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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26
How Times Do Change

Persons who claim that all things
are transitory can find support of their
philosophy in a recent event in Ethio-
pia.
Not so many years ago, as everybody
remembers, Mussolini attacked and con-
quered this little backward country
which was entirely incapable of defend
ing itself, because he felt he must do
something to convince Hitler of his
worthiness to be a partner of the fue-
hrer in the coming World war. Bullies
always pick on the w%eaklings.
II Duce had a great time putting
and pouting ~pigenwise in Rome when
Ethiopia's melancholy king, Halle Sc
lassi, as we'll known for his umbrella
as Britain's Prime Minister Chamber
lain, took refuge in London and his
people became the slaves of the invad-
ing Italians.
Then, in the fullness of time, Ethio-
pia was freed and Halle Selassi went
home. So did Mussolini's Army. But
other Italians who had seer a chance
to build a fortune off the work of the
Ethiopians fingered and went into bust
ness for themselves on a rather large
scale. The Ethiopians, who are still
weak as nations 60, and just feeling
their way in this postwar turmoil-as
who is not?-finally decided they.had
had all they could stand from the
Italians and this month ordered seventy
eight of them out of the country and
confiscated their wealth estimated at
half a million English pounds.
The Ethiopian Minister of the In
terror gave them eight days to get out
of the country, and at last accounts
they were in Eritrea camps, stripped of
all their worldly goods.
This is the latest, maybe the last,
in Mussolini's ill-advised in
vasion of an innocent and defenseless
country. It is in strong contrast with
Duce's mighty victory"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26
Fair Enough
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

Copyright, by king Features Syndicate, Inc.)
NEW YORK, July 25.-Joe Fay and James
Bove, the union gangSters whose convictions
and prison sentences have been upheld unani
mously By the New York Court of Appeals,
are two OF the lowest crooks in the entire
rogues gallery OF the American Federation of
Labor, hut let no poor, faceless chump of
that drooling mass wlo1n Henry Wallace so
patronizingly calls the common man. de-
Jude himself with a belief that this is a final
cleanup. 1t does complete a roundup of one
particular passel OF rogues who robbed and
slugged American workJnen, including educat-
ed engineers from the big tech schools. and
grated from the government through crooked
contractors, as rotten as themselves. But the
parent rackets are still as FOUL as ever be-
fore and other thieves are still at large and
in action
Fay and Bove got from eight and one-half
to Is years each in New York county. thanks
to Frank Hogan, the district attorney, and a
staff OF lawyers and Investigators working
with the enthusiasm OF a varsity team, but
no thanks whatever to William Green, the
president of the American Federation of La
Dor, Its executive council or anyone else in
the higher councils OF the bund. Bove, more
over owes rom 10 to 20 years in prison for
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26
May To Testify

Representative, May Of Kentucky,
whose name has been linked with wal
contracts awarded to the Carson in
t%erests, and who has steadily refused
to appear before the Mead War Investi-
eating Committee, has finally changed
his mind and is expected to take the
stand today.
Just why Mr.. May considers it neces-
sary to call in an attorney, is not clear,
but by doing so he increases public
suspicion, which had already grown
to great proportions because of his
stubborn refusal to testify voluntarily,
as other members of Congress whose
names were mentioned in previous testi-
mony, have done.
If there is any predisposition among
the American people to PREJUDICE the
Kentucky representative, it can be at
tributed only to his attitude toward the
Mead Committee. Because OF this, II
would appear inevitable that the com
mittee will be the more exacting IN
questioning him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26
The Subsea Atomic Blast

The subsea explosion of the fifth
atomic bomb under some eighty-seven
target ships in Bikini lagoon caused a
tremendous waterspout which subsidized
without creating a tidal wave and ap-
parently sunk but eleven ships lnclud-
ing the battleship Arkansas and the
aircraft carried Saratoga. This is the
summary shortly after the blast. To
the casual observer, the box score ap-
pears well under par.
Snap judgment, however, would be
out of order, at least until the military
and scientific staffs have completed
their observations. furthermore, the
sinking of a battleship, which under
combat conditions would have some
two thousand men, more or less, aboard
and a carrier equally manned, add to the
accumulating deadly score being rolled
up by the atomic bomb.
It may prove in the long run that
this frightful weapon is more destruc-
tive over land than over water, and
that navies have less to fear from its
use, if the world is so unwise as not
to outlaw it and another world war
should come, but it is not yet con-
clusively proved that navies could count
on any appreciate immunity despite
the failure of the tests off Bikini to
completely destroy the target fleet.
This latest test will give the scientists
and military authorities something to
study from the practical as we'll as the
theoretical viewpoint for many a month
to come. Considering the cost of the
experiments, it is to be hoped that
knowledge of great value, in event OF
another war, will be forthcoming.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26
You'll Probably Like To Know How
To Determine A Holy Ghost Shell

same number. These are to be
interpreted as the five Doves OF
Peace.
While the name of the author
of the analytical description" Mr..
Moore writes me, has been lost
in the mist of time, nevertheless
he has left for posterity a descrip-
tive narrative of religious trend
which is so appealing that it i'm
presses even those who ordinarily
may be scoffers.
THE Holy Ghost shell (some
times called the Sand Dollar') is
found in %profusion along the beach
es and strands of North Carolina,
as well as in various other Sec
tons. 1t is grayish in color and
almost circular in shape. 1t is one
of the infinite number which
possess life and animation. When
dead, after exposure to the sun,
the shell bleaches to a pure white
color.
There were thousands of SOL
diers stationed in the Wilmington
area during the war who were in
terested in collecting shells. There
have been a great many recent
requests for a descriptive outline
of the Holy Ghost shell. 1t is for
this reason that the narrative is
being revived and in the hope, as
we'll, that the information may be
of interest to readers generally"
l have always envied these
people who can walk along the
beach, pick up a shell, and learn
edly tell you in a minute the pre-
else popular and scientific name
for it. Personally. I'm familiar
only with the conch shell. When
pick up anything else it is just
shell.
1t seems to me that I'd been
calling this particular she'll - The
Holy Ghost shell - a seabiscuit.
However, this may be Just another
indication that I don't know my
Shells and that the seabiscuit is
an entirely different shell.
However. I do thank Mr.. Moore
Tor this bit of information. I in
tend to go on the beach today and
oegln a try at making a collection
OF these shells.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26
BY JOHN SKIES

1t is not only my desire to be
sparklingiy Informative SO that
you may keep abreast at all times
of the mysteries of this world, but
I'm anxious to impress you with
my erudition.
Therefore, with the help of my
old crony in delving out those
items that reach the light Of day
so seldom - Louis Moore - ]
am happy to fill you in today on
the matter of sea shells.
l have observed that many OF
you, if you happen to be some OF
those l see daily t~raipsing around
the beaches picking up shells,
while your days away dropping up
and down the strand. I assume
you are looking for shells.
Therefore, I pass on to you some
information about a peculiarly
formed and comparatively rare
shell called the Holy Ghost Shell
so that you Will know one Wnen
you see it; so that you may pass
it around for your friends exam
ination like a true connoisseur.
The aforesaid Mr.. Moore, ever
one to come to my aid during mo-
ments of stumpedness, handed me
this information, saying he'd pick
ed it from an unknown author.
I pass it along to you in the form
it was given me:
A. On the top side of the shell
there is shown in bold relief an
outline of the Easter Lily. This
typifies, and is symbolic of, the
Easter season in recognition of
Christ.
B. Exactly in the center of the
Lilly may clearly be discerned a
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26
McKenney On
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

The California Bridge Week
Tournament is divided into two
parts, the first half being played
in Los Angeles and the second
half in San Fransicso. For the
first time this year a large dele
CATION from eastern states at
tended the tournament.
In addition to the 81 who flew
out by chartered plane, there was
a group of II from Wichita, Kan.
We all agreed that today's hand
was n of the most interesting in
the tournament.
There is no bidding shown be-
cause all of the players bid the
hand in different ways, but they
all got to seven spades with South
the declared, and in every case
the king of hearts was opened.
1t so happens that if you lead
a small spade to the ten-spot, ruff
a club in dummy and lead an
other spade to the queen, ruff an
other CLUB, cash the ace and king
of diamonds and ruff a diamond
in the South hand, seven-odd can
be made.
However, not one of the experts
made it because this line of play
depends entirely upon a four-four
break in clubs. It seems more
natural to play the hand for a
four-one rather than a five-noth-
ing break in diamonds.
Some of them lost the hand i'm
-mediately by cashing the ace of
spades and then playing the ace
OF diamonds, which was trumped.
When we gave this hand to
Mrs. Helen Sobel upon our
return, her line of play was to
win the c of hearts, cash the
ace of spades, lead a small spade
to the queen, ruff a small club,
then cash the ace and king of dia-
monds and ruff a diamond. This
gave her both chances to make
the contract, that is. if the dia-
monds broke four-one or the clubs
four-four.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26
TOP O. THE MORNING
You are . creature born for eternity.
From CHOW"
Beware Swindlers

The arrest of the alleged mail order
salesman w. T. Wingate by Sheriff
Latta of Orange county is a warning
to beware doorbell ringing solicitors
who by one means or another have
fleeced residents of this state of mil
lions of dollars since the war put ad-
ditional money into the hands of most
wage and salary earners.
Wingate has been taking false orders
for clothing and collecting deposits on
them since last November. Glib of
tongue and ingratiating generally,
Wingate ~prospered to the tune of sew
eral thousand dollars, without anthem
tic credentials, by listing orders on
fictitious blanks and turning duplicates
over to his victims showing credit for
the advance payment he always collect
ed. Suspicion was finally directed at
him and now he is resting from his
labors, all but penniless having bibbled
excessively, in the Hillsboro jail.
He is one of the few racketeers with
whom the law has caught up. There
are dozens ~uncaught. When Camp Davis
and the shipyard were under construc-
ton and long after both were in opera
ton, the additional population these
projects attracted offered green pas
lures for swindlers of the Wingate type
who reaped a rich harvest despite re-
peated warnings by police and other
authorities to beware door-to-door So
%licitors with fortune-making PROPOSE
tons. The breed has not yet disappear
ed in its entirety from our midst:
Residents cannot be too careful in
buying from or giving orders to per-
sons who represent themselves as rep
resentatives of jobbers or manufacture
ers selling direct to consumers but who
do not produce proper credentials or
authorization from city officials. This
is especially necessary in the case of
solicitors who demand a deposit on an
order, unless one is willing to be Fleece
ed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26

five-pointed star, representing the
Star of Bethlehem.
c. Every shell always has five
perpendicular openings, never
ore or less than this number,
each opening about a half an inch
in length. These cuts are repre-
sentatives of the five wounds in
the Body of Christ, inflicted before
His crucifixion.
D. On the underside of the shell
is an outline of the Poinsettia, in
beautiful and symmetrical design.
This is indicative Of the scarlet
Christmas flower.
E. When broken open, in a large
number of cells, there are found
tiny perfect replicas of a bird in
flight. The cells Invariably have
five birds in them, always the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26
Religion

BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS
FUNCTIONING AS A FAMILY

FUNCTIONING AS A FAMILY
l had a talk the other day with
a workingman Who has hold of a
great truth by the handle. l SIS
pect that the beginnings Of his
idea was the Scripture He set
teth. the solitary in families for
he is an intelligent and active
Christian. His life ambition is to
attain a common family life for
himself and wife and three chill
dren, r~everting to the %patriarcaal
system of the Orient.
So he bought a house big enough
for eight or more persons, his two
sons and one daughter being mar
ried. Each family has its own
apartment; all meet together for
meals and for social evenings in
the living room. Common prob
lens and interests are talked over
at the dinner table. I'VE are a
real democracy
Said my acquaintance, 1--WE live
more cheaply thus, and we keep
together as a family. My SON fol-
low my trade, and that, too, is a
tie. We enjoy n another, as God
meant families to do. Our great
est happiness is our home. And we
stand together in the face of the
changes that are taking place in
the world"
Here was philosopher, working
out satisfactorily one of society's
basic problems. There is another
side to the question, Of course; but
this one man has found a solution
that is as old as the race.
We thank Thee, our Father in
Heaven, for family ties, and for
those who love us best. Quicken
all families, We pray, In unity and
loyalty. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26
BOX
COURT HOUSE PARKING

COURT HOUSE PARKING
To the Editor:
1 thought I would write you
regards to the parking SltuacS
around the county court a0l''
here.
1 understand It is now sgalfs..
the law for anyone not emp-oFs.
by the county to park in the c'N'
house yard. ,
Do you think IT is a fair ' .s
just thing to deprive the puo-.
of something they pay heavy 'S"'
to keep up?
Maybe the county eonmlSN W.,
e~s think it is fair to keep p'
general public from using ''"+'
thing they pay for. ..,,
But there is another situaSo.
around the court house they ooa
think anything about. I am nlas.
ing of the number Of police ' y.
highway patrol cars that psfA VI
Princess street.
When recorders court Is IN NF
sion you will find all the pau.
cars and sheriff cars parked W. ",
Princess street in front Of "
court house. .c,.
If they want 10 take the ev W.,
yard away from the peop!e s sS
pay taxes for it why don't w. ~,
make the county and HIGHWAY =.
troll cars park their own cals :.
the court yard and leave s5Jt
room on the street for the p''-
to park? -. MI
If you will stop to look " /.
will find a space marked u n.,.
front of the court house on i an.
cess street for unloading p[-s ~.
ers. Also if you look you VIA .' N.Y.
a door on the ground floor W. ~.
ing in the court house ysIo
should be used for that p0 ,,,
That alone would give the p, ..g
a chance to park four mo-'
on Princess street. ann.
The lawyers and ot7ef Ps .<,
having business in the coe-' .1,..
find it impossible to flad a ~
to park their cars "nIs NJ
attend court but still losy
taxes for the court yard .,.y
Or maybe they should .,a
double as the highway patg0l h,
police cars do IN fEoa.s,
court house on Princess street, "A.
1 have seen many tines a n+,.
way patrol car parked on n,
street all day ard nan
while the partoIman II,
the football game in Durham AT
thing in a nut shell is il they W.. v
The court yard then give me
10 the public. p,ya
Wilmington, N. C.
July IS, 1916.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26
Doctor Says
FLEABITED DANGER
IS CUT BY confirm.
BY WILLIAM A. O,eR,rv

BY WILLIAM A. O'BRIFN
Flea bites result from co W, D.
with dog and cat fleas and SUn'sd
fleas. Another variety NJ ruSn'l
troublesome because Of j+s .ss
cy to burrow into the skin eDUeH
In biting, fleas leave a w..
teristic mark which can be s,aS
nized at a glance, as ii !, ss0s'
with a tiny spot of hemorrb*ss
the middle.
The reaction to flea bite, v
in different individuals. in s, ,a.e'
ance with the sensitivjtv ~
skin. Some show no resc,io M
while others are made Ill bv ",
bites. @s
The irritating substance WIKI,
the flea injects through III. s s.a
he makes in the skin produce, avg
allergic reaction in hype-sensf,''aa
persons; in some there Is ga,.'
allzed disturbance. with hives An,
hemorrhagic eruptions.
Flea bites sometimes are .r.,,.
spaced in a line across the d..
as fleas have a tendency 10 b.,
and bite and hop again. Flea, ~, Z
can jump from one person to ,,'
other.
Flea-bite reactions are relisr.,
by the application Of any anti.jtrs,
ing lotion containing menthol =,
phenol. As these preparation, co.'
tain a powder in suspension. ,hsy
should be mopped on the su.facs
and allowed to dry. Reapplicsam
can be made without removing IN
coat previously applied.
An ordinary dog and cat ts,,
are the usual source Of hum,
bites, the control Of the pests M
the animals and In the apins','
quarters will clear up the diff.
Guilty.
Pets should be given a thoroyts
scrubbing with soap and water i,
which is incorporated one Of a.
preparations for destroying ami.
NAL fleas. Powders, too, can b.
applied to the pets skin.
The animals quarters should be
thoroughly cleaned, and all dust
and rubbish should be removed.
Flea control in the homes
largely a matter Of animal . flea
control, plus a thorough house.
cleaning and fumigation. Il The
fleas are in the bedding and ma.
tresses. those articles can BE- stu.
ilized
The floors should be scrubbed
with soap and water TO which an
a~ntiseptic agent has been added
DISCRIMINATING powder can be ap
piled in the cracks, or the Whit
job can be turned over Il /
trained pest-exterminator.
The female of a certain variety
of flea (chigoe, jigger, or nigus'
has a bad habit of biting and then
burrowing into the skin, especially
that around toes and fingers. She
leaves a small black spot at The
point of entrance, and severe 1t.
action in the tissues may result
The proper treatment Is 10 steE.
ilize the skin and dig out the flea'
with a needle. Secondary infection
can cause a severe liberation
which may disable the patient
Control of rat fleas, which trans
NIT serious diseases plague and
typhus) in certain parts Of tie
world, is effected by destroying
the rats with gases or traps.
Clothing infected by rat fleai is
best destroyed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26
STAR Dust
U~nmitigated Ass

Ihls editorial is written bv the
cohtrloutlng editor of this news
paper who is by a profession a
prac1lclng lawyer and who thinks
both in his capacity as a LAWYER
and IN his role as a sometime edi-
tor, that Mr.. Justice Jackson msde
an unmltigated ass of himself bv
MS attack on MI. Justice Black. -
Macon (Ga.) News.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26
Editorial Comment
INCREASE

Let those who advocate soak the rich'' be
reminded that you increase the wealth of the
natlon by addition, multiplication; not by sub.
traction end d~ivision.-"Bronx'' in a letter to
the New York World Telegram.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-26
Guiding Principies

The National Association Of
Manufacturers has put ads in the
papers telling us how happy # is
about the price situation. with
conscience instead of the OPA as
our guide, we can all get rich hv
overcharging each other. The
New Yorker.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-22
ATTEND OF
BROTHER IN
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Harris ut Rites
For r. willis Brown Held At
Tallahassee.

Mr.. and MIS-. Philip J. Harris re-
turned Yesterday from Tallahassee
Fla. where they attended funeral
services Of Mrs. Harris brother. b.
Willis Brown, who died last Wed
nesday.
They we're accompanied by NJ.
md Mrs. O. f. Cannon, of Norfolk,
W.
Mr.. Brown was a native Of North
Carolina and had retired from bust
ness because of i'll health. He was a
member of the First Presbyterian
church in Tallahassee, . past com
mander of the American Legion post
there, a life member Of the Elka
lodge and a member Of the Wo2d
men Of the World.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Allie YaWn Brown; one son, Ledley
N. Brown: two brothers, Walker
Brown nd Buck Brown, both Of
North Carolina; three sisters, Mrs.
Gene Cannon, Of Norfolk, W.; Mrs.
Philip Harris, of Henderson and
Mrs. Ernest Mcdaniel, Of GreenVlllc.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-22
Drive For
Hospital Is
Still Short
$780, OO Additional
Needed To Realize
$15O,C.0O Objective

While thc camDai,= for finds to
purhase and expand present basni-
taI faili,ies in Henderson has oana
zvcIl" ,he committee in charoe re-
today 1hat con1rihutions sin
were aboui 2 q short of tho
c15O n GOAL set Wnatbor conditions
if was said
J.nuarv n * tho doadlino for
trrmination rf This ..voIIr hoepjt,lr
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-22
LONG ARE
T WAR

Three sons Of Mr., and Mrs. W.
l.. Long. Of Davis street, are now
reunited after four years separa-
ton while they served IN various
branches Of the service during the
war. Veldrie and Bruce Long have
received honorable discharges from
he armed forces and Melcolm is on
leave and all the boys are now at
neir home in Henderson.
Veldrie I. Long, entering the
army in January, 1912, served Two
wears in the States and two years
in the European theater with the
Army air forces. He wears the Good
Conduct medal, American theater,
European theater and Victory RIB
Dons.
William Bruce Long served With
the Fourth Engineer Amphibian
brigade in the Pacific theater for
two years, after training in the
States for one year. He entered ser
vice in February, 1913, and wear
the American theater service medal,
Asiatic-Pacific service medal, Phillip
pines Liberation ribbon, Good Con-
duct medal, World Wan II Victory
medal and a bronze arrowhead.
Malcolm B. Long, coXsWain, en-
tered the navy in June, 1913, and
served aboard the USS HerZog and
the USS Charles Lawrence from Oc-
tober. 1943 to November, 1894. He
then went to the Pacific aboard the
USS Lumen, ON which he served an
til he returned to the States on Jan
uary 6. He will report for further
assignment at Raleigh on February
.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-22
Deafness in Adults
From Early Neglect

ment known as an audiometer in
schools, clinics. hospitals and
doctors Offices. This instrument
makes it possible to detect deaf
ness. One form of deafness is
known as conductive deafness, and
it Is believed that loss OF ability to
hear high tones is often the earli-
est sign of this type of hearing
disturbance. In addition, the diff
flculty cur because of partial
blocking of the opening of the
eustachian tubes by an over
growth of lymphoid tissue in the
throat. The eustachian tubes lead
from the throat to the middle part
of the ear.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-01-22

years. and recently moved IT, Oxford
becatSc II was said accommodations
-Culd not be found locally. would De
lelurned when iaCiiIties We're found.
The directors discussed the Camp
tiutner hospital abanduHment by the
Wan Department. and all expressions
touched upon what was called gov
eminent extravaganza in dropping
the facility. but the beard dId rot
20 ON record officially ion or against
ne movement.
FolloW, the directors meeting a
briei session was held Dy the cXccu-
i've committee to name a nominate
ing committee to select eight dire
tors for l94b-iI t. be voted on at
the dinner meeting next week.