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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-15
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AF ADvERTISESAs part of the AFs intensive campaign to
Taft-artey labor bills
appeared newspapers throughout country Aimed
getting normally pudiced commercial the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22
Need Strong Defense Forces

There is strong probability that the
Moscow conference will end in failure.
The primary object of the conference
was to write treaties for Austria and
Germany. Without making a definite
start on the treaty for Germany, the
conferees are stymied on terms to be
made for Austria, with the Russian rep
resentative insisting on provisions the
American and British representatives
cannot accept, and the French repre-
sentative ~variously supporting n or
the other.
The hope of bringing forth treaties
which would restore Europe's peace on
I reasonably permanent and secure
foundation, grows dim.
Yet, in face of this situation, Sena.
tor Bridges proposes to slash the Army
and Navy appropriations as fixed ir
President Humans budget estimate
He claims to see no reason to spene
the 1 Zoo, 000, 900 Mr.. Truman askee
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22
A Real Hero

While other rulers and governments
were deserving their countries during
the War-among whom Queen Wilhel-
nina of Holland and the ruling group
in Poland are notable examples and
leaving their people to be tortured by
the Nazis, King Christian Of Denmark
remained at his post for five years of
German occupation.
Now King Christian is dead, complet-
ing a reign of thirty-five years, revered
and mourned by his people. Truly he
ranks among the real heroes of Worlc
Var II. An old man when the conflict
started, tired of POLITICS and his roya.
duties, he could have sought refuge
aboard, as less valiant rulers did, but
knew, as all rulers should, that loyalty
is due not only from a people to their
head man but also from a head mar
to his people.
With his land overrun by a brutal
thieving horde, he proved that ever ir
greatest extremity there was no DROP
of the deserter's blood in his veins. Like
King Albert of Belgium during the Ger.
man occupation in the First World War
he gave himself wholly to service fol-
his subjects.
The world that has undergone such
bitter tragedy and does not yet know
how to establish peace and security
owes King Christian a debt for his
fidelity and steadfastness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22
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 35-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.
DE. 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., 1947-04-22

pened since to disturb the world which
needs peace above all else but can't find
the path, that it seems ancient history.
Probably many Of us have even forgot
ten that Rommel was killed, presum-
ably by a bomb burst, while in an auto
mobile.
Now it comes to light that before
he fled Tunisia he buried some $4,000
900 in a sand dune. It Vas the Afrika
Korps' hoard, and was contained in a
gasoline tank. The job had to be done
quickly, because the Allied forces were
close on the Korps' heels and there was
need to take to the Mediterranean or
be wiped out completely.
Obviously, the work was done too
quickly, or somebody sneaked back to
rifle the dune. At any rate the fortune
has disappeared. The story runs that
a liberated Italian prisoner who kept
close watch over the burial told a cou-
pie of buddies about the cache and
they set out to revisit the site, obvious
ly with intention to confiscate the cash
and retire in comfort.
When they reached the dune, and
the Italian is sure his map was accu-
rate, they found not sc much as a
Ira.
Who got it all? Nobody is telling, If
anybody now actually knows.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22
The Doctor Says
vACCINATE DOGS
AGAINST RABJFS
BY WILLIAM A. O,pprr>

Rabies is the most MD,
virus disease of dogs and SG"lnoa
which is contracted by m sq cats
A recent article in tba ian
OF the American Medical A sUgra'l
tiol discusses rabies infect Giss0s Ga
outlines a control program and
Rabies (hydrophobjal an
tracted by humans from ) con,
saliva through the bite of ss sNs{
animal, most Often a dos a Sick
wound in the skin is necessary "A O lit
virus transfer, although i0'
have been reported in w6ica Eases
only exposure was lickina t'A the
Every biting dog or cat :.
affected community sbo,,1l N an
suspected OF having rs st,o~ld =, De
wounds should be cleansed' Ski Skin
soap and water and given l win
treatment by a physician local
wounds must be exploroa deep
irrigated with 20 per cent so,. and
OF medicinal soft soap. 'On
Dogs which appear n
fected should not be ki,lea 0e IN m
timing them for Observation G u;
better way of making the d. H. q
nosis. If the animal fails IN Tag
symptoms or dies in two NJ I'loW
weeks. it is unnecessary n uisee
cinate the person who was b;. vac
Rabies has become nors ' nre,,
alent n the U. S. because of ls,I
OF uniform restraint and onar r,A
tine controls. Antirabic v 49, M
ton Of dogs is the most satist t.ls'
tory way Of controlling the '''l a.
ease. Dogs should be ysccira VIZ,
annually with a single iniectios
Cat owners can protect their ra4,
with three vaccine injections FeS
1t is often difficult to daoia.
whether to v~accinate a persou
bitten by a supposedly i1fects1
animal. Consultation betwenn
physician and a v%eterinarian. y
most helpful in such cases,
QUESTION: I read your article
on skin tuberculosis, and l wonder
if l have it. 1t is on the skin NJ
my legs, but my doctor told me- i
resulted from varicose veins
which he had been treating.
ANSWER: Self : diagnosis is
POOR practice. So why not believe
YOU doctor. Skin changes SINH.
lar to those you describe occur
with varicose veins.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22

animal with a human head and
face, the body of a lion, The wings
OF a giant bird, and the tail of
q dragon.
But the griffin was still more
to be feared. This was a creature
which had the head and neck of
al eagle a hundred times en-
larged, and the body of a l o n
eight times as big as that of an
ordinary lion. Alice met a griffin
Tor gryphon) in Wonderland.
We must not forget the phoenix.
This was a marvellous bird, sacred
to the sun. 1t was as big as an
eagle. with brilliant golden plum
age round the neck, while the rest
OF the body was a purple color.
The tail was composed of long,
brilliantly colored feathers. Here,
undoubtedly, We have the golden
pheasant, which we may see any
day at the zoo. 1t is not as big
as an eagle; it does not rise alive
from its own ashes; it does not
live $40 years-all of which was
believed at one time. But the bril-
liant golden pheasant otherwise
answers the description which the
old naturalists gave the phoenix.
Probably some one of them did
see a golden pheasant, then very
rare in Europe, and wove a tale
OF marvel and magic and mystery
round it.
Copyright, 1916, By The G r O.
ler Society Inc. based upon the
book of knowledge
distributed BY United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Creatures
of the Sea.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22

flor the armed forces, and insists the
total be reduced $1,000, 00o, 200.
We cannot believe the people Of the
United States, heavily burdened though
they be with taxes, would willingly con-
sent to weaken the nations fighting
arm, so long as there is the remotest
possibility of a renewal of hostilities
Anywhere in the world in which we
would be compelled, for VI own survi-
wal, to take a hand.
1t is to be hoped that the United
States and the Soviet Union are never
arrayed against each other in combat.
But it is not to be overlooked that the
course of recent and current events ex-
clude this possibility.
And while Russia is armed to the
teeth, Senator Bridges and others in
the Congress demand that money our
military leaders declare needed to fit
us for any eventuality be withheld.
He does not seem to realize that it
was because we were not prepared for
war that Hitler set forth on his cam
paign to conquer the world. We should
not be reduced to a similar condition in
the future. d
We can do without many things bet
ter than inadequate defense forces.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22
The Book OF Knowledge
Department - ANIMAL LIFE
ANIMALS THAT NEVER WERE

lIIh1 NG VG LAW
Once upon a time many animals
we're supposed to have magical
powers, a n d many strange ami
mails that never existed were
believed to live in the sea, or in
distant lands.
One such mythical animal was
the unicorn-a large horse with a
single horn projecting straight out
from i forehead. Men believed
the horn had magical properties,
and travellers went on long jour-
neys in search of h animal,
which was said to roam in India,
Arabia and Morocco.
The unicorn, it was believed,
could not be hunted or trapped
like any other beast. The hunter
must disguise himself as a young
girl, perfume his clothes and lie
down in the haunts of the unicorn.
The unicorn would then approach
and, charmed with the sweet
door, would lay his head in the
supposed maiden's lap and fall
asleep. T%hereupon the hunter had
to grasp the horn with a single
powerful wrench, pull it out! The
belief was that out of the horn
a drinking cup could be m a d e
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Perhaps we had better mark
down in our book the name of
Charles Groden of New York as
one of the coming star players.
Last January he and Peter Leven-
tritt flew out OF st. Paul, Mimi,
and won the Winter Carnival open
pair championship there. In h e
recent Eastern States tournament,
Groden won the team-of-four title
and the Reisinger Trophy W i t h
his teammates, DR.. William Lip
ton of New York and ]. T. Feigus
d n d Jerry Friedlander of Brook
Ign. The entry vas the largest in
the history of the Reisinger Tro-
ply event.
When interviewing Groden on
the radio after his victory, I ask
ed him for his best tip to the
beginner at bridge, and he re
piled, Count your tricks" This
happens to be a favorite topic of
mine, and Groden uses it to good
advantage in e bidding of to-
days hand.
AS you know, the forcing two
bid is made with the intention of
going to game. l often have been
asked if, according to the rules,
when a forcing two-bid is made,
the bidding must continue until a
game is reached.
Convention has it that the two
bidder expects the bidding to be
kept open until game is reached,
but the rules do not require that
it be kept open. As long as you
do not have convention with
your partner, the bidding may be
dropped by either side when do
ing so seems justified.
Groden stopped at four dia-
monds on today's hand because of
the opponents bidding. He knew
that West would open a club in
response to East's bid, and East
would return a spade. The odds
were very much against his part
ner holding the queen of spades.
So he dropped his own game de-
mand bid below game level. As
you can see, it was q wise pass
en- h'- rat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22

and that poisoned wine drunk
from it lost the power to harm.
How men of the Middle Ages,
and later, managed to impose
such q story upon their hearers
Is not for us to decide. They actu-
ally produced what they called the
horn of the unicorn" A writer
cl h e time Oh Queen elizabeth
r.entioned one which ne saw at
tie Queens court. 1t was worth
1000 pounds, he SAID. which in
out time would be about $3.50, 900.
What really was this unicorn's
horn? 1t was probably the spiral
horn, or tusk, of the narwhal! of
course, it had 40 magical prop.
critics.
The most astonishing beasts of
fable and legend were dragons or
huge reptiles, some of which could
The fabulous dragons
breathed fire and this fiery breath
was poisonous. Their bodies were
covered with scales forming an
armor so tough that it was very
hard for a sword to pierce it.
Most of the great countries of an
cient times used the dragon ir art
as a symbol of strength. In early
Christian legends the dragon dhe
spirit of evil) was said to have
been killed by St. George, St.
Martha and others. The dragon
was a most important figure in
Chinese legends. The emblem of
the emperors of China was a
dragon.
Our ancestors also believed that
there were creatures called
satyrs, which had the head, horns,
legs and feet of goats and the
bodies of men. Today when we
speak of the sphinx, We think of
that great image in the sands of
Egypt. In the old days, however.
the sphinx was a thing of real
terror to m e n. They thought, it
was an actual living creature-an
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22

~ DaVAu Dooge, Illustrated by
Irv Rooms (Simon & Schuster:
$2.75).
For no good reason, apparently.
this author, whose home was in
San Francisco, decided to move
himself, his wife Elva and their
young daughter Kendall to Guate.
mala. He had been holding down
a desk job in the service, and as
ne says, he was anxious to leave
the Navy and see the world"
l can't figure out whether thew
had a good time getting there, but
Tor the reader it's a lot of fun.
They couldn't be shipped, not for
a long time, so Dodge took his
chevrolet and started overland; no.
body had done it before, he says,
and he supposed that made him a
pioneer, though he was told it
made him nuts.
what he was told was right,
'Ihey read Peter Rabbit" to Ken
dial for hundreds and hundreds of
miles; they nearly got stuck at
the border, and were unstuck only
by applying dollars thickly to the
gluey parts; then ran out of gaso-
line; they learned that a broad
line on a map doesn't always mean
a road, that English is rot spoken,
much, south of the Rio Grande,
that to the natives a tourista, like a
wild animal, is something to skin,
and that, though Latins may be
lousy lovers, when the Mexican
male makes a pass ne does not
miss.
Some of the most laughable ex-
perlences occurred at the Floating
Gardens of Xochimilco, in the
deadly traffic OF Mexico City, and
in the final drive to Guatemala;
for a long time I've read nothing
quite so hilarious as the descrip-
ton of the difference between a
l--I:~+1e 49, , ----+I
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22
Another Dickens Film

The Dickens renaissance by the Brit.
ish film industry has now included
Nicholas Nickleby. A London reviewer
says it is below the moderately high
standard established by Great Expec-
tations.
Perhaps one reason is that. none OF
Dickens novels contains a greater num-
Der of great characters. Mantalini and
his Madame, Gregsbury, the Kenwigs-
es, the Crummles, Ralph Nickleby,
Nicholas and Kate and Mrs. Nickleby,
the Cheerybles, the Brays, Squeers,
Mrs. Squeers and Fanny, Smike and
Newman Noggs all stand out as con-
spicuous examples of Dickens genius
for character creation. 1t could be that
the British film colonies lack enough
top-flight actors to adequately portray
them all, although it is reported that
none of the persons in the play are
caricatured.
We have not seer a better summary
of the Nicholas Nickleby picture than
that by the above reviewer, who writes:
Nicholas Nickleby is only a rag-bag
of disconnected trifles. But what trifles
they are! What energy and vitality and
are What energy and vitality and hu-
humor Dickens gives to them! These are
Qualities that are lost in the, screen
translation, which gets everything in at
the expense of leaving most things out"
This too was characteristic of David
Copperfield, seen a few years ago in
this country.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22
Costly Labor Peace

The advance of one dollar a day in
the pay of workers in United States
Steel plants is hailed as a sign that this
industry may count on a years labor
peace. AS the company has 100000
workers, the cost will be tremendous.
Counting a six-day week, or 312 work
ing days a year, United States Steel
must meet an annual payroll increase
of $43, $50, 900.
Benjamin F. Fairless, president of
the corporation, has issued a statement
voicing a hope that the increase can
be taken care of in the present price
structure and urging the workers to
help by increasing efficiency. It can
only be hoped that they give full CO.
operation to the presidents proposal.
For if they do not, if there is no i'm
provement, the price of steel will have
to be advanced, with the result that
building construction will be further de-
layed, at a time when the building in
dustry should be at work at full ca
pacity.
There may be good reason for boost
ing the pay of steel workers. Living
costs have gone up since the last wage
contract was signed. But there car
be no reasonable doubt that if the stee
corporations action sets the gauge fol
other industries and all workers are
given similar advances in pay natlona
initiation will be stimulated.
The cry has been raised for genera
reductions in the price level from heavy
machinery to groceries. There a be
no hope of effecting substantial price
cuts if wages go higher.
Grateful as steel workers must bt
flor this hike in their pay they can
mot be ignorant of the fact that thu
inevitable consequence OF Initiation i!
depression, which just as inevitably
leads to unemployment, hard times ane
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22
Rommel Hoard Gone

Remember Rommel, the German field
marshall who commanded Hitler's
Afrika Korps, and would have conquer
ed Egypt except that General Mont
gomery with American wal tools turn
ed his victorious march across Tunisia
into final rout and complete defeat?
That all happened so long ago, as
time speeds now, and 50 much has hap
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22
TUESDAY, APRIL %, 1947
GOOD MORNING

We sleep, but the loom of life never
stops, and the pattern which was weaving
when the sun went down is weaving when
1t comes up In the morni1g.-H. w. Beech
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22
Religion
DayByDay
BY l. +. L L

SPRINGS IN THE HOLY LAND
l love the Water-springs Of Pal
estine. They are not over-many;
but they are all significant. Naz-
areth has nothing else that ap-
peals to me so much as the one
fountain which is the village wa
ter-supply. AS ! have many times
watched the olive-skinned women,
gather 10 fill their W SEES and to
tarry for talk, it has been easy to
imagine the beautiful Mary as one
OF them.
Space forbids even a catalogue
OF the outstanding springs and
wells at which ] have drunk that
memory brings before my minds
eye - the rock-smitten spring of
Moses, which l discovered in the
true Kadesh : Barnea, which has
flowed ever since; the Fountain
OF the Virgin, beneath the rock
OF Zion, in Jerusalem; the spring
OF Ain-Kairim, where Mary and
Elizabeth together went for the
daily household supply; the well
at Sychar. where Jesus talked
with the Samaritan woman.
Springs suggest continuity: they
Tow night and day, century after
century, whether man uses them
or not. So it IS V: the overflow
ing springs of the Spirit; ever-ccn-
slant, ever-available. ever-refresh.
ing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22
Four Feet In The Service

reef In Inc Service
This is the story of John Mule,
late of the U. S. Coast Guard. It
couldn't happen anywhere but
here.
One day the sailors at the coast
guard depot in Curtis Bay, Mary
land Wearying of hauling coal IN
Wheelbarrows To ruel their ships,
pooled their funds and purchased
a mule to do their hauling Tor
them. But mules must eat, and the
pay of a coast guard sailor hardy
provided for feeding a mule. the
problem was temporarily solved
by enlisting the mule in the coas'
guard, putting his name on the Of
fical payroll as John Mule, fire
man third class.
But Mr.. Mule proved to be al
extremely hearty eater, and SOON
they found it necessary to promo''
him to fireman second class, More
money, more hay. Elghleen
months later he was petty officer
second class!
But all things must finally conls
to an end. Rumors drifted to WASH,
ington that a mule was enllS'e'
as an officer in the coast guaE0'
The Washington officials could aP
preciate the humor of the situation.
but still, they decided, these snal'
Curtis Bay boys had to be taken
down a few notches. Thereupo4
the following order was sent ou'
of Washington to Curtis Ray.
Transfer John Mule, petty ONCE
second class to seagoing cu''e-
Bear in Alaska Immediately.
Now how was a petty Office
mule going to sea on a coast gaatu
cutter? 1t just wasn't possIpis,
And SO after much he~adscratch..s
a report went forth to Washlhg'Sn
saying that Petty Officer JUN
Mule had deserted.
And that was that!
Just Dawg
I know a certain little pup
Whose lineage won't bear lo0Ai''
up. arc
But cuts the most amusing csp'
In spite of non-existent pape.1Id
His joyous bark, his tail WIZ
Wag. I'D
Revive my spirits when they 10 10
Just dawg''-he could not De
me
More prseisus with a pedisrss'n
v. c CO..
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22

From the springs of living wa
ter we would daily refresh our
souls, o Lord. Forbid that we
should permit our lives to be
parched and barren, because we
neglect the ever-near fountains Of
CO. A-o~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22
Oil OF Glaaness

An elderly Quaker was visited by
a deeply melancholy neighbc
who complained that life was full
of trial and tribulation and that
daily he was growing more lone.
ly because his friends were aviod.
ing him.
my dear friend" said The
Quaker, 'let me advise you to
lub-icate yourself a ..gae."
What do you meant" demand
ed the morose visitor.
WELL said the Quaker, Il had
a door in my house that was a.,
ways creaking on its hinges, and
l found that everybody avoided 1t,
and although it was the nearest
way to most Of the rooms, yet they
went round some other way. So
1 just applied some oil to the
hinges, and soon they opened and
shut without a creak, and now
everybody goes to that door and
uses the old passage. Stop whining
friend, and your friends will re
turn to you"
Christian Science Monitor
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22
Star Dust
Diplomacy In Pinafores

Diplomacy In Pinafores
us there a place in the diplu.
matte service for girls?" Mr..
Howard asked her husband one
night. IF there is, I want to train
our Clarice for it."
And then she related this Incl
dent.
That afternoon, she had gone
next door to see her ~neighbor's
new baby, and Clarice aged seven,
had tagged along. The infant had
proved to be an exceedingly small,
puny little thing, and Mrs Howard
was wildly searching about in her
limited vocabulary for some suit
able words of comment, when
Clarice interviewed.
"Oh, Mrs. Jenkins" she re
marked enthusiastically, you've
certainly got a refined looking
baby!"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-22
Literary
Guidepost
By w. G. ROGERS

HOW GREEN WAS MY FATHER
A SORT OF TRAVEL DIARY.
by David Dodge, illustrated by
Irv Rooms (Simon & Schuster;
81. 75).
Evening star., 1947-03-11
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