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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-03
LETTER BOX
AMERICANISM PREFERRED

To the Editor:
This writer prefers Americanism
as defined in tn American concept
OF personal indeps ldence, the
American freedom of opinion ano
speech, and the American spirit
of progress and development tc
any OF the other "isms'' that we
are hearing about so frequently in
the news of today. 1t is the prac-
teal application of these principles
OF Americanism, and others, that
has made u United States Of
America the richest, the greatest,
and the most powerful nation on
the face of the earth.
1t Americanism is not the best
of the national and international
'lsmS' of our good old earth, then
how was it that Americanism whip
ped fascism so completely in the
recent war, and why is it that the
greatest nation in the world rep
resenting socialism and also the
greatest n representing commu-
nism-why is it that both of these
nations r now busily engaged in
soliciting aid from the United
States in the form of money. in
formation and goods?
Yes, the writer prefers Ameri-
canism. Not so much from the
~lnspirational stories to be found in
our history books telling of Mount
Vernon, Valley Forge, the Louis
lana Purchase, the Alamo. and a
multitude of other flag-waving in
cidents. The writer prefers Amer
lcanlsm most of all because of the
fact that it is nicer, healthier, and
far safer to live under the ideals of
Americanism than under anv 9TH
err.
And u Southland, while having
been n of the cradles of Ameri-
canism in the past is, in reality.
its true fortress and bulwark of
today. Perhaps the chief reason
for this lies in the fact that during
the past so years or more, there
has been far less immigration from
the far corners of the world to the
South than to any other section of
our country. Most of our citizens
are native-born and they are the
sons, the grandsons, and the great
grandsons Of native born citizens
of America. One has only to take
a reference book such as Editor
and Publishers Year Book and
read off the descriptions of
southern cities to become impress
ed with this fact.
It is only natural, though most
unfortunate, that the Americanlsm
Of our United States as a whole
has become beset and infested
with many of the disruptins and
destructive ideologies of the world.
even as the oaA tee in the forest
is beset with parasites which san
its strength and which could DOS
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-03
BY JAMES D. WHITE
Associated Press Staff Writer

The signs from China are that
Chiang-Kai-shek's No. / soldier is
going on the shelf.
It's a high shelf, however, and
C:aief-of-Staft General Ho Wing
chin will lose no great face by being
named China's delegate to the Uni
ted Nations chiefs-of staff confer
ence in New York.
But sending him away from the
Chinese scene just at this time is
a symptom of the delicate balance
existing there, a balance which il
upset further would shatter the
Frightening prospects of a truce
with the Communists and political
Cancellation.
1t is obviouS from the lack OF
news from China that serious tight
ing ha; dice down in Manchuria.
Both side: seem to be waiting for
definite signs. Neither side wishes
to fight, and each would prefer to
compromise if it can do SO without
losing its shirt.
This week Chang Kai-shek made
another possibly conciliating GEES
ture-he flew to Sianfu, scene OF
his 1886 kidnaping-on a visit OF
an undisclosed nature.
But the Communists he seeks to
reaSsure $50 they will talk peace
with him instead Of fighting), prob
ably will be more impressed by
the news that one OF their pet hates
in the right wing of Chiang's Kuo-
mintang government is to be re-
moved from the stage.
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the Board of Transportation, said four
days ago that subway service might
be curtailed by the end of this month"
Save that this area is larger, the
conditions are much the same in all
regions. Surely there can be no further
excuse for the government to permit
John l.. Lewis and his gang to leopard
ize the nations industrial welfare long
er.
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The Doctor Says:
'0RCANlC' PAIN
DUE TO NEUROSIS
By. WILLIAM A. O'BRIFN NJ p

BY. WILLIAM A. O'BRIEN, M n
The old family doctor was s,,-
cessful in treating the sick bo.
cause he knew his patients .,
people; he knew their familio.
their communities, their habits
their day-to-day experiences. A.
medical practice became mora
specialized, physicians developed
more interest in organs as such
and the patient himself wa,
pushed into the background.
War experience in p~sycbjatrv
has brought back to the practice
of medicine a realization of tbs
Importance o. helping the person
who is sick as we'll as of curing
his organs.
When a neurotic patient consult,
a physician, he often requests
painstaking general physical ex.
animation or some special test o,
one organ.
A complete physical examiDa.
ton has been used by some pby.
sicians to prove to the patient that
he was organically sound, and
many n%eurotic patients, by their
own admission, have asked for
complete physical examination
with the hope that their symptoms
could be explained on an organic
basis.
Sedatives are desirable at times.
but the constant suppression Of
disagreeable sensations by drugs
is a poor substitute for a patients
understanding of his condition and
for its treatment by a physician.
What the world most needs at
the present time is people who
will listen. The physicians who are
most successful in handling neu.
rotic disorders are those who have
developed the ability to listen.
Before the present era in SCI
entific medicine, when people be.
came sick they blamed many Or
gans for their difficulty. As skill
in diagnosis increased, however,
disease was often located in one
organ.
Pain, soreness, and rightly over
the appendix, nausea, vomiting,
and fever are relieved by the re-
moval Of an inflamed appendix
and not by taking something for
the bowels and blood. But surgical
successes in treating disease in
various organs increased the prob
lens of those who were anxious
about themselves. Many neurotics
have lost organs at operation be.
cause it was difficult to tell
whether the organ vas diseased
or whether it was being affected
by the nerves.
An examination which includes
a careful history of the emotional
makeup and responses of a patient
will prevent many unnecessary op.
erations. Over so per cent Of the
patients who consult physicians
are sick from emotional Difficult
ties, and they can be helped only
through recognition of this fact.
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\NdnguaTus 9H.f0.)
Cut this in two and the first hal,
some 200 pages, would make an
excellent novel, with credit going
equally to character, mood, plo:
and writing.
Young Henry Porcher meets
lisa Brandes as the story opens,
and they become and remain fast
friends, just the right relationship
for the girl and woman but less
than enough to satisfy the boy
and man. The boy is surrounded
by family, but the girl has only
her widowed father, whose status
is slowly and dramatically re-
vealed as the young people grow
better acquainted.
Dominating the Porchers is the
mother, as prissily good as any
woman ever was; she holds lie
away with her white = gloyea
hands. Silver, Henry's sister,
seems to be p%atterning herself on
the mother, whom he tranNy
hates, but to some extent he COM
mits the same error, for he 100
withdraws from life, in particular
from the life represented by Inv
sturdy, individual and independent
lisa.
The story is a contrast in SUD-
servience and independence III
weakness and strength. The oy
has two legs to stand on pu' IN
won't while the girl ~figuratlVeta.
hasn't two legs to stand on w.
somehow she does. Episodes o.
considerable variety increaS'
reader interest.
Miss L'Engle's difficulties u.
gin, it seems to me, when s III
starts to build or her carefl-!
laid foundation. Except pefasps
for an actor introduced IN IHe ~
half of the book. her material as4
her people continue to be cLsrl
BILE, but they IT not inslsten',
the start l could not have oropp..
them, but eventually I find '"'''
dropping me. AZ
A UNITED EUROPE Wv
ELSE, by David silbermap'
(Smith; 5000.
Worrying J suitably sg ssr
whether his young son and QUIZ 5
boys would grow up to a "V ,sS
which had not outlaWed wal ns
author, a manufacturer, plesI.
cogent arguments for a Sln ND
European state. If Pores
Italians and French and IeiL n.
and others can live together IL n.y
United States, he believes Gd
could do the same in a U"
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rejected in favor of political nego.
tiation.
To Communist accusations that
he is a Fascist, Ho said in Nam
king this week that he really is
one of China's leading liberals and
supporters of Democracy. Didn't
the Japanese burn down his Nan
king house in 1887, he asked?
After some hesitation, Ho told
newsmen this week that he had
asked" the Generalissimo to
send him to the New York U. N.
meeting.
Whatever else he is, Ho Wing
chin still is the Generalissimo's
man,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-03
TheLiterarv
Guidepost
BY w. G. ROGERS

LISA, by Madeleine L. Englie,
Vanguard; $2.75.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-03

Iurn III sleepless fretfulness. a
heavenly Father, into the calm Of
confidence that Thou are still King
OF kings, and ruler of events.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-03
Russian Hyprocricy

Ann O'Hare Mccormick, New York
Times columnist whose discussions on
international affairs are always illumi-
mating, in her article in Wednesdays
issue puts her finger on the pulse of
Russian suspicion and, a. we see it,
Russian hypocrisy, and at the same
time throws additional light on Secre-
tary of state James F. Byrnes' bold
stand at the Paris session of Foreign
Ministers.
She notes that every effort has been
made to surround Russia with friend
ly neighbors, while Russia argues that
it must enlarge its sphere of influence
to prevent revival of militarism in
Germany and Japan. Let us dispose Of
the fears, says Mr.. Byrnes, with a
four-power treaty to keep Germany
disarmed for at least twenty-five
years. This done, Mr.. Byrnes con-
tends, 1--WE can proceed to make a
European peace on the assumption
that danger is eliminated"
The writer then proceeds to analyse
the situation with, we think, exception
al force and clarity-so forcefully and
clearly that we quote:
"This is a direct challenge to the
peacemakers. 1t strengthens the repu-
tation the Secretary of State is acquir-
ing for taking the initiative in inter-
national policy. First he insists that
the Foreign Ministers must get to-
gether and begin work on the draft
treaties without further delay. Then,
when they are assembled, he loses no
time in laying on the table, and publish
ing to the world, a definite and, as
far as the United States is concerned,
a revolutionary proposal fora military
alliance designed to lay the German
specter for a generation, and all the
excuses for unilateral action that hide
behind it.
1.-THE most interesting aspect of the
Byrnes proposal is that it is not new.
One good aso for including Senator
Vandenberg in the Paris delegation is
that he sponsored a similar treaty in
January, 1915. But his statement at
that time, important as it is in prom
Using Republican support for a drastic
departure from our traditional policy,
was not an official declaration and is
not so significant as the fact that MI.
Byrnes discussed the treaty with Stain
in Moscow last December and that the
text has been in the hands of all the
Governments concerned since early
February.
This throws light on much that has
happened since Washington began to
take a strong line toward Russia only
after this offer had been received in
Moscow. Before the Security Council
met in New York, before the Russians
moved to sew up the economic monop-
olies in the border states that worry
this government because they mort
gage the settlements, the Soviet Gov
eminent knew that the United States
was ready to enter a pact to protect
Russia's frontiers from any possible
German aggression. This renders pref
ty silly the current talk that Russia's
policy is based On doubts of our inten-
lions, fears of an Anglo-American bloc
againse her or suspicious Of a plot to
build up German military power. Since
the American proposal was first clrcu-
lated, there is no excuse for this mis-
trust"
Our reference to Russian hypocrisy
is based on the writer's conclusion,
although she merely calls it "silly."
Monv Caves Available
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-26

realize the value of homegrown
feeds and of balanced rations, and
OF using feed efficiently in the
raising OF meat animals
4. To teach the boy and girl the
value OF a homegrown. home
dressed meat supply TO a farm fam
lily and 10 the nations food pro-
gram
5. Finally. 10 teach the boy and
girl how to properly manage meat
animals. TO provide shelter and
other comforts, TO supply pure
water freely, to protect against dis
eases and parasites. 10 handle and
to market without injury.
Mr.. Thomas Z. Wilson. Chicago,
Illinois. Is again the donor OF
awards which include a gold plated
medal for the county winner. II
jewel gold watch for the state win
ner. the sectional winners. trips
10 the National All Club Congress
In Chicago. and the national win
ners. agricultural scholarships OF
$500 each.
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Girls May Enter
Clothing Contest

The 9th Annual Clothing Achieve
ment Contest will be held this year
under the sponsorship OF the Agri-
cultural Extension Service at the
University OF Arizona. with awards
donated by the Spool Cotton Com
pany. All All girls, who are mem
bers OF a All sewing club are eli
gible TO enter this contest.
The detectives OF the clothing
contest are:
/. To help the girls acquire the
skills and knowledge related to the
construction. repair. and conserva-
ton OF clothing.
2 To teach the girls TO dress ap-
propriately, becomingly and health
fully. in kepeing with well-planned
family clothing budget, for all oc-
casions but particularly for work
and social events.
g. To develop initiative and i'm
agination that will enable one TO
use to the best advantage all avail
able clothing material.
T. To become aware OF the econ
omy OF thoughtful planning and
care of clothing.
The awards are as follows: Coun-
ty, gold-plated sterling silver med
al; State, a trip to the 25th Ma
tional All Club Congress in Chi
cago; National. IL scholarships Of
5000 each will be presented to the
blue ribbons group.
Dixie Lee Nuttall of Dragon
(Cochise county, Arizona won the
state trip in l945. She went to
the Congress at Chicago in Decem-
Der and came back with one of the
national scholarships.
How about Pinal County having
winner, girls?
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Food Preparation
Is Contest Theme

1t is important that the girls oi
this nation learn the value and
preparation of all foods, and for
this reason the Food Preparation
Contest will be held again this
year in the state of Arizona.
The detectives of this contest are
to teach the girls TO:
/. Develop skill in the prepara-
ton of food and in the planning and
serving of meals.
2. Acquire an understanding OF
the preparation and combination
of wholesome foods and of the
selection of an adequate diet.
3. Acquire an understanding OF
the signs of good health, and food
needs of different age groups.
4. Acquire desirable personal
food habits.
5. Effect a wise selection or pur-
chased foods through a study Oh
food costs and food values.
6. Make the greatest use of home
produced foods.
The awards, which have been
donated by Servel Corporation for
the past IL years, are as follows:
County, gold-plated medal; state, a
trip to the 25th National All Club
Congress in Chicago; National, 3
scholarships of 5000 each.
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efforts OF All demonstration
team. or the project his boy or girl
carries in All Club work.
There are a number OF different
subjects for demonstration team
10 choose from. A few are: Garden
Pest Control. Feeding Baby Chicks.
The 8abcock Test. Selection OF
Dairy Refers. Care OF Clothes.
Baking Foods. Making a Salad. or
Health Demonstration. The teams
are Judged by three men or women
who viii value the demonstration
according TO the following score
card Appearance OF Team-l0:
Subject Matter 80: Presentation
90. Practicability -l5: Completion
OF Demonstration-l5. The team
scoring the highest viii be declared
the winning team and will be eligi-
bic 10 compete at the All Round
I'D in Tucson this fall.
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New Practices
Demonstrated By
4H Farm Teams
Demonstration Teams Com
pete For Right To Repre-
sent Section At Fall
Round This Year

Demonstration Team Contests
will be among the interesting
things 10 watch at the coming All
Fair. Demonstration teams are val
liable In that they present approved
farm and home practices 10 a com
munity and are an aid in the de-
velopment OF the individual These
practices have been learned as a
result OF a project carried by the
boy or girl in his All Club work.
II Is presented in the form OF a
demonstration because IL Is much
more effective in that form than as
a lecture with charts.
Aside from the value 10 the com
munity. IL f. a decided advantage
"a the boy or girl. He becomes
skilled in talking before an audi
euce and learns 10 express himself
In terms OF his work. Cooperation
and team work are developed
among the club members and int
tiative and leadership are brought
out and developed. The presenta-
ton OF a demonstration shows the
opportunities OF club work 20 a
community. Zest and enthusiasm
are added TO the program OF the
club in the development OF the
demonstration teams. Many farm
ers have been awakened TO the
value OF better and more up-to-date
practices on his farm through the
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now have c T | z f n. n
stands for nature-appreciation.
Club members are taught to
make the best better" That is
their motto. II is not necessarily
their purpose TO beat somebody
else but they are taught each day
to beat their own record. Now
wouldn't il be a fine thing If each
of us when we get up in the
morning would resolve that this
day | will beat my own record. II
means that we are constantly en-
deavoring To improve in efficiency.
effectiveness and economy in time
and effort.
n The seventh letter is ~ You
now have G T u T. y. y
standts for nature-appreciation.
All boys and girls are taught to
appreciate the things about them.
the yard. the garden. the landscape.
the beauty of the sunrise and the
sunset. love of the great out-of
doors. These things are all being
taught club members all over this
country. They are tremendously
important from the standpoint of
getting JOY and satisfaction out Of
living.
S The eighth letter is S. You
now have G T 1 Il + - n S.
S stands for service.
Boys and girls club work teaches
the boy and girl to help in the
home, TO share the burdens of the
home with the mother and the bur
den of the farm work with the
father. To give service in the home,
on the farm and in the community,
Club work teaches helpfulness.
These are all important in life and
contribute greatly TO the happiness
which one gets out of living.
Ii The ninth letter is III. You now
have CITIZENSH. II stands for
health.
OF course you would know that
right away because of the All Club
| emblem. Head, Heart, Hand and
Health. Club work emphasizes
health and encourages boys and
girls to safeguard their health and
to be examined by physician in
case of doubt. The nutrition work
teaches them those foods which
make for sound health and strong
bodies. One Of the mottos of club
work is TO have sound minds and
sound bodies. We cannot go very
| far even in brain work unless we
have good bodies to support our
| minds.
The tenth letter Is |. You now
have CITIZENSHIP / stands fol-
| ideals.
] suppose there are few lines
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includes 100000 members In some
SIS. 900 local clubs. guided by l75.OOO
local club leaders. The work Is a
part OF the agricultural extension
service carried on by various state
agricultural colleges cooperating
with the United States Department
OF Agriculture.
A brief study indicates that
leaders OF s-H work unanimously
agree that whole-hearted support
and cooperation OF parents are
necessary for the continued growth
and permanency of All work.
State reports show that from 4
10 90 per cent OF local leaders are
parents and they make very de-
slrable leaders.
Extension agents and local lead
ers may kindle the flame In youth
TO take up All work. but II takes
the good will OF parents 10 keep II
burning.
Parents can lend needed encour-
agement and help 10 club members
when days arehot. weeds are many
and ambition lags.
The big help OF parents TO theiI
children in all work lies In the
work: their willingness TO furnish
the needed ground. equipment anc
materials; their interest In tn,
child's progress: encouraging
words: timely advice and occa.
sional attendance at club meetings
and attendance at all achievement
days and community and county
fairs.
Some parents In Pinal county dc
all this, and that is what makes AT
work progress. The more parents
who can take part In our 4-H &C
tivities and standsolidly behin'
their own boys and girls. the big
ger and better Pinal All work vii
grow.
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Meat Contest Keeps
Interest In Livesock

Again this year the All Meat
Animal Contest will give the live
stock interested boys and girls a
goal TO work toward.
The detectives OF this contest
are:
/. To teach the boy and girl rails
ing livestock TO understand the part
played by meat animals in the utili-
Zation of products OF the soil. es-
pecially pasture. range and other
roughages. and converting them in
to food and other useful commodi-
ties.
2. To teach the boy and girl to
observe the inherent difference OF
animals in their ability TO utilize
feed and produce desired products.
3. To teach the boys and girls TO
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Rural Parent
Interested In
4-H Endeavors
All Members In Mountain
Town Carries On With
Sewing Projects; II o ] d
Valentine Party

Local All Club leaders. county
extension agents and parents have
a common interest in making the
All Club program work.
The rural parent Is naturally In
terested In All Club work. inter
ested not only because II Is the
greatest voluntary rural youth
movement In our country but also
because the future Of agriculture
will be judged by the things bis
sons and daughters learn In the
club program things embodied In
the slogan OF Head. Hands, Heart
aud Health"
The All Club movement today
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have c T |. | stands for
imagination. No person gets very
far who does not have vision.
Someone has said that without vi
sion the people perish. That is
perhaps one of the truest state
ments ever made. Club work stim-
ulates vision. imagination and de-
velops the creative faculties of the
mind. The growing OF a superior
animal and the planning and max
ing OF an attractive dress are as
important from the standpoint OF
developing the creative faculties
of the mind as to paint picture or
write a poem. Boys and girls are
always creating things or helping
To create things. The farmer is in
a creative piece of work.
z The fifth letter is T. You now
have c / T u. u stands for
zest
Boys and girls get a lot Of fun
cut of their All work. a lot of joy
and enthusiasm. Not only in the
feeding OF the calf or the pig or In
making the dress and in holding
meetings together, but also In the
play and games which they have.
After all recreation in the counry
is one of the most important things
IN club work. Club work stands for
JOY and enthusiasm in work and
play.
You're The One To Beat
f. The sixth letter is h. You