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Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
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x GMGtnDGR Tie prosperity We
~ enjoyed Immediately following
World War I? Everybody who want
ed to work had job. Wages were
high. The farmers had So a bushel
wheat, with all other farm product
prices in proportion. So long as
those prices prevailed, continued
payment of interest on farm mort
cages was possible.
For some two and half years we
sailed tranquil sea, with fair
and steady wind. Then the squall
struck. 1t was not hurricane, and
did not last long.
From 1924 to 1929, FIVE years,
we went up, and up, and up.
Never had we known such pros
perity CD as of those five years.
The stock market doomed. Mil
lions were getting rich (?l on
paper by buying stocks on mar
gins. Amy stock, even those fal-
IaciOus insult issues, were clam
Ored for, and were always on a
bull market.
We were assured by both business
and political leaders that our pros
perity CD was to be permanent;
that America never again would
know the need of pinching pennies;
that the conditions we then were en-
joying would continue.
That was a city condition in
which the man on the farm was
not a participant. AS early as
. 1925 Europe had passed the buy
ing stage, and the United States
had ceased to buy for European
consumption as it had during
and for a time after the war.
Wheat had dropped to 81 or less
a busheI, and 81 wheat would
not pay interest on that farm
mortgage.
AS late as January. 1929, few
weeks before he left the White
House, President Coolidge assured
us America never again would sinl
into the morass of depression; tina
our continued prosperity (?) was as
sured for all time. There was n,
cloud in the sky.
1T CAN HAPPEN AGAIN
Then in October of 1929 the hurri
cane struck. 1t was not anothe
short-lived squall, but a real twist
err. Overnight it swept away tha
paper wealth (?) so many had con
sidered inexhaustible riches. Indus
trial production largely stopped
Jobs were gone. Prices of farm
products dropped even lower. Bank
failed by the thousands. Tens c
thousands of farm mortgages wer
foreclosed.
That hurricane was the after
math of World War i. It had
taken more than 10 years to
strike America. Before that it
had created havoc In Europe,
and had we watched the inter-
/ national barometer we might
have expected it to strike here,
i but we were living in FOOLS
paradise and did not prepare.
will history repeat? Will the
aftermath of World War ii be
hurricane for America? Should
the rest of the world go down.
we will go the same way. We
could drown in our efforts to
save the rest of the world.
There is one thing we, as indivi
. uals, can do to help keep us out
the breadlines should catastropl
strike. We can save something +,
those possibly black days, out of Il
abundance we have today. IT
growing savings bank balances
evidence that we are saving, whi
the ever-growing personal loans
finance installment purchases is e'
dence that many may be headed
i. ward personal disaster.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
COTTON ALSO IN THE
UP AND UP

The farmers in the cotton states
have been taking their crops to
market which increased the prices
a few points. Mill buying in the
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
DISCRIMINATING AGAINST
AMERICAN SHIPPING

The war gobbled up American
ships. The American shipping in
dustry has made no comeback thus
far. Worse than that there is no i'm
mediate possibility of American
ships being operated by private
owners in the near future,
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
Save While We Have II

Americas annual per capita in
come has hit an all-time high.
Twelve hundred dollars each year
for each one of us, men, women and
babies. No people in the world. in
cluding ourselves, ever before have
enjoyed CD such an income. 1t is
fine while it lasts, but what of to-
morrow? 1t was not many years ago
when wheat was selling at so cents
a bushel; cotton at FIVE cents
pound; hogs from So to $4 hun
dred; when corn went begging at 80
to 40 cents a bushel. Yes, prosperity
is fine, but let us remember some of
the yesterdays and prepare for the
possible tomorrows. If we viii but
stick away fair portion Of our
$1,000 per capita income rather
than spending it all for fur coats,
diamond rings, high-powered auto
mobiles and other non-essentials we
did without when wheat was selling
at so cents a bushel, we will have
something to tide us over the rough
spots should we again strike them.
The time to practice thrift is when
we have something that can be
saved. We do not have to go on a
spend-it-all bingel just because We
are prosperous.
Because Of money advanced on
government guaranteed loans to
buy houses the government within
the next FIVE years will have many
thousands of homes on its hands.
Then there should be home bargains
available.
With the highest wage scales
we ever have known; with more
people working than ever before
in our history, even in wartime,
why do our relief costs continue
to go upward instead of down
ward?
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03

While cider is the juice of the ap-
pie, verjuice is a beverage made
from the crab-apple juice.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
FAST FLYING

There is uneasiness in Govern
ment circles traced directly to con-
fessions by leading airline officials
that aviation is having troubles as
we'll as financial difficulties. The in
dustry itself suggests a "morator-
ium"i to prevent new and competing
routes for airplane travel until ex-
listing lines are out of the financial
forests. Uncle Sam has been asked
to raise air-mail rates to cushion
the air transport industry. The fly
ers and the flying companies have
been going faster than the winds.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
OUR FOLKS ARE BORROWING
MONEY

The Federal Reserve Banks in
creased loans that have reached an
all new-time high in recent weeks.
There is still plenty of money in
the banks if you have been think
ing about going around to see the
cashier.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03

opinions Patterson theirs
They necessarily the views of the publishers
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
DISCRIMINATION In THE
ADVERTISING FIELD

The old saying that you must go
away from home to learn the news
has been traced down by Los An
geles advertising manager who has
told the World something that it
should have know so years ago. Ad-
vertising agents, he. says, tell their
clients that there are so many dahl
les and so many weeklies and that
when advertising is placed "it is
on a snap-judgment consensus
that represents distinct handicap
to the weekly newspaper seeking to
sell National advertising space.
The u. S. Bureau of Census re-
veals that 80 percent Of the Nations
sales originated in towns of 5000
or less, where weeklies collaborate
and furnish all the news in their
territory.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
MUST BE FOUND

The Nation needs continuous,
uninterrupted, efficient production"
seems to be an accepted code in
those parts of our Nation that take
the leadership in production of
goods and machinery. The Taft
Hartley Labor Law contains pro-
visions designed to block paralyz-
ing strikes. If the big industrial es-
Establishments are not interfered
with by fresh strikes the result will
be that supply and demand will be
balanced, and it is up to the Govern
ment to enforce the new labor law
and thereby prevent depressions.
The Government must be fair and
square with business institutions
that employ men, and with employ
es that work for industries. 1t
seems senseless for any set of poll
ticians or citizens to oppose the
principles and spirits of the new
labor law which shows every evil
dence of being sound and practical.
WE'LL COME THROUGH
The Western Hemisphere stands
united in favor of peace. Way back
in the long ago these same Nations
agreed TO support the Monroe Doc
trine on the theory that the only
part of the World we had any in
terest in would be our own contin-
ent. There is no question but what
the Western Hemisphere stands fol-
the same principles that it did near
ly two centuries ago. Today we are
financing, feeding and giving pro-
| lection to what is called zone
World. No one ever thought in the
days of George Washington that il
| so short time we would be tht
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
SWEETENING POLITICAL
JACKPOTS

The CIO organization has dumped
a good many millions of dollars of
union labor funds into past election
campaigns. Philip Murray goes out
en- the end of the limb to advocate
the defeat of S6S members of Con-
sress who voted for the Taft-Hart-
ley Labor Law, which says, in effect,
that union labor funds must not be
diverted to help win elections.
The indications are that the
campaign committees of the two old
political parties will not accept po-
litical contributions from the big
labor bosses. The new labor law
plainly prohibits the expenditure of
union funds in political campaigns.
There is plenty of teeth in this la
Dor law to prevent either capital or
labor from buying I'D the votes.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
FIORELLO HI. LA GUARDIA

A new Congressman from New
York came to Washington in 1916.
He was unusual, and the writer of
this item called him "rabble-rou-
SER in print. The years rolled by
and La Guardia became an aviator
of World War l. In time he was
elected and served as Mayor of New
York for three terms. During those
years no one ever questioned his
honesty = even though nearly all
occupants of the Mayorality of New
York were usually under suspicion.
In short, a few men in public life
have ever been more sincerely or
universally praised for their serv-
ice to THE PEOPLE" than Fiorel-
10 La Guardia-and those of us who
criticized him severely in early
years became convinced beyond the
shadow of a doubt that he deserved
all the praise and encomiums that
have been spoken and printed since
he departed from this life.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
SHIFTS THAT HAVE PASSED
In THE NIGHT

The Secretary of Defense is a new
Office in the Government which
ranks above the Secretary of the
Navy, Army and the AirForce. We
aren't in good fighting condition
right now as the National Guard
has a strength of only 117,000 men.
The new recruiting drive expects
to raise the roll to $4,000 men.
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
SPECIAL SESSION IN DOUBT

There is renewed pressure on
President Truman to call special
session of Congress. The idea is
that Government action might push
down high prices and make is pos
sible for a lot of poor people to
solve the problem of how to make a
living.
Other people who want to go far
ther out on the limb are asking the
President to find ways to pour more
supplies and money into Europe.
From the viewpoint of many of us
that is a simple question that must
take second place. We haven't fixed
up the United States yet, and it is
very questionable whether we
should throw ourself in depressions
and panics when, as a matter OF
fact. we are justified in cutting
down on European responsibilities
Milford chronicle., 1947-10-03
HUSH, HUSH

One of the best authorities in
Washington comes out and says in
plain English that there is ten
dency to soften alarms of the State
Department and to reduce the cost
of aid and relief to Europe. Mabbe
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-21
County Health Officer
Lists Helpful Health
Habits For Children

there is no specific preventive nor
is there any specific treatment.
The only good thing that may 30
said about the common cold is
that, barring complications, II
runs it's course in about two OF
three days.
The cold is a specific virus in
lection and is very contagious. For
this reason persons with new or
acute colds should remain at home
for the protection of other school
children for at least two or three
days.
In addition to protecting other
children, the only generally accept
ed treatment for colds is bed rest
plus large quantities of fluids and
fruit juices and a light nutritious
diet.
While chilling Of the body, wet
feet, drafts, ETC., will not, in them
selves, cause colds, they are very
powerful predisposing factors. Be.
cause of this school children
should avoid getting their feet and
their clothes wet and in cold
weather should put on sweaters or
top coats while outdoors.
A great deal has been and Will
be heard about cold vaccines but
Coo cOIINTY on Page Four
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-21
BY DALE X.
Dean, Wilmington College

Wilmington College. opening its
doors for the first time on Sep
TENDER 4, has made preparation
to offer an extensive curricula
which will satisfy the needs of its
prospective students. Mainly, the
college work will center around
academic and terminal curricula,
technical and short courses.
For students who plan to dc
their first two years in Whining
ton and then 60 on to the college
or university Of their choice,
courses are being set up for lib
eral arts, for commerce, for home
economics, Cor engineering, for
pre-medical or p~re-denta1, for law
and for science.
English is common to all Of
these courses, but each IN has
it's own individual subjects. The
engineering course leans heavily
in the direction of mathematics
and physics. Pre-medical or pre-.
dental emphasizes biology and
chemistry.
The commercial course lays an
emphasis on economics and bust.
ness procedures, and parallels the
work offered at the University OF
North Carolina.
The law course has an extended
offering in social and political
sciences. The home economics
curse looks toward clothing and
textiles, economics, food selection,
nutrition and fod services.
The science course has a gener-
al offering in the field, and the
liberal arts Jul is designed to
offer general college subjects.
Terminal courses are also sci
up where the student may receive
well-rounded instruction by attend
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-21
BY DIR. A. HI. ELLIOT
County Health Officer

With the opening of schools and
with many of our children entering
for the first time, it may be well
for the children and their mothers
to consider a few very simple but
helpful health habits.
Health habits or habits Of per
sonal hygiene learned while the
child is young will prove OF great
value throughout the rest of his or
her life.
A few of the routine health hab.
its that may well be observed by
the school children are as follows:
Get up in plenty of time for a
hot breakfast, a daily trip to the
bathroom, and time to get to
school without running and rush
ing.
After school, children should get
as much outdoor play and exer'
else as possible, (weather per-
mitting.)
At the end Of the day rigid bed
time hours should be observed al.
lowing eight or more hours sleep
before the next days program is
started.
One of the greatest problems of
school children and everybody else
is tie common cold. INF r.unately
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-21
Wilmington College
Opens September 4

ing college for two years only. !
These terminal courses will reA
volve around such things as BUSH
ness administration and account
ing, home economics, secretariad
science, and merchandising.
Z. In the case of courses involving
business administration and mer-
chandising, diversified occupa.
tons or d%istributive education MAY
be substituted for certain subjects
in which case the student will be
placed or a appropriate part-time
job as a learner in a specific OBJ
jective of his or her choice.
It is recognized that there is 4
considerable group of semi-pro-
fessions for which two years o.
college education are commonly
considered necessary and suffi-
cient.
Such semi-professional positions
are especially numerous in the
business, engineering, agriculture
al, secretarial, home making, pub
lie service and health fields. In
engineering, for example, a car
full analysis has shown the exis-
tence Of at least six positions or
the semi-professional level for
each one on the graduate level.
It is the plan Of Wilmington Cox
lege, therefore, to make available
many technical courses which will
train skills necessary Cor indus.
trial enterprises. Jobs r being
set up for these purposes al the
Bluethenthal Airport.
The accreditation requirements
of the North Carolina College Con-
ference are being carefully stud
led. The plans for operation OF
Wilmington College have already
been submitted to the commlttee
Gao VIII ,MJNCTON On Page Five
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-27
MILLERS DEFEND
LEAD TONIGHT

It's getting to be a vicious circle,
that's what. Some rained out con.
tests between Post Office-Senior
Fraternity and Blackwood' s-Mooce
were scheduled to be played off,
and you know what happened tc
them.
Tonight, the Glass A loop will
have another try at, as the two
top teams, Spofford Mills and City
Optical tangle up for a battle over
the lead. At present, Spofford is
ahead by one game.
Besides being a fray over first
place, some other differences are
to be settled. Lawrence Cook, Spot
ford's ace moundsman, and A. L.
King, City Optical top-notch hurler,
will be vieing to see who a win
the best two out, of three games.
Each has taken one victory in the
two contests played between the
teams this season. Cook has Wor
10 and lost 2, while King has a So
record.
In the. second tilt, Alpha Omega
and ACL, who are in fourth and
third places respectively, will play
81 another postponed contest. Bob
Foovey or Len Thomas will start
for Coast Line, while Clyde Jordan
takes the hill for Alpha Omaga.
The Spofford-O Optical fray will
also have a drawing card the bat.
ting provinces of several smuggling
gentlemen. They include Class A
home run top-all Levy King who
has Dashed five of EN- this season,
and who also is tied with the Eye.
boys William Rogers for the most
doubles with six, the loops lead.
ing batter, w. A. Weenie) Brown
of Spofford, whose average is well
over .45o. City Optical's Llody Tay'
lor, who is lowering around the
.44O mark, and Ned Braswell Of
City Optical, who has clouted four
circuit blows this season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-27
Leafs, BUGS Try Again After Rain
BALLAMEN, BUGS
PLAY IN STADIUM

Emory Hewlett or Fred Town
send, who knows which, will be
right in there pitching against the
Selma-Smithfield Leafs tonight az
7:45 o'clock when the Pirates will
try to get off at least n contest
in their current series with Mlcky
Balla's seventh-place out at Legion
stadium.
Members of both teams got Z
night off last evening when sum-
mer showers consented to do their
stuff up Smithfield way. Eddie
Hardisky, Buc second baseman,
will get about a week off because
Of the ankle injury he suffered IN
Wednesday nights game with
Lumberton. AS he came up to bat
in the first inning, Hardisky got
his feet mixed up trying to evade
one of Don Browns erratic fast
balls, and he twisted his ankle as
he fell.
Bill Alsnauer, who's done some
fine receiving for Nate Andrews
this year, is repeatedly sidelined
for an indefinite period pending
more examination of the finger he
injured on his throwing hand some
several weeks back.
When the Pirates return to
Smithfield on July 10, they'll play
off the postponed contest with the
Leafs in a doubleheader.
A similar title is coming UP on
the Legion stadium diamond to-
morrow night, when the Warsaw
Red Sox come to town to play
a regularly scheduled single con-
test and make up for a sousina
they got here two weeks ago. II
Townsend doesn't hurl tonight, he
will be on tap for half of the ACTIVE
tiles, and Johnny Edens presume
ably will take on Jimmy Miners
r%esurgent Sox in the other tilt.
The first game begins at 7 o'clock.
While the BUGS and others mill
around in the semi-darkness Of the
stadium this weekend. they'll prob
ably be happily thinking about
Monday, which is the day bids
are to be in the hands of the New
Hanover county commission of the
new lighting equipment scheduled
to be put into use. >
incidentally, many a guffaw was
drawn from the crowd before the
second game of the Dunn-Erwin
doubleheader Monday night. lack
Bell, the scrappy second baseman-
manager Of the Twins, strolled out
to converse about the ground rules
with the jumps and Nate Andrews:
In his hand he carried a huge,
makeshift torch to light his way.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-27
DlMAGGIO KEEPS
ALL-STAR MARGIN

CHICAGO, June rs -WD- Joe
DiMaggio Of the New York Yank.
ees maintained the lead tonight as
the No. l vote-getter in the poll Of
fans to select the starting lineup
for the 18th annual All.Star base.
ball game at Wrigley field on July
eighth.
Tabulation of the voting, which
ends at midnight, wa; expected to
toe completed by Sunday.
D,Magg:u polled 662 1858 of the
l, $40. 598 Ballots tab,- lied to date
t.nos Sla: ghter of the St. Louis
Cardinals was second with GAL 1856
votes. Lou Boudreau of the Clete.
land Indians was third in the in
dividual voting with 634,377. Ted
Williams, Red Sox outfie]der, was
fourth. with 628, 563, and First Base
man Johnny Mize of the New York
Giants was fifth with 500. 612.
Joe Gordon of the Cleveland In
dians, forged ahead of Bobby
Doerr, Boston Red Sox veteran, In
the battle for the American
leagues second base starting job
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-27
Suggs; Riley Berg Lead
At Greensboro With rs

GREENSBORO, June 26 - R-
Patty Berg of Minneapolis, Mimi,
defending t%itlist, and two brilliant
amateurs-Louise Suggs of Ii
thia Springs, Ca, two-time West.
ern Open Queen, and Polly Riley
of Fort Worth, Tex, Trans-Missi.
ssippi champion - set the pace
with two-under-par "a cards as
battling opened here today in the
$500 Women's Open Golf champ.
ionship.
The rounds were little short oil
remarkable because the 1924 yard
Starmount Country club was
drenched by a summer shower
which started about daylight and
continued until noon. The rains
stopped almost simultaneously
with the decision of the officials
to start the first threesome.
One stroke back of the leaders
were two veteran California cam
|paigners - Helen Dettweiler OF
Fndio, professional, and Dot Kielty
of Los Angeles, California amateur
titlist.
Equalling the courses par of
39-37-76 were Mrs. Estelle Lawson
Page of Chapel Hill, National
Amateur champion of 1887 and
1916 Southern Amateur %titlist, and
Betty Jameson Of San Antonio,
Tex, now professional and twice
holder of the National Amateur
crown.
Performance of the stars in the
first national medal play tourna-
ment for women amazed some OF
the hardened male pros who trail
ed in the galleries. All admitted
that the putting Of the headliners
was exceptional. The greens, stub
bly, with the change of season, Of
ten were heavy with water, while
others were lighting fast as re-
of the rays of the late-afternoon
sun.
There were ten professionals and
20 amateurs entered here In the
four-day meet, which calls for an
la-hole medal round daily.
The tournament, sponsored by
the Women's Professional Golfers
association and the Greensboro
,unior Chamber of Commerce, at
tracted all of the first-line stars
with the exception OF Mrs. Babe
Didrikson Zaharias of Denver. The
Colorado athlete is enroute to the
United States from Scotland where
she won the British Amateur, and
lands in New York on Sunday.
Lending color to the field OF con-
testants were five handsome teen
aged contestants. They were the
Long Beach (Calif.) Beuer sisters,
Alice. 10, with a card Of 44-39-83,
and Marlene, -, with a card OF
42-4O-82. and there were three
North Carolina youngsters: Bilee
Prather, 16, Of Mount Airy, with
a card of 42-41-83; Nancy Lee Map
les, 16, ST Rocky Mount. with a
card of 39-47-96: and Jane Thomas.
Is, OF Salisbury, with a card OF So
1898.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-27
SAM WAKES WARM
IN VICTORY TOURNEY

CHICAGO. June 26 - W.H-Sam
Sam Snead, Hot Springs, Va, took
the lead in the first round of the
Chicago Victory Open Golf tourney
today with a So, eight under par,
over the short Westward Ho
course.
Snead went out in 80 strokes
and added SO on the back nine for
a two-stroke lead on the field and
a new record for the layout. Snead
was eight under par through the
18th hole and held the advantage
through the 18th.
George Payton, 24-year-old pro-
fessional from Hampton, Va, scor-
ed a IS, six under par. His round
Included six bir6ies and II pars.
A stroke behind Payton III Al
Smith, Danville, Va, and Herman
Keiser, former Masters champion
of Akron, Ohio.