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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
Cotton Bloc In Action

The deal was that none of these
textiles should be sold to the Unit
ed States has been short of cot
ket for American taxtile mills. 1t
removed the threat Of foreign
competition even though the Unit
ed States has ben short on cot.
ton textiles. That kept up U. s..
prices.
II all the cotton exported to
Germany and Japan had been
used here, the effect would have
been to increase the supply and
so hold down the price. In the
long run U. S. consumers are
therefore paying higher prices for
cotton goods in order to keep in
operation the, mills Of Germany
and Japan.
But the cotton bloc wants to
keep up this business. The more
cotton sold abroad, the less the
supply will be at home and the
higher the price. What this
amounts to is that the War De-
partment and U.S,C.C. must come
to Congress and ask for bigger
appropriations to buy more cot.
ton at higher prices, so as to sub
sidize the dumping Of u. S. cot
ton on the German and Jap mar
ksts.
This hits the consumer a second
time, since it is the U. S. taxpay-
er VINO must shell out more mon
ey to support military govern
nsat
But in the merged U, S.-British
zones of Germany today, the two
countries r operating a $3.50
partnership. The British haven't
any dollars to buy U. S. cotton for
Germany. They must buy FROM
sterling currency areas. The gen
e1tal assumption, therefore, is that
half the cotton for Germany will
be bought in Egypt and India.
Since Japan is now producing
more cotton textiles than she can
consume, a market must be found
for the surplus. But neither India,
Malaga, China, Indonesia nor the
Philippines have dollars to buy.
The only solution seems to be to
work out barter deals. For in
stance, trade Indian raw cotton
fer japanese textiles.
This the U. S. cotton bloc is
opposing. It wants only American
grown cotton used in Japanese
and German mills, even though
the American cotton costs more
than Indian or Egyptian cotton.
In September, the War Depart
ment and U. S. Commercial Com
parry will have to take another
look at their hands to find whats
cteapest tcr x s. Taxpayers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
Department -
WONDER QUESTIONS
WE'RE ALL FLOWERS
ONCE WILD?

Certainly all flowers once were
wild-and all animals. too. There
are certain kinds Of flowers and
animals which men have develop.
ed by choosing the kind Of thing
they wanted and leaving the rest,
ard SO gradually getting such
things as the. garden hose, the
pouter pigeon, ard so on.
These are what we call cult
waited varieties, but all of them,
even the most curious and newes,
orchid, have been made FROM wilc
or natural forms. Even now, il
We are careless, our garden
plants will return sometimes
more or less completely to their
natural state.
Plant breeders can do wonder
full things in the way of develop
ing new varieties, and it is now
possible for them to secure pat
ents on their new specimens. Ono
of the most interesting patented
flowers is the super-double ma.
sturtium. The ordinary single ma.
sturtiuan has five petals; the or.
dinary double blossom has ten or
twelve. The super double nastur-
tium has about fifty petals. The
W. Atlee Burpee Company which
owns the patent, tells the story:
"Nasturtiums were first found
growing wild in South America
over $50 years ago and seed was
taken to Europe. They became ia.
vorite garden flowers, and as
time passed, many new colors
were found, but until 1881, all OF
the garden nasturtiums had only
five petals, just like the wild ones
first tound in South America.
Then some plants were found in
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15

lead. Hazen reasoned that II SOUL
had only a three or four care dla
mond suit, a diamond trick c20A
be established for a Clue dlscaIa
If the hearts were divided i
South was pretty well maTAsa
with the ace by his double.
The opening lead was won WIN
dummy's ace of diamonds. haa,
discarding the deuce OF Spadse'
small diamond from dummy Va;
ruffed in his own hand, a cio'
ruffed in dummy and anothef Ola
mond -uffed by Hazen, Whlc1 e'
tablished dummy's ten and hA'
of diamonds. Another club wa
ruffed in dummy and the ten 0
diamonds led. Hazen dscafael
the ten of clubs and South rulle'
with the ace of hearts.
Now South tried to cash the klA'
of spades but it was too lalt
Hazen ruffed, then ruffed the id'
club in dummy, making slx-o0a'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
MCKINNEY
On Bridge
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

For many years the summer
session of the national cham
%pionships tournament was held in
Convention Hall at Asbury Park,
N. J. During the war the tourna-
ment had to be moved to New
York for hotel facilities.
However, we went back to AS
bury Park last May for the first
annual New Jersey Shore Tour
nament. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hazen
and Mr.. and Mrs. Morrie Els of
New York were n of the teams
that tied for first place in the
open team-of-four contest.
Today's hand was played by
Hazen, sitting East. After the
opening lead he saw that his con-
tract was in no danger and he de-
cided to play for the maximum.
South was marked with the
queen of diamonds by his opening
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15

The ordinary single nasturtium
(bottom), which has five petals,
was first found growing wild in
South America. The double nastur-
tium (center), with 10 to IL pet
ais, was found in Mexico. The sup
er-double nasturtium (top), with
about so petals, was first obtain
ed by crossing doubles with sin
giles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
GOOD MORNING

Evi; thoughts intrude in an unemployed
mind, as naturally as worms are generated
in q sta gnant pool.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
The Doctor Says
LAME BACKS STIR
FROM MANY THING,
BY WILLIAM a. o'gs,

"oniES, N,
Back soreness and disco,.,s
OF short duration can be ,,,.'
without subjectins the pstI.s,
extensive examination. CIV.
back disorders require car cs,o1s
v%estigation of all possible u
tefore definite treatment .'''''
given. ''A q
In a chronic lame back
Important for the physio;F ID
know where the pain ana b
ness are located ard how Ios N:'
has been present. What mat ;aas
pain worse, what seems to l:
it? In which position Of tba MY
is the discomfort increased a.. wy
creased? What treatment q
been given and what was T., aa
suit? Most important Of Al
physician should learn what y
patient believes to be tho
Of his difficulty. ''a
In chronic back Disorders.
eral physical examination l. ss
Gated. This should include ro~ 4N
laboratory tests aid special w.
neuvers to determine the ey,.
location of the soreness. Most i"
portant single test IS an wv
examination.
X-ray examinations Of the min.
and lower back region usually a..
made in two directions front y
back and side to side. The film,
may reveal the cause Of cordit;rn
or they may not show any cham.
A negative examination is lust =,
important as a positive in helm.
the physician to determine As
cause of back trouble.
Lame backs result from .auls
posture, overweight, injuries ey,
and ear troubles, chest disorders
A short leg. weak feet o. loss d
muscle tone may be respon.
sible.
Occupations which require N.
worker to strain himself to per.
form his job may cause a lam.
back. In lifting, one should squa.
and raise the body with the spine
in an erect position and not stup
over. Mothers on their return
from the hospital with their nev
babies should be taught the PROF.
er way to lift and carry the BABY
to avoid back strain.
Pain in the back is common
the result of an infection or IN
fictitious disease in which it M,
be the earliest sign, Cancer Of d,
bone is a frequent cause Of bsa
pain in elderly males.
Backache is a common CO,
plant in nervous persons. Ms1
times the symptoms are all out D.
proportion to the local changes
Patients with chronic lame back
should have the benefit Of treat
nlent based upon the cause d
their trouble. Minor changes i,
the bones or pelvic organs should
not be blamed as the cause Of 1
backache except under exceptiol
al circumstances.
QUESTION: Ii an overNelgh
man marrier an overweight won
ian. will their children be over
weight?
ANSWER: Not in the beginning
but later on the children may pl
on weight because they ceVelC
faulty eating habits from assoc'
ton with their overweight paren'
Some observers believe that Gel
tain families show a tendency 1!
ward overweight 70 matter no
little they eat, but this condlflo
il rare.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15

Mexico whose flowers had from
ten to twelve petals. Seed of this
new double %nasturtium called
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06
Hooky
Pays Dividends
To Radio Listener

Playing hooky from school when
she was in the fifth grade paid
dividends last week for Mrs. Gregg
O'Neal, of 205 Virginia avenue,
who wrote a prize winning letter
for an old tune program over
Wilmington Radio station WGNl
and was awarded an electric rec
ord player.
The song referred to in the let
ter was IF I Had "a Talking Pic
ture Of You," from Seventh
Heaven" Mrs. O'Neal said she
played hooky from a school play
practice to 60 to the picture show
and then was caustically reprl-
manded.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06
BICAM0US BRIDE
ESCAPES DEATH
Continued from Page One)

weeks honeymoon in the Adiron-
dacks. Schabel took his bride
home Thursday night and carried
her across the threshold. For two
hours he held her in his arms as
they sat in the living room. He
got up occasionally, looked out the
door and went to the attic, she
said.
Early yesterday while they still
sat in the living room, he told
her he was married.
"Marie will be home soon," he
said.
The first Mrs. Schabel returned
home at 1918 am. He met her
in the yard, attacked her with the
hammer, then returned to the sec
ond Mrs. Schabel.
Little do you know" he told
her. chat for two hours tonight,
while I had my arms around you,
I had an icepick in my hand and
intended to kill you. But I chang
ed my mind.
GIVE just hit Marie on the head
with this hammer. You go out and
tell her you're Natalie"
She ran from the house and
found the first Mrs. Schabel I'M
conscious. Allmers and Patrolman
Raw Hamilton dashed up and ran
into the house. AS they mounted
the stairs, they heard a shot.
I'VE broke down the door and
sound him." Allmers' said. "He
MAS dead"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06
BEACHES. ATTRACT
LARGE SU M S
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Continued from rage One)
Long and Holden 8 beaches and
CasWell.
Additional hundreds were hous-
ed in Wilmington hotels and room
ing houses.
1t was by far the greatest week
end Carolina Beach has ever eX-
perienced even during Wal days,
observers at the beach declared.
At the same time it was an or
derly crowd that converged on the
resorts and arrests yer few as a
safe and sane weekend was en-
joyed.
Today the beaches are prepar-
ed for a continuation of the holi-
CAV weekend with outside events
planned to supplement the days
entertainment.
Cupboard motorboat races spon-
sored by the Wilmington Junior
Chamber of Commerce are SEIZED
uled for Banks channel, Wrights,
vile. and an air show sponsored
by the Veterans of Foreign Wars
is On tap at Wilmington Airpark
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06
KIDNAPPED MANS
BODY IDENTIFIED
Continued from Page One)

3. Coapman, 80, friend of young
Schweitzer, on extortion charges.
Coapman was seized after being
seen in the vicinity of a GENE
terry where Mrs. schweitzer had
been directed in threatening let
ters to leave $4,000. She was told
she never would see her son again
unless she left the money.
After his arrest, police said,
Coapman declared his scheme was
4 hoax. He is4held in $4,000 bond
after having pleaded guilty to an
sxtortion warrant.
Detroit police Inspector Joseph
Krug of the special investigation
squad ordered today that Coapman
be re-questioned.
Certain papers which had be-
1onged to SchweitZer a Coast
Guard veteran, were found beside
4 road June "a in distant Macomb
county. Inspector Krug said at
that time he believed Schweitzer
had been slain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06
BOY RACERS MUST
MAKE OWN CARS
CONTINUED from Page One)

.,ions at the tenth anniversary
RIM, .no Of '.the greatest amateur
racing event in the world August
" at Derby Downs, Akron, Ohio,
will be entertained on a scale be-
fitting the champions and repre-,
sentatives of The Star-NeWs n
Ranev Chevrolet company. CO.
SPONSORS OF the Wilmington DERBY
tn he u July 80.
From tie time the local cham
MONS arrive in Akron on the
Thursday preceding the race nth
the grand banquet Sunday night,
they will be feted in a never-to-
b~e-forgotten schedule OF fun and
nlay arranged by their host-the
Chevrolet Motoc Division, co-spon-
sor of the Derby. =
Arriving in Akron, the boys will
he net at the railroad station or
airport by a special committee,
and whisked in official cars &C
companied by a police escort to
the Mayfiower Hotel. Derby head
quarters, where they will reside
during their stay in Akron.
AZ the champions arrive at the
hotel they will be serenaded by
the Derby Band and taken to the
luxurious Champions Club, where
thew will meet other Derby cham
,;ons from every section of the
country.
Use of the Champions Club is
reserved for champions only. and
all regular meals will be served
in the gaily decorated room.
Special page boys will be on
duty to serve the champions and
do everything possible to make
their stay pleasant.
All Akron shares in the excite
ment and thrills of Derby week
end. The young champions are
virtually the guests OF the entire
populace and are the undisputed
stars.
Meals at the Champions Club
have always been u~nexcelled, but
this year. during the tenth ami
ersar celebration, the MayfloW-
er chefs promise to Guido them
selves in serving food planned es-
pecially for the appetites and
health of their young guests.
Special features of Derby week
end may include a trip to the
famous Goodyear laboratory i'll
Akron and a swimming party at
the Firestone Country Club. A
chicken dinner at the Firestone
club is also an annual highlight
of the schedule for the champions
Professional entertainers are to
appear before the boys at the
Champions Club during other
periods. so there will not be a dull
moment for the group during their
entire stay in the Ohio city.
Champions will participate in
the huge parade at Derby Downs
before the start of the first heat
and seats for eliminated contest
ants will be reserved near the fin
ish line.
Climax Of the entire celebration
is the Champions Banquet. Sunday
night, which will be held this yeal
in q huge building at AAlVn air
port. 1t is attended by the cham
pions, their parents and represen'
tatives Of the press and OF the
| Chevrolet Motor Division. Here
prizes will be awarded to each
winner, and a spectacular must
cal show is planned by school,
choral and musical groups in Ak
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06
FOOD PROBABLY
DEFILED BY RATS
Inspection Agency Aban-
dons Terminal Ware
house Work

WASHINGTON, July 5-UR-The
food and drug administration said
today that thousands of Americans
probably are eating foods which
have been defiled by rats, mice
and insects.
Furthermore, the agency can do
little or nothing about it.
U. S. Supreme Court action re
= Gently forced the agency to aban-
don its 30-year-old practice OF in
speeding food, drugs and cosmet-
les at terminal warehouses.
The hign court refused to con-
slider an appeal from a lower
courts finding that the agency
acted illegally in 1945 when it selz,
ed several THOUSAND pounds OF
macaroni which was defiled by
rodents after delivery at a ware
house in Phoenix, Ariz.
A House subcommittee last
week approved legislation to give
the agency authority to resume
terminal Inspections and seizures.
Meantime, food and drug oftl-
eials say they are powerless to act
when they find contaminated tooos
and cosmetics, unless they can
prove that the contamination oc-
Cured while the goods were NOV
ing in interstate commerce.>
They cite a Cincinnati case as
an example. Agency inspectors re-
Gently found a salvage merchant
there re-packa ging for public sale
thousands of pounds of sugar
which had been collected from
broken and rat deflled bags IN a
railroad warehouse.
Another routine inspection re-
Gently uncovered insect : infected
flour in a Phoenixville, Pa, bak-
cry.
According to Larrick, many
cities and states also lack author
fly to remove spoiled goods from
the mark For years they have
counted upon TIE national agency
for major inspections and seizures,
he explained.
They have expected the agency
to act as it did about three years
ago in Selling $685. 900 worth of
shelled peanuts which had been
defiled by rats in a Washington
warehouse, he said. The buyer
converted the peanuts, originally
intended for peanut butter, into
non-edible peanut oil. Such recla-
nation had the agency's approval.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06
KING CAROL,
LUPESCU WE'D
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lNJOutllluCu HULL az OAS/
give details, but that it was "a
very sad occasion"
1t was known, however, that the
ceremony was attended by the
necessary witnesses and public Of
ficials to make it legal under the
civil law which permits marriage
lin extremis."
This dramatic climax to the long
international romance, neverthe-
less. may fail to attain legality
since both Carol and Nine. Lupes-
Gu are divorced under Romanlan
laws and Brazilian law does not
permit divorce.
But there is another technically
which could fulfill the death bed
appeal to Brazilian law, and that
is if the Brazilian Supreme court
recognizes the R%oraanian divorces
of both parties under its special
international function.
It. was in this technically that
Nine. Lupescu placed her hope o.
legalizing their 23-year romance
before she died.
Neither the judge o. the prose-
cutor in the local marriage court,
which must consider the case
within five days, would comment.
The newspaper o Glooo SAID
Nine. Lupescu would acquire the
title Helena, princess Of Roman
ia.
Carol. SO, and Nine. Lupescu,
about 40, had been living in exile
for about seven years. They left
Romania in September, 1910 under
q hail of bullets from Gen. lon
Antonescu's anti = semitic iron
guard.
They went first to Spain, tnen
to Portugal, Cuba and later to
Mexico. Their social life was much
livelier in Mexico than in Brazil.
Nine. Lupescu attended concerts
frequently and Carol likes night
clubbing, but they seldom appear
ed together in recent months, ap-
parently due to Nine. Lupescu's
failing health.
1t has been reported frequently
that the state of Nine. Lupescus
health prevented the couple from
returning to Europe, where they
could have occupied a French villa.
Carols secretary recently told a
reporter that Carol had no plans
to leave Brazil. He was question
ed about reports originating in
Rome that Russia was interested
in his intentions Of possibly return
ing to his, throne.
Carol. exiled twice from his
country, left both times with Nine.
Lupescu. He renowned the throne
for her love in 1925. He took her
with him when he fled IN 1910.
Carol has never made any poll
teal statements during his stay in
Rio DeJaneiro. He was rarely seen
outside the nightclub of the Copa-
.cabana hotel. Nine. Lupescu's So
c1al charm engendered a general
feeling of friendliness on her oc-
casional appearances in public.
In a rare interview obtained by
the Associated Press in 1924 while
she was en- route by ship from
Europe to the western hemisphere,
Nine. Lupescu disclosed that her
first name was not Magda, by
which she had been known abroad
for years, but was really Elena.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06

found a note containing instruc-
tons for the baby's formula.
Forty minutes before Marvin's
plane was to take off, the police
let him leave for ka Guardia field.
The baby was taken to the New
York Founding hospital.
AS he left, Marvin made n re-
quest to police. If they found the
woman, he would like to have his
fountain pen back.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06
Five Governors
Approve Wilson's
Tobacco Festival

WILSON,, July 5-R-Governors
Of five Southern states have mott
tied Governor r. Gregg Cherry
they will send young women to
represent their respective states
to the North Carolina Toba eco
exposition and festival opening here
August IA.
Two Misses already designated
are Ina Minis, Florence, S. c., and
Mary Neele Lindsay, Greenvile,
Tenn. Others have not yet been
appointed by the governors Of
Florida, Kentucky and Virginia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06
FLOOD WATERS
SAID RECEDlNC
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on the terminal railroad tracks
was past but that the town could
not be considered safe unll the
river receded below the 36-foot
mark. 1t stood at the 1878 mark.
Dupo residents erected the sand
bag and earth barrier after they
returned to the town following
evacuation by the engineers. The
town originally was considered
lost when the Prairie Du Pont
levee broke, but the new dixie kept
the water out.
A twice-daily boat service was
set Up between a station On ILL
nos highway 3, Grind Tower and
nearby Gorham, H., also partial
" inundated. The boats carry
foot. medicine, first class mail
and handle emergency evacuation
cases.
The townspeople had worked
strenuously on the levee until
Thursday night when their sand
bag barrier was preached allow
ing muddy water to fill the bust
ness district and much of the resi-
dental area. .
Previously the town has turned
down proposals for a levee be-
cause the residents felt it would
obstruct the view of the river and
spoil the towns riverfront park,
but at a meeting last night plans
for building a permanent leVee
were discussed.
--..A+1zx 4oLa
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06
Second Tobacco
Festival Planned
For August 28

TIMMONSVILLE, S. c., July 5
CPeThe second annual tobacco
festival will be held here Thursday,
August %. three weeks after open
ing of the market
A tobacco queen of the Pee Dee
will be chosen. Other attractions
will include a parade Of floats, a
store window di1play contest, and
a baseball game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06
LABOR PLANS
COOP STORES
Continued from Page One)

been ''proven beyond a doubt that
talk alone will not bring prices
down.
Eve must start at once to organ
ize as consumers if we are to play
our part in making full product
icn' and full employment a lasting
reality in U. S. A. we cannot
afford to wait.
"Almost every AFL member
spends at least $500 a year on living
necessities. These dollars, spent in
cooperative stores, will fight for
Fair prices and good quality Our
$500. COO members, buying in con-
sumer cooperative and saving in
credit unions, can be an immense
power for good"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06
10 IN STATE,
334 IN NATION
DIE OVER FOURTH
Continued FROM Page One)


IT; Georgia 7; Idaho g.; Illinois TO-;
Indiana 5; Iowa 3:
Kansas 4; Kentucky Z; Louisiana
4; Maine 8; Maryland 6; Massa-
chusetts 2; Michigan Is: Mime
sofa 2; Mississippi 2; Missouri 2;
Montana 2; Nebraska 2: Nevada g.;
New Hampshire 1; New Jersey 16;
New York 81;
North Carolina 10; North Dako-
ia 2; Ohio IL; Oklahoma 8; Oregon
4; Pennsylvania 10; South Caro-
lima IL; Tennessee 6; Texas It,;
Utah 2; Vermont l; Virginia H.;
Washington 5; West Virginia 5;
Wisconsin 9; Wyoming 3; District
of Columbia 4.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-06
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