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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-01

was in reality a great department
store. 1t controlled an ice : plant
which turned out about 80 tons of
ice a day. 1t baked IA, 900 leaves
of bread a day, made $50 gallons
OF ice cream, roasted 1000 pounds
of coffee, and was able to take
care of $500 pieces OF laundry
each day.
One problem which confronted
the engineers was a railroad
which ran across the isthmus. The
canal route would have put a
large part of the tracks under wa
ter, and therefore a new line had
to be laid out. Much of the ma
terial taken from the great cuts
was used to make entertainments
for this new road. When enough
material had been dumped in any
one place, a whole section of the
railroad, by a very ingenious con-
trivance, was lifted and moved
several feet to the right Or left,
as the case might be. There were
dozens OF these temporary rail
road tracks along the canal route.
occupying n position one day
and another a week later.
Included in the canal construc-
ton were terminal facilities" at
both ends, that is, co%nveniences
for ships, such as safe harbors,
docks, repair shops, cranes, store
houses and fuel plants. Today,
those at Colon on the Atlantic side
and at Balboa on the Pacific side
are marvels of convenience.
The first boat to go through any
lock on the canal was the little
tugboat Gatun, which was lifted
through the three Gatu1 Locks on
September rs, 1913. This was a
great day COR all engaged in the
work. Soon larger ships went
through.
1t is difficult to appreciate the
largeness of the task accomplish
ed when one sees the canal to-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-01
THE PANAMA CANAL:-
(2) How It Was Built

Though the actual work in dig
ging the Panama Canal was won
derful, far surprising anything OF
the sort that had ever been &C
! complished before, the work OF the
u. S. Government in making the
isthmus healthful and in taking
care of its army of laborers was
an even greater feat. Before any
actual work was done upon the
canal, nearly two and a half years
were spent in making the region
h%ealthful.
Years ago, both Panama City
and Colon now the Atlantic ter
minal of the canaD were subject
to yellow fever. Since it has been
discovered that this vas caused
by the bite Of a particular kind OF
mosquito, there was a basis upon
which to work in taking measures
to eradicate it.
The sanitary force, under DR..
W. C. Gorgas installed a system
of sewerage in the two cities,
caused the streets to be paved,
and prevented the collection OF
heaps of garbage and stagnant
water in which mosquitoes might
breed. They kept the underground
cut down along the canal route
and sprayed the bitches with
crude oil, thus killing the young
mosquitoes. AS a result, yellow
fever has become almost unknown
in the Canal Zone.
In connection with the digging
Of the canal, owe 1000 buildings
were constructed, including Of
fees, hospitals, hotels, kitchens,
shops and barracks. 1t was decid-
ed, in order to be sure that the
men should have a supply of we'll
| cooked and suitable food that the
U. S. Government must undertake
the work. The Commissary De-
nartmen was VERY imnortart oDc
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-01
Star Dust
ScarecroWs

ScarecrOWs
Ebenezer Buskin is a philosoph-
er. Any man who scratches q lN'
ing from a stony upland farm has
to be. That's why each year he
puts a scarecrow in his field Of
yellow flint corn. Any man knows
that Corvus is smarter than he is
but a scarecrow is a welcome and
familiar part of the scenery in the
countryside. Building a top fligh.
scarecrow gives one a chance
express his creative abilities.
Legs and arms can be fashioned
so that one has an extra set or
two. Put in place with bolts very
lifelike angles car be arranged
It's pleasant on a stormy day 70
work along in the shop cutting
turning and sanding. There's a.
ways an opportunity to build sew
eral heads that can be bolted "
the neck. And if by chance a pro
file type happens to bear a re'
sonable likeness to a neighbor up
the road, everyone appreciates the
MISUNDERSTANDING the %neighbor' A
first class scarecrow a be uSeu
wear after year. The passers-oE
enioy it; the farmer likes to see
it-and by no means unimportant Is
the fact that it makes a good roost
ing place for the crow who guards
his mates while they pull up III.
green sprouts of cornwall street
Journal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-01
Support SENCBA

Whether a Wilmington business is
conducted on a strictly local basis or as
a branch of. a firm operating in many
cities there is good reason for it to sup
port to program of the SENCBA finan-
cially.
The objective is to secure sufficient
funds to exploit all beach resorts in the
region and so bring in a larger number
of vacationists. This can be done only
if firms and individuals in the city give
their full cooperation. AS every firm
will be benefited in proportion to the
number of additional visitors attracted
to the area who otherwise would spend
their vacation periods elsewhere, it
must be apparent that every dollar in
vested in promoting the SENCBA will
be the means of increasing the business,
and the profits, of all firms.
1t is noted by SENCBA leaders that
fully so per cent Of Wilmington's branch
businesses have signed on the dotted
line and in addition are enclosing the
Associations literature in their CORES
pondence and that a travelling mar who
makes" the area is distributing fold
ers to all patrons of his firm.
Their example deserves adoption by
other firms and travelling men who
thus far have failed to lend a hand.
Because of the valuable prizes to be
offered winners in the fishing rodeo,
which got off to such a good start last
summer, participants in this years
contests are already registering with
the prospect that the number will far
exceed the 1916 total.
This event alone is sufficient to
Justify subscriptions to defray the cost
and not only from branch operators
but every business under local control
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-01
BY T EDISON

WASHINGTON. AGO to the pre-.
dictions and sure signs" that a
recession is coming the fact that
Women's skirts are longer. No
body knows why. but in boom
times of 1925-29 and 1926, hem
lines have been high. In ~interven-
ing hard times, hem lines drop
ped. Fashion photos show they're
dropping again.
Informal form, labor reform bill
tc be passed by Congress will be
polished of by five senators and
five representatives. House has
now passed it's tough bill. Senate
is expected to pass milder bill.
The two versions will then &C to
Conference Committee made UP
of three ranking Republicans and
two ranking Democrats on Senate
an( House Labor Committees. Sc
nate group will be made up Of
Taft and Ball for a tough bill;
Aiken, Murray, and Ebert D.
Thomas for a milder bill. House
group will be Hartley, Lands,
Hoffman, and Barden for a tough
bill; Lesinki for a mild bill. It
add up six to four for a tough
bill.
Investigation of racketeering in
labor unions is 10 be next topic
for House Labor Committee. Hun
dreds of letters have been re-
ceived by the committee from
union members and employers
who claim to have been victims
of labor racketers. Chairna an
Fred A. Hartley, Jr., of New Jer-
sey, intends to ask some of the
writer's to Washington to tell his
committee about their expert
ences. and so build up his case
against the r~acketeers. Idea is to
see what labor legislation might
be drafted to curb a buses. Hart
ley has no definite proposals.
Most serious ~by-product OF
crisis in education, marked by low
pay for teachers, has been growth
OF unionism in faculties. Public
school officials who have been
slow to act on raising salaries
find teachers are easy prey for
union organizers. American Fed
Grafton of Teachers, ALL, reports
70 new locals chartered so far this
year. AFT now has as locals in al
but one Of the Is largest cities,
and in three-fourths of the 80 US.
cities of owe 100, 900 population.
Long : range public housing pro
gram such as proposed ty the
Senate's Taft Wagney Ellender
Bill, has Little chance sof passage
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-01
The Doctor Says
DON'T MISJUDCE
MINOR DEFECT,
By WILLIAM A.. O'BRIEN

VII,
Defects which are Discovers
the course OF a physical avs
nation may not be the ca1sa 'lD'
a patients complaints. Az o
grow older, the number NJ We
found On routine examineAt's
tends to increase. uol
If a group of persons of al
heights and weights is exarnjssssis'
many will have low blood n..
sure, but in the majority Of c pss''
they will not know it. Sor rsse'
once said that low blooJ u
sure is a blessing in disguise p: ~
not a disease, since victims NJ s slo
condition are the onlv Ones VIZ
manage to outlive the insur. ras
tables Weakness is not ca" n,s,
by low blood pressure. "Ssa
Many persons think intestir.,
worms are a common csuss
weight loss, grinding of the te.,V
and nervousness. Surveys Of coa
siderable numbers of aupare W.T.
normal people have uncovsr..
many cases of worms. but my
of the cases were not causjna
symptoms. "DS
Lack of acid in the stomach !,
not a cause of symptoms ~ a.
average case, although persor,
with this condition may later G.'
velop anemia or stomach polvn
So-called excess acid i, n,
stomach does not cause symnton'
in every case. Most of those WIN
complain of "acid'' stomach "a,
gurgitate normal stomach ron.
tents into their Threats because N
relaxed muscles and nervousness,
and they mistake this for exces,
acid in the stomach.
In organic illness from srv
cause there is interference vii.
one Or more OF the body function,
and inability Of the patient to car.
ry on his ordinary routine.
Psychoneurotics who complain
Of not feeling well usually look
the picture of health because ther,
is no organic disease in the BODY,
A minor defect should not b,
blamed for their difficulty as Their
trouble is emotional in origin,
Patients often mistake vari,
atoms in normal function for dis
ease. In 1000 consecutive ind.
viduals who said they suffered
constipation, there was no agree.
ment as to what they considerei
constipation. AS a result, theu
persons were taking something
for their condition, and the drug
we're the cause of interferena
with normal function.
QUESTION: My 13-year-old boy
has had ringWorm OF the scalp for
about a year. Will he ever be
cured? l have tried several salyes.
ANSWER: Condition will disap.
pear when he reaches puberty, X
ray treatments which destroy tn.
hair temporarily will get rid Of
the infection. Hats and caps nov
worn by the boy should not be
worn after such treatment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-01
CAPITAL News Notebook

in the House. 1t is doubted if five
votes could be mustered in the
House Banking and Currency
Committee, chairmaned by Jesse
Wolcott of Michigan, in support OF
Taft's bill House, therefore, says
Senate is wasting its time on this
project.
Oil and gas industry's drive to
curb authority of the Federal
Power Commission over natural
gas production and distribution is
off to a flying start. After four
days Of hearings in which gas lob
by gave its support to the indus
try's pet Riley Bill, Chairman
Charles A. Wofvertor of the House
Interstate Commerce Committee
called a two weeks recess. Fed
eral Power Commission was not
given a chance to testify in it's
own defense. FPC Chairman Mel
son Lee Smith was told he could
tell his story in Senate side later
on. The Senate Interstate Com
merce subcommittee which will.
hea~ him consists Of Moore OF
Oklahoma, Capehart of Indiana,
and Stewart of Tennessee - all
pretty much opposed to federal
controls of any kind.
In sizing up today's labors itua.
ton, Labor Department statisti
clans point to fact that while the
number of strike notices has beer
higher than last year, number o:
strikes is down. From Jan.
through mid-Apri]. strike notices
were 2179 in 1947 compared t.
1921 strike notices filed in CORE
spending period last year-or 25s
more. Actual strikes in same Is.
week period number SIP this year.
313 less than the 1875 last year.
With steel and electrical workers
strike threats removed, the big
question now is coal.
Republican Open Forums, the
neighborhocd discussion groups
idea startea by Harold Stassen, is
now a year old. On basis of 10, 900
ballots returned on monthly meet,
ings, Forum Director Henry T.
Mcknight says the typical Repub.
lican in America has these views:
He wants America to deal firmly
with Russia, additional restric
tons on unions, continuance O.
some phases Of price control. fov
eminent aid for housing, interna
tional control Of atom bomb, gov
erment costs reduced, public utili
ties strikes outlawed, federal aie
10 raise teachers salaries. Wha
the Forum wants 10 know, next Is
what Republican voters thinl
about loans to Europe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-01
Literary
Guidepost
BY w. G. ROGERS
THE LAST TRUMP, by Denis de
Rougemont, translated by Par
menia Nigel Doubleday: ST..

AA6oA FSys
Prophets of doom are usually
hairy, ragged. decrepit oldsters
who walk with a crutch, starve
In caves and get no hearing unit
the doom has befallea their fel
loWmen.
Here is a young n VINO lives
decently in Princeton, walks up.
right and feels we'll. or so I as
sumo. and may gel no hearing a
all ever. since the awful doom o:
which he warns. in words tina
would be vastly amusing i theJ
did not throw the fear Of deaf
into us, will leave none of us alive
to heed.
The Atomic Age has, he says
one great virtue: 1t put an enc
to war. to military war bv gener.
ais and admirals. They're out Bu1
it introduced the very real posi-
bility of extinction. Once upon 6
time we could hope at the mos
to wipe out an army; nov we car
count on Wiping out a people,
whoosh, like that, gone up ir
vapor. We wouldn't even neec
planes: Just take a few small
packages and send them, parce.
post, nine cents a pound in the
first two zones to New York. Chi
cago, Washington, Or London anc
Paris, or Moscow and Leningrad
and sit back and wait for the
boom that signals victory he
notes a scientists claim that one
atomic raid could kill 40, 900, 600 o.
US.
What's being done about it, he
asks, and answers: Nothing tina
will do any good. Polls show tina
Americans don't want to give
bomb control to the UN, and also
believe the secret can't be kept
and he observes no sane person
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-01

can hold both these opinions Ne
sees freedom to fear" extendms
all over the world: The t0'aI.
tarians of democratic and sovle'
persuasion have decided 10
fight each other. . They all Ian
about peace and haggle over oass'
which can serve no purpose {"
cept in case of war" A,,
The trouble, says this auln~
whose solution is world govern
ment by peoples and not by states
men, is with man, not win a m
bomb. 1.-The bomb is not DANCE !.
u at all. . What is needed =
a control of man. !,
l hope this book gets to you ~
time and scared as On
after reading it, that's not mss"
as 2 Joke,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-01
This table shows the lend-lease sit
nation (as If March 28):

The Star lacks a breakdown, but
understands that while a fair proportion
of these ships are landing craft, float
mo cranes and small naval ships, there
is also a considerable number of tank
ers. barges tugs and other types adapt
able to commercial use. All are return
.able-were r%eturnab)e long ago. And
ships from only three nations have sail
ed again home. Why? .
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-01
GOOD MORNING

Laughter and tears are meant to turn
the wheels of the same machinery of sensi-
bility; one is ~wind-power, and the other is
water-power; that is all.-O. W. Holmes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-01

Long range public housing pro-
gram such as proposed ty the
Senate's Taft . Wagney : Ellender
Bill, has Little chance aof passage
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-18

forward; and Louis Collie, 5 IT.
10 in. forward. This crew will
probably be CARRIED in white uni
forms with black trimmings to-
night. Behind the first five are
long shot artists Leroy Towles,
Charlie Smith, Marion Rogers, Don
Hyatt, and Johnny Crowley.
In a preliminary scrap at $50
the Wilmington Junior Varsity.
losers to Wilson last Friday, will
try and bounce back in the win
column with a victory over the
school, whom they lost to earlier
powerful Camp Lejeune High
this season, 1921, at Camp Lee
jeune.
Coach Wallace West of the Jay
wees said yesterday he will put on
the floor at game time a lineup
composed of Jere Hilburn, Jack
Parker, Linwood Taylor, Homer
Ellis and Shorty" Stevens. Hill
burn is the big gun of this group,
having pumped an average of 1877
points through the basket in each
of his games this season. Taylor
ranks next to Hilburn with a 7.S
mark.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-18
BY Roy Cook


Yesterday afternoon we drove out to Maffitt Village
IN get a look at the progress of the work on the new base
hall park being erected there by the Wilmington Pirate
baseball club.
Upon arriving on the scene we found several hundred
cement blocks had been placed on the site and workmen had
laid out what we figured to be the grandstand of the pro-
nosed park. But not a single workman was on the scene.
So we decided to drive over to Luby Pollock's to have a talk
with him.
Driving back through the Village, we saw Burnev Cow
ington, a familiar sports figure in Wilmington, and his
young son waiting for the bus. We stopped and picked up
The former all-round baseball and softball PLAYER. Burnev
was tagged Barefoot Burney" by this writer several wears
ago while he was playing softball for the Spofford Mills
team. He had a habit of removing his shoes every time
he came to bat. i run faster that way" he said.
A couple of blocks further down the road we saw a
nice looking chap thumbing a ride to town. Immediately
we recognized Buddy Best, well known Wilmington boxer,
40 we stopped and picked him up.
Buddy told us he has just returned from the Florida
beak breaking circuit. Had pretty good luck, too" he
says, Participated in six bouts, won four and lost two by
close decisions"
We rode along in silence for a moment and then Buddy
broke the quletness OF the afternoon with a startling an
nouncement.
Cook" he said calmly, 81 am thinking about outing
the ring" -. We could hardly believe our ears. Whats
eyes, I think l will retire from the ring. it's p touoh
life, and I have another plan" the popular puglist re-
marked.
He went on to tell US that he has one more fight, he
Is anxious to meet Vance "Red" Beard. II am ready and
willing to fight Red" at any time" he continued.
The two popular ringmen have been rivals for years,
but have not met in the ring recently.
Buddy continued his story by telling us his ambition
was to own a stable of about ten good fighters. "I can
take ten good men and make the circuits and earn more
money than l can in the ring myself"
Arriving at Third and Princess streets, Buddy said he
would get off there. So we stopped and Buddy streaked
for the Sheriff's office, where he and Porter Davis prob
ably are still talking about boxing.
After leaving our passengers we took off for kuby
Polock's Service Station, a spot that does more baseball
business than gasoline sales. -.
Mrs. Pollock was pinch-hitting for Luby at the station,
whom she said had gone home to lunch,. We chatted a
while and then returned to the office to get this dribble to
the composing room. AS this is being written, we have
been unable to locate the Pirate Prexy, but if you look
close perhaps you can find another story on this page about
our talk with Pollock. Right now the printers are yelling
for COPY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-18
NORTH CAROLINA
COPS 53-47 WIN
White Phantoms Down
South Carolina Game
cocks Before 1900

COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. II Up
- An overflow crowd of nearly s.
900 that literally was hanging from
the rafters saw the University OF
North Carolina White Phantoms
take a 53-47 Southern Conference
basketball victory from the Univer-
sity of South Carolina Gamecocks
here tonight.
University athletic officials es-
timated it was the largest crowd
to pack the South Carolina 1900
capacity field house to overlooking
since the Gamecocks beat Ken
lucky here in 1888.
The Phantoms won going away
on the near-perfect play of guard
Jim White, whose floor work and
ball handling eclipsed his high
scoring performance of II points
for the evening.
Guard ST Szakasci of the Game
cocks turned in the outstanding
performance for South Carolina
with fast dribbling and accurate
sideline flip shots, but the talent
ed freshman was forced out on
fouls midway of the second half.
The teams stayed close until the
first half was nearly gone, when
a sudden surge of fast breaks
and accurate shooting by White and
forward Jim Hamilton combined
to put the woodworking Phan-
toms rapidly ahead for a 1922 half
time lead.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-18
Fine Also Placed On Boxer
For Failing To Report
Incident

NEW YORK, Feb. II - up -
WelterWeight champion R a y
Robinson's testimony concerning 6
$25, 900 offer not to go through
with a fight was described as I'm
CREDIBLE" by the State Ath-
letic commission today, and the
title holder was suspended for 30
days and fined $500 for failure to
report the incident.
The commission ruled that Rob
inson's failure to tell the Com
mission about the incident, which
occurred last August while he was
training for his Sept. 6 title tussle
with then-champion Marty Servo.
constituted Conduct detrimental.
to the best interests of boxing
and prevented any police action
against the would-be briber.
The penalty, however, was con
siderably milder than the commits
sion melted out just a week age
to middleweight title contender
Rocky Graziano. Rock a : bye
Rocky failed to report a $780, 0C
bride bid and his license was re
voked.
In Robinson's case, the Harlem
Sugar man was approached by ar
unidentified man at his Green
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-18
ACES, DOGS WIN
JUNIOR CONTESTS
Riverside hips Nesbitt
Courts, 37-8; Sports
Center Trips Spofford

Riverside's Atomic Aces and
Sports Center's Bulldogs, the two
leading teams in the City Junior
Basketball league walked off with
easy wins in yesterdays hardwood
twinbill at the Lake Forest gym
nasium, Riverside walloping Mes
bitt Courts, 37-8, and Sports center
downing Spofford Mills, 24-13.
Harry Mustard" Mathis and
Charlie Smith provided the punch
in the Riverside triumph, Mathis
ringing the net for 16 points and
Smith pumping through IL markers.
Standout for Nesbitt Courts was
Daniels, who raped in four points.
In the Sports Center-Spofford
Mills affair Mike Michaels took
high scoring honors with a Is point
total, followed by Jimmy Stouden-
mire with six points. Hobbs and
Bland tied for the point making
lead for Suofford Mills, each notch
ing four points.
Other players and their respec-
tive totals were: Riverside -
Sturm 4, Hinson 4, Sturm 2; Mes
bitt Courts-Bordeaux /, Simmons,
Cashwell 8, Coley, Mere; Sports
Cornerstone 2, Brown 1, Smith;
Spofford Mills-Ellison 2, Blanton
8, Bridges.