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Prefer Tin to VodkS

Polish sailors on destroyers serv.
ing In the British navy now prefer
gin to vodka because It Is less fiery
So they have evolved a ''pin gin"
Of their own. It Is drunk neat with
a couple of dashes of red pepper,
instead OF hitterS.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-02

In an asthmatic attack the size
Of the little air tubes is lessened
because there is a slight spasm
Of tightening Of the walls Of these
little air tubes. This Tightening
or partial closing causes conges-
ton Of the mucous in the tube
and q little "plug" is formed.
Getting rid Of this plug Of nue.
GUS Is an asthmatic attack. Ex-
ercises breathing exercises) en-
able the chest walls to press
harder and the plug Is coughed
up more readily. Breathing ex-
ercises are simply taking in short
breaths, and breathing out long
breathA
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-02

WILDE held in the Central Bap-
fist Church, Wyiie avenue and
fitzpatrick streets, Pittsburg. Mrs
Vivian P. Robinson, 734 Anahe-
i'm Street, Pittsburg is chairman
of the committee on housing.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-02
Suitable for Textiles

Although hemp IL the strongest
vegetable fiber known, its qualities
n q soft spinning thread make II
more suitable for textile. rug, and
specially uses than for rope and
cordage where the cheaper hard
materials are predominant. In this
country the small prewar domestic
production had gone principally
into specially items such a. shoe
threads and twin@.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-02
Space Savers

Because square containers nc
closely together. they are space
savers and should be utilized whers
storage space IL limited. Square
dishes for the refrigerator will make
room on crowded refrigerator
shelves. And In home freezing units
and lockers, where space is vafu-
able, pack fruits and vegetables
In square or rectangular containers
whenever possible.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-02
\ SUNDAY !: ]! |! !! } !! ]
~ SCHOOL,
lel LESSON
&X SO
Our Responsibility in
Influencing Family Life

LESSON TEXT FOR AUGUST s.
Proverbs Ia. 9; 6:2o-23: 17:6: 1918: %:
s: 23:22-26.
MEMORY SELECTION-Train up a
child in the way he should go: and when
he is old. he will not depart from it,
Proverbs 1916.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-08-02

EDITORS NOTE. Lesson subjects
and Scripture texts selected and copy
righted by International Council of Re-
Hgious Education: used by permission.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
Trend. Is To The Right

What are some Of the indications that
the trend in the United States u toward
the right?
Here are some of them.
The opinion about communism and the
degree of tolerance for communism II
changing.
The popularity of Henry Agard wallact
is waning.
The Taft-Hartley act is demonstrating
that it is not beneficial for either labor
or capital to ride herd on the other.
The majority of the people dread any
return of government controls and regu-
lations.
The hysteria about foreign aid is giving
way to more thoughtful consideration OF
American participation in world order
The people are refusing to be stampeded
into a partisan approach to every public
ISSUE merely because a presidential elec-
ton is in the offing.
There is less and less desire for re-
turn of New Deal thinking.
Americans are wondering how long this
nation can be recognized as a champion
of free enterprise unless enterprise is Tree
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
A'Merry Christmas

There is large group in our commu-
nifty, ably represented by postal workers,
retail trade personnel and hundreds of 9TH
ars whose principal business is serving the
public, to whom Christmas means the
hardest work of the year.
While others may have more time to
prepare for the season, they have consid-
erably less. Many of them stay on the job
for longer hours often making personal
sacrifices of their time and efforts 80 that
Christmas will be a more enjoyable one
for others.
Yet, we haven't heard single one of
these good people complain.
Rather, as postoffice employe pointed
out yesterday, part of their compensa-
ton is that, while their own Christmas
may suffer, they find pleasure in helping
thousands of others realize the full JOY of
the occasion. Thus they are rich in the
true spirit of the day.
So, not only to this group but to every
one, the Star extends its best wishes for
a merry Christmas and it's greatest hopes
that the New Year will be a prosperous
one.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
Star Program

State ports with Wilmington favored
IN nroportion with its resources, 10 IN
clude public terminals, tobacco stor'
aoe warehouses, ship repair taclhues,
nearby sites for heavy industry ana
foot Cape Fear river channel.
City auditorium large enough 10
meet needs for years to come.
Development of Southeastern Norm
Carolina agricultural and industrial
resources through better markets ana
food processing, pulp wood produc1lon
and factories. ,,
Enphasis on the regions recrea.
ton advantages and Improvement OF
resort accommodations.
Improvement of Southeastern North
Caroiina's farm-to-market and prl-
mary roads, with a paved highway
from Topsail inlet to Bald Head Is
land.
Continued effort to attract more in
dustries.
Proper utilization of Bluethentfla'
airport for expanding air service.
Development of Southeastern Nortn
Carolinas health facilities, especially
in counties lacking hospitals, and in
cluding Negro Health center.
Encouragement of the growth OF
commercial fishing.
Consolidation of City and County
governments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

Italy has just taken another
long step toward restoration of
her normal status in the comfy
of nations. The new republic has
set in motion the machinery for
adjusting default occasioned
by the war on bonds sold to
American investors before the
conflict began by the then Ital-
ian government and a group Of
municipalities and corporations.
To this end a required regis
tration statement has been filed
by Italian authorities with our
Securities and Exchange Com
mission covering $131, ,971, 700 of
new bonds which are to be ex-
changed on a parity basis for
the old issues. The sum is an
aggregate of the $93,545,49O out
standing bonds and the past-due
interest on them at full contract
rates to Dec. 81, 1916.
The new securities to be offer
ed on the exchange basis to
American holders will carry
much-reduced interest rates, as
against the fully defaulted obli-
cations to be surrendered. When
negotiations for the debt settle
ment were inaugurated Mr.. Ivan
M. Lombardo, head of the Ital-
ian economic mission, stated
frankly that 1taly's position
would preclude full payments on
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
The Panama Incident

While the United States has been busy
building up goodwill in Europe in it's chal-
lenge to Communism, 1t has apparently
overlooked a situation on it's own back
door steps holding considerable potential
danger to national security.
This unfortunate condition is Panama 8
rejection of US. canal defense proposals.
While no evidence of Communism has
been reported in the little country's atti-
tude, nevertheless it's people have shown
a negative and almost hostile temper. -
And they are in position, because of the
strategic value Of the canal, to make the
whole proposition very troublesome for the
United States.
Senator Edward v. Robertson called the
Panama action "absurd'' and sssur-
prising' AS he pointed out, canal defense
is as important to Panama as it is te
u.s." Why the citizens and government o1
the small nation do not realize that is
disturbing question. Could this be crack
in the good neighbor policy? Although thu
Americas often speak of their good rela
tions an incident like the current Panam;
one makes those words seem mighty fla
and actually leaves little meaning in them
Undoubtedly, the problem is now one TO
the diplomats of both countries
And since it has progressed to the stat
of a unanimous refusal by the Panam
assembly, the whole matter could become
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
Matter Of Fact

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-'We
are in the zone of war" These
grim words have not appeared
in the slightly foggy official
post-mortems on the London
conference, which formally
divided one world into two
worlds. Yet the sad admission
is to be heard often enough
from the diplomats, experts and
military advisers, who are ulti-
mately responsible for the Off
cial statements. 1t is the neces-
sary starting point for any fully
honest final report by return
ing observer
Of course, the fact that there
is danger does not mean that
war must come, or is even at
all likely. It means. rather, that
in the period ahead there will
be many tests Of nerve and
trials of strength. 1t means, al
so, that these tests and trials
will be even more difficult and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
Step Toward Normal
An Editorial From The New York Herald IrlOuh'

the outstanding bonds lot i,s, ~
definite period. The dlscUs'. ..,.
that followed resulted IN ss. .is
ment that the new 'ec1i' ~
would carry coupons Of ! p, Pr
cent cent? for this and two succeeding u!
years, 2 per cent for i9oD ;s. ,'.t ns
1851 and 8 per cent thels'tp,., pty
The Foreign BondholdeFs ,1,st rld
tective Council will reconli,J5JI, nr.5I,
this proposal to the tsgIlsg. 3snI5s9,
consideration of the bononoi,TIl'. ...,Il !.
most of whom doubtless VIZ l,s.lii !!
inclined to say For t"i'
much thanks. s" ~ haze
The bondholders VIII it..nkil
something else to be .Lsn tlla,'1ln, oa,
about. When the war 0eSs, ssa,rral
own o'i authorities banned fol,rN s.mT
trsdins nmd s0iinl in all bonds Of saSat sss.
origin, and the Tre5spa' 55,,5 worth.
so far as to declare 'Hei'' e. iat
less for tax purposes o1arred
as Italian issues are co'i' Oh. N b.
the tn trading ban is about t,st ,t il
lifted, lift !, Ssa1 and a gray y..aa ma'4s, 4ss.51
which, it is whlspersat, t.r under
sellers received prices . 10, IN The
those those current at all times me- sse - t,
London I.tusd market, will give !st,.'.s w. oB.
normal dealings. lats5' Bti,i'' n.re,
cials, it is to be '.s. n9.s0, ., thst
country eesuan Wv, would be msn9sTss sri4sas n'
transactions bewee1 ~ .od bonds
volving enemy STOCKS Civ
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

resist than they have done to
date.
They will push forward the
purge of unreliable elements"
in the governments Of the other
satellite countries of eastern
Europe. They will make clean
sweep of every Pole, Hungari-
an, Romanian, Bulg RI
an, Yugoslav and Albanian.
whether hireling non-Commu-
mist or Communist, whose at
tachment to the Soviet Union is
considered undependable. And
they may well expel the
Austrian government from the
ESoviet zone of Austria, although
Mis- will be a flat violation of
treaty obligations.
The purpose of these moves
will be to consolidate the Soviet
world as a political and econom-
ic monolith, impervious, show
ing no chink, from base to PIN
nacle. Concurrently, offensive
moves are also to be expected
along the border between the
Soviet world and the western
worlds.
The first move is likely to be
recognition, at least by the
Kremlin's Balkan satellites, of
the so-called Republican gov
ernment of Greece" headed by
the Communist General Vafia-
des. The Yugoslavs, Bulgars
and Albanians will then be able
to give much stronger support
to the attack on the Greek gov
ernment at Athens. At the same
time, pressure on Trieste will
probably be intensified. And lat
er on, we must be prepared
for other moves elsewhere,
against Turkey, against Iran
and 1raq, against the un-
co ntro11ed, uranium rich
Chinese province Of Sinkiang,
and in Manchuria and North
China. In Manchuria, indeed, a
far more aggressive Soviet pol
icy seems to be taking shape
already.
Almost without exception,
these points where Soviet pres
sure is anticipated cannot be
sacrificed, without conpro-
the strategic security OF
the west. It is universally be-
lieved that the Soviets only
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
The Christmas Story

And Joseph also went up from Galliee
ont of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea
INTO the city of David, which is called
po3h1ebeno. (because he was of the house
and lineage of David:)
To be taxed with Mary his espouseo
wife. being great with child.
And 80 it was that, while they were
there the days were accomplished tnat
she should be delivered.
And she brought forth her firstborn son.
and wrapped him in swaddllng clotnes'
and laid him in manger; because there
y.s no room for them in the Inn.
And there were in the same country
Shepherds abiding in the field, keeping
watch over their flock by night
And. 10, the angel of the LORD came
upon them, and the glory OF the Loro
shone round about them: and they were
sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not:
for, behold, I bring you good tldlngs OF
great ioy. which shall be to all people
For unto you is born this day IN the
city of David Saviour, which is Nhrlst
the Lord.
And this shall be sign unto you; Ye
shall find the babe wrapped in swaoonne
clothes, lying in manger.
And suddenly there was with the anger
a multitude of the heavenly host pralslns
God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest, ana on
earth peace, good will toward men.
And it came to pass, as the angels were
GONE away from them into heaven the
shenherds said one to another, Let us now
90 even unto Bethlehem, and see this thlng
which is come to past, which the Loro
hath made known unto us.
And they came with haste and found
Mary. and Joseph. and the babe lying IN
manger.
And when they had seen 1t, they maoe
known abroad the saying which was told
them concerning this child.
And all they that heard it wondered at
those things which were told them by the
shepherds.
But Mary kept all these things, and
pondered them in her heart.
And the shepherds returned, slorltylns
and praising God for all the things that
they had heard and seen, as 1t was told
unto them.-Luke 2: 40.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
BY STEWART ALSOP

dangerous than those which
have occurred in the unpeace-
full time since the German sur
render. The game of world
politics should not be played,
without a clear understanding
of the gigantic stakes upon the
table.
Possibly the experts are
wrong, yet it is significant that
whereas opinions often diverged
in the past, there is now pretty
general agreement on the blue
print for the future. According
to this blueprint, the Soviets
will shortly extirpate the rem
nants of opposition in their zone
of Germany, and establish a
new puppet national front there.
They will hasten the process 4
crushing the independence of
Czechoslovakia, which should
be completed by the spring un-
less the non-Communist Czechs
show considerably more will to
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
Organization Troubles
BY PETER EDISON

WASHINGTON, Dec. IL
Government circles are again
going round and round in one
of the periodic organization rev.
olutions, about which the rest of
the country apparently doesn't
give a hoot. The issue is how
the new European Recovery
Program shall be administered
by a single administrator, a
committee, a com mission, a
board or a government corpo-
ration. In short, who is going to
boss this multi billion dollar
baby?
Last July, President Truman
vetoed a bill setting up a new
Science Foundation, because he
didn't like the way Congress had
organized it. Few outsiders I'm
derstood what the fight was all
about, but in Washington 1t was
holy cause.
Then, last year, there was an
other of these upheavals over
organization of the Atomic En-
ergy Commission. The question
was whether there should be a
single administrator at the top,
with an inactive advisory board
kibitzing on a part-time basis, or
whether there should be a COM
mission at the top, working
through a general manager. And
should it be five-seven or nine
man commission. Five won. But,
before it was settled, there was
enough feudin', fightin' and fuss
in for a mountaineer's lifetime.
Secretary of Commerce Aver
ell Harriman's Committee OF l9
big businessmen favored a gov
ernment corporation, like RFC,
with single director, like Jesse
Jones, to run European recov-
cry. The State Department
favors a single director, with
sole authority and able to make
quick decisions, reporting to the
secretary of state and working
through u. S. embassies in Eu-
rope.
Because State, Treasury, Agri-
culture, Interior. Commerce and
a few other agencies, like Ex-
port-1mport Bank and Commodi-
ty Credit Corporation, will have
more than few irons in the
ERP fires, there is, of course,
pressure to set up an interde-
partmental advisory committee
some place along the line.
The organization proposed to
Congress by tn e .esident's
message, to be called the Eco
nomic Cooperation Admins
tration, which represents Budget
Bureau thinking on the Marshall
Plan, is a combination of all
these ideas.
If the details bore the average
citizen to tears, it is only be-
cause he doesn't understand that
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

the chief indoor sport in Wash.
ington is drawing diagrams or
the paper napkins in capita.
cafeterias, to show lines of ALL
thority, areas of sponsibility
and who is subordinate to whom
Sane people out in the hinter.
lands, of course, 60 in for cross.
word puzzles, handicapping the
bangtails, figuring out crochet
stitches Or masterminding foot.
ball form ations. Every man to
his own insanity, as the saying
isn't.
On the Washington type OF
madness, it is Congress which in
the end decides what form the
ERP organization takes. Con-
gress may even cut itself in for
superadvisory role. All the
hootin' and hollerin' YOU hear
from these parts when Congress
comes back for the regular ses-
sion will be over how the Job
is to be set up. And it may not
make much difference.
What really m a tiers ID
whether the President can find
the right man for the number
one executive job - the fellow
who is going to have to take the
responsibility for things that 60
wrong.
This is far bigger than Her
bert Hoover's World War I re-
lief job, and it will last longer.
It will require more planning
and technical proficiency than
General Eisenhower's brilliant
invasion of Europe. To destroy,
with uni i'm i t ed resources, is
easy. To reconstruct, with limit
ed resources, is more difficult.
The two men most prominent
|1v mentioned for the director
ship thus far-ex-Senator Robert
M. LaFollette Jr., of Wisconsin,
and Ambassador to London Lew
is Douglas-would have great
opportunity if finally chosen. But
it would be a thankless task, too.
No matter how the organi-
zation is set up, before election
time next fall there will be
charges of waste and inefficien-
CIV. Numerous congressional
committees will make quickie
iunkets to Europe next summer
to. check up on operations. They
will hurry home to tell the
voters all the terrible things
they have discovered and what
they'll do to change th e m if
elected. Then, in 1949, a full
dress congressional in vesti-
cation.
The poor guy selected to run
the show will probably have to
spend the rest of his Washing
ton days explaining why he did
what to whom when.
That's the real Washington
heeby-jeebies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
GOOD MORNING

So then because thou art lukewarm,
and neither cold nor hot, I will speW
thee out of my mouth.-Revelation 3:l6.
There is nothing more pitiable in the
world than an irresolute man, oscillatlng
between two feelings, who would will
ingly unite the two, and who does not
perceive that nothing can unite them.
Goethe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

delicate one requiring great care Else the
impression will prevail of too great lntru-
sion by the United States into Panama
affairs. The United States has no desire 10
interfere but when hemisphere defense Is
concerned, it should use its best per-
suasion to protect so vulnerable spot as
the canal is in our overall security plan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

MI make one movie year al NY NY
s1oo 600 contract figure taxes lsaXe aye dno me
$40 600. If I make four year, for s4ou,ogv l|e
as my contract permits, I will also l5ine R;ne
about $4,000. Which would you do bling
Crosby radio and film star.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

The steel industry has slapped on two wv
or three price increases while paying eH-
ira dividends and making big % prollss'
Sen. John Sparkman Cd OF Alaoailid'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25
Reduce Deaths
In Childbirth,
BY EDWIN p JopD,

o,i;1s The conquest Of deat5s ~ |, D.
Childbirth has been enorn,t rr-s toa
speeded S'. over the last 'ft,Usnoa'1 fs~
Between 1915 and 1888 sho' Year.
TO a,,ssl eight 1oSy young mothers 'Gou' d;as 's
sarly ear! 1905 however, tbers f7,l,s ta 'a'
beer been a a. tremendous drop 'I5 i5 sa' ,''
rate The most recent tn, IN III
snow SHOW that there are on1v 1tssasa i.
deaths of mothers in evar!, v5ny ", sne
births. 'e'y 1000
This great improvement. :,
hazards of childbearing' !. n ~ d,
accidental 1t is caused 5y is'' na
proved methods Of csrins ny M n
mothers m .: better education, ,ss ,s
the discovery of new drn,. and
.o7 Inc improved methods Of M.
ternal care have been tba ma ma
OF concerted efforts bv 1sl sssalt
clans to give more 'a, ~,
to mothers during childbirth s.' a'
lief of pain is only ono w. -. n Ne
several advances which ~, We
taken place. 'd's
Education has been aimed NJ
marily at letting people know ~, ~.
Importance of complete c.r. W..
during the entire period Of n,a' ,'
nancy and the time immed;..ss s
ly after childbirth. Because N,a's' ,n'E
care reveals many prevent.bl. .
conditions, it has a direct bs,,'
ing on the chances of GfA @ ,a,
well-being Of the mother I sng
the child as well. '''N
The discovery of the sult,.
drugs, and later, OF pepjciitr
has helped enormously ia ,n
down the danger from one Of N.
most serious complications n
childbirth. This is childhnd fo,..
The three factors lust ON.
toned are the ones principally
responsible for the greater sst.,
ty of child-bearing TODAY over
Is years ago. As long as the,
are any preventable deaths from
childbearing at all, however
medical men will remain unss,.
isfied. Still greater improvement
is possible, and even greater
cofotv ic IN ho ex,roc4oJ
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

The rush act being worked on Congress
Is N1, phony.-Sen. Joseph H. Ball (R) OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-25

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1s47