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Evening star., 1946-09-15

RESEARCH EXPERT Lyle Spencer
served in Army's Information
and Education branch in Africa
and Europe, emerged lieutenant
colonel. He is today director
of Science Research Associates
Evening star., 1946-09-15

unfortunately do not yet understand this.
James Stevens, a Marine who lost a leg on
Saipan, is typical veteran who is COM
pensating for his war injuries through out
standing work Only $3.50 salesman before
the war; he asked for his old job back when
he was discharged from the hospital. His
employer, fearing that Jim could no longer
stand the constant travelling and walking,
offered him an office position instead. Jim
insisted that he had veterans rights to his old
job, and he finally got it.
Early in July, Jim was the leading salesman
in his district for 1916, with sales more than
triple his best prewar record. Besides prov
ing to my boss that am better salesman
than ever" he said, I'm also proving 1t to
myself That means lot to me.
And more important, the problems arising
between employers and veterans have been
far fewer than anticipated. AS one large
printing concern president who now employs
400 ex-servicemen says: Our experience with
veterans has convinced me that they are
potentially the best employees in the labor
j.
sign on my wall for every department head to
see." Here it is:
Whv Veterans Are Good Job Bets
YOUTH: Four -fifths are under 80.
EDUCATIoN: Two thirds have
been to high school.
HEALTH: The best of any group
in America.
ADAPTABILITY: They know how
to work with others.
A year ago, the calamity-howlers were
warning US about instability among veterans.
We all heard lot of hair-raising predictions
about what would happen when millions OF
neurotic, hard bitten men who had been
trained to kill returned home.
1t is true that many men endured emotional
tension and pressures in combat that civilians
rarely experience in peacetime, and some OF
them still carry mental scars. But the men
who formed our Army and Navy were put
through the most careful mental screening of
any force in the world Nearly 100000 men
were rejected for military service because they
had tendencies toward mental instability.
Another half-million who exhibited similar
tendencies after they entered service were dis
charged.
On the average, men who have left service
since the war ended are more stable mentally
than comparable group of civilians.
An indication of veterans stability is their
relatively low crime rate. Careful analysis OF
crime figures shows that veterans are commit
ting brobortionately fewer crimes than other
groups in our population.
N's q Civilian Crime Wave
As EDGAR Hoover, Director of the FBl,
pointed out in THIS WEEK last year. You
can't induct whole segment of the popula-
ton into the armed forces without getting
some who are crminally inclined. -. They
Evening star., 1946-09-15
IT'S q Civilian Crime Wave

As ]. EDGAR HOOVER, Director OF the FBl,
pointed out in THIS WEEK last year, You
can't induct whole segment of the popula-
ton into the armed forces without getting
some who are criminally inclined. -. They
would have been criminals under any circum-
stances and probably more active ones
because of greater opportunity. We already
have the makings of an early crime wave
But it is not primarily soldier crime wave;
it is crime wave of the soldiers younger
brothers and sisters" In other words, today's
increase in crime is due mainly to juvenile
delinQuents.
Convincing proof of the efforts veterans are
making to get back into the swing OF CIVILIAN
living is the huge number 1ocking to schools
and colleges this fall. BY next month, well
over million will be students again. Another
quarter million may be turned away because
bulging academic halls can be stretched no
further to admit them, even though service
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-20

daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. D..
Corley died near Tuscaloosa, Ala,
Wednesday when their home was
destroyed by flames.
A three-year-old child was burn
ed fatally at Dunn, Wednesday
when her five-year-old playmate
set her dress afire with matches.
In Birmingham, a Christmas tree
burst into flames at the Norwood
Hospital Nurses home Thursday
injuring two student nurses. One
was burned and the other was hurt
in a leap from the third floor OF
the building.
Meanwhile, officials were taking
fire-preventive action.
The Memphis Fire department
ruled that there should be no fire
hazards in any public buildings.
Among the first affected was
Christmas decorations at the city's
fire-proof courthouse.
At Birmingham night club owner
was fined $50 and costs Thursday
for violating city fire exit ordi-
nances.
Walter c. Mattison, owner of the
IPickwick club, was charged with
having four of his clubs six fire
exits locked during a dance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-20
WINTER WEATHER
TAKES nine LIVES
Two Nurses Badly Burned
When Christmas Tree
Bursts Into Flame
By United Press

- A-
The seasons coolest weather this
week brough a furry Of fires which
resulted in death for at least nine
persons in the Southeast and in
juries to more than a dozen others.
Three persons died from flames
in Cleveland, Tenn, this week.
Mrs. Donald Murphy and her in
daughter were burned to
death when fire destroyed Their
home. Another Cleveland fire vic
tim was factory worker Charles
Hill. His clothing become 'ignited
from cleaning fluid.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Bailey, OF
near Kannapolis, were seriously
burned Thursday when kerosene
which Mrs. Bailey was using to
start a fire ignited. Her condition
was described as critical.
Three-year-old David Corley and
his sister. Margaret, 11-month-old
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-20
P E R @ [

Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Carr will
I'VE today for Washington, where
tan, Ty A~. and Mrs. Robert
" GAYLORD, who will arrive Satur-
s ", morning from Chicago.
Nv and Mrs. Daniel Carr of
edmond will arrive Saturday to
iasnd the Christmas holidays with
~. and Mrs. D. c. Carr at their
a,,oe alS South Third street.
Miss Shirley Brown, student at
r+sensboro college, will arrive this
.rsn;ng to spend the holidays with
sor narents, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Brown, at their home in Brook
wood.
harmed that Miss Brown was
ohosen 10 take the part of the
Madonna at the Christmas Vesper
.e~vice and was recently honored
in being elected to serve as one
# the freshman members of the
V cabinet of the school.
L1oyd William Fonvielle who is
.,rolled in the Naval reserve Off
cers training corps at the Univer-
s;+v Of N. c., arrived home yester-
dsy to spend the holidays with his
narents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A
Fonvielle.
RAYMOND Holland will arrive to.
dav from McCallie school. Chat
tanooga. Tenn, to spend the holi
davs with his parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Raymond H. Holland of SIT
Dock street. +
Jim Harriss, a student at David.
son college, will arrive Ssturda y
10 spend. the holidays with his aun.
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-20

Bellamy. Wade Harriss, a student
at the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
arrives today and will be the guest
OF his aunt, Mrs. Arthur Van Buren,
John p. Evans, a medical stu
dent at the University of Maryland,
will arrive this weekend to spend
the Christmas holidays with his
parents, DR.. and Mrs. John E.
Evans of 202 North 18th street.
James L. Wells, Jr., student al
The Citadel in Charleston, S. c.,
arrived today to spend the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James L. Wells.
Miss Betsy Keaton Fonvielle,
student at Duke university in Dur
ham, Will arrive Friday to spend
the holidays with her parents al
their home, 1902 Market street.
Miss Thelma Gunnersen, who is
attending the Woman's college in
Greensboro, arrived today to visi.
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Gunnersen, for the holidays.
Miss Helen Boushee, who is at.
tending Hollins college in Virginia,
arrived today to spend the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Boushee.
Miss Martha johnson arrived
Wednesday from the University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
where she has just completed he1
work for a BA degree in mathe
mates, and is spending the holi
days with her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. N. M. Johnson in White,
Park.
! Charles K MAXWELL student -
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-20

teding Mary Baldwin college, 70
spend the holidays with their par
ents.
Walton P. Burkheimer is spend
ing the Christmas holidays with
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Lyman and
his sister, Miss Mabel Burkheimer.
Miss Jeanne Shiel, student at
Mars Hill college, Mars Hill, has
arrived to spend the holidays with
her family at 2407 Market street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-20

the holidays. with their parents.
Miss Alana Matthes, also student
at Edgewood Park, will arrive on
Saturday.
Edward T. Taylor will arrive or
Saturday from. Salisbury TO spend
the holidays with#his mother, Mrs.
Edward T. Taylor of 500 Grange
street.
Miss Emily Setter, who is EN-.
ployed in the laboratory Of the
F. B. l., Washington, D. c. viii.
arrive on Saturday to spend the
holidays with her parents Mr.. .anc
Mrs. Carl F. Setter OF Castle
Hayne road.
Miss Helen Hicks and Miss Jane
Reynolds arrived yesterday from
Staunton, Va. where they are at
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-20

D~oV1uoo1l, udS arrived 70 SpenQ
the holidays at his home on Grace
street with his sister, Mrs. W. B.
Pate.
Miss Lucille Comfy, student at
Georgetown Visitation junior col
lege in Washington, D. c., arrives
today to spend the holidays with
her. parets, Mr.. and Mrs. H. ".
Comfy at their home in Oleander.
Miss Carlyle Seymour, junior at
Rollins college in Winter Park,
Fla, arrived yesterday to spend
the holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. c. Seymour. Miss
Louise Seymour, psychiatric social
worker at Lawson's Veterans Ad-
ministration hospital, Chamblee,
Ga, will arrive Sunday TO spend
Christmas with her family.
Miss Vie Sanders, who is attend
ing West Hampton college, Rich
mond, Va. and Bobby Sanders,
student at N. c. State college, have
arrived to spend the holidays with
their parents, MI. and Mrs. Warren
Sanders.
Miss Susan M. Divine of Wash
ington, D. c., will arrive Saturday
morning to spend the holidays with
her mother, Mrs. Morrison w. Di-
vie at her home, 416s S. Front
Street. Miss Divine will return to
Washington on Christmas night.
Miss Marjorie Davis will arrive
on Sunday from Lynbrook, Long IS.
land, to spend the holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Knight Davis. Miss Davis is a
member of the faculty o. the Law
renee school.
Miss Jane Sprunt and Miss Lily
Grower, students at EdgeWood
Park school, Briarcliff Manor N,
Y. arrived on Thursday to spend
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-20

Charles K. Maxwell, student a
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-20

Miss Jane Sprunt and Miss Lily
Grower, students at Edgewood
Park school, B%riarcliff Manor, N.
Y. arrived on Thursday to spend
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-20

Davidson, has arrived to spend
the holidays at his home on Grace
street with his sister, Mrs. w. B.
Pate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-20

lin Harriss, a student at David
son college, will arrive Saturday
to spend the holidays with his aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
Whats in Name7
These Dayss~y ; GEo '" t. sozo1sT7

Mr.. Justice Henry O. wenIel.
Jr., presiding over a name-chans-
ing case in the Supreme Court OF
Queens County, rendered this de-
cision:
The court feels that this mater
should be left until the boy has
reached the age OF discretion, or
at least until he rs Fl, by which
time, II | may borrow from .he
lexicon OF modern youth, he may
not choose so 'corny' a name as is
now sought to be Inflicted upon
him. The use Of a pen name does
not require the sanction OF this
court( but l would point out hat
the use OF their own name has not
been a deterrent or embarrassment
TO Walter -Lippman. George Sokol-
sky or a dozen others ! could men
ton"
The case In poin. was over a IT,
year-old boy, named Leon Arden
Sussman. whose parents want him
called hereafter, Leon Arden. The
Judge said, "No!" The parents
found "Sussman" cumbersome but
Arden Anglican" by Anglican"
they meant English. It is a queer
IL not alien use OF the adjective.
The parents might have told The
Judge that Sussman sounds Jew
ish and that their son wanted
name that did not sound Jewish.
I would recommend O'Brien, which
no one could mistake.
The Judge made reference TO my
name and ! must admit that some
times when l hear my name pro-
nounced. am tempted to change 1t
to something Anglican" like Mont
morency. My fathers family had no
patronymic until this generation.
They were known as Solomon the
son Of Isaac, according TO the Bib
lical style. My paternal grandfather
was known simply as the rabbi Of
Kuznetz. The name, Sokolsky,
therefore, is not In my marrow as
the name Hapsburg or Delano
would be for those who own to
such designations. Certainly, the
name, Sokolsky, 10 descriptive
neither Of my race, religion or ma.
tionality.
Shall | change my name for con.
venience1 Shall call my self Sokol
or Sokell or Douglas? l know some
Feinsteins who have become
Stones: some Epsteins who have
taken on an Anglican" monicker
as this Sussman boy wanted to do.
Maybe were | born Lifscutz. could
call myself Lotion. Perhaps ! might
call myself O'Toole.
Were It not that It Is so conven-
lent, might do It. II Ia the conven-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
SUPPORT BEING GIVEN
STASsEN CAMPAIGN

The stassen grasp for leadership
IL finding form. In the way Of or
ganization and money. A ST. Paul
man Is on the road travelling for
him. The same man was high In
the willkie encourage. and there are
further indications that the New
York crowd which backed Willkie
already has Its hand In pocket for
the former Minnesota governor to
be next President. They have been
conspicuous at the speakers tables
where Stassen spoke. A weekly
magazine has published q report
that the ex-Lord and Taylor execu-
tive, Walter Hovins. who was &C.
tive In the last Dewey headquar-
tiers, will eventually play Hanna for
Stassen. The Cowles brothers, pub
fishers. appear to be running the In
visible bandwagon so far. particu-
larry brother Mike In Iowa. My Re-
publican sources say he has been
hiring people.
All this inside activity has caused
many who have observed II to sur.
mise that Stassen VIII keep on his
speaking tours Che has not yet tax.
en- q Job that I have heard. the
organizing will increase In tempo
and when the Gallup polls start,
Stassen viii be on top. Many think
he will remain there.
My own opinion Is he will have
his main trouble keeping In the
Iinelight without a political ONCE.
now that he has started so early
Willkie killed himself doing II.
Bricker Is a good bet TO come
to the senate this year, the in-know
Ing Republicans agree. With Stas
sen he IL at the top Of private party
polls now. His ~ difficulty was that
he tried to run Q campaign with
Ohio friends who had not been &C.
tive In politics. The Dewey people
had the New York know-how. With
the best Of publicity success In bis
senate race or later In that forum.
his chances win depend on whether
he can get an organization 10 match
the one now quickly congealing be-
hind Stassen--or which Dewey may
set UP II events this year warrant
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
Onward, Upward?
Looking at Life

In Mrs. Cats 81 years there
certainly has been enormous ma
terial progress.
In those 81 years the world
certainly has gone onward. But
how much has 1t gone upward?
In those 81 years VIC have had
the Civil War, the Spanish-Ameri-
can War, World War l and World
War II, not to mention innumer-
able wars all over the world.
In those 81 years we have had
lynchings and ever-increasing
crime, intolerance, labor troubles
and race riots.
Today--s7 years afte- Mrs. Cats
birth-the world is in more OF a
spiritual turmoil than ever before
and, II we don't look out, there
may be another world war which
she is quite apt to witness.
So, the upward march OF human
ity is not proceeding at a very
rapid pace.
The longing for perfection and
the Utopia has existed since the
world began. The covenants wife
undoubtedly wished that her club
bearing spouce would drag her into
his cavern a little more delicately.
But wishing don't make 1t So"
II will take even more than atomic
power to make mankind take even
one little step closer on the up.
ward march which Mrs. Gait and
you and so fervently desire.
shall report our progress In 9
million years from now.
Copyright, 1916, for Ypsilanti
Daily Press)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02

costs viii continue to 60 up as the
average age Of the population rises.
AL Of which means the government
has dispensed almost billion dol
lars In charity to persons who
might. had they been able to make
regular social security contributions
during their working years. have
been able to get along without such
charity.
Other opponents foresee tho
farmer begged down In an ava
lanchc Of government question
nalres, financial reports. lists,
ledgers and statistics, should he
be made . participating menu
Der OF the social security sys-
tenn. But under Mr.. Benedicts
plan, the farmers duties to his
government where social secur-
ity In concerned are minimum.
He won't have 10 keep detailed
farm records. The reports no
does have 20 make are simple
ones. As . matter OF fact. n
he uses the stamp plan to take
care Of his employers social Sc
curity payments. he won't have
as much paper work as indus
trial or professional employers
have.
Still another argument Is ad.
vanced by people who predict
gloomily that II workers are a.
sured Of a regular income from
social security after retirement,
they won't work: they won't save
during the years they can work.
Mr.. Benedict thinks that argl-
ment is as ancient as the recon-
structed dodo In the Smithsonian In
stltution. Social security benefits, a.
set up now. will certainly not buy
retiring oldsters any mink coats or
Cadillac coupes. The benefits are
very modest ones. Any sensible per.
son can see he'll have TO have some
other resources besides social Sc
curity II he wants to live at any
level above the barest minimum Of
subsistence when he reaches retire
ment age. He'll save money. try to
accumulate property, perhaps carry
private business insurance too. But
II he can't save. and it's not only
the farmers who can't, social Sc.
curity benefits In later years may
keep him from becoming q public
charge.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02

for le4s. He points
out to them that
Republicans have
never In history re-
nomin ated a de-
feated candidate.
which was news to
me. Dewey would
like the nomination
apparently. but
does not expect II.
Personally ! expect
much will rest on
whether he is re-
elected governor
this year. Last
time he won against
= split and ~ Ia
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
BY ERICH BRANDEIs


Carrie Chapman Gait. noted
suffrage leader and social work.
err. has Just celebrated her S7th
birthday and declared herself well
satisfied with the progress OF the
world during her lifetime.
81 expect the world to move on
ward and upward for a million
years." she said to an interviewer.
In the year | was born great oil
wells were found and the world
switched from whale oil to petro-
leum.
Darwin presented his Origin OF
Iecies' in that year, thus changing
orld thought on the subject"
Mrs. Gait also expressed the
hope that the next great change in
the world would be the stopping OF
war.
Carrie Chapman Gait Is very
much older than | am, and | have
the greatest respect for her. But,
while there is every indication
that the world will be moving on
ward in the next million years, [
see very little indication OF its
upward move.
We have changed from whale
oil to petroleum and from petro-
Jeum to electricity. But, in spite
OF Darwin and his Origin OF Spe-
cies.' human beings are still as
backward as monkeys in many re-
spects, and they certainly make
monkeys Of their fellow men as
much as they possibly can.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
VICTIM IDENTIFIED

Lansing-AP-A reported anne.
ala victim who called himself
george Washington" when taken
into custody at Battle Creek Feb
II has been identified, state police
said Friday, as John Robert Tinlin,
OF Chicago. The police said iden-
LITIGATION was made by fingerprints
submitted to the Federal Bureau
OF Investigation. The police said
FBI records indicated the subject
was fingerprinted in 1910 as an
alien and gave his address as 1s4s
West 63rd Street. Chicago
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
THE CITY CHARTER

Professor F. B. Mckay In writing
a discussion and explanation or
some OF the provisions OF the pro-
posed new charter published in the
Press" of Feb. IS, has rendered
a valuable public service for which
he should be commended.
The writer OF this article quotes
from Mr.. McKay's article as fol-
lows: why did the Charter Com
mission make the city manager,
once he Is selected, the administra-
tive head of the nine city depart
ments with power to select his ad-
ministrative personnel, and why did
II prohibit interference by the
council" and THE manager Is given
a free hand as far as the charter
can do 80"
Based on these quotations from
Mr.. McKay's article-What rights
have the citizens as 10 the kind OF
services they shall receive, the
assessed value OF their property
for tax purposes, etc, too many to
mention.
Even II the citizens could over
come a very probable political ma
chine and elect new council on .
one nonpartisan ticket the new
council under the new charter
could only substitute one dictator
for another.
The charter Is the constitution OF
the city defining and limiting the
legislative and other powers Of the
city council and bears the same
relation to the city that the Consti'
tuition Of the United States does
to the U. 8. Congress. Now sup
to the u. s. Constitution should
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-02
BY RArKHAGE

There are 7,l4s, 40 specimens Of
wildlife In the United Statesmen
wildlife as represented by the re-
Gently indicated Esquire magazine
but big game animals Ike deer.
! buffalo ard mountain goats. me
Ash and wlldlife service counted
them, canvassing the wide open
spaces 70 do IT,
/ Prof. Murray r. Benedict OF the
University OF California has been DO
ing some counting too In the vide
open spaces, or at least down on
the farm, and he came up with the
conclusion that In 1899 more Than
half the farm owners in the eoun-
try raised less than $3.50 worth OF
products on their land. Consequent
ly these low-lncome farmers. and
great many other farmers In only
slightly higher income brackets
find II almost impossible to save
money toward the time when they
can no longer work. They are har-
/ assed by a feeling OF economic Inc
security-the kind Of economic In
security which President Truman
recently said was tending to break
down family life in this country.
Mr.. Truman suggested that perhaps
we ought to have a "Bill OF Rights"
for the family as well as for the
/ individual.
Professor Benedict doesn't sug-
gest a Bill OF Rights for the farmer.
but In q pamphlet entitled "A Re-
tirement System for Farmers" he
does suggest that the farmer be In
cluded In the federal social secur-
ity system.
The farmer earning no more than
$3.50 from the sale Of products would
be listed as a self-employed worker
making an assumed net income Of
$500. He would pay into the social
security fund per cent Of his In
come each year. and to make the
yearly payments a little easier to
take, the farmer would use a stamp
DOCK, DuylnB sOCldi scSdiiy SNohiPS
to paste In whenever he had some
spare cash.
Farmers who earn $3.50 or more
can follow the same procedure.
They are given a standard deduc-
ton based on how much they earn.
For example. those farmers earn
ing between $3.50 and $1,000 get
$500 deduction; there's q $500 de-
duction for the next highest group
and so on. They take their deduc-
ton, make the simple report Of net
income, and that's that
But some farmers may insist that
their expenses exceed the deduction
allowed them. That's okay with Mr..
Benedict. For them, he would pro-
vide a separate form so the farmer
could list his actual expenses and
deduct them.