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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

and reset them out suppose
you'd call it that-on 2 lawn I once
owned in Morehead City. Every
body around said 1 a foolish,
that the pines would die within a
week. But the darned things
throve. This was back about 1898.
Not SO long ago I went by the place
and the line of pines had become
positively majestic!
That, however, was my only ex-
perience with getting anything to
grow.
I'm vexed at myself, because,
sincerely, I would like to know
about flowers. Flowers for them
selves alone, that is. Now. all I
can write about flowers is how
much they cost, etc.
Which reminds me that I ducked
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
There Are Lots OF Interesting Details
About 7owersA And Com In Them

into Miss Dorothy Owens flower
place on Nun street yesterday
to pick up a corsage that the r.
year-old son of a special friend of
mind was to take to the Junior
Senior party at Bradley's Creek
school last night. The corsage,
naturally, was for his light-o-love
of the moment. Yes, it seems
they start sending flowers early
in this day and time.
The corsage wasn't ready so I
waited for them to make it up.
What the nimble fingers of a lady
can do to a handful of pink carna-
tons and a few sprigs of Baby's
Breath fern-T'm not at all certain
that's the name of it's a COM
plete caution. With three or four
bare carnations the flower people
will come through with a corsage
that looks like something moulded
by a sculptor. A few strands of
wire here, a pin or so there, a cou-
pie of yards of pink ribbon and,
VOLTA! you have something that
will please a 20-year-old, let alone
a 12-year-old.
The flower business is fascinat-
ing to me, although I don't intend
to go into any deep or very infor-
NATIVE discussion of it here. While
the corsage was being constructed
l chatted with Miss Owens.
Seems that the flower business
is either feast or famine, rush or
doldrum.
Some days" Miss Owens told
me casually because I'm sure
she had no idea she was talking for
publication, I'VE have sever or
eight funerals for which to make
sprays and wreaths. Those days
we hardly ever believe we'll ever
be able to get through. But. some
how, We do. Then there're DAYS.
for which we're thankful. when
there're no funerals at all and we
have very little to do"
Right now there's a great deal
of school business, like that Jun
ior-Senior party I told you about
up above.
Some of you might have sold
yourself on the idea that flowers,
especially funeral wreaths, are ex-
penslve here in Wilmington, Bv
comparison with other North Caro-
lima cities they're actually mex
pens1ve. For instance, Miss Owens
will put you up a nice spray for as
low as three dollars. But over in
Rocky Mount they won't even
touch such a job for less than five
dollars. I know because l heard
Miss Owens call a Rocky Mount
florist and try to place an order
for a four-dollar spray. They told
her firmly no, that five dollars
~
was their minimum. Miss Owens
already had accepted the order for
a four-dollar spray so she lust
sighed over the phone and said
alright she'd make up the dollar
difference.
incidentally, although Miss
Owens, and I suppose this applies
to all the florists here, buys all
the flowers she can locally. partic-
from Castle Hayne, most of
her flowers come from Baltimore.
New York, etc. Orchids, incident
ally, that she buys come mainly
from a concern in New jersey.
Emphasizing again that I know
nothing of flowers, you'll please
pardon me for wanting to know
why our Wanted climate in the
South cannot produce sufficient
flowers, of all varieties. for all the
florists in the South.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
Doctor Says
SHORT HOSPITAL
VISITS ADVISED
BY WILLIAM A. O'BRIFN

vi N
Hospital authorities do not
to exclude the relatives of s~erionspn
Ill patients or to keep visitors sy
from the chronically i'll, but >
do try to protect the aversso ~.sy
tient from his visitors. Hosri "a,
rules can restrict visiting n ,.a'
tam hours of the day and ,tn,,.
the number of visitors each pstisrt
may have at any one Tim. W.,
what a visitor does in the bos,;t.,
room is up 10 him,
Make your visits short A.
it may be difficult to carr
conversation with someone VIZ,
have not seer for some tins b,t
trying to do so when you ar. 49,
on your back is most difficult sicL
people tire easily, and visitors vbo
lind 1t difficult to leave make ma,
tiers worse.
In case Of doubt as 10 the "a.
visibility of visiting a sick person
call the patients home for in,or.
nation in advance, or write }bs
patient a Letter instead. Manv peo-
pie, apparently for want o. some.
thing better to do, drop in on
hospital patient when 1t would ba
better for everyone concerned u
the visit were deferred until me
patient returned home or was well
on his way to convslescence.
Smoking in hospital rooms. in
addition to the possible danger 0,
starting a fire, may upset the sick
person. Even though he is himself
a smoker, things may be different
now. Other sick persons are dis.
tressed by smokers in an adioin-
ing room.
Hospital patients who smoke in
bed or when they are droWsy NAV
ignite their clothing.
! Avoid efforts to cheer up the pa-
tient. After all, you do not know
the exact nature Of his illness, and
your we'll = intended cheerfulness
may act as a boomerang. Do not
assume a funereal air, but try 10
be natural and considerate of the
sick man. Most patients resent he
ing told to cheer up, that they are
going to be all right and that the
visitor knew someone who was
much worse off.
Don't bring food, drink, or med.
cine to the patient, as doing 50
may interfere with his treatment
If you wish to send flowers, con.
slider the possibility of bringing
them yourself or of sending them
to the patients home on his re-
turn. While hospitals are anxious
to keep their patients as cheerful
as possible and to let them know
that their friends are sorry they
are i'll, nursing services are short
handed, and the extra care Of flow.
ers may interfere with more vital
duties.
Children should under no circum.
stances visit hospitals. Keeping the
child away protects him from ex-
posture to contagious disease and
protects the patients as well. Il
may be exciting to the child to
see so many new things but his
enthusiasm may disturb the sick.
Hospitals everywhere are crowd,
ed with patients and are troubled
with help shortages. To serve the
largest possible number Of pa
TENTS, each ones stay necessarily
must be restricted.
To help patients get we'll, hos
pital visitors should observe the
rules of good conduct In the pres
ence of the sick.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
LETTER BOX
Elk "GIS" AND WAR HOUSING
DISPOSITION

Isee by the papers that the FPHA
is going to sell 1858 war housing
units at Lake Forest. and Vance
Section of Maffitt Village, in ac-
cordance with the recommendation
of the local Advisory COMMITTEE
on Disposition of Public War Ho1s-
ing, and as is the usual case the
Elk "GI" is not included among
those in the priority list, and once
more the boys who waded through
the blood, sweat and tears have
been forgotten as soon as 'DS
shooting stopped.
1t is proposed, in the event the
property is not purchased by Tx
agencies. having priority, that II
Continued On Page Nine)
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
Army Gripes

Because the caste system has exist
ed 50 long in the American military
establishment it is improbable that al
reforms recommended by a special
committee headed by Lieut.. Gen. James
H. Doolittle will be placed in effect, but
the fact that the recommendations
have been made is in itself a good sign.
The Army cannot we'll ignore de-
plorable conditions that existed IN
many cases between officer and en-
listed ma during the recent war, now
that definite reforms, for the nos
part needed, are laid before the Wal
Department.
Among the proposals of the "gripe"
committee are that incompetent OIL
GERS be quickly dismissed, that rules
against determination between officers
and enlisted personnel be abolished,
that officers and men shall have access
to the same food and equal allowances
for food, travel and quarters, that all
officers except technicians be requir-
ed to serve one year as privates, that
enlisted men be permitted to serve or
courts martial.
These changes, in the committees
opinion, stem from the present sys-
TENS failure to recognize the dignity
of man." It is not easy to foresee what
effect the leveling Of rank will have
on discipline, but there can be no doubt
that more complete recognition of the
"dignity of man, would give enlisted
men a deeper sense of their own respon-
sibiIity.
That many officers in the late con-
flict abused their authority is unques-
tionable. Nor is it to be doubted that
this abuse had much to do with the
dissatisfaction of thousands of enlisted
men and bred ill-will among them
against the Army.
Whatever is done, therefore, to weed
out overbearing, incompetent officers,
it is obvious that the first obligation
is to use better judgment in the promo
ton of men to officers than was observ-
ed in both World Wars. In raising men
from the ranks, the Army has taken
great care that they should have the
necessary military training but little
or no attention has been given to their
fitness to lead, direct, and govern the
men under them-that is to say. to
make sure they are capable of right
leadership in their human contacts as
in their military.
Already the War Department has
made some changes designed to lessen
the obnoxious caste system. Undoubted-
ly it will make more. General Doolittle's
committee has done a good job, even
If it proves that it asked for more than
the War Department is willing to con-
cede. It's warning that all is not we'll
IN the Army alone would be worth
while.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

Many changes may happen in the mean
time. But if present indications are a
fair gauge, Stassen appears to have an
advantage over the two other possible
republican candidates Notwithstanding
the blunders his inexperience in ma
tional politics have led him to commit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

because We can't eat as high off
tne hogs as Roosevelts and Ickes
and Joe Davies and all those mil
honaire friends of the common
men but, after all, George Spelvin,
american, is going to eat or get
killed fighting for it."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05

ting the rent. Even then that GI will only have the rent for short time when he will be told by his landlord that the rent has again been increased.
 We face a most momentouS deci- sion, more monteous than any we have been called upon to face in our post war period We must decide, through our Congress or through our state officials, whether our peo- pie will escape to a large degree the devastation of imitation that has beset most of the world and which will certainly beset many sections of this great country of ours. :. or whether we will surrender to in- fiation.
 MT. Ryan also struck out at AL derman Burton Walker who was handed a resolution by the iCtizens Committee asking the board of AL dermen to go on record to ask Governsr Raymond E. Baldwin to call a tpecial session of the Con- necticut legislature. RyN said that Walker took the resolution and af- ter reading it gave definite prom ise that he would introduce the resolution and that he would vote for it's passage. However, after Wal ker walked into the room where the Republican and Democratic aledr-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05
Ryan Aduises Public
 To Write to Gouernor
Federal or State Control Act Needed To Stem Rising Prices; Alderman
 Walker Failed to Present Resolution

Striking out against the upward spiral of rents Edward M. Ryan of the Citizens Committee last eve ming in radio address called for a special session of the legislature to enact a State Rent Control Law which would freeze all rents at their previous OPA level and which would also place a ceiling on commercial and office rental.
 "As a result of the recent con- gressional action, or the lact of it, We find there is no longer any pro- lection for the rent payers of the state. We cannot sit idly by and watch rents go higher and higher with certain money-hungry land- lords using every means to jump rents or to have tenants evicted. There are certain profiteering land lords who would and who are talk ing advantage of the present hous- ing shortage to get rich.
 If Governor Raymond E. Bald win had not invoked his War Power to suspend the State eviction law there would have pen hundreds Of families thrown out into the street.
 Predicts Fierce Competition
 If we do not get Rent Con- trol Act, whether it be Federal or a State law, you will find one GI bidding against another GI for a rent. with the highest bidder get
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05

Get KLEENITE today at W. J. Dunphy and all good druggists. 563 East Main, 656 Baldwin St.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05
 Week to Be HighIighted
 Famine Emergency
 Committee To Make
 Strong Public Appeal

National Home Food Preservation Week will be observed during the week of July Is by the Waterbury Famine Emergency Committee, Mrs Merton B. Allan, Chairman, announced.
 An intensified educational pro- fgram will be held during the week by the committee on the necessity of home canning and preservation of food supplies for the coming winter months. Plentiful supplies of homeground produce will ease the pressure on commercial stocks of foods in greatest demand
 Mrs. Allan pointed out that house. wives will be assured that their own families Will be well fed by canning while produce is cheap and plentiful and by stocking pantry shelves with home canned goods. This will not only help release these foods that are particularly adapt ed for shipment to the famine areas abroad but also increase sup plies for American families.
 Housewives are reminded that July they were given an extra allotment of sugar, available in the stores by presenting spare cou- pon No. 10. The Famine Committee urges Waterbury housewives to use this sugar for preserving and can ming fruits available in the mar kets at this time. Peaches es- pecially will be plentiful this year and are recommended as being easily adapted for canning.
 The Department of Agriculture is promoting the observance of Home Food Preservation Week on a na- tionWide basis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05

The worlds largest Indian reser- vation is the 16,000,00o acre occu- pied by the Navajos in New Mexi- co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05
Success Marks Bunker HiU Parade Reuiual

Revival of the annual Fourth of July "horribles" parade in Bunker Hill yesterday was witnessed by hundreds of city residents. The first in years, it offered all the ingredi- ents of a well planned inspired event. Comedy, satire and color were blended successfully to start the revived shows off well.
 Mayor John s. Monagan headed the official delegation. Fire Chief Martin J. Campion was presented new flag for the Bunker Hill sta tion by Alderman Albert Loeffler on behalf of the Bunker Hill Im- provement Association.
 First prize among the marching groups went to the Parent-Teachers Association; second to the Bunker Hill Esquires and third to the Bun- ker Hill Mems League.
 Bunker Hill iKngs Daughters were awarded first prize for the best float. Second prize went to the East End Community Club third prize to the Bunker Hill Lit erary Club; and fourth prize to the Bunker Hill Mems League. Spe- cial prizes were given to the Bun- ker Hill Brownies and the Bunker Hill Girl Scouts.
 Amony the "horribles', Nancy Heebner and Tommy Gillette as Organ Grinder and Monkey wor
 first prize, and Mrs. James Bro. phy in Feeding and Starving" took second honors Third prize was Wor by Ralph Story as Black Market fourth prize went to Tommy Ro' berts and Jackie Costello for "Wt Don't Support the Black Market; and fifth prize went to the Dizzy Daffy Baseball Player Guy Santi Lucia. Special prizes were given tt Helen Heebner, Kathryn Fenn ant David Coleman for their Horse ant Buggy; to the Garfield Family fo
 "Truman-Man from Missouri and to the Samson family for "Goot Old Days"
 Marilyn Sampson, seventh grad pupil at Bunker Hill SCHOOL wa awaSded first prize in the poste contest. At the conclusion of the parad exercises were held at the fire sta : ton. Mrs. William Caligan place ) a wreath on the Honor Rolf; invo cation was given by the Rev. Ed
 ward Morrissey of the Blessed Sa crament Church; Mayor Monaga gave brief address and benedic
 tion was given by the Rev. Ala Fairbank of the Bunker Hill Con gregational Church. A volley wa fired, Taps" sounded and tn Fourth of July ceremonies were ove
 for the morning
 Other individuals and units tax ing part in the parade were: Ut l Ray Fox and Irving Delaney, aide
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05
Graves Given Loving Care InHoIIond
 Dutch Children
 Gratefully Pray "God
 Bless America"

The loving care given to towns people to the graves of American soldiers buried at the American Military Cemetery in Margraten, Holland, was described at Water bury Catholic High School Wednes- day night by Mrs. William Michiels Van Kessenich, co-founder of the Dutch National War Graves Adop- tion Committee.
 Even the little children assist in the work, she said Flowers are placed regularly on all the graves, she said, and special ceremonies are held on holidays and patriotic oc- casions. Policemen and fremen, she related, have adopted graves which they tend in their free time.
 The people of Maastricht, a town near the cemetery, went wild with joy when American troops liberated the area Sept. 14, 1914, she said Even yet, she told, the prayers oi many Dutch youngsters end with God Bless America"
 Among the Waterbury men buried in the cemetery are SkSgt. Franci; P. O'Reilly, son of MT. and Mrs Edward O'Reilly of l89 Walnut Street; S/Sgt. Robert T. Brownell son of MT. and Mrs. Lincoln F Browneu, of 379 Chase Parkway Pfc. William R. Lucian, Jr., son O MT. and Mrs. William R Lucian O. 189 Walnut Street.
 Also buried there are S/Sgt George Schiller and SISgt. lame. B. Mellon, Jr.. both of Naugatuck and Pfc. Godfrey Stone, Jr., O Bethlehem.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05
Three eLo0I In Ceremonies
 Receive Awards at
 Hartford Independence
 Day Celebration

Three focal veterans were pre- sented awards for their wartime &C., tions at the annual Independence Day celebration in the Hall of Flags in the State Capitol, Hartford, yes- terday morning. Sen Thomas c. Hart, retired Navy admiral, spoke at the ceremonies.
 Those receiving the awards were Everett c. Beeman, former ieuten- ant junior grade in the Navy, son of MT. and Mrs. Burton N. Beeman, 68 Delaware Avenue; Louis E. Schiavone, former aviation radio man, second class in the Navy. son of Mrs. Anna Schiavone, 40 Engle- wood Avenue and former Pfc. George A. LaPlante, son of MT. and Mrs. George LaPlante, 34 Darling Street.
 Comdr. Robert E. Gadrow pre- sented the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with five Gold Stars in lieu of the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth Air Medals to Beeman, and a Gold Star in lieu of the second Distin- guished Flying Cross to Schiavone.
 LaPlante, a medical corpsman with the 42d Rainbow Division, was presented Bronze Star Medal by Col Ira w. Black of Watertown, commanding officer of the Second Military Area, Organized Reserve Activities. The citation accompany ing Dis award stated:
 When the company to which he was assigned was immobilized by Ienemy mortar and automatic Weap- ons fire, Pvt LaPlante noticed that one man was wounded. Utterly disregarding his own safety, he voluntarily exposed himself to ene- my fire a observation, crossing 500 yards of open terrain to reach the injured man. After admins tering first aid, Pvt. LaPlante evac- uated him to safety His heroic action saved the life of the wolnd- ed soldier"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05
Board Makes Eight Police Promotions
 Sgt. HiIIborg, Sgt.
 Wagner Advance to
 Rank of Lieutenant

At meeting of the Board of Po- lice Commissioners Wednesday, eight veteran members of the De- partment received promotions. Two new lieutenants were made and six new sergeantS.
 Promoted to lieutenant were:
 Patrick Hillborg and James Mag ner.
 Promoted to sergeant were: Jo- seph Delaney, Joseph Cavanaugh, Leo McKenna, Mathey Guarini, John Mcdonnell and Paul Moyni- han.
 It. Hillborg has served the De- partment for many years as pla- toon sergeant and desk officer. It. Wagner has served as liasion offic- CT between local police and the F.B.1. He is the son of the late police It. James Wagner,
 The two new lieutenants were presented to the Board individually by Police Superintendent William J Roach. The six promoted to Ser geants were presented by the Super intendent in a group. Voting on tht promotions was unanimous.
 Chairman of the Board, Raymond J. Tanning, congratulated, on behal. of the Commissioners, the eight re. cipients of promotions. He told then that they had been chosen becaust of their ability to handle men ant the capability with which they per form their apointed tasks.
 Chairman Tanning told the mel that everyone on the Board includ ing the Mayor and the Police Super intendent feels we have mad worthy selections. He added that was the hope of the Board that tn faith shown in them would be justi fled by their continued devotion t duty.
 Wednesd avs promotions wer granted on the basis of three point for. a written exam, three points fo past service and four points for a, oral exam.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-05

to the parade marshal; Fulton Band; firemen led by Capt. James Mccoy; past presidents and com- rnitte of the Bunker Hill Improve ment Association; State Guard; American Legion Drum Corps; Vet erans of Warld War II led by Comdr. Robert Coleman; horseback riders from Rose Hill, Middlebury; East End Fife and Drum Corps; Bunker Hill News; Mattatuck Fife and Drum Corps; Dog house float; calliope run by Slim Sommers and Hal Braman; Bunker Hill Garden Club jeeps; Bunker Hill Radio Scouts float; Hot Doge Hard to Get" Robert zeigler; Hawaiian" :" Cynthia Wells; Cabot" Edmund Eldridge; Imitation" Peggy Flint; "OPA," Sarah Burr; Cowboys, " Billy Sanders and David Thomas; Hobo" Edward Walsh: Scare crow" Lincoln German; Hold this Line, MT. and Mrs. Price" Leon- ard Welton and Ted Welton; Chi naman," Lowell Burnes; Hair | cut, 75 cents, Carleton Young Doll Carriage" Carolyn Patter- son; Bobby Soxers," Marilyn Pat treson and Joan Malia; Joe Louis and Billy Conn.," Henry Boisvert and Douglas Beccia; "OPA-Gone With the Wind" Barry Hughson; Another Job for Mo Haircuts 85 cents," Bobby Hughson; "A Rur on Nylons, Jimmy Allen; Little Sailor Boys" Stuart McConahey decorated bicycles by Harold Paul Burce JonsS and Brace Randall.
 Herbert Coe, c. Arthur DuBois Forrest Purinton and Dr. Merritt Beere acted as judges of the par ade and awarded prizes in tht float, marching groups and "hor
 ribles" divisions.