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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
No Time To Change Horses

When q new man is elected to Con-
gress he starts at the bottom of the
ladder. We know of one district whose
novice representative is given a place
on the Committee on Acoustics and
Ventilation. There are many COM
mittees of no more Importance to ab-
sorb the newcomers.
Not until a member has been in the
House long enough to learn the ropes
and establish seniority is he given a
place on important committees, where
nine-tenths of the nations legislative
work is done.
This is why it is important to re-
elect J. Bayard Clark from this dis
trict. His novitiate is long past. He
has emerged from the convenience"
committee stage. He is recognized as
a valued associate by the veterans in
the House and besides his regular COM
mittee appointments is selected for
special duties because of his broad
vision and experience as, for example,
his selection as ranking member Of the
Rules Committee, to probe the lobbying
situation and take part in the Pearl
Harbor investigation as a member of
the special committee set up for that
purpose.
Now that the war is a matter of
history and every crossroads settle
ment, town, city and county in the
Seventh district, in which much of
southeastern North Carolina is located,
is striving to take full advantage of
it's wartime gains and postwar oppor-
tunities, it is essential that it's repre-
sentative, who has done so much in
past years for the entire area, who
knows its needs from long and init
mate association, enjoys the conf
dence of his fellow-members and holds
committee assignments, be
continued at the post he has occupied
with outstanding credit, and benefit
to the people he serves.
This is no time to change horses in
the middle of the stream.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
Meeting A Need

The fish from the first catch OF the
new sink-net industry, which was
flown from Wrightsville as a gift to
Governor Cherry at Raleigh, created
much wider interest than anticipated.
Already the Meteor Air Transport,
Inc, of New York has made inquiries
with a view to inaugurating seafood
deliveries to markets on it's route, cash
backing is offered for expansion of
Wrightsville commercial fishermen's s
operations, plans are being made for a
fish packing house on the Sound, and
South East Airlines, which ferried the
initial shipment, is figuring on expand
ing it's service for deliveries beyond
the state, which it may do by direct
haul although operating on regular
schedules to North Carolina cities on
ly.
All this shows how projects that
meet a real need stake hold" when
called to public attention., especially
by the press. The Star-News is happy
to have been the medium in which the
sink-net industry was publicized and
also for it's share In promoting the
vent"re
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28

tain, in all justice, that any change
in the political set-up must be effected
by the Spanish people in free elections.
Partly because Russia has no SYM
pathy with free elections and pa%tay
because Russians fought in the Spanish
war on the losing side, it is Moscow's s
purpose to kick Franco out without
more ado and, presumably to say what
kind of government shall be created
at Madrid when that is done.
AS matters now stand the western
powers and Russia are poles apart,
with little chance of drawing nearer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
Be Good

mind for he became a preacher.
He, came to understand that good
ness was worth while.
Now I suppose no two persons
could agree as to what is meant
by goodness. However, that is true
of many things. Patriotism is diff
ficult of definition. But when we
look on the life of Washington
we know what patriotism means.
We need no explanation.
When a father says, -'I have a
good Son." a mother, II have a
good daughter, we know what
they mean. They need not explain.
You remember that princely
man, Charles Kingsley. wrote, "Be
good, sweet maid, and let who will
be clever" Stand before the tomb
of the Unknown Soldier in West
minister Abbey ard chiseled in
marble you will read:
"They buried him among the
kings because he hath done
good toward Goo and toward
His house."
So. be good.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
Evidence Indicates Fam Gus Indian
Chieftain Came From Waccan1a1u

facts about Osceola were direct
and positive. Her father, the son OF
Marmaduke, was born during The
life of Osceola at the lake; and his
father told him all about the white
Indian romance and the half-breed
son.
Mrs. Baldwin also furnished
evidence which came from another
side of her connection. That is, her
great-grandfather Smith knew Os-
ceola we'll.
'In view Of all this, we reach
the conclusion that the great Indian
warrior did come from Lake Wac
camaW.
''The thought of Osceo1a carries
with it a picture one may form of
the beautiful Waccamaw Indian
country and the lake which bears
the tribal name. The lands Of the
Indians roundabout were extensive
and afforded rich resources for
hunting and fishing, to which the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
TEMPLE BAPTISTS
LAUNCH CAMPAIGN
Drive For New 100000
Church Building Gets
Under Way Here

A campaign to obtain funds for
the erection of a 100000 church
structure by the congregation OF
Temple Baptist church was launch
ed yesterday with approximately
rs church workers initiating a can
vass to collect a total of $500 by
May S.
The drive began yesterday fol-
lowing a kickoff supper given to
committee members and campaign
workers ty Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Roebuck at the church. Roebuck,
as general chairman, distributed
cards to the workers with instruc-
tlons to reach every member of
tne congregation before the con-
cluslon of the campaign on New
building Fund Emphasis Day."
May 5.
The goal of $500 was broken
ooWn into the following divisions:
church deacons, $1,5oO; initial
gdts' $1,000; church at large. ST.
S1o; = H. Woman's Missionary Union,
9i,zoo; Sunday school, $500, and
6aptlst Training Unions, $50.
e; "a report on the success of the
.nS1 LIS, TWO days of the campaign
Will De made tomorrow night J,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
Poles Apart

The western nations, which the Rus
SLAMS have frequently charged with
forming a bloc to oppose Russian poll
cies, have sought by reasonable and
one unreasonable means to dispel the
suspicion in which they are held in
Moscow.
The unreasonable means, as all
western nations now realize, was ap-
peasement following the conclusion of
the war In Europe which, instead of
softening the Russian attitude served
to strengthen Moscow's intention to
have it's own way in matters affecting
world readjustments.
1t can only be hoped the western
powers did not stiffen their backs too
late, but there is no assurance that
their decision to do so can bring any
alteration in the Russian attitude.
A case in point is the position taken
by the Russian delegate on the Sc
surity Council respecting the Franco
regime in Spain. While Australia.
France and Poland were in agreement
on a compromise proposal at Fridays
brief Council session, which envisions
an inquiry into the Spanish situation
to determine whether or not the Fran
co government threatens peace, Andrei
A. Gromyko insists that Franco be
thrown out without investigation.
It is this rule or ruin position, taken
so frequently by Russia's delegates to
this or that international session that
makes it difficult for the powers which
do not exist by dictatorial decree to
foresee the possibility of ever making
common cause with Russia for world
peace.
Probably Franco ought to be de-
posed, not that he is necessarily men,
ace to peace, but because he conquered
in Spain by turning the country into
a training ground for Nazi and Fascist
troops at the cost of tens Of thousands
of Spanish lives and the destruction
or confiscation of the country's re
sources. But the western powers main
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
BY Chaplain Frank M. Thompson

BY Chaplain Frank M. Thompson
Charles Dickens never liked to
say Goodbye" in leave taking.
Were he alive today he would
be under no such obligation. For
the homely, old fashioned word
has gone out Of fashion. Now it
is 'Ill be seeing you" I'll see
you in church, or be good"
The chances are that when peo-
pie part they will meet again. 1t
is not so certain that they will
meet in church. That phrase no
doubt is considered a pleasantly.
Be good perhaps belongs in the
same category. Still there turks
the implication that something
more is meant. At least they re-
mind many of us of days gone by.
A friend of mine vowed never
to tell any one to be good. For
that was the constant ad1nonition
of his youthful days. His parents
no doubt meant well but to be
constantly reminded of goodness
became very wearisome. In after
years he must have changed his
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28

Indians were devoted. Not many
years ago souvenirs of their life,
in the way of pieces of pottery,
pipes, beads and other bits of hand
iWork could be found in abundance.
"In Georgia, Osceola married an
Indian girl, the daughter. of a Chief
of the Seminoles. In some way later
she was seized and held in slavery.
when his wife was seized, Os-
ceola was infuriated. He denounc-
ed the white authorities FOR permit
ting this cruel injustice to him and
threatened revenge and violence.
For this he wes bound in irons
and held in prison. He was soon
released, however, but only to be-
gin a series Of attacks upon the
whites. In the effort to subdue him
and the companions whom he at
tached to him there began the Sec
ond Seminole war of history. The
first conflict had been put down by
General Andrew Jackson"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
LETTER BOX
ENLISTED MEN PROTEST
To the Editor:

10 the Editor:
In answer to your editorial on
the proposed terminal leave pay
gift FOR enlisted personnel as pup
lished % April, 1916, we are send
ing you this letter which we be-
lieve should be published for the
information of the people who were
influenced by your article.
1t is a weak argument indeed
when you state that the enlisted
men will only have to pay back
through taxation this money that
will now be given to them in lieu
of terminal leave. Since the ma
jority of the armed forces conS3.
of enlisted men it is they who VIII
have to pay for the terminal
leaves of the officers who are nov
being granted terminal leave win
no argument at all. Two hundred
dollars is poor Reimbursement
COlIlpdIGu W Ille 1ltii IN e''e'
who draws a total Of 1882 per
month up to a total OF fodr monln
i he has that much leaye ass "
him. This makes q possible to'dl
of $1320 for this same lcutenaa
which, as we stated before, ever
one pays back through taxation
Why deny the enlisted men, |o'
fought the war, so that you aIS
free to publish what you please
their 5000 gift when q full Ae.
tenant gets a possible Sl3z8 gD'
from the government with no aF31,
ment from yourself Who is "
anxious about the future +aza']i
Of the country?
DIXIE l. MIL,A5.gs
VICTOR D. FFNIRE%
JOHN L. --SIn
Wilmington, N. c.
April 27, 1916.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28

z o'clock at the church by the
workers. During the past three
years, more than $4,000 has been
collected for the new building.
At the supper Friday night, ten
tative plans of the new building
were shown and explained by the
pastor of the church, the Rev. W.
j. Stevenson. The Rev. Stevenson
also gave short, informal talk
on the fund campaign, as did Mrs.
Ira D. Ferrell, Louis o. Fonvielle
W. A. Walker, C. W. Boyette, L.
W. Moore, Mrs. C. H. Hayes, T.
T. Hamilton and Edwin L. West
W. V. Best, accompanied by Mrs
Ferrell at the piano, also sang
"The Blind Ploughman" and with.
out A Song" at the kickoff SUD-
per. A quartet, composed of Best
the Rev. Stevenson, Rodney J.
Bradford, Jr., and G. c. Malpass
accompanied on the piano by Mrs
G. c. Gilbert, sang several num-
bers, among them several songs
especially written for the occasion
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28

The News
BY JAMES NJ. TAvC

PARIS. April 27.-(P,-A f;nu
preston of American for W., s&
policy, perhaps ranking in I3j,sl3a sja3
cance with the Monroe noa5- o,sa-A'
and the oper doors in China '.,SNs
ed signs of emerging his '" 'uo"'
end from the Four-Power Foret@' mee@'
Minister'S conference. ''elga
That policy appeals IN /.
clear-voiced stand that tEsIe r,,,Il =
be no curtaia;ng off Of any 'nest nsst
of the world and that No pan PAN
should be sealed off ov anott r@GOA
from trade and travel and G,-ier aa
dealings with the resi- of 'Pga %
world. me
It was the United States ~.
time which called the meetjra 4'.s
Ministers al an hour oil staIaT9,Va "
which had left uncertain, aIna.s
a year after the victory w5at5.s' 5s'
a peace conference could be bsl5
Expresses Conviction
The French Press expressed T..
conviction that U. S. Secre+s~
OF State James F. Byrnes wouId p:.
have called the conference mIaS'
his country had something pIai0
to say.
French newspapers have been IN
clined up to now TO describe Pn,
STA as the great unkoawn and tb.
the United States as the gre.t s,t
undecided" and plain soesEina
would be regarded here as mosi
constructive.
A French poll which ssmcI..
public opinion and is published IN
some French newspapers showed
this week that so per cent of tbo,s
questioned looked primarily n
America for future aid in shapnS
world policies, while 10 per cent
turned mainly to Russia.
The same poll showed that 30 per
cent believed the United Nations
could avert war, while 43 per cent
believed it could not. It is viyidIv
recalled here that the United Stat.
eS did not support her own presi.
dents plan for guaranteed peace
after the first world war.
The average F'renchman seems
to take the practical view that the
nation which guards the secret Of
the atomic bomb has the right 10
bespeak a foreign policy, but that
the rest of the world has the righ.
to know what that policy is.
There seems to be a good chance
at this conference that the rest Of
the world will find out what the
United States foreign policy is,
1t did not escape notice that
Byrnes came to the conference
with Senator Arthur Vandenberg Of
Michigan and Senator Tom Con.
nally of Texas, minority and ma.
jority leaders, to lend the weight
of unity to his stand.
That stand is expected to be one
of principle-open trade and open
access to the world, world pros
perity and world peace. On that
principle the American delegation
is not expected to compromise
The compromises - some are
necessary to bring agreement to
any conference - are expected to
come only on the form in which
that principle would be applied to
problems of the peace treaties;
frontiers, colonies, international
lied or free ports, internationaliza-
ton of the Danube river highway
OF commerce through the Balkans,
and the eventual withdrawal Of
troops from all countries except
the defeated enemy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
By JOHN SKIES

Without the hello of DR.. Andrew
J. Howell, Louis T. Moore, ct ais,
there'd be days when I'd actually
have to work. These humanitarians
have my everlasting gratitude for
keeping SO horrible a fate Detailing
me. A note from DR.. Howell yester-
day contained what 1 think is in
teresting reading material
5000, DR.. Howell, I'll just sit
back and read:
''If one had visited, as did sew
eral years ago, certain members of
the Powell family connection who
lived in the neighborhood of Lake
Waccamaw, he would have been
convinced that Osceola, the intrep-
id Indian leader Of the Seminoles
in the war of the 1905 was born
on the shore of the lake. He was,
therefore, native North Carolin-
ian, and another OF the many not
ables of the country who were born
in the State but achieved promin-
ence elsewhere.
"Osceola was half-breed. His
father, John Powell, lived in the
lake region. His wife was an Indian
girl, the daughter of a chief, and
their son was born in 1904.
Il called on Mrs. Ida Baldwin
and Mrs. Lucy Brown, two of the
Powell descendants, who were well
informed about the great Indian.
They were pleased to observe any
interest shown in their romantic
distant relative. And, besides them.
there were others in the section
who were convinced of Osceola's
North Carolina nativity.
'"The facts are: There were two
brothers, John and Marmaduke
Powell, who lived along the west
ern shores of Lake Maccamaw. AL
around them there were many of
the Waccamaw tribe of Indians.
Their emigration had not yet be-
gun. John fell in love with the
Chiefs daughter and they were
married according to Indian rites
and lived in a tepee. There, their
son, Osceola, was born. No one
could have imagined the romantic
and heroic destiny that awaited the
little boy.
"Osceola spent his early boyhood
near Lake Waccamaw. Later Pow
ell emigrated with his wife and son
to south Georgia. To support his
family he became a trader. He liv-
ed with the Indians as one ot their
own people. The Waccamaws, at
that time, under the urgencies of
the policies of the U. S. govern
ment, had felt impelled to 60 with
others to the lands in the south
country, where the Semincles liv-
ed. There many tribes merged with
the Seminoles, who were later to
migrate to Florida.
"Osceola, therefore, grew up as
a Seminole. He was, OF course. a
lighter color than his full-blooded
conn" mons END the nict'1res of him
which appear in old histories show
him to have been Of handsome fea-
lures. The vigorous lines of his face
show his strong character; and his
record as a warrior stirs the ad-
miration of every one who reads
it.
GAS to his North Carolina paran-
tage, Mrs. Baldwin and Mrs Brown
were ready to advance their evil
dence to prove that Osceola was
not born Of Senlir ole mother. but
was the son of the Waccamaw girl
whom John Powell married. The
ladies said they were descended
from Marmaduke Powell, brother
Of John, and that the descendants
of the former have been well-vers-
ed in family lore. Mrs. Mary E.
Pierce, mother of Mrs. Baldwin,
--'oo r''o~' ~ ~oar cars 900 at
the age of 88, was a notable au-
thority on Lake Waccamaw tradi-
tions, and her knowledge of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
RECEIVES DIVORCE

PITTSBURGH, April 27-B -
William H. (Red) Thompson put
through a transatlantic telephone
call today to Norah Carpenter, of
Heanor, England, mother of his
quadruplets, to tell her only dis
tance now prevents their marriage.
Thompson was handed his final di-
vorce papers this morning and
Immediately signed the affidavit
that would permit Miss Carpenter
to enter this country to be mar
Ned.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
Body Of Girl Fou
In Chicago

CHICAGO, April IT.. ' ,1
began a check Of n ~,
girls, today in an effc .o ~
the partly decompose o''' Sa.o "
little girl found stuffed Id
suitcase and hidden Il '1 -' "
coal bin. ,4M
The body was founo ss' 1'---, .or.
Steve Hirth, Jr., 26, paEoIeu ,.ire r
vict, on probation aft . setsm' ..rr'
four years for robbery ',ars 'J
Hirth, who lives in the house w.,t wont
the body was found in a oasVi.ss no,s
bin, said he discovered Jne "
while looking for some tools. stt.
He was held as a naterla' ""
ness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
Flood Control Project

Rep. J. Bayard Clark's resolution
proposing a $25,OOO,000 survey and
flood control project for the Cape Fear
river and watershed ranks high in
legislative efforts to preserve one of
North Cardinals greatest assets and
sources of prosperity.
Adequate provision for saving the
broad agricultural regions in the Cape
Fear watershed from periodical inun-
dations which have been so costly is
we'll worth any money or effort in
volved. The nations wealth Ultimate
ly will be much greater than the
amount asked by Mr.. Clark if a COM
prehensive flood control program is
carried out.
While it is necessary, in view of
the country's heavy indebtedness, to
cut financial corners where advisable,
1t is not to be forgotten either by the
Budget Bureau of Congress that there
is a great difference between economy
and niggardliness and that, as in prl-
vate enterprise, it is necessary to IN
vest in needed improvements that new
and greater assets may be acquired.
Such an investment as MIR. Clark
proposes inevitably would increase
North Carolina's development and SO
swell the nations resources.
Swell driving weather reminds us that
nedestrians should be seen and not hurt.
Kansas man has served on five murder
i,,rieS Bv' this time he ought to know the ropes.
' ~
If we could really make both ends meet, we
wonder if they'd recognize each other.
A Long family argument over moving the
7.,u, =. foolish Cut it short!
| Come folks are never satisfied because tbe
,,or1d is 80 full of a number of thines-t,ev
can't have!
We never thought we'd live to see the da1
when everybody was frantically searchino
for gold brick. Butter
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-11

f YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, May 10.-(P)-Cot
ton futures closed unchanged to 81
cents a bale lower Friday after
moving within a range of about 81
a bale in fairly active trading.
The market rallied so cents a
bale in opening trading on an over
night accumulation of mill buying
orders, but prices subsequently
dipped en- profit taking and hedg-
ing. Some Of the selling was be-
lieved to be against recent pur-
chases of government cotton.
A proposal that the coal miners
return to work temporarily devel-
oped an upswing, but the market
dropped off toward the close with
doubt whether textile mills would
benefit under the strike truce.
Private advices reported mill
buying of spot cotton increased
during the week with interest most
fly il new crop deliveries. Mills
were buying the shorter staple
cottons in preference to higher
grades which are in short supply
and command a big premium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-11
LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Va, May 10.-(P)-
(USDA)-Hogs-market steady at
ceiling; good and choice barrows
and gifts 120-330 lbs and up 14s
flaD; 1OO-12O lbs 13.4O; good sows
all weights IA. Is; good stays 14.15.
Cattle-Friday's market largely
nominal; bulk good steers SOLD
sold early this week 16.oo-17.W'
choice eligibles slightly higher;
medium IA. OO-15.50, common r..
0o-14.oO; slaughter heifers general
ly 5Oc-1.O 90 under steers; most
good COWS 12.OO-13.50, common to
medium 10.0O-12.00, Gamers and
cutters 7.5O-9.50; good bulls 12.-,
OO-13. 90, odd head to. 400; medium
II. OO-12. 90, common ~9.00-10.O0;
good v%ea1ers 17.00-17.50, few choice
higher: medium 15.00-16.00, COM
mon 1%o.OO-13.oo, with thin kinds
less.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-11
GRAIN
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, May 10 up May
rye dropped another five cents, the
daily lini., in grain trading Friday
as selling by local traders uncov-
cred stop loss orders. The limit
decline was reached about midday
in the session and no rally devel-
oped from that point. Closing price
was $2.62as.
AL other grain futures were I'm
changed at ceilings. Activity in
all pits was closed to a %standstill.
Traders were awaiting the month
ly government crop report and dis
cussing the government recon-
mendation to close out futures con
tracts at present ceilings before
the new maximums go into effect
Monday. Private elevator loadings
of rye SC far this week from here
total so cars, largest since mid
March. Government officials will
meet with rye flour millers here
next week to discuss the possibility
of ceilings on rye flour. After the
close, the board announced notices
we're received of intentions to deli
yer $4,000 bushels of rye on May
contracts tomorrow.
Crop reports on winter wheat
were somewhat more favorable. A
dispatch from Oklahoma said re-
cent showers and boosted prospects
materially Modern Miller, a
trade publication, asserted ere
ports of deterioration are much less
in evidence The only activity in
wheat futures was in the Septem,
Der delivery, which sold at its $1.83
II ceilings.
Arrival of corn here totaled 81
cars. Practically all of this, it was
believed, was government bonus
corn. Farmers must sell corn Sat
urday to obtain the 80 cents a bush
ell bonus. After that the bonus
is withdrawn, although maximum:
on the grain will be raised Is cents,
Open High Low Clos,