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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-25
Cornelius VanLeuven

1t IS given few men to occupy q
place IN their communities similar to
nat OF Cornelius Van Leuvan who
died yesterday after a lingering IL
ness Modest almost to the point of
olf1ldence, his good works, his extra
ordinary efficiency, his splendid
citizenship, were never exploited, vet
II would be difficult to point out anv
one else who had given more of him
self and his service to Wilmington
Gentle and kindly far above the aver
age, Mr.. Van Leuvan, set an examine
OF citizenship that will linger in the
minds of all who knew him as p stand
ard to be followed
In poor health for some wears and
no longer active in business when
world War Ill came he offered his serv-
ices TO the government as a member of
the War Price and R~ationing Board.
and upon the retirement of O. H.
Shoemaker, the boards first chair
man, because of sickness, succeeded
to the Craftsmanship, giving his days
to a thankless job without compensa-
tlon' as the one contribution he could
make, because of his age, to the win
nlng OF the war. It wore him out, as
1t had Mr.. Shoemaker.
1t IS men of his stamp that make
1t possible to believe, in these unsettled
times, that the country will yet recov-
er its balance and move forward to
world leadership in the practice of the
faith and principles upon which it was
founded.
To his widow and children the Star
offers it's sincere sympathy. From
long acquaintance and in the respect
ne inspired, this newspaper shares
their loss.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-25
BY JOHN SKIES

1t isn't divulging a thing-it's
really being obviously flag-raisy
to suggest that Americans can
take a belt-tightening episode in
the easiest stridel
Take the current railroad strike
which is, l believe without doubt,
the worst industrial tie-up any
country in the world has ever
known when you consider ali the
ramifications. Well, you'd think,
walking along Front street and
on down around the ACL and Sea-
board offices, that a national holt
day had been declared. Folks
cracking wise, laughing, and just
sort of moseying along in a holt
day spirit as if the trains were
running on schedule.
I'm not so sure this is bad and
I'm not so sure it's good. Some
time when I think of how much has
been done in the past several
months to slow down American
recovery from the war, I think it is
definitely bad.
However, I didn't start out to IN
troduce any economic theories or
ways and means of u~nsnarllng the
pitiable conditions existing in our
national recovery efforts.
I was just interested yesterday
first day the rail strike got in a
full "a hours, at the reaction OF the
people who must assuredly suffer,
il not hardships then inconvenl-
ences if the strike were to be
prolonged.
And all the reactions I've studied
have added up to that holiday
spirit.
First off, an Associated Press
dispatch came in with the straglht
news about the strike and told
about Governor Wallgren of Wash
ington, being caught in Washing
ton when the strike was called.
Wallgren had been in conference
with President Truman.
When he left the White House to
meet with reporters, one of the
boys-meaning reporters-sald,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-25

How're you leaving town, Gov
ernor?"
Quoting the Associated Press, he
said, with a grin:
I've still got a thumb"
Back in 1888 when the bank holi-
day was declared and nobody had
any cash of any kind let alone
loose, a special friend Of mine
threw a nice roast pig party for
what could be called a whole passel
of us folks.
For no reason because the banks
were holding out no cash on me, I
became upset that my friend
should throw such a party at a
time like this and I told him 20.
How" says I, can you do a
thing like this at a time like this?"
Well" he says to me, blithely,
Il gotta pig
Further, although I don't 60 in
for such things very often. I re-
member a popular song back there
in the dim past somewhere that
went something like this. g.. Not
much money, but Oh! Honey,
Amt we got fun? go"
Now add all these things up and
what do we get? Add up all the
similar things like that you know
about and see what you get.
1t isn't, I'm confidently sure,
that we, as a people, lack respon-
sibility. When some nation like
Germany or Japan or any other,
hops up and gets a bit too fresh
with rights we start right in
to building more ships, raising a
bigger Army and Navy, and, in
general, working harder than we
ever thought We could work. And
we smack Germany or Japan or
any other nation down quicker
than it takes John L. Lewis to call
a coal strike.
Yet, we don't seem to be too
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-25
OLD US. CEMETERY
WORKED BY ARMY

The United States A.rnv has ~.
restored a SO year old Ame~ic.
plot on Oktaawa. : D~.ia.t
which recalls an incident n ~.
historic expedition Of Commo5,r.
Matthew c, Perry TO japan in 1851.
81.
Before Commodore ps-~v,,
sqadron reached Japan 70 one,
that nation 10 Western commerc.
and influences. notes the Na+:or.I
Geographic Society. i touched -
Naha, Okinawa's capital. Abo.r3
his ships yer the bodies Ct siv
American sailors who had dies ~
sea. Perry buried the mea in
tiny cemetery on the island, ereot.
ed tombstones- and sailed awsr
For years thereafter. America,
missionaries on Okinawa cared tor
the graves and decorated tbe~o
with flowers each Memorial Dsv
With World War Il, the grave,
went INTENDED. but the seao-ar
were not totally forgotten. vye7
before Japanese resistance m
Okinawa had ceased. United
States Army Engineers ins4irr,aa
a search for these graves and II.
Gated them On the north bank n,
the Asato Gawa, near its mouth.
This stream flows into the China
Sea nearly a mile and a half north
and east Of the Naha docks. II
was at this PORT that supplies were
landed for the Sixty Marine Divi.
sion in its attack on Naha. From
this spot. TOO. elements q that diyf-
sion initiated their amphibious as
sault against the Oruku Peninsula
south OF Mana or June 4, 1915.
When the burial ground vas
found by ne Engineers. it was
covered with litter. The grave
markers were in ? bad state IT
repair. Initial Investigation indicst-
ed that the cemetery was hopeless,
~ ruined.
But Island Command troops
cleaned up the litter. Restoration
Of the graves began, markers were
repaired and placed on concrete
bases. and a white picket fence
was constructed around the site.
By September. 1e45, a flag pole
had been raised. and all the mark
ers had been restored.
Graves Of several British zearen
and three Chinese also were found
in the little plot. These, too. have
been restored. and the burial
ground is known as international
Cemetery.
World War II cemeteries, all Of
which are now neatly plotted and
Handicapped, give mute evidence Of
the hard fought battle for the
Ryukyus. On Okinawa are five
cemeteries with 1921 graves. On
NEARBY Ie Shima and Sar.smi
Shima are two more with iii
graves.
1t. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner,
Jr., commanding the Tenth Army,
who was killed in action during the
last days of combat, Is buried in
the Seventh division cemetery on
OkinaWa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-25

Guidepost
BY w. G. ROGERS
HORIZON, by HELEN MACHINES

hOh1AON, ny l. MANlN-NEo
Peter Lennox, escaping from a
POW camp guarded by Italians,
holes up in 1.-THE Tyrol during the
last winter of the war. For long
months he twiddles his thumbs
and chafes at idleness, fearing
he's not going to have the chance
to do his bit.
Spring tAaw brings underground
activity, however, and there are
treachery, trickery, death, saoO-
tage and of course loyalty and
love. Peter, insure of himself as
the story opens, gains confidence
as it closes.
It's an enjoyable tale. and well
written. But the one sentence
which I shall remember longest is
not in the novel but the olurb:
This is a short novel, because it
deals with the highlands of the
South Tyrol."
DANGEROUS HONEYMOON, by
Axel Kielland little, Brown;
$3.50
All honeymoons are dangerous
in a way, no doubt, but this is
complicated by the effort Of bride
and groom to escape from Germa-
ny.
The book contains. many items
customarily ascribed to wartime
by industrious novelists: finger
prints, handouts, fights, DISCUSSES
faxed passport. plan of secret
weapons, microphone, traln
wreck, partisans, torture and, 10
top it all, Ann Dickson and her
husband Costa BergStrom whom
politics made embarrassed bedfel-
lows. The most lifeIike aspect Of
it all, it seems to me, is the fact
that the man doesn't even get a
word in %edgewise, for the story is
told in the first person by the
bride.
I don't need to let you know
how it ends, because once you've
started you'll probably read on to
learn for yourself.
THE SINGING VOICE, BY Ralph
Morse Brown (MacmiIIanj
$3.50
Aimed principally at the begin
ner, this little book also has much
to say to the more experienced
and to his teacher, family
friends and eventually, public,
The dozen or so types of voices
are described and there are chap
erS on posture, breath control
'honetics, volume and SO on, even
o health and the dire effects Of
'ad teeth and constipation.
1t is a lot of sense on a subject
bout which much nonsense has
cen written.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-25
YourG1Rights
Questions and Answers
On Servicemen'S
Problems
By LARSEN

WASHINGTON.-Here are some
questions fromyeterans and their
relatives:
OIL understand that Congress
has passed a law which will pay
a CT for any furlough time he
missed while III service. Is this
true? If it is, where can I apply
for the money?
A-The bill TO give enlisted men
terminal-leave pay is now being
considered by Congress, but ii
hasn't been passed.
Q-I was discharged from the
Navy under dishonorable condi-
tons. In other words, I got a vel
low discharge. Can I get muster
ing-out pay and the othe- CT bene-
fits?
A-No.
Q-My soa-in-law was just dis
charged after serving in the Army
more than five years. His wife
has been in the hospital for a
month, and that used up al the
savings they had. I asked the doc
tor if there was any way the gov
eminent would pay til e hospital
and doctor bills, ana he said there
wasn't. Is this true?
Ayes.
Q-I was out of work and ap-
Piled for unemployment compen-
sation. Two days before my first
check was supposed to arrive. I
went back to work. Do l have to
send the check pack?
A-No.
o. am planning to enter an
apprenticeship : training program.
VIII the subsistence paid to me
be deducted from any future
bonus?
A-No, it will not be deducted
Q-My husband was recently
discharged from the Navy. Now
he needs medical care, and we
can't afford to pay for it. Where
should l go to get help?
A-Go to the nearest Veterans,
Administration office and apnlv
for VA medical care.
Questions will be answered
only in this space - not bv
mail.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-25
These National Castastrophes Don't
Seem To Euen Faze Most Of The Folks

much bothered when the nation is
tied up by anything, including a
war. We're going to keep right
on eating, complaining about the
butter, running automobiles too
fast, and putting on our very
widest holiday grins and bouncing
around in our ebullient spirits.
It must be, as Wallgren said, that
we've still got a thumb.
And, as my friend comforted me,
we've still gotta pig.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-25

car dealers and some of their statesmen
have demanded a side cash payment
in additiop~t to the price tag on a car,
they will have to exercise the closest
surveillance of every sale in their
agencies to be sure no black market
cash is passed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-25
He Told The Marines

Many a good story and many a
joke have been woven out of the ex-
preston tell it to the Marines" or,
as the case might be, "the marines
have landed and have the situation
we'll in hand"
Joking aside, Wilmington told the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-25

and bungle into war. If the leaders
OF Inc world cannot, some other
the mor las 70 ne invented. This is
r me- moral OF Mr.. Byrnes' unvar 10
~ tl,s heu 'aie. 1t is obviously intended
10 nave the effect of a last cai1 "a
aNe peace table.-New York T;no.s
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-25

Forgive us our n-christian
CONSCIOUSNESS, dear Lord. Nav
we not judge our brother in his
exercise of liberty. Amen
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-25

Questions will be answeraa
only in this space - mot bv
mail.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-02
Perry Is Invited
To Duke Ceremony
Honoring Rutledge

Durham. oct Gov. i. Gregg
CHsrr" nnG prominent lc.al leaders
OF the safe have been invited to
'"'Islo"'" ~ activities on Duke
University campus today. which will
be clImaNcd by installations of a
Wiley Rut.cdgc Chapter ,l Thi Delta
law fraternity III Duke Law School
Associate Justice Wiley Blount
Ru,lcdgc. Jr.. OF the Supreme Court
o! Inc United States. for whom the
chapter will be named will be the
speaker al installation ceremonies
following a banquet in the univcr-
Si'y Union Dining Hall a: p. m.
Leading legal figures OF tine State
who have been invited 10 the ccre-
mony include Bennett II. Perry. Hen
derson. president o! the State Bar
ASSC cation.
Justice Rutledge is scheduled to
arrive by train in Durham this morn
ing He will be accompanied by J.
Harry La5rum. Of Philadelphia. su-
preme justice OF the fraternity. and
Frank NJ. Ludwick. of Washington.
D. c.. supreme secretary and editor.
10Th OF whom will have a part on
the days program.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-02
Salvation Army's
Board To Discuss
Program For 1917

Plans for the work of the coming
year will DC outlined at meeting
of the advisory beard of the local
Salvation Army corps. 10 be held
in the form Of supper meeting at
the Vance hotel Thursday evening,
at $50 O'Clock. il was announced
today by Captain Arthur j. Kin
law. cCros commander.
The Salvation ARMY asked and re-
ccivcd an increase in its budget in
the community chest for 1947 Of
nearly twice what it has hitherto
been receiving, the amount being
advanced from $4,000 TO $500. Use
Of this increase is expected to be
outlined at the supper meeting.
Sam Afford is chairman of the
board and is TO preside al the meet
ing.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-02
u Prisoners In
Highway Camp AT
End Of September

AT the end Of September there
were 73 prisoners in the State High
way convict camp near here. repre-
senting an increase of l6 for the
month, J. II. Gupton, super intendcnt,
reported to the Raleigh highway o.
flee today in his monthly account
ing Received from the courts in
September were enc white and 10
colored prisoners and eight trans
ferrcd in from other camps. Six We're
discharged and eight transferred Ia
other camps. The NUMBER nj the
first C the month was 81.
"''l" "o'ored men are kept nj the
local camp. except that one white
u.an is on hand us an adminiStra-
i've helper.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-02
Top Vote Is Given
Medical Resolution;
Opposition Sensed
ST LYNN NlSBET.
i)aiIy D;S',lir,, f,,,rrul

Raleigh, Get. Mot 4 vote WAS
cast against any of the resolutions
offered At tn meeting uf In" boai a
of trustees Of thr Greater CniVcr-
sity in the Capitol Tuesday. but il
of them. Tie votes were unanimous
in the sense that there was NJ dis
senting Voice. but II was obvious
that several of the 6O-oud trustee +;
present did not vote.
INSTRUCTED.-By far the hcav-
est vote was accorded the resolution
offered by Major l.. =. NLcLcudou.
which in effect Instructed the aG-
ministra,iVc officials OF III" uu.vcr-
sity TO proceed with expanding the
two year medical school into a
standard foug-year medical college
with the essential adiunCtS OF CEN
trail teaching hospital. Preamble 10
this resolution cited the 1915 act OF
the legislature auth JrIZlng the COL
lege after u survey as 10 location
had been made. and also cited re-
port of the national survey commit
tee and resolution OF the medical
care commission approving The pro-
ject.
ENGINEERING Aftcr the Nc
LendOn resolution had been adopt
cd, John Clark read into the record
resolution adopted 10y the CNccU-
tive committee of State College
Alumni association asking for equal
emphasis on lhS engineering school
at State. y Eu.Ion By john I'm
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-02
Powell Will
Head Drive
For u. S. 0.
Named Chairman Of
Seven Counties In
Final War Appeal

Mayor Henry Powell. of Hender-
sen. has been appointed district
chair man ot the l9iG-i7 L. S. o,
'ampaisn, il was learned Today. The
mayor was selected for III" work by
1t. Gov. L. Y. Ballcntinc. State
chairman.
Powell will be- chairman of dis
trict comprising Durham. Franklin.
Granville, Orange, Person. Vanc.,
ana Wake counties. \ chairman will
bc named i'll each of these counties.
No announcement as 10 quotas
has been made, and Mayor Powell
was awaiting this information from
the lieutenant governor.
II is stated that the drive this fall
VIII be the last for the U. S. O. II
mas been designated by Presiden;
Truman and other national leaders
as the Sec 1t Through" drive. U. S.
Q. will complete its wartime demob-
IliZation by the end of l947.
Last year U. S. y. was included
IN the National War Fund. which
ended at that time, and this year U.
=. y. VIII be conducted independent
Of all other appeals.
IL. Gov. Ballentine said that some
$4,000 North Carolina men and wo-
men are still in service or in hos
pitfalls. and that they need The work
Gone By this agency.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-02
AROUND TOWN
POLICE COURT

Raymond Bo5btt. colorcd. was
tried in police court today for as
sault on ThurSton Floyd. Jr. Prayer,
FOR Judgment wuS continued upon
payment of five dollars and COS SIS.
X. G. Wyatt. white. tried for 3uolic
drunkenness, was fined five dollars
and costs.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-02
Scouts Seek
1917 Budget
lnCa'llpaign

Plans ior simultaneous area
wide finance campaign OF the De-
cCnccchec Council To be conducted
during the last two weeks OF Oc-
tObcr are III the final stages. it is
announced today by X. G.. Clapp.
SIi2r City. who Is serving as couu-
q! campaign chairman. The purpose
"i the campaign Is 10 raise The OPP
Grating budget OF the counci! for the
year 1917. which is $50. U88.5O. In
the counties OF the council where
there are community chests. that
c"Ur;yS snare OF the budget will be
raised through the chest.
In eight of the eleven counties
comprising the council. independent
Scout campaigns will be conducted.
Committee appointments in most
communities have been made. in
Guiding the campaign committee.
special gifts. prospects and publicity
insofar as possible the campaign
VIII be conducted III one day.
The OccCnecchcc Council budget
Is for the entire area. It is pointed
out by Clapp. Without the bulge:
there would Dr no council and with
out thc council there would be no
scouting III this community. he said.
Certain items as executives salaries
office rent. postage. telephone. camp
ing activities. leadership training,
ottIcesaiaricS. field expense. ad-
Nanccmcn;. charter fee. organization
and office supplies arc Il necessary
part ct the budget. Local Scuu, Of
iic!GiS urge the support of every
one in the forthcoming campaign.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-02
DEEDS COVER SALE
OF CITY PROPERTY

Realty transactions at the register
OF deeds office yesterday involved
properties on Chestnut and Robertson
streets.
Emmett c. Mitchell and wife con-
yeyed lot on Chestnut street TO
Charles II. Tanner and wife for $40
and ether considerations.
A lot on Robertson street was
transferred to Dannie M. Robertson
and wife by T. S. Kittrell and wife
for $40 and other considerations.
Richard Henderson and wife sold
100 acres in Vance county TO Richard
Henderson, Jr., and wife for $40
and other considerations.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-02
TRAFFIC FINE

l.. II. Daniel paid fine Ct 81 at
the city clerk office yesterday for
violation o! traffic ordinance.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-02
September Deeds
Fewest For 1916.
And TotaIing SO

Fifty-eights real estate paper
filed for record with the register o.:
deeds Of Vance county last month
were the fcwest for any month this
year. the records indicated today.
For the nine month period. however.
the total in 1916 was 663. compared
with ii6 last year fer the comparable
period. or a gain Of 2l7.
In September las; year ~ rca!
estate papers were filed and in Aug
ust this year the number VAS II.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-02
All Resolutions Adopted
At UNC Trustee Meeting

stead that the rcpor: be incorporat-
cd III the minutes and approved in
| principle. was not satisfactory To
| Mark LaSSiter of Snow Hill who
! pleaded for equal emphasis with III =
| medical college Il, Chapel Hill.
! However, the tmStcad motion prl
vailed after President Frank Ora
| ham had said the Cnginvv.in. school
| was included i'll pcn0.n" university
! budget StipulatlIns. bat with weak
CT vote.
HOSPIrALS.-Rcs Resolution by Jo-
SephuS Daniels that the trustees go
cn record - iavormg the entire
medical care program. embracing
local hospital and health center aid.
VA opposed b. Major McLcndou
who said ii was NOT accessory Roy
Rowe uf Burgaw supported the
Daniels molten. by recalling tAn
tight III the last legislature ana max
ms the point i, would b. useless
10 try 10 get money for the mciir",
college without the community ccu.
ters being approved. The vote on
this WAS very weak. but a aIu there
Was dissent.
OBNlOUS.-The attitude o: the
trustees. Scnsed III the atmosphere
rather than recorded in the minutes.
makes Il obvious that real scrap
i'll the assembly Is IN prospect over
the timing OF the several phases =:
the overall medical care program.
SPECTATORS - The advisory
budget commission adjourned its
hearings and members repaired 10
In" Capitol 10 watch the university
trustees III action. Since the project
Will come 10 them for approval and
recommended funds. they were
among the most interested obScrv-
crS. Individually members OF the
budget group voiced hearty APP
proval OF Governor Cheyry'S OPEN
ing statement.
NEUTRAL-Thc governor is rat
cd as neutral in all of the discussion
over priority OF local hospitals ur
medical college. and his preliminary
statement 10 the trustees was that
he felt he. as governor. should not
make any commitment as to fnam-
clGl assistance 10 any part Of tho
program Until after budget hearings
nave been completed and he can
HaVc = reasonably accurate picture
OF prospective state revenue and
needs OF all state departments,
agencies and institutions.
NETERANS-Wake county Dem
cC:atlc veterans Of the latest world
war have scheduled a mass meeting
next week IL which they will dc
.e"mne whether 10 form separate
organization. affiliate with the State
.. !. Democrats, or intcgratc them
selves INTO the regular party Set-uO.
This will likely be lively session.
since there have already been two
smaller group meetings at which ef-
togt was made 10 channel the Wake
veterans into the tentative state Gil
organization. The first of these
meetings waS attended by less thar
dozen veterans: the second by
ABOUT twenty. and AT both Wayne
Albright. retiring state director ui
the employment service. sought 20
commit the groups 10 the "Chalfontc
resolutions" 80 the platform adopted
II the secret organization meeting of
81 Democrats at Pinchurst last
mCnth-but majority of the small
groups was against the idea.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-02
KANSAS CITY ELECTIONS
BOARD PROBES CHARGES

Kansas City. Oct. l. Up The
Kansas City Board of Election Com
miSSiCncrS called Il special meeting
IL consider evidence gathered by in
vcStieatorS probing the balloting in
the PRIMARY election last August 6.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-02
INSTITUTE TO PAY
SCHOOL IN WARREN

Henderson Institute fanthcrs will
open their grid season Ivy plavin"
warren County Training school
Thur: day afternoon III > O'Clock nj
the institute athletic field. il was
announced TODAY