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vented from doing so by the Red Army
as evidence it could not prevent a
greater danger.
'"This treaty, it is slowly dawning
on officials, permits Red Army troops
to stay until the danger has been re-
moved, not until a specific date has ar
rived-and with Russia the judge of
just when that time arrives.
eff it is fact that Russia believes
itself surrounded by hostile bourgeois
democracies, then logically the danger
can be claimed to be very real. And
with the danger real, it does not have
to withdraw troops"
Russia's attitude is all wrong. Her
war allies want to be friendly and CO.
operative. They have no fundamental
objection to Russia's living as her peo-
pie or rulers consider best for them.
It is only when Moscow seeks to i'm
pose Russia's will upon them or her
neighbors that they feel justified in
interposing objections. But in this
particular case it is apparent the State
Department would have done we'll to
look into the 1921 treaty and weigh its
provisions, along with Russia's known
suspiciousness before sending the note
that caused such sharp reaction.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-12
Whiteville Exhibition

Sponsored by the Lions club Of their
city, Whiteville merchants are MAX
ing great plans for an exhibition Of
their stocks in trade next fall after the
close of the tobacco market.
It is not the equivalent of a county
fair, but Columbus county educational
displays will be included, along with
autos and appliances and the many
products of the city's dealers, dis
tributed among some sixty-two booths.
For some time past Whiteville has
asserted it's intention to move ahead
in the postwar procession. This is but
one more plan in its general program
of progress. AS seat of the county
government and chief trading center
of rich production area, the city is
in fair way to realize it's fondest
dreams, because it's business and civic
leaders are on their toes and forever
vigilant in their search for new ways
of promoting the regions welfare and
prosperity.
1t will pay to keep an eye on White
vile. It's a conner.
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Mckinney On
BRIDGE
CARELESS TRUMPING
LETS IN A DOUBLE
Nv WILLIAM E. Nick ENNEY
Americas Gard Authority


Jack Kushner of Springfield,
Mass, just sent me couple OF
interesting hands. Many of you
will remember that Jack Kushner
and Ed Tierney developed the
TINT system Of bidding a few
years ago.
In today's hand it certainly
looked as if East had a pretty
sound double and could defeat the
contract. In the play, West won
the first trick with the ace OF
hearts and shifted to the nine
of diamonds, which declarer
trumped. A heart was ruffed in
dummy and another diamond ruff
fed.
The ace and king of clubs were
cashed, then declarer ruffed the
seven Of hearts with dumTny's
king of spades-and East made
his first mistake. Instead OF under
trumping the king, he discarded
the queen Of diamonds.
Now declarer cashed the ace OF
diamonds, then led small dia-
mond from dummy, and again
East made the mistake of ruffing
with the jack Of spades. All the
declarer had 10 do was to throw
away a small club, and there was
no play that would prevent him
from making the ace-ter-seven OF
spades.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-12
Something Missing

In statement accompanying the an
nouncement of President Truman's
wage-price formula, Chester Bowles, the
economic stabilizer, says that rents and
prices will not shoot up and we may ex-
pect more durable goods, clothes, homes
and other things we need at prices we
can afford. AS special inducement, he
calls on everybody of high and low de-
gree to exercise "a little self-control
over our self-interests-a little less
scrambling to get ahead of the next fell
low who may seem to have some slight,
temporary advantage"
1t is beautiful sentiment. It makes
one feel almost sanctimonious to think
Of it. The only trouble is that after such
a long period Of doing without most of
the things Mr.. Bowles enumerates while
earnings were increasing and surplus
cash accommodating, some ten, or maybe
a hundred, men will be on hand to buy
every separate item produced. While he
is thinking in terms of peace in business
and good will among men, men them
selves will 60 on scrambling to get
ahead OF the next fellow, as they always
have, nursing instead of suppressing
self-interest.
1t would be wonderful indeed if
wages could go up further and prices re.
main stationary, but it is still difficult
for the lay mind to understand how
manufacturers can increase payrolls
without also having to increase prices
to avoid eventual bankruptcy. Labor
says it can be done, but offers NJ
proof. Mr.. Bowles thinks so. too. Bu+
somewhere along the line somethin,
doesn't click.
It's like watch which is beauti
full piece of workmanship, so far a
external appearance is concerned. bu
lacks cog, or screw or Jewel or whee
or sprocket, and consequently will no
run. Somebody in the workshop wher
the wageprice policy was turned on
: forgot to include an essential part
: the simple human element-and as
result it will not run, for all it's externs
beauty, like the watch that has every
thing but the power to tell time.
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Barring Of The Popliteal Fossae Will
Bring About ManyHigh Complications

anatomy, will not know what il
is?
Now, being in such ignorance,
yet aggressively determined to
keep in style at the price of al.
most anything, will they all know
just what part Of the anatomy they
will have to bare in order to keep
abreast the fashions?
I doubt that they will. And, in
their darkness, don't you just
know this new fashion decree is
going to lead to all sorts of COM
plications.
Mrs. Brown, or even Miss Brown,
lis going to bare one part of the
anatomy believing firmly that she
is barring the popliteal fossae. She
lis going walk down Front street
with the part Of the anatomy she
believes to be the popliteal fossae
bare and see Mrs. Jones, or Miss
Jones, with an entirely different
part of the anatomy barred, be-
cause Mrs. Jones, or Miss Jones.
lis going to be just as firm in her
belief that she is barring her popi-
/ teal fossae.
Both the Browns and the Joneses
are going to be perfectly honest
in their beliefs that they have been
correct in their barring. But just
imagine the shifts and looking
down.th the Browns are 60
ing to give the Joneses when the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-12
TheLiterary
Guiidepost
BY w. G. ROGERS
The Autobiography OF william
Allen White Mcmillan: SS.75l.

willie" White was born in I'm
poria, Kas., in 1868 to flther WM
was merchant, doctor and Demo
crat and mother who was teacn
er and Republican.
Like many other boys, he WEN
swimming, used his fists, swung
| on a broom-handle trapeze, jump
ed in the hay, played hide-and seek
took apples to his teacher ana pL',,
ticed for his first dance WIN
| chair in his arms. He called lid
parents Pa and Ma. ,
He grew up 10 be a family man. y.
For half a century he lived on III.
same lot; he kept his inSufan',
paid Up; he was ambitious div
thrifty. ..,,
Moving as an equal among gis IT,,
men, he saw them with the op sen,
ant eye of the resident OF M %a,
street Emporia. Bryan was ;,,.., wv
much of a professional ponI ....,
to suit my tastes" TAFT was a wv. .ot
sistent, honest, courageous, =, mos %.
intelligent conservative" VI Inv
dore Roosevelt he declared ~.
II have never known another per-
son co y;t.1 nor another man "
dear" and Of Harding: Az w.
he was a poor dub" w., md
Frankness, honesty, loyal|, .' a
other common virtues were dt. ~,
oped and fostered to such nei u,
ened degree in White that tney md md
stitutsd amply for brilliance sn
profundity. He was the avs- nd
man washed clean Of dross 3.s ss
admirably. wholesomely int1 Tss.
fled. whats the matter with A NJ.
sas?" brought a well n l! =. h.
tionwide fame to the editor , ~
Gazette when it had a clrcui'4 n,
Of 500, and his editorial ,, w Il
death of his daughter Msi'
sincerely touching. .,,'ty
There is some endearlhg ~ /;
tbout him, and the best OF lu .sirt
what we like Economically 10 . ..
is the best of America. He a'.'n
looks like other Americans srsI,
the photograph with R0o' ,s M,
he is as shaggy as 7. H. ~ - ,r
with Hoover, they are har rt !. 4.
in the one in shirtslee 'Sitor,
his desk. he resembles the .4sst
and publishers Of a hundred ocrsts
papers. Even stubborn Denl0,4 ID.
who can't force themselves " him
rlire him can't help but love -
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-12
BY JOHN SKIES

It is not unnormal for me to be
in some sort of state about WON.
EMS clothes. Some time I am sc
convulsed by them that I simply
smoker and let it 60 at that.
Some time, as in the case Of
largish women wearing Stacks,
am disguised. Some time, as in
the case of women's hats, I am an
Inoyed.
Now I wish to add nonplus to my
list of states.
Somebody like Schiaparelli has
lust decreed that, to be stylish,
the ladies will have to uncover
their popliteal fossae.
Upon learning of this my first
impulse was to smoker again as
| l would at those fattish ladies in
slacks. But upon. studying the
subject more closely I became non.
Iplussed.
However, I have now come to a
serious state. This is definitely
not a matter to be taken with a
grin. Factly. I consider it the most
significant trend in ladies' styles
since the bob came into being.
And it is far more serious than
anything that has come up since
the ladies started wearing clothes
at all, which, as recall. was short
lily after the days of Eve.
1t is so serious, in fact, that
have asked the Boss to take UP
Ibis editorial cudgels about the
matter. Upon comforting with him
II get the following statement:
1--WE have made a fairly con-
siderable study of anatomy, but
we are somewhat in the dark about
this matter of popliteal fossae. We
must 90 more deeply into this mat
ter. It is a subject that cannot be
CLOSED over lightly with the pen,
or typewriter.
This statement added further to
nv anxiety over the style.
What I am worried about comes
about as a result of my conference
with the Boss. Now, reasons l, if
he does not exactly know right at
the DOB of a box, or whatever pops
right quick, just what popliteal
fossae means, or is, doesn't it
stand to reason that a lot of the
ladies'. many Of whom have made
no more than a cursory study OF
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QUOTATIONS

For years all major powers nave maintained
acon1;re military information available in other
,,stians IF russia had developed the atomic
horoh and the united States were in her shoes
w. would try to obtain such informs
t ito E. Davies, former ambassador
to Moscow.
When materials and labor are available in
quantity the industry viii produce more than
70 600 living units 1nonsn.A1oseph E. Merton
president National Associa'ion OF Home Build
lers
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Joneses' barings do not jibe with
the Browns barings. Naturally,
this will also be vice versa. The
Joneses are going to look down
their noses at the Browns, too.
Now, multiply these incidents by
the number of ladies there are who
will not honestly know just pre-
cisely what their popliteal fossae
are, or is, and we will all be in an
insuperable dilemma. There will
be nothing on the streets, except
us men, but the ladies looking down
their noses at each other because
there will Individually be such a
widely varied barring Of parts of the
anatomy.
This may even result in riots.
Too, the ladies may spend a
great deal of time in the stores
trying to buy something to take off
in order to bare their poplitea1
fossae. Now, also, can't you
imagine the great number OF ar
ticles the women are going to call
for, articles they may take off to
bare the popliteal fossae? This
shopping for articles to take off
is going to madden the clerks in
the shoppes.
Therefore, I will state herewith
what the popliteal fossae are. But
I must warn the authorities that
such an explanation may in no
wise suffice because I do not know
that many of the ladies will see
herein just what their popliteal
fossae are.
You have to look the matter up
in two sections of the dictionary.
You first look up popliteal. I will
quote what Webster says about
this: Popliteal, pronounced pop
lit-ial, with the accent on the lit:
Of or pertaining to the ham, or
back part of the leg behind the
kneecap. Fossa is a pit or de-
preston and fossae is the plural
of fossa.
Heretofore, ladies, what you
will be barring will be the pits be-
hind your kneecap.
This is all I know. I do not know
whether they are going to make
special-built nylons that will let
you bare your popliteal fossae. 1t
may be that you will simply have
to go back to rolling your hose as
you did when you were a happer.
Or are you old enough to have
ever been a flapper?
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-12
Religion
Day By Day
THE SINGING PEASANTS
Rv WILLIAM T. ELLIS

r went down the Vclga River,
amidst war and revolution, and
saw many unforgettable scenes. ]
like best to remember the stream
side stops at villages where, in the
evening. the peasants gathered tc
play their balalaikas and accor-
dions. to sing and dance. About
them their naticn was crumoling,
but still they made merry.
There was something like deep
racial wisdom in this. Times were
terrible, the future looked black.
Still they had their interludes OF
joy. So long as they could sing, all
was not lost Music is as abid.
ing part Of life as drudgery, dan
ger and difficulty.
had the same feeling In London
during the war, when all places OF
entertainment were crowded. THESE
people were not callous, but pro-
foundly wise.
For if life is to be livable, hap
piness must be cherished, even
amidst misery.
Bestow upon us singing hearts,
heavenly Father, no matter now
dark our days. Grant us sings IN
the night, in token Of our fafth IN
Thee. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-12
Doctor Says
TEACH FATHERS
FOR FATHERHN)n
BY WILLIAM A O,uD,

BY WILLIAM A. o'BRyrv =,
All men do moot have nst,r.S NJ D
t tpas for or fatherhood, but ~ m al sPd
tnem can acquire the art 1llos' =, d
perience. Expectant fstb ana s&
usually pictured as frantic ind;i az
uals who succeed ir get ti[ AaIVid
eIyone S way but modern . fs N sV
who are given the same ins+ +alaep
mates. 4eN' help
Many cities offer e)aqso,
instruction of expectant no oot ~
and one or more Of these s sa0.ae1
t are reserved serve for the fathers ihrsS,'a y
teach them to help their [ wir. 4
Expectant fathers are taug %t'e :!
bathe and dress a bady snd !, d
Know /, what to do in emergeno emu y
me program of parental cara !,
+a1s ~ eteu TO mem and they Az,
told about problems which al, ar
arise after they take the ~ b. WI
home. 0a0y
The average father,to.be :.
much interested in the ana+o m ny
structure of his wife; he will i'' a.
through running account of =. NJ
development Of her pregnancv b n
ne Is more interested in tbs W W.
tails which will be his assignma We
Most expectant mothers ARE ~
vlsed to call the hospital when o ~
tain symptoms develop. N WI
might be an unnecessary trir raI
the first baby, but it is better IN NV ~
safe than to be late. The hosOt,
usually calls the physician afta '
the patient arrives, but CUSTOM
vary and this should be cheeks
In advance. Expectant parent
should have access to teiepbona
day and night, and they sboS
make arrangements for trapsnm
tation, preferably in advance,
The modern hospital provides,
waiting room for expectant "A,
theirs where they are asked 10 70,
main after their wives % 10 IN.
delivery room. As soon as m
baby is born, they are notified
The fathers first question usually
is, us it a boy or girl?" while tae
mothers first question is most
often, as the baby all right"
The father will have a chance
to see the mother as soon as he
has made the necessary telephone
calls, and after this she should be
left alone to get some much.neede
rest. The father should represent
the family and friends at the hos.
pital, as the fewer visitors the
better it is for mother and child.
Under no circumstances should
young children visit the maternity
ward.
While the mother and baby are
in the hospital, the father should
look after family affairs 50 that
mother need not worry. The baby
may cry a great deal after they
come home, and the household
routine will be disturbed for some
time, but the right sort Of man
will take this right in stride and
help his wife with her household
duties, as well as with the baby
so that she does not become e&
cessively tired.
The father should make hi
daily schedule conform with that
of the home SO that there is some
free time in the evening to spend
with his wife. AS it is never wise
to take the baby away from home
the father and mother should have
a responsible person look after he
baby while they 90 out for short
times.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-12
Another Iran Treaty

According to a Russian-lranian
agreement dating from February ~,
1921. Russian troops are permitted in
Iran under conditions which may now
Justify Moscow's failure to withdraw
it's forces by March 2, as provided I'M
der a subsequent treaty approved on
January 20, 1912, to which Britain is
also signatory power.
It is not shown that the earlier
agreement is abrogated by the latter.
Therefore, with Russia's suspicious
particularly Of this country and Great
Britain unallayed, it would seem that
the United States protest Of the pres
ence of Russian troops in Iran, how
ever justified by our standards and
viewpoint, is not in order.
Neal Stanford, writing in the Chris
tian Science Monitor, may well be
quoted on the subject. His article is
Illuminating. He says:
Foreign countries, regardless of
their wartime relationship as allies
are viewed suspiciously by Moscow, say
many of those who have worked closest
with Russia. In light of Generalissimo
Joseph Stains recent Indictment Of
capitalist nations as war mongers, his
praise of Soviet totalitarianism, and
his eulogy of Russia's closed economy
and Soviet society, it is more easily
understood how the Kremlin can invoke
the 1921 pact to justify retention Of
troops in Iran.
'That treaty states four conditions
under which Russia is entitled to bring
it's forces into Iran, all presumably for
defensive operations. It concludes with
the assurance that Soviet troops can
be counted on to withdraw after the
disappearance of the threat of war;
"The first condition provides for
Russian intervention only if "a third
power tries by armed Intervention to
pursue hostile policy in lran.'
"With British forces withdrawn
from Iran and American troops out
since last December, it is hard to be-
lieve the Russians feel this condition
exists.
"The second condition permitting
intervention is if any third power con.
verts Iran into a base for military &C.
ton against Russia This too appears
& ruled out by any reasonable interpreta.
ton of recent developments.
''The third condition, however, per
mits armed Intervention should "a for
eign power threaten the frontiers Of
federal Russia or those of it's allies.
Here, while western democracies vii
vigorously deny any such threat tt
Russia or it's satellites exists, that in
grained Soviet dread or suspicion O
foreigners explains, if it does not ex
suse, it's activities in Iran.
Fourth, it rests with Iran under tn
treaty to first try to stop such men
ace. Russia might point to the inabili
ty of Iran to put down disorders in it
northern provinces-even though pre-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-12
STAR Dust
Demonstrated!


A certain prominent clergyman
noted for the great length of his
sermons was holding forth on the
subject of the immortality of the
soul.
He had been speaking for what
seemed ages, when he came to
this observation:
II looked at the mountains and
could not help thinking, 'Beauti-
full as you are. you will be de-
stroyed, while my soul will not.
1 gazed upon the ocean and cried,
Mighty as you are you will
eventually dry up, but not II"
'Amen!" cried long-suffering
brother in the rear.-Wall Street
Journal.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-12
The Long Way Round

An unemployed laborer in Sail
Lake City applied directly to
President Truman for a job. The
White House referred it to the
Department of Labor, and from
there it went to the western re-
gional United States Employment
Service, to the Utah USES. and
finally to the Salt Lake City
USES. office, three blocks, from
the job-seeker's home.-Clipped.
The Nome nugget., 1946-11-27

We can take care of all your gro cery orders as our stock is still complete. We'll appreciate your business. Thanks.
The Nome nugget., 1946-11-27

can Veterans, in recent address before the -Hagler DAV chap ter in Springfield, III.
 Captain Hogan said these in- creased benefits include larger subsistence payments retroactive from the date the veteran entered school.
 He said Veterans Administra- ton personnel in many areas is sending disabled veterans to school under the CT Bill while Public Law Is entities him to ad- ditional subsistence allowance and other benefits.
 "The DAV has viewed this prac- tice as dangerous Captain Hogan said, although in many cases the veteran is able to begin his school ing months earlier under the CT Gill because of the long delay in adjudication of disabled veterans claims for pensions.
 A questionable disability, and a
The Nome nugget., 1946-11-27
PAY INSURANCE WITH
 TERMINAL LEAVE BONDS

Want to deposit your termin- al leave bond? The Veterans Ad- ministration is accepting terminal leave bonds as payment on Ma tional Service and U. s. Govern ment Life Insurance, it was an- nounced recently.
 Bonds may be used to pay pre- miums, purchase additional in- surance, reinstate lapsed insur- ance, for conversion to permanent forms or to repay policy l oans made prior to July 3l, 1946.
 In assigning his bond, the vet eran will receive credit for it's face value, plus interest accruing up to the end of the month in which the assignment is made.
 Assignment forms are now available at all VA offices.
The Nome nugget., 1946-11-27
Mother Of Lame Boy Loses $50

SEATTLE-Mrs. Rita Harrison, mother of a 6-year-old crippled boy here from Alaska enroute to Portland for an operation, either lost wallet containing Sl50 or was the victim of a pickpocket yesterday.
 Mrs. Harrison reported to police that after emerging from milling crowd in the center of the shop ping distict she noticed her hand bag open and the wallet gone.
 "The money was for expenses on the trip and we need it very badly" she said.
 The operation on her son, Da- vid. is being sponsored by the An chorage Shrine Club. It will be performed at the Portland Shrine Hospital.
The Nome nugget., 1946-11-27
LOST LOCATION

PORTLAND, Ore. (P) - City Commissioner Fred l.. Peterson said Portland has a street which could properly be called Shangri- la.
 A resident of a four-block long street complained to him that lack of street name plates on the cor ners stymied the sale of her house.
 Despite carefully worded direc- tions, she declared prospective buyers could not find the street.
 She's been trying to sell the house for two years.
The Nome nugget., 1946-11-27
Churches Threaten Recall In Tacoma

TACOMA, Wash. (R-P Public safety commissioner Robert s. Femme today continued his inves- tigations, preparatory to "a vital decision" on the fate of l2 city patrolmen who, acting without instructions, staged a series of liquor raids over the week end.
 Threatened by the Tacoma council of churches with recall ac- ton if he disciplines the police men, Femme was reported by the churchmen's executive secretary, the Rev. L. Vickers, to have stated the men won't lose any pay" The harassed commissioner did not elaborate. Police Chief Percy J. Gregg already has lifted the po- licemen's commissions and badges.