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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-04
All The Way In One Car

For the first time since railroads
spanned the country sleeping cars are
making through trips from coast to
coast. 1t marks long step forward in
passenger accommodation long a
step the wonder is it was not done
years ago.
Yet, it may not be such cause
for wonder after all, when it is con-
sidered that railroading was among
the most competitive enterprises in a
developing country and the financial
returns of the tycoons we're so large
The Goulds, the Stanfords, the Hunt
ingtons, the Hills reaped such ire
mendous fortunes from their invest
ments and were so intent on increasing
them, that national rail transporta-
ton without change of cars was not
in their reckoning, or, if it ever oc-
Cured to them, was quickly shunted
aside.
AS consequence New Orleans,
Chicago, Kansas City,, Minneapolis
remained transfer points until the other
day when the New York Central-Santa
Fe Imperial Forest" train pulled out of
Chicago westbound as part of the
Santa Fe "Chief" with cars of the
Central, the Pennsylvania and the B.
and 0. attached.
Livestock could be moved from the
Pacific to the Atlantic seaboard in
the same cars, grain could be moved
from CALIFORNIA; San Joaquin valley
to shipside at Boston, New York or
Norfolk, machinery could travel with
out change from New Jersey plants
to San Francisco and Seattle docks
destined for the Orient, but passengers
must change from train to train ap-
proximately at the Mississippi river
with all the inconvenience and discom,
fort that entails.
The new arrangement appears te
be working so we'll it is possible tt
foresee that civilian transcontinenta
railroad passenger travel will be ma
terially increased during the years
ahead, particularly if the switching
time which in the case of the frs
train consumed two hours at Chicago
is materially reduced.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-04
Mckinney On
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

The amateur pairs was one OIL
the largest events in the Eastern
Championships tournament this
year, and was won by Mrs. Lii
klehmet and Eugene Bauer of New
York. Mrs. Klehmet was one of a
couple of players who made four.
odd on today's hand.
She won the opening club lead
with the king and laid down the
ace OF spades. When West played
the queen, she read it as a single
ton. Next she led the jack of dia-
monds, East won with the king.
cashed the ace of hearts and led
another heart. Mrs. Helmets king
won and she led the diamond, win.
ming in dummy with the aine-spot.
On the two good diamonds she
discarded her two small clubs. then
led low spade and finessed the
ten-spot. Thus she lost only dia-
mond, heart and spade.
There was good deal of discus
sion as to how this hand could be
made and defeated. See if you can
lind the various lines of defense.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-04
HOmma Executed

It is not pleasant to think of any
person dying by execution, but it is
safe to say the peace-loving peoples
of the world will breath easier with
General Homma dead.
1t was Homma who ordered the
Bataan Death March, perhaps the
cruelest atrocity of the Japanese dur.
ing their period Of conquest. There
is no knowing how many American
homes lost sons or fathers on thai
barbarous march.
Once more it is possible to com
mend the progress of the M Manila
court trying war criminals and con
trast it's progress with the failure O.
the Neurnberg court which still ha
to sentence it's first Nazi.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-04
Editorial Comment
Poor Spoilers Lament

Did you know there is no such thing as
pingpong? The name is Ping pong.
To coin parsphrase: Oh, English, thy name
is consistency: An the truth of this state
ment those who speak it seldom realize. To
be correct you should spell it flatcar, but flat
tire; one-way but half way; unequaled but
unequa1]y holdup and setup, but make up
and tie-up.
There's little reason - although plenty oil
rhyme - in the spelling of the English Ian.
guage The worse mischief-nakers are those
little fellows, the hyphens. They bob up end
bob down ir words just like gremlins grin.
ming and hiding behind board fence, with
utter disregard of logic, good sense, conven.
fence, and the 40-hour week. Yet they are lust
as much part of the spelling as lie and Ell
There IS a manhole, but raan-hour: prewar
but pre.eminent; mother-of.pearl, but right OF
way and port of call
Those little hyphens ct al, require more
editors on carefully edited newspapers for
the purpose Of preserving the purity-or the
status quo-of the language
We are rot demanding an overhaul Of the
ably edited Webster's Dictionary or of the
multifaceted English language itself. But. well
how do you spell it?-Christian Science Mon
itor. e
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-04
Ports Survey

The people of Wilmington, More
head City and Southport in particular
and every North Carolinian in general
cannot fail to be grateful that the &C
tual survey of port facilities and other
improvements needed for the upbuild-
ing of the states water borne COM
merce, is under way.
The project financed by a 100000
appropriation is an essential prelimi-
nary step in developing the program of
the State Port Authority, authorized
by the last session of the State Legis-
lature and named by Governor Cherry,
through which the three ports will be
fitted to compete with Norfolk and
Charleston in the reviving world COM
merce.
1t is through this survey that the
Authority will be enabled to list what
must be done in the matter of termi-
mails, warehouses, rail trackage and
transfer sheds to give the states ports
an equal chance in the postwar compe-
tition for cargoes.
1t would be wrong to think that
=, )rt development will accrue to the
advantage of the port cities alone.
They will benefit, Of course, through
the payrolls they will create and the
greater purchasing power of their peo-
pie. But the state as a WHOLE and es-
pecially industries manufacturing goods
for export, and transfer lines, will reap
a rich harvest in sending their wares
to tidewater within the state than hav-
ing to ship them longer distances to
shipside beyond the states borders.
The war brought great industrial
improvement to North Carolina. Raw
materials long neglected were put to
work for victory. Few of the wartime
projects will be lost in peace. They must
be moved to market. All of them des-
tined for foreign or coastal transport
will find their way to the states own
docks-the nearest to point of origin
and so create continuing prosperity.
The Old North State will be in better
position to "come into it's own" as the
saying goes, when its ports are capable
of meeting all requirements of COM
merce. This is why the present survey
is of vital Importance and why the
people have reason to welcome the
project.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-04
There Came A Time When Your Uncle
Sam Had To Get 100000 Pritchels

they're clearing up new ground.
The boys in the South Pacific,
lof course, use them to beat their
way through the jungles while they
were fighting the Japs. It stands
to reason that more of the Council
brushhooks were used in the South
Pacific than anywhere else. More
jungles and underbrush to cut
through out there.
The Council company made a
lot of forgings for the government
during the war, too. But Mr.. Coun-
Gil told me he didn't try to ex-
pand his plant so that it might be
all out of proportion in the post
war era. Too, he didn't scour all
over the country to bring a lot of
extra labor. JIe just used the work
ers who lived around his plant
near Lake Waccamaw. Most
ly from Columbus county.
Most interesting thing that hap
pened about Mr.. Council lately,
though, was when his grandGaugh-
ter became i'll and DR.. Sudbury
here decided they'd have to use
strcptomycin, the newest wonder
drug.
The story of how Mr.. Council
went about getting streptomycin
for the baby is something else
again. And it's an item I hope to
tell you about later as soon as Mr..
Council has assembled ALL the
facts.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-04
By JOHN SKIES

The pritchel is matter that
needs looking into. I'm somewhat
put out with myself for not having
brought the matter up before.
And had it not been for Mr.
Clyde Council, the Council Tool
Works man, whom I stopped by 10
see the other day on perambula-
tory trip in and around Columbus
county, I might never have got
around to scrutinizing the pritchel.
Mr.. Council, in remiaiscing
mood, harked back to World War
| days. He tells me that he thought
something of doing some govern
ment work in his shops during
those days so he contacted gov
eminent representative about max
ing things for the war effort.
If I remember my conversation
with Mr.. Council correctly, the ne
gotiations sounded something like
the following:
Yes" the government represen-
tative said, 1--WE always need
items for the war effort. And we
would be glad to have your COM
pany bid on these items.
First place, can you supply us,
for inst anc e, with 100000
pritchels?"
Well, I'm not certain whether
Mr.. Council told me he knew
what pritchels were at the time.
Only thing I'm certain of is he
couldn't see what in the world any
body, even large government
lighting a large war, would want
witt, 10000 pritchels. That would
have been lot of pritchels ever
for the Second World War. In fact,
I doubt that the Second World War,
with all it's nations and all its
armies, used anything like 100000
pritchels.
Now, you may know what a
pritchel is. I didn't. So assuming
there is somebody in this world
like I who didn't and doesn't know
about pritchels, I will explain.
When horseshoes -. and I sup
pose that goes for muleshoes. toe
are made they aren't quite com,
plete. The holes through which the
horseshoe nails must be thrust ir
the process of attaching the shoes
to the horses and mules hoofs are
somewhat on the roughisi side.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-04

You cannot put the horseshoe nails
through the holes until you do
something about the holes.
That is where the pritchel comes
in. This is gadget-I suppose
something in the shape of punch;
I've never seen one that I remem-
Der - the horseshoer uses for
punching out the hole in the horse
shoe SO that he can then put the
horseshoe nail through the hole.
Personally, I remember that
they used a lot of horses and mules
in the first World War, but I'll be
doggoned if I see why they'd need
ed 100000 pritchels. Neither did
Mr.. Council.
AS a matter of fact, I was so
much interested in the pritchels
themselves that I forgot to ask Mr..
Council whether his firm got the
order for those 100000 pritchels.
I'm inclined to believe it didn't,
though. I don't think Mr.. Council
bid on them.
Mr.. Council could have made the
pritchels if he'd wanted to, I sup
pose. I know that in the Second
World War he made a lot of things
for the U. S. Army. He told me
the other day that he's had letters
from all over the South Pacific
from boys who used the Council
brushhooks in the jung,es. 1t
doesn't seem necessary for me to
explain about brushhooks as I fel.
compelled to do about pritchels.
But just in case: they are those
peculiarly bladed implements
that farmers use to cut down un-
derbrush and such like when
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-04
Religion
Day By Day
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS
WHO WOULD BE A
CARPENTER9

Milady's soas ale successful pro-
fessional men out occasionally
she repeats TIE oft-expre5se;l de-
sire, II wish I had a son VINO
lis a carpenter always bu lding
something, and following the trade
of Jesus"
Understandable, of course. Yet
there are nearer, dearer ways Of
walking in the footsteps Of Jesus
than by adopting His trade. His
character, His ways, His words
/ may be duplicated by every dis
ciple.
Purpose and idealism are put
into life by such master design
as this resolution to walk always
in His steps, and to do Whatev er
He would like 10 have us 40 This
is light for the gloomiest room
and for the darkest night.
So easily our lives sag and wilt
into smallness and sordidness, our
Father, that we must have Thy
help in conducting ourselves al
ways as imitators Of the Lord
Jesus. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-04
YourG1Rights
Questions anu Answers
On Servicemen's
Problems
BY DOUGLAS LARSEN
NEA Staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON.-Here are s>me
general questions from men just
out of the service regarding their
veterans rights:
Off man gets blue dis
charge, does that mean he doesn
receive mastering out pay?
"A man must get an honor.
able discharge to be eligible for
mustering-out pay.
o. am planning to but,d a
house for myself with a loan guar.
antee. Several months ago the
government announced that vet.r.
ans would get priority on most
building materials. But now | read
in the paper thai Congress mas
voted against veteran housing leg
islation. Does that mean veterans
don't get priority any more?
A-Ihe first priority assistance
program announced by the gov
eminent is still in effect, and vet
Grams get first choice on II scarce
building materials. The congress
sional action you are probably re-
ferring to is the rejection of 2
larger program for veteran hous-
ing. 1t doesn't alter the present
one.
QI suspect that friend of
mine got a blue discharge. How
can I find out?
A-Your best bet would be to
ASK HIM. The War Department
doesn't give out that information
GIN order for veterans to get
priority on the new houses that
are being built, do they have to
make a loan and have it guaran
teed by the government?
A-No.
Q-Can veterans get money
from the government while thev
are ia king correspondence
courses?
Ayes. if the correspondence
SCHOOLS were in business before
the recent change in the CT PHI
of Rights. -
(QueStions will be answered
only IN this space-not by mail.) /
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-04
.heLiterary
Guidepost
BY JOE WING
MAN-EATERS OF KUMAON, by
Jim Cerbett Oxford S2).

When Major Jim Corbett took
the assignment of killing the
ChampaWat man eater that had
killed 474 human beings, he stipu.
lated that t h e government with
draw its offer of a reward lest he
be tainted as a money hunter,
His sporting gesture doubtless
will be repaid with interest when
the sales roll in on h S spine
tingler an April Book-of-tae-
Month selection.
With an authenticating intro
duction from Lord EinlithgoW the
durable major tells simply and ef-
fectively about his encounters with
a whole series of man-eaters who
terrorized a north Indian region IN
the tWenties. Corbett took them on
single-handed. one at time, and
needless to say took the measure
of each.
AS an old tiger hunter, he comes
to the defense of the tiger, It will
be sorry day for India, he feels
when the tigers are all gone. Only
one in thousand. it seems, turns
man-killer, and that on account Of
some physical disability. Coroet
thinks that each tiger, like each
dog, should be given one bite be-
fore being classed as man-kii'er.
He testifies too that a die u
human flesh gives tiger a eek
coat; that tigers kill men in day
light because they are fearless
and because men are more avail
able then, While leopard5 2r3o
them at night because lie Jpsrds
lear men even after turning XII.
er; that tiger can pick up and
carry off fol! grown COW VIII.
out dragging it; that woueded
uger in its rage can literally tear
trees apart ard wreck a wood
land; that tiger kills by b"in2
and clawing rather than by
blow of its paw. ..-
A public Injured to war tI-ills
and atomic bomb fantasies ought
10 lind new thrills in an Old
fashioned adventure yarn 5uca as
this. Personally we will ta6e our
chances with tie bomb ra'a7r
than with the nan-eater that :7l'
Ironted Corbett suddenly at Dis
lance of IL lect-"on her ia
smile similar to that one secs on
the face of a dog welcomius his
master home after a lol5 3a
sence."
unimpressed by the smile Cor
oett shot the tiger.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-04
Doctor Says
N0SEBLEED MAY
REQUIRE DOCTOR
BY WILLIAM A. o'BRIEN, NJ n

Nosebleed tepistaxis) ususnv
originates in small spot on H..
side of the noses septum, w1icg
separates the nostrils. The blood
vessels in this area are arranqo5
in network near the surface. and
thus are more liable to injufv
An occasional nosebleed is NAT
significant, but repeated helnor.
rhages, or those which are diff.
cult to stop, require the attention
OF physician.
Simple nosebleed, which Starts
without special cause, should be-
allowed to continue until it sto7s
A pan can be held under the chin
and the blood allowed to dr5n
from the nose to prevent 1t from
trickling down the throat. Ice Oh,
cold congresses can be applied 70
the outside Of the nose or to The
back of the neck, but as general
rule it is not advisable to put anv.
thing in the nose to control the
bleeding.
Various home remedies, sucn as
putting key on the neck or in
sorting a piece of brown paper be.
tween the upper lip and gum.
probably do not have direct eff.
feet on nosebleeds, but they have
the virtue Of permitting the blood
to clot without interference,
For severe hemorrhages, a phy.
sician should be consulted. He
may remove the clot to locate the
bleeding point.
Application Of medicine 10
construct the blood vessels VIII
control the hemorrhage, especially
if vaseline gauze strips are later
packed in the nose. II the bleeding
is farther back, a plug can be
brought forWa ID through the
throat.
Persons who suffer with per.
sistent nosebleeds are aided most
vixen the bleeding spot is cauter-
lied with a chemical. AS a rule,
permanent relief follows, although
electric cauterization may be nee.
essary Il chemicals fail.
1t is not wise for the patient or
his friends to put any chemical
into the nose to stop bleeding.
Nosebleed may follow injuries or
operations, both of which also
oomplicate high blood pressure
and hardening of the arteries. The
bleeding point in high blood pres
sure may be difficult to locate and
control, and, in excessive hemor.
rhage, a TRANSMISSION may be nee
essary.
In spite Of all precautions, bleed.
ing may develop as late as five
to seven days after an operation
on the nose. When this occurs, the
physician who performed the oo.
GRAFTON should be notified and his
advice followed
Blood which originates in the
stomach, lungs, or throat may
come through the nose, and in re.
porting nosebleed to physician,
one should keep this possibility in
mind.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-04-04
TOP OF THE MORNING

Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants,
and Thy glory unto their children. And let
the be luty of the Lord our God be upon us;
and establish Thou, the work OF our hands
upon us; yea, the work of our hands estao-
lish Thou it,
Psalm 90:16 & IL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-11

FURNISHED COTTAGE Within 5 or 10 mile radius of Wa terbury wanted for summer season. Call MT. Cooper, Circulation Mgr Waterbury Democrat 4-2121.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-11

$lOO REWARD If deal is closed) for a four to six room apartment within fifteen miles of Nauga- tuck. Call Naugatuok 5241, Ex- tension 473 to 5 p. m. or Water bury 3-216l, Elton Hotel, Room 239 after 6 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-11

EX-SERV1CEZMAN and wife des- perately need or 4 room unfur-
 nished rent. No children. Tel. 4-1782
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-11
LOST g. FOUND

EVERSHARP two-tone gold and
brown pen and pencil set and
two pencils in dark red leather
zippered case lost Wednesday night
in front of News Herald Building.
Call 4787-J. Reward. (3966C)
LOST-Gold pin. The name Myrtle
engraved. Return to 134 Goddard.
Reward. (3969C)
FOUND-IriSh setter. No tag on
him. Inquire 1880 New York ST.,
Romulus, Mich. (3955C)
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-11
SITUATION WANTED

WILL DO your laundry. Quick serv-
ice. Pick up Saturdays or Mon
lays and deliver. Trenton 1927.
t493OB)
WASHINGS and ironings done at
my home. wy 2424. (3964C)
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-11
HELP WANTED-MALE

MALE bookkeeper with automobile
experience. Call 1767-W. (3973C)
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-11
WANTED TO RENT
VETERAN and wife wants 2 or 3

VETERAN and wife wants 2 or 3
room apt. Furnished or unturn-
ished. Call wy. 0420. (3894C)
BUSINESS executive wishes 2 or 8
room furnished apartment Best
u references Can Charles Ruttan,
Wy. 1884. t2872C)
MIDDLE aged couple desires fur
niShed house or apartment. Call
wy. TOO, Ext. 7-274. (3975C)
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-11
FOR SALE - MISCELLANEOUS

C1-.1T - Electric stove. Call after
5 pm. Reasonable. 2104 18th st.
(3979C)
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1946-02-11
HELP WANTED-FEMALE

STENOGRAPHERS Tor manufac-
turing business. Write for ap-
pointment. stating age, experience.
to Box 304, Wyandotte News Her
aid. t2394C)
LADIES over 81 - Make So to SO
daily selling Maisonette ladies and
children's dress and lingerie. Wy
O232. t3347C)
WOMAN or girl for day work in
five different homes, 3037 Van
Alstyne Blvd, 1919 Second ST., 1881
Bidle, 625 Kings Hwy, Ais Maple
ST. Wy. 2034 or 1922. (3962C)
BOOXKEEPER wanted. Person
having retail experience preferred.
Call Wy. l767-W. (3965C)
Evening star., 1946-01-25
Lady Astor to Arrive Toniqht
Visit Old Home in Virqinio
Original Gibson Girl
To oAccompony Former
Nancy Longhorne
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Jan.
25-Lady Astor, one of Virginia s
beautiful Langhorne sisters" is
coming home today from England
after eight years absence.
The former Nancy Langhorne will
arrive tonight at "Mirador," her
fathers home, at Greenwood, IT
miles from Charlottesville.
She will be accompanied by an
other famous Langhorne sister, the
original Gibson Girl" Mrs. Charles
Dana Gibson, widow of the artist;
a niece, Mrs. Reginald Winn, and
Mrs. Winn's husband.
Lady Astor's plans include a few
days at her former home and a
visit next Monday in Lynchburg,
where she will attend a party at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. John H.
Lewis.
She will 60 to Maryland for the
annual celebration of "the Vir-
ginians of Maryland" February T.
when she will receive-as the first
woman ever to be so honored-the
organizations Medallion of Honor
given each year.
After visiting in Virginia, Lady
Astor will 60 to Florida, she re-
vealed at press conference in New
York.
Lady Astor, who has visited in
Virginia a number of times since
her marriage in 1906 to the New
York-born Lord Astor, recently re-
affirmed her loyalty to the Old Do
minion and her pride in being vir-
ginian in a letter to Miss Nancy B.
Gordon Of Stonefleld, president of
the Albemarle Historical Society.
Evening star., 1946-01-25
.0'Conor Sees Surplus
In State Funds With
Racing Tax Gains
By the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 25.-Gov
O'Conor, commenting on the States
financial condition, said yesterday
II see no prospect of a deficit at the
end OF the current biennium-on
the contrary, I expect a surplus"
The Governor said he based his
expectations on greatly increased
revenues from racing. The spring
season in Maryland will begin in
April.
THE experience in Florida shows
that receipts are up greatly and
see no reason why the same situa-
ton should not obtain in Maryland, !"
Gov. O'Conor said. 81 believe the
increase in racing receipts alone
would bring in enough to meet any
current State needs"
The States revenue from racing
in l945 was S3,815, ,933-a record take
the Racing Commission reported
this week. The 1945 revenue ex-
ceeded that of 1914 by S958,225.
The Governor said the possibility
of a deficit would be offset further
by the impounding of $1,000, 900
from appropriations for the current
fiscal year.
I see no reason to believe that
savings in appropriations made this
year connot be made the following
year." he said.