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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31
Traffic Boys Picnic

Once more, and at long last, the day
arrived for the annual Junior Traffic
force picnic, and such a picnic it was
as boys never enjoyed more. There
were nine bus loads of the youngsters
$50 all told-and they no more than
nit the beach than they were in swim
ming gear and out among the breakers.
And there was Captain John Davis,
retired traffic chief who organized the
force years ago, to serve as master of
ceremonies, and brief addresses by
Carolina Beach's Mayor T. A. Groom
and Police Chief Bruce Valentine, Will
mington's Chief Hubert Hayes, former
Chief Charles Casteen, Traffic Officer
L o m m Rhodes, Superintendent of
Schools H. M. Roland, and on top of
this other special guests-members of
the county and city administrations
were introduced; and the boys stood
up under it all valiantly.
And there were sandwiches for
everybody made by the wives of the
Wilmington traffic squad and plenty of
soft drinks, and games and contests
under direction of James Copeland and
Harold Cullen, executive and physical
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31
Star Program

State ports with Wilmington favored
In proportion with its resources. to In
clude public terminals, tobacco storage
warehouses. ship repair facilities. near
by sites for heavy industry and 35-foot
Cape Fear river channel.
City auditorium large enough to meet
Deeds 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 moro in
dustries.
Proper utilization OF Bluetfaenthal air
port for expanding air service.
De> elopment OF Southeastern North
Cardinals health facilities. especially in
counties lacking hospitals. and includ-
ing a Negro Health center
Encouragement Of the growth Of COM
mercial fishing.
Consolidation Of City and County
governments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31
World Food Situation

thing else again. 1t has exportable
SURPRISES of meats, cereals, fats,
and oils. But instead o. playing
ball with the rest of the world and
dividing up its SURPRISES with
countries of greatest need, the Ar
gentine government has sold only
to the highest bidders, profiteering
on most of the transactions.
In this respect, the United States
has a record of which it can so
far be proud. 1t has given away
through UNRRA and the Army
over $500 million worth Of food
supplies. It has sold another $500
million worth. More food tonnage
has been moved abroad than was
ever thought possible.
This record has been achieved
by keeping export and import con-
trolls ove foodstuffs. Those con-
trolls expire, the end of June. I'm
less extended by Congress. world
food distribution may be thrown
into complete confusion.
1t was originally thought that
the IEFC' would be able to go
out of business at the end of 1947.
At the last meeting Of the council,
however, recognition was given to
the fact that the food situation
was not improving as fast as had
been anticipated. The present
meeting of the IEFC will therefore
consider a recommendation to
member countries to extend it's
authority until June 80, 1913.
The Food Council has worked
with the United Nations Social and
Economic Council, though IEFC is
not one of the specialized UN
agencies. Food problems of the
United Nations are the function Of
FAO-the Food and Agriculture
Organization. This was one of the
first postwar international agen-
cies set up, but it has accom-
plished little beyond q number of
preliminary surveys of ~long-range
food conditions.
Liz lO SllQA may l1Ot pei
init its taking over the functions
of IEFC, though this may be con-
sidered at the Geneva FAC con-
ference in August, That will de-
pend in some measure on the sue
cess of the UN International Trade
Organization meeting now oeing
held in Geneva. 1t ITO flops in
solving the problems OF inter
national distribution, FAC can &C
complish little by increasing pro-
duction.
In the meantime, all but a few
of the more fortunate nations of
the world face another year of
hunger if international buraaucra-
cy fails TO meet its first big test.
The implications ale in many re-
spects frightening. Prolonged nun
ger, wherever it is found, is 4
basic cause Of revolution.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31
Trade Secret

division the players bid more Of
less down the alley" but in Tho
Life Masters section the bidding
in some instances was weird.
One of the Wierdest was todays
hand, board No. 9 Of the fourth
session. Most of the EaSt-WeS
players in the national champion
ship section arrived at a six-heaFt
contract and made six. However
when Ralph Kemper Of Chicago
(East) played the hand in th
world championship section The
bidding shown was the way it hap
pened. Kemper was rather sur
prised when South opened the
bidding with two spades, How
ever. North and South were u.s.
ing weak two-bids. But when Norm
responded with three hearts, thai
was a little too much for Kempef'
so he doubled.
West correctly doubled Soutas
three spade bid, Kemper Aao
quite a problem now, but, he De,
cided that if his partner coua
double three spades, North Vs'
on an out-and-out psychic, ana
therefore he bid six hearts. WIN
three aces West was JUSTIFIED IL
going to seven hearts, which neln,
er North nor South bothered "
double.
Kemper realized that in OFds,
to make the contract he had "
find South with the king Of da,
monds. If he won the first tfSa
with dummy's ace Of spades n.
would have to discard d cluo o.
diamond from his own haAu, .
instead he played a low spaa.
from dummy and trumped WIN
the three of hearts. ~
The queen OF dldnoAuo "a
South covered and dummy ~.
won. Three rounds Of hearts "sa'
cashed, then the jack Of dlsnf'. .oi
and When South's ten-spot Nn
Kemper ran off the balance .s !.
the hearts. He was LETT WIN .s NJ.
diamond seven and the klnST Ia,
eight of clubs, while dummy ,I "t;
the ace of spades and three ', 5,.
to the ace. North held us ,r.
mond nine and the qoesN7'"
seven of clubs. c,pb,
Kemper led the eight o. sl4 h,
to dummy's ace, then casnsu N. hi
ace of spades. If North le. " wo,5
nine of diamonds, Kemper W." IN
throw his losing CLUB, WnlIT md.
discard of the jack OF clu0s
Kemper's king and ten Cow
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31
SMALL BUSINESS
HURDLES ON GUAM

GUAM Small 5''1
S Sprtnglns up On this as 'y y as
tanning goods in a rern rs Of o.
WneTe normal trade cbann p,S ara
A few businesses arc -,,,
former service men who m nun By
island girls. "' married
Those enterprises with g.
chance for immediate s',o VIE r,og
Of the service type r rs.SgSss a,
like. aid liz
Grocery 9 s,ockos,
Navy warehouses have sl- HON
VILLAGES VILLAGES with necessities for s-g c9.sd
months. Although -un BY BY many ca.y
manians, they are unoer y saa,
measure of Navy control d l'fg'
A few drygoods stores
opened, with the Nav AM nave az
Navy sponsored Guam co rs
mercial Corp. as their oon'
sources of supply. NAN
Shipping is he man pro,l,.
Commercial sh.ppu? has F, W..
turned in any measarabje y ,rJ, t.
so importers mus bring in t,.,
goods in Navy bottoms With 1:'
tendant red tape and superyi,io.
There is a strong consumer VI
mand for most goods. and ,,s "
is still plenty Of money on cn.u
Guamanian in come is dprir.,
largely from Navy jobs, but rn,ri
Guamanians have stable sayin,,
accounts, and some claims ~
war property damage Or for co,.
demned land are still being paiS
Military personnel and U. s u,
william workers have money and
few places to spend il. -N
NatlVe villages are barred IN
Americans, but small business,
are springing up on the higbwsv'
just outside them. Most Ar.
housed in makeshift shacks q.
second : hand Quonset huts. The
proprietors have shown ingenuity
in prettifying them, but one Of fl,
incongruous signs Of Guam still
is a beauty parlor, with modern
equipment in an implanted Quon,
set beneath a cluster of palms.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31
By T EDISON

WASHINGTON, - The worlds
food situation is worse now than
it was two years ago at the end
Of the war in Europe.
This is the substance of a gloom
filled, 1O0-page report which Sec
rotary D. A. FITZGERALD OF the In
ternational E m g e c y Food
Council is making to representa-
tives of 80 member nations meet
ing in Washington this week.
Most people r probably I'M
aware of the existence of the
IEFC. Yet it has probably done
more than any other organization
to stave off world starvation.
UNRRA got the headlines, but
it dealt only with the victims Of
Axis aggression, and it was chart
ty. The Army has doled out food
to Germany and Japan. The new
$3.50 million U. S. relief program
will touch only selected countries.
But the IEFC, surveying the
worlds food supplies and demand,
has worked out agreements for di-
viding up the SURPRISES, telling the
countries with shortages where
they should buy.
IEFC is successor to the Amerl-
can British Canadian Combined
Food Board which allocated Allied
food supplies in wartime. A year
ago when it became apparen: that
further international food ration
ing would be necessary to prevent
chaos in the world food markets,
the Combined Food Board was en-
larged into the IEFC to give na-
tons other than the United States,
Britain and Canada a voice in its
decisions.
The council is organized into an
executive central committee and
subordinate commodity commit
tees dealing with rice, cereals
fats and so on. Headquarters are
in an old apartment house building
on a side street in downtown
Washington.
FITZGERALD, who as secretary
general presides over 1EFC, is a
prematurely gray-haired food ex-
pert borrowed from the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. He accom-
panied Herbert Hoover on his
'round-the-world food survey for
President Truman.
All the principal food exporting
and importing countries of the
world are members of IEF'C ex-
cept Soviet Russia and the Argen-
tine. Absence CT the USSR may
not make any difference, as it
may not be in a position to ex-
port much food for the next few
years and it has asked for no
imports beyond the UNRRA sup
plies to White Russia and the
Ukraine. q
The case Of Argentina is some
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31
AnSWers To Problems

Cd Fred and Albert first cross
together; Fred brings back the
boat. Then the father crosses
alone; and Albert returns with
the boat. The boys again cross to-
gether; and Fred again brings
back the boat. The postman now
crosses alone. Albert rows the
boat back and brings Fred across
with him.
G) The sheep faced each othe-
to begin with!
copyright 1916, by the Grolier
Society, Inc, based upon The Book
of KnoWledge).
distributed by United Feature
Syndicate, 1nc.)
Monday:-The Story in a Tea
cup.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31
The Book OF KNOWLEDGE
PUZZLE OF The MAGIC SQUARE

In former times, magic squares
were thought to have magic pow
ers. They were sometimes worn
as charms to ward off disease o.
to bring good luck to the wearers.
What is a magic square? 1t con-
sists of numbers arranged in the
form OF a square-ar"anged in
such a way that, whether you add
up each vertical column or each
horizontal row or each of the two
diagonals, you get the same total
III every single case.
The accompanying picture shows
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31
The Revised Labor Bill

Senate and House conferees are
making rapid progress in adjusting
differences in the proposed labor legis-
lation introduced in each branch of
Congress with the hope Of bringing
their bill to a vote on Monday or short
ly thereafter.
By yielding to the Senate on several
of the more severe House bills pro-
visions it is hoped to escape a presi-
dental veto when the revised measure
goes to the White House or, in event
of a veto, to have enough votes to set
it aside.
Both Senate and House bills, as
originally drafted, were known to go
further than President Truman was
willing to accept. The revisions now
are thought to bypass at least some Of
the Presidents chief objections.
Whether enough of them are elimi-
mated to assure the Presidents &C
c~eptance is a moot question. At least
an effort has been made by the con-
ferees to meet Mr.. Truman's views,
and in all fairness the President can
not well afford to nullify any measure
which would halt the growing monopoly
labor's leaders have been a%ssiduously
setting up over the nations business.
The provision providing for an
eighty-day injunction against national
emergency strikes ought to be speedily
placed on the statute books in view of
the prospect of a coal stike on July l
when the government returns the
mines to private operation. Another
coal strike at this time would be dis
astrous.
Then, too, the provisions outlawing
the closed shop and .jurisdictional
strikes, making unions liable for unfair
labor practices-which now operate
against industry alone-doing away
with union-controlled health and well
fare funds created since January l,
1916, prohibiting Excessive or indis-
criminatory" initiation fees and dues
and guaranteeing employers freedom
OF speech in dealing with their workers,
provided their statements are not CO.
ercive or threatening, are in the inter-
est of workers quite as much as their
employers.
Passage of such legislation would
largely overcome the evils of union
domination which has been broadly
termed "labor gains" since the Roose-
vest administration decided to toe the
mark for the labor leaders. At the
same time the union membership gen.
orally would be able to throw off the
yoke of the Greens and Lewises of
labor and regain their Individual free
dom to work where they wish without
being subjected to c%onfiscation of so
much of their wages to swell union
treasures.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31
QUOTATIONS.

International cooperation is the only wav
to prevent mankind from falling into another
conflict which would wipe out the present
form Of civilization President Miguel Ale
The objective of the Communist psr+u -.
the United States of America is the destruc-
ton of the american way of life.-FBT Direc.
tor ]. EDGAR Hoover. Oiee-
From uncertainty comes discomfort and dis.
F. Byrnes. '"Ai1
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31
Congratulations, Mr.. Johnson

Wilmington is proud that the presi
dency Of the State Bankers Associa-
ton for the next year falls to the lot
of President Warren S. Johnson, of the
Peoples Saving Bank and Trust COM
pany.
1t has long been the associations
custom to elevate the first vice presi-
dent to the presidency and as that was
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31

row, column and diagonal gives
the sum of "a.
The solution will be found on
this page.
LITTLE PROBLEMS FOR
CLEVER PEOPLE
ID How Was the River Crossed?
Fred and Albert, with their father
and the village postman, stood on
the bank of the river. They all
had to cross it, using one row.
boat. Fred and Albert each weigh
ed liz pounds. Their father and
the postman each weighed 224
pounds. But the boat could carry
only 224 pounds at one time.
How did they cross?
ca How did the Sheep See Each
Other? 81 saw an odd sight the
other day." said Brown. 1.-TWO
sheep were standing in a field, one
looking due north and the other
due south. How do you think that
each could see the other without
turning round or turning his head?"
The answers are on this page.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31
MCKINNEY
On Bridge
BY WILLIAM E, MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

:, Written For NEA Service
This year the masters individual
tournament was held in two Sec
tons, a world championship Sec
ton for Life Masters and a ma
tional championship section for
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31

certain numbers arranged in the
form of a square, but this is not
a magic square, as you will ses
when you do the additions indi-
Gated above. But you a make a
magic square out of this one by
cutting it into four pieces and
putting these pieces together again
in a different way. You will then
have a magic square in which the
addition of the numbers in each
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31

At left, the original square cut into four pieces. The second picture
shows how these pieces are rearranged to form a magic square. Add
the figures in each column, in each horizontal row, and in each
diagonal of the second SQUARE. In every case, the total is 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31

Senior Masters. However the same
boards were played in both sec
tons.
In the national championship
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31

GOOD MORNING
1 look upon it as an equal injustice to loath
natural pleasures IS to be too much in love
with them.-Montaigne
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31
Star Dust
Frugal

Frugal
Jocks wife was so stout
That she sought to reduce
With a course al a gym.
But said Jock, Whats the uss'
The best way to lose pounds
SIS a worry a day."
So worry he gave her
cTwas cheaper that wayO
- Ina S. Stovall
Trade Secret
Man cat police station; Gould
Il see the burglar who broke into
our house last night?"
Sergeant: why do you want b
see him?"
Man: 'I'd like to ask him how hi
got in without waking my wife"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-31

1x STAN J. COLLINS a. SAMSON
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-10-31
MRS. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
NAMED WOMAN OF
THE YEAR"

NEW YORK (JTA)-Mrs. Flea
nor Roosevelt has been named the
woman of the Year" in an award
voted by the board of directors
of the National Council of Jewish
Women at the closing session here
of its annual meeting.
The announcement, which was
made by Mrs. Joseph M. Welt,
president of the Council, cited
Mrs. Roosevelt's leadership in the
U. N. Committee on Human Rights
where she has championed the
rights of minorities here and
throughout the world. It describ-
ed her as IAN inspiring example
of selflesS devotion to the better
ment of mankind" The award
will be formally presented at yet
undesignated date.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-10-31
Zionist Organization
Seeks Play Scripts

NEW YORK - Announcement
was made this week by the Edu-
cation Department of the Zionist
Organization of America that it
is now. considering manuscripts of
one-act and three-act plays deal
ing with Jewish life in Palestine,
Europe or America "from a posi-
tive or Zionist point of view"
Suitable material is being prepar-
ed for publication and possible
performance.
Playwrights, amateur and pro-
fessional, are invited to submit
scripts for consideration. Manu-
scripts should be addressed to the
Education Department, Zionist Or
ganization of America, Al East
And Street, Room 600, New York
IL, N. Y.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-10-31
German Jews Ask Allied
Authorities To Suppress
Anti Semitism
BY ROBERT GARY
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Correspondent)

(JeW1sh Telegraphic Agency
Correspondent
BERLIN (JTA)-A resolution
calling the attention of the Allied
and local authorities throughout
Germany to the fact that new
wave of anti-Semitism is rising in
the country and demanding that
existing regulations outlawing
racism be enforced rigidly, was
adopted here at the closing ses-
sion of the second meeting of the
working executive of the Associa-
ton of Jewish Communities in the
four zones.
On the question of restitution,
the delegates pointed out that no
concrete action had been taken
during the two-and-a-half years
since liberation for the return of
property seized from Jews. A
resolution urged the enactment of
uniform four-zone legislation for
the return of Jewish property, and
the ALLEGATION of heirless or I'M
claimed property to central Jew
ish organization.
The delegates also declared that
the establishment of a Jewish
national home in Palestine would
help. solve the Jewish problem, and
asked for the immediate opening
of the gates of Palestine. The
resolution pointed out that "our
general determination to leave
Germany is similar to the attitude
of Central European Jewish people
to emigration" It also asked the
countries of the world to admit
Jewish immigrants.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-10-31
MOST GERMANS STILL
THINK NAZISM GOOD

HAMBURG (JPS)-More than
go percent of the Germans still
believe Nazism was a good
idea, badly carried out, accord
ing to a public opinion poll
taken by the British Military
Government in this, the largest
city in the British occupation
zone and in the neighboring ag-
ricultural region of Schleswig-
Holstein.
In Hamburg so per cent of
those questioned thought MAJ
ism was good for Germany and
SO per cent said it was bad.
In Schleswig-Holstein, the per-
centages were 81 in favor and
33 against. Those who favored
Nazism maintained that Ger
many's greatest steps forward
were made between 1888 and
1889 and that the nation was
at it's height in 1887. Half the
people questioned blamed the
little Hitlers" for the failure
IF Nozicy,o
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-10-31

Climaxing New York City's all
day celebration of the anniversary
of the BalfOur Declaration, Helen
Warren, radio and stage actress,
will star in new Broadway play
Immortal Seed" on November
2nd at the Plymouth Theater
sponsored by the American Zionist
Fund in behalf of the Zionist Or
ganizatiOn of America.
After it's one night preview in
New York, Immortal Seed" will
then go on an extended coast-to-
coast tour of the United States
to obtain financial support for the
American Zionist Fund.
The twO-act play written and
conceived by Miss Warren symbol
ICES and portrays the history of
the Jewish people from ancient
times up to the present day. The
first act is based upon authentic
characters from the Bible who in
fluenced the life of the Jewish
people. The second part Identifies
the leading figures in the cOntemp-
Orary battle concerning the estab-
lishment of Jewish State in Pal
estine.
Helen Warren was one of the
very first civilians to enter Ger
many Immediately after We Day.
The grim horror which she found
there, especially the plight of
homeless Jews forced her, despite
utter lack of resources, into single
handed smuggling of her CO.
religionists into Italy.
In Palestine, she was welcomed
with heart-warming sincerity by
leaders of the Palestine Jewish
Community, who knew her not
only for her speaking efforts all
over the world on their behalf, but
also for her earlier work in Eu-
rope, where overcoming tremend-
GUS difficulties she saved so many
Jewish lives.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-10-31
JEWISH LABOR COMMITTEE
GETS ENDORSEMENT

NEW YORK (JTA)-The Jew
ish Labor Committee received the
official endorsement of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor at the
latter's recent convention in San
Francisco, it was announced by
Adolph Held, chairman of the
Committee. The resolution hailed
the Labor Committees work to
combat racial and religious big
otry and urged all constituent
bodies of the AFL to cooperate
with it.