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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-09
Senator Ball
Gets Support
For Measure
Proposal Would Wreck Re-
~quirement OF Union
Membership
BATTLE EXPECTED
Preferential Hiring Would
Also Go Out If Congress
Passes Plan

WASHINGTON, Jan. g.
B-Senator Ball (R.-Minn.)
Wednesday introduced a bill
that would abolish the closed
shop, not only in the future
but in existing contracts.
The Ball proposal would
wreck any agreement-writ-
ten or oral-that requires a
person to be a union member
in order to be hired or hold
his job. 1t has strong sup
port but not so much as some
other current labor proposals-and
a terrific fight is expected.
At the same time Senator James
Murray (D-Mont), long q fighter
for unions, criticized labor union
leaders for not getting together and
working out q legislative program.
Murray, last years chairman Of
the Senate Labor committee. told
an interviewer:
II think It's unfortunate that
labor leaders have been unable to
sit down together, with their
friends, to see what could be done
to overcome some Of these criti-
cisms of labor, and to aid in the
formulation of some of these
things"
The Ball bill would abolish the
following practices:
l.. The closed shop, under which
Coutinued IN pooe . CoI %
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-09
Drive Opens Monday
To List Volunteers
Social Agencies Seeking
Assistants To Garry
On Program

Plans for a week-long campaign,
beginning Monday, January 13,
to recruit volunteer workers for
all the Red Feather agencies
making up the Wilmington Com
munity Chest, were announced
yesterday by the Volunteer Bureau
of the Social Service League
through its chairman, Mrs. Wi
liam B. Sisson.
All men, women and children
in the city of Wilmington who are
willing to do any type of volunteer
service in any of the agencies
are asked to register in the office
Of the newly-formed Volunteer
Bureau, located in room 414 OF
the Tide Water building, during
next week.
The registration office will be
Continued On Page 2, Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-09
And So To Bed

Again we make an appeal for
a lost dog.
But at the same time we're
sounding a plea for help to
locate another animal, that to
our knowledge has not before
graced And So To Bed.
"Binkie," 3 toy English
shepherd dog, is still missing
from the home. Of the Eev.
William Crow. Miss Margaret
Crow, young daughter Of the
local clergyman, is mighty an
xious for her pets return.
And for something new: Any
one finding a stray pony, please
contact us.
1t seems a brand-new Christ
mas pony left his new home
yesterday and another Whining
ton youngster Is q mighty sad
person.
P. s. The pony was wearing
q red blanket when Last aean-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-09
KIWANIANS HERE
INSTALL OFFICERS
A. R. Willis Takes. Over
Duties AS President;
Rawl Presides

Fluctuations were the order Of
the day at the initial 1947 meeting
of the Wilmington Kiwanis club
yesterday as old officers bowed
out of the official picture and a
new slate headed by A. R. (Rex)
Willis took over the helm for the
new year.
Installation proceedings were in
the able hands of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Edwin Rawl of the 18th Caro-
linas division, who in his opening
remarks brought New Years
greetings to the Wilmington club
from his home club at Greenville.
Before stepping out of office as
president after a successful year
which witnessed a membership
gain to the highest peak in the
club history, Emsley Laney, as
one of his last official acts, pres
ented perfect attendance tabs to
the following members, with the
tabs designating the years of non
absence from scheduled meetings:
Donald King (5) Wilbur Dosher
60 Walter Freed (2) DR.. John Hog
gard Cd Jack Hope % Henry
IGerdes Cd and James Holton Cd.
In his opening remarks preceding
the installation of officers, Mr..
Rawls praised the work of the To-
cal club during 1916 by saying
that the task of raising some So, 600
for the work of the Brigade Boys
Continued On Page 2, Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-09
Army Air Forces Making
Landing OF Planes Safer

planes up to 200 miles and guide
them into a 40-miIe range of other
ground control approach" equip
ment. With the latter equipment
pilots can be talked down by
the control tower to an actual land
ing.
1.-THE use of radar," the AAF
announcement said, "takes much
of the responsibility from the pilot
and places it with experienced
radar controllers on the ground
who are able to probe through thick
fogs and bad visibility to plot and
control aircraft along airways or
on a landing path away from
hazards invisible to the pilot"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-09

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. - Up =
Equipment to chart and control
the approach of airplanes up to 200
miles from the capital city is be-
ing installed by the Army Air
forces for S by civil and military
aircraft.
The radar equipment at Wash
ington National airport and the
Army's Andrews field, in nearby
Maryland, will cost about $1,000
900 and now is about half complete,
the AAF said Wednesday.
With the equipment in operation,
traffic control men in the towers
will be able to locate the position
and exact altitude of incoming
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-09
THE LONG HARD WAY

We are still a very long way
from a treaty governing atomic
energy. For the phase Of the work
which MI. Baruch and his assocl-
ates have just completed was on
" the first, though it was the
necessary, beginning Of what is as
complicated and difficult a task
as was ever attempted by many
governments.
To translate the very general
findings into a universal treaty Will
take a long time. Even II there
were full agreement as to what the
treaty should say, it would be an
immense task to agree on how TO
say 1t. But as a matter OF fact
we are not yet that far. THE safe,
guards that have been discussed
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-09
The Weather
FORECAST


North Carolina-Mostly cloudy, occa-
sional light rain Friday and over south
portion Thursday. Slightly cooler Thurs
day, Little change in temperature Fri
day.
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures .
1870 am. Sc; 7:3c am. SO; 1870 pm. IS:
1880 pm. 50.
Maximum SIS; Minimum 81; Mean So.
Normal Al.
Humidity
1870 am. 66; 1880 am. SO; 1870 pm. "A;
1880 pm. Sc.
-f Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm. -
0.03 inches.
Total since the first of the month -
1.03 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by U.
S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington $50 11:44 am. 500 am
- pm $3.50 pm
Masonboro Inlet :. 9:34 am. 3:o6 am
1000 pm. $3.50 pm
Sunrise 7:16; Sunset 500; Moonrise s:2.
pm; Moonset 10 IA am.
River stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at
am. "Wednesday, (no report( feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-09
Belt Tightener

LONDON, Jan. 8. -P)E Great
Britain began its eighth year of
food rationing Wednesday with
Britons getting less of most COM
modities than in the bleak war days
of 1910.
Sample weekly rations then and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-09
Complete Text of Speech on Page 5

discussed the North Carolina situa-
ton with Colonel G. w. Gillette,
Division Engineer for the South
Atlantic Division at Atlanta, and
well-known North Carolina Army
Engineer Officer. The devastating
floods on the Cape Fear, Neuse,
and Roanoke Rivers are of much
concern to the Corps of Engineers,
Continued On Page 2, Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-09
FORECAST

wilmington and vicinity-Mostly cloudy
with occasional rain and slightly cooler;
Friday occasional rain, not much change
in temperature.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
/ Memorial Gallery, $50 o'clock tonight.
Soldiers Home Military Band Concert
Stanley Hall, $50 Pm. tomorrow.
| SPECIAL, EXHRYTG

Mi%SE ofsss hsms s.fs sRe s'asa s.ad t0esh
Stanley Htl1i stiESixL s;aG Pr H1msaTs fSnHss0v'
street and New York avenue NV. open
asS sm so 4sS u.sda,. s r Fdsgs g
am. to 4:3O pm. SATURDAYS and to s
tSrorb 5y rri5z sn9.v Blsy oeial wehrmacht artist
DAR Museum, Memorial Continental
Hall. seventeenth and D streets NV. open
ds,s recent sS n ufTra
Ameriesna nortR @ 'sfts: ssiiery. .nd thaoush Su
Howard University Gallery Of Art, open
10 am. TO pm. Mondays through Fri,
days; exhibition Of ceramics, textiles. metal
and Toodwork from 800 BIC. to 1916
Library Of Congress, First and East Cap
itel streets .srs;ss Sc open an to 70 Pm
Saturdays and 2, to. 10 pm. Sundays;
South by Francis BENJAMIN Johnston,
copy q the Magma carsa. on loan from 0ta ths
1e4s; orieinal draft Of Lincolns dettys-
three-pase @ a autobiosrsphy'" ~ % Both So' Tor az,
books, from the Rosenwald collection: doc
uments and correspondence Of Abraham
Aeronautics Experiments" an address pre-
sented by Wilbur Wrisht before western tn,
describing Wright Brothers experiments,
shown with early photographs
National sG.h GsleTy Of A5t constisution
Dale Kress, I Mellon pt and Widener Widen s eollees e
oor ons ioa oe s naes ether SSn0rs on main
Tne <ufta TAHa Irip
at Ninth street s.W., open 8 am. to 4:30
Galapal, N The division Of graphic arts,
graphs by Vernon G. Leach of Chicago,
'nTGssn Fss sna Dsf0Psfi Wid,if. Service under main
Fourteenth and E streets NV, open Q
am. to 4 pm. daily; display of animals
and fresh water fish. for an indefinite
Phillips Memorial Gallery, 1900 Twenty
M hrst street NV, open am: to 10 pm.
coors BY a CHARLES BuPcheid and Robert Sbes
F. Gates, through October 2S.
Dumbarton Oaks Museum, Thirty first
ANY, Of and 10 rese
arts. for an indefinite period
Public Library, Art Division, Eighth and
Mondays through SATURDAYS: paintings by
Baryl CARROT, through October.
SQUARE DANCE.
Square Dance with string band and
Twelfth and L streets NV, $50 O'Clock
tonight.
FOR SERVICEMEN.
1915 L street NV Comfortable lounge,
library, writing desks, billiard table. radio
and piano. Always open.
Naval Hospitals, leave club lounge, $3.50
O'Clock, and square dancing, $50 O'Clock
| tonight, USO Club, 1911, H street NV.
Dancing, cards and other games. all
evening, Penthouse USO. Seventeenth and
K streets NV.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
\X(:; \X(E;::iHS !; 5:
"

GOSPEL SINGING.
Old-fashioned hymn singing, Central
Union Mission. 613 street NV, 7:3O
oclock tonight.
LUNCHEONS.
University of MARYLAND, Cabinet Room
Willard Hotel. 1915 pm. tomorrow,
Members and guests.
ExchSnEe Club, Conversational Room
willard Hotel. 1918 pm. tomorrow Mem
bers and guests.
Wall Street Journal, Parlor c, Willard
Hotel. 1915 pm. tomorrow. Members
and guests.
Presidents Air Policy Commission, Par
lor E. Willard Hotel, 1890 pm. tomor-
row, Members and guests.
WashinEton Chapter, Sisma Chi Fra
ternity, ODonnelIs Sea Grill, 1880 pm.
tomorrow. Members and guests.
MUSIC.
Wade N. Stephens OrEan Recital, Church
Of the Latter-Day Saints, 8 o'clock to-
night.
Abba Begin Piano Recital, Phillips
Evening star., 1947-10-20
Navy Engineer Reservists
Start Seminars "Wednesday

The reserve officers of Battalion
Wa of the Potomac River Command
of the Civil Engineer Corps of the
Navy will begin their fall seminar
season at 8 pm. Wednesday in the
auditorium of the Naval Gun Fac
tory.
About rs reserve officers will join
in the panel discussion of Naval Or
ganization, according to 1t. Stanley
G. Orr, member of the group.
The program, under the direction
Of Comdr. David H. Gottwals,
U. S. N. R., is one of the seminars
Evening star., 1947-10-20

being held by the Engineer Corps
Reserve officers in each Naval Dis
trict.
Battalion W., one of the three
such battalions in the Potomac
River Command, will hold one meet
ing q month through December.
Each Of the other battalions will
take over for three months there
after.
Evening star., 1947-10-20

Virginia Ferstead, q musician, re-
ported that some one had smeared
glue all over her piano keyboard.
Without making any charges, she
said that neighbors had complained
about her nocturnal piano playing.
Evening star., 1947-10-20

project November will meet Thurs
day night at the home of Harry G..
Grove, chairman, 2708 Cathedral
avenue NV.
Mr.. Grove is president Of the Con-
necticut Avenue Citizens Associa-
ton, one Of five groups joining in
the observance. The others are the
Mount Pleasant Citizens Associa-
tion, Mount Pleasant Business Mems
Association, Cathedral Heights
Cleveland Park Citizens Associa-
ton and Cleveland Park Business
Mems Association.
Evening star., 1947-10-20
Meeting Called 10 Arrange
kIingIe Bridge Ceremony

The general committee planning
ceremonies for opening of the Kiln
gle Bridge and grade separation
Evening star., 1947-10-20
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Evening star., 1947-10-20
Piono Keyboard Glued

LOS ANGELES tR.-Poiice were
up against a sticky situation when
Evening star., 1947-11-02
For Radio Listeners
By Bryson Rash

But above and beyond the broad
cast as a radio program is the public
service that is performed. BY the
use of radio as a medium, by the
skill and craftsmanship of its edi-
tors, production, and technical per-
sonnel, the people of this Nation,
from coast to coast, have an oppor-
unity to hear the democratic process
in action. They can listen and form
mental pictures of their Congress,
it's function and its methods.
Program notes WTOP-CBS
The Man Called x" the ad-
venture series starring Herbert Mar
shall, has moved into Sunday
night period. The program is heard
1O:3O-11. WMAL-ABC -. Or
Sunday November 16 THE Wayne
King Show moves to 1903 pm.
Beginning on this same date, THE
Greatest Story Ever Told will oc-
cupy the 6:30-7 pm. period i.
WOL-MBS A new quiz program
for farmer participation is now
heard each Wednesday evening. The
program, titled "R F. D. America" !"
is broadcast 9:30-10.
Here Is one for those who collect
Gammoniana: Earl H. Gammons,
CHS vice president in charge Of
operations in Washington, stood
with Marie McGrain, switchboard
operator; Ross Martin, me. and an
nouncer, and Singer Jerry Carter in
front of 40 District high school edi-
tors at party in the WTOP studio.
Before they are introduced, guess
which one is a vice president" the
high school journalists were told.
Every hand pointed to the vice
president.
A young girl explained it later.
I'VE knew right away. He was the
only one without any hair"
y
Spot announcements . AL War
ner is recovering from a recent
tonsillectomy. He'll be back TO work
in another week or 10 days. -. The
Morton Downey show, an MBS pro-
gram, is now heard on WINK and
WINX-FM each Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday evening at 11:15. {.
Musical Digest resumes sponsorship
of the Sunday Evening Hour" this
evening on WMAL-ABC. I'm
formation, Please" will present its
five most outstanding programs of
the past. The first special show,
with Jimmy Durante and Oscar
Levant, was heard last week.
Eddie Cantor has launched his an
nual Gifts to a Yank Who Gave"
campaign. WOL-MBS will
broadcast the Hialeah racing sea-
son. Bryan Field will be at the
mierophone. -. November 7 will
mark the 10th anniversary of Jean
Hersholt in the title role Of "Dr.
Christian" Less Higbie Is the
new night editor of VOL.
Evening star., 1947-11-02


VOL, 2:45-FiIm Star Ronald Reagan voices
his opinions on current veteran problems.
WTop. 3:oo-Dsms Mys Hess plays No.
ans Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in {
Flat Major" with the New York Philharmonic.
The orchestra offers Critics The White Pea
cock" and Ssamsistsks symphony"
WBcc, /3:00-"Ths Postwar 1hesisr" toa.
sidsrsd by 4 panel Of speakers which include,
Robert Craven Of the Theaif Guild.
WRc, 5:0O-Eussns 0AeilI's 'Ah. Wilder
nsss! is the play.
WT0p, 5.00-Riss Stevens songs Include
the aria, n Est Doux, il Est Boa," from Mas
sanets "Hsrodiade. Gen. Omar Bradley de-
Iivey a brief address citing the opporfunltls!
available 10 the war veteran.
WRc, 6:3o-5sd Astsirs introduces Atfres!
Diana Lewis, WHO stars in an original comedy
WINK. 6:3O-"David toppefisid" narrated
by Ronald colmsn.
WRc, 7:00-Jaek Benny presents his owl
version Of Dark Passage" playing the Bosar
role with Mary Livingstone as Lauren Batall.
WINK, 7:00-Aai Jambor's aII.BssthovsI
program includes the Sonata in Major"
WMAl, S:00-Ths Detroit Symphony Or
ehsstra has programmed 6Ia1ounoffs "vioIiI
Concerto 10 A Minor" Williams The Wasps'
and the first performance ia this country
FL II
Evening star., 1947-11-02

During these past two weeks
radio, and in particular Washing
ton radio. has performed an out
standing public service and at the
same time presented some Of the
best programs heard in many a
month. The reference Is to the
broadcasts of the hearings before
the House american Activities
Committee.
Each day horde of radio report
ers, announcers, commentators, en-
gineers and production men crowd
into the ornate big caucus room in
the cid House Office Building
Microphones are set up in the most
important places and yards of cable
are strung around the room so that
no important actios will be missed
Condensation Hard Work.
From the first bang of the gavel
TO the announcement by Chairman
Thomas that the hearings are ad-
journed until the next day. the en-
tire proceedings are recorded and
in some cases are broadcast direct
from the hearing room. In the in
stance of those networks and sta
tions that record and later broad
cast a program the days work is
really begun when the hearings ad-
iourn. The reporters and produc-
ton men rush back to their studios
to edit the material contained in
the huge stack of records that are
the results of the days hearing
Profuse and accurately timed notes
are kept Of the running story sc
that an important bit may be eX-
tracted with minimum of play
back and delay. But even with the
most elaborate notes many weary
hours are spent searching out 6
high light. The opening and closing
sentence of an important section
must be found before it is dubbed
onto another record for the flna,
broadcast. A long series of these
small excerpts are necessary Ir
the case Of half-hour program
some % minutes from the hearings
are used. These % minutes otter
take three hours to find and some
20 separate excerpts are recorded
It is most nerve-racking ane
frustrating task.
Vital Broadcast Material.
The results are we'll worth the ef.
fort. A living. dramatic story of new
as it happens is brought to the radio
audience. No documentary or dra
matte script can quite reach th'
impact that is contained in the rea
thing. It is vital broadcast material
Evening star., 1947-11-02

are Affhuf oaf1lelo
Hayes Of the Civil
Liberties Union and
former United States
Assistant Attofn fnsy
General Seth Rich.
ardson.
WRc, i.:30-" How
Much American Aid
for Europe!" eonsid.
cred.
W { A N, t:45-
The new Democratic
National Committee
chairman, Senator J.
Howard he6rsth, dis.
.tusses "Ameriea's S
RI.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
FEATURES ON THE
AIR TODAY

M0P, t0:30-Ths 'coniessions' Of Jean
Jacques Rousseau discussed.
M0p, i:00-"ls the Movie Investigation
Challenge 10 Freedom of Expression" Spsakers
Evening star., 1947-11-02

HoHk SshIUIui , SyW'
phony No. T."
WRc, 8:00--Frst
Allen welcomes Ed
gar Bergen 10 New
York.
WRc. s;30-hau'
rice thsvaIier ap.
pears with Fred Al
len.
" N AL, $50
Robert Montgomery !!
the star Of The Petri
fled Forest" the Rob
eft Sherwood drama
Pequy Conklin play.
the girl.
WI0p ti.30-
Evening star., 1947-11-02

Maurice chevaiier. W10P, 11:30-
The premiere performance in this country Of
the Funeral Symphony in { Minor" work
by the 18Th century composer, Joseph Marlin
Kraus.
Evening star., 1947-11-02
News Broudcusts Todoy
Audience Shows

The following roadcasts admit the
general public. For tickets phone the
station or, in the case of WTOP,
write.
WOL-Mstropolitan OO12. Meet
the Press" 10 pm. Friday; .'ouiz Of
4Nstionai' Moondiai," 1886 pm.
Monday-Friday. - l.. 80 . -
WRC-Republie 1000. Tin Pan
AMatchless Service Time" $50 pm pm.
National 1908. Teen
Time Revue" $50 am. Saturday;
Lunch st 1880" 1913 pm. Mon
WARI~owens $500. ''deorgetown
Forum" ! pm. Sunday at George
town q. No tickets necessary.
WTOP-Warner Building. "Quiz-
down" 10 am. Saturday.
WASH FM-Dfstrict 1855. ~. 8.
AIR Forces Band" pm. Thursday
at Interior Department auditorium.
No tickets necessary.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15
POLITICAL MUD WALLOW

A "Coxeys Army of Americans
would march on Washington if they knew
but one-tenth of the political trickery and
dishonesty that goes goes on in the CAPT
tai city.
Political underhand work in Key
West, Monroe County or even in the state
of Florida is ''small pickin's' compared
with the Washington brand of political
wire pulling, some Of it designed to enrich
the puller, as happened in the case of Re-
preventative Andrew May of Kentucky
The Citizen doesn't pretend to know
the reason that actuated Senator Ferguson,
chairman of the senate subcommittee to
investigate wartime contracts, to adjourn
the Hughes hearing suddenly. but not only
Democrats believe that Senator Brewster
of Maine has the bear by the tail and is
unable to let go. Newspapers generally
agree that Brewster got the worse of his
tilt with Hughes. That must have been
evident to the COP leaders on the side
lines, and might have been the reason
for Senator Ferguson's abruptly recess
ing the hearing till November II.
While The Citizen deplores the "par-
ties" that Hughes publicity agent, John w.
Meyer. gave presumably to gain support
for Hughes efforts to get government con-
tracts, yet the gravest charge made at the
hearing was one that Senator Brewster,
according to Hughes testimony, had Of
fered not to conduct the investigation if
Hughes merged his airplane-building COM
pany with Pan-American Always.
Brewster denied the charge, but
Hughes insistence that it was true had
created an atmosphere at the hearing that
wlted Republican collars. particularly
Brewsters. AS Hughes declared, Brewster
seized the opportunity to try to lose him
self in the Maine woods"
It's risky to stir a political mud wal
low whether it is at cracker barrel" in
a crossroads hamlet or in the nations
capital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15
WHAT THE CONSUMER WANTS

At various times polls have been made
of consumer needs, desires and eccentri-
cities And the answers show why there
is plenty of room for all kinds of stores,
from Independents to chains, and from
gigantic department stores to little special
ty shops.
One segment of the consuming public
is primarily interested in price. 1t COM
pares the prices of competing retailers and
always goes where the most is offered for
the money
Another segment is interested in GER
tain trade-marked brands, and buys only
in stores which carry those it favors.
Still another segment places service
high on the list of its requirments. It wants
delivery of goods to the home, the charge
account privilege, very liberal policy in
exchange, ETC., and it is willing to pay the
added costs that these and other services
entail
Under the free competitive SYSTEM
which is the American system-there is a
store to meet every demand. Every kind
and character of consumer commodity is
stocked, and long list of brands is offer
ed If one store can't meet some buyers
standards, another store down the street
will. And every merchant who keeps up
with the times will get his share of the
business. American retailing is geared to
serve the varying wishes of the 100000
900 Americans who patronize it.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-08-15
EARTH SINKS UNDER TOWN

Torn sidewalks, ruptured buildings and
buckied pavements in WEIGH, w. Va, re-
veal movement of the earth which has
inhabitants keenly interested.
The coal town may have been under
mined by the digging of fuel but town Of
ficials say that there are no charts to back
up this supposition. Others express the
idea that an underground stream might
be undermining the foundation. Anyway,
several bulldogs have wide cracks and one
sidewalk has pulled away from building.
We do not assume that the sinking Of
the area in WEIGH will become more ser
ious but We call attention to the report
because most Of us take it for granted that
the earth is immovable. It is so unusual
that any slippage of the surface brings
forth speculation and concern.