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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05
Jesse Reynolds Present
Gift From Wilmington
Junior Senior Hostesses.

Jesse Reynolds, superintendent
of City Recreation department, re-
ceived a pleasant surprise Friday
night at the weekly formal dance
at Camp Lejeune when during IN.
Permission he was presented a 81
Life Time Parker pen and for Mrs
Reynolds, a beautiful white chenll-
lie bedspread, as a token OF ap-
probation by the Wilmington Jun
ior and Senior hostesses.
Miss Mary Helen Staldey on be
half of the hostesses, presented the
gifts to Mr.. Reynolds and sald'
Getting the girls to the dances
and getting US home after the
dances have thrown extra burden
on your department. We appre-
ciate the help and care you have
given us and also to Mrs. Rey'
nolds who let you attend the
dances with u.s."
Mr.. Reynolds was. taken by
surprise and told the Marines
that's what makes the Wilmington
girls so popular everywhere.
The card attached to the Rey-
nold's gifts read, From the whole
darn gang" .
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05
Mrs. ]. S. Singletary
E~ntertains Honoring
Miss Menola Sanford

Mrs. J.. Sterling Singletary en-
tertained at her home, Thursday
evening in compliment to her
granddaughter, Miss Menola San
ford, bride-elect of the summer.
Spring flowers and roses were
used throughout the house, and the
honoree was presented a corsage
of white sweetpeas. A miniature
corsage of sweetpeas Was given
each guest.
After several games and con-
tests the bride-elect was presented
a shower of chrystal in her chosen
pattern.
A delicious ice course was served
to about 40 guests.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05
Eugenia F. KrawetskY,
Of Baltimore, Marries
William L. Kellum, Jr.

MISS Eugenia Frances KraWet-
sky. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
]. Krawetsky of Baltimore, Md,
and William Lester Kellum, Jr.,
son Of Mrs. W. l.. Kellum, Of Bur-
gaW were united in marriage Sat-
urday morning, April u, at IL
o'clock in St. Joseph Catholic
church in a beautiful high mass
ceremony with the Rev. Father Ro-
land, pastor, officiating, in the
presence of friends and relatives.
The altar and church we're dec
Grated with co1ored peonies, iris
and fern.
The church choir sang Latin
songs ard the traditional wedding
march from Lohengrin by Wagner
was used for the professional and
Mendelssohn's march for the recess
sional.
Miss Olga Krawetsky, sister Of
The bride, was maid-of-honor, and
She wore a gown of yellow lace
with a matching skull cap. Her
flowers were a colonial bouquet.
Other attendants included Mrs.
James Michael, Mrs. Joe Krawet-
SKY, Miss Ann Debaylo, and Miss
Eloulse Kellum, sister of the bride
groom. They wore dresses OF blue
and pink lace with matching caps,
and they carried colonial bouquets.
The bride entered the church on
Lac arm of her father who gave
her IN marriage. She wore a gown
Of white fialle and net featuring a
hlgh neckline and long sleeves
which came to points over the
wrists. Her full skirt ended in a
court train and her veil of bridal
nluSlon was trimmed in chantilly
lace which made a crown of orange
blossoms. she carried a bouquet Of
white Gala lilies.
Kenneth Gaylor of Wilmington at
0N9d +hc h"ideorcom as best MAJ
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05

Sopranos, - Mrs. Mary Eunice
Troy, Miss Josephine Gibson, Mrs.
Bessie Brinson, Miss Azalene
Switzerland, Mrs. Lalia Sykes,
Mrs. Ella 3. Hasnagen, Mrs. Flor
ence Avery, Miss Margaret Smoote.
Mrs. Ruth Sinclair, Miss Ruth Nor
rison, Miss Barbara Scott, Miss Er-
malice Sweur, Miss Gwen DickSey.
Contraltos - Miss Helen Dobson,
Mrs. Virginia Brown, Mrs. Mildred
Murdoch, Miss Virginia Franks,
Mrs. Lynn Durant, Mrs. Grace Nc
Pherson, Mrs. Nell Smith, Miss Jo-
hanna Render, Miss Mary B. Eos
cue, Mrs. Blanche Corbett.
Tenors-Emory Grubbs, Newton
Kelly. Hampton Lea, Cameron Sim
clair. Tanky Neirs.
Baritones-Henry Meirs, John A.
Maclay, Fred Smith, Tom Gordon,
Horace Pearsall, Jr., Donald Ed
mondaon, Francis Weinrick, Henri
Emurian.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05

and the ushers were James Mlcnai'
Joe Krawetsky, brother Oh the
bride, Fete Mizerak, and Louis
Freshwater.
The brides mother wore a gray
and white dress with g. corsage OF
red roses.
The bridegroom's mother wore a
black and white dress. Her corsage
was of red roses.
Following the ceremony q recep-
ton was held in the st. eie
Community Hall and the Wedding
supper was held the night oe1ore
in the home of the bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kellum lett 0 a
short wedding trip and will MAKE
their home for the time being Ii
Beaufort.
Mrs. Kellum was formally a stu,
dent nurse at the University o.
Maryland in Baltimore. Mr.: hei'
lum is a civil engineer and IS STA
toned in Beaufort.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05

Marcus; the old woman, Camille
Oterson; the fortune teller, Helen
Rosenman; the gypsy king, John
Hearn, a singing member of the
gypsy caravan, Melrose Straughn;
readers Of the class history, class
prophecy, and class superlatives,
Jane Head, George Darden, and
Helen Rosenman. And yours truly
will render a gypsy dance. This
class night performance will be
limited to the immediate families
of the graduates because the seat
ing capacity of the school audi
forum can only accommodate the
seniors and their parents. Gradu-
alton exercises have been set for
the night of the 20, and it sho'
will be a swell day!
Congratulations and ali the hap
piness and success in the world to
Eleanor Burgwin who has recent
ly been married to a fe11a from
Greensboro. Most of you who were
at MINIS a few years back re.
member Elkie, a tall, brunette
who always had a host of ardent
admirers. You're a mighty lucky
fella, Robert Doss, and we know
you Il both he very happy.
While in Kinston this past week
I ran into, rot literally, of course,
an old Wilmingtonian who has re-
Gently moved to Windsor. 1t was
Jane Bond, and she sent all her
love to her many friends back
here in our home town. She said
she sho' did miss all of US, and
as soon as that summer sun comes
out she'll be heading for the
beach,!
This weekend finds most of the
seniors greatly embarrassed as far
as financial ability is concerned.
The reason TO rthe deadline for or
dering commencement announce
ments has arrived and we have
spent al. of our money on them.
Oh, well! We only graduate once,
and anyhow, our pops usually
have to foot the bill!
If this weather keeps up, We'll
never get down to the beach to
year our new suits and start OBJ
tanning those beautiful Jun tans.
But, now's the time to enlarge the
membership in the Polar Bear
Club, so if you're interested, don
your swim suit and take out for
the beach. One requirement for
membership has been made and
that is you must stay in the water
at least fifteen minutes.
Quoting Ben Mcdonald, the
Teen-Age Merry-G o-Round report
er, ''Winifred Harriss has one OF
the most outstanding radio voices
I have ever heard, and she has
definite possibilities in the field OF
speech and dramatics. You car
expect to hear her more in the
future as I plan to use her on
many of the programs" Well, we
who know Winifred know that any,
thing she does surpasses the usual
abilities found in most people, SO
we aren't surprised that a voice
suited for radio is another talent
to her credit. Well be tuning in
to hear you, Winifred. And we
think you're super!-
That about does it for now. so
I'll close until next week with my
usual. So 1onoi
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05
Junior Sorosis Meet
Planned Monday NIGH

The regular business meeting of
North Carolina Junior Sorosis will
be held tomorrow evening at 1880
o'clock at the clubhouse, 116 North
Third street.
Written annual reports will be
expected from all committee chair
men to be read at this meetire.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05

1hpIC WIZ aoiASSo 4oI G1C VI
ficars and their dates, and for the
non.coms and their dates as well.
The fellas. under the direction of
# Col. Harry Wellott, decorated
the gym, and they did a fine job.
Here's to next years battalion
NAV they be as successful in
everything they do as the battalion
of '46 has been.
Willing to do their part in swell
mo the number of men re-enlist-
inc in Uncle Sans forces are
three outstanding MINIS students
lack Joyner, Jack Baldwin, and
PAT Howe. Since these three fellas
nIan to enter the service them
selves on completing their High
school careers, they want to be
sure that they will have some o.
their pals along with them, So they
are doing the recruiting personal
". Work hard, fellas, and bring
+be boys to work for Uncle Sam!
The praises of Charlotte Russ
are still being sung, and well
might they be. Throughout the
week pictures of her have been in
napers in all the state, and every
body agrees that she is more than
worthy of the title than has been
bestowed upon her. The ROTC
band went to Wallace this past
week to take part in the festivi-
ties. and while talking to one of
the band members, I found out
that everybody who has seen her
thinks she's swell. Even in a
simple pink dress, long white
gloves, and a white picture hat,
she was beautiful. We're mighty
proud to say, charlotte Russ,
yes, We know her. She's a member
Of the MINIS tamily!"
Most of you will be glad to know
that all of the work we've done
at High school to make it the best
ever, has paid off greatly. Recent
ly we we're told that we had the
largest high school of three south
ern states, and we know that it's
the best. 1t should be cause u
student body presid e n t, Bill
Peters, has the finest leadership
ability that could ever be found
in any student. And all Of his
helpers who include capable and
reliable people like Sarah Anne
Eaton, Patsy Hardwick, Lon U.s.
sery. Shirley Brown, and lots of
others, are the best you could get.
And there's somebody else OF
whom we're mighty proud, and to
whom we owe everything that has
made our senior year SO success
full and happy. That's Mary Eliza
beth Westbrook - tops when it
comes to senior class presidents.
So you see, we have the material
to make our school the finest in
the south. and we've done real
well. I know that the rising seniors
under the leadership of a swell
person. Sara K. Jordan, will keep
up the good work, but they'll have
to go some to. surpass the senior
class of AS.
The theme for Class Night has
been chosen and is to be directed
by Mrs. George LeGrand with the
help of Miss Robinson who will
be in charge of the music. 1t is
to take place in a gypsy camp
around a campfire and the charac-
tiers will be Sarah Anne Eaton, the
c~hangeling about whom the skit is
written: a gypsy ruffian, JACK
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05
Weekly Schedule
Of WV Announced

The YWCA, Third and Grace
street has announced the weekly
schedule for May Gil as follows:
May 6, $50 pm. Jr. ST.. Girl
Reserves. 6:45 pm. Residence Girl
Vespers. Residence Girl Business
meeting, 7:30 p. M, Leather class,
7:30 pm. Shellcraft class.
May 7, 7:3O pm. Gym class: 8
pm. Bird club. 8 pm. Sprunt Bible
class.
May 8, 4 pm. Sophomore Girl
Reserves. 7:30 pm. Art class.
May 9, 10 am. Executive COM
mittee meeting, II a. m. Board OF
Directors meeting.
May 10, $3.50 pm. sereho Girl
Reserves. $3.50 pm. Korts Girl Re
serves.
May II, II am. Sports club.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05
BY Cynthia johnson

one u I5 n most important social events in the lives of those
Of Us at Minis took place last night in the Iiioh school 800
Il was the annual ROTC ball, and as usual. it W wen sy IL
boys had to wear tner uniforms, and they really were handsome
And. not to st be outcome to nsn the a girls were more lovely than ever in
white net seemed to be the predominant fashion ~ ). h 1auas
most of the boys decided to take girls, but there were still a lot
boys are like spice in a pudding-they add to the flavor Of times
very much.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05

,,zor there is no reason, and the dura-
finn of illness has been found TO IN
crease.
"There has been too much contu-
sion about the expected benefits from
compulsory health insurance. There IS
no experience in other countries ana
there is no a to believe that THIS
would improve the quality of medlcal
care, nor would it affect the dlstrlou-
ton of doctors or the public health pro-
gram"
He holds that responsibility for an
individuals health is primarily the
individuals and not the governments
But he does not exclude the govern
ment from the health program. M
solution of the problem in this
trv. he contends, does not lie in COM
pelling all people to pay taxes for medl-
cal and hospital insurance which many
would not choose to use, he said. Sue
cess would rather be found in co-opera-
tive effort including the people, the
doctors, local government. and the
federal government, but the federal
government serving as a part but not
controlling factor.
Only persons who uphold govern
mental paternalism will disagree with
Doctor McKittrick's sound position.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05
Cost Of Wars

Except that the nation has spent
so much money on wars, every family
in the country could now have a new
$4,000 home, a $1,000 automobile, and
$4,000 in the bank. At least, this is the
way the Bureau of Economic and Bust
ness Research of the University of
Illinois figures it.
Broadly, the Bureau declares our
wars have cost more than all the
wealth the country has accumulated
since the signing of the Declaration of
independence. 1t puts the total at
4,OOO,O 00, 900. Farms, homes, fac
tories, stores and all other property
in the United States is valued at $780,
OOO, 10000
This computation, it is to be noted,
concerns only physical wealth. It says
nothing of the wealth in human lives
lost, on which no financial valuation
can be placed.
And we are the most peace-loving
people on earth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05
Mine Seizure Necessary

As the strike in the bituminous
coal fields lengthens new and more
Gripping consumer conditions develop.
Steel production is off. The railroads
are required to reduce passenger serv-
ice. There is a threat that by the middle
of this month this vital means of COM
m~unication will be cut one-half. The
public will be subjected to greater in
conveniences than ever.
Meanwhile there is at this writing
no indication that the strike is nea
err settlement than when it started. In
fact yesterdays dispatches declared
the union and operators had not yet
gotten down to serious consideration of
wages. Instead John L. Lewis is hold
ing out for a royalty on all coal mined
for the establishment of a health and
welfare fund at the expense of the
operating companies and with which
the Golfers of the union will bulge even
more than in the past, to the enrich
ment of the leaders.
Inasmuch as there is such complete
lack of actual progress in bringing the
two parties at interest together, and
considering the fuel situation is grow
ing worse daily, there would seem to be
but one step to take.
This is seizure of the mines by the
government forthwith and immediate
legislation to tie Lewis hands. Presi-
dent Truman is reported to have
changed his mind overnight, after
limiting that he might take this step,
and on advice of the Labor Depart
ment and other officials now has no
intention of doing it, on the ground
that there is no assurance the miners
would go back to the pits even under
a presidential order.
Are we to assume from this that
the miners union and John L. Lewis
are more powerful than the govern
ment of the United States? 1t would
be hard to draw any other conclusion.
If there has ever been a time when
decisive leadership was necessary in
the White House, since Mr.. Truman
took over the presidency, it is now.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05
Health Insurance Again

Most of the arguments for and
against the Wagner DingelI
bill which would provide compulsory
health insurance have been exhausted.
But here is n against it which has
not been sufficiently exploited, if
previously offered at all. 1t was present
ed by DR.. Leland S. McKittrick of
Boston at a meeting of the Massachu-
sets Public Assistance Conference.
If the experience of other large
countries having compulsory health
Insurance can be used as a guide, he
told his audience, death and sickness
rates in this country would not be i'm
proved. by it's introduction. Instead of
reducing sickness, it might well result
in an increase of time lost because of
sickness, he added.
Quoting an article in the Christian
Science Monitor he is credited with
saying, in effect:
"In the health insurance countries
there has been NO lowering of the death
rate or the sickness rate, but actually
an increase in the sickness rate. Ir
England and Germany the sickness
rates have doubled. Where everybody
Is cd for Government medical serv
i my go to the insurance doctor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05
More Pay For Teachers

It is with grateful hearts that
friends of education in North Carolina
read that the Democratic State Con-
vention has gone on record as favoring
increased salaries for teachers. AS the
members of the legislature soon to be
elected will be guided by the party's
platform it is to be expected that
measures will be taken to put the con-
vention's recommendation into effect.
There might be some reason to pom
der the ACCESSIBILITY of raising teach
ers' pay if the state were in financial
straits. With so large a surplus IN the
treasury, there can be no opposition
on this score.
On the present salary scale it is 70
be wondered that North Cardinals
public school system has made any
rogre at all. That it has not made
more is attributable to the fact that
more teachers of outstanding ability
have been employed elsewhere at sala-
ries that enable them to maintain their
families or other dependents in great
err comfort than is possible On the low
wage available in this state. ,
It is one of the inexplicable incon-
sistencies of our government that the
duty of training the younger genera
ton for citizenship, industry, business
the professions, should be turned over
to any person not adequately prepared
for this exacting task for small com.
pensation, instead of seeking out the
best qualified teachers and paying
them in proportion to their fitness.
Is it any wonder that young womer
turn to teaching as a stop gap between
graduation and marriage, and that
ever fewer are doing so now than
formerly because they can earn more
money as stenographers or clerks ? 1t is
no wonder the state public school sys-
tenn is not at the top of the list.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05
Wilmington, N. C.
May 4, 1916.
THANKS, MRS HOLMES
To The Editor:

To The Editor:
A month or so ago I wrote an
article to the Peoples Forum of
The Raleigh News and Observer
regarding blood plasma not being
administered to a man who was
seriously injured in a truck-tank
wreck near Castle Hayne.
In this article 1 made the state
ment, as I quoted to the Peoples
Forum: "Plasma, Who is going to
pay for it," This came to me from
the man that asked for blood don
ors, for the injured man, a Mr..
Croombs.
In a recent issue of the Whining
ton Morning Star, Mr.. Darden,
who was at that time superintend-
ent of the James Walker Memorial
hospita. of Wilmington, the Star
said MI. Darden reported that in
your paper and wrote a letter to
MI. Darden in regard to his state
ment. 1 did not receive any answer
from him. Yesterday I received
the following letter from Mrs.
Byrd D. Holmes, acting director
of the hospital:
Il have just read your letter of
April II, 1916, addressed to George
+. Darden. As Mr.. Darden has
resigned his position at the hos
pltal and I am acting director, I
wish to say that I appreciate your
letter of explanation. 1 am indeed
sorry of any misunderstanding
and do hope that we can organize
mat department so that the pa
tlents and their families will not
experience another occurrence like
it.
Very Truly Yours,
olgned: (Mrs.) Byrd D. Holmes
Acting Director"
any person that will take the
llfne TO write an answer in such a
poil'e and b~usinesslike way is one
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05

The News
By JAMES d, WHITE
Associated Press Stsfe ~.

o NSS 0sdI1 Mritne
Communism in China is diffeTs s
IN that it has most Of its foIIOm;saatt
among farmers instead of ta"%lAg
workers. 'acIory
This had to be in China. H.
out OF every five people live On nV ,St
land. !" me
Chinese communism began ~ -.
big cities of Shanghai, Canton 81 us
Hankow, but Chang Kai-rhSS!ao
Kuomintang government drovs
out in a purge that began in 100!
The main Communists leaSa a..
wound up in the hills Of Kisna'i
they tried briefly to commnT;,,
rural life. Then they rernemberas
their Chinese history and sctsS
accordingly.
Too Many People
The experience of the last 2M
years of Chinese history is s,st
there are too many people c T.
ing in upon the good land. Chimes.
farming methods are too primitiv.
to work poor land with relstip.
profit.
The farmers crowd in and, mas.
much as they operated on Iitla n,
no capital margin, they soon Dor.
row.
The lender charges prevailing IN.
terest rates (Which often reach Inn
per cent per annum) and soon az.
quires land himself. Due to te
political chaos a farmer sees land
as the only safe investment, H.
buys more.
He charges plenty Of rent. His
friends are the banker, who also
lends money, and the local poll.
tician who sees that both operate
safely. Sometimes one man may
be all three.
In China, when government gets
bad enough it is conceded that the
people have a certain right TO
revolt. This is a c~onfucian prin,
ciple, reinforced by the Taoist
secret societies which have swung
in behind every Chinese revolution
for centuries.
So revolts among farmers in
China have been m
The Chinese Communists merely
ride the latest wave. They effect
the redistribution of some property
and the reduction Of some rents
and interest rates. But they do not
now challenge at any point the
basic rock in the economic life Of
China-the right to own private
property.
The Chinese farmer, If he has a
choice, has this one: The Kt
omintang government is supported
by the most powerful Of the bank
ing and landlord interests, so its
efforts to improve the farmers
lot have proceeded only slowly
The Communists take faster &C
ton, dispossessing those money
lenders and landlords who won't
cooperate by lowering their rates
Thus the Communists may claim
to relieve some of the most I'M
mediate pressure upon the Chinese
farmer.
They do not solve his basic prob
lem. which is that there are too
many of him for the land he has
and the tools he has to work it
with.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-05
MACDONALD
TO NOTE BIRTHDAY
Colorful Program Arrang'
ed For Observation OF
50th Anniversary

RED SPRINGS, May i Up ~
Flora Macdonald college named
for the Ccottish heroine, next
Tuesday will mark Its seth year
of service-with bagpipes, drums
and old world pageantry betting
the history and tradition OF the co.,
lege's founding.
Angus L. Macdonald, premier Oh
Nova Scotia and wartime minister
of the Canadian navy VINO has
been prominently mentioned as the
dominion's next prime minister
heads the formal celebration pr"
gram.
Slated to speak during the attsf'
noon of the celebration, the Cana,
dian premier will be INTRODUCED
by Josephus Daniels OF RaIelga'
editor and publisher Of the Ralelgl
News and Observer, World War !
secretary of the U. S. navy anu
more recently ambassador to Mex
co.
The afternoon program will open
with an academic procession d. q,
$3.50 pm. in the procession VIZ
be presidents OF colleges and u',
versities of the two Carollnas anu
representatives of Scottish socle'
ties in the United States and CanS
da.
Overtones of old Scotland, whence
Flora Macdonald emmigrateo ~
1774 to the new world, setting d.
Fayetteville, will be proVldeo y.
the nationally famous MIl'y :,
Band" of York, Pa, composer y
16 bagpipers and dummies
The band will have with II
Scottish lass who will renoer
number Of Scottish folk dances "
the strains of the bagplfes'