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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-20

owned its own buildings, which
have been located in different
parts of the town. One of the oldest
of the structures still remains. This
is located on the south side of
Orange street between Front and
Second. 1t was constructed in 1908,
and was used by the Masons until
1843, when it was sold to Thomas
w. Brown as a residence, and the
Masonic building on the north side
of Market street between Front
and Second erected.
In the cary days, many of the
leading citizens of the community
lived, not in the town, but on their
extensive plantations nearby, where
numbers of slaves titled the soil
and an elaborate social life was
maintained. Wilmington, however.
was the center of their business
and public interests, and here they
met to discuss questions of govern
ment and matters of general in
terest. The old courthouse, located
block from Market street dock,
was the gathering place of the men
of affairs, and there transfers of
land and slaves were made"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-20
Army Offers Advantages

The recess in the draft was taken
50 that a thorough-going effort might
be made to recruit the new peacetime
Army by voluntary enlistments. Should
this fail, it will be necessary to resort
to selective service again.
There is no good reason why 1t
should be successful.
It is to be noted that some 100000
youths will graduate from high
school in May and June. Many thou
sands of these could not hope to enter
college next fall, even if the money
were forthcoming. American colleges,
universities and specialized schools will
be taxed by the million or more return
ing veterans who will want to continue
their education.
By enlisting when they graduate,
the boys soon to complete their high
school courses will assure themselves
a higher education, all at government
expense, when the institutions of high
er learning can accommodate them,
and in the meantime have an unrivaled
opportunity to earn, learn and travel
during their service.
Following a three-year enlistment,
the soldier gets an educational bonus
of forty-eight months, more than five
ordinary college years.
Youths who want to reach the top
educationally ought to get in touch
with the nearest Army Recruiting Of
fice-the post office building, in Will
mington-and learn details of the re-
markable offer, which are set forth
in a statement by Major General H. N.
Gilbert of the Military Personnel Pro-
curement service.
The point to be considered is that
if they do not enlist voluntarily in
sufficient numbers they are liable to
be drafted later on, and possibly miss
this educational opportunity, as the
Voluntary Recruitment Act of 1915
expires on October 6, this year, after
which this special advantage may not
be available
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-20

curities, the biggest bloc of which
are thought to be in South American
mining shares.
In consideration of these facts,
Frances presence at our Treasury
door is at least understandable. But is
it possible to say as much for Great
Britain, with this great amount OF
money forthcoming from her neigh
Dor across the Channel?
The more the British loan is studied
the less reason appears for granting
it, especially as most Americans had
to 90 to the bank last month and
borrow to meet their income taxes.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-20
7rauel Problems Also Affected Lives
OF Wilningtonians In Earlier Days

Fear Gazette and Wilmington Ad-
'vertiser. It was quite preten-
tious sheet FOR the Cay. Certainly,
its name would indicate an am
bilious project. Stuart also print
ed public documents and other
matter until his unfortunate death
lby drowning in the river in 1869.
Masonry existed in Wilmington
from very early days. Mention is
made of an entry in the records of
the Grand Lodge of England, under
date of March, 1865, of the grant
ing of a charter to Lodge 213 at
Wilmington on the Cape Fear river
in the Province of North Carolina.
The lodge was re-chartered in 1894,
and has ever since been know as
st. Johns Lodge No. 1. Well known
men of colonial and revolutionary
Wilmington were members of the
old lodge. Among these were Will
liam Hooper, Cornelius Harnett,
Archibald Maclaine, Edward Jones,
Joshua Granger Wright n d
others. Probably from it's very
beginning the organization has
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-20
Help Correct Error

Instructions issued to census EMU
include directions to list all
students attending school away from
home. That these directions have not
been carried out in all cases indicates
lack of understanding their instruc-
lions by some enumerators and does
not reflect the intention of the Census
Bureau.
Although the time for filing the
final report is near, it is still possible
to correct the error. A phone call to
226l1 will do the trick. So will mail
ing the coupon appearing in this news
paper and the News, properly filled
out.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-20
BY John SKIES

This is the final of six articles
taken from the chapter, "Town
Incidents" in Andrew J. Howell's
book, THE Book Of Wilmington
In the year 1854 Brunswick
county was set off from New Han
over; and in that same year
notable project was started. This
was to construct a causeway a.
cross Eagles island as a part
Of an improved roadway between
Wilmington and Brunswick. The
ferries for the transportation of
vehicles at that time formed
tedious mode Of transportation
across the river. It was four miles
up to Meares' Bluff, and rather
hard task when vehicles and men
were transported below the is
land and passage across the
morass of the island was quite
impossible. Therefore, a plan was
projected to build causeway
across the island, so that a ferry
could in a short time, and with
great saving OF labor. reach
Brunswick county from. the dock
at the foot of Market street. Col
onel William Dry, Collector of the
port, and living in Brunswick town,
conceived the idea of using, for the
purpose of building the causeway,
the ballast of vessels coming into
the harbor for cargo. This work
was started in 1864, and faithfully
conducted through long period,
until it was finally completed
under contract with General Ben
jamin Smith, of Brunswick county
and Wilmington.
1.-THE causeway bears the soil
of many lands; and, even up 10
modern days, there have been
found growing along the roadside
the flora of the imported soils.
ION Sept. l, 1864. the first print
ing press and newspaper were
established in the town of Will
mington. The enterprise was
launched by Andrew Stuart, who
came from Philadelphia. His
newspaper was entitled The Cape
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-20
TOP o THE MORNING
Easter Hospitality

The Junior Chamber of Commerce
and the affiliated committee from the
USO, has been disappointed that the
response to the appeal for Whining
tonians to entertain Marines at din
ner on Easter has not been as quick
or large as hoped.
The idea is that worshipers after
morning church services should take
a Marine home to dinner and enter
tain the guest during the afternoon.
The fear is that some boys from LIE
jeune may miss this opportunity for
a few hours under a hospitable roof,
and the fear stems from a lack of
responses.
It may well be that many families
have intended to extend the invitation
at the church door and so consider 1t
unnecessary to register their purpose
In this case it is obvious that any fear
of a lack of hospitality among the
people of the city is unfounded.
Lest some, however, have overlook
ed this project, the Easter Hospitality
plan, which has been frequently in
the news, is here emphasized, particu-
larly as it is no part of Wilmington's
long-standing program to pass up any
chance to extend hand of fellow
ship and friendship to the armed serv-
ices.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-20
By WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

We have two new duplicate play
ers In New York, Harry and Bill
Melniker. 25-year-old twins who
served for four years in the Army
and were together the entire time
in the Pacific theater. They learn
ed how to play bridge in Tokyo.
The thing that makes playing
against the twins difficult is the
fact that one of them is conserva-
tive and the other optimistic. So
far I have failed to learn how to
tell them apart, and just when
you are reasonably sure that you
have them identified, something
happens which leads you to sus-
pect that they have changed seats!
While I am by no means sure, I
believe it was Bill who did the
good. job as declarer on today's
hand. --..-
Dummys ten Of clubs was played
on the first trick, East played the
Jack and Melniker ruffed with the
Tour of hearts. He played the king
OF diamonds, West won and led an
other club. Dummy's ace won,
declarer discarding the, six of spade
tnen led spade and took the queen
Iinesse. The queen of diamonds
was cashed, a small diamond ruff
60 with the jack of hearts, spade
won with the ace and the five of
diamonds .ruffed with the king of
hearts. The deuce of hearts was
w with the queen, and the three
~ bas alarnonds ruffed with the ace of
NOV NoM small club was ruffed and
~ eh picked up East's trunps
making the contract.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-20
British-French Debt

Among the Nations knocking at
the United States Treasury door,
Great Britain and France have clamor-
ed loudest for loans. With both in the
role of borrowers, and both having
repudiated their debts to this country
after the First World War, is is in
teresting to note the financial arrange
ments underway between London and
Paris for settlement of the French
sterling debt.
We quote from a London dispatch
to the New York Times from Michael
L. Hoffman:
"The basis of the settlement pro-
posed by the British, which has been
accepted by the French negotiators
though not yet approved by Paris. is
that the French will pay 5o,oo0,ooo
pounds at the end of this year, 30,oo0-
900 pounds at the end of 1947 and
20,000,000 pounds at the end of March
1913.
Since the total amount owed bv
the French after paying 4o,ooo,ooo
pounds in gold on Feb. % was no.
100000 pounds, this leaves about TO-
100000 pounds to be paid in cash in
the near future"
Mr.. Hoffman adds that observers
OF the economic relations between the
two countries do not see where the
French are to get the money to make
the required payments without lioui.
dating the bulk Of their sterling Sc
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-20
SPRING S0FTENS
RUINS EVEN Or
CASINO BATTlE
BY HAL BOYLE


CASINO, Italy, April ls.-,.
road back to war is strange ;a Az
new. ~''
AL the ingrsdients Of BATH. -.
missing except the ruins. Oniv az
such odd and haphazayd No..
men.s-a few roadside grave, '.u'
occasional rusted tank, soma ~ al
gotten stacks of smmunit;on-. W.
you read the story of the seg. i,
Casino.
These small memoriat1ia =.
battle can only hint at the ,on
heartache and dull misery ts;s
mountain village synboljzed | 4a'
thousands of allied soldiers in ~. ~
early months of 1874.
Nature, which heals or kills H.,
taken care Of the rest. The rn.S
to Casino was once drearv ,rsu
Of mud and blood and we,ra
tears. 1t was tedious as dn1
football game in which no m,
scored. Lives were lost for ward,
It was the endless agony and cras1
of sound and it broke mems heart,
and minds and bodies.
1t was rain and damp wind an.
gripping cold for bleak week,
when Sunny Italy" hibernates in
its cocoon of winter promise.
1t wasn't hell, because hell Z,
heated. It wasn't life, because Hfs
has moments of rest. And it wasn't
death because you still could NOV,
any direction but forward
1t wasn't anything but Casino
and Casino was life and death
and hell in one bitter drsught,
Riding back along the road to-.
day you feel like some doomed
ghost foreordained to revisit
scenes OF ancient disaster and YOU
live again that old agony which
still stirs many veterans in fruit.
full dreams of that vanished trus.
tration, that kill of heartache-
Casino.
Casino was only one major sim
post on the road to Rome. II was
preceded by several miniature
Casinos. Among them was the
"million dollar hill so named BY
combat troops who figured It took
that much costly artillery fire Ia
soften its defense for the Dough.
boy attack.
In those days it was a bar,
rockbound slope. Now, like Other
way stops on the road Of hate tina
led to the Italian capital, its for
bidding features are yelled b,
early verdure. Sheep Craze wher'
once American and German troop
played deadly hide and seek,
The green Of spring has soft
ened this brown arena Of morta
scrimmage. Purple flowers bloom
wildly and confuse the visitor tt
the battlefield who only knew Ital,
before in it's skeleton months.
Drought has all but dried tn
narrow Rapido river, turbulen
prelude to the wrestle for Cassin
where 5000 American casualtis
were suffered in one of the costli
est battles OF the war,
Casino, sacked or destroyed
more than once before in its loni
history, is rising anew from it
gray rubble. It is flanked by Brit
ish and Polish graveyerds. Amer
leans who died there are burie'
farther away. Italian civilians ar
busy erecting new stone homes o.
sites where their fathers dwelt be
4 fore them.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-20
QUOTATIONS

Russia can't ride roughshod over Eastern
Europe and get away with it any more than
we could in Latin America and England in
India and Africa.
Commerce Secretary Henry A. Wallace.
They shoulda left these bumps Do them dele
gates good to know something about the rough
side of life. .'E
Paving repairman outside United Nations
meeting.
Unrest has increased as the first shock of
defeat has worn OH.
Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, European Theater
commander.
Thirteen hundred words are enough for any
language, says an educator. Maybe he Just
doesn't like slang. --~e.---
The active life of an oyster is said to be
10 years. How long it lasts after that only the
taste of your stew car, tell
It is estimated an umpire behind the plate
makes about 200 decisions during a baseball
game Imagine being big bum that many
times!
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.heLiterary
Guidepost
BY BOB PRICE
STRATEGY IN THE CIVIL WAR
r n..Jn~;oY~ Militia FV

| Nv BARRON DcduCIlCh N4A-'
Service Publishing; $3.50.
The Generals who run a war are
governed by certain basic prlrcl'
pies of strategy, no matter whetn'
er their armies fight with stones
or with rockets. Surprise, concen'
tration of combat power, mobility
security-on such tenets are pau
ties won and lost.
Barron Dederick has taken tneSs
principles-laid down by Napoleon
Clausewitz and others and as tFus
TODAY as when they were wrlI'ei,
and used them as yardstick o.
appraisal for the strategy Of 'ns
principal Civil War battles ana
campaigns. He tells the oafsle
story, simply and tersely, ns.
shows how the opposing captains
won or lost by the degree Of uisn I
adherence to the fundamental
rules.
There are exceptions. Lee prac,
tically threw away the book a1
Antietam and got away with ~.
Grant forgot about security al snl1
lob and yet escaped disaster. nu1
these show only that sornenlhs|
besides a knowledge Of the rals1
book goes into the making OF i
military leaoer. In the man, II y
amazing to note how persis'en"!|
the neglect of one or more Of 'nes'|
time-worn maxims decided the ouF|
come Of battle. Il
There is nothing really new m|
this book. Indeed, the author over,
looks some new material offefea
by Douglas Southall Freeman N
Lees Lieutenants WHICH nllgn,|
have softened his judgment II
Longstreet's delay on the sscoaaI
day at Gettysburg. But it's an III
teresting and valuable presenta:l0n
noaetheless, and one that VIII II
appreciated by any one with mo..I
than passing interest In DNI
Civil War. IL
ARCHITECTS OF CHARLESI
TON, by Beatrice st. Julien ne
venel, photographs by Carl JUICE
Carolina Art Association; So.
The author furnishes va!uaDs
record of some of the men who gum
picturesque, romantic CharIeS'ol4
and the Moorish, Greek, Roman
English and whatnot styles OF lhen
work are shown often screened W
South Cardinals lush foliage
he photographs.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-20

Make sacred the streets that
we walk, we pray, O Lord; he.
cause we have been busy on. the
errands, of. our Master. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-20
Religion
Day By Day
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS

THE STREETS OF THE CITY
Again and again I have gone
to Ephesus, never failing to get a
new thrill. magination is fired
by the ruins of the old churches
in one of which the tomb of
John was recently foundry the
great theatre and stadium, by
the baths, and broken buildings
OF many sorts. ..4 4t.. =
Most of all am stirred by the
streets. Thanks to the archae-
ologists and their spades, one NAV
tread the very stones trodden by
Paul and Apollos and Timothy
and Luke and John and Mary, as
they went to and fro on the
Masters business -.
These common. highways make
the past live again.. Once thew
echoed to the footsteps of great
saints. Now they are trodden
only by occasional tourists. If
they had tongues, these stones
could tell of the cessation of pill
grims to Diana's shrine; and of
the steady increase of footsteps
following the Way.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-20
LETTER BOX

The Star welcomes communica-
lions of not more than 200 words
when they are legible, preferably
typed, accompanied by the real
name in longhand. Persons send
ing letters not complying with
the foregoing will understand the
reason why if their letters are not
printed.
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
To The Editor:
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-20

The problem of additional funds
for Old Age Assistance and Aid for
Dependent Children is serious
one in North Carolina TO-DAY and
it bids fair to remain one for a.
least one more year unless add
-lonal funds can be secured from
the state emergency fund. which is
problematical, or else a specia1
session of the legislature, which is
very unlikely. The condition could
have been partly averted if tho
legislature of 1915 had needed The
requests of the State Board Of p,,h
lie Welfare and the legislative com.
mlttee of the State Association of
superintendent of Public Welfare
we asked for more funds than
were allotted and based our re-
quests on the fact that if the war
endeo suddenly, the funds apnro-
prlated would be totally made.
quate. and while we do not nre
tend to be able to foretell future
Jul DredIct1On in the case
was absolutely correct. The apnro-
prlatlons Of the legislature of 1e45
were based on wartime prosperity
ana this prosperity had given en-
olovment to many mothers of
young children, who otherwise
would have been eligible for Aid
TO Dependent Children, and this
same prosperity gave employment
10 a surprising number of neon1e
over IS who otherwise would have
oeen eligible for Old Age Assist
ance. In addition to the en,1ov-
ment opportunities, many of these
clients had sons or daughters IN
service and, as result, received
allo1ments which took them off or
MADE them ineligible to be placed
on our assistance rolls.
The State Department and DIR
legislative committee had made a
study of the entire assistance
group. We had watched our assist
ance rolls in beth categories start
dropping in late 1?41 and early 10.
Continued on Page SKI
Evening star., 1946-12-02
On the Record
BY Dorothy Thompson

story of the German resistance We
have suppressed Hermann Rausch-
nings Revolution of Nihilism" and
Voice of Destruction" although they
are among the most powerful denunci-
ations of the mind and soul Of Nad
demonism.
The entire story of the German re-
sistance is in fact suppressed in Ger
many, as 1t is largely suppressed here.
Neither there nor here has any one
brought out 1.-THE Last Letters of Hell
muth yon Moltke," though they were
published in Britain. He died on the
gallows, the very embodiment of young
modern Christian heroism.
One may ask: What interest have
we in suppressing for Germans the fact
that the most heroic anti-Nazi resistorS
were animated by revolt against the
de-humanizing materialistic demonism
which is characteristic of both Naziism
and Communism? Every military gov
ernor knows, as the Nazis knew, that
the greatest resistance to their rule
came from people with living re-
Igious faith
Those who understood the German
Moltke, looked for the rebirth of Ger
many neither IN materialism nor mill
tarism but through a spiritual awaken
ing of conscience, not clerical nor ex-
elusive, but looking to Christian
principles as an absolutely practical and
dynamic way of life. It was for this he
died on the gallows, as many others
died, being himself personal rallying
point.
And that he glimpsed, at least into
the German soul is borne out In
Wuertember, parents of school children
were polled on the question whether
they wanted religious instruction in the
schools, according to the faith of the
parents, and 100 per cent replied af-
firmatively. But it was not granted.
Why?
The Christian Union Party, by no
means reactionary. economically, has a
majority. Yet it gets no more news
print than the Communists who are q
tiny minority in this province Whereas
the Russians flood their zone with Com
munist literature, no American, to this
day, is able to send scrap of printed
matter to German friend; the Amer
ican churches cannot send printed ma
terial to their co-religionists, nor Amer
ican teachers to German teachers, Why?
The hunger for mental and spiritual
contact Is as great as for bread.
Representatives of American trade
unions who have visited Germany, and
who understand Communist tactics bet
ter than any one, are furious at the way
American Military Government coddles
German Communists. They, too, ask
why.
At any rate, American authorities in
Germany and in the United States had
better compare notes.
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