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Evening star., 1947-10-21
School Censor Proposal Defended

School Censor Proposal Defended
To the Editor Of The Star:
The Star Of October 10, under the caption
"AVC Challenges VFW on School Program"
stated that "AVC would oppose the proposal
for a $4,000 school censor" job suggested by
A. W. Lee, member of the school board
AS the author of this proposed bill HR-3970
introduced into Congress by Representative A.
E. OKonski on June Is, feel that interested
parents in the District of Columbia should be
told that the quoted statement has no basis
in fact.
The present superintendent of District of Co.
lumbia schools, DR.. Corning, also has attempted
to talk down my BILL but was able to spike
DR.. Cornings attempt merely by having the
truth brought to the attention Of the District
Commissioners.
When q sincere, patriotic movement is started
by such worthwhile American group as the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, it is all too typical
these days to find opposition rearing its head
from such depths as the so-called American
Veterans Committee. BY what reason or logic
does this AVG appoint itself defender for
Board Of Education which, with the exception
of Mr.. Lee, is not aggressively interested in
providing worthwhile American education for
the children OF Washington?
May I say that If our public schools were
properly administered there would be no need
for my bill?
Unless objection is made to American public
schools teaching American history and our
Constitution and eliminating subversive and
un- American practices and procedures, there is
no reason why any normally intelligent and
patriotic American should object to HR-3970.
FRANKLIN MILES.
Evening star., 1947-10-21
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE


G. Did Handel lose his eyesight?-J " z.
A. While writing the chorus How Dark,
o Lord, Are Thy Ways" the great composers
eyesight suddenly failed and by the time the
work was finished he was totally blind. He
composed nothing more Of importance during
the remaining eight years Of his life.
@. How many live shells and how many blank
shells are used by firing squad in military
executions? What is the present law and what
was the law before 1941?-C. H.
A. According to the War Department, not
more than four nor less than one are to be
loaded with blanks out Of the twelve rifles fired.
The same directive is In effect now as prior to
1941.
@. What is the Audubon law2-M. N. T..
A. Many States have adopted what is known
as a standard Audubon law, whose provisions
include the following Definition of game and
nongame BIRDS no shooting of nongame birds
at any time, closed season for game birds, no
protection for harmful BIRDS no disturbance
of nests or eggs or protected birds except for
scientific purposes, no sale or transportation
Of protected birds
Evening star., 1947-10-21

American people as expressed in Congress?
L. X.
Evening star., 1947-10-21

thought some one must have given him a hot
foot by the way he said "Oh!" And then this
gent, whose tongue was hanging out for
man with talent, suddenly remembered that
he was to interview four or five other men for
the job! His secretary shot quick look in my
direction, got red in the face, raised her eye
brows, compressed her lips, shook her head
from left to right and I went home without
the job.
At another place when filling out the appli-
cation blank, was careful to note the location
OF the age information on the blank The
secretary took the application to her superior
whose very first action was to point to my age
and shake his head mo-" regardless of my
qualifications for the position
think that perhaps we should add a few
words to very well known line 50 that it
might read. The land OF the free, the home Of
the brave and God help us when we reach the
age OF 35.' DISILLUS1ONED.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-10-01
Leland Stassen
At Nobel Dinner

T. h Observation-Disclosures
Foundation has issued invitations
to it's annual Nobel Dinner to be
held on the Starlight Roof of the
Waldorf Astoria on October Fl,
1947 Hon. Trygve Lie, Secretary
General of United Nations, Hon.
Harold E. Stassen, former Cover
nor of Minnesota, and DR.. Harlow
Shapley of Harvard will be the
speakers.
The dinner, held annually, cele-
brates the birthday of the late
Alfred Nobel, Swedish citizen and
donor of international prizes in
literature and in scientific and
medical research, as well as the
Nobel Peace Prize. The latter has
been awarded in the past to such
Americans as President Theodore
Roosevelt, Secretary of State
Frank B. Kellogg, and Secretary
of State Cordell Hull. Other Am
orleans CT residents of the United
States to whom Nobel prizes have
been awarded and who have been
invited as guests of honor include
Dr. Pearl Buck, DR.. Nicholas Muir
ray Butler, former Vice President
Chas. C. Dawes, Professor Albert
Einstein, Sinclair Lewis, Maurice
Maeterlinck, Thomas Mann, Pro-
fessor Robert A. Millikan, Eugene
O'Neill and DR.. Harold Clayton
Urey.
The Danish, Swedish and Nor
wegian Ambassadors and t h e
Icelandic Minister in Washington
and the members of the Scandi-
navian consular corps in N ew
York will also attend. Allen w.
Dulles, president of the Council
on Foreign Relations, will act as
POSTMASTER. Lith gov Osborne,
former Ambassador to Norway
and president. of the American
Scandinavian Foundation, will be
chairman. DR.. Henry Goddard
Leach, former editor of the For
um," is president emeritus of the
| Foundation.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-10-01
Norway Builds Big Iron Works

OSLO. = The iron and steel
works at Mo Rama in Northern
Norway now under construction
will include an electric pig iron
plant consisting of three, possibly
four, $4,000 kVA Tysland-Hole
furnaces.
Production is estimated at ap-
proximately 200 tons of pig iron
per day for each furnace for a
total output of 600 tons a day
in the initial stage.
These $4,000 kVA furnaces are
the largest electric pig iron units
ever designed, representing there
fore a very interesting develop
ment in electric smelling prac-
tice. They are designed by Elek-
trokemisk AIS, Norwegian firm
specializing in the construction of
electric smelling furnaces.
The Tysland-Hole furnace has
been known to the smelling world
for a number of years, the first
unit having been erected at the
Christiania Spigerverk near Oslo
in 1928. It is a low-shaft electric
furnace which can operate on al
most any kind of reducing agent
and finds its main application in
regions where good quality coal
is scarce and hydro-electric power
lis available at comparatively low
cost.
Some twenty-five Tysland-Hole
furnaces have so far been install
led. Several units are in opera
ton in Scandinavia, three of them
are incorporated in the works at
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-10-01
Onions May Bring
Dutch Visitors

OSLO. - There's the saying,
"An onion a day keeps the doc
tor away - and everyone else
too" For Norwegians, however,
it appears that an onion a day
may be just what is needed to
bring thousands of friends visit
ing.
It works like this. Due to a
shortage of negotiable exchange,
representatives of a. Netherlands
travel association are trying to
work out an agreement whereby
Dutch tourists may visit Norway,
paying travel expenses with $780,
900 worth of onions to be shipped
from Holland. Though it's not
quite that simple the onions
which Norway needs = will pay
the way of the Dutch visitors
thus proving that even the Oldest
sayings don't always add up.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-10-01
Shipment Brings
Color To Norway

OSLO.-Norwegians who have
long wondered how many year S
must pass before the house or
barn might receive that badly
needed coat of paint had good
news from the supply minister re-
Gently. Shipments of linseed oil
totaling 1000 tons recently arrived
in Norway. and an equal amount
is expected before Christmas-in
all, quantity on par with pre-
war imports for the period.
The oil will be allocated to the
various provinces on quota basis
during the coming 6 months. Each
application will be considered in
dividually, and the hopeful painter
has only to guarantee that the
long awaited product will be used
for out door painting. Despite the
heavy demand. it is expected that
most applicants will receive the
paint necessary to brighten and
preserve houses and out-buildings.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-10-01
Swedish Company
Celebrates 600th
Anniversary

FALUN, Sweden, September 81.
(By Airmail)-One of the worlds
oldest industrial corporations still
in operation, the Stora Koppar-
berg Mining Company, of this city,
on September IA observed tn e
6OOth year of it's known existence.
At that time, the almost as VEN
cradle Royal Society, PRO Patria,"
dating from the 18th fury,
attributed 400 gold medals to the
employees as a reward for long
and faithful service. The oldest
recipient was Per Erik Person
of Boda, who is SO years old and
has an unbroken service record
of 81 years.
While originally a mining con-
Germ, the company is now engaged
in many other industries such as
lumber, pulp and paper, as well
as metals and chemicals, and the
celebration will be staged in three
different places, Uppsala and Bor-
lange. besides Falun. Its Oldest
document extant, recording a
transfer of part ownership to the
Bishop of Vasteras, was dated in
1888. 1t is regarded as the Oldest
business record in existence. How
much older the business really is,
no one knows.
During the course of the Gen.
turtles the Falun copper mine,
which long ago has given out, has
yielded between 100000 and $780,
900 tons of copper, worth approx
imately 5000 million. In the 18th
century, the mine was closely as
sociated with Sweden's position as
a Great Power.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-10-01
u. S. Price Rise
Costing Norway
S1oo,ooo,ooo

OSLO.-U. S. price rises during
the 12-month period since the lift
ing of price controls, are estimat-
ed to have cost Norway approx
mately $1OO,OOo,OOo. according to
figures recently released by the
Norwegian Minister of Finance.
This sharp increase in the cost
of goods which Norway must i'm
port from the United States is
largely responsible for recent
strong pressure on the Norwe-
gian price line. Effect of the U. S.
price spiral on Norwegian dollar
reserves goes without saying, con-
cludes the release.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-10-01
German Teachers
Attend Democratic
Education Course

STOCKHOLM (By airmaiD-
Sixty Germans from the Ameri-
can and British zones in Germany,
the majority teachers and others
concerned with popular education,
are attending a five-week course
in democratic education which re-
Gently opened at the Asa Folk
High School, near Norrkoping,
textile manufacturing city in
southeastern Sweden. When the
course is over, the Germans will
be distributed in pairs at schools
all over Sweden, where, with the
help of Swedish colleagues, they
will learn the working methods
of the Folk High Schools.
The course is financed by the
Swedish Joint Committee for Pro-
noting Democratic Ideas. Last
year the Government m d e
grant of two million kronor for
cultural rehabilitation work. OF
this sum, 10000 kronor was set
aside for the purpose of re-educa-
ting German teachers along demo-
cratic lines, and it is this plan
which has now been realized.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-10-01

On September II, the Govern
ment held a meeting with repre-
sentatives of the Riksbank and the
Chairmen of the Industry and Fuel
Commissions and similar agencies.
The meeting was called to discuss
the complicated situation caused
by the fact that pound sterling no
longer is convertible into dollars.
The latest reports from the Riks-
bank show that a serious drain on
the countrys gold and currency
has taken place during the last
few weeks. During three or four
weeks gold holdings have been re-
duced by about 20 per cent.
Not only the monetary policy
but the whole domestic economy
must now be reconsidered, writes
the Conservative Svenska Dag
bladet. The Swedish people will
have to tighten their belts. The
calculations that were made when
the import licensing system was
introduced last March have proved
to be wrong. Imports have con-
tinued on a very high level, while
for various reasons exports have
not reached expected volume. If
no unforeseen improvement occurs
towards the end of the year, 1947
will result in an import surplus
of considerably more than 1,5OC
million kronor. In March, it was
hoped that the surplus would no,
exceed 1000 millions.
Imports of Machinery Will
Be Reduced
During the past six months the
strain on Sweden's currency re-
serves obviously has been greater
than anticipated, Prime Minister
Tage Erlander stated on Septem
Der 13. This is largely due tc
the fact that import deliverie:
under contracts already m a d
have been permitted. 1t is no
imports of non-essential good
that have caused the difficultie!
in the first place, but rather i'm
ports of vital raw materials ant
machinery that the country needs
In certain fields inventories hav'
increased to a marked degree
which has added to the strain. 1
has now become necessary t.
make the import restrictions mor'
rigorous. Imports Of machiner.
that is intended for investmen
purposes unfortunately will als'
be affected"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-10-01

Norrbotten in Sweden. A number
of furnaces are working in Italy
and one in Switzerland.
Since the war, interest in cleo
trio pig iron smelling has in
creased considerably, and various
plans are under consideration for
the erection of Tysland-Hole. fur
naces in India, South Africa and
the South American countries.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1947-10-01
Sweden Sharpens Import Restrictions

STOCKHOLM. (By wireess)-The continued drain
Swedens gold and foreign exchange makes
for the Government to prepare for further import
restrictions consider other adjustments
Axe G0e Minister of Commerce. has been charged by the
Prime Minister with formulating the new program
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
Rotarians Donate Fr,d
10 Greenfield Project

0. o. Whitlock, president of the
Cape Fear Horse Show Associa.
ton, yesterday presented Walter
j. Cartier. chairman of the Green
field project committee of the Ro.
tary club, a check for 81, O22. SO.
the profits OF the recent Rotary
Club sponsored horse show.
The proceeds from the horse
show will be used in the beautifi-
cation work underway at Green.
field park.
The club voted to again spon-
sor the Cape Fear Horse show and
a tentative date has been set for
March 1926.
Eugene Edwards urged the
members to register March l. 8 or
10 for the coming Junior College
election. He pointed out that this
will be a new registration. .
The Rev. Mortimer Glover re.
ported that 70 patients were treat
ed at the Rotary sponsored
orthopedlc clinic, which is held
at the James Walker Memorial
hospital the first Saturday in each
month. He invited the members
to visit the clinic. He read a letter
from a patient who recently re-
celved an artificial limb through
the efforts Of the club. The Rev.
Glover said this was the second
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26

time in two months that artificial
limbs had been secured by the
Rotarians.
President j. H. Carswell intro.
duced Mrs. Ida Speiden and
THOMAS Orrell of the local chapter
OF the American Red Cross.
Miss Marian Everett, general
held director Of the Red Cross, OF
Atlanta, spoke briefly to the Ro-
tarians and their guests. She gave
an outline of the work performed
by the Red Cross.
The work Of the Red Cross does
not cease with the stopping of
wars, we must constantly be on
the alert for disasters of all kinds"
she said.
approximately seventy-five per-
cent of the disbursements of the
Red Cross funds 60 to the service.
men and veterans, while the re-
mainder is used for community
and international work, she point
ed out.
a. E.. Gibson, program chairman,
introduced the Rev. John Glenn,
district superintendent Of the Will
mington district Of Methodist
churches, who spoke on the SUBJ
ject, Secret Of Personal Happi-
ness" He cited the Rotary motto,
He profits most who serves best
IN his interesting talk.
Davis Howes announced that ah
informal discussion of the princi-
pies of the Rotary club for new
members will be held next Tues
day. He invited all interested to
meet at the Friendly cafeteria al
1890 o'clock prior to their regu-
lar weekly luncheon.
The bowling team is scheduled
to play Thursday night, President
Carswell announced.
Guests included: Edward Weav.
er, George Stearns, Mrs. Ida
Speiden, Thomas Orrell, Bill Mes
bitt, O. 0. Whitlock, Billy Mason
and Marion Rogers of Whining
ton; Miss Marian Everett, Allan
ia; Walter Holder, New York;
Norman Winslow, Otis Brown,
guests of William Henderson; /.
A. Tanner, Baltimore; Lee Bray
ton, Whiteville; and the Rev. j.
F. Coble, of Tabor City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
STATE employees
RECEIVE BONUSES
FROM GOVERNMENT

RALEIGH, Feb. rs H EN-
ployes Of the state employment
service and unemployment COM
rensation commission, who are
paid from federal funds, will re-
ceive bonuses during the last eight
months Of this biennium equiva-
lent to those granted other state
employees by the general assembly,
Assistant Budget Director r. G..
Deyton announced today.
Deyton said that the United
States social security board, after
first taking a stand against paying
the bonus to the employees, re-
versed its stand, and agreed that
the employees should receive the in
creased pay.
The assistant budget director es-
ti1nated that the employment serv-
ice and UCC have 700 or more en-
pioyes in North Carlonia.
The bonuses, granted teachers
and state employees in a bill pass
ed several weeks ago, are on a
sliding scale, dependent upon in
come, and range from $144 foI
those in the lowest pay bracket 10
$40 for those in the highest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
OFFICES
OF VA TO ADOPT
SHORT WORK WEEK

W1NSTON-SALEM, Feb. 25.-P)
Contact offices of the Veterans
administration in North Carolina
will no longer be open on Satur-
days, the regional VA office an
nounced today.
Each of VAS 20 contact offices
n the state will operate a 40-houl
Monday through Friday week, eff
fective Immediately, and will not
be open this Saturday.
Veterans seeking assistance OF
VA contact representatives are
urged to arrange their visits or
calls within the period of the work
week.
Other, functions of VA have been
on a 4O-hour week since January
u, although until now the contact
service has operated each Satur-
Gay on an overtime basis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
MRS. JIMMIE @

BURGAW, Feb. Is - Funeral
services for Mrs. Jimmie Groom,
widow Of the late T. ]. Groom of
BurgaW and Wilmington, who died
in the James Walker Memorial
hospital Tuesday afternoon after a
lengthy illness, will be held in the
Quinn-Mc Gowan Funeral Home
Thursday at 11:00 am. The Rev.
P. L. Clark will officiate and in
terment will follow in the HopeWell
church cemetery.
Mrs. Groom is survived by six
daughters: Mrs. J. F. Carr, Mrs.
Lois Rainey, Miss Nell Groom and
Miss Lila Groom of Yonkers, N. Y;
Mrs. c. E. Johnson of Raleigh, N.
c.; Mrs. Lillian c. Butler of VIII
mington, N. c. and four sons; H.
c.; Lee; Gilbert and James T.
Groom of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
NEGRO ARRESTED
ON THREE COUNTS
BY POLICE HERE

Charges of trespassing, resisting
arrest and assault we're filed
against A. c. Daniels, Negro, by
city police last night after G. R.
Berkut, Atlantic Coast Line Of
ficer, attempted to take him into
custody.
According to police, Daniels was
found trespassing on private prop
erty by Berkut and when the lat
ter attempted to arrest him he re-
sisted a n d assaulted the railway
officer.
Daniels was carried to Com
munity hospital for an examl-
nation when it was thought by
police that the Negro was suffering
from the mental effects OF a
disease, it was reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
OBITUARIES

section of Horny county died at her
nome Monday morning.
Funeral services were held at
the Mount Olive Baptist churIb
Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock with
the Rev. Raines officiating. In.
terment followed in the Church
cemetery.
Mrs. Williams is survived by two
daughters; Bernice, of the home
and Thelma, of Charleston, One
son, Walter OF Charleston. One
brother, Brad Foley Of Green Sea
and two grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
PLANS FOR new
PLANT REVEALED
Pastry Shop Due To Open
Here Within Four
Months

Plans for the erection of a large
pastry shop on Greenfield street
were revealed yesterday by C. L.
Austin, co-owner of the projected
establishment, who said applica-
ton for a building permit would be
filed next week.
The business, which is to be own
ed jointly by Austin and j. O..
Love, is due to occupy part of
block 59 between Eighth and
Ninth streets between Greenfield
and Martin, it was reported.
Final details of the proposed
bakery have not been completed,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
DANIEL c. JOHNSON,
MAGNOLIA STUDENT.
HONORED AT FURMAN

GREENVILLE, S. c., Feb. rs
Daniel Calhoun Johnson of Mag
nolia, N. c., was one of 174 Fur
man university men included on
the deans list for the first semes-
ter of this school term, Registrar
c. D. Riddle announced today
A member of the senior class.
Johnson, one of ten to make all
"A's" takes an active part in Fur
man extra-curricular activities in
addition to maintaining a high
scholastic average.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
MRS John n. WHALEY

CH1NQUAPIN, Feb. 25.-Funeral
services for Mrs. John D. Whaley
who died at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Joe Bradham at
4 o'clock Monday afternoon, were
held Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the Free viii Baptist
church at Chinquapin.
She is survived by TWO SONS;
D. J.. Whaley of Teachey and Tom
Whaley of Pink Hill. Three daugh-
ters; Mrs. Joe Bradham, Chin
quapin, Mrs. Robert Turner, Pink
Hill and Mrs. Ralph Rouse of Will
mington. Twenty-one grandchildren
and five great grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
MRS. ROSE

BURGAW, Feb. Is. - Funeral
services for Mrs. Rose Rivenbark,
"a, will be held at 2 p. m. We'd
nesday from the home of Mrs.
Sidney Wells, a daughter. Burial
will be in the family cemetery.
Surviving r Mrs. Cora Ha7rell,
Mrs. Viola Harrell, Mrs. Zelms
Chadwick, all of Watha, Mrs. z. A.
Sneeden, of Wilmington, J. A. and
Floyd Rivenbark, of Burgaw.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
SUITS FILED

A suit was filed yesterday i'll the
clerk of superior courts office by
j. Winder Hughes and J. B. Hugh
es, trading as Hughes Brothers,
against J. A. Dove, trading IS ].
A. Dove Transfer Co., Bladenboro,
seeking to recover $205. 78 with in
terest from February 5, 1915.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26

Austin said, but he estimated that
the. building would occupy a space
of about 2200 square feet, with ten
persons to be employed.
It was estimated that the plant
will be in operation within four
months.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-26
MRS. ROSA M. RIvENBARK

BURGAW, Feb. Is. - Funeral
services for Mrs. Rosa M. Riven-
bark, widow of the late j. A. Riven-
bark of Watha, who died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Sidney
Wells, of Burgaw, with whom she
had been making her home re-
Gently, were held Tuesday at
2 o'clock from the home Of Mrs.
Wells.
Mrs. Rivenbark, who was 80
years old, is survived by two sons,
J. A. Rivenbark of Atkinson and
Claude L. Rivenbark of Burgaw.
Five daughters; Mrs. Sidney Wells,
Burgaw, Mrs. D. S. Harrell, Viii
lard, Mrs. w. M. Chadwick, Waths,
Mrs. S. c. Harrell, Watha and Mrs.
Evelyn E. Sneeden of Wilmington,
Thirty-seven grandchildren, forty
great grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
The services were conducted
by Rev. A. C. Wheeler, assisted by
the Rev. K. D.. Brown.