated
This will make the city's industrial
and business development more easily
accomplished when the Civilian Pro-
duction Administrations restrictions
on building construction are removed,
and smooth the path to federal con-
sideration, than was possible when the
1910 Census population of 33,4O7 was
the basis Of all calculations, and i'm
posed so many unfair burdens upon
the people during rationing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19
YourG1 Rights
Questions anu Answers
On Servicemen's
Problems
BY DOUGLAS LARSEN
NEA staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, March 90 -
MEA) - Under the amended CT
Bill of Rights, IAN honorable dis
charge shall be deemed a eertifi-
cate Of eligibility to apply for a
guaranteed loan" But the law also
says that any veteran is eligible
for benefits under the GI Bill OF
his discharge is 'other than dis
honorable" providing he meets the
remaining requirements.
This means that veterans who
received any of the numerous
types of discharges between hon
orable" and "dishonorable' have
to get a certificate of eligibility
from the Veterans Administration
before they can start egotiating
for guaranteed loan.
In addition, no officer in the
Army gets his discharge certificate
until six months after he is mus
tered out. The so-called seventh
copy" he is given when he Is dis
charged is not usuable for the loan
guarantee. So an officer has to
obtain a certificate OF eligibility
from VA if he wants to make a
loan within six months after leav-
ing the Army.
Then, too. on the back of the
honorable discharge and the cer-
tificate of eligibility, Veteran Ad-
ministration has to state how much
credit the veteran has left if he
has already made one loan. Most
of the honorable discharges don t
have room for this statement.
The ex-serviceman should ap-
ply to the Veterans Administra-
ton for certificate of eligibility
with adequate space for this in
formation as soon as possible, il
he thinks he will want to make a
loan. 1t seems like needless red
tape, but it is what the law re-
quireS.
ORIGINAL PAPERS NEEDED
In applying fer the certificate OF
eligibility. the VA asks that vet.
erans send in original separation
papers of some type so that the
certificate can be properly en-
dorsed. This is also required by
law.
VA is flooded by requests for
certific alton papers at this time,
but officials there say they are
doing their best to keep up with
the influx. The veteran who sends
in his application even thouguh
he may not be anticipating max.
ing loan in the near future, ma
turally will save time and trouble
later.
Questions will be answered
! only in this space-not by nail.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19
BY JOHN SKIES

This is the fifth of a series of
six articles taken from the chap
ter, ''Town Incidents" in An
drew j. Howelps book, 1.-The
Book Of Wilmington" The sixth
will appear in Saturdays Star.
"In 1851 the erection of St.
James church was begun on a lot
on Market street near Fourth. The
land was furnished by Michael Hig-
gins, who had already donated the
site of the graveyard to the town. 1t
was found, however, that the lot
given was not large enough for
the church, but the legislature met
the situation by permitting the
use of 30 feet of Market street for
the church grounds.
"When Governor Arthur Dobbs
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19

miles from Wilmington, which is
30 miles above the bar.
There are about 100 vessels an
nually entered in this river, which
are increasing. There were 16 in
the river when went down.
"'At present there are 10 fami-
lies in Wilmington, which is i'm
proving. They have built a good
County Courthouse, Or town house,
and have raised a large brick
church, which is ready for the
root.
Brunswick contains 20 fami-
lies; and, the families about being
opulent, they are building a large
brick church, rs feet long by Sc
wide, which they have raised this
season, so as to cover the win
dows; and have house ready for
the parson, and glebe of 800
acres
''In colonial days the legislature,
or assembly, met at various places.
Many times it convened in Will
mington. In 1854 it was called to
meet in that town, and it voted a
large appropriation for raising and
sending regiment of troops to
Virginia to cooperate with those
of that colony in the war against
the French and the Indians. Colo
mel James Innes commanded the
soldiers, and his men saw much
service.
1T was in Winchester, Va, dur
ing that campaign, that Colonel
Inhes made his will, in which he
bequeathed his large plantation
Point Pleasant, live stock. slaves,
one hundred pounds of sterling, and
his library for the use of free
school for the benefit of the youth
Of North Carolina. The claim has
been made that this is the first
instance Of bequest for public
education in North Carolina. Upon
his death the will was probated
on Oct. 8, 1853, but, for some rea.
son, the trustees recovered very
little of the property. In honor OF
his name, however, Times Aca-
denny was established in the town
of Wilmington in 1888 on the north
side of Princess street, between
Third and Fourth.
I'm 1755 quite an important event
occurred in Wilmington. This was
the purchase of a fire engineI
There had been many fires in the
town, and the citizens were stir
red to a willingness to make an in.
vestment in the equipment. These
fires were largely caused by defec-
tive flues ard fine of 40 shillings
was imposed on any citizen whose
chimney caught fire.
"On Feb. IS, 1850, the citizens
of the town were granted a chart.
er erecting Wilmington into a
borough, with Mayor Recorder, and
II Councilmen John Sampson was
chosen Mayo. and Marina duke
Jones, Recorder. Among those
elected councilmen were Cornelius
Harnett, Daniel Dunbibben, Arthur
MADISON, Samuel Green and Moses
John DeRosset.
THE population of Wilmington
was reported to have been 1000
persons in 1852. II had always sus.
tanned a reputation for culture and
high social advantages. Among the
new citizens who found their wav
here near the middle of the 18th
century was young man named
Thomas Godfrey. In Wilmington.
in 1889, When % years of age, he
wrote the first drama written in
America. It was entitled THE
Prince of Parthia." It was soon
afterwards published, and pro-
duced i'll Philadelphia in 1767. God
frey died on August 8, 1853, at the
age of q. He was buried in ST
James chlirchyard, Wilmington
where monument to his rnemory
has been placed
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19
TOP % THE MORNING

For when we were yet without strength,
ln due time Christ died for the ungodly.
Romans SIS
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19
TheLiterary
Guidepost

BY DAVID TAYLOR MARKE
Adventures of the mind, by Az
turo Castiglioni, translated from
the Italian by V. Gianturco
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19
SPANISH BORDER
TOWN HAS HARD
Time SURVIVING
BY MEL MOST

LL1V1A, Franco-Spanisb po.,
April 18-tR-Llivia is in
lemma. This tiny enclave n c. Oh
ish territory completely surro''s9 opsa'
ed by France has become tho I,p t
hidden village of the French wv wv
der country since the CLOSING w,
the frontier with Spain. "
Spanish carabineros with c,...
ers and French republican on,.s
with submachine guns patrol . ~,
fields around this pictures. ns
ancient agglomeration Of 5ts ;M
Spaniards.
The three mair groups Of brr,,
ers are disturbed. Shopkeepers %, -.
deprived Of a lucrative black M,
ket trade with France which b,.
made Llivia Spain's most exnsa
sive non-resort village. Bor5.,
smugglers no longer can brine i.
and take out goods. Both ~, ~
pinching more than ever the fan,
hands, now unable to work ar
nearby French farms. Only n,
peasants don't care.
The one place on fhe m,h
French-Spanish border that car...
be closed is the point where a..
international road from Llivis n
Puigcerda crosses it. Neither sd,
can close it by the terms Of :,
treaty dating from 1860.
The treaty allotted SO villages 4,
the Cerdagne valley to Franz.
Llivia, capital of Cerdagne beig
classed as a town, was allotted n
Spain, provided that "in no cas-
may the King of Spain torit
Llivia or any other place in ssis
bailiwick." A RUNE d Spanj,-
castle, unused since then overlook
Llivia from a hilltop.
"The Kings highways and pa,
sages needed for faring from
Llivia to Puigcerda and contrariy
or to fare from one village to ar
other Of tn @ G remaining i
France, shall be free to the
subjects Of one or the other realr
without their being molested" sal
the treaty, with many elaborat
provisions.
Two French roads cut across III
small international thoroughfar(
At the crossings French custom
officers now are reinforced
gendarmes. Spanish caraeinel
posts at both ends of the road ar
reinforced by guards. Normal
the road carries good stocks
provisions for the people Of LHyi
from Puigcerda, but these hav
dWindled to a trickle with sue
strict control over co1nings and E,
ings that even falangists have
hard time getting permission to &
from Spain.
Over the road, when the tronjie
was closed, came 1,5OO Spanish a!
sault guards. Most Of them wer
home later. But enough RENAME
to dot the streets of LlivIa and d
up its easy-going inhabitants in rs
strictions.
French border inhabitants or
peasants with fields in the enClaye
may go right through the tow
provided they stick to the road
They are watched carefully TO Sc
that they do not enter the house!
or the villages two cafes.
They pick their way among II
children playing in the street an
look enviously at the well-stocke
shop windows of merchants wi
whom they may not deal.
But they often stop and ch
with the few French merchan
long-settled here for nothing fl
bids doorstep conversations wi
inhabitants.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19

adventures or the mlnd, Dy Az
turo Castiglioni, translated from
the Italian by V. GianturCo
tKnopf; S4.50).
DR.. Castiglioni, brilliant italian
medical historian, has written
fascinating book.
Adventures of the Mind is no
mere history of obscure and oc'
cult practices, but a scientlN
analysis of that phase of mans
mind which makes him susceptible
to forces that may, and often DO
prove to be evil.
DR.. Castiglioni recites the con
tinuous evidence among all peo'
plies of a firm belief in and con-
slant appeal to mysterious, super
natural, magic forces, the power
of which is attested not only o
unshakable faith, but also by 't
legedly unbiased witnesses. In a.,
dition he traces the origins o1 al
myths.
After some general discussion 81
the nature and purpose Of rltu@
symbols, taboos, ETC., DR.. Casus
lioni deals specifically with the"
manifestations in India, Babylo4
Egypt, aboriginal America, CnlAa
Greece, Italy and Europe gensr
ally. In the last part of the 0ooa
he discusses related or conlp'-
able phenomena in the kind d
mass suggestion exercised by ar
tators-the Caesars of our day VIII
succeeded in enchanting the pe|
Piles of their nations to the degF'5
that they yielded all reason al.
liberty and followed their Ieao''
to disaster.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-19
Good Neighbor Upstairs

For many years, HafVaIa
Professor Charles Townsend Cops
land occupied a couple OF dlrsy ,.,
cramped rooms on the top A.., .
Of Hollis Hall. His associates ~, ~
peatedly urged him to move iT,, \,
more comfortable quarters, ou' -
rersistently refused. c.r,.
This is the only place in Ca,n .rs
bridge where God alone is aUod od
re-" the professor eXpia.DG> w.
He's busy-but He's qule''
Clipped.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-17
STEEL INDUSTRY
 FACES SHUTDOWN
Supplies of Coal and Coke Dwind|ing : Opera
 lions CuridiIed

NEW YORK, April 17.--Dwind- ling supplies of coal and coke will force the steel industry to operate on day to day basis by this week end. the Iron Age said today in 6 weekly survey.
 Many steel makers, said the ma gazine, have gambled on the chance the coal strike would be settled in time to prevent a drastic shutdown in the industry. and maintained higher than expected operating rate.
 Another segment of the industry however, was forced to curtail op- erations further.
 Continuation of the strike. which now seems likely" according tc the trade publication. will force steel operations lower next week In the meantime, ingot output this week remains at 7e percent of ca. pacity.