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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-02
Verdict In Advance

Here is a case where the chairman
of a congressional inquiry committee
has written the verdict in advance.
Representative Plosser of Missouri, who
heads the House Small Business Com
mittee, recently announced he proposes
to look into the "monopolistic" and
"socialistic" character of cooperatives.
This sounds ominously Prussian.
One would suppose cooperatives were
Ia helnous invention, created to upset
business processes. The fact is that
until the nations farmers organized
themselves into cooperative groups for
handling and marketing their crops
they were in a pitiable situation. They
are in none too good shape now, but
have reaped some benefits through CO.
operation.
Farmer cooperatives have not OPP
Grated in restraint of trade. Rather
they have promoted trade.
Certainly New Hanover county
farmers have not suffered through CO.
operation, nor have they conducted
their operations in a way that could,
under any circumstances, be considered
monopolistic or socia!istic. The situa-
ton throughout the country is not ma
terially different.
Representative Plosser has reason
enough to hang his head in shame, and
his committee ample reason to abandon
its inquiry, unless it can find a better
excuse for continuing than the chair
man voiced before it got down to work,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-02
Animals ! Spread
Wells DISEASE
BY WILLIAM A. O,ppn,

Patients with weir, NJ b
lsplrochete jaundice) reon o@lssaso
zeal attention to pravaa NET.
complications. Transfn Scrip,
blood from recovered pasioas d
penleillin injections Weld t II. an
results in those with seUas he By
u1 H.: M Patterson, NJ. D, ' si.'
Hawaii reports in the ,J1,,.Al;'
the American Medical A AsuSaa. d
on his experience with s 81
OF Wells disease, all NJ " easy
were acutely i'll when bron, .a'a
the hospital. Diagnosis wss %
firmed by special blood H ts,, ''7.
|. Patients with Wells w.
have an appearance sin' G.sss''
those with moderately ssras d
fluenza. They complain ~ n
ache loss of appetite, chjIis neal
erdllzeo muscular teader,assSl'
weakness, and excessive t ,as,
Wells disease is cause i'tgSl'
spirochete which affects The w. ~ !
muscles and kidneys. Tha NV. ~.s,
ton results in jaundice ,.2i'
rhages and, in severe casss q .,
ney failure. KID
Commonest source Of b,ro.
fections in Wells disease u. H.
nant water which has been S,ag'
terminated by infected rat, W. t0r'
tious material gets into M s'+' e.
man body through a skin cv. 4l'
food or drink or through The .n. IL
spirochetes, capable o. car T,,s.
human infection, have been resar
cred from most varieties Of ".
mestic animals, as well as ni W.
rats, foxes and mongooes,
Fish cleaners, poultry dre,,...
miners, sewer workers, s,,,,
cane cutters and workers If r%.
fields usually are the victim, '"'
DR.. Patterson warns sugar c,,.
cutters and others who nav \.
exposed to Wells disease to DIV,
only pure water, protect tbs,
hands and face from cuts, w.5
their hands throughly before a..
ing lunch in the field, and =,
avoid rubbing their eyes or win.
ing the sweat from their face WI,
soiled hands.
Patients with Wells discs,
should be treated like those UT,
typhoid fever. They need ples,
OF fluids, a nutritious diet and ,,..
cial oral hygiene. Severely III n.
tients should receive transtrso,,
OF blood from recovered indivj9.
ais. Penicillin can be given.
QUESTION: I have a black Am.
gus growing in my ear, Is a,
serious?
ANSWER Condition occasion.
ally enters the middle ear but Ibis
is uncommon. 1t is difficult ID
treat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-02

curing the greatest freedom OF
action and administ. stive strength
in the American Marshall plan
agency. For example, western
Europe desperately needs imports
of British coal. Increased British
coal production can only be Sc
cured by an inducement system,
offering the miners more food for
each extra ton. The miners them
selves have just swept away one
obstacle, by resoundingly voting
down the production slow
down schemes Of their once-domi-
nant Communist leader. Arthur
Horner.
A major obstacle still remains,
in the form OF the obstinate op-
position Of the other British trades
union leaders to any extras being
offered to the miners. The British
government wishes to overcome
this obstacle also. The correct
pressure. tactfully applied from
Washington, would give just the
needed extra political impetus to
the cabinet. And the British gen.
eral public would welcome the re-
suits.
This kind Of quiet American
maneuver is equally needed to re-
open the blocked inland water
transport routes from the Ruhr,
and for innumerable other pur-
poses. Equally. the Ameri-
can agency administering the
Marshall plan should have free
dom to negotiate in many other
fields. Some nations will need
cash grants, since loans which
cannot be repaid are the most
trouble-making form of self-delu-
sion. From others it is possible to
secure long-term contracts for de-
livery Of raw materials for Ameri-
can strategic stockpiling. And
from still others. viable loan
agreements may be obtained,
None OF this can be written into a
law.
When the Marshall plan is pre-
serted to Congress. however. the
Congresslpaa impulse will be to
write iIto the law every kind of
Gripping restriction, specification
and Irritation How is this natural
Congressional Impulse to be turn
ed to sood account?
The answer being bruited about
IN Washington is ar entirely novel
constitutional expedient. If t h i S
answer is finallv adopted h1, pres-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-02
Another Price Probe
BY LARSEN

didn't notice, but the ETC did spot
in the ads, was a line In fine
print which said something like
this:
"Of course we cannot reduce
prices which are restricted by
manufa cturers."
There are two ways by which
manufacturers can "restrlct
prices legally, according to the
ETC. One is by fixing prices un-
der fair trade agreements which
is done, for example. with many
drug items. Or a manufacturer
can Suggest" 20 a retailer that
a price be pegged, which is the
same as making it an order be-
cause it is backed UP with the
threat of giving the leadership to
another merchant. Part of the
idea is TO permit national adver-
Using of prices.
What the Federal Trade Com
missioners wanted to find out was
just how much these "manufac-
turers' restrictions" were cortrib-
uting to rising prices.
About the only thing the first
study turned up was that, appar-
emily, department stores and
other retailers were perfectly JUS
titled in including that fine line
in their ads. Manufacturers had.
indeed, gotten a iron grip on GER
tail prices which were beyond the
effort and ability of retailers to
lower. But by the time the re-
port got to the White House.
prices on everything had gone so
high there wasn't any point in re-
leasing it. At least that's part Of
the explanation for why it never
came 10 light.
If there was any thought Of find
ing prices which manufacturers
were Illegally Restricting in the
first Investigation, that idea GER
tainly got quashed somewhere
along the line. And if the COM
missioners are looking for illegal
restrictions in this probe. due to
be reported on at the end of Sep
TENDER, it's being kept a mighty
close secret.
Most ct the commissioners deny
that any recommendation for leg
islation to limit "manufacturers'
restrictions" will come out of the
report. They say tina: the whole
purpose is to look into the situa-
ton" If by some chance a rec
ommendation for remedial &C
ton does accompany the report.
it will go first to the Bureau Of
the Budget. What the bureau
could or would do with j. IL any.
body's guess.
Meanwhile. prices are going up
and nobody yet has come across
with any idea for getting them
down.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-02

WASHINGTON, - The govern
ment's relentless statistical as
sault on the high cost Of living
continues.
The next agency to tell U. S.
citizens that prices are too high
will be the Federal Trade Com
mission. It's going to be a report
on an investigation Of how high
prices have remained on certain
consumer goods which r con-
trolled by manufacturers re-
strictions."
There is feverish activity to get
it completed by the end of Sep
TENDER. The reason for all the
rush in the midst Of the summer
heat is that it's really the second
time the ETC has tried to do the
Job. The first time the prices rose
so fast that, by the time the re-
port returned from the printers,
it was obsolete.
This particular ETC investiga.
ton got started last winter when
the "Newburyport Plan" was big
news. Remember? That was the
plan cooked up by a group OF
merchants in the small Massachu-
sets town, based on the appar-
emily fallacious idea that you
could get prices down by simply
lowering them. Prices weren't so
bad then. either. with some cuts
of peef going for under a buck a
pound, cheaper shirts were adver-
tised at less than five dollars and
green peppers cost a dime apiec"
At the same time. President
Truman said the Newburyport
Plan was peachy and suggested
that all businesses cooperate and
try to get p.ices down. Almost
the next day there were big ads
by local stores in all the papers
saying. "Mr. President. we will
cooperate, look at u bargains"
But what the average person
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-02

W]AoAAAAN1 AOAN, 0Cpt. !. AAASA
is something downright aston1sh'
ing in the mere routine attention
accorded in this country to thu
progress Of the Marshall plan.
This great engine, now being Ia
boriously constructed in Paris anc
Washington. is the only safeguard
against general chaos. The work
on the Marshall plan should be
followed with the passionate in
terest of Shem. Ham and Japheth
watching Father Noah desperately
laboring to finish the ark before
the flood.
In Paris. the program for CO.
operative reconstruction of west
ern Europe is actually nearing
completion. According to Ameri-
can officials holding a watching
brief, the representatives of the
sixteen participating nations have
succeeded in all but one, very
natural respect. They have
not rruned each others require
ments for the American dollars
and goods which r needed to re-
build Eurtpe's ruins.
Thus the requests in the pre-
liminary Paris drafts are inflated
They call for more than $12 bill
lion in the first year of the Marsh
all plans operation. and just un-
der $50 billion for the four years
in which the plan is to be COM
pleted.
As every one knows. this is why
the State Departments top plan
ner, George KEENAN,. has flown to
Paris. TIE American government
wishes to avoid the inVidious role
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-02
Symphonic Decay


continue to foster a falsely Z.
mantle point O.. view fo"'''
marriage. -.
1.-The deception is cruel ~ ~.
stupid. the expression Of !"
dangerous, mawkish romantics.
Of a people who refuse 10 ~
scribe to the first principle o. !.
coming an adult: to recogn7' D'
every blessing has its price
We believe Mr.. Coin has cV, r.
close to the right answer 10 a IA. h
Of questions which we, a N..,h
but morally bewildered Ps' rc
are asking ourselves. That ~,
! sentence explains not on-! ~,
archy in marriage, but n INV ..~.
trial relations, in political "+r
terestedness, in religious lE'''
ton. I'M;
from an obsession for an eGo ..,,
ic, marital, and spiritual s o,o,,.
which, we have been 4.
gandized to believe can ps =.
tanned without effort. We wan V,
blessings without the Price, VI
want something Cor notnlas' ssg.
want marital happiness q.
making the sacrifices ~alea nj
must make in order to attain =, ~.
tual respect, lasting ~affec'0"
the security of a home.
Or, as Mr.. Cohn puts l., 8
1--WE believe that everyo9a' Mp
ought to be, or can be mauS Lamb
py: that all are entitled 10 ns b.
ness as to fresh air. One INV INV !
happy all the time; slap-aap ,;srs
possible. We reject the .rasr
truths that human life Is ,rs.fa
and it's destiny dark; thai n.'',rld
tior and pain are OF me
as well as fruition and J0s s1a'
The most tragic victims u t'
tered rn'cns. of course fstJs,e1
children. E.mbittered, be%I r
6ef mt. deprived O: a la'JS ory d
a mothers love. or both' tor ii
them become future grlsl auN
mills Of divorce courts"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-02
Third Honeymoon

Here is the story Of a couple who
have "muddled through" fifty-six years
of married life so successfully that they
are travelling about the country in a
1921 Ford on their third honeymoon.
They are eighty years old and have
two ons They live in Seattle. Already
they have made almost five thousand
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-02

ident Truman and Secretary NJ
shall. the American agency e
ministering the Marshall plan V.
be an independent goverm@
corporation.
The corporation will be clohs
with the broadest poTe:
and headed by a single eXecl
tive. Thus freedom ct maneuve
and decisiveness in negOa
ton will be assured. But like an!
corporation, the Marshall pla'
agency will also have its board .
directors. And on this board, Will
full overall powers, half Of TIL
members will be Senators n
Representatives appointed by u"
President pro tenn OF the Sens''
and the Speaker Of the Hou''
Thus Con gressional contfa
through thoroughly intotne'
delegates OF the Congress, vii a.
so be assured. The idea seems eS
cellent, if only the White HoL'
can be persuaded to SWallo" IN
sense of prerogative. .,
Copyright, 1947, N. Y, Herald !"
bune, Inc
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-02
GOOD MORNING

Ii thy friends be Of better quality a
ths first, they will be more careful to
iSs thy counsel, because they rave
more to lose than thou hast; the second,
thew will esteem thee for myself, and
not for that which thou dost possess
6ir ". Raleigh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-02
irritate the communist front and
hearten the conventional, loyal

American.
The selection of Kanin, as bene.
ficiary of this journalistic, favor
obviously was arbitrary and might
have been capricious. Should the
editor elect to exercise his free.
dom to advertise gratuitously far
beyond his professional deserts a
person of Kanin's interesting polit-
ical background, that is not neces-
sarily proof of theological contain
nation in the editorial office.
But recalling some absolutely
false statements by the Herald
Tribune's Sunday book department
exalting John Roy Carlson, the
professional sneak and author of
Under Cover" I shift the burden
Of proof to the Herald Tribune.
Something mighty peculiar goes on
there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-02
L HIS PU-PURsE

Stopplewaite had been 10 SEE
half dozen medical specials
each more expensive than d
last, but none had been able
diagnose the mysterious nalat
from which he was suffering
imagined he was suffering. H!
wife sat in the reception room
the seventh specialist, while So
pleWaite was being examined
the doctors consulting room.
Presently S~topplewaite emery
from the inner room, his coi
tenance wearing its usual hop
less expression.
Henry" urged Mrs. $, T
the doctor tell you what
had?"
NO." sighed stopplewsite
Just took it!"-Wall Street Jr
nal.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-07-25
Negro Killed Allegedly By White
Man In Mt. Olive Section Sunday

A Conway coroner's jury meet
ing Tuesday evening recommend
ed that c. NJ. Soles, of the Mt.
Olive section, be submitted to
higher courts for the investigation
OF his part in the fatal shooting of
Wilson Williams, a 22-year-old
Negro.
The shooting occurred Sunday
evening on the highway between
Green Sea and Mt. Olive. Deputy
Sheriff X. l.. Gerald investigating
officer, said Soles was at the Jack
Woodbury. service station where
he was approached by Williams.
Williams asked if Soles planned
to drive to his own service station
at Mt. Olive. Soles repeatedly
said that he was not. Williams,
joined by his brother Roscoe and
4 white man. Hubert Jolly, began
walking toward Mt. Olive.
Later, SoleS passed the men as
he drove toward Mt. Olive Gerald
was Informed that Soles turned
around and returned toward
Green Sea. Turning again. Soles
headed for Mt. Olive.
According to a report from
Deputy Sheriff Gerald, Soes stop
ped his car near the walking men
and asked Jolly who the colored
men were. He was reported as
saying that he intended to kill
them.
Walking toward the colored
men, Soles repeatedly drew .32
caibre pistol and began firing.
Roscoe Williams escaped in a
field. Wilson Williams was shot
in the back and killed.
Arrested. Soles, according to
the sheriff's office, became AFRO
giant. He refused at first to sur
render his gun. He also refused
to make any statement, saying
that he would talk when he felt
it appropriate.
The deputy sheriff said Soles'
attitude was 'impudent and ar
rogant." After the inquest, Soles
was released on $1,000 bond,
pending the criminal court session
in October.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-07-25
TED WATTS NAMED
TO POLICE FORCE

Ted Watts has been added TO
the Tabor City police force as OF
last week. Mr.. Watts has been
appointed by the town council TO
relieve the present force OF nor
NAL duty so that more attention
can be given to traffic problems
existing.
Police Chief L. r. Watson point
cd out this week that one fine
was imposed recently for speeding
about 40 miles an hour IN a ~
mile an hour zone. Drivers are
cautioned against this practice by
Chief Watson.
Signs were erected in the city
limits this week to prohiDit Sucii
sneeding and other traffic Marker
have been erected.
For the benefit OF all. me
sneed limit is 20 miles an four III
the business district and 80 miles
An hour in the residential district
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-07-25
Dear Merchant

AS one merchant" to an
other, we think it is imperative
that the facts concerning the
Tabor City Tobacco Market be
made public by every means
possible. One of the best ways
to do this is through the word
of mouth process-you tell the
people to whom you talk about
the record established here in
1916.
Other markets have the hab-
it of claiming top ranking year
in and year out, regardless of
the averages they actually COM
piled.
But from actual United States
Department of Agriculture re-
ports, Tabor City led the South
Carolina and Border Belt last
year in total sales average with
$53.11. The producer sales av-
erage, an average on the bet
ter portion of the crop but not
counting scrap, scared above:
SIS. This average is fact and
regardless of reports, stands asI
official information. Only KIM
ston in the Eastern Belt better
ed Tabor City's record in theI
entire flue-cured area.
These facts should be made3
known to farmers who trade
with you. Most of them have
heard conflicting reports but
these absolute facts are worthy,
of your passing on to others.
The season opening is only
two weeks away. 1t is impor-
.tant that Tabor City sell all the
tobacco in this area. To do
this, you must remind your
friends to sell their golden
need in The Town With A
City Future"
AS a merchant, you know
lust aout every grower and con-
sequently you en- greatly and
the market. Do your part and
help Tabor City to establish
another record during the COM
ing season.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-07-25
Hilburn Residence
Destroyed BY Fire

The old Wright Place on the
Mill Branch road, occupied 10y
Reuben Hilburn and owned by A.
Paul Rogers was completely de-
stroyed by fire about dusk Sun
day afternoon.
The Tabor City fire depart
ment answered 4 call shortly al
ter the blaze was discovered on
the second flor about $50 Sun
day. The blaze was too far gone
when the local firemen arrived
hut outbuildngs were saved.
One of the incest rural home,
!, the area, the structure was OF
cement blocks and asbestos sid,
ING All furniture on the second
floor of the building was destroy
ed and many of the Hllburn fam
ily's personal possessions.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-07-25
Chadbourn Man
Shoots Wife, Baby

Mrs. Pauline Ward. %. Of Chad
bourn, was seriously wounded
Tuesday night when her husband
Furnam Ward. 81, fred shotgun
blast at her as she walked the
streets to her home.
In her arms, Mrs Ward carried
her baby daughter. She was &C.
companied by Bobby Stewart, 10,
a friend, who carried the Ward
four year old son.
Chadbourn police reported that
the Wards were estranged. The
gun shot entered Mrs. Wards alb
domen and injured the foot Of the
baby she carried. Taken to Co.
lumbus county hospital, Mrs. Ward
underwent surgery Wednesday
morning.
Police sad Ward also fired at
the fleeing Stewart. Ward is be-
ing held in the Whiteville Jail
without bond pending the outcome
of his wife's condition.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-07-25

low section, the area was once
swamp. Rain has settled there and
drowned the tobacco roots.
Additional damage was report
ed in the Oakdale section. Though
plants are not drowned, they are
dangerously watersoaked. A sud-
den hot spell will steam the plants.
Evident in the Green Sea sec
ton were rotted leaves with black
edges. Countless partially crop
ped stalks were bent to the ground
by heavy rains and winds.
In higher areas, tn damage was
each future day of rain will cost
less. However. authorities said
Horny county 81 million per day.
With the life blood Of the towns
and farming people here deeply
rooted in tobacco, the loss of the
crop can be met with nothing but
the blues.
However, as stated by john
son. fair weather from here o.
out will possibly see Horny mar
vest fair crop DESPITE the fact
that much of the golden weed has
already wilted and is useless.
Ready In Loris
Meanwhile, warehousemen and
tobacco men in general here have
put the local market into readl-
ness for the opening date on Aug
ust T.
Several large companies have
announced their buyers for Thu.
season, lug buyers are taking
what the farmer wants to sell
now, and leaf promotion is un-
derway.
Joe Blount, prominent farmer
here, was appointed sales super
visor some time ago.
Loris had an outstanding aV,
erage for tobacco in 1896 and
expectations for a good price is
evident for the l947 season.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-07-25
YAM LEADERS
ELECTED FOR l947

Edward II. Jones of Lake City
was named by the Carolinas
Sweet Potato Council to succeed
B. Alton Carroll as president of
the organization during the 1947
meeting at Florence July IS. Mr..
GalTell was elected to the post
last year, the first year Of organ
izatieH.
Tabor City. the largest sweet
potato market in the world, has
taken a lead in the organization
from the beginning. Woodrow
Salvis and E. W. Fonvielle were
active in helping with the organi-
cation last year and have attend
ed many meetings.
Mr.. Fonvieic took part in the
panel discussion carried on by a
group last week.
Other officers elected included
IT. B. Upchurch. RaefoN', vice
president; J. Y. Lassiter, Colds
ORC. secretary; and James Patter-
son, IlmmOnSVliie, treasurer.
DR.. Julian Miller, head If the
louisiana State university traced
department of agriculture at
the phenominal development OF
the sweet potato.
"Evelywhere man has gone" he
| said, "the sweet potato has gone
In fact the sweet potato han. gone
beyond civilized man.
DR.. Miller stated that sweet po
tatoes are now on the threshold
Of being a competitive crop fol
Irish potatoes.
Other speakers on the program
included DR.. W. n. Abrahamsen
| of the n. C. experiment station
and DR.. R. F. Poole Of Clemson
college. among others.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-07-25
THREE SCOUTERS
IN ORDER OF ARROW

Jack LYMAN, local Boy Scout
leader, Deland Leonard, commits
soner, and trooper Charles
Hodges were initiated into the
Order of the Arrow, a secret hon
or organization of the Boy Scouts
of America in ceremonies at Camp
Singletary Friday.
Columns county troops have
five Arrow scouts with Tabor City
supplying four of the members.
R Burroughs. Jr., holds the dis
tinction of being Columbus cou2-
tvs first Arrow Scout.
The ititiatian ceremonies got
underway with a special program
at the camp Thursday evening
and we're concluded at camp fire
service late Friday.