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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-31
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-31
MISS MARY HAMMOND

ROWLAND, Dec. 80. - Miss
Mary Hammond, 81, died Mon
day at her home after a long ILL
ness. She was the daughter Of
the late John Hammond and
Saran Annie Macarthur. She is
survived by one brother, Jay
Hammond, of Rowland. The fun
eral was conducted from the
home at II a. m. Tuesday and
burial followed at Centenary
church.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-31
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MISS MAUDE M. KINGSBURY

MISS MAUDE M. kINGSBURY
Miss Maude M. Kingsbury, 211
South Fifth avenue, died at 8:45
o'clock Monday morning follow
ing a stroke.
Born in Oxford, Miss Kings
bury was the daughter of DR..
Theodore Bryant Kingsbury, edi-
tor of the Star and the Messenger
for some years, and Mrs. Sally
Atkinson Kingsbury.
She was teacher in Whining
ton public schools for 40 years
and had retired about five years
ago.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at 3 o'clock this after
noon in St. James Episcopal
church, with the Rev. Mortimer
Glover, rector, officiating. Inter-
ment will be in Oakdale.
Miss Kingsbury is survived by
the following nieces and ne
phews: Theodore K. Lynch, Will
mington, Dasey W. Lynch, Mar
garet Kingsbury, and Theodore
B. Kingsbury, of Washington,
John Shackford, South Carolina,
Theodore Shackford, Lexington,
Mrs. Mary S. Johnston, Rich
mond, Mrs. Gurtavus Dyer, Nash
vile, Robert Kingsbury, Whining
ton, Mrs. Bryant Whitfield, Mrs.
Melville Robertson and Mrs. Per-
kins, all of Norfolk, and a num-
ber of great nieces and nephews.
Active pallbearers will be B.
B. Reynolds, E. A. Hoggard, Da-
vid Sinclair, David Murchison,
Jr., Fred Graham and Holmes Da-
Wis, Jr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-31
MRS. MARY SKIES
MONTGOMERY

Funeral services for Mrs.
Mary Skies Montgomery, IS, wi
dow of W. c. Montgomery, who
died Monday morning at 4 o'clock
in her home in Audubon were
conducted yesterday at $3.50 p.
m. from the Yopp Funeral home,
with the Rev. T. H. King, officiat-
ing. Interment followed in Belle
vue.
Survivors include: Mrs. Charl.
es H. Rivenbark, Miss Cleo Mont
gomery, and Miss Ann Montgom-
cry, daughters; E. D. Montgom-
cry, and Cameron Montgomery,
sons; Edward Montgomery, Jr..
Rebecca and Mary Clark Riven-
bark, grandchildren, all of Will
mington; and two brothers, Wade
H. Skies of Wilmington and Ed
ward Skies, Mulberry, Fla.
Active pallbearers were Ernest
F. Beale, Willis Davis, A.
G. Parker, c. R. Wallace, Lucian
Bryant, and Leon Clark.
Honorary pallbearers wer e
H. L. Adams, c. H. Bonham,
K. M. Williamson, John Lamb,
A. D. Byrd, and G. H. Hutaff.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
Sentiment In Farming

Sentiment is more responsible than any
thing else for keeping the mule on the
farm.
This was revealed in a survey conducted
recently by two men one representing
the bureau Of agricultural economics and
the other a South Carolina agricultur al
experiment station-in Anderson county.
These experts discovered a personal
feeling toward the mule was the only rea-
son many farmers were keeping them on
the 131 farms included in the study of
uses and costs of farm power. They found
that tractors were more efficient, but as
the farmers asked them, where's the af-
lection for a tractor?
Far be it from US to say which mode
of power old Maude or a machine-ls
best for this or that type farm. But it
must be observed that when anyone lets
sentiment decide as important a part Of
his business as its power, then he is rum
ming the danger of allowing it to affect
his better judgment. Which is as dan
gerous to the success of farming as it
S in any other form of profitable endeaver.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04

MANY. many thousands of dollars avail
able to carry the extra burden inflicted
on the schools by the great influx OF new
residents, practically all OF whom were
engaged in defense industry. Yet as far
as we know, at no time did it attempt
to dictate local policy. Had this assistance
not been made available, then education
would have suffered an almost unbe able
burden here.
Thus, It is easy to see that federal aid
can be granted without federal control.
But the committees report says such
is impossible.
That it has officially expressed such
sentiment will damage the cause OF those
who realize that the responsibilities OF ed
ucation are national, not exclusively those
of the states or communities. 1t is an
undeserved blow coming at time When
Southern educators were making the great
est progress in their efforts to equallze
the schools burdens
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
Star Program

State ports with Wilmington favored
in proportion with its resources, to IN
clude public terminals. tobacco stor
age warehouses, ship repair facilities,
nearby sites for heavy industry and
35-foot Cape Fear river channel.
City auditorium large enough to
meet needs for years to come
Development of Southeastern North
Carolina agricultural and industrial
resources through better markets and
food processing pulp wood production
and factories
Emphasis on the regions recrea'
ton advantages and Improvement OF
resort accommodations
Improvement of Southeastern North
Cardinals farm-to-market and pri-
mary roads, with a paved highway
from Topsail inlet to Bald Head is
land.
Continued effort to attract more in
dustries
Proper utilization OF BluethenthaI
airport for expanding air service.
Development of Southeastern North
Cardinals health facilities, especially
in counties lacking hospitals, and In
cluding a Negro Health center
Encoura cement of the growth OF
commercial fishing
Consolidation of City and County
governments
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
Winding Our Business

The success of General De Gaulle's anti
Communist political bloc gives complete
answer to those-in Russia and here-who
charge that we are debating to France.
If Washington had been monkeying with
French politics we should have given the
people-disgusted with Communist tactics
some alternative other than the egocen-
tric, authoritarian De Gaulle, for whom
few in authority in the nations capital
have much liking Our failure to do so
is conclusive evidence how completely we
are minding our own business.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
Matter Of act
BY JOSEPH. ALSOP

baroque decorations that the
Hapsburgs left behind them.
They are also widely assorted.
Vice-Chancellor Schaerf, for ex-
ample, is an old-time Socialist
who knew Lenin when he crept
through the Vienna streets as
an exile, while the young, tough
foreign Minister Gruber, of the
Catholic peoples party, made
his name in the resistance. Yet
they are all entirely united on
one point.
These Austrian leaders will
not be worn down in their re-
sistance to the long ruthless
Soviet effort to destroy Aus
tria's independence. And des-
pite every kind of inducement,
ranging from bribery of special
groups to the most violent pro-
paganda, the Austrian people
are staying with their leaders.
Whereas in Western Europe
the Communists comm and 20 to
30 per cent of the vote in most
national elections, onlv 5 per
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04

VIENNA, Nov. 3.-The heart
of Austria is occupied H. the
Soviets. The leaders of Austria
live always in the shadow of
danger from an occupying pow
er which includes kidnapping
among the legitimate political
methods. Under the circum-
stances, it is decidedly impress
sive to hear these men and
their supporters boldly COM
pairing the present grim times
to the great days three hun
dred years ago, when the Turk
ish advance into Europe was
halted under Vienna's walls. Yet
this comparison is a common
place of political talk here.
To be sure the Austrian lead
ers of today conspicuously diff
fer in manner and appearance
from the Starhembergs and So
bieskis, the princes of the flam-
boyant past. They are plain
men in worn business suits,
who look rather incongruous
amid the imperial portrait and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
Further Damage

The potentially dangerous consequences
of the recommendations of President Tru-
mans Committee on Civil Rights are so
great that the release of the report last
week was similar to any other explosion
in that it takes some time to evaluate all
the damage.
That it made impossible demands in ad-
vocating abolition of racial segregation has
been recognized by all familiar with the
nations customs and traditions.
That the committee, in effect, called for
the end of states rights has also been
adequately noted.
Now, let's deal with its damaging effect
upon the movement being pressed by adj
vocates of Federal aid to schools. That
this assistance is needed, especially in the
South. has been recognized for years. With
increasing greater demands on the schools
and no signs of a let-up anytime soon,
it is becoming more evident than ever
that the states and communities not only
deserve but must have additional aid.
But opponents of outside help have ar
gued that Federal aid would eventually,
if not Immediately, bring about bi-racia]
schools. And now they have the commit
tees report to support their contention
No one in the South would accept this
aid under the stipulations laid down by
the group.
Therefore, here is new ammunition fo1
those who oppose this necessary assist
ance.
Yet, there is ample precedent In Will
mington that financial help can be granted
by the United States government wjthou
intruding on local customs and sentiment
During the war, Federal agencies made
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04

cent of the Austrians vote Com
munist at polling places actual
ly watched over by Russian
troops.
Here is riddle which de-
mands to be solved. The solu-
ton is very simple. The Aus
trians are anti-Communist be-
cause they know what it is like
to belong to the Soviet sphere.
And they are able to continue
the struggle for their independ-
ence because the United States
and the other Western powers
also have troops in Austria.
Americans, British and French
at the control council table in
Vienna have almost daily
checked the Soviets when they
sought too flagrantly to breach
their promise of Austrian in
dependence. Both by their pres
ence and more directly, the
Americans, British and French,
and especially the Americans
and British, have also en-
couraged the Austrians to
struggle for freedom. The re-
suit is the present situation.
For the Austrians, however,
the present situation is a cruel
stalemate. The Soviets say they
will not leave Austria except on
terms which will undermine
Austria's sovereignty. These
Terms the Austrians and
the Western powers will not ac-
cept. Yet the occupation is a
dead hand on Austria, which
will always prevent the revival
of normal life.
The Austrians themselves
think there is a remote chance
that the Soviets will make a
bargains at London. If they are
right, the Soviets on the one
hand will reduce their German
assets" stranglehold on the Aus
trian economy. On the other
hand, the Western powers, and
especially America, will have to
guarantee the new Austrian
long-term economic and po]iti.
cal support. Political support
will be needed to permit the
Austrian government to root out
the various political mines and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
Fatalities In Sports

Statistics released recently by large
insurance company certainly give reason
to believe that the average American
doesn't play as safely as he works.
These figures showed approximately g.
600 boys and men, from the age of is years
and upward, were killed last year in the
United States by accidents in outdoor
hunting, fishing and swimming-accounted
for about 70 per cent of all fatalities.
Hunting accidents alone were RESPONSE
BILE for more than 10 per cent of the total
Evidently, the statisticians observed,
many of the men who go hunting know
little or care little about the proper han
ding of a gum Other deaths in this sport
were by drowning, when small boats cap
sized or the hunter fell overheard.
Fatalities in fishing accidents in almost
two-thirds of the cases resulted from mis-
haps in small boats, while other drownings
among the followers of Isaac Walton re-
suited from falls into the water in an un-
guarded moment from a bank or pier,
or when men were caught in a swift cur
rent of the waters in which they were
fishing.
Swimming and bathing claim the larg-
est number of fatalities among the out
door sports, rejecting in large part the
popularity of these pursuits in our coun-
try. Other popular sports represented in
the death toll among the insured in 1916
were bicycling, baseball, football, boxing,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04

Coming, as it does, close on
the heels of the De Gaullist VIC
tory in France, the Conserva-
tive triumph in Great Britain
would appear to indicate that
the Leftist trend in Europe has
reached its high tide, and is now
receding, at least in certain ma
jor countries. Our own State De-
partment was completely as
founded at the strength shown
by De Gaulle's new party in the
French municipal elections two
weeks ago, and while Labor was
expected to lose some seats in
the British municipal elections
on Saturday, the magnitude of
the loss seems to have stunned
most observers.
Wishful thinking is not in or
der here. We must be careful
not to overlook the fact that the
British would be likely to turn
against almost any government
at this time, given their in
creasingly heightened austerjty,
and the manifold discom-
forts and trials which they are
undergoing.
Yet it seems reasonable
to conclude that there is
a strong political undercurrent
in Britain, and also in France,
signifying a trend toward the
Right. In Britain, the reaction
was against the Labor govern
ment, and in France it was not
so much against Communism
and Socialism as. in favor of
Rightist policies. The De Gaulle
party, which was only six
months old, and is called the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
Some First Ala
Dos And Don'ts
BY WILLIAM A. O'BRIrN ~,

Emergency care for ir,,.,
persons should not be badt,ll Injured
cept to stop bleeding. ';s' # y ex'
ter to do too little, ratbon ~ 6et'
too much, while u,n IMAM
Tor competent aid to arrive alflng
Every bone fracture sbo,,,,
splinted before the natio o,,Gulo be
moved. First-aiders sbonId b'gd' is
attempt to pull on an IG jninIltt not
extremity to set the bone 1tO'ea d
may be necessary to sty9iet y9Ig. It
out an extremity, if the IiTb i9't'gn ;.
In a grotesque position, bnt q, Is
should be done gently 10 %. .,I!S ,nS
injuries to the arteries or nas orulo
or further bone damage. ''es
If there is a cut or Iaoon..
wound, antiseptics should NO a'eo
applied, as even putting tinct,o' ct o'
OF iodine in a cut causes f,s.1 uIe
er damage to the tissues NJ TI ,Il'
first-aider should simply coras Ias
the wound with a clean dreSs
ing. ~ eSS'
Following the injury, eu.,
though the patient is LEFT in Vtgp .s
street, he should be MAD. VIZ
comfortable as possible snJ %
cred with enough blankets wv, y,
coats to conserve heat, but NJ,
too many, which might bring too @
much blood to the surface. wv
The patient should not be IA
ed by his knees and armni,. M
and showed into the back So.s
OF a car. When fractures of n.
spine are present, this move,
ment can cut the spinal cord
and cause permanent paralvsis
When a physician is called to
attend an injured person. no
usually gives an injections a,
morphine TO ease the pain, ey.
cept when there is head injurv.
In the latter case, the BRAIN
may become too depressed bv
the morphine to make it safe
If a fracture is suspected i
is much better to splint it be.
fore the patient is moved, even
though no break in the bone is
proved later. A severe spraD.
with torn joint ligaments, should
be splinted as it lessons the
pain. In ankle sprains, the shoe
may be left on to act as a
splint.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04

trip ropes which the Sovieu
have planted here and there.
AS for economic support
something like $500 million will
have to be spent on Austrian
reconstruction in the next four
years, if even a much weakened
Soviet economic stranglehold in
to be prevented from closing
again. Power development,
agriculture and forestry i'm.
provement, new industries to
replace key plants lost 70 the
Soviets, will all be needed to
guarantee Austria's real in.
dependence. More probably the
Soviets will reject any reason.
able bargain at London Then
the Austrians will probably ask
the Western powers to liquidae
military government in their
zones, but to leave their troops
in Austria as protection for
the state until the Russians %.
They will also ask increased re.
lief and rehabilitation allow.
ances, to help their people
through the hard time of the
ontinued resistance. Finally
there is the possibility that the
Soviets will 60 even further, di.
viding Austria and refusing 10
recognize the governments au-
thority in their zone. But no
one likes even to speculate on
this possibility. For such dras'
tic Russian action will clearly
imply active Russian prepara'
ton for early world conflict, All
these are SOLDERING thoughts for
any American. Austria IS one
of the key points in the Western
world, whether strate gically Or
politically or militarily. Am
orleans have the largest
share of responsibility for
the degree of Austrian free
dom that exists today. As to
the future, under each Of the
alternatives set forth above
America is also destined to play
the leading role. The responsiol'
lities Of preponderant resources
and power can only be shlrkea
at the expense of new and ols'
ger Munichs. That is the AUS
trian moral.
Copyright 1947, New forN
| Herald Tribune, Inc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04

Eighteen organizations re-
ported lobbying expense be-
tween $4,000 and $1oo, OoC.
Twenty-Five spent between Slo,-
900 and $4,000. Fourteen spent
from $4,000 to $4,000. Thirty
three between $1,000 and $4,000.
The heaviest spenders were not
always successful in getting
what they wanted, as shown oy
classifying the returns as to
purpose.
The organized labor lobby
spent more than any other
group. The bulk, of it was the
AFL's 1894, 1000. CNO is not re-
ported.
Second highest expenditures
were by the power lobbies.
Third were five health groups
which spent a total Of $295, 600
for and against health insur-
ance legislation on which Con-
gress still has to act.
Fifteen tax lobbies reported
total expense of $3.50 900 to win
fourth place among the big
pressure groups. All wanted tax
reduction. Biggest spender was
the Citizens National Commit
tee, with $128,000. Eleven state
groups spent from $175o to $685.
600 apiece. National Committee
to Abolish the Poll Tax spent
$500.
Much of the lobbying expense
of 10 business groups also went
in support of tax reduction les
islation. The National SIN all
Businessmen's Association re-
ported 100000 expenses. and
the Southern States Industrial
Council spent $70,235. Others
spent $4,000 or under. The Ma
tional Association of Manufac-
turers and the U. S. Chamber
of Commerce are not included.
The so-called "Water Lobby"
spent $4,000. Ten organiza-
tions interested in rivers and
harbors and irrigation project
legislation reported.
Close behind was the real es-
tate lobby, with total expenses
of $175,000. Two principal
spenders were the National
Home and Property Owners
Foundation with 100000, and
the National Association of Real
Estate Boards, with $4,000.
They were not quite so success
full in ending rent controls. but
will be back.
Veterans organizations spent
$66, 6,000 The "Peace Lobby"
spent $4,000 - most of it to
block universal military train
ing legislation.
Five civil liberties grouns
spent $15o.O0O.
W. c. T. U. spent $1574 for
|you know what.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04

target shooting, horseback riding, auto
racing and sleding.
It is obvious that lack Of training in
handling a gun and inadequate teaching
of swimming for the masses are respon-
sible for hundreds of deaths. And this toll
will continue until agencies like Gun clubs
and instructors of swimming, such as the
Y.MC.A. and it's "learn to swim" pro-
grams, receive the public support they de-
serve. These groups are better qualified
than any other to prepare young men to
enjoy hunting, fishing and swimming with
out endangering their lives as well as
those of innocent others.