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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-10

Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach
for a weekend.
Everybody took to the idea, in.
Guiding the driver, Harry D. Guy.
So, they came down to Wrightsville
last Saturday and stayed until
late Sunday night.
You may not know any of these
folks, but I think they're worth
naming here. In the group that
came down last Saturday were
Mrs. Pebbles Edwards, Miss Dot
Edwards, Miss Virginia Bailey,
Miss Alice Barnes, Mrs. Imogens
Eason, Miss Christine Creech,
Charlie Edwards, Violette Lev.
eridge, Harry Mann, James r.
Sanders, Jane H. Miller, Donald
Andrews, Alta R. Cooke, Pauline
Cooke, Jerry Andrews, and the
driver, Mr.. Guy.
These chubby little jaunts to the
beaches here are getting to be
quite regular. You'll recall a more
spectacular trip to Wilmington a
week or SO ago when Col. Roscoe
Turner, the world famous file.
from Indianapolis, flew here with
a group of vacationers. Colonel
Turner allowed then that he was
planning to make more or less reg
ular trips here during the summer.
Also I note that Carolina Beach
counted some $4,000 souls down
there last Sunday.
1t is beginning to look as if beach
resorting were here to stay. And
do you mind my saying that we
have in Carolina Beach and
Wrightsville, not to mention Viii
mington, Kure, and on down to
Fl. Fisher and, oh yes, also
Southport's Long Beach - just
about as fine a collection Of resort
centers as you'll find anywhere.
And speaking of the fineness OF
the resorts in this area, some Of
you older ones may remember
what the Honorable Cameron
Morrison, while he was Governor
OF North Carolina, had to say about
the ocean that laps at our coas st.
The then Governor Morrison was
being quite expansive on a trip to
the sea. He looked out over the
Atlantic and said:
There, my friends, is as GOOD
an ocean as you'll find anywhere,
The then. Governor, of ours
was dead right. I don't think
you'll find a better ocean than
the one we have to offer the folks
from upstate and also the folks
from faraway Indiana.
And it is no wonder to me that
folks like the ones from Raleigh
are clubbing up to come on down
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-10
City Acquires USO Units

In acquiring the USO centers at
Second and Orange and Ninth and
Nixon from the federal government for
$3.50 the City of Wilmington has
made an advantageous buy. The build
ings alone would appraise at larger
figures alone, to say nothing of the
furnishings and fixtures which cost
$685. 0O.
Now that the purchase is completed,
save for transfer of papers, the ques-
ton is how the city can best take adj
vantage Of its bargain. Acting City
Manager Benson indicates it will be
used for recreation. He could say no
more as he has been chiefly occupied in
completing the transaction, and the
Council and Recreation Department
obviously have not finished drafting a
program for it's use.
It is unthinkable, however, that
the Second and Orange unit should
not be devoted to the entertainment
of Marines from Camp Lejeune and
naval personnel to be stationed at
Camp Davis during such times as
these men are visiting Wilmington. The
USO was established for the armed for
ces. The local center should in all rea-
son carry on that work.
There will be ample time when the
boys in uniform are not present to af-
ford entertainment and recreation for
the young people of the city.
1t is, of course, for the Council to
determine what shall be done to get
full value out Of both units, but it is
doubtful if the Ninth and Nixon center
could be better employed than as the
home for the Shaw Boys Club, which
is conducting a constructive program
Tor Negro youth of the community.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-10
TheLiterary
Guidepost
BY W. G.. ROGERS
OSCAR WILDE: HIS LIFE AND
HIS WIT, by Hesketh Pearson

Harper; 1878.
However much we delight IN
Lady Windermere's Fan" "A
Woman of No Importance" AN
Ideal Husband and THE Impor
lance of Being Earnest" al wI!F
ten and produced in the last d.
cade OF Wilde's life, we delisn'
even more. I think, in the man
himself, the dramatist rather than
the dramas. His big hit, the one
on which he worked Longest anu
hardest, was the importance o.
being Oscar Wilde.
Previous hiographers recognized
that; indeed, it is something they
couldn't miss. Pearson practicaLy
let's Wilde take over, and on some
pages you ask whether tnis IS .!
Pearson, or by Wilde arranged by
Pearson. When the subject is ts
wittiest man ard the mos sclA1l'
lating conversationalist of his ger
Grafton, that's very wise pfocS'
dure.
The result IS not the man, anu
not the notorious vice, but . VOICE
clear, beautifully modulated. fIhS,
ing with paradox, aphorlsn anu
epigram, the voice more WORN
hearing for its enterta-aneA.
value than sry other IN he l@|
century. Wilde kept the entire 81
ciety Of his generation in tears O.
laughter.
AS a reward, it kept hi m
tears by trying and jailing nh
and bounding him till he dlea. Ins
Marquis Of Queensberry 4 d no.
carry over his rules for q Ia
tight in the ring into his :plte.-
persecution of the poet VINO, ~
charged, seduced his son Lord a.
red Douglas. Even after his dean
ney didn't let him rest in peace
and who knows how mucn it V%
Jacob Epstein, and how r1u'9
WIDE, that the public condemn.
IN the symbolic figures on i.
TOMB Epstein modelled for him "
the Paris cemetery?
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-10
The Doctor Says
WAYS TO AVOID
DROWNING DANGER
By WILLIAM A. o'BR1EN, Mn

BY WILLIAM A. O'BRIEN. Mn
Drowning fatalities increase =.
large numbers of vacationists tax.
chances in the water.
Children who have not learned
to swim should take lessons befors
they 60 into dep water, sa.stv
should be practiced in boats if I'M
necessary loss Of life Is 10 bs
stopped.
Drowning results from obstruc
ton to the respiratory tract. Ths
difficulty is caused by a spasm Of
the larynx which shuts off air in.
take. Little water enters the
trachea. bronchi, or lungs.
AS the victim obtains less and
less oxygen, the brain Becomes
insensitive and breathing stops
Most of the water which is forced
out of the body after recovery
comes from the esophagus and
the stomach.
FjrSt-ald Tor those saved from
drowning consists of freeing the
air passageway of obstruction and
starting artificial respiration. Tight
clothing should be loosened, and
attempts at resuscitation should
be continued until all hope is
gone, which may be two hosrs
or more. Keep the body warm
by covering it with a blanket.
The Schaeffer method is best for
the average person to use. The
victim should be rolled over on
his stomach, his hands pulled for.
ward and his head turned 10 one
side to relieve obstruction Of the
nose or mouth.
Kneel at the side Of or astride
the victim, facing toward his head.
Place your hands, palm down.
ward over his back ribs, with
your thumbs about two inches
apart and parallel to the spine.
Holding your arms straight,
slowly lean forward until your
hands press downward and com.
press the chest. Lean back and
assume your original position
without removing your hands
from the body.
The forward motion should take
about three seconds and the back.
ward motion about two seconds,
which permits about twelve respi.
rations per minute. Do not be
rough or hurried, and do not give
up.
Death will occur within two
to five minutes If oxygen does
not reach the tissues. Some parts
of the body can stand deprivation
of oxygen for a long period Of
time but the brain is sensitive
to lack Of this vital chemical and
dies sooner than do other parts Of
the body.
The rocking method which has
been so highly publicized requires
special equipment, and the Schaet-
Ger method should be used until
the apparatus is set up. Then the
patient is placed face down on a
board which is placed over q saw.
horse about three feet tall.
The patient is fastened to the
board with ties around the arms
and feet. The face Is turned to
one side, and the passageway is
freed of obstruction.
The aim Is to rock the patient
back and forth about IL to Is times
a minute as the intestines, lliver,
and stomach, in shifting their posi-
tons, push the diaphragm up and
down.
While artificial respiration is
being given someone should 60
for help. In most cities a respira.
tor is available for use in the most
serious cases.
The majority Of water accidents
can be prevented II common sense
is used at all times. Take no
chances in the water.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-10

We thank Thee. patient Father
Of the ages. for all the growth in
tolerance and brotherhood and CO.
operation that have so vastly in
creased m cng Thy children.
Amen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-10
TOP o. THE MORNING

Perhaps you think you have graduated
from Sunday school. Well, you are mis-
taken you cannot graduate without
standing an examination which shows that
you understand the subject No man
graduates from Bible study until he sees
It's Author face to face.
H. L. Crockett.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-10
STAR Dust
Student of Retreat

In Louisiana maneuvers. one
captain was having unusually rough
shedding with his problems. His
outfit was flanked time and again.
forcing him to withdraw.
One day, a private in his COM
pany was captured" but later
managed to escape. The captain
asked him about the 'enemy's"
movements.
They're retreating now." the
private said.
The captain vas dubious. DO
you know what a retreat looks
like?" he asked.
well, SIR" drawled the late
captive. 1--WE been with you all
throuah Mase maneuvers."-Wau
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-10
Religion
COTTON MATHER'S LETTER
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS

COTTON MATHER'S LETTER
A vivid reminder of the long,
long way that the world has come
in the path of tolerance is in a
letter from Cotton Mather, the
famous Puritan divine, dated Sep.
TENDER IS, 1882, which l find quot
ed in The Sunday School Times.
1t was addressed Ito ye aged and
beloved Mr.. John H%igginson." 1t
had to do with William Penn and
the Quakers:
"There is row at sea a ship
called the WELCOME which has
on board a hundred more of the
heretics and malignants called
Quakers, with W. Penn, who is
the chief scamp at the head OF
them.
1.-THE General Court has accord
ingly given secret orders to Mas
ter Malachie Huscott of the brig
Porpoise to waylay the said Wei
come slyly. as near the Cape Of
Cod as may be. and make capture
of the said Penn and his ungodly
crew, so that the Lord may be
glorified and not Knocked on the
soil of this new country, with the
heather worship of these people.
Much spoil can be made by selling
the whole lot to Barbados. where
slaves fetch good prices in rum
and sugar. and we shall not only
do the Lord great service by pun.
ishing the wicked but we shall
make good for his ministers and
people.
master Huscott feels hopeful,
and I will set down the news when
the ship cores back. Yours in the
bowels OF Christ.
Cotton Mather."
Comment is unnecessary.
We thank Thee. patient Father
Of the ages. for all the growth in
tolerance and brotherhood and CO.
Evening star., 1946-03-27
Broadcasts 10 Russia
To Be Up 10 Truman
BY the Associated Press

President Truman may decide soon
whether the United States should
beam Voice of America" broadcasts
to the Soviet Union in Russian.
Assistant Secretary of State Will
liam Benton said today he would
submit to Secretary Byrnes in three
or four weeks "a study and recon-
mendation" on the subject of for
eign language broadcasts to North
ern Europe, including the U. S. S. r.
Government officials say that if
such broadcasts appear technically
and financially feasible the final de-
cision on their political advisability
no doubt would be made by the
President himself. Congress would
have to provide necessary funds.
Mr.. Benton told reporter he was
not yet certain what his recon-
mendation might be. He said he
was awaiting additional informa-
ton on technical questions.
The United States is broadcasting
shortwave to many countries in
many languages, continuing on a
reduced scale the programs begun
during the war by the Office of War
Information and the Office of
Inter-American Affairs.
Evening star., 1946-03-27
Yunks Search Jap Diplomats
For Cache Of SIS 100000

elry and securities that might be
worth $5,000,000.
"A large portion of this is assets
OF the Japanese government, which
the government had ordered the
diplomats to turn in for repara-
tions," Maj. Duff said.
1t. Gen. Robert l.. Eichelberger
commander Of the 9th Army, was
present ito see that these people
are treated courteously."
One of the top-ranking diplomats
in the group, Yakachiro Suma, for
mer Minister to Spain, will be per-
mitted a few days at home before
he reports to Sugamo Prison as a
war criminal suspect.
Among others were former AM
bassadors Takanobu Mitani, France:
Sho Kurihara, Turkey, aAd Shin
rokuro Hidaka, Italy; Ken Harada,
special Minister to the Vatican, and
former Ministers Morito Morishima,
Portugal; Suenasa Okamoto, Swe-
den, and Shunichi Kaze, Switzer-
land, who relayed the japanese sur
render notes to the Allies.
Evening star., 1946-03-27
Trumun Resumes Old Habit
OfMorninq Walk on Streets

President Truman has been taking
early morning strolls about Wash
ington for some time, Press Secre-
tary Charles G. Ross said today
when newsmen inquired about the
Presidents appearance on the
streets near the White House before
breakfast this morning. 4
Mr.. Ross said that when Mr..
Truman was In the Senate he was
accustomed to hiking q couple of
miles every morning when the
weather was good. He said the
President missed this form OF exer-
else after entering the White House
and decided TO return to 1t.
The secretary said the first time
the President started out, the result
OF q sudden decision, the Secret
Service men who ordinarily accom-
pany him had to leave In such q
hurry they did not have time to
get hats and overcoats.
On his walk this morning, Mr..
Evening star., 1946-03-27
Senators Favor Givinq
Dodecanese 10 Greece
BY the A<soeioied Press

The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee went on record today for
award of the Dodecanese Islands
and Northern Epirus to Greece by
the peace conferences.
1t approved resolution by Sen
ator Pepper, Democrat, of Florida
which would have the Senate de-
clare the same sentiment. Chair
man Connally said the committee
action was unanimous.
The Dodecanese, IL islands in the
Aegean Sea, were under Italian
sovereignty before the war. Italy
took them in 1911 from Turkey.
Greeks contend that the popula-
tion is predominantly Greek in the
islands in the Northern Epirus, a
prewar part of Albania.
Evening star., 1946-03-27
$1,000, 900 Fire Sweeps
Pennsylvania Warehouse
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LANCASTER. Pa, Mar. 27.-
Raging out OF control for more than
two hours, a general alarm IRE de-
stroyed nearly 100000 pounds OF
tobacco and wrecked a four-story
warehouse early today.
Police said 1t was one of the cost
hest fires in the history of this East
ern Pennsylvania tobacco center.
Tobacco company spokesmen esti-
mated loss at close to $1,000, 900.
Flames sweeping through the
warehouse, owned by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, generated such heat
and caused such rapid exhaustion
OF air that steel shutters bolted to
windows were blown on.
As a precautionary measure
against high-tension wires some of
the city's electric power was shut
off. Firemen said embers would con-
tinue to shoulder for several days.
No one was injured. Cause Of the
blaze was not determined.
Evening star., 1946-03-27

Truman left the northwest gate of
the White House soon after 7
o'clock; went west on Pennsylvania
avenue to Seventeenth street, down
to G street; then west to Eight
zenith and back to the Avenue for
the return to the White House. The
trip required Is or 20 minutes.
Mr.. Ross also confirmed reports
that the President was going to
adopt another form of exercise
horseshoe pitching-and that he
would use the Missouri barnyard
style" OF tossing the shoes.
Mr.. Truman enjoyed the horse
shoe pitching tournament at Jeffer-
son Island, where he met with other
Democrats last summer, Mr.. Ross
said.
Representative Bender, Democrat,
Of Ohio, who saw Mr.. Truman yes
terday. said the President had told
him Of his horseshoe pitching plans.
The President win hold q news
conference at 1 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1946-03-27
By HE Associated Pres.

URAGA, Japan, Mar. 27.-A sur
prise American search for an esti-
mated 5000 900 cache of currency
and jewels turned the homecoming
Of some OF Japan's top European
diplomats into q highly polished
game Of cops and robbers today.
Assets valued at several thousand
dollars most Of which was believed
TO belong to the Japanese govern
ment- were discovered in the first
stages of a search Of the 1856 pas
sengers on the repatriation ship
TSukushi Maru.
The diplomats were landed in
small groups into an area closely
guarded BY armed troops and ar
mored cars. Ofncials estimated an
other three days might be necessary
TO complete the search.
Maj ]. v. DUN, military govern
ment oficer Of the 9th Army, said
he had received reports that the
were carrying cash, Jew
Evening star., 1946-03-27
Army Paper 5 Entire Staff
Requests Reassignment
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Mar. 27.-The entire staff
of the Mediterranean edition fof
Stars and Stripes requested re-
assignment today after six weeks of
struggle over censorship of the serv-
icemen's letters column with 1t.
Gen. John G. H. Lee, theater COM
mander.
Gen. Lee in verbal order yes
terday relieved from duty Mai. Hal
G. Kestler, Waucoma, Iowa, the
officer in charge of Stars and Stripes.
Maj. Kestler said three Junior
officers and 81 enlisted men on the
paper had sought transfers as q
result, and that he had asked for
an Army court Of inquiry to In
vestigate his administration.
Maj. Kestler addressed letter
to Gen. Lee through Brig. Gen.
Charles L. Dasher, jr., commanding
the Rome area, saying he welcomed
relief from duty which because OF
repeated affronts to my ability,
character and intelligence, has now
become intolerable."
Evening star., 1946-03-27

BY The Asseeiotsd Press
A puzzling but spine -tingling spy
mystery confronted atom Sbomb-
conscious Americans today as FBI
agents shared q young Russian
naval officer preparing to flee by
ship from Portland, Greg.
1t. Nicolai Gregorovich Redin, 29-
year-old member Of the Soviet Pur-
chasing Commission at Seattle, was
arrested last night on espionage
charges involving plans and In
formation regarding the American
destroyer tender Yellowstone.
A 18th Naval District spokesman
said today the Yellowstone was not
assigned to the atomic bomb tests in
the Pacific.
Previously naval officer at San
Francisco had reported the Yellow
stone had been assigned to take part
in the atomic bomb tests.
The formal charge against 1t.
Evening star., 1946-03-27
Senate Subcommittee
Votes Unanimously
In vardaman' S Favor
BorkIey Coils Group
To Pass on Nomination
This Afternoon
BY the Assoeiaied Press

A Senate banking subcommit-
tee today recommended confir-
nation OF Commodore James K
Vardaman, jr, for a 14-year-
term on the Federal Reserve
Board of Governors.
Chairman Radcliffe informed the
full Banking Committee that the
subcommittee had voted without
dissent in favor of confirmation
with Senator Butler. Republican, of
Nebraska not participating.
Senator Radcliffe said serious
charges had been made against
Commodore Vardman, President
Truman's naval aide, and these had
been studied very carefully" and
at great length by the subcommittee.
I'VE have come to the conclusion
that the charges were not sus-
tained," Chairman Radcliffe said.
He reported that Senators McFar-
land. Democrat, of Arizona; Car
vile, Democrat, of Nevada, and Mil
hkin, Republican, Of Colorado
Joined him in the favorable report
on Commodore Vardaman's nomi-
nation.
Butler Refrains From Voting.
Senator Butler has been in
Nebraska in connection with a re-
election campaign. For this reason
he was unable to participate in re-
cent hearings and refrained from
voting, Senator Radcliffe said.
Majority Leader Barkley, acting as
chairman of the full Banking Com
mittee, asked the committee to meet
this afternoon to pass on the Varda-
man nomination.
A private poll by administration
leaders showed more than enough
votes for Senate confirmation. A
campaign is planned for favorable
action by the full committee some
time during the current hearings on
housing legislation.
J0D rays $4,000.
Mr.. Truman sent the nomination
Of Commodore Vardaman, former
st. Louis banker and shoe manu-
facturer, to the Senate January 81.
The post pays $4,000 a year.
The charges to which Chairman
Radcliffe referred resulted largely
v,tn
volving the Vardaman Shoe Co.,
which Commodore Vardaman once
headed.
Senator Donnell, Republican, of
Missouri, who is not member of
the subcommittee, led the opposi-
ton and Is expected to carry the
fight to the Senate floor regardless
Of the Banking Committees action
on the subcommittee report.
Evening star., 1946-03-27
vinson Requests
Retentionof0pA
'ALitt|e Longer
Tells House Hearing
U. S. Is Well on Way
To BoIoneed Budget
BY the Assoeio,sd Frsss

Secretary Of the Treasury Vim
son said today that 1--WE are well
on the way to a balanced budget"
and asked that OPA controls on
the national economy be kept "a
little longer"
To-day we can be more optimistic
about the future than ever before"
Secretary >Vinson told the House
Banking Committee. "It would be
pathetic If we muffed this grand
opportunity"
The committee is considering
legislation to keep price controls
another year.
Mr.. Vinson said Treasury re-
ceipts are larger than estimated,
expenditures are smaller than ex-
pected, and "the two together mean
that we are well on the way to a
balanced budget"
Disputes NAM Contention.
He disputed contentious of the
National Association of Manufac-
turers and others that removal of
all price controls would stimulate
production Of scarce goods.
1T would be stimulating-stimu-
lating in fanciful, dizzy sort of
way" he said.
The Treasury chief declared there
would be SO much effort in beating
the market" and concentrating on
speculative gains that I'VE would
md total production decreased
rather than increased"
Despite the Nations Sound and
pleasant" financial picture, Mr.. Vim
son said, taxes must remain
high"
Expenditures Drop Sharply.
Federal expenditures in February
dropped to $500, 900 900 from last
June's high of SO, ,700, 900 900, he re-
ported, adding:
This decline of nearly two-thirds
in eight months is because we have
all made wholehearted effort to
leave the wartime basis and adopt
the peacetime course"
I'VE have built up a tremendous
demand for most consumer goods.
This demand is backed up by saw
ings. The amount of currency,
bank deposits and United States Sc
curities owned by all nonbank in
vestors has increased from about
So. .000, ,000, 900 at the end of 1899 to
about $500, ,0O0. 900 600 today.
"Our wants, fortified by those
liquid reserves can give us the i'm
petls to begin a volume Of peace-
time production far greater than we
have ever seen"
However, he asserted that this is
not inevitable, but that I'VE could
quickly spend ourselves in the dis
sipation Of spiralling prices and
speculative markets" unless safe
guards are continued.