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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
CHILD GUIDANCE
CLINIC TO OPEN
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the proviso, however. that nc
charge will be made for INDECENT
cases, Mrs. Bluethenthal said.
Although the clinic itself will
not actually operate until next
weekend. DR.. Anderson has
already held consultations, within
the past week, with eight patients
who were referred for diagnosis
by the public school authorities,
ju venile ner-eeat htou tdtrcpdah
the juvenile court and the depart
ment Of public welfare.
Appointments for the Child
Guidance clinic must be made
Guidance clinic must be made
through Mrs. Emma d. Howell,
executive secretary of the Family
Service society, 314 Tide Water
building.
In its intake policy, the Child
Guidance clinic will lay emphasis
upon consultation, guidance and
treatment of normal children
with everyday emotional and be:
havior difficulties o r with more
serious problems.
Specifically, Mrs. Bluethenthal
explained, the primary purpose of
the clinic will be to provide ser.
vice to children whose difficulties
are due to a maladjustment in
parent-child relationship. -.
Secondarily, the clinic, Will
offer service in the evaluation OF
and recommendations for cases
which have been referred to it by
the schools, courts, hospitals,
public welfare departments and
other agencies.
The clinic will offer ps%ychiatric-
service in diagnosis and recon-
mendations, a n d such treatment
as may be feasible with its facili-
ties to all cases of mental illness,
neurological disorders and feeble
mindedness Of all ages, she
added.
The early beginning of clinical
operations was assured last Fri
day when Mrs. B~luethenthal and
DR.. Anderson conferred for
several hours at the Family Ser
vice society's office on proposed
operating plans.
At the time the final details
remained to be worked out by the
clinics executive and advisory
committees. which met yesterday
for this purpose.
DR.. Anderson is a native of
Oklahoma and recently completed
20 months of psychiatric work at
Duke university, Durham. She
took up residence at WrightsvilIe
Beach only last week.
The policy of the newly es-
tablished clinic, the only other
one of which in North Carolina is
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
VETS HERE PLAN
POLITICAL. PARTY
Organizational Meetinq
Called For Courthouse
On March Is

An organization of all veterans
in New Hanover county will be
formed on Thursday night, March
l3, for the purpose of taking a
more active part in civil and gov
ernmental affairs of the city and
county," a spokesman for the group
said following last night.
All veterans who are interested
in instigating improvements in the
city and county are asked to at
tend the countrywide meeting,
which is to be held in the Superior
courtroom of the court house at 8
p. m.
At the organizationa1 meeting, a
chairman, secretary and treasur-
er, and a steering committee will
be elected from the group present.
Plans to call the meeting have
been under way for about two
weeks. In the beginning a group
of approximately 40 veterans met
and discussed the need for such
an organization in New Hanover
county and appointed a committee
of five men to further plans for
forming the group.
The committee, composed Of M.
T. Craig, chairman, James e.
Holton, Jr., w. K. Rhodes, Jr.,
John c. Myers, and G.. E. Kidder
met last night and decided on the
time and place for the initial coun-
ty-wide meeting.
That committee is purely a temp
orary one, it was pointed out.
The politics and activities of the
veterans organization will be left
entirely up to the members Of the
group after it is formed in two
weeks.
Permission to use the Superior
courtroom March 10 was tentative
ly granted the group last night by
r. K. Woody, clerk to the county
commissioners, subject to the resi-
dent judges approval, and pro-
vided no previous application for
the room has been made.
The committee stated that the
March 10 meeting is being called in
order to get veterans to take a
more active part in the community
as a whole, not only in politics, but
in any project that will improve
Wilmington and New Hanover
county.
A need for young, progressive,
economical leaders throughout the
city and county was expressed at
the meeting for a government that
is clean and on a sound business
basis.
The political endeavors Of the
group, it was stated, will be a
means to attaining the goal OF the
growth Of Wilmington as a whole.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
POSTPONE ACTION
ON POLICE CHIEF
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ySO1ktA4AuCu 0AC OAkS(
Harriss Newman, a member of
that a resolution calling for
the city council, made a motion
changes be adopted, with the
course voted unanimously by the
council.
The Harris motion was as fol-
lows:
Honorable Mayor and mem
bers of the City Council. 1t is my
firm opinion, based On the expert
ence that I have applied after be-
ing a member Of the city council
for a period of months that it is
impossible for the city officials to
properly supervise the police and
fire department under the present
limitations contained in the Civil
Service act. / therefore move that
the council adopt a resolution
which are necessary to vest in the
governing body and appropriate
city officials; sufficient authority
to adequately administer and op-
crate the departments.
by way of Qualification, I think
that the changes in the act should
provide the authority to select a
chief of the police or fire depart
ments from within the respective
departments, or elsewhere; that
the chief Of the fire department
and the CHEZ Of the police de-
partment should have authority to
suspend a member for dereliction
Of duty for any period up to and
including 80 days; and that the
act should also permit the city au-
thorities to promote or denote a
member of the city police or fire
departments without confirmation
by the Civil Service commission,
and that the functions Of the csc
should include the full right to pre-
pare for and make examinations
of persons seeking employment in
their departments, conduct SUCH
examinations without interference
on the part Of the city officials,
and certify eligible persons for
employment when vacancies ex-
ist: the csc to retain authority
to pass upon the discharged mem
bers of said departments"
It was also announced following
the civil service meeting last
night that civil service application
forms would be ready Saturday
for anyone wishing to apply Tor
nositions on the police force.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28

sib1e prosecution Of the communist
party on a charge Of violating the
corrupt practices act. Gerhart
Eisler, alleged master-mind OF U.
S. communism, was indicted for
contempt of congress.
Labor-Three CLIO leaders ac-
cused the senate labor committee
Of "red-baiting" and denied they
are communists. Union witnesses
continued to speak out against
labor-curbing legislation.
Portal Pay-Rep. SABBATH (D-IID
called on fellow democrats to
''stand with the working man. and
defeat the portal pay bill outlaw
ing nearly Sc, ZOO, 000, 900 in claims.
House debate indicated many
democrats will vote with nearly
solid republicans to pass the meas
ure.
Atomic = The senate atomic
committee postponed until today "a
meeting to decide whether further
testimony is needed in the month
old controversy over confirmation
of David E. Lilienthal as chair
man of the atomic energy commits
sior. Senator Wilson fR-Iowa) as
sailed what he called "curnor
prejudice or careless assertions
in the case.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
Along The Cape Fear

Early the next morning when the
delegation arrived at the beach to
greet the great resort area pro-
moter they found no private car,
no Mr.. Flagler.
How true the story is we can
not say, but in the event it is true
then Wilmington and the entire
area lost a golden opportunity.
And the cause of the trouble was
the lowly sand fly.
After beating a hasty retreat
from the Lower Cape Fear region,
MIR. Flag went on the Florida,
became sold on the possibilities
of the East Coast, and soon set
to work to make that area n OF
the greatest tourist attractions
in the world.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
HALL FILES SUIT
CHARGING USURY
Another Complaint Seeking
Recovery Filed Here
Yesterday

ouit. charging usury, was filed
Tho clerk of courts office here
lntsrday by Louis Hall against
sSain, 813 N. 4th ST.. which to
..over s27O and interest from
Nov, y, 1916 to date.
rbe complaint alleges that Hall
.orroved $3.50 from Shain and
.sve him a mortgage for $685. on
Ford automobile. The complaint
.,rtbar alleges that Hall paid
saain $40 a week for seven months
the mortgage. >.
7, further alleges that the''de-
..adant harassed and troubled the
sI.intiff so much about said loan,
hat the plaintiff secured the
money elsewhere and paid the de-
..ndant the sum Of $205 in full
ssvrnent of said chatel."
The complaint charges that
shaio charged Hall $3.50 plus in
t.rest. which was $135. plus the
,mount of the chattel mortgage.
1, another complaint filed yes
.rday, D. R. McEachern is seek
tna TO recover $92 from w. B.
pridgen and R. c. Parker, trad
Inc as Coastal Victory Cabs, for
,lleged damage to his automobile
IN an accident at 10th and Chest
nut Sts., Feb. 8.
The complaint says that Miss
Beatrice G. Ward was the driver
Of the 1947 Nash owned by Nc
Eachern when the cab allegedly
struck the right portion of the
automobile, damaging it in the
amount Of 500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
TODAY
and
TOMORROW
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shall discharge our responsibilities
is as yet clear to no one. For we
cannot replace British power by
American, even if we wanted to
do it. The notion that the de-
clining authority Of Britain can
be saved by American reinforce
ments, by a TRANSMISSION of blood
and gold from this country, is a
sign of panic and a counsel of
desperation. This country can not
and will not provide the troops
and the money which the British
Empire lacks. If we tried it. we
should not inherit the empire but
only the enmities which it has
acquired.
The argument for trying it is
that the decline of the British i'm
perial authority is creating a
vacuum into which the Soviet
Union will advance. The real
question, however, is whether the
way to prevent this happening is
to fill the vacuum by attempting
to bolster up the various regimes
around the periphery of the Soviet
Union.
Perhaps this is e only way.
But we must have no Illusions as
to the cost, the difficulties, and
the probable failure of a policy
which makes the United States
the underwater of all the old
ruling elements against all the
new forces among the people of
Asia. There may be a better way,
and it is worth attempting before
we accede to the dismal con-
clusion that we must go to bat
in the ninth inning and win the
game that is So nearly lost.
The other way would be to deal
directly with Moscow on the
broad issue Of whether the dis
order and divisions of Europe,
the Middle East, India, and China
are to be exploited or are to be
contained and regulated by agree
ment. The vacuum exists. It will
become more of a vacuum.
Either Russia and America will
fight a world wide diplomatic
battle for influence and power in
this vacuum, or they will agree
that there i S a equilibrium Of
power which restraints them both.
Such an agre ement. rejecting
the overall balance of power,
would be the framework within
which the United Nations might
work with some hope Of success
not only in. Palestine but in the
whole Middle East, within which
the divisions in China and India
could at least be kept from
threatening the peace of the
world, within which there could
be begun a settlement of Germa-
ny within some kind Of European
system.
There is. more chance, it seems
to me, of a direct equilibrium be-
tween Russia and America than
there is of any kind of equilibrium
which is based on indirect inter
vention at all the weak spots.
The attitude the Russians have
taken on the Japanese inundated
Glands IN 4ba Dao;f;o l. -.
spired in part by their own wish
to have US recognize their con-
quests in Europe. But at the
same time it shows the kind of
agreement to which the Soviet
government is amendable. That is
the argument Of power, and OF a
diplomatic policy tailored to the
actual distribution of power.
Copyright, 1s47, New York Tribune, Inc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
CUTTER AT HAND
TO AID VESSEL
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propeller. The navy Tug Moso-
pelea took her in tow. Then the tow
line snapped. The George drifted
helplessly again. The Mosopelea
stood by until better weather made
It possible to take the freighter in
tow again.
To the southeast of Bermuda, an
sther navy tug, the Hoist, was try
ing to take in tow the schooner,
Winifred Marie, which had a bad
engine. Winds of gale force made
the job almost impossible.
The Josiah Macy a 6,401-tanker
crossing from Southampton to New
York, was disabled ITS miles east
MCape Henry, Va. The tug Joseph
H. Moran went out to get the
tanker.
Another tanker, the Contreras.
II, l95-ton ship of the Texas Oil
Company, was disabled so miles
east Of Key West, Fla. A sister
ship, the Colorado, was on the way
10 help.
The trawler, Mary S. Curtis, lost
her propeller and drifted helpless
" southeast of Cape Hatteras. The
navy tug Seneca answered her dis
tress call. and she was lowed into
Hampton Roads.
The coast guard cutter Algonquin
took in tow the fishing vessel Rain
bow when she developed engine
trouble IS miles from the Boston
Gghtship and brought her into Bos-
ION harbor.
The David B. Johnson, a 7,1e8-
ton freighter, went aground on
Matanilla shoals on the extreme
southwestern edge Of the great Ba-
hamas bank. The coast guard cut
Ter Madrona and the salvage tug
Wilett relocated the tanker and
towed her toward Jacksonville,
Fla. Three Of her holds were
flooded.
An accident that was a throw
back to old sailing days befell the
schooner Lucy Evelyn Of New Bed
ford, Conn. Both her mainsails
were carried away and she was
ieft as helpless as a more modern
vessel with engine trouble. The
coast guard cutter Legare sailed
nom Woods Hole, Mass, to help
the Lucy Evelyn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
SUPPORT ASKED
IN COMING VOTE
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iosls, and in addition there are %
persons from this county who are
pe1ng cared for in sanatoriums in
other parts of the state.
Realizing that if this election
is carried" the committee said.
the county commissioners will
not only build but maintain the
sanatorium for the sole benefit of
residents of Wilmington and New
hanover county, we ask the voters
carefully to consider the facts and
merits of this proposition"
The Red Cross committee is
composed OF DR.. John C.. VESSEL.
Miss Elizabeth Williams, and
Harold A. Penton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
SALARY BILL FOR
COUNTY ELECTIVE
OFFICES OFFERED

State Senator Alton A. Lennon,
of New Hanover county, yesterday
introduced a bill in the general
assembly which will give the
sheriff of the county 5000 a year
for travelling expenses and opera
ton of his car.
Other provisions of the measure
include:
The chairman of the board of
county commissioners to receive
a salary of $4,000 a year! the
sheriff, $3.50 annual salary; clerk
of Superior court, 81, 900 annual
salary; register of deeds, 81 500
annual salary, recorders court
judge, 81, 900 annual salary:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
new TRUCK LANE
PLAN CRITICIZED
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as Wilmington's only logical"
truck route.
This would include widening of
the present street by reducing the
plazas by a few feet and a re-
duction Of the area from the side
walks to the curb.
Such procedure, he continued,
would not materially affect The
beauty Of the street as compare.
lively few trees would have to be
felled.
Everyone knows that eventual
ly the street must be widened,"
he stated. why not do it now to
an extent that will be practical
for the next Is Or 80 years? And,
in so doing, new trees could be
planted on the remaining areas
for the years ahead"
Cameron also pointed out that,
with greater development of Caro-
lima Beach and the southern Sec
tons Of the city and county, a on
siderable section of Third street
lhas already become a business
thoroughfare.
And, he continued, it must be
widened to remove it from its pre-
sent "bottleneck" state.
He pointed to the heavy traffic
during the summer months when
it is the most popular and practi-
cal means out of the city to the
Carolina Beach road.
He also explained that many
thousands of dollars, with a good
part contributed by Wilmington in
terests, have been spent for de-
velopment of the Coastal highway,
principal tourist route through
Wilmington and which uses a good
part of Third street.
To move the truck traffic to
Seventh, as proposed by the State
Highway commission, would re-
suit in a considerable amount Of
the tourist travel following that
route, t h S skirting the business
section Of the city. 1t is only natu-
raj for the tourist, he. said, to
follow the shortest course, even
within a city. And since that is
the one usually taken by heavy
traffic, "they follow it, too" he
added.
Thus, Cameron continued, the
expenditures made on Third street
to welcome h i S foreign revenue
would suffer considerably. And the
unfairness of this, he asserted, is
that it was these interests who
have contributed the most in
building up the route through Will
mington.
Through Industrial Properties,
Inc.," he declared, 1--WE r max
ing every effort to bring new in
dustries and their pay rolls here.
Yet the port dollar is a mighty
important one. also. Why then
should we deliberately discourage
use of the port by an incon-
venience as an around-the-clty
route?" Cameron asked.
His views on the route question
were similar in principal aspect OF
opposition to a circular n ex-
pressed by other representatives
of terminal interests within the
past few days.
The majority have readily
agreed that such a lane would
prove highly discouraging in not
only seeking to maintain but en-
large the movement Of petroleum
products through the Port OF Will
mington.
And, to a man, each recalled
that this is the principal commodi-
ty now handled through the har-
hOr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28

If enacted, the law would become
effective December l, 1947.
Akin to the old burlington act,
the bill would allow a person to
keep a gallon Of liquor in his
home for his own use. Hospitals,
sanatoriums and sick homes also
could keep liquor for their own
patients.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
CONTINUED from PAGE One,

where he would exert his oen,,s
n making the tourist paradise Of
the nation.
The group which was resnon.
sioie Tor attracting Mr.. Flager
mere Tor the inspection tour i'm
Lneolateiy made arrangements to
nave his private car taken TO
Wflghtsville Beach over the old
electric railway tracks.
FLOWN FROM CAGE Once
se1tled at the beach the tycoon
was left to get a good nights
sleep proceeding his tour of the
resort.
LUCK was against us and it 50
happened that it was a dead still
night. No breeze, but plenty of
sand flies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
TICKETS IN MAIL

RALEIGH, Feb. 27.-P-Tickets
for the Southern Conference basket
ball tournament were placed in the
mails today, and only those orders
which were postmarked 10 a. m.
or earlier on January 20 were Con-
sidered, J. L. VonGlahn, business
manager Of the tournament, said
tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
More Comfort Wearing
FALSE TEETH

Here is a pleasant way to overcome
loose plate. discomfort. FASTEETH, an
improved powder, sprinkled on uppe
and lower plates holds them tirmer so
that they feel more comfortable. No
gunlmy, gooey, pasty taste or feeling.
It's alkaline ~tnon-acid). Does not sour.
Checks plate odor" (denture BREATH.
Get 'FASTEETH today at any drug store.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
NEW BILLS SEEK
VOTE ON LIQUOR
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liquor and all but domestic wines.
He did not mention beer.
Under the Tompkins bill, also
signed by Representatives Hocutt
and Martin of Johnston, Memory
Of Randolph and Hayes of Forsyth,
the Governor would be directed to
call a referendum within six
months after the acts ratification.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
operated at Raleigh, is that
neither race, creed nor social
status shall be a barrier to clini.
cal service. d,

More of their vitamin c content
is retained by potatoes cooked with
skins on than by those peeled be-
fore boiling.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28

Although $4,000 tons of maple
sugar was produced in the United
States in 1860 and a similar
amount in 1918, only 400 tons was
produced in 1916.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
The Weather.

WASHINGTON, Feb. q - ZAP
Weather report of temperature and ram
taH for the "a hours ending 8 p. m. in
the principal cotton growing areas
and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
Day In Congress
81 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Foreign - Secretary of State
Marshall sent word to a house in
vestigating committee that. Moscow
has failed to reply to three U. s.
requests for settlement on 50
American ships lend-leased to Rus
STA during the war. Committee
Chairman Bradley (R-Mich) then
cancelled a subpoena for Marshall
which Rep. Weichel (R-Ohio) had
issued and rebuked Weichel.
\ OPA-A senate appropriations
subcommittee voted 6-5 to put OPA
on half rations for the next four
months. 1t proposed giving OPA
$22, 900, 900 to wind UP all its at
fairs by June 80.
Spending-Chairman Taber Or.
N.Y. of the house appropriations
committee said the committee will
vote Sc, 900, O00, 600 less in funds than
President Humans $37, 500, 600. DOC
budget, regardless Of what ceiling
congress decides on. Were find
ing plenty of places to cut spend
ing" he said.
Communists-Chairman Thomas
GRIND of the house committee on
ln-American activities said the
justice department is studying pos
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31

Mrs, Fred Bartlett of High
Point, president of the North Car
Dina Garden club, has announced
the appointment of the following
officers and chairmen for the
coming year:
All sections of the State are rep
resented by the women who will
guide the work of the Garden club
through the year.
The appointments are: honorary
life president, Miss Edna Maslin,
Winston : Salem; first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. J. M. Tyler, Kinston;
second vice president, Mrs. J. S.
Kitchener, Raleigh; third vice
president, Mrs. Bryan Bolich,
Durham; corresponding sec'y,
Mrs. Robert Balm, High Point; re-
cording sec'y. Mrs. Geo. w. Little,
Wadesboro; treasurer, Mrs. Adri-
an shuford, Conover; parliament
tartan, Mrs. Glenn Long, Newton;
editor N. c. Gardener, Mrs.
Charles M. Griffith, Winston-Sa-
lem; mountain district, Mrs. Oil
yer H. Orr, Brevard; foothills
district, Mrs. Lima H.. Robinson,
Granite Falls; West Piedmont dis
trict, Mrs. E. V. Boatwright.
Reidsville; East Piedmont dis
trict, Mrs. M. K. Young, Green's
boro; South Piedmont district,
Mrs. M. S. Block, Lexington;
north coastal plains, Mrs. E. B.
Pittman, Wilson; and south coast
al plans, Mrs. George W. Alice,
New Bern.
Chairmen standing committees
include: Awards, Mrs. Dan Par
rott, Kinston; budget, Mrs. Adrian
Shuford, Conover; conservation,
Mrs. W. A. Palmgren, Charlotte;
(a) birds. Mrs. Henry Pike. Siler
City; (b) trees, Mrs. ]. B. Gram
mer, Wilmington; Co wild flow
ers, Mrs. C. C.. Curtiss, Tryon;
and flower show and judging, Mrs.
J r.. Totten, Chapel Hill.
Garden Pilgrimage, Mrs. Roy
Homeward, Chapel Hill; historian,
Mrs. j. D. Lylrook, Advance;
horticulture, Miss Elizabeth Lau-
renee, Raleigh; Jr. Garden club,
Mrs. H. W. Doub, Aberdeen; leg
islation, Mrs. r. L. Mcmillan. Ra-
life membership, Mrs. S. L.
Whitmore, Charlotte; member
ship, Mrs j. M. Tyler, Kinston;
and program and lectures. Mrs.
Bolich. Durham.