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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
VETERANS LISTED
AMONG RECRUITS
Local Recruiting Officers
Announce E~nlistments
For Past Week

Eighteen applicants, including
two army and three Navy veterans
and one Marine veteran, were ac-
cepted for enlistment in the Regu-
lar Army by the Wilmington Army
Recruiting station during the past
week, 1t. Charles j. Markus, com
handing officer, announced yes
terday.
Army veterans were James M.
Miller, Whiteville; and James R.
McRae, Maxton. Both were accept
ed for a three year enlistment for
assignment to the Army Air
Forces.
Navy veterans were John D..
Wells, Jr., 2 T Lake Forest; Henry
L. Cumbee, Whiteville: and Eth
ridge H. Ward, Whiteville
The Marine veteran was Robert
H. Dale Of Watha, who enlisted for
a period of three years for assign
ment with the 1st Cavalry Division,
and was given the grade OF
Corporal.
Non-veterans accepted during
the above period were Lummie c.
Wyatt, 2708 Jefferson ST.; Garland
W. Batchlor, Hallsboro; Joe 7.
Smith, Jr., Whiteville: Anthony
Mobiles, Chadbourn; Richard A.
Mobiles. Chadbourn; Oakley j.
Smith, Chadbourn; William A..
Hughs, Chadbourn; Edward H.
Sasser, Nakina: MILFORD H. Whaley
Nakina; David E. Caps. Sneads
Ferry; Archie A. Bats, Wallace;
and Guy D. Parker, Jacksonville.
For information about the new
Regular Army all interested ap-
plicants may contact the U. S.
Army Recruiting Station, Room
205, post office, or a recruiting
sergeant may be contacted in the
following towns in the post office
building each week as follows:
Whiteville, Monday: Wallace We'd
nesdays; and Jacksonville, Thurs
days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
RICHMOND LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND. Va, Jan. 21.,-P-
(USDA) - Hogs - Market steady
with Monday on weights 100 lbs. &
over. $500 lower on 1O0-120 lbs: tor
$500 for good and choice 160-24O
ID. barroWs and gifts; 100-120 lbs.
$1,000; 120-140 lbs. $21. 90; 146-16O
lbs. S2l.50; 24O-3O0 lbs S22.25 300
lbs and owe S21. so; good sows, all
weights, $1,000; good stays $1,000.
Cattle-Market generally quiet on
light slaughter run; steers slow,
steady to weak yesterday and to-
day; bulk medium and good SIS. 90
21.50: odd lots COWS about steady
at $10.00-13.0O for fat dairy type.
S7.O0-10.00 on Gamers and cutters;
good beef cows up to 1900; sausage
bulls mostly $14.00 down: good beef
bulls to $500; vealers scarce, ac-
tive and fully steady. mostly $24. 90
down; odd head strictly choice to
S25. 90.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
BOND AVERAGES
Compiled by The Associated Press
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Jan. 81 - (P) - GUS.
DA)- Salable hogs 1000, total
5000; slow and very uneven;
weights under $50 pounds mostly
% cents higher; few sales so cents
higher; weights over $50 pounds
Is cents higher, but these still moi
fully established and many bids
$50 pounds and up only steady; tor
24.50; bulk good and choice 1870
$50 pounds "a. OO-24.25; 25O-30C
pounds 8 .50-24. 90; sows % cents
higher; bulk good and choice 90.
00-25.25; few 1850.
Salable cattle $500. total $500;
salable calves 800, total 800; fec
steers and yearlings $3.50 cents
higher: good grades up most moth.
ing strictly choice here; load choice
package of yearling steers 27.0O
extreme top; load top $3.50 paio
for strictly good steers; also mix.
ed steers and heifers; average
medium to strictly good steers
bulked at 18.00-25.0 90; heifers steady
to % cents higher: best PITS;
cows strong to 25 cents higher;
bulls steady; vealers steady tc
weak at 27.00 down; stock cattle
steady at Is .50-17.75.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
WHAT STOCKS DID
COTTON
E YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 = up -
Cotton futures, after a slow start,
turned strong i'll late dealings to-
day to show final net gains Of STAG
to $3.50 a bale.
Aggressive mill buying and re-
placement outside demand met
only limited offerings, following ar
early furry of liquidation. The ap-
pearance of buyer inquiries in the
textile market for third quarter
delivery at old ceiling levels and
better. gave confidence to some
traders.
Commission house demand was
attracted 10 the new crop months,
which we're selling under the in
Dictated government loan for the
1877 crop.
Latest CCC statistics indicated
an additional 1856 bales Of l94t
crop cotton had been placed in the
government loan for the week end
ed January II. In the same perioc
an additional AZ, 1862 bales were
registered for export under the
subsidiary program, compared
with 1928 bales in the previou:
week.
Futures closed $1.40 to $3.50
bale higher than the previou!
| c1oce
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
XCHANGE

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-R-Clos-
ing foreign exchange rates follow
(Great Britain in dollars, others in
cents:
Canadian dollar in New York
open market 4 3-4 per cent discount
or 1925 U. S. cents, unchanged.
Europe: Great Britain $4.02 1916,
unchanged; France Franc) .84 IA,
unchanged: Sweden Krona) 27.85,
unchanged: Switzerland Franc)
Comb %. 40, unchanged.
Latin America: Argentina Free
unchanged. Brazil Free $50,
unchanged; Mexico 20. ga, unchang-
ed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, Jan. 21-P)-Wheat:
None. Corn: No. 3 yellow S1.31 IL
1.34 IA; No. yellow ~S1.25-1.29 IA;
No. 5 yellow $1.15 3-4-1.24 -;
sample grade yellow $1.05-1.15 IA;
No. 8 white $1.38. Oats: No.
heavy mixed 80 3-4-93 IL; No. ]
mixed 1892 10; No. 2 mixed 81
IL; No. 1 heavy white "a; No.
white 80; No. 2 heavy white SO IL;
No. 2 white 81 1898 ~; No
white IS IL; sample grade white
70. Soybeans: No. l yellow 1929;
sample grade yellow $3.50.
Barley: Mating 81. 40-1 80 nomi.
nal; feed $1.05-1.25; field seed per
hundred pounds nominal: Red
Clover $43. oo-47.oO; Sweet Clover
$11%. 50-13.00; Red Top $3.50 to
$3.50: timothy $7.40-7.75.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
FAVORITES
SHOW GOOD GAINS
IRREGULAR Trend Follows
Market Throughout List
less Session

NEW YORK. Jan. 21-P)-Bonds
moved irregularly in today's mar
ket. A few rail favorites climbed
a point Or more while most OF the
carrier obligations were off frac-
tionally.
Dealings continued relatively
light with total sales of $3,38l.0OO
compared with So. 720, 900 Monday.
Investment circles noted reports
that the City of Montreal would
complete its refunding plan next
month with an offering of between
S75 and $50 million Of new bonds
in the United States, at the same
time selling $50 to $35 million in
the Canadian market.
Jersey Central IS closed today at
Sc, adding a point to Mondays
gain which followed Supreme court
rejection of the States appeal
from a federal district courts iurls-
diction over tax claims against the
railroad. The registered IS were
active, recovering an early dip
to close unchanged at "a "a.
Other Gains
Other gamers of a point or more
were Katy 4 lbs, Northern Pacific
As, Rio Grande Western collateral
IS and Frisco As of '97.
Declines we're registered for
New York Central consolidation As
Alton IS, Pennsylvania Central
4 1-2s. and Baltimore & Ohio
stamped convertibles. Other cor
porates in lower ground included
Western Union IS of 81. Pennsyl-
vania Central Airline 3 LIS and
General Realty & Utility As.
Higher in the foreign dollar list
were Antioquia "A and ID Is and
some Chile Mortgage bank and
Brazilian issues. Peru rs and first
and second declined fra%ctionally.
Some U. S. Convertibles in the
intermediate maturities showed
slight gains in over-the-counter
trading, with the 2 TBS of $3.50
UP 1-8 at 112 6-32bid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
CHICAGO POTATOES

CHICAGO, Jan. 21-R-USDA)
Potatoes: Arrivals IS; on track
1872; total U. S. shipments I'll:
supplies rather light for others;
trading very light account of zero
weather; Idaho Russet Burbanks
$40; Colorado Red Nc Clures
S3.15-3.20:. Wisconsin Chippewas
$2.4 ~unWashed; North Dakota Cob
blers $1.85 unwashed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 81 - tR -
Cotton futures closed steady s.
cents to $1.80 a bale higher.
Open High Low Close Net chg
Mch 29.97 30.31 29.73 1921 up %
May 1929 1888 1880 29.49 up 10
Jly 27.85 28.17 27.63 28.O8 up q
Oct 25.42 1884 1925 25.77 up 80
Dec 24.78 1928 24.67 25.11b up sc
Bid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
NEW SPOTS

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 81 up
- Spot cotton closed steady SIPS a
bale higher here today. Sales 1892.
Low middling 26.40, middling 1925,
good middling 30.65, receipts 8.19S,
stock 261, OBS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
Market Leaders Stumble
On Quiet TradingD Day

American Water Works. Southern
Pacific, Northern Pacific and
Chesapeake & Ohio
Bonds were ~irregularly lower.
Cotton rallied S1.40 to $3.50 a bale.
At Chicago wheat was down o-o to
? IA cents q bushel. corn 1-8 to
10 and oats SO to ! 1-8. Barley
added l-2.
Improved in the Curb were
American Cyanamid, American
Gas. Lone Star Gas Ton a lifted
DIVIDEND. Pennroad and St. Regis
Paner. Lowers were Cities Service.
Electric Bond g. Share, Pantepec
and Raythean. Turnover here was
300. 900 shares versus 2l0.Ooo yes
terday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Ca, Jan. 81 - ZAP
- Turpentine 100: offerings anc
sales none; receipts 100: ship.
ments $40: stocks 3,007.
Rosin, offerings and sales none;
receipts 1879; shipments none
stocks l ,101.
Quote: B, 6.85; D, 500; E. 8.35;
F, thru X, 8.76.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
CHICAGO BUTTER

CHICAGO, Jan. 81 - (P) - Gus
DA)- Butter unsettled: AA SO
81; A 80 61-61.5; B 30
go. 75-61.5; c 1880. Eggs steady to
firm; large No. l and 2 extras a.
A; medium extras $685..
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
0Daniel Has Pin,

WASHINGTON, Jan. p
Senator O'Daniel D-Tew r.
ed today a good way" 10 ros
the roll of government ernn1 ouc.
would be to fire half of them '' W.
see if the public makes any, li and
plant about the service" 'OH'
oDaniels suggestion was 49,.
regarding the $4,000 empIova md.
the Interior department. - ~ q"
Senate Civil Service comroa new.
began public hearings on nos.ss
ways to cut the fedora r0SS'o.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GRAIN
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Jan. 81 - Up Grain
futures were sharply lower in to-
days trading with tine exception
of the nearby corn contracts.
At the finish wheat was rs to "a
lower than the previous close, Jan
uary $2.154. Corn was Is to rs low
er, January 81 1924. Oats were
Is TO rs lower, March 74A-$. Bar
ley was y higher, March $1.2012.
Lard was 10 to Is cents lower,
July $22.25.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
TAR HEELS WIN

COLLEGE PARK, Md, Jan. 81.
-(P)-North Carolina States mat
men defeated the University of
Maryland wrestling team 21-11 last
night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22

NEW YORK, Jan. q pa
few pivotal stocks managed "
keep in the plus division to TO-DAY )
market but dealings were among
the slowest of the past year ana
the majority Of leaders stunoleu'
The proceedings turned sluggish
after a fairly active opening Il
the ticker tape frequently was
motionless. Declines of fractions
to a point or so predomlnated al
the close with a smatterlng OF
chin issues showing wider dips.
Transfers Of 600, 900 shares COM
pared with 300, 900 the day before
and we're the smallest for a full
stretch since last Aug. ~.
The Associated Press 60-otock
Composite was off 3 of a polnl
at s4.4 It was the second narfoWes'
s. hour market since August. l94o:
OF 9o3 issues registering, 462 fell
and 239 rose.
Armour Gains
Stocks breasting the current m
eluded Armour. - / at IA DO
Westinghouse ! at "a 10, Detroit
Edison 10 al 26 IL following q
proposed 10 percent stock dlVl-
dend), Sears Roebuck - at 80 90
International Harvester "a at "
U. S. Steel 3-8 at 70 and N. ~
Central 1-S at 10.
Eastman Kodak dropped 4 points
at 2lS. Great Northern was OH
l IA at 43 ga, Santa Fe at VI,
Du Pont l at 1872, American Smelt-
ing / IA at SO ga. American Can
l at SO IL and United Alrllnes
3-S at 81 - Tin The wake OF a new
financing program.
Others to back were Bethlehem,
General Motors. U. S. Rubber,
Montgomery Ward, Anaconda, Ken
necott. General Electric, Union
Carbide. Philip Morris. U. S. Gyp-
sum-. Schenley. Standard Oil CNJ),
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
RALEIGH POuITRy

RALEIGH, Jan. 21-R-tNCDA)
Poultry and egg markets steady
to somewhat firmer. U. S. Grade
"A. large, So; fryers and broilers,
"a to 26.
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N. c. O MARKET

RALEIGH, Jan. 21-(P- (NCDA)
Hog markets steady with tops
OF 23.00 at Rocky Mount and Rich
mond and 22.75 at Smithfield.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 The AS.
ISOLATED Press weighted wholesale
price index Of IS commodities to-
day advanced to 1865. "a.
Previous day 1877: week ago
1853. 70, month ago 1922 year ago
1925.
194647 1915 1914 l94s
High 170:57 1921 1O8. 70 1O7. 81
Low 112.02 1919 LOG. O3 1O3. "a
(1926 average equals 1907
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
WASHINGTON POJI,TRv

WASHINGTON.-U S. Grade A..
large, 48; broilers, fryers, and
! y~oasters, 80.
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STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK. Jan. q up -
Sales, closing price and net change
of the fifteen most active stock:
Tuesday:
Armour %, 800 145s up /.
N Y Cent 5000 10 up Is.
Nash Kelv 1920 1878 up IS.
Gen Mfrs $500 541a-3s.
Gen Pub Ut $500 1875 no.
United Corp 5000 1874 10.
Comwlth and Sou 5000 35s no.
Graham Paige $500 49s-h.
Va Car Chem $500 7h UP Y.
Studebaker 6,4O0 20B up ".
Kennecott 6,400 ass. .
Packard 6, 100 6A-1B.
Am Airlines 5000 9B up Is.
Canada Dry $500 14A-A.
Allegheny $500 4 no.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
Some Pivotals Manage Ia
Keep In Plus Ranks;
Thin Chips Up
MARKETS AT A GLANCE

MARKETS AT A CLANCE
NEW YORK. Jan. Il - R-
Stacks easy; leaders III
slow decline.
Bonds - %irregularly lower;
rails pace decline.
Cotton higher; mill ana
outside buying.
CHICAGO
Wheat - weak: CCC buying
discontinued in Chicago.
Corn-mixed; deferred deii'-
cries dipped with wheat.
Oats lower; sympathy with
wheat. ~
Hogs slow and unevenly 70
to so cents higher; top s24.oo.
Cattle steady to rs and oo
cents higher; top s27.oo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
DAIRY PRODUCTS

CHICAGO, Jan. 2l-R-Rn..
firm. Egg
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22

CHARLOTTE SPOTS
CHARLOTTE, Jan. 21.-P-Spot
cotton 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22

'lSll N1o1o'-
24.30 "a. 80 24.25 "a. 78n UP 46
Middling spot 31.19n up "a.
N-Nominal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22
STOCK AVERAGES

Compiled by The Associated
Press, Jan. 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-22

Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service
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cotton 1910.
Evening star., 1947-10-01
White Nights

Here In the northern summer night
The lo,o-hung sky Is peiled NTH light.
Pine-coUered hills close IN on euery side;
The lake Is silent, still and clear;
There are no stars reflected here.
And / tDho Hved ,ohere stars are bright
And euery ,Utndo11 frames star,
Go back In dreams, go back again
TO 1ohere the considerations are.
For one ,oho ltDes upon the plain
Lives also In the fields OF sky
Where up,oard distances reach jar ana
high.
And tpho am a prairie child
Haze diDelt too long tohere miles are n'ae,
And roamed too long In midnight oIne
Familiar sunce Dhere stars bloom Uttd,
70 lire without the upUard g,Tw: a,
PRUDENCE GEAREY SAND.
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Finqerprintinq Drivers

Traffic Director George Keneipp's pro-
posal in his annual report that automobile
drivers be fngerprinted is reasonable, in
view of the serious implications OF license
trickery. While the number of permit
frauds detected by police may not be
large in relation to the total number of
drivers, such frauds make it easier for the
criminal to ply his trade and hence un-
doubtedly have contributed to the crime
problem here and elsewhere. And the
presence on the streets of drivers carrying
fraudulent permits is potential menace
to public safety, any way one looks at it.
Police have found that the ease with
which duplicate permits may be obtained
has encouraged veritable permit racket.
AS many as eight or ten duplicate permits
have been obtained on forged applica-
tions by one individual, who then sold the
permits to persons whose permits had been
revoked or who were engaged in illegal
operations. 1t is to break up such rackets
that Mr.. Keneipp has recommended that
consideration be given to requiring finger
prints on all permit applications. A single
fingerprint on each application and on
each permit would provide an infallible
means of Identification. Thus, it would
be foolhardy for an applicant to imper-
senate some one else in seeking duplicate
permit
Law-abiding automobile drivers would
have nothing to fear from this identifca-
ton system The development of finger
printing as general means of noncriminal
Identification has long since removed any
stigma which once may have attached to
the practice. Thousands of citizens have
submitted their fingerprints voluntarily to
the Federal Bureau of Investigation for in
clusion in its noncriminal identification
files. These prints have served to identify
a number of persons suffering from
amnesia or involved in mutilating acci-
dents. The use of fingerprints to Illustrate
permit frauds would be logical step in
the general movement to throw better
safeguards around the issuance of licenses
to drive automobiles.
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Questions About the Moon

Looking at the full harvest moon last
night, it was not difficult to credit the
latterday theory that "the lesser light" of
Genesis once may have dominated the sky.
Next to the sun, the lunar disk certainly
is the most notably attractive feature of
the nearby heavens. It has a quieter
beauty than the greater, orb, and it is close
enough to examine conveniently with good
glasses, even with the naked eye. If there
are no heavy clouds this evening, our only
satellite will be worth watching If only as
subject of inquiry.
The moon has looked down upon long
centuries OF turmoil in our world. It has
witnessed convulsions comparable with
those precipitated by atomic bombs. For
instance, DR.. Rainer Zangen, curator of
fossil reptiles at the Chicago Museum,
directs attention to graveyard" in
Southern Wyoming in which thousands of
land and water animals have been found
at once?" Meanwhile, DR.. G.. F. c. Beeson
Of Oxford University studies the effect Of
Evening star., 1947-10-01
Decline of PIune Production

The inventory being taken of the avia-
ton industry by the Presidents Air Policy
Commission is vitally needed. The reports
of our declining production potential here
tofore given by spokesmen for the industry
have been so gloomy that some persons
have been moved to wonder if the public
is being fed propaganda" by aviation
boosters. The state of air security Is too
important to permit of doubt as to the
actual situation. The commission can
render valuable public service by taking
stock and presenting to Congress true
and clear report on what has happened
to our aviation industry since VI day.
The appraisals of our present manufac-
turing resources obtained by the commits
sion at its first hearing on the subject
corroborated completely the general esti-
mates recently issued by industry repre-
sentatives. They combine to make thor
oughly alarming picture 'of too-rapid and
too7drastic rehabilitation. They are
reminiscent of the relapse which affected
French aviation after World War I, re-
lapse which found the French Army totally
\unprepared to fight an air war with the
Luftwaffe. Our own aviation production
resources fell to level that would have
been disastrous had not time been on our
side in World War II. Our capacity for
expanding production enabled us to attain
production rate of nearly hundred
thousand planes year in 1914, two years
after Pearl Harbor. That compares with
less than seven hundred military planes
produced in the first six months of 1947.
- Major General Oliver P. Echols, U. S. A.,
retired, now president of the Aircraft In
duStries Association, has cause to be con-
cerned over an all-too apparent tendency
Of the public to rely on another produc-
ton miracle to save the Nation in event
of another war. AS he pointed out to the
commission, our demonstrated ability to
step up production to hundred thousand
planes year, given a fair start, will be
of no avail in war which might be de-
cided in days instead of years. The only
safe alternative is to maintain at all times
an air fleet of, sufficient strength to give
us reasonable chance of survival
The Presidents Air Co-ordinating Com
mittee, predecessor of the Air Policy Com
mission, recommended that aircraft pro-
duction be maintained at level of 5,780
planes year while the world is still in
state, of unrest and at three thousand
year when real peace returns. Present
production amounts to a fractional part
of the recommended minimums. If the
estimates of need made by the ACC re-
quire revision and If the production fig
ures published by the aviation industry are
incomplete or otherwise misleading, 1t be-
hooves the Air Policy Commission to make
a new and accurate evaluation. In so
doing the executive branch will have dis
charged its responsibility of advising Con-
gress of our air-power shortcomings The
next move will rest with Congress and the
American people. :
Evening star., 1947-10-01

To the Editor Of The Star:
AS a newspaperman jealous Of the profes-
sions integrity, as well as in my temporary
capacity as = naval ofncer, I emphatically pro-
test Harold Ickes malicious comments on the
living on Rongerik.
TWenty-t two years Of active newspaper work
10 times as much as Ickes has attempted
also makes me critical Of the editors who pub
lish such stuff without protecting their read
ers against msinformation by the easy proc
ess of checking the authors sources.
1t is easy to say that Ickes does not know
what he is talking about, for he has never
been within 5000 miles of Rongerik and doesn't
know an atol from a hole in the ground.
I have reason to believe that his column of
September 26 was distortion of an eight
paragraph memorandum from one scientist
who visited Rongerik under naval auspices on
August g., and remained five hours, between
planes.
I have been on Rongerik and Bikini within
recent weeks. I Travelled with the four chiefs
-"alaps"-of the Bikini clans on a visit to
their old home so they could report conditions
there to islanders on Rongerk There are
other persons in washington and New York
who went to the area earlier than I and re-
manned later, who will sustain my assertion
that Ickes' horror story belongs in Moscow's
Pravda and nowhere else.
Rongerik Was the Natives Choice.
Bikni was selected for the A-bomb tests be-
cause 1t was the only place in the world under
United States jurisdiction where the expert
ments could be conducted without danger to
adjacent populated areas.
The 167 natives-since grown to 186-were
not "persuaded' to move to Rongerik, lot miles
distant. They selected Rongerik themselves,
although other and better atolls farther south
by the Navy. They insisted on Rongerik be-
cause it was familiar to some of them and
nearest Bkini.
True, they were persuaded to leave Bkni.
That was no task requiring coercion for in the
words of the scientist whose memorandum
Ickes distorted the natives were mot well off,
because "the lands of Bikini are poor, the
coconut growing indifferently." Bikini was
never the Eden Ickes sobbingly describes, and
as for the plentiful breadfruit," it did not grow
there at all, and still does not grow there The
soil is too poor. 1t grows, although not flour
ishingly, on Rongerik, however.
There is one relative truth in Ickes' dia-
tribe The comparative acreageais as he states,
or, to be more exact, it is 1,484 acres in Bikini
to 416 for Rongerik. What that means in arabic
acreage if the Bikinians were willing to culti-
vate the land is another story
But the Bikinians themselves were refugees
before the island was known to Americans
pushed out to the less fertile perimeter islands
from their original home by the huskier and
more aggressive tribes to the southeast.