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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-23
Editorial Comment
OFF to the Dance

A won1an's teen-age niece whose ambition
is to be a designer, appeared in the living
room to greet her escort in dress her mother
did not know she had - brand new evening
dress shaped in very sophisticated manner.
Brand new, and yet to her mother it had a
family familiar look. She rushed off to the
dance before her mother had a chance to
ask where she got the dress After puzzling for
while about where she had seen that ma
terial. long suffering mother suddenly dashed
upstairs
II knew it!" she called down. 'Shes gone
to that dance wearing her new taffeta bed
spread!"-New York Sun.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-23
Religion
ayByDay
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS

Night and day, all thoughtful
persons are bordering these troub-
led times. Those who see most
know that only a fundamental
change in the public mind can
solve our difficulties. Many of
these persons of vision believe that
only Christianity has the answer to
our days riddle.
They look for a revival of reli-
gion. But when and where is the
break to come? Will a new, great
Christian leader arise? There is
none such on the horizon now. VIII
there develop mass turning to
prayer? Is some new book, as yet
unpublished, to seize the magma
ton of the world? Will statesman
arise from amidst the Lilliputian
politicians to proclaim the way of
God?
We do not know. We can only
pray, "How long o Lord, how
long"
Make bare Thy mighty arm, Q
God, and show us the way Of
strength. Lead us in path, for
our feet stumble sorely. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-23
Strike Against Strikes

Because strikes are delaying deliv-
cries of farm tools, machinery and
parts, together with household items
such as bath tubs and refrigerators, a
group of farmers in four Nebraska
counties have organized a strike
against strikes"
The organization is known as the
Farmers Vigilante Movement. 1t had its
birth in one-street farmer service
village named Edgar, thirty-two miles
from Lincoln. The members disclaim
any utilization with the farm holiday
movement of the early thirties, which
was characterized by hangings and stop
ped farm mortgage foreclosures in the
trail of the 1929 depression.
Quickly following the new movement
at Edgar, a similar and affiliated move
ment came into being at Chickasha,
Oklahoma.
Most members in both states are
enrolled in the Farmers Union, and it
is reported that the Vigilantes are in
effect in rebellion against this unions
president, James G. Patton, who is &C.
cused of being too close to the national
administration.
The American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, the National Grange and govern
ment agricultural agencies, through
their leaders, are said to consider the
movement unwise, irresponsible and i'm.
practical. Notwithstanding, it continues
to grow.
Despite the attitude Of the powerful
groups mentioned, if the movement
should attain sufficient membership b.
spreading throughout the rural area
of the country, it might bring an en-
to the strike wave which is destined t
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-23

To know if this is a first offe la''
I might suggest that heaoqu .,+,n.
keep on file the license num- N
and name of the driver o.
car. ~,
It is far better publicity y, for t4is d
city to have these folks TOT -i''
rather than enemies. .sI
Our City Fathers would pr; Pr
ably do well to take pa d.: AZ oc
note next time they VlSl mid.
sister city, Greensboro WINK .ra
has flourished with many md '
the repidity of our city, ana s ",ae
has done so without any YEA A.
of parking meters. WlVno0., "A.
guing the merits or dement's u ID!
meter system, an hours soro!
around the streets Of Green's n
business section will not oF saes9
sight one-tenth the traffic oln' 4.
which may be seen, during ,.5s m
same period of time, in "ln or.r |
ton. Possibly there is an l;as u
zealousness in the prosecu'iDso -f
minor traffic offences in out w.
A Booster For Wilmington
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-23
Mckinney On
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNY
Americas Card Authority

FREAK hands usually bring
about bidding situations, but to-
days hand brought out an excellent
playing problem.
If South had arrived at a con-
tract OF six hearts, it would have
gone down to defeat Immediately
with a spade opening. East would
win the first trick with the ace,
return spade and West would
get in ruff. However, six spades
cannot be defeated if the declarer
plays it well.
South must not let the opening
diamond lead ride around to the
king. 1t must be trumped in
dummy with the three of spades,
and the four of spades led from
dummy. If East puts On the nine
declarer plays the ten, and then
must lead the ace of diamonds
and trump it in dummy with the
SIX OF spades. The seven of spades
Is led, and thus declarer loses only
one spade trick.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-23
LETTER BOX
GIVE HIM A CHANCE

To The Editor:
After reading the column "And
So To Bed" in the February 10th
issue Of the Star, I was throughly
disguised with Police Chief Cas-
teens boys, and think it a great
pity that they aren't assigned to
more worthwhile jobs for the
betterment Of our City.
To me, it was a shame that
they had to jump on the young
ex-sailor', who had been in town
only 10 minutes and even worse to
make him pay a fine of 81 for
having failed to make a deposit
in parking meter.
do not know the young man, but
wondered if possibly he wasn't a
nonresident and maybe from a
town where they don't have park.
ing meters. If so, it could have
been so easily overlooked. Too,
having been newly converted to
civilian life, I wonder if posi-
bly, he hasn't just returned from
overseas duty. At any rate, being
a sailor. he, no doubt, spent the
greater part of his time on the
water where such things as park.
ing meters don't exist.
I wondered, too, if may be this
same young man was driving an
automobile for the first time since
being out Of the service, and nat
urally to him meters here were q
new thing.
The young man stated, as per
your column, after presenting
both the tag and a 81 fine to the
man at headquarters" but I've
been in town only 10 minutes.
This is one point which 1 would
like to stress. We want Wilmington
to grow and better itself. We
want folks to come here to make
their homes. We want the trade
of folks from surrounding coun-
ties. Well, think a small way
to help bring this about is by
being courteous at all times to
these folks - just don't jump on
them because they have failed
to adhere to our city's technical
tiles of traffic laws and regula-
tons. How are they to know?
They do not live here. For heavens
sake don't fine them a 81 when
they have been in town only
ten minutes, just because they
have overparked Or overlooked
,aying the meter at least give
them another chance.
Anyone who lives in Wilmington
and drives a car certainly knows
something Of the downtown park
ing rules. If they didn't know
before, the police have taught
them. But, why expect people
from out Of town to know our
rules. Towns and cities just like
states have different rules. Why
not give these out Of town folks
a break another chance?
would like to suggest should
they break a parking rule and re-
port to headquarters with the
tag, find out tactfully if this is
the first offence. If so, explain
In very nice manner our rules
and ask in a nice manner that they
try to be more observant in the
tuture. Tell them, it was nice
that they came to our city and
we hope they shall do so again
real soon
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-23
TheLiterary
Guidepost
BY w. G. ROGERS

IRAN, by william s. Haas (Colunh
bia; $780,
What Iran needs most is goN
publicity agent to tell her that SID
foolishly lost her glamorow HIS
toric identity when the name d
Persia was abandoned.
To most people in the western
world, suspect, the land Of Cyrus
Cambyses, Darius, Xerxes, an'
Mithridates, of Luristan bronzel
and beautiful carpets, Of zoroas
trianism, Mithraism and Mann
chaeism is one thing, but the lan'
of Teheran and Bandar Shapn
and oil fields quite another.
History books and news storleI
combine in this account by Haas
who for five years was adviser u
the Persian ministry of education
It is a somewhat colorless accoun
of a colorful people and country
but it is most timely and it Is IN
only book devoted solely to PefSls
Iran ever held in the tingling nanu
of this eager reader.
With a population Of about 1t, l ~
100000 and an area OF ol0I
square miles, Iran lies just bey0n;
the Tigris-Euphrates valley ' \.
fully athwart the land approach
India from the Mediterranea.
England has long wanted to cloS
it east and west, Russia, to peas
trate it north to south. There a'
great climatic extremes ron ~. ~
inhabitable deserts to l0'VoV gls.'
Demavend towering above 4Fu'
ran.
Under Reza Shah, who ruled ~ ~
two decades, the country was .af
idly if not ruthlessly moderni1 ~.
There is vast wealth in OIL Il wv NV
alert and intelligent populace, w; y;
coming increasingly polltlcal-i''D''
ed, can benefit from 1t.
Irrigation. education, 1nachlne y.
more highways and railroad. IL IL
among present needs, Most Oh a,s .,
the country must be left al Oh;
to develop its own destiny ....s r NJ,
Haas believes neither BRUSH ,, az
Russian policy will interfere a Nv,
tically. In free world, ne ~;
Trans "genius again will c0 u. 1
ute lavishly to civilizatloH' a.
has done in the past"
This useful book contains .i IN.
photographs, pertinent s'a'''D
and documents and an lnde1
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-23
Swish OF The Locks On The Ladies'
Brings Yearning For Old He-Man DAYS

the youngsters even let their shirt
collars stay unbottoned just to
prove it.
Alas and alack, these days have
passed. You can hardly turn
around anymore without seeing
one Of these laddies-I almost
wrote the '1assies"-go skipping
and struggling by with his hair
plumb down to here. I'm wonder
ing now if these laddies also are
wearing the girdles for men I have
seen advertised.
Let's get this straight: I have
mo fuss with girdles. I think
they're just the things for man or
woman who has permitted him.
self on herself to become to bulgy.
However, my worst suspicious
would be confirmed were 1 to find
these young fellows with the long
hair-dos actually wriggling their
youthful frames into these elastic
gadgets.
Of course, it is just possible that
this item was prompted by note
Of Jealousy. 1t is almost impos-
sible for my head to produce any
thing but very scant thatch.
But, for some cantankerous rea-
son, ! sort Of banker for the days
among Our youths when they
strobe into a barber shop. es-
pecially in the spring. and ordered
the clippers all over and all
around.
Them, il you will permit the in
elegancy, was the days when a
Chicago editor, raising his unpopu-
lar voice, scribed a parallelic be.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-23

gain tidal proportions with the tele-
phone strike ordered for March Z and
the indeterminate date of the walkout
of railway brotherhoods.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-23
Increased Hazard

There seems to be no certain method of
compelling citizens to walk the safe way COM
mon sense dictates and the law prescribes,
and so long as there isn't vehicle drivers
must be doubly cautious, especially during. the
coming months when night will come early
and streets will frequently be wet and made
more hazardous by fallen leaves. - Memphis
Commercial Appeal.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-23

tween Valentino and a herman
football player Of Chicago U.
named Mccarthy.
LAS I look at the present faw1-
ing over the matinee idol, valen-
tino," he wrote, "al can say is:
THANK God for Five-Yard Nc
Carthy!" /
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-23
Futile

Before leaving for Sunday school little Joev
went in to speak to his father, who was read.
ing the morning paper. He was silent for a
moment then asked Daddy, did you 90 to
Sunday school when you were little boy?"
'Thats right. son. Every Sunday
''Well,'' muttered Joey, walking av.u &C.,
bet it wont do me any good either "Narna
Mcleod, in Pageant. anne
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-23
TOP o. THE MORNING

Rich is one who counts among his bless
ings godly parents, Christian home,
family altar, and an undimmed faith suffi-
cient for anxious days.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-23
Trained

-, MIS- SIS Smith was cutting sandwicbe. n,.n
my finger!" Aeo i've gone and cut
want sometime goe Rpor deaF, said her friend You
Mr. snith?n ns 10 wind around it Shall cali
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-23
Blooming Shame

With spring around the corner wouldn't it
be terrible thing il Charleston's renowned
vernal flowers should decide to 60 on a strike?
Charleston Evening Post.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-30

1.-The terrific blasts produced by
the atomic bomb have led to I'M
warranted fear of accidental ex-
plosions resulting from the normal
use of atomic power" he said "Ex-
plosions such as destroyed Hiro-
shima cannot occur accidentally.
Such explosion must be carefully
planned.
1.-THE dangers of explosion of the
boiler type with an atomic power
plant are about the same as with
a steam plant, which Is to say that
they are practically negligible If
the plants are designed and handled
by competent engineers.
There is, nevertheless, real pos
sibility of damage to health of the
operating personnel from ionizing
rays emitted by the plant itself, and
by all materials which are taken
out of the plant. These materials
could also become a public hazard
This is the problem of the health
of radium and x-ray workers on a
grand scale. That the problem can
be solved is shown by the fact that
in all of the operations of the exist
ing half-doZen or more such plants,
some of which have been working
for years, not single serious ex-
posture has occurred. This safety,
however, is due to the thorough in
spection and vigilant care given by
a competent health staff.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-30

The property Is equipped with a
large Diesel power plant and 300
ton, corresponding, cyanide leach
Ing plant No definite date has been
set for the resumption of operations.
Carl j. Trauerman, Butte, is presi-
dent of the company; Katie B. Whit
comb, Malta, Is vice-president, and
Mamie Whitcomb Engle, Great
Falls, is secretary-treasurer. Gene
We've Whitcomb Donaldson, Malta;
Lindsay Pilkey, Spokane; T. o.
Hammond, chairman of the First
National Bank & Trust Company of
Helena; Mrs. Whitcomb and Trauer-
man comprise the directorate.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-30
WHY BIOLOGISTS
ARE SLAP HAPPY

&c logists, in a new oil
country, try to figure out where
the oil may lie, by studying sur
face contours.
AS drilling proceeds, they are
helped (?) more and more by
the logs of drilled wells. At least
that Is the theory. In view of
which it is interesting to note
the log recently turned in to a
Montana operator by a driller.
This is an actual copy of the
log):
80 feet, SUFFICE.
10 feet, gravel an clay.
IS feet, water an gravel.
10 feet, gray shale an shells.
40 feet, lime.
"450 feet, shale carrying lime
shells.
80 feet, lime.
$50 feet, shale, gray.
Total, GAO feet deep, if l made
no mistake"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-30
EUREKA ROYALTY PAYS
INITIAL '46 DIVIDEND

BILLINGS - Eureka Royalties
Corp, has paid it's initial 1916 divi-
dend of five percent, according to
w. w. Gail, secretary. The com
pany has royalty holdings in the
Elk Basin, Oregon Basin and Byron
fields. Senator e. v. Robertson of
Cody, Wyo., is president.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-30
Castle MINING co.
PLANS OPERATIONS

Castle Mining Company, a Wash
ington corporation, filed to do bust
ness in Montana on February Is.
The company is authorized to issue
100000 in capital stock and named
as its Montana representative B. H.
Castle of Helena. The company has
taken over properties in the Helena
district.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-30

This is the conclusion of Arthur
H. Compton, Chancellor of Wash
ington University, as expressed re-
Gently before a forum of scientists
and engineers employed by COM
panies throughout the world, af-
filiated with the Standard Oil Com
pany Of New Jersey.
The group, holding its first meet
ing since before the war, Is study
ing means of expanding petroleum
supplies and uses and of finding
more economical and efficient meth
DDS of production.
Stressing the fact the atomic
power plants must be insulated
with massive walls, Compton scout
ed the idea that motor cars or air
planes could be propelled by atomic
energy
There is no reason to hope that
atomic power units for normal use
can be built that will weigh less
than perhaps 100 TONS" he declared.
Driving motor cars or airplanes
of ordinary size by atomic power
must be counted out"
Among the advantages of atomic
power, he listed the extraordinarily
low rate of fuel consumption, and
consequent low cost of fuels; the
wide flexibility and easy control of
the rate at which power is de-
veloped; and the complete absence
at the power plant of smoke or
noxious fumes.
with regard to fuel consump-
tion," he said, THE fission energy
available from pound of uranium
is equivalent to burning over a
thousand tons of coal. With the
pre-war price of uranium oxide at
roughly So a pound and the price
of coal at So ton, this would
mean the economical use of urani-
UNI as fuel if only one part in a
thousand of its available energy
is used. 1t appears that the fuel
cost of the atomic power plant of
the future will be small as COM
pared with the corresponding fuel
cost of a coal burning plant.
an considering the economic as
poets, there are, however, many
other factors. 1t is not really pos
sible for these to be explored until
we have actual experience with
atomic power plants. First is the
capital cost. Clearly if one must
charge against the capital cost what
is spent in research and develop
ment, this cost is very high indeed
eff, however, one looks down the
line to a billion-dollar national in
dustry, based on atomic power, the
nation can afford a considerable In
vestment in the research and de
velopment required to bring this
industry into being"
Chancellor Compton offered re
assurance as to the hazards of har
Messing atomic power.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-30
Atomic Power Unusable In Units
OF Less Than 100 Tons Weight

Atomic energy someday be used to supply heat and
cities large industrial plants but the outlook very
bright for the of that automobiles since units utilize
atomic energy will probably weigh least 100
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-30
RUBY GULCH GOLD MINE
MAY RESUME OPERATIONS

Engineers making reconnaissance of the property of th
Ruby Gulch Mining Company Zoran Phillips county
toward the resumption operations that gold property
which before order L2O8 became effective employed no
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-30
M-SCOpE and MT-sC0pE

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veins, pockets and famzas.
FREE LITERATURE upon re
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You cannot afford to be
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-30

During the war years, the 80 lead
ing United States oil companies ex-
pended about $3.50, 000, 900 for facil-
tiles contributing directly to the
war effort, such as aviation gasoline
plants, pipelines and tankers
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1946-03-30

Gasoline Refined in the State of
Montana During Month of
January, 1916
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-18

be seen in the tieless role of
Richard Henry Dana in Two
Years Before the Mast"
Other Models
Bill Edwards, towering six
foot four specimen of masculine
ity, earned a small income for a
time by working as a photo
grapher's model. An alert Holly
wood agent signed Bill to an
acting contract when he saw the
husky youth in a layout pub
lished by a national magazine.
Sterling Hayden, who is get
ting back into movie makeup
for leading role in Paramounts
Blaze of Noon" never actually
was a professional model. But
he once did pose for a picture
magazines Photographic story
of a Cuban voyage. A Holly.
wood producer saw it and signed
Sterling to long term contract.
Spencer Tracy, Fredric
March, Victor Mature and Ches-
ter Morris are other screen stars
who worked as models before
coming to Hollywood.
Being model boy is not sissy
work and it frequently pays off
big dividends in Hollywood.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-18
Two Sound Stages.
Made Into One Set

HollytDood-Director Charles
Vidor has moved all of the Mo-
jave Desert he could get onto
trucks, into combined Stages 8
and 9 at Columbia for the big
desert sequence in the Rosalind
Russell-Melvyn Douglas starrer,
"The Guilt of Janet Ames."
This has permanently ended
working to divide the stages in
the task of the crew that was
two again after the filming OF
Down to Earth" They will
henceforth be maintained as a
single stage, one of the largest
in Hollywood, and will be used
only for the largest scenes in the
company's big pictures = the
company figuring it has enough
of these on the immediate ag-
enda to keep the combined
stages busy for a couple of years
at least.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-18

group of former Cover Lads"
have also succeeded in reaching
the Hollywood big time.
A recent addition to the fra
ternity is the tall, blond and
handsome John Lund, who is
soon to be seen opposite Betty
Hutton in "Perils of Pauline, "
Paramount's Technicolor story
Of the famous serial queen,
Pearl White. Before he scored a
big hit on Broadway, John earn
eda living modelling what the
well-dressed gentleman wears
for big New York mems cloth
ing concern.
One of the best known of for
mer Adonises Of the ads is
Brian Donlevy, whose manly
profile and good-looking neck
were much in demand to adorn
illustrations for a popular brand
of collars. The one-time pro-
fessional fashion plate is soon to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-18
New CoIors Used
In "Desert Town.

HOLLYWOOD-Luscious new
colors will be introduced by
ILizabeth Scott in her new film
Desert Town" which Hal Wal
lis is producing.
Armed with a set of artist
paints, Edith Head, Paramounts
chief designer, spent several
week-ends in the desert near
Sedona, Arizona, where the cast
and company of Desert Town
was on location, in order to
study some of natures own
colors. She brought samples of
desert colors on canvas back to
the studio and studio dyers dip
ped materials to get the desired
tones for the materials used in
he 10 gowns to be worn by Miss
Scott in the film, which is in
Technicolor.
Among the colors used are
desert white, sage green, sand
beige, granite blue, cactus green,
rock brown and mesa maroon
One of the gowns designed by
Miss Head for Miss Scott is q
sort of tone -on-tone shade which
Miss Head calls painted desert.
There is also a dress of flecked
gold material which the designer
calls gold dust