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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
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State ports with Wilmington favored
N nroportion with rs resources. 10 M
elude public terminals, tobacco storage
WAREHOUSES. ship repair tacilities' near.
By sites for heavy industry and So-1o0'
Cape Fear river channel.
City auditorium large enough 70 mee'
needs for years TO come.
Development Of Southeastern Norm
Carolina agricultural and industrial re,
sources through better markets ana 1000
processing. pulp wood production ana
factories.
Emphasis on the regions recreation
advantages ana improvement OF resort
accommodations.
Improvement OF Southeastern North
Cardinals farm-to-market and primary
roads, with a paved highway rom Top
sail inlet TO Bald Head island.
Continued effort through the C1tys IN
dustrial Agency to attract more l.
dustries.
Proper utilization Of Bluethenthal air
mort for expanding air service.
Development OF Southeastern Norm
Cardinals health facilities. especially IN
counties lacking hospitals. and mcluo-
Ing a Negro Health center.
ENCOURAGEMENT Of the growth Of eom'
mercial fishing.
consolidation Of City and County gov
ernments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
Guarding Presidents
BY LARSEN

WASHINGTON - All the fan
tastic details Of the extreme eau
ton which went into the personal
protection Of Franklin D. Roose-
welt during the war are now re-
.ealed. They're told in a new book
called "R eilly of the White
House." the latest in the popular
I-was-close-to Roosevelt series.
It's by Michael F. Reilly, the Sc
cret Service man in charge Of
guarding President Roosevelt dur
ing the war, as told to William
j. Slocum.
Here's .Reiny's logical justitica-
ton for what he had to spend:
IT decided that if somebody or
something killed FDR 1 would find
very little sympathy in the Halls
of Congress or from the American
people if l alibied that the con-
traption necessary to combat the
weapon that murdered FDR cost
almost $40, 900 and 1 didn't want
to waste too much Of Uncle Sans
money"
With the question Of cost thus
neatly b%ypassed, Reilly swung in
to action Immediately after Pearl
Harbor.
For a while the President only
had n armored car, which was
borrowed from the Treasury and
which was originally made for Al
Capone. Then Reilly got two ar
mored sedans and two armored
convertibles, which we're capable
of withstanding a direct hit from
a he~avy-ca,iber machine gun. The
fabric tops of the convertibles
were reinforced to repel a hand
grenade dropped from a height of
$50 feet.
When the President travelled by
train, a baggage a with a spe-
cial ramp carried the armored We
hicles along. They could be I'M
loaded in three minutes.
At Reilly's request the Pullman
Company built an armored rail
road car with bullet-proof win
dows three inches thick. with
case-hardened s e ] capable of
wlthstanding a crash with. any
railroad engine without smashing
or telescoping. According to Reilly
1T will remain intact if dropped
rom a railroad trestle and is i'm
pervlous to %projectiles short of
cannon fire, and to dynamite
charges placed on the roadbed."
|, The a is also waterproof, with
! battleAhip bulkhea ads for doors and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
The Magic Of A Name

A writer in Life magazine dis
closes hat Republican big-wig
politicians r regarding more
seriously than eve the possibility
that General Dwight D. Eisenhow-
er may be persuaded to run for
President on the ticket of the
Grand Old Party.
A few months ago the sug-
gestion was laughed or shrugged
OFT as being ridiculous. preposter-
Gus. Today the suggestion is no
longer greeted with a cynical
smile, it is said. In Washington
the politicians in both parties are
apparently taking the Eisenhower
proposition rather seriously, de-
spite the fact that nobody seems
TO know whether the Army Chief
OF Staf is a Democrat or a Re-
publican or whether he would ac-
cept the nomination of either par
ty were it offered to him OF A.
silver platter.
AS it looks from here. the G. O.
r. preoccupation with a possibili-
~ OF persuading General Essen
mower to run on the Republican
ticket appears to be an admission
That the record of the G. O. P.
congress has seriously undercut
the party's 1913 chances. Last No
vember it looked as if the Re
publicans could win in '48 with
almost anybody they put up. The
more conservative leaders like
Taft and Rricker appeared to
nave the inside track. since the
tide OF public opinion seemingly
J was moving strongly toward the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29

Agriculture. Mr.. Anderson has Presi-
dent Truman's confidence. Because he
is a favorite of the White House the
soothsayers are turning their eyes upon
likely candidates for the agriculture de-
partment secretaryship.
Among the three men whose names
are whispered in Washington is MIR
W. Kerr Scott, North Carolina Com
missioner of Agriculture. Of his quail
f~ications for the position, the Greens
boro Record says:
"Mr. SCOTS ability and leadership
in agricultural affairs has been general
ly recognized on both a state and ma
tional scale. He is president of the Ma
Itional Association of Agriculture Com
m~issioners, Secretaries and Directors,
a member of the marketing program
committee and he recently was sent
to Mexico by the federal government
to investigate control measures against
cattle diseases"
Mr.. Scott has hosts of friends
throughout the state who recognize his
eligibility. 1t would be a happy day fol-
the South if Mr.. Truman should nomi.
nate him for the place Mr.. Anderson il
expected to vacate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29

right, leaving such men as Dewey
Staesen, Vandenberg, e. d.
stranded on the island beacaheao'
The picture looks dlfferen, W
day. The months o. confusion anu
delay in drawing a tax-reducIo'
measure which finally failed Oh en-
actment, the continued rp"S.o
spiral in prices after Repuo-c@I'
inspired efforts to eliminate con-
trolls were successful; the Lel5s,
resentment of the TAFT ha-,e.
Labor Law, and other fse'0.i
combining with the restorat-ol "
much Of President Truman w.
popularity which followed MS fIn+
dealing with John L. LEWIS d.
Fall, tend to suggest that the m
publicans no longer are so co.r
dent of winning with just any sot
didate. Indeed it begins to I93a .
as if the G.. o. P. might os. .r
to place its dependence mex.
in the magic of a name
General Eisenhower, who
resign early in 194S to asS9nls .rsi.
presidency of Columbia U4I' has
ty, isn't talking just now ne ~.
laughed off suggestions that ne W,
come a candidate. but ne mas be
definitely and finally SAD he
would not run. Until he Se'Ie -,,ov.
matter, once for all, some .o''o
ers of the elephant prooao'S %
continue to regard him a. q 4l,etr
hope for their party, 6'' NJ
very leaning toward the ns2., 4
a name reveals the despefn'i
their cause.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29

three easily : reached submarine
escape matches, in case it should
plunge into a river or be sub
merged.
He reveals one suggested pre-
caution, however, which was not
taken because it would have been
too costly:
Among other things . it
was suggested that the course Of
the Potomac and Anacostia rivers
should be changed. This last was
not quite as silly as it sounds,
because no camouflage of the
White House is practical while the
confluence Of these rivers remains
a mile from the Mansion. A pilot
would find it quite simple to hit
the White House by flying up
either river and getting his fix
at the confluence"
The first bomb shelter, Reilly
reveals, was a remodeled vault
under the Treasury Building with
a zig-zag connecting tunnel from
the White House. The zig-zag was
to stop a bomb fragment which
might fly right through a straight
tunnel. OF the next one. built IN
der the White House grounds,
Reilly says, "Knowing the materi-
al that went into its construction,
I feel for the contractor who is
ever charged with removing or
changing it,"
A part Of the defense plans in
cluded the following:
"There were troops always
ready to defend the White House
against AXIS paratroopers. 10 Sc
cret places near Washington for
presidential residence in case of
bombings, and a perp etually
ready airplane to speed him in
land in case of INVASION"
Other protective devices en-
ployed by Reilly and his men in
cluded tiny microphones, seeing
eye doors, pocket-sized radio SEND
ers and receivers. An armored
speaking stand, with a sheet of
steel which would shoot Up two
feet above the Presidents head.
was built. A Geiger Counter was
always kept near the President to
warn OF radium.
These are just the physical safe
ty props that we're used. In other
chapters Reilly reveals all the
elaborate planning and investi-
cations which went into protect
Ing the President.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
Rid The Air
OF Bacteria
BY WILLIAM A. O'BRIEH

~ u,
Air droplets Of mucous
ana viruses have been rsco Ss.Hi
as disease soreaders for o 3sslls
years. Efforts to destroy %
droplets received added .aeS'
during World War II. s"lo'
A study on the attem2.s
infect the air in operat'.g O.
newborn nurseries and .h,
found that no single rre-ac5 HS'c'
tirely successful. A coro;7s,e",
ultraviolet barriers, cnem:~.l "
infection and active rscso'S u.s.
ventilation e 10 oet.r
greatest chance for tyt,rs ne
cess. S0c'
Many hospitals have Install,
ultraviolet lights in onars.o
rooms. so that the air is eyoo,.
to radiation effects during tbs
Grafton, thus minimizing irfec.o
Only those germs floating fraa
the air are affected, but thew
considered a minor HAAS
most germs r concentrs,ed
the floor. If the light was stror,
enough 10 destroy all bac>e-i, vs.
patient, surgeon and asss.,a.
would be burned. Ultrsvio,ei
stallations in hospitals and sr,o.,
rooms, therefore, will reduce wv.
not eliminate, air-borne infec i,,.
Efforts to disintect the Al, !,
surgical operating rooms br =.
use Of carbolic acid SPRAY gos,
back to the time of LORD 50.
the father Of antisepttc s,-ga-r
This method was abandosed ~,
cause OF the toxic effect of car.
bolic acid.
Dust, which gets into the a.
from sweeping. busting and b..
making, is a possible disease
spreader. Oiling the floors a,i
bedding in army barracks result.
ed in less respiratory infection I'M.
der ordinary conditions oys,
though germs were still spread
during severe epidemics.
Properly installed air condis;or.
ing units remove germ-laden A.
and replace it with fresh ar. or.
side air contains so few disesu
germs that It Is harmless. but
when it is blown into a room t5e
dust which comes in with it NAV
pick up disease germs.
QUESTION-When I take q sun
bath, my skin itches for some
time afterwards. VIII this lead 10
cancer?
ANSWER - Cancer OF the skin
develops after degeneration Of TIA
skin. Your difficulty sounds Tx.
physical allergy. Consult you,
physician.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29

WASHINGTON, Aug. % Now
that the British dollar crisis has
temporarily subsidized, one big
question remains to be answered.
The few weeks in which pounds
could be converted into dollars
we're almost intellectually costly.
The run On the British treasury
cost u taxpayers between 800
million and one billion American
dollars, siphoned off from our loan
to Britain to pay for mink coats
for Argentine millionairesses and
limousines for Egyptian pashas.
The cost to the British people will
be an appalling cut in their stand
ard o. life. The cost to Britain and
America together will be a severe
weakening Of the Anglo-American
political partnership, which our
loan to Britain was intended to
strengthen.
All this was utterly unnecessary.
All that Vas needed was to JUS
pend the convertibility clause in
the Anglo : American loan agree
ment, before the clause took ef-
feet on July IS. Why on earth
was this not done? The answer is
curious in itself, and points a vital
moral.
The dangers Of the convertibility
clause in the loan agreement were
of course f%oreseen. on both sides
Of the Atlantic, long prior to July
Is.
They were not fully realized. to
be sure, by the stuffy, doctrinaire
Chancellor Of the British Exche-
quer, Hugh Dalton. Dalton was
complacently convinced that the
pound, the traditional medium of
internal exchange, could hold its
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
America Must Lead
BY Joseph and Stewart Alsop

W with the upstart dollar. He
so advised the British Cabinet.
The Cabinet, occupied with other
things, took him at his word. But
among the younger and more
realistic experts in both the
British Treasury and the Foreign
Office, there were many who saw
the storm signals on the horizon.
The same pattern held IN Wash
ington.
AS long ago as last January,
the British actually felt out our
Treasury's attitude on the con-
vertibility clause. But they did not
lay the facts squarely on the
table, and ask for the help they
really needed. Instead, they tried
an indirect approach. They were
having some trouble making ar
rangements for sterling-dollar con-
vertibility with the Chinese and
certain other countries. They ask
ed for an interpretation of the loan
agreement which would remove
this highly technical difficulty.
The first reaction Of Secretary
Of the Treasury John Snyder is
to say mo- to any proposal. He
fairly snapped at the British rep
resentatives who made the over
ture. The British were crestfallen.
Snyder had spoken. Therefore,
they YEARLY and incorrectly sup
posed, the American government
had spoken. In reaching this con-
c%lusion, however, they omitted two
major facts.
First, their approach was indi-
rect. Thus the real problem, which
was the danger of convertibility
as a whole, was not discussed at
all. Second there we're r1enty of
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29

leading American officials who al
ready saw this danger. Among
these were Under Secretary OF
State Dean Acheson. his success
or, Robert A. Lovett; Under Sec
retary of State VIII Clayton, and
Secretary OF Commerce Averell
Hartman. These men together
could have won the day for sus-
pension of converlibility. The only
trouble was that they were wait
ing for the British to take the
initiative. As in some silly Vic
torian novel, each side waited for
the other to speak first.
Even at the eleventh hour, when
Secretary Clayton went to London
this spring, this mutual skittish-
ness persisted. Before Clayton's
trip, it was known that he would
be prepared to negotiate, if the
British strongly urged revision OF
the loan agreement.
Instead the British merely
spread before Clayton a set of
figures. These figures made it en-
tirely clear that the drain on the
British dollar position after con
v%ertibility would prove intolerable.
Clayton, waiting for the British to
make a positive request for aid,
said nothing. And the British,
hamstrung by Dalton's nostalgia
complacency on the one hand, and
by their fear of another American
rebuff on the other, took Clayton's
silence for a rebuff.
Thus. idiotically, the disaster
vas allowed to happen. As after
every disaster, all the participants
r busily looking for the goat.
Some of the less intelligent British
r talking about Uncle Shylock
again.
Among American officials there
is also a tendency to curse the
British for their lack of foresight,
their refusal to face the facts of
their situation. This is the old err
ror Secretary of State George c..
Marshall used to warn against as
CHEZ Of Staff, and still warns
against at the State Department.
It is the error Of fighting the
problem"
Fighting the problem means.
very simply, complaining against
the conditions of the problem to
be solved, instead Of going to work
to solve it. 1t is fighting the
problem" to complain that The Bri-
fish failed to see the seriousness
OF their own situation. and did not
take the initiative in asking US to
help. Any reasonably competent
psychologist, realizing the desper-
ate character Of the British plight,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
Maxine Just A Symptom

The Kannapolis Daily Independent,
which first exposed the sad case of
young Maxine Smith, the epileptic
whose warped mentality has made her
dangerous to her parents and her COM
munity, and for whom Governor
Cherry has demanded that DR.. R. G.
Blackwelder, superintendent Of the
state mental hospital at Raleigh, make
room for in that institution, points out
hat Maxine is "just a glazing symp-
tom of a malady that is statewide"
The malady, says the Independent,
might we'll be known as 'neglectitis,"
a disease that has prevailed in official
circles for a decade or more-a condi-
ton that has existed as "long as our
states population of mental cases has
o~utnumbered the places for patients in
our mental hospitals"
The Independent properly declares
an investigation should be launched at
once to learn what buildings and other
facilities are needed, what personnel
is needed, and what the annual cost
would be to provide the necessary care
for the mentally ILL.," A report Of this
inquiry should be made to the next ses-
sion of the General Assembly "and all
persons connected with the workings
Of the General Assembly, from the gov
ernor down, should expedite the pas
sage of legislation that would provide
for these people,"
The Kannapolis newspapers position
is unquestionably right. What North
Carolina needs is the arousing of public
sentiment both for the proposed in
vestigation and the adoption of what
ever legislation would be required to
provide adequate quarters and care of
the people who, through no fault of
their own, are mentally incapable of
taking care of themselves.
No halfway measure would meet the
need. Unless a major program were
financed by the state, SC that all men,
tally deficient persons might be isoIat-
ed in proper surroundings, as their
cases became known through coming
years, there will be other Maxine
Smiths whose parents might be less
considerate. Instead of having even the
limited freedom of a small stockade
comparable to Maxine's, they all too
likely would be chained to walls or, as
so often happens, confined in jails
awaiting a vacancy in a mental hospi-
tai.
North Carolina has been backward
IN caring for these afflicted wards. 1t
is not fair to blame public authorities
wholly for the situation. The indiffer-
ence of the people is fully as b'amable.
Now that attention has been directed
to the pitiable plight of our insane, let
the people crusade for needed improve
ments and expansion of our mental
hospital system.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29

would have expected some timid'
ity and fumbling. American off,
Gals could also see the dangers
ahead. 1t was up to them 20 en-
courage the British TO act, by en-
couraging them to come to WASH
ington for help. 1t Was Up to the
more set-confident Americans, IN
short, to take the lead.
For us in the United States fhN
is the real moral of the British
crisis. Far more in other capl'a'
than in London, insecurity 11'
economic deterioration have pro-
duced a sort of worldwide psraIy'
sis of political will. Strength is III
Washington. This country is tn'
only leader. And the leader nus
lead.
Copyright, 1s47, N. Y. Herald
Tribune, Inc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
Just In Fun
But SiIenced

In a Pacific landing during the
war, the colonel rushed up just as
the unloading net ripped and
dumped an avalanche Of duha
bags from the transport.
Does the sergeant know about
this?:" he demanded.
He ought to, sir a private re.
piled. He's under 'em.'-Wal
Street Journal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29

done with such neatness and dispatch
that he left everybody gasping.
The United States could use a
Charlie Dawes now. Just think what
would be happening if he were giving
the answers to Mr.. Molotov.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
No Bones About 1t

No Bones About II
The American Vegetarian Parry
has chosen its 1948 Presidential
candidate on a simple, non-pollt'
ical, vegetarian platform. Il make,
no bones about leaving the meat
Ter issues of the day to carnlyr
rous candidates. - Christian
Science Monitor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29

He Tried to Be Original, AnywaT
A man arrested for stealing 1
car gave the novel excuse that M
found it standing in front Of a
cemetery and thought the owner
was dead.-The Enamelist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
GOOD MORNING.

The first business Of a philosopher 3D.
L. mart with Observation-Disclosures.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29

It is a woman's business to get married
as soon as possible and a mans to keep
unmarried as long as he can.-George Ber-
nard Shaw, British playwright.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
SEASON OF DECISION

n UF DECISIUN
Summer is the season Of decision
as whether to keep something on
your desk or enjoy the more or
less cooling breezes from the IAN
Memphis Commercial Appeal
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-29
BANNING

Life for a newspaper MAI IN
Russia is just one banned thing
after another.-Arkansas Gazette
Evening star., 1947-11-05

WRc, 9:o0-esorgs JssssI and Rudy vaIIss
have reunion with their old friend, Ed
Gardner.
WMAL, 9:00-Bud Abbott snlisis the aid Of
Fiji D'0raY In breaking up Lou cosisIIo's crush
on Vocalist Susan Miller.
WMAL. t0:00-sonss and comedy by Bing
crosby Harriet HiIliard and 0uie Nelson.
Evening star., 1947-11-05

VOL, to:00-A dramatic fantasy marking
World Fellowship Week and starring Kathleen
and Gene loekhari. Kenny Delmar and Alex
ander Kirkland.
Wc, i0:3o-Jimmy Duranis and Bing
Crosby gsi together.
Wop, tt:t5-chssier Bowles explains The
United Nations Appeal for Children"
Evening star., 1947-11-05

Ldst-mtnute changes IN
radio ps ,0rdns some
times reach The Star too
Evening star., 1947-11-05

ON the AIR TONIGHT.
WRc, 7:0o-A visit by Arthur Godfrey.
WMAI, S:30-paks Johnson and Warren
Hull interview citrus fruit growers at Orange
Calf.
W0P, S:3O-eeorss Murphy snntses a
party honoring Jean HershoIt on his ION ami
yersary as Dr.. Christian, held In the Beverly
Hills Hotel.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-12

One of the most veXing questions
facing women shoppers every
Christmas is: What shall l get for
him? The perfect solution for ev-
cry male is quite a problem-but
so far this seems like a perfect
choice. If he's cigarette smoker,
give him carton Of cigarettes.
And if you wisely choose Camels
he'll be twice as grateful-for
that's probably his own brand. All
over America-more people are
smoking Camels than ever before!
Now, if his highness prefers a pipe
give him Prince Albert Smoking
Tobacco-the National Joy Smoke.
Special holiday gift wrappings
make both Camels and Prince AL
bert particularly desirable choices.
Camels are conveniently packed
ten packs of fiavorful, mild ciga-
rettes to a carton Prince AL
bert is handsomely wrapped in one
pound moisture-proof containers.
Even card is unnecessary for
these gifts-space is provided for
a personalized Christmas greet
ing. Your dealer is featuring holt
day-wrapped Carnels and Prince
Albert now!-AoV.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-12

baking powder;
add nut meats.
Combine w i t h
frs t mixture.
Chill. Form dough
into egg-sh a p ed
b a | | S. R o ii in
whole bran which
has been crushed
slightly. Place on
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-12-12
ezuck at e7dAf !!

A butcher was in the habit of
sending his son with a small car
to deliver orders. The lad was a
careless driver, and one day he
knocked down an old lady.
A lawsuit followed, and the
butcher had to pay damages.
Shortly after this the son was the
cause of another accident, which
had a similar unfortunate result.
A few days after the second case
had been settled, he was thinking
over his hard fate when a neighbor
rushed in with the information that
the butchers wife had been run
over by the careless driver of
motorcar, and was in a hospital.
'Thank goodness" exclaimed
the butcher, my luck's changed
at last!"