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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-30
The Book OF knowledge
Department: - THE WORLD,
AFRICA RICH IN
SATURAL RESOURCES

Biologists tell that Africa
like all the other continents, &C
quired its present form only after
a series of vast changes extending
over hundreds Of thousands Of
years. A very long time ago,
Africa was part OF a great south
ern continent that included India,
Australia and South America. This
land mass was separated from ar
other great land mass to the north
by the Tethys Sea, a body Of wa
ter that extended from Central
America through the Mediterrane-
an and across southern Asia.
Later, a part of the southern
continent sank beneath the seas,
and thus the Atlantic and Indian
Oceans were formed. Still later, a
great crack Or rift appeared in
what is now eastern Africa. This
crack exists to the present day;
it is called the Great Rift Valley,
1t extends from the Jodan Valley,
in Palestine, to the southern part
of Lake Nyasa, in southeastern
Africa. The Red Sea now fills part
Of the Great Rift Valley.
The greater part OF Africa lies
within the tropics. In the burning
Sahara, the thermometer some
times registers over $50 degrees.
1t is the hottest of all in the Nuban
Desert, where, according to the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-30
BY T EDISON

WASHINGTON - They're max
ing yeast, molasses, salad oil,
powdered juice and livestock feed
out Of oranges now, and there's
70 telling what next. Let the De-
partment of Agriculture's DR.. l..
F. Martin, Of the Bureau Of In
dustrial Chemistry, tell you about
it.
DR.. Martin is in charge of gcv-
eminent research laborat ,rles at
New Orleans, La. and Winter
Haven, Fla. At these stations anG
at other orange laboratories in
Weslaco, Tex, Los Angeles md
Albany, CALI, the government is
trying to find new uses and i'm
proved methods Of handling citrus
fruits and their by-products.
Gamers take 40 PEI cent Of ali
the oranges and 70 per cent of
the grapefruit now. But afte1 they
get the juice in cans they have
left a lot OF peel, pulp, kin and
seeds that are an awful nu:sanc'
II they're dumped in streams or
lakes, they kill off the fish. For
a time they were pumped under
ground through r e verse wells.
Trouble was that +he waste waters
seeped through the ground and
spouted out as springs a couple
counties away, causing all sorts OF
damage.
Some years ago the idea OF
grinding up the peel and n aking
ii into livestock feed was tried,
and it worked. Ninety per cent OF
all the Florida cannery peel, 70
per cent of all the Texas peel,
is now used in cattle and poultry
Feeds.
In grinding, pressing and proc.
essing the skin and pulp, however,
there's a certain amount of liquid
that creates a problem. Because
there is a considerable sugar con.
tent. somebody Get the idea Of try
ing to make it into low,grade mo-
lasses. During the. war whe.
there was a sugar and molasses
shortage, this vas a profitable en-
terprise. About a third of the can.
rery waste liquors gets used this
way now, but when the supply Of
blackstrap molasses from the can
sugar refineries increases, orange
r"olasses won't be able to com
pete in price. So now they're try
ing to make ali edible molasses
out Of it.
Also looking ahead TO the day
when the orange pulp molasses
business might fold up. chemists
rave figured out a process fer con-
verting the waste liquors into
yeast. This yeast has = high pro
TEN content and makes good est
tie feed. There's a plant at Or
lando, Fla. in this business on
| commercial basis.
About the faociest %byproduct de-
beard of whiskers, somewhat in
the style affected by old Admiral
Won Tirpitz of Germany and the
standard political portrait. on the
walls Of otlr chop Suey Joints.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-30
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 So-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 Bluetlenthal sir.
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., 1947-05-30

venience of motorists, and preferable
sooner than later.
Whether this something can be the
conversion of unoccupied second floors
of downtown buildings into storage
places or the utilization of vacent lots
operated by the city for the con-
venience of parkers is for the city
fathers to decide.
The need for improvement is obvious.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-30

GOOD MORNING
Speak, move, act in peace, as if you were
In prayer. In truth. this is prayer.-Fenelon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-30
Letter Box
IMPROVEMENTS NEGLECTED

IMPROVEMENTS NEGLECTED
To The Editor:
Would appreciate enough space
to point out the sadly neglected
improvements promised by tn,
city government to the new arne.
ed areas.
Almost one and one-hat years
have gone by under city govern.
ment and yet one of the most
heavily travelled highway outlets
in North Carolina carolina Beach
highway from old city limits 10
the present limits) has been viz.
tually untouched since annexation.
Only work l have ever seen done
en- this road is to keep dumping
sand and clay in holes and puddles
of water, and occasional scraping
of shoulders.
At the present time and for a
long time this clay and sand OBJ
scure the asphalt pavement fol
from three to four feet towards
the center stripe. This road has
Lever been swept by the sweeper
to clearly distinguish road from
shoulders, and speaking Of should
ers may I remind there are no
sidewalks, leaving pedestrians with
a choice of either walking On the
highway Flooding through muck
and mire when wet, or Waolns
through ankle-deep sand and dust
when dry. There is no storm dram
age from Greenfield lake TO Cen
trail boulevard (3-4 mile and as
result there are numerous nlVo
puddles on both sides of highway
after a rain.
When you consider the fact ina,
Legion stadium attracts several
thousand baseball fans each week
and this past football season, a.
high as six to seven thousand lanS
in one night, with noth'ng loi p,u
estrians to walk on but the ABOVE
mentioned places it is truly
miracle that more people nave ~,
been killed on this stretch OF Ioa.
However a check with the o'dn
Highway Patrol l am SURE w, WIN
reveal At least seven persons XIII
ed in the last six years oy '"'
or this same short road.
Should not this fact alone sus
gest to City council that this r0s1
should have priority over SOME "
the little traversed streets 1as.
have been paving on the SCUM ''D'
of town? M,
numbering of houses or this Sam ann
stretch Of road. From Greeln
lake to Northern blvd, is numD.
ed and referred to as oui'l r.,.
Hill. from Northern blvd, 70 W.
trail blvd. is known and fpi.D,
ed IS North Cqrolira Peacn s w.
Central blvd. to southerf O'N
CONTINUED on Page EignN
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is the leading producer OF da-
monds; the richest gold mines are
in the Union of South Africa. In
the latter region, silver is mined
in great quantities.
The plant life of Africa shows
astonishing variety. In the north.
western coastal regions, there are
many plants also found in South
ern Europe. Date-palms and
dwarf palms also abound. Wheat,
corn, oranges and olives are cul-
tivated in great quantities. In the
fertile valley of the Nile, there are
fine crops of cotton, corn, flax,
sugar and hemp.
The date-palm flourishes in the
GASES of the Sahara; in other
parts of the desert there are stub
by growths of low. thorny bushes.
AS we enter the savanna region
south of the desert, the low-lying
bushes are replaced by scattered
trees and shrubs. Agricultural
products of the great savanna in
clude cotton, beans, millet, coffee
and tobacco. In southern Africa,
where the savanna becomes the
weld, the plants that grow upon
the great heaths sometimes reach
eighteen feet in height and form
real forests.
In the equatorial areas Watered
by the Niver and the Congo, we
find dense jungles. Here an almost
impossible barrier is formed in
many places by giant trees mat
ted together with lianas. This
equatorial forest is rich in rubber
producing trees, also acacias,
African oaks, euphorbias, mahog-
any, kapok trees. teakwood and
ebony. In the clearings that have
been won from the jungle, the ma
tives cultivate gourds, melons, ba-
nanas, beans, tobacco and many
other plants.
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TOMORROW: - Puzzle of the
Magic Square.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-30
he Doctor Says
BOARDING HOMES
BEST FOR ORPHAN,
BY WILLIAM A o,ppr

Sooi., "A. OBRIEN NJ
Social agencies favor a. M b,
l;u than putting tn them 'Sn N
situations. Large orphsnsgs. IN IN.
CAST are being repIscaI 9Ies Of The
families taking a few ~ y. many
each home. children n
Boarding parents dese,r.
great deal o. credit for tb. iSe 4
cess in making homeless ' eb, sac.
happy. They are an exsm o%n,ia'.a
natural parents, for they Show w J. 10
to be objective with cbi T'5r~ nov
person. utS'nct
Couples cannot care for o,,,
without getting approval a. ot'l IN
MONIES and giving a good ra as'
for wanting children. No.oe .sss0a
customed to caring for Iarpo "a, a.
hes are upset when thew rs ssl.'
their children are growirn sall's
They can apply to a social Fosr ua.
Tor children to board and will H' b.sY
a good chance to do 50 Il oS,
dren are available. 'Hl'
Children feel more secure
family than in a large jnsti+,4 III l
The basic needs of CHILDHOOD I' W..
few. Good food and FANNY ~.
are the most important. II ho, uts
ing parents feed their chilGr's
properly, require them to to1lal
the routine of the homo ~,
help them with their problems my
children are happy,
With large numbers o. bOr,.
being broken by death and ~.
vorce, the care OF homeless cSit'
dren is becoming a problem 4
takes time to lake a proper adm
ton. Some social workers hs1.
been accused OF placing chiIdr.s
in temporary homes rather tbsn
trying to have them permanent
adopted. But this is not true.
Social agencies report a sbsr.
increase in the number of ratnr,l
parents who bring their children
and ask for someone else to tax.
care of them as they are no lopge,
interested. In most cases. they cam
afford to keep them but would
rather give them away.
QUESTION: Our 2~-year-old son
seems to be deaf. My doctor BE-.
lleves that it is on a congenitsl
basis. Will a hearing aid heb
him?
ANSWER: l am not familiar
with the success Of hearing aid,
in a child of his age. II could BIZ,
tried now or later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-30
Too Many Oranges

velopment, however. was the idea
o. pressing the oils out OF orange
and grapefruit seed. Like all vege-
table oils, they may be used as
shortening. Refined, they make a
good salad oil.
Chemists are also trying to i'm
prove the quality Of canned citrus
f,uit products Cor human con
sumption. They're analyzing all
the unstable organic compounds in
the fruit to find which ones spoil
the taste Of the canned juices.
Best answer they've found so far
is to use only perfect fruit for
canning.
In the last couple Of years a
juice concentrate has seemed to
work pretty well. The juice is
evaporated till it has about 70 per
cent solids. Then one-fourth fresh
juice is added for flavor, making
the mixture about so per cent
solids. Canned and frozen, it keeps
well.
At Plymouth, Fla, a big pow
dered orange juice plant is going.
1t freezes the juice, thea evapo-
rates the ice, leaving a powder
which has less than one per cent
moisture. It's a little expensive,
but it keeps well and ms export
trade possibilities.
For a few years the research
boys experimental win orange
wines, gins, brandies and lieueurs.
They made some good stuff. too,
they say. Then Congress- decided
the government should not spend
taxes FOR booze research. SC they
had to cut it out.
All this research has for its real
purpose the developing OF the
citrus fruit market. Though the
government hasn't bought any cit
rus fruit to support the price
since before the war, the possibili.
ty of a big surplus and dumped,
unstable fruit such as they hac
III mid : depression days, still
haunts citrus growers.
They have had five prosperous
years, when the Army took 40 pc:
cent Of the crop. Last year 1888
million boxes were produced. This
.year it will be 200 million Be
lieving that this kind Of business
might continue, there, have beer
increased paintings Throughout
Florida, Texas, Arizona and Cali
fornia. Department of Agriculture
row believes there may be 10 mil
lion boxes more every year fol-
ne NEXT five wears. Tat would
mean $50 million boxes for 1873
The question is how to consume
them.
One way to increase cohsump.
ton is to bring the price down,
which is always easier said thsn
done. Labor rates are up. freight
rates are up. the cost OF boxes
fol- shipping is up. More ORANGES,
crarefru'+ End tarocrires msv I've
left on the trees this wear thu
for several seasons. becarse it
won't pay to pick them. To con-
sumers who hate the thought OF
any food being wasted, that's bad.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-30
Parking Meters

Discussing parking meters, which it
notes Sanford's aldermen have decided
to install in that city's downtown bust
ness district, the Greensboro Record
quotes from the Durham Herald to the
that the meter idea was dis
cussed there pro and con and that the
consensus was that while meters could
add revenue to the city treasury they
offered no practical solution of the
parking problem.
The Record finds the Durham Dr.
clusion interesting in view of Green's
boro's experiment in meters. The Rec
ord favored the experiment, it confess
ses, when proposition first came up,
but it now notes that whereas the
meters were to be installed in restrict
ed areas, they are now "springing ur
about town, mushroom fashion, here
there and everywhere" There is such
a thing as OVERRIDING a good thing, the
Record concludes.
Parking meters do. not solve park.
ing problems. We have learned that ir
Wilmington. But they do lessen the
tribulations of motorists.
Before they were used here drivers
spent valuable time circling blocks
hunting a berth at the curb and Otter
enough had to leave their cars far from
their business district destination a
the cost of more time and strain or
their patience.
Since the meters were installed
drivers have a better chance of finding
a parking place near their destination
But sooner or later Wilmington will
have to do something moregfor the con
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-30

ton in which "we are surely no longer
bound by that agreement as to repara-
tons and industrial policies"
This bold declaration at a time when
we are inclined to be timid in dealing
with the peace problem ought to en-
courage our national leaders to take a
more positive and objective stand.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-30
Fort Fisher Gets Its Chance

The leasing of property at Fort
Fisher by the North Carolina Baptist
State Convention from the Orrell
brothers, owners, as announced by the
conventions general secretary, Mr.. M.
A. Higgins in Raleigh, could mean that
this area will ultimately have another
major beach resort.
Although the transaction at present
involves merely a lease, Mr.. Higgins
adds that it may lead to outright pur-
chase. This creates a hopeful anticipa-
ton, for ono the site is in possession
and the Baptist convention drafts a
summer church program there will be
a demand for cottage sites by members
of that religious faith and the public
at large.
This forecast is based on what trans
spired when the Methodists brought a
tract on the New Jersey coast and
founded Ocean Grove.
Oldtimers will readily remember
when Ocean Grove was waste land
and how quickly it became a city after
the Methodists started camp meeting
programs there. Ocean Grove was sep
arated from Asbury Park, named in
tribute to the prominent Methodist
bishop, so the lake was appropriately
called Wesley for the brothers who
founded Methodism.
The church first constructed an
auditorium which was little more than
a shed. Audiences sat on rough benches
without backs. Many of the first sum-
mer visitors either lived in tents or
built flimsy shacks.
But it was not long until perma-
nent houses began to appear, nor much
longer until the old auditorium was re-
placed with a magnificent assembly
hall capable of seating several thou
sands.
Engineers laid out streets, water SER
vice and sewers were provided, a broad
boardwalk along the beach and two pier
pavilions - n Of them belonging to
the father of Charlie Ross, whose kid
mapping made history - we're built,
each with swimming pools for timid
bathers.
Save that no commercial transac-
lions, including the sale of newspapers,
were permitted on Sunday, Ocean Grove
was in every way quite as popular q re-
sort as it's neighbor, or Long Branch,
further up the coast. And it had the
additional advantage for vacationists
so minded of offering daily and nightly
religious services, always largely at
tended. The Sunday shutdown service
on the beach, which always attracted
thousands, had national fame.
There would seem to be no reason
why the Baptists of North Carolina
could not do as much at Fort Fisher,
with equal spiritual and recreational
benefit for some of the thousands of
persons who are looking for favorable
coastal vacation sites, and without de-
tracing patronage or revenues from
Wrightsville Beach or Carolina Beach.
Success to the venture.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-30

Arabs, the soil is like a fire and
the wind like a flame. The tenn
erture is much lower in the temp.
crate regions of South Africa. The
coolest places in Africa are the
mountain regions, but extremely
low temperatures r quite I'M
known.
The African continent has vast
mineral wealth. Over four-fifths Of
the worlds diamonds and almost
one-half of the worlds gold are
produced here. The Belgian Congo
Evening star., 1947-05-11
Tonic In The Soup Bowl
BY CLEMENTINE PADDIEFORD

By CLEMENllNE PADDLEFORD
ut little into green's two to five min
Fresh green's will do utes and season to
i, Co. a.- ,.,, For Elm wonderands
'' " 'A" Gil" o"i'n'' mock turtle
creamy bowl with toasted cheese sand
waits a soup tureen c,.,u ,t tsu...Ls.
,ungs fresh green's cups chopped spinach DAY aside little
e on ..r ~ o 80 u.s. .a - heart eave)
, , +t ~ ~ 49, ~ i ~ '1s n n finely chopped donion
ngng Agreeing n '"op4eo 'al'o'
and stream o iN -,
n the the - ta hIL
and modern marketing meth q teaspoon spoon mace mace ,
changed the habits of r'' " Npt"O
omone spinach onion and
ie spcv waeess from s double boiler and
nmera pools for anvav order until
through fine Add
garden pepper ana mace and make smooth
remaining tee cups OF nhk
some markets Nav binos fern vegetables
the north woods and the anu 10" ue wn'ppeo
poke Pour into the bowls and garnish with
the heart leaves of spinach. Yield portions
' Lose ''t>nn' BeetTop Soup
changed cooking the 2table,,o,s ts,+er
Now it's briefly, to 2tablenoons -four
o. AandC vitamn Spare 2cuns milk
left cooking 2cups chicken stock or mushroom broth
away save tor and for
It's rich in the waersoube u teaspoon salt
minerals : tablespoon vinegar o lemon juice
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l. If vegetable the Freshly ground pepper
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Evening star., 1947-04-27
League Of Women Voters
To Hold Fiue-Dav Session

Undersecretary of State Dean
Acheson will be the principal speak
er at luncheon Thursday, which
will high light the council meeting
Of the National League of Women
Voters, opening a five-day session
here tomorrow. The luncheon, to be
held at the Statler Hotel, will be the
only council event open to guests.
Mr.. Acheson's subject will be THE
Economics of Peace"
An address by William w. Way
mack of Des Moines, Iowa, a men,
Der Of the Atomic Energy Commis-
sion, will he made at a closed session
tomorrow afternoon. The league,
which is charting its years activi-
ties in support of domestic develop
ment of atomic energy and its in
ternational control under the
United Nations, has asked the
speaker to talk on Developing
Atomic Energy in the Public In
terest."
The council will hear an address
on Must Democracy Be on the De-
fensive?" by Pendleton Herring, au-
thor cf 1.-THE Politics of Democracy"
Friday morning. Mr.. Herring, who
Evening star., 1947-04-27
On the Engagement Pad
FROM 1912 TO 1947.

afternoon. Judging Of Penny Art Fund
exhibits.
District Branch. National League Of Amer
lean Pen Women-Today. 4 to ,a Pm,
road NV. Tomorrow. 8 pm. monthly
business meeting; speaker, DR.. Laurence
3. Hellprin. ..scientife and Social Means
ing OF the Atomic Age
Washington Story League-Saturday,
pm. YwcA; program theme. SKY
Ladies Board Of the GeorEetown Univer-
ersity Hospital-Tomorrow, pm,
luncheon, appointment Of Nominating
Ladies Auxiliary of the District Fire De-
H4 sas &ilson s{s street R sW ssn
card party.
washinrton YwcA Wednesday. $40
program theme, From Boomers to
University Of Michigan Alumnae Associa-
PM w,th .tTssi Mrs
NV; speaker. Miss Norma Hatfield,
Nebraska University Acknowledgements
evening, Roger Smith Hotel dinner
csPhssnsI Do 81 HsHSsa .,
Washington CHAPTER Of the 9gs-Tuesday,
8 pm, Cafe Parisienne' dinner meet
PEG ssisterhood, Chapter To-day. to
pm, with Mrs. Earl o. Baker. 1890
Department, Board Of Trustees, su-
Alnmaas nraas ae'si GIabs ii Goueher. wes.h.mpton,
shire avenue wv. tea for Miss Martha
B: Lucas, president of Sweet Briar.
nesday, 1924 MASSACHUSETTS avenue
NV; speaker. Miss Angela Jurdak, at
tache Of Lebanese legation; M
trude Nuttmann. 1920 Nineteenth stree.
NV, elections.
pm. Columbian House. twenty frst
and G streets NV, annual senior tea,
presentation of awards:
ter-Tomorrow, 2020 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE., Mothers Day prosram.
City Of Hope Helpers q CIV. WsshhinEtonmTo;;
day: 3 p.m.' Rock Greek Park annual
American Jewish ConEress, womsn's pi.
1909 Buchanan street NV, member
bring-a- -member tea:
B'nai B'rith Women, Argo Chspter-Wed
sn.sI ram frero. "'aSsa' sThe Role Of snai Birth
District Daughters of the American Revo-
Chapter, with Mrs. Floyd Wirsing S11
South overlook drive. Alexandria. Va
Tomorrow. z pm, Victory Chapter With With
Pearl M. Shaffer, You Are an Amer
ican.' Tuesday, 2 pm, Livingston
Manor Chapter 2 PAR CHAPTER ,,n Mouss; ;ss
America nism''; Mrs. Dorothy Regan
American Music Wednesday, g pm,
AAuW Clubhouse. 1884 I street NV
Saturday, 80 pm, Thomas Marshall
Chapter, annual luncheon, Laura Lee
Teahouse. Alexandria. Va.