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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
Standard Oil Plant

While the project is not contemplate
ed for immediate construction, Will
mington r%ejoices that Standard Oil of
New Persey definitely intends to locate
a plant here for canning petroleum
products.
AS Mr.. J. L. Wright, North Carolina
manager for the company, explains in
announcing the project, it will greatly
increase the movement of petroleum
through the Port of Wilmington.
Petroleum has long been a major
port asset, save for the interruption of
all commerce here during World War
II. 1t is already coming back in a big
way. With the dredging of the Cape
Fear channel, provided for in the Rivers
and Harbors bill approved by Congress,
it will reach new highs in volume.
This additional demand to be Great
ed by Standard Oil will play no small
part in raising that volume.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
The Tax Veto

President Truman's veto Of the tax
reduction bill was no surprise. When
the House sustained the veto, by the
slim margin of two votes,-that was
a surprise.
t. had been assumed that the House
would repass the bill and that the Sen
ate would sustain the veto. Now the
measure will not have to go to the Sen
ate.
The bill is killed.
While President Truman obviously is
sincere in his position, and has not fall
ed at any time while the tax discussion
was going on in Congress and the press,
there is widespread dissatisfaction with
the course he has chosen to follow.
An inquiry, made personally to many
FWilmingtonians when news OF the veto
was published, brought but n answer.
81 will not vote for him next year."
and most of the persons queried ex-
planned their attitude by adding, inter-
negatively, "Why should / have to go
on paying through the nose so that tne
government can send billions abroad?>
It is not our purpose to support
condemn or excuse either the Whining
t~onians who gave this answer or the
President for vetoing the bill. We mere
Nv point out that Mr.. Truman has thrown
taxes into the political arena and that
as people generally think much in the
same way the opinion voiced here un-
doubtedly represents a broad cross Sec
ton of the peoples opinion throughout
the country.
The republicans in Congress natural
" impute a selfish purpose to the Presl-
dents reference to possible tax reduc-
tons in 1913. With the presidential
campaign then approaching, a substan-
tial tax cut would improve his chances
for the democratic nomination and pos
sible election, they contend. The ques-
ton, however, is whether the Presi-
dents political stock, which has now
fallen as a result of the veto, could be
lifted then to the level it recently at
tanned or even higher by belated tax
reducing legislation.
It is unfortunate indeed that a matter
so vital as taxes should become a polltl-
cal issue.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
For A Community Band

A community band, such as is pro-
prosed by Lieut.. Eugene Lacock, direc-
tor of the R. O. T. C. band, is to be
encouraged.
The plan is to hold ~rehearsals week.
ly through the summer in the band
room at the high school, and adults
are invited to participate with the regu-
lar band members.
Out of this program could spring
an adult city band, to be available for
public performances in addition to the
r. O. t. C. band which so often has
to perform alone when Wilmington is
celebrating some special event.
With adequate support, there would
seem to be no good reason why band
concerts should not be a regular sum
mel feature at Greenfield park, or al
Wrightsville Beach and Carolina
Beach. Twilight concerts at any or all
OF these places would add to the en-.
joyment of vacationists and permanent
residents.
They are provided at many resorts
and are always popular. Why not here.
abouts too?
One advantage would be that mem.
bers of the R. O. T. C. band, gradual
Ing from the high school, would be
available, and their experience. would
have great value to the community
band. Let's give Lieutenant Lacock thu
backing he deserves.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
Scales

The controversy between j. S. Sim
mons, a former weights and scales in
spector, and state agents, which was
aired again before the Board of County
Commissioners at it's last session, is
not a trivial matter.
MI. Sommons contends that fifty
seven scales in the business district
"have not been inspected in years." Al
a previous meeting of the commission
state agents protested Mr.. Simmons
claims.
The commission. previously agreed
to inquire into the situation Jointly
with the City Council but apparently
the two governing bodies have not yet
proceeded with their survey.
We have no means of knowing
whether the state agents or Mr.. Sim
mons is correct. We do believe, how.
ever, that as the public is financially
concerned any necessary inspection
should be made without delay.
If private consumers are getting
short weight for their money in one
or fifty-seven business establishments
they are entitled to redress, if only in
the form of full weight in the future.
On the other hand, if business estab.
lishments are complying with the Law
they should be cleared of charges tt
the contrary.
It is to be noted that all business in
downtown Wilmington are placed under
a cloud by the Simmons charge, for who
could hope to hit upon any one of tx
f%ifty-seven unnamed firms?
The county and the city governments
owe it to their community to clear this
matter up with all speed once and fol-
all time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
WEDNESDAY, JUNE IS. 1947
Star Program

State ports with Wilmington favored
In proportion with its resources. to In
clude public terminals, tobacco storage
warehouses, ship repair facilities. near
by sites for heavy Industry and So-foot
Cape Fear river channel.
City auditorium large enough to meet
needs for years to come.
Development Of Southeastern North
Carolina agricultural and industrial re-
sources through better markets and food
processing, pulp wood production and
factories.
Emphasis on the regions recreation
advantages and improvement OF resort
accommodations.
Improvement Of Southeastern North
Cardinals farm-to-market and primary
roads, with a paved highway from Top
sail inlet to Bald Head island.
Continued effort through the City's In
dustrial Agency to attract more in
dustries.
Proper utilization of Bluethenthal air
port for expanding air service.
lie, elopment Of Southeastern North
Cardinals health facilities. especially in
counties lacking hospitals. and includ-
ing a Negro Health center.
Encouragement Of the growth Of COM
mercial fishing.
Consolidation Of City and County
governments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
The Book OF knowledge
Department: - THE UNITED
STATES FOUNDING OF MARY
LAND AND PENNSYLVANIA.

Previous articles have told of
the early English settlers in Vir-
ginia and New England, and OF
the Dutch colony along the Hud-
son River which became New
York when it was seized by the
British. In 1884, another English
settlement was founded in the
country around Chesapeake Bay.
This became the colony of Mary
land.
George Calvert, the first Lord
Baltimore, was responsible for
founding it. He hao been convert
ed to the Roman Catholic faith,
and he hoped that the colony he
planned would be a land of peace
and prosperity for English Catho-
lies, who were prosecuted at that
time in England. He persuaded
King Charles I to smake him Lord
proprietor of a large tract Of land
north of the Potomac River.
He died just as the charter was
to be granted, and it was given to
his Oldest son, Cecil, the second
Lord Baltimore. The. land, was
named Maryland to compliment
Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of
King Charles I. The second Lord
Baltimore sent his brother, Leon
ard Calvert, in charge of a col
onizing expedition that founded St.
Mary's in 1884. From St. Mary's,
many new settlements were made
along the rivers.
ProteStantS as well as Catholics
were welcomed, but later a large
Puritan element in the population
made a great deal of trouble for
the Lord proprietor. At one time
they joined some Virginians and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
The Doctor Says
DENTAL TROUBLES
STEM FROM YOUTH
BY WILLIAM A. O'BRIFx ,

Dental neglect is exnens;M' D.
dental care is not. Most d;.. but
ties which adults have with Il'i .El
teeth stem from neglect IN asit
hood. enid,
A mother can start In
the developments Of ber suatd
teeth by eating a well tll4os
diet during pregnancy. T5 3a-aaeed
no special foods which a.
superior teeth. Heredity aIs .Oqa'.
factor in determining the [ins Is
teeth children have. AD'u Y
Acids produced by mouth
which thrive On sugar erode 'sIA'
enamel. Children who are aro ,uoSl
to eat excessive amounts II .Sea
and sweets may provide a t tsra'
able soil for the growth Of ' tS..'
germs. 1'ese
If a child grows up in AN ,...
in which the water contairs ara
least one part Of tluorine in s.'s
one million parts OF water. he s 'a,
have teeth which will resiSt wy
cay. Some Of his teeth MAY ds,s Ne
but the number Of cavitiss 1Nn
never be as great as is to,,S VIM
children who drink water ws;. n
contains less fluorine. En,..i
mental application Of fluorins !.
the outside Of the teeth is NV
ducing encouraging results, F"
Children should be reo,,i,.,
to clean their teeth twice a d,n
Two suitable brushes shorIs Wy y
purchased for each child w.
best type has two rows 0, Ell, !,
bristles.
Teeth should be brushed tror
the gum margin down to the fin =,
the teeth. When teeth have besn
cleaned inside and out and ovsr
the biting surfaces, rinse ts
mouth with water. Removing II,
excess of food between the tept,
also limits the development Of
acld-producing germs in certain
mouths.
QUESTION: What is pantotlen.
ic acid?
ANSWER: Pantothenic acid is
member Ct the vitamin 3. ron.
plex. 1t is necessary for III.
growth of yeast, bacteria and ce..
tain animals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
BY T S

WASHINGTON The parade to
Congress of special interests want.
ing government-guaranteed subsi-
dies to keep going is apparently
without end. Now it's some 1857
operators of high production-cost
U. S. copper, lead and zinc mines.
Their pet bill for a $500 million
$50 million a year for five years
subsidy plan will be up before the
House soon.
And unless they get it, extend
ing their wartime premium price
plan under which they will have
received S345 million in the five
years ending June 80, many OF
these marginal mine operators
claim they will have to close
down.
They don't want it to happen.
They never had subsidies before
the war, but they learned to like
them. They claim that if they shut
their mines down now and for
long, it will be impossible to re-
open. They claim closing will
throw some 5000 miners out OF
work. They claim Congress must
do something to aid small bust
ness and fight monopoly-the big
ger, lower cost mines that can
operate and make money without
a subsidy. Finally, these high-cost
producers claim the U. S.. should
do something to build up its stock.
pile of strategic metals, for an
other war.
Under urging of the marginal
mine operators, two bills have
been introduced in Congress tc
keep them going. The n by Sen
Arthur v. Watkins of Utah is fail
ly simple and of short range. Il
would authorize the government 10
continue substituting copper, lead
and zinc production until the re.
naming $40 million of las. years
$500 million appropriation for pre-
MUM payments is expended.
The other, House bill is ia:
more sweeping. 1t is backed bv
Congressman Russell of Nevada,
Allen of Illinois, Hairless Oh Ari-
IONA, Hill of Colorado, Meyer OF
Kansas, and others. After being
approved by a mining subcommit-
tee, the bill was hung up fer over
five weeks in Chairman Aliens
| House Rules Committee But If
has now been reported out and
will probably pass the House. Its
fate in the Senate is less certain.
Instead of combining subsidies to
copper, lead and zinc, the Russell
bill, as IFS called, would cover
all the 50 scarce metals on the
Army-Navy Munitions Board criti-
cal list.
A new Office of Materials-seo-
arate from the Bureau Of Mines
would be set up in the Depart
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
Metal Mines Want Subsidy

ment of Interior to run the pro-
gram. Its director would have
power to say what subsidies are
paid to whom and for what met
ais. Subjected to pressure from
every marginal mine owner in the
country and with $50 million a
year to pass out, this official
might get an awful pushing
around.
Bureau of Mines has opposed
the Russell bill. Its experts are
not convinced that subsidies Will
conserve the domestic supply OF
scarce metals. They have estl-
mated the U. S. now has only a
25-year reserve of copper, lead,
and zinc in the ground. Wartime
consumption was terrific, even
though a third of the zinc and
nearly half the copper and lead
consumed were imported.
A subsidy on all scarce metals
production. it is argued, would
cause over-production. That would
force down the price. That in turn
would make it necessary to pay
still higher subsidies to meet the
difference between low market
price and high production cost.
This could lead to a vicious down
ward price spiral which would
cost the government far more
than the $500 million.
The War Department has taken
no official position on this SUBSIDY
policy question, believing that is
IN to Congress. Undersecretary OF
War Kenneth C. Royal, however,
in testimony before the House
Mining subcommittee has pointed
out that over-stimulation OF pro-
duction by subsidy payments
might defeat its own purpose by
depicting domestic sources
Army-Navy Munitions board
mas strategic materials stockplllng
as its responsibility, but is limited
by law 20 building up reserves
from sources which do not com
DGLe WIN QUll1GStlC UPPAJ
is also prohibited by law from
paying subsidies.
Chief hacker of the Russell bill
is the National Minerals Conser-
walton Council, headed by Prof..
Edwin R. Shorey of Madison, WIS.
The Council includes Colorado,
Black Hills, Oregon, the Trl-otate
Missouri-Kansas : Oklahoma, and
other local mining associations.
One reason the bigger. loW-cost
mine owners oppose subsidies is
The fear that they will lead to
naturalization of all mines. The
International Union of Mine, Mill
and Smelter Workers, CLIO,
through its Washington director,
Howard Lee, has issued a state
melt saying that if Congress does
not authorize a subsidy for thee
marginal mines, 1t will demand
naturalization.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18

theless. King Charles II liked Will
liam Penn and, in 1851, he gave
him a large tract of American
land west of the Delaware River.
Penn and his descendants were to
own it, just as the Calvert family
owned Maryland. 1t is said that
the King himself chose the name
Pennsylvania, which m e a ms
PENIS Forest.
William Penn gave a great deal
Of thought to the sort of colonists
he wanted. Many English Quakers
came, as we'll as Scotch, Irish and
Welsh, but Penn especially en-
couraged farmers and craftsmen
from the Rhine Valley, Switzer-
land and Sweden.
He managed the colonization
well. He made friends with the
Indians, he encouraged the more
useful kind of settlers, and he
made wise laws. No one was to
be troubled for any matter of re-
the punishments for crime
were not harsh, and men could
get land on easy terms.
In 1858, the city of Philadelphia,
which means Brotherly Love, was
laid out, and soon grew to be a
handsome town with broad streets
and brick houses.
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Another World?
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
By WILLIAM E. MckENNEI
Americas Card Authority

Written for NEA Service
The American Contract BTldss
League is dedicated to the tlsa'
against cancer. One Of It's wen.
known activities Is the children
unit at Memorial Hospital IN new
York, which is devoted exclusive.
" to the treatment OF tuIno'
and cancer in children, The WINS;
Club of New York runs a call
party annually for the beneln ~
this activity, and this year la"
ed over $4,000.
The League sets aside 'le P5v
ceeds of the Eastern states s,1 me-
gtonal mixed team-of-fopr cnan'
pionship each year for this caus IT.
This event was won receh'ly "
Mrs. Paula Bacher OF h's,
Orange, N. j.; Maurice LEVIN "
Newark, N. j.; Mrs. j. D: GaiuIv'
of Brooklyn, N. Y, and Lewis :"
Jaeger of New York City.
Mrs. Gardner phyllis 10 'Va.
|nament players) is always a WV
tender for championship honor
when she completes in an even
She takes her time in the pay
a hand and avoids careless Ill"
takes. .,.i,
Ii she had received a spa"
opening or today's hand, her CO...
tract would have gone down "
almost certain defeat bu' ~;
three of clubs was opened al. ~.
MS. Gardner did not MAKE .I Nh
mistake of winning the hIs' . rM,
trick. She let East hold the tEl.,
with the queen, and taN S W.,
powerless then to get me u"
quick spade tricks. ..a
He returned a club, MIS- Oaa~
ner won with the ace, 0 W. ~,
rounds of trumps and then led ~ IN
ten Of diamonds, taking me M
esse. East won with the king !.
diamonds, and all he could do Vt"
to cash the ace of SPACES ~.
If Mrs. Gardner had won W.
first trick with the ace oil ciu n,
she could have picked up T.
trumps. but when she finesseo IN
diamond, East would nave S In,
put West in the lead Win uIs ~.
of clubs, and a spade ~olia lo I'd
tainly have been led right tni W.T.
the king. Thus East Il
would have made two spaoe'
diamond and a club. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18

captured the capital, forcing the
governor, Leonard Calvert, to flee
to Virginia for safety. For a time
the Puritans got complete control
of the assembly and would not al
low Catholics to have any power.
Finally, the fourth Lord Baltimore
turned Protestant, and in Ills his
rights were restored.
Meanwhile, the colony of Penn
sylvania had ben founded by Will
liam Penn, son of a distinguished
English admiral who was a friend
of the royal family. To the dis
gust of his family, young William
had become a Quaker. The
Quakers at this time were very
much despised in England. Never
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18

Small business is more than Just
a segment of our remarkable eco
nomic machine. 1t is a veritable
way of life, and in this respect
ii is very similar to farming
Prof. Kurt Mayer, New School
for Social Research so~ciologist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18

The chances of a non-revolution-
airy development of our nation in
the next so years will be determin-
ed largely by our educational
system.-Dr. James B. Conant,
president of Harvard UNIVERSITY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18
GOOD MORNING

An Englishnlan thinks he is moral when
he is only uncomfortable.-GeOrge Bernard
Shaw,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-18

(Copyright, 1947, by King Features Syndicate
Inc.)
The frontiersman., 1947-03-29
ADVENT MeeTfN s
END THIS WEEK

Mkt Waek's series
Of three meetings
planned by Merle
Smith, Seventh Day
Adv antist pas tor
will conclude the
speci al moetings. Mr..
Smi tn has been in
SeldoVia for several
We eks, and has held
church S ervices three
tlmes weekly in tho
Ne thodist ChW CHI
ince his arrival
here.
The frontiersman., 1947-03-29
IT'S UP TO YOU

eleven asidents
Of the city Of ,Seldo-
via have indica ted
their willingness to
assume civic respon-
sibility by. fiji ing
for a SCAT on. the
city council. For q
time at Iaas T., thu fr
duty is ended. They
can do no more until
after naxt Tuesdays
elac ton.
But thu civic duty
Of other -Seldovians
has jus t begun. FIR ON
II candidates you are
required to make q
choice of five. The
fac t that IL are in
terested in the way
municipal affairs are
conduc ted is an indi~
cation Of pr ide and
faith In 'Seldovia.
However that pr ide
and faith in the CT ty
Of Seldovia can be
deeply shoken, if We
9th or local residents
do not assert our
pr ide and ia it'll by
cas- ting a Ballot at
the polls next Tues
day.
Talk to your cand-
idates, find out what
they stand for in
city government, and
thon 60 TO The poll
next Tue sd ~ and
voro.
ANY cual fl I'd vo-
to- VINO So: Us hone
ne It walk, for any
'eescn ctn,r than
illness. has no right
20 &C u.s. DER / inns elf q
5 Wan.
The frontiersman., 1947-03-29
D ENAlI I { AYES
ON PRIl J

Tho Denali is next
scheduled to leave
Seattle on April 5,
tho And er son Dock
agont announc I'D to-
day. Ports Of call
on thu april trip in
c1ud 2:
K>tchikan, Orca,
Cordova, Port San
Juan, Seward, Port
CIR aham, Seldovia,
Port Williams, Iro on
CIR eek, Port Wakefield
Uganik, Kodiak and
IS timatod arrival
time in Saldovia for
the Denali was SGT at
april l2.
The frontiersman., 1947-03-29
ANNUAL MEET NC
or WOMAN':S CLUB
TO Bf SPRi NC

i: Ths annual meeting
Of the Seldovia Wo-.
man's Club will BE-
held in the; Ii brary
at 8 O'Clock next
Tue sday evening, it
was announc I'd by club
pr : IS idnnt Margery
Spenc or.
officers for next
Year will be olec ted
at this ma ting, and
the pr ogr am Books CO.
varing the past
year's work Will be
dis tr i butad to man,
bars.
A docla ANA tion con-
test among the STU
dants Of Seldovia
high school Will be
featured on the pro-
Gram.
Evening star., 1947-05-04
The Air and Arqentino

The new air agreement signed by
the United States and Argentina is
important on two counts. It repre-
sents an encouraging development
in the field of international CONNER
cial aviation, and it indicates turn
for the better in relations between
Washington and Buenos Aires.
What the agreement does is to
commit Argentina to abide by the
principles of the Bermuda pact
drawn up last year by Britain and
the United States. The pact estab-
fishes the policy of free competition
in international civil air transport.
1t sets up machinery for the opera
ton of reciprocal routes and land
ing points, and it provides that any
signatory country may pick up mail.
cargo or passengers in another
signatory country for flight to
third signatory country. In other
words, while setting up safeguards
against unfair competition, it opens
the sky to freedom of travel and
aims at giving all the signatories
equal opportunities in offering the
services of their commercial airlines.
In now agreeing to all this, Argen-
tina has reversed its past policy-a
policy fav1ring strict limitations on
Evening star., 1947-05-04
Too Close for Comfort

Thanks to the notably proper atti-
tude of Chairman Leo E. Allen, the
all-powerful Rules Committee will
permit the full membership of the
> House to pass judgment on the
$400, 100000 Greco Turkish aid bill.
But the one-vote margin by which
the measure squeaked through the
committee was entirely too close for
comfort.
This slimmest of possible margins
came about because Chairman Allen,
although personally opposed to the
bill, felt that the issues involved were
SO important that the House, and
not the committee, should decide the
matter. For that he is to be COM
mended. To say the least, however,
it is disquieting to reflect that bill
which passed the Senate by vote of
81 to %, which bears the unqualified
Endorsement of the President and
Secretary of State, and upon which
the hope of the western world may
depend escaped a committee pigeon
hole only by grace of the good judg-
ment of one man.
Fortunately, the indications are
that sentiment in the Rules Com
mittee is not typical of sentiment in
the House. The bill, according to all
expectations, will be passed by what
Speaker Martin describes as Sub
stantial margin" To the extent that
there is uncertainty, it has to do
with the threat of destructive
amendments, and it is in this area
that the real danger lies.
1t is expected that the opposition
forces will attempt to reduce the
amount of money called for, to
eliminate aid to Turkey and to
"demilitarize" the program. ANY or
all of these proposals, If adopted,
could have disastrous consequences,
and all members of the House should
search their consciences before vot-
ing on them. The demagoguery of
men like Representative Bender, who
attacks the bill with shouts of "in-
ternational globaloney," should not
be permitted to influence the deci-
sion. The consideration which
should control is whether we can
attempt to check the spread of COM
munism with our hands tied by
crippling amendments. 1t seems
evident enough that the answer to
that is no, for we would be better off
without any program than with one
which cannot work.