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Evening star., 1946-01-27
Saving the House of Savoy

Current press dispatches from
Rome concerning the Italian dynas-
ty are significant alike from their
source and from their content The
source is stated to be high British
officers close to the royal family"
The information is that King Victor
Emmanuel plans to hand over his
throne to his 8year-old grandson,
the Prince of Naples, while simulta-
neously the boys father, Crown
Prince Humbert, will waive his
rights to the throne, resign from his
present position as lieutenant gen.
eral of the realm, and retire to pri-
vate life. The result of these moves
would be a regency until the young
King reaches his majority.
Such procedure, if carried out
and maintained, would settle per-
haps the thorniest problem facing
Italy's political future. This is the
question whether Italy is to con-
tinue as a monarchy of some sort or
40 W oCIOlIlC q 1CPuo1lS. IL q liio1i~
archy, it must be headed by the
house of Savoy But the Savoyard
dynasty has suffered deeply in pres
tige and popularity through its su-
pine acquiescence to Mussolini and
his Fascist regime, ending in COM
plete catastrophe through needless
entry into the late war, which lost
italy its colonial empire and turned
the homeland itself into a battle
ground for foreign forces
Only at the eleventh hour did
King Victor Emmanuel deserve we'll
of his country by personally depos-
ing Mussolini through an unusual
but constitutional use of his royal
prerogative. In place of the crum-
bled Fascist regime, the King ap-
pointed stop-gap government
headed by Marshal Badoglio, who
negotiated the armistice with the
Allies in 1943 which changed Italy
from an enemy to a co-belligerent
of the Allies against the Axis. This
stop-gap regime has gradually
evolved into a provisional govern
ment representing a coalition of
political parties varying widely in
character. One of the few points
they have agreed on is to leave the
question of the monarchy to the
decision of the Italian people after
the country's national status has
been determined through a peace
settlement with the Allies. Unfor-
tunately. delay in obtaining that
peace settlement has correspond
ingly delayed constitutional recon-
Struction.
Meanwhile, popular sentiment on
the constitutional issue continues to
be sharply divided Southern Italy
has always tended to be monarchist
and conservative, while the north
seems to be predominantly repub-
lican and radical During recent
months political lines have been
blurred by the rise of new move
ment calling itself PUomo Quail
unque, roughly translatable as
"Everyman's 'front.'" its spirit being
Evening star., 1946-01-27
Congress vs.. PetriIIo

James Caesar Petrillo, president
of the American Federation of Mu-
sicians and, as such, the undisputed
"czar" of union-made music in this
country, has the added distinction
albeit dubious one-of having be-
come the principal objective of SUM-
dry special legislative attempts to
curb his powers. The latest of the
anti-Petrillo measures lit amounts
to that although the gentleman is
not named) is one by Representative
Clarence F. Lea of California de-
signed to prohibit "coercive prac-
tees" by Mr.. Petrillo's union in con-
nection with the broadcasting of
records and of cultural programs
originating in the United States or
abroad The BILL introduced follow
ing Mr.. Petrillo's recent edict to
broadcasters against retransmission
of British musical programs, was
approved by the House Interstate
and Foreign Commerce Committee
by a 14-to-5 vote.
One of the principal "coercive
practices" which the new bill would
outlaw is Mr.. Petrillo's rigid stand
by" rule, under which broadcasting
stations must hire federation musi-
clans to stand by" whether they
play or not, whenever the union
feels that nonunion competitors are
apt to deprive union players of work
which otherwise would go to union
men. In other words, the proposed
law would make it unnecessary for
radio stations or other users of or
chestras to pay for services not in
fact rendered. AS a matter of fact,
the stand by" practice and some
other ''coercive" rules are not con-
fined to the musicians union, but
under Mr.. Petrillo's guidance they
have undoubtedly reached levels of
perfection hitherto unattained in
the trade union field. In effect,
therefore, Representative Lea and
the House Interstate and Foreign
Commerce Committee. which he
heads, are training their sights on
the exemplar of dictatorial unionism
when they choose Mr.. Petrillo as
their objective. Mr.. Petrillo some
how always has managed to survive
congressional attacks, however. But
there is ample reason for Congress
to keep on trying to bring Mr.
Petrillo to terms.
Evening star., 1946-01-27
Time to End Ii
From the London (ontario) Free Press

From the London (ontario) Free Press
Within the memory of most of us, Ca
nadians and Americans were able to visit
each other without benefit-or incon-
venience-of passports, and we got along
together amazingly we'll Those visits
cemented our relations; we built up what
Mr. Roosevelt would have called a good
neighbor' policy on our own without
governmental regimentation and over
sight. 1t was in 1910 that passports to
cross the border became necessary and
1t has been headache ever since. Last
year this order was relaxed to apply only
to persons who intended to stay in the
U. S. A. more than % days We on this
North American continent are daily be.
coming more and more one people, and
official red tape and other obstacles
which tend to keep up apart hinder our
mutual understanding and are inimical
to Canadian American good will.
Evening star., 1946-01-27
The Ickes Report

secretary lcKeS' annual report to
the President draws a sobering
picture of the state of the Nations
natural resources. 1t may be
gloomier at spots than the situation
actually warrants, but on the whole,
besides meriting a high mark for
lucid English, it constitutes pro-
vocative survey we'll worth the at
tention of all thoughtful Americans.
The strength of the Nation, obvi-
ously, lies primarily in the riches
of its soil, but those riches, accord
ingly to Mr.. Ickes, are not nearly so
great as they once were. Largely
because of the staggering sdrains of
the war just ended, he says, "Only
nine of the major minerals remain
in our known domestic reserves in
great enough quantity of usable
grade to last one hundred years or
more. Our known usable reserves of
twenty-five essential minerals have
dWindled to a thirty -flve-year sup
ply or less. Our assured domestic
deposits of petroleum would last
from fourteen to twenty years at
our present rate of use, but our pros
poets of making good on some of
our losses in oil are fairly good"
There are many experts-notably
petroleum experts who differ
sharply with these figures, consider
Ing them grossly exaggerated, and
Mr.. Ickes takes SOME of the edge
off his gloomy recital by citing off
setting gains and by observing that
our depleted resources can be re-
plenished or compensated for in
many ways. We can build up stock
piles OF scarce materials, for in
stance, and we can explore for new
reserves and develop advanced tech
niques for the proper conservation
and utilization of what we already
have in our earth. Moreover-if he
is Notwithstanding and fabulous
potentialities remain to be exploited
in the Continental Shelf, vast area
of offShore underwater land over
which the Federal Government is
trying to establish Jurisdiction.
Similarly, although making only
passing reference to the subject, he
implicitly acknowledges that the
development of atomic energy holds
out immense possibilities as a new
source Of power at least supplement
tary to oil, coal and hydroelectricity
Nevertheless, despite the offsetting
factors, and even though some of
his fgureS-aS in the case of oil
have been seriously questioned, Mr..
Ickes Is undeniably right when he
warns against the serious depletion
caused by the war and declares that
today the availability of many of
the minerals upon which our very
manner of living depends is such as
to give the United States of America
real national concern" He does not
himself comment on the idea, but
his report thus seems to lend pow
erful backing to proposals-such as
Senator McCarran's-that Congress
create natural resources council
to conduct a perpetual inventory Of
our wealth and to see to it that
that wealth is wisely, and not
mprovidently, used.
Evening star., 1946-01-27

a revolt against professional politics
and politicians of every kind.
Under the circumstances, the re-
tention of the monarchy under
liberal regency and with diminished
prerogatives would perhaps best
avert violent clashes which could
precipltate civil war. Such a COM
promise would certainly suit British
interests, which would account for
the disclosure made through Brit
ish source.
Evening star., 1946-01-27
Back in the Fold

1t is commonly said that John l..
Lewis is the ablest labor leader of
the times. But as he leads his
100000 mine workers back into the
American Federation of Labor after
ten years of exile there is reason to
ask whether, on the basis of achieve
ment, he measures up to that repu-
tation.
Mr.. Lewis broke with the AFL,
which he has described as a "po-
litical company union," in 1895. The
issue had to do, ostensibly at least,
with the method of organizing the
mass Observation-Disclosures they were
to be unionized along craft or YER
tlcal lines. But this, according to
those who viewed the Lewis rebel
lion with misgiving, was not the
whole story. Actually, they said, the
dispute was more directly rooted in
Mr.. Lewis dissatisfaction with his
place in the AFL, in a desire for a
freedom of movement and a degree
OF power which he could not obtain
from the old-line unionists of the
parent body.
Be that as it may, the fact is that
for a period of about four years
after he left the AFL Mr.. Lewis be-
came an exceedingly powerful fig
ure. In 1886, when he thought that
Franklin D. Roosevelt was "the
greatest man who had sat in the
White House since George Wash
ington and Abraham Lincoln" he
played an important part in the
Democratic campaign and laid the
foundations on which the big CIO
unions subsequently were built. But
a slaviSh devotion to consistency is
not one of Mr.. Lewis weaknesses.
BY 1910 he had broken with Mr..
Roosevelt, and in the campaign of
that year he pumped for Wendell
Willkie, promising to step down as
leader of the CIO if Willkie should
be beaten. He kept his word, and
within few months he had with
drawn his United Mine Workers and
was engaged in bitter and simulta-
neous conflict with President Roose-
velt, with his old friend, Philip
Murray. who succeeded him as head
of the CIO, and with AFL President
William Green, of whom he once
said: II have explored the mind of
William Green, and give you my
word there is nothing there"
But now the Lewis wanderings
are over. He is back in the AFL
fold, apparently on his own terms,
but still subordinate in official po-
sition to Mr.. Green. What has he
accomplished in these ten years?
The United Mine Workers, his per-
sonal union, is intact and possibly
stronger than ever. But Mr.. Lewis
has lost all of his political battles.
The CIO, which he created, is firmly
established and is fully capable of
holding its own with the AFL, even
as strengthened by the return of
Mr.. Lewis. The position of Or
ganized labor as a whole, although
stronger than it was ten years aao,
suffers from the split within the
ranks and certainly is not as strong
as would have been the case had
Mr.. Lewis been willing and able to
achieve his aims without boiling
the AFL.
Perhaps, in the years of activity
which remain to him, Mr.. Lewis will
confirm the judgment of those who
say that he is the ablest man in his
field. But, on the record of his per-
formance over the past ten years, it
can hardly be said that he has con-
Sistently made the most of his ex-
ceptional opportunities to achieve
true greatness as labor leader.
Evening star., 1946-01-27

vital prerequisite to any construc-
tive evolution toward either dorlin-
ion status or independence. As
such, it is thoroughly mischievous
and destructive. Yet it reveals the
explosive forces in India and the
immense difficulties which must be
overcome before stable political in
stitutions can be established.
Evening star., 1946-01-27
Dreadful Possibility

From the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
The job to be done by the United
States in Japan stretches farther into
the future than we can see. If we get
tired doing it and pull out. we leave
smoldering the embers of another and
far more terrible war.
Evening star., 1946-01-27

Citizens are having difficulty in
finding a use for the now unneeded
little red rationing tokens. Just
have faith in the makers of costume
jewelry; the problem will be solved.
Evening star., 1946-01-27

Still another index to character
is the length of time car owner
permits his rear window to continue
obstructed by snow and ice.
Evening star., 1946-05-12

Goodyear Gorden Hose
=. so feet of 2-broid hose black
rubber . z woven layers of duck be-
forcement Complete with standard size
couplings to fit foueets and nozzIes, 9.95
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Dippo Silver Cleaner

-. the new way to clean silver just
dip and rinse :. no rubbing or sorubbine.
Even tiny orevces ore reached and thor
leaving your silver rodiontIy bright-6oc
Evening star., 1946-05-12

. the solution to your kitchen cleanup
problems for greasy pans, ovens and
dishes. Removes ereose without securing
". without sorubbing . without rub
bine. Try !. c. Deereoser ). see how
much time ood work it soves you.
Pint nt--------95e Quart ----l.49
Evening star., 1946-05-12

Hi-Speed Nat Motic Electric Iron
weighs only 2R lbs. :. fost heot,
finger tip control does the work for you!
Chrome plated steel top bokete
handle complete with aluminium
stand
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
MAD MARCH HARE
BALL ON TONIGHT
Group 6, Junior Hostesses,
To Be In Charge OF Pre-
Easter Event

The Mad March Hare ball will
be ushered in at the Second and
Orange USO club tonight, by the
appearance of large white rabbit,
with innumerable pockets, filled
With favors and prizes for all the
servicemen and hostesses attend
ing.
Group six, Junior hostesses, is in
charge Of the arrangements for the
pre-Easter ball, which marks the
season every year.
The committee headed by Miss
Marian Byrd, chairman OF the
group, and Miss Bobbie Scheer,
program chairman will be assisted
by Misses Cornelia Holden, Grace
Bannerman, lola Greer, Jeanette
Cain, Mary Futrelle, Kathleen
Hayes, Nellie Gray Mathis, Olga
Williams, Margaret Mckee, Jau.
nita Schmitt, Altha Waters and
Virginia Cromartie.
Others assisting from Group six
will be Misses Betty Joyner, Sadie
Hilburn, and Frances Hilburn.
Decorations will feature the Alice
in Wonderland theme, the same
which were used at the dance last
Saturday.
A feature of the evening Of en-
tertainment will be another rab-
bit of smaller statue, who will mix
with the crowd. testing with the
visitors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
RECRUITING UNIT
SIGNS MANY men
Third Of Wilmington Quota
Secured In Four Days,
Paradise Announces

The Wilmington Navy Recruiting
substation, yesterday reported that
the office has shipped ~ of it's rs
men-per-month quota from March
through 8.
Cos ]. G. Paradise, Navy re.
cruiter, said the 81 men represent
nearly every section Of his recruit.
ing district.
The men and their home ad.
Ollie Bell, Winnabow; Marion
dresses are:
Bethune, Wilmington; Marion Sell.
ers, Clarkton: J. j. Newell, Bolton;
J. E. Danford, Whiseville; J. W
Best, Brunswick; H. S. Jenerette
Wilmington; G. K. Sandlin, Will
mington; J. W. HARRISON, Delco;
J. G. Broom, Monroe; r. L.
Cordes, Wilmington; H. c. Black.
well, Wilmington; N. w. Rockwell
Whiteville; c. G. Ellis, Shallotte;
H. G.. Clark, Fairmont; L. M. Ell
lers, Wilmington; L. j. Jones, Viii.
mington; B. Sullivan, Wilmington;
W. H. Willis, Wilmington; F. H. Ir.
wing, F. G. Mobiles, e. c. Brown,
and c. Wilson, Wilmington.
David J. Scott, Rocky Point; A.
Costin, Rocky Point; B. w. Chris.
tain, Wilmington and N. F. Bass,
Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
ARMY RECRUITERS
WILL START SERIES
OF RADIO STORIES

A series Of radio programs will
be initiated by the U. S. Army Re-
cruiting Station, next Friday night,
at $3.50. when three members of
the staff 60 ON the air, with stories
written and produced by Lieut.. N.
C. Cottle, in charge of the local OIL
fees.
Besides Cottle, the short skits
will have the assistance of T-Sg..
Eugene Carr, and Sgt. Robert W.
Mitchell, in their delivery.
Other stories will follow the
first, at date which has not been
nounced. Discharged veterans of
the armed forces have been urged
to listen to the programs which
will be Of ten minute duration.
"The stories will portray a typi-
cal problem with which many dis
charged veterans are faced, and
will offer a repetoire Of typical
every day occurances in the
local recruiting Offices" Lieutenant
Cottle said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
PRESSMAN'S UNION
HAS OYSTER ROAST
Local 1856 Enjoys Largest
Membership Since 1912,
Report Shows

The Wilmington Printing Press
mems union number 1856 enjoyed an
oyster roast last night on Mason
bound Sound.
The meeting was presided over
by Perry J. Whitman, president OF
the local. It was noted at the meet
ing that the local has the largest
membership since 1912.
Among those attending last
nights roast were: Perry J. Whit
man, president, Braxton Ellis, vice.
president, Dewey R. Breeze, secre-
tary-treasurer, Asa W. Allen, r. B.
German. Tony Rauch, P. ]. Dowdy,
Leroy Vaughan, Rudolph Bennett,
James Bennett, Guy Maynard and
Roy J. Cook. Members u attend
ing were " O. Skinner and Eddie
King.
The local is affiliated with the
International Printing Pressmen's
and assistants Union of North
America.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
RECREATION GROUP
SCHEDULE EVENTS AT
CENTERS NEXT WEEK

Events planned by the city Re-
creation department for Monday,
March II, include a varied pro.
gram for both young and old.
Tn. afternoon of activities will
begin at 2:30 in the afternoon with
folk dancing at the Cornelius Har.
nett center, to the music of the
Rhythm band.
At 7 o'clock, the department has
scheduled bingo party at the
Vance community center. A binge
party will be in progress from 8 to
10 at night, at the Lake Forest
center.
From $3.50 to 7:30 at night, there
will be Bible club meeting, al
the Nesbitt courts center.
A program for the week has beer
mapped, and other activities will
be announced later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
new BERN PLANS
CONCRETE STANDS
Yankee Stadium Seats Pur.
chased With Capacity
OF 1000

NEW BERN. March g. Three
contracts for the erection Of 1000
seat concrete block grandstand
have been let by the New Bern
Athletic association, under the
supervision of Alderman A. A.
Kafer, chairman of the recrea-
ton committee of the New Bern
board of aldermen. Richardson and
Skinner, local contractors, were
given the contract.
The grandstand will be made of
concrete blocks and cement slabs.
A thousand individual seats, pur-
chased from the Yankee stadium
at New York city, will be used. I'm
der the graadstand will be two
dressing rooms for players and two
rest rooms. The building of the
center section will cost more. than
$4,000, and the 64-toot wings will
exceed 5000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
CLINTON PHYSICIAN
PLANS CONSTRUCTION
OF CLINIC BUILDING

CLINTON, March s.-Dr. John
H. Kendall, local physician and
surgeon, announced this week his
plans to build an poffiee and clinic
on College street which he plans to
move into as soon as completed.
The building will be "a IL by 70
IL feet. It will be a one-story
structure of concrete block veneer.
The floor plans call for white and
colored waiting rooms, consultation
office, two examining rooms,
lounge room for help, three sick
rooms equipped with beds, delivery
room, X-ray and clinic laboratory,
DR.. Kendall came to Clinton
about three years ago and has
practiced here since that time.
Prior to opening his office he serv-
ed for % months in the U. S. Army
Medical Corps.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
Mintz May Announce
For Brunswick Board

SOUTHPORT, March 8-After a
sort Of wartime tour of duty
Stephen Mintz, of Leland is be-
ieved to be seriously considering
the matter of offering his service
to his county as county commits
sioner. His announcement for that
office will probably be forthcom-
ing within the next few days.
Mintz was elected a county com.
missioner four years ago, just
about as promptly he was made
chairman OF the board. He served
for two years and then when an
impossible situation arose at the
County Home, and it was impos-
sible to get keeper. he resigned
and took over the work of keeper
himself.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09

where his skill as technician was
considered vital to the war effort.
''Since the end Of the war, L feel
that it is no longer my duty to re-
main in the service Of my COM
pany, as there are others return
ing from service who can just as
well fill my job" Howard told re-
cruiting officers.
Here Six Years
Howard told Lieutenant Cottle
that he hoped to be assigned to the
Army Signal Corps, European
theatre. He was resident of the
city for six years, during which
time he was a member of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce, and
the Masonic order. He is brother
of Robert B. Howard, president Of
the Junior Chamber.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
Bladen Farm Families
Benefit By ESA Loans
NEW BERN SERVICE
BY NATIONAL AIR
DELAYED BY STRIKES

NEW BERN, March B. Because
of the nationwide strike Of cleo
trical workers, which makes it i'm
possible for the National Airlines
company to obtain radio compon-
ent parts at present, the date for
the inauguration of air passengers
and mail service for New Bern
has been postponed from March 10
to about March Is, it has been an
nounced by Fred Turner, resident
manager for the air company.
A 46-pasenger DC-4 belonging to
the company, landed here Monday
on its way from Newark, N. j.,
to Miami, Fla, on a check flight.
When service has been regularly
begun Mr.. Turner says, 14-pas-
senger Lockheed planes will be
used. Installation of a teletype
machine, needed for airport OPP
erations, will be completed at the
local airport around March IS, Mr..
Turner reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
Band Leader Kay Kiser
, Crown Berry Queen
Sixth Annual Festival AT
Wallace Set Fer May l
Through IL

WALLACE. MarGa s-Who wiz
be the Strawberry Queen Ina'
is the question being asked throusn'
ont wallace and surrounding coun'
ties as the time approaches !or
the Sixth Annual North Carolina
Strawberry Festival to open. Inns
famous festival will be held In
Wallace from May 1st thru May
18th. -.
The contest is open to all girls
living in Wallace, Duplin County,
and all adjoining counties. Photo
graphs of all contestants will be
cent to Kay Kyser, the famous
North Carolina movie star and
orchestra leader in Hollywood.
Select Queen
Kyser and his staff at the movie
studio will select the Queen. The
Queen will be crowned Queen OF
the Strawberry Festival" by Gov
ernor r. Gregg Cherry, in a bril-
liant and colorful ceremony, she
and her court will be honored at a
dinner held in the community build
ing and will reign supreme over
the strawberry Queens BalP', to
be held on the evening Of May 9th.
Hollywood Trip
In addition to all the above hon
ors and nationwide publicity, the
girl selected as Queen OF the
Strawberry Festival and the next
two runner-ups will be given free
round trip to Hollywood with all
expense paid. While in the film
capitol they will visit the studioes.
watch movies filmed and be the
guests OF Kay Kyser.
Closing Date r
All girls in this and adjoining
counties are asked to communicate
with A. J. Coffey at Festival head
quarters or o. o. Phillips at Wal
lace Enterprise Office, at. once.
The contest will remain open until
March 25th but officials wish to
line up as many girls as possible
within the next few days so that
plans can be arranged for meeting
and group photos made.