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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06
Star Program

s..+. norts with Wilmington favored
:, nronortion with IS resources 70 ~.
cl,,de public terminals, tobacco s'oiase
msreho,ses ship repair facilities neal.
Nv .1tes for heavy industry ano '
Cape Fear river cnannel. ~ meet
civ auditorium large enough 70 "ee'
needs for years to come.
Development OF Southeastern norm
Carolina agricultural and lnouslfiai
sources through better markets anu 49,
processing, pulp wood proouetlon ANo
factories. r..uon
Emphasis on the regions recrealon
advantages ana improvement OF resort
accommodations. ~
Improvement Of Southeastern Norm
Cardinals farrn-to-market and primary
-oade. with a paved highway from Top
cal inlet to Bald Head island.
Continued effort through the City IN
dustrial Agency to attract more Ia
dustries. .,r-
prone utilization Of Bluethenthal air
rort for expanding air service.
Development OF Southeastern NORM
Cardinals health facilities. especlany IN
Counties lacking hospitals. and incluo'
ing a Negro Health center.
-ncou-aeemc 81 the growth OF co"'
mercial fishing.
consolidation Of City and County gov
%ernrnents.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06
No True Bills

Having returned mo true bill
aoainst Goodwin Buddy Bush, young
Negro sawmill worker, who had been
accused of attempted assault on a
Young Rich Square white woman on
May %, the Northampton County
Grand Jury yesterday also cleared the
,even white men who forcibly removed
Bush from the Jackson jail in what ap-
peared to be a conspiracy to lynch him.
Breaking for freedom, once outside
The jail, Bush escaped from his cap
tors and was later surrendered by a
Negro preacher in whose house he had
found temporary shelter.
The denouement is almost as con-
fused as the arrest and Imprisonment
IF Bush. Bush vigorously denied at
tempting. assault and there was little
n news dispatches at the time to in
iicate guilt. Instead of letting the law
AXE it's course, seven men forced the
,ailer to open the cell and started off
With the Negro. Because he was fleet
looted and must have been scared to
leath, he lit out for parts unknown.
4 shot was heard just after he started
lis flight, but when he was returned
here was no evidence of a wound upon
lis body. In the circumstances a
reasonable question is whether he was
reed and the shot fired for effect.
The %supposition is that a mob bent
m a lynching would keep close hold on
he intended victim. And if there were
o be no lynching, why should armed
men risk their own freedom merely to
urn the victim loose? The whole case
S too involved to straighten out with
questions.
But there is one aspect that does
lot seem quite pat with the grand jury's
Iction. These white men forced entrance
nto a prison and removed a prisoner -
learly a violation of the law. How,
hen, could the grand jury reconcile its
lecision - clearing the seven men of
heir obvious guilt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06
committee, excused himself, and let
someone else conduct the hearings.

committee, excused himself, and let
someone else conduct the hearings.
Nh. Hughes has claimed that Sena-
tor Brewster has stirred the unsavory
brew to hurt the airline, World
in which he holds a large interest, in
favor of Pan American Anyways, Of
which the Senator is the recognized
champion, and which he has sought
to give a monopoly on overseas opera.
ton out of this country.
This is not to attack Senator Brews.
ter's integrity o infer that he is in
fluenced or prejudiced by his favori.
tism for Pan American in the present
inquiry, which is not directly concerned
with airline operations. But in similar
situations, when a judge presiding at a
trialsis known to hold positive opinions
on any of the possible ramifications
of a case before him, he turns the trial
over to another judge.
This precedent could well be a guide
to Senator Brewster.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06
Royal On The Job

Secretary of War Kenneth C. Royal
has lost no time in preparing for any
possible emergency, since his confirma-
ton as successor of Secretary Patter-
son. preparedness at all times" is the
lett motiv of his program.
In revealing his new and comprehen-
sive program, Secretary Royal says:
Twice within a generation, Ameri-
can Industry has demonstrated that,
given adequate time to convert to
munitions production, it can out-produce
any other nation in the world. It is
now evident and will continue to be
evident to any would-be aggressor that
the only way to defeat America in any
future war would be to neutralize its
industrial capacity at the very begin
ming of conflict.
THE rapid advances of science in
bridging distances make it unlikely that
time will again be on our side. The War
Department is facing the situation re.
alistically in it's preparation to main.
tain our security. Its plans contemplate
preparedness at all times to support
|logistically our defensive forces while
Industry is getting into full war pro.
duction."
How realistically is the War Depart.
ment facing the situation? By retain.
ing some sixty aforementioned wal
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06
Presidential BOOmS
BY RICHARD L. STROUT

name from the race in behalf Of
Senator Taft. At alternate slec.
tons in the past, Senators Bricker
and Tat have Withdrawn their
candidates. in behalf of the other,
first one, then the other. in a po-
lite you first Alphonse-Gaston
act which is one Of the sights OF
the American political scene This
time it was Senator Bricker's turn.
He did so gracefully, the Only sur
prise being the timing, which had
been. expected to come at the big
ceremony at Columbus when Sen
ator Tat speaks. Senator Bricher
was a day ahead Of time.
At Los Angeles. Mr.. Stassen-
the only self confessed candidate
to date-followed up earlier criti-
cism OF Governor Dewey with a
new attack. He had declared flatly
that he would not in any case
care to run on the same ticket
with Governor Dewey.
Now Mr.. Stassen repeated criti-
cism of the New Yorker. saying
that he opposes him because he
has taken no definite stand on is
sues likely to develop.
II do not entirely agree with
Senator Taft" he told a press con-
ference. Mr.. Stassen was quoted
as saying he thought the pres
dental issues will be "curbing
Communism in the United States,
housing, and veterans legisla-
ton. He forecast that the rank and
file of labor. will approve the Taft
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06
3OMysteriousC Characters

, Towns, New York c. P. As. Flna1
cuts resulting from the work Of
the two teams were 1892 million,
to a 1913 million total.
Says Taber: This department
has Just growed like Topsy. We
could save $50 or $40 million more
by a good job of reorganization.
At M a r i t i m e Commission, q
team headed by E ward A,
Kracke, Haskins & Sells. New
York, went to work, Others were
Johr M. Dunnick, assistant trust
| officer, Huntington National Bank.
Columbus, O.; and Maurice E.
P e ! O u b e t OF Poqson, Peloubet,
New York. They hacked SOB mil.
lion off a requested budget OF S44s
million.
Says Taber: They found S5os
million in a special fund the Presl'
dent had not taken away from
| them and SAT million UN-
IRA money not returned to
Treasury
At Interior. Leo H. Sonoerman,
Milwaukee tax consultant; j. 5
Seidman of New York; George A.
Hewitt and Clarence L. Turner O.
Philadelphia-all C. P. A.'s-went
10 work On Bureau of Reclama-
:.ol- and other agencies. They Gu.
e:02 million from the 1895 million
budget request by final vote.
At War Department. Elmer c.
Upton of Balabon and Katz, CHI
cago; Arthur E. Hald of Consoli-
| dated Edison. New York: and
Thomas J. Quinn of New York
State Chamber of Commerce did
the job. Final savings we're 1921
million On s5.7 billion. Two con-
sulting engineers, Arthur B. Rob
ertsl o. Cleveland and W. B.
Correll of Richmond. made
special checks on Army engineers.
They cut back appropriations SIT
to $500 million.
Says Taber: You can't tell any
hing about the War Department.
They need a lot more expert &C
counting"
Sis high : powered accountants
we're assigned to check on V e t.
Grams Administration: Thomas j.
Clavens of Pennsylvania S a e
Chamber of Commerce, CLAUDE S.
Holloway of Wisconsin Chamber.
lillian R. Long and William J..
.1cG'one of Massachusetts T e d.
~ration Taxpayers. W. H.
~.igerson, bus ness consultant OF
New York and E. B. Mutt OF
Standard Oil OF New Jersey.
Says Taber: They did a whale
of a job, got accounting squared
away and reduced the total bud.
get by ST. million"
Il was still IS. 9 billion even
after they got through.
Chairman Taber says he hope.
to employ the same technique
next year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06

Hartley law once the workers un-
derstand it.
At Flint, Mich, Governor Dew
ey who, in the opinion OF many
observers, is Ear out in front in
the COP presidential race as Of
the present moment, tartly replied
10 the Taft challenge to reveal his
position. Senator Taft had said.
Before the Congress meets again
in January, l think all these mat
ters should be freely discussed
throughout the country, particular
ly by Republicans"
To reporters Governor Dewey
responded. What am l supposed
to say, Don't shoot till you see
the whites of their eyes?' l did
a lot of talking in 1914 (as COP
presidential nominee), and l was
the only one who did. 1 have no
plans to speak outside New York
state, literally no plans"
Governor Dewey expressed
ironical surprise" when told that
Senator Bricker had declared Cor
Senator Taft. Friends of Governor
Dewey say that he has announced
ne favors the Taft-Hartley law,
and that on the fiscal side he
'favors a restoration of sound
economy" They offer this in re-
buttal to charges that he has not
committed himself On major at
fairs.
The only "not-a-candidate"
candidate behaving as though he
meant it slipped out of Washing
ton for a weeks vacation.
Senator Vandenberg has refused
every invitation to speak. DIS
couraged organization activity,
and has kept on cordial terms
with all the other candidates. He
leaves Washington on Aug. IL for
The Inter-American Conference in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and prob
sfoly will attend the September
United Nations General Assembly
meeting in New York, and also
the November Foreign Ministers
conference in London. If the pres
idential nomination comes his
way he will take it, it is believed.
but he won't raise a finger in the
meantime.
Both Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover and Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur are mentioned as possible
candidates. Support fer the former
centers at the moment primarily
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06
Bradley Successor?


1t is a foregone conclusion that
General Omar Bradley, head OF
he Veterans administration, will
succeed General Dwight Eisen-
hover as chief Of staff OF the
Army when Eisenhower retires to
become president Of Columbia I'm
lversity next January. 1t is no.
yet known. however. who will sue
coed Bradley. Coll mnist Marquis
Cailes on this page the other day
said the choice Of a suitable man
is giving the administra. ion some
concern.
This is understandable, for ad-
mlnlstratlon of the VA is made
exceedingly difficult by tie efforts
OF organized ex-servicemen 10 ex.
ert pressure on the incumbent.
General Bradley's predecessor
found this force irresistible, as in.
deed any but the strongest of men
might. Bradley's own success has
been achieved only at the cost Of
great effort. He has had to oppose
Congfessmen overzealous to do
something for the boys" bust
ness and agricultural interests
VII CHI have sought to pervert pro.
visions o. the Gl Bill of Rights to
serve their purposes, and. of
course, the inevitable veterans
lobby.
The ideal man for the Job must
oe a combination of executive, ed
Icator. public relations expert.
and war veteran wi h an appreci-
alton Of the veterans numerous
adjustment problems. General
Bradley is peculiarly well-fitted
because OF his s%plendidly balanced
personality; like Eisenhower. he
is by nature a military man and
a leader who is at the same time
> man Of broad interests. Such
ner are rare and hardly less use
al in peace than in war.
Majcr-Cenersl Lewis B. Her
shey, who is being men.ioced IN
Washington as Bradley's success
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06
Polio No Held
Catastrophe
BY WILLIAM A.. O'BRIFN

lnfantile paralysis cpo.ion,'
Ilt-s) is an acute virus ir,..f
OF the spinal cord and BRAN 09
may be followed by wea5ns, +''
paralysis of some Of the mp,. +'
The disease is more prey.r,S
children, although adults r.4
affected If they escaped IVY w. b
"nen young or if their im~rHN
has run down. 4E
Physicians have known sbo,.
fantile paralysis for nearly a, :,
years, although ii is onlv :, W.
last so years that sharp ou,b..h:
have occurred. Infection c.il
velop in an isolated tarn b.n'
or thousands Of children ss
adults in one city NAV co,,' sa
the disease at one time. '
Infection with the virus n,
niyeii'is is tnougnt TO be as cos
mon as that o. measles Par, ISs'
following the infection is reI.4sN
uncommon and the maiori,r,
those who have been paralyzss VI
cover the usefulness O, ''
muscles. In an average eni5smsaf
four to five children and .a','
out O. every 1000 in the arso..S}
region come down with TO
ease. VII
Pain and stiffness Of IN.
and other muscles may b, '',s
early indication that the rn,,,,'
are to be affected. Fever ma .S
again, after a temporary Inn IN nv
patient will become more res. ,.'
and uneasy, and then parajv,j, :,
noted. ~
After the spinal cord ard b,..
heal, the extent Of pernarss,
damage varies with the n,mb.
OF nerve cells whica have bs..
permanently destroyed. Tner. i.
nc known remedy which viii Nv.
vent infantile paralysis, shor,,,
the course or lessen the inn.!
ate complications.
Fatality rates vary in dj,tar,,,
outbreaks. Although intantiIe ma,
ralysis ranks well down On =,
list OF serious diseases in c6T5 4
hood, parents fear it more IN,
any other disease.
Success o: modern method, n
caring for paralyzed muscles h,
lessened some of the public con.
Germ over the prospect of perr,,
nent Gripping. The availability A,
large sums Of money by or5r,
and private agencies such as A.
National Foundation for Irtarf.
Paralysis. which guarantees. COM.
plete care and rehabilitation n.
everyone suffering from infant,
paralysis and its after effects s,,
completely removed poliomuna,
from the ranks of catastroph. M
nesses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06
Let Brewster Step Aside

Laymen are not in a favorable posi-
ion to form a definite opinion on the
nelly inquiry into var contracts allot-
ed to Howard Hughes, multimillionaire
irplane manufacturer and moving
icture producer or the lavish entertain
nents which he, John W. Meyer, his
publicity agent, and Elliott Roosevelt
he former Presidents son gave before
r after the contracts were awarded
5ut the investigation might lose some
f its unpleasant odor if Senator Brews.
er, chairmen of the investigating
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06

Presidential booms and boom
let's sounded all around the United
States today.
Candidates were starting pre-
liminary warm-ups that will ulti-
mately give the voters a chance
to choose between the rival parties
next year.
Signs of a "stop-Dewey" move
ment were appearing.
Biggest boom" Of the week
came from Senator Robert A.
Taft, whose friends prepared to
launch his formal candidacy in
Ohio, but other Republican candi-
dates were increasingly active.
And in Washington. President
Truman stayed at his desk, signed
Or vetoed bills, and said nothing.
Here is the report from the vari-
Gus camps:
Taft supporters gathered at Co.
lumbus to hear the Senator give
his account of the congressional
session just concluded and to
launch a formal drive for his nom
ination as Republican candidate.
Senator Taft plans a ros : the
Continent swing next month to
look over the situation and gather
delegates. He is postponing his
much : awaited declaration on
foreign affairs till later in the
campaign. I ferentially, he al
ready has challenged Governor
Dewey not to be so coy, but to
speak out more clearly on current
issues.
In a statement yesterday, Sena-
lInr Rrickar formally Withdraw his
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06
BY T EDISON

WASHINGTON, - They've all
gone home now. But for several
months during the last session OF
Congress, some 30 mysterious
characters operated under cover
lin Washington. checking up on
government expenses.
They became known as TBl
men-Taber's Bureau of 1nvesti-
CATION for h S economizing OPP
Grafton Meat-Ax."
Actually, says Rep. John Taber
of New York. chairman OF the
House Appropriations Committee,
1T wasn't a meat-ax job. A lot
of people don't like the way l op-
crate, but I know what I'm doing
They can't bulldoze me-"
The 80 mysterious characters
were recruited Cor Taber by Carl
Herbert Of the St. Paul Municipal
Research Council. Members OF the
Appropriations Committee never
new who they were They report
ed to Taber. They were paid,
when employed, $25 a day plus
allowances for a maximum OF $50
a day. Total cost Of the operation
was about $50, 900. But only after
the session was all over would
chairman Taber tell VIC they
were and what they did. Needless
70 say, none was subjected to the
loyalty test.
At Civil Aeronautics Authority.
a three-man team was responsible
flor a $40 million cut, from Slo9
million to $119 million. They were:
Gordon w. Blair Of Price Wate"-
house, New York; William H.
Courtney, secretary, and Ronald
M. Ketcham. tax researcher for
the Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce.
Says Taber: They put in bust
ness methods and the size of the
cut indicates the job they did,"
Two teams operated on Agri-
culture. Howard U. Friend ana
Robert D. Hammer of the indiana
State Chamber of Commerce go.
bawled out On the floor of Con-
gress by Clarence Cannon Of Mis-
souri, for writing a rough letter
back to Indianapolis about the Sic
million peanut price support pro-
gram. The other team was c.
Oliver Wellington and Charles H.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06

sor, is thought 10 be the %cahaios'
Of the American Legion, and 10
that reason President Truman y
said to have passed him up. INK
man whom tle President Ses",
must have no commitments "
connections.
The search NATURAL lead.
through the ranks of the TOP AIN.
and Navy commanders VITO "
military men share ? commo' J..
terest with the veterans. Adm1e
Chester Nimitz, who will conpIss
his tour of duty as chief OF na'@
operations soon, might, il ne W.:
interested, easily qual$?y 1V' !"
his age. IL the same st3.1s -
Admiral William H. HaIsey, W..
IS nov retiring from active u''
and living at Charlottesville. -
A good choice might be GaneI"
Joseph T. McNarney, a s&I-ea
ministrator serving as Air fofcss
representative On the mI''%.'
staff committee of the Un2-e2 w.
tons Security Council. Anon
might be General Marx C.S.e,
veteran of the campaigns 10 NU...
Africa and Italy. who has d WEI
Coast command. General Io.r,
ney Hodges. another var
commander IN Europe, IS aho''(r;
possibility. as is General 10 N.
Eaker, a leading airman ana p.
ten.ial commanding general o. '"'
Air Force. ..
Adm raj Raymond Ames S2.1,
ance, who commanded the NV
Fleet in the Pacific and "Lo .,s
heads the Naval War c0"'
should be considered, along WV
a number Of other leading Nb
men now engaged in lesser Zen.
The important thing is that a,
eral Bradley's successor Dc me
stern stuff in order to reslS. IN
onslaught of all those WAC s..
the huge appropriations fof to
era7s' benefits an opportun ~
get theirs" at taxpayers
pense. 1t won't be easy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06
Highway Neglect

The Raleigh News and Observer de-
clares Raleigh and U. S. Highway No.
/ the two neglected stepchildren of the
North Carolina Highway system. They
are not alone. Two others are Whining
ton and Highway No. II.
When President Roosevelt issued
his master plan of highway construc-
Ition, as the war drew toward a close,
and a variety of programs were drafted
for providing employment for veterans,
Wilmington and Highway No. II were
mot included in the list of trafficways
destined for major Improvement.
Nor have Wilmington and No. II
been added since. On the contrary, the
best the coastal area of North Carolina
has been promised is local projects and
Governor Cherry's program for better
ing highway communication between
farm and market-the secondary high
way system of the state.
The injustice of this neglect cannot
fail to be apparent to anyone who con-
siders that Highway No. II was design
ed to afford quicker and more scenic
communication along the Atlantic
coast, particularly between Washing
ton and Florida. That No II should
be made a major highway is also ap-
parent in that Highway No. 1 is heavi-
|ly Travelled, is billy, and does not touch
the coastal region until it reaches
Florida.
The increasing use Of Highway No.
i by trucks and oil tankers causes con-
|stant inconvenience and danger to mo-
florists. Without another major trunk
highway to the east, there can be no
hope of affording safe and comfortable
travel conditions for the tens Of thous-
lands of motorists destined for or re-
turning from South Atlantic resorts.
AS long as Highway No. II remains
Ia secondary route Wilmington and
Southeastern North Carolina beach re-
sorts cannot hope to entertain their
fair share of the tourist traffic that
should be theirs, nor can they benefit
from the volume of business traffic
that would gladly use No. II if the
highway were developed as it deserves
to be.
There can be no objection to the
betterment of highway communication
for Raleigh nor the further improve
ment of Highway No. 1. The News
and Observer is well within it's rights
in pointing out what it considers neglect
of both the city and the highway by
the state commission. But it is equally
right, while the highway situation is
under discussion, to point out that Will
mlngton and Highway No. II are also
being neglected and that this condition
should be remedied.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06

n Kansas, and recently las been
revived. General MacArthur'
name is mentioned in connection
with the Taft group; his availa0iA'
~ will depend in part on the Sue
cess of the forthcoming japanese
peace treaty discussions. Some
friends expect him to return from
japan and take up residence In
Wisconsin.
President Truman is back II
the White House, hard at WORK.
Little doubt exists that he VIII De
the Democratic candidate neS'
year. The choice Of the RepuoL'
can candidate to run against MN
may fill him with interest-bui /
Sc. he isn't saying anything.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06

sc surprising if there were more
slippery individuals remaining un-
caught.
Exchange of currencies for dol
lars and gold at values far below
the official ones is a thriving
business all owe the world. The
act shows all too clearly what
oeop.e think of the currencics de-
spite the official DEGREES and the
pegs that attempt to support them.
wall Street journal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06
Just In Fun
BRITAIN CALLING.

Britain is calling for millions
III economic relief from the United
States and political leaders thel,
have pointed out that the econonic
crisis is as serious as the military
crisis in 1910 and that failure 10
send help now will be as disastNu
as it would have been in 1910. Ma.
tons Of North America and those
of South America are being urged
to send relief, without immediate
hope or promise of pay. Brit.
ain says her dollars have gor,.
that she has no exchange ayaila.
bic. What will be the good neigh,
bor' response to tais urgent ar
peal - Oxford Ledger.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06

GOOD MORNING
Sincerity. a deep, genuine, heartfet
.;noar;tv is a trait of true and noble man
hood.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06
HON-TRUISM

Lady Gregory in her Journals
edited by Lennox Robinson ard
published by Macmillan, quoe5
George Bernard Shaw as say;Lf
"A man who is a failure is d.
ways popular because he Away
jrstifies all the other i1conl
petents."-Wall Street Journal.