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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30

and lack of rear-vision mirrors
The results of compulsory PERI
odic inspection are reflected ar
rectly in insurance premium
rates. The National Bureau oI
Casualty Underwriters arrlVsg
at a rate for bodily injury al"
property damage $29 less N q
big metropolitan area "ns.s
periodic inspections were ~
quired than in a similar arc
where they were not reqQ4.so'
Inspection reduces accloeli,2,
1t maintains cars at a E1kL!Ir
value level by reducing repair
costs. It affords the oppor'1n
ty to check motor and SCI
numbers against registration
certificates and provides an e%
cellent occasion for educatLns
drivers on the condition OF "'5Lr
cars and their responslblllIy ~
driving safely. Only minor W. W.
jections of inconvenience a os
raised against it. wheIyo1
strong considerations OF gre'' tx
safety on the road urge is
adoption. We should have -
New York.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
GOOD MORNING
Refrain from ~covetousness, and thy
estate shall prosper. Plato
No Better Evidence

We've often thought Hugh Morton's cam
era is the greatest single promotional as
set of the Southeastern North Carolina
Beach association.
Recognized as one of the country's finest
photographers, time and again the enter
prising young businessman and hardest
worker in SENCBA's ranks has made his
excellent pictures available for advertis-
ment of the Wilmington area resorts on a
national scale. The inviting recreatlonal
opportunities of the beaches, as well as
our other tourist attractions, have been
placed before more people by Mr.. Nor
toms photography than through any other
medium.
A few days ago he came out of his dark
room with another interesting picture.
1t was a composite photograph of seven
teen out-of-state automobile license plates,
each taken Sunday while the cars were
parked near the fishing piers and boat
wharves Of the local beaches. Thus, Mr..
Morton presents the best evidence yet Of
fered of the drawing power of SENCBA's
greatest feature, the SIS, 900 second annual
Fishing rodeo. More than one-third Of the
states in the union were represented in
this collection. And, so we are informed,
there were several instances of as many
rs ten cars being counted from one "for-
eign" state.
Is there better proof that the rodeo is
succeeding in fulfilling its principal pur-
pose-the attraction of more visitors to
southeastern North Carolina?
We don't believe so. And we take the
occasion offered by Mr.. Morton's photog-
raphic resourcefulness to again agree with
the old Chinese proverb that one picture
is worth a thousand words.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30

population in the city, these
methods have been successful.
Despite the discouraging specta-
Gle of seven Yugoslav divisions
hungrily living off the country
side across the border, these
people would either like to JON
Tito or dare not voice their op'
position. Among the Italians
little Roadway has been made
If the Anglo = American COM
mand in Trieste continues 10 be
supported and to do the same
good job, Vittorio Vidall's ms
sion is likely to last a very long
time. But it is interesting 10
watch the process here, even
though Vidal may be frustrat'
ed. For it has all the neat vlsi'
bility of a miniature, and one
remembers it is going on less
visibly but on a far yasteI
scale, in every other region OF
the world that interests the
Kremlin.
Copyright, 1947, New YORK.
Herald Tribune, Inc
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
Car Inspection
An Editorial From The New York Times

Persuasive arguments for
compulsory periodic motor car
inspection, which has been rec
commended for New York by the
Governors m m ission, were
stated before the National Safe
ty c Congress by Thomas N.
Boate of the National Conser-
walton Bureau. Mr.. Boate point
ed out that during the first year
OF New Jerseys experiment
with this plan there were Alb
fewer fatalities in that state
than in the year before. Total
repairable accidents of a nom
fatal nature decreased 10 per
cent. This substantial reduction
has been sustained in later
years.
AS a result of the police safe
ty check organized by the Ma
tional Association of Chiefs of
Police last year, nearly 5000
cars were inspected and one out
of every three was found to be
operating with an obvious de-
feet involving some such major
hazard as faulty brakes, incor-
rect headlights, unsafe steering
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
To The Editor:

To The Editor:
We, the undersigned Commits
sioners of Brunswick county,
will say in reply to news col
umns of the paper, referring to
a dark horse being appointed
Sheriff of Brunswick county,
that we were elected by a ma
jority of the voters OF our coun-
ty to represent the people of
the county to work for the in
terest of the citizens and tax
payers, and we have endeav-
ored to fill our office without
fear or favor and to do the
wishes of the majority.
In regards to the appointment
of an ex-convict for sheriff as re-
ferred to in the news col
umns, we will say that the ap-
pointee did serve time some
twenty odd years ago, for which
a lot of people feel he was not
Su1lLy. olllSC IIldt IllIlC Il0 lids
proven himself to be a loyal
Democrat and one of the most
highly respected citizens of our
county. In 1888, he was nomi-
mated and elected Recorder
Judge of Brunswick county and
as we recall he was high man
on the Democratic ticket. In
1910, Mr.. Standard was elected
chairman of the Democratic
party in our county by the
Democratic executive commit
tee and was praised by Demo-
Gratis throughout the county for
the excellent work he did in
leading the party to victory in
the November election
In 1912, he resigned his posi-
ton as chairman and ran for
the State Senate but was de-
feated by 4 small margin in ia
vor Of Mr.. ]. w. Rourk, promi-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
Matter Of Fact

TRIESTE, Oct. %. - In these
days Trieste is a toy state on
the scale of Lichtenstein, where
nothing, agreeable or disagree
able, is easily hidden. Even the
Communist party, ordinarily
habituated to dark places, has
its headquarters just across the
broad waterfront street from the
headquarters of the Anglo
American forces. The Commun-
ist chieftains share with British
General Airey and American
General Moore the splendid pan
Drama of Trieste harbor, which
the Kremlin is seeking to bring
within the Soviet sphere.
Among these fortunate and
Woodworking men, there is one
worth closer study, as a symbol
of the problem posed for the
free world by the existence of a
powerful imperialist state pos
SeSSlng agents everywhere IN
the disguise of advocates of high
sounding ideals. His name is
Vittorio Vidal, and although not
the front man, he is almost GER
tainly the controller of the Com
munist party apparatus and the
direct representative of the
Kremlin in Trieste.
He must now be in his fifties.
At any rate, he was a minor fig
ure in the Italian Socialist party
at the close of the last war.
In the turmoil of the Kremlin's
first great effort to destroy the
democratic non-C Communist Left
in Europe, he became a Com
munist. Thereafter, probably be-
cause he had to flee from the
Italian Fascist terror, he left
Italy and began the wandering
life of an agent of the Comm
tern.
For some time he was in the
United States, and for some time
in Moscow. Without doubt in
Moscow he attended the Comm
tern schools which can now
boast as many eminent poll
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
Deserve Commentator

The good people of Brunswick county
deserve unrestrained commentator for
their fortnight efforts to prevent the COM
p1et1on of plans to make Walter NJ. Stana-
land sheriff as successor to the late Sher-
iff John White.
These citizens actions show they are de-
termined that their county shall not suffer
the stigma of having a man with a criml-
nal record in it's highest office.
Had he been elected sheriff by the peo-
pie, they would be responsible.
But the fact that two of the three county
commissioners appointed him gives the
situation an entirely different light. Mr..
Standards selection is meeting with
strong opposition and those fomenting it
deserve the praise of all seriously con-
cerned over the attitude the remainder OF
the state may hold toward Brunswick in
the future.
We believe greater support will be forth
coming for the movement to block MIR.
Standards entry into the sheriff's office.
And the efforts of these citizens are not
motivated by politics alone. Rather, it is a
strong desire to avert embarrassment and
perhaps ridicule for the county in the fu-
ture.
Twice, Mr.. Standard has been given
public office and trust by the voters of
Brunswick.
Twice he has failed to complete his
terms because of misconduct.
He was Recorder when arrested, con-
victed and sentenced to prison on a fed
eral liquor law violation in 1927.
He was Recorder again in 1912 When a
Grand jury returned an indictment for
malfeasance in office. This was no small,
casual matter because it was based on
the allegation that he had withheld scores
of judgements in which evidence had been
presented in his court. Mr.. Standard &C
cepted a proffered mol PROSE- and resign
ed to close this serious case.
On the basis of the past, does he de-
serve another turn in public life, this
time in the county's oldest, most respon-
sible and highest office?
1t has become quite evident that many
of Brunswick citizens do not think SO.
That they, both Democrats and Republi-
cans, are supporting their beliefs with con-
certed action is to their credit. And in
fairness to the county as a whole all should
remember that the selection of Mr.. Stana-
land for a third try in official, public life
was the work of two commissioners
Chairman r. o. Lewis and Burris Chin.
nis-and not the people Of Brunswick as
a whole.
Convinced it is not to late to prevent
this public embarrassment, a large group
is working diligently, not in the interest
OF this or that candidate, but for the more
important aim of upholding Brunswick's
honor. All who believe public life and serv-
ice should be limited to individuals who
have not abused public trusts are wishing
Brunswick's alert and conscientious citi-
zens complete success in their battle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
The Case Of The Spencers

We do not know Mr.. and Mrs. Harry R.
Spencer, of Charlotte, but offhand we
would say they are the type of progress
sion citizens who have made their city one
OF the best in the country.
Here's why.
They were among those who registered
to vote on the proposal to issue So, 500, 900
in bonds for the construction of a new
auditorium. But last Saturday they were
In Chattanooga, Tenn, unable to return
home in time for the election Tuesday be-
cause of an automobile accident.
They wrote the editors of The Charlotte
News, asking them what could be lone to
remove their names from the registration
list. Like all other bond r~eferendums, this
one was against the registration" The
editors informed them no action was DOS
sible. So, Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer, strongly
desiring a new auditorium for their grow
ing nome town, were listed among those &C.
tually opposing the proposal.
The auditorium issue was defeated bv
about SO votes.
We wonder how many of these were like
those recorded for Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer.
How many people registered with the in
tention of voting for the bonds and later
were unable to get to the polls, with the
result that they actually voted against q
project they desired?
That this is an unfair election arrange.
ment goes without saying.
The advocate of a progressive under.
fokiro roO,,ir;nr ;e,,,-.. L.~J- .oo,,o1
make two trips to the poll-one to register
and another to cast his ballot-while the
opponent has to make but one to place his
name on the voting list. If he never goes
near the precinct again he has expressed
his opposition.
Therefore, opponents nave three or foul
weeks. depending on the length of regis
tration time, to express their will while
proponents have but one day.
Recognizing the inequities If this sltua
ton, the last General Assembly enacted
bill calling for presentation of a constitu
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
BY JOSEPH S

tician graduates as Bri-
tain's Eton in it's heyday as a
production line for Cabinet min
listers. For some time also he
was one Of the Communist
agents in Spain who helped to
wreck the Loyalist cause from
within while the Fascists attack
ed it from without. Then, he
was transferred to Mexico.
There he must have formed part
of the special wartime Ameri-
can apparatus organized by the
late, unlamented Ambassador
Oumansky, the N.K.V.D. bigwig
who rose to greatness by be-
traying his superiors with
out ceasing for an instant to
smile his broad, gold bestudded
smile.
Finally, in 1913, the Comm
tern was organizing the Italian
Communist partisans - a spe-
cial brand of partisan who spent
almost as much time fighting
future democratic competitors
as the more widely popular enc
mics of those days. Vidal was
brought from Mexico and
struggled into Italy to help ir
this effort. He must be able
and courageous, for he survived
the considerable tests of thai
time and emerged as the big
man behind the scenes If
Trieste. The official Trieste
leaders are Slovenes, since Slo'
venes constitute a huge MAORI
ty of the local Communists. Blu
Vidal, in view of his record
is unquestionably the real foun'
of power.
He has two missions. His first
and minor mission is to watch
over the Trieste station on the
underground railway to Yugo-
slavia. This is the organization
responsible for recruiting and
delivering to Yugoslavia, some
times legally and sometimes il
legally, idealistic young people
| from all over Europe. These are
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
Letter To The Editor:
Commissioners Reply
On Sheriff Appointment

nent Southport attorney. In 1916,
Mr.. Standard was not seeking
any public office but he saw
that the Democratic party of
our county was facing the hard
est struggle in years, so he
worked day and night as hard,
if not harder, than any candi-
date in the race to help win a
Democratic victory, but it seems
regardless of the good he has
been to the Democratic party
and the county as a whole,
there are still a few that want
to condemn and sentence him
again for something that is 20
years in the past.
We feel that even if Mr.. STAN
aland was guilty Of some
liquor violation, of which he
was convicted in 1927, he has
paid the penalty and debt to So
ciety and has proven himself
for the past 20 years to be a
respectable and worthy citizen,
and feel that we have no right
to hold against any one that
which is in the past, if they
prove their worthiness. W feel
in appointing him Sheriff that
we are doing the will of the ma
jority of the people Of Bruins
wick county and we are conf
dent that he will make one of
the most fearless and efficient
sheriffs that our county has
ever had. Let him that is with
out sin cast the first stone.
r. o. LEWIS
Chairman of
Board of Com
missioners
M. B. CHINNIS,
Member
Shallotte, N. e.
Oct. 20, 1947.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
Lung Diseases.
Baby Death,
BY WILLIAM A. O'BR1EN ",

Unsupported lung infection,
are the cause of most sudJ Ias
deaths in infants, usually ' stte
buted to smothering from 'IIh
clothes. Many parents have h oeo
wrongly blamed for n~egIac ~ieA
their children when a so-c.u uAg
smothering death has occ,rnNS
In a majority of deaths attri
buted to smothering. an eva~
nation of the lungs under "a,
microscope shows small patcba.
OF pneumonia. The infection -
severe that death occurs bafos ~
solid airless pneumonia natc3.
have had a chance to d[eveloa
In some cases, even a nains
taking examination reveals
cause for the death. Instead ~ a,
attributing the fatality "
an imaginary s~uffocation III.
record should read tbn.
mo cause" could be determine
Jacob Werner, M. D., and
Irene Garrow, M. D., in III.
American Journal of pubIio
Health, report their experience
with the examination Of LOS in.
fants, under one year of age
who died suddenly.
In every instance the child
was supposed to have been well
when he was put to bed. When
he was found, his face was de-.
scribed as having been cover.
ed with bed clothes. In not a
single instance, however, did
Drs. Werner and Garrow find
that smother was the real cause,
Most of them succumbed to in.
fections or other illness.
When an infant is found dead
in bed, and suffocation is
thought to be the cause, the par.
ents or an emergency SQUAD
give artificial respiration. By
the time the medical examiner
arrives, it is practically impos.
sible to tell what the circum.
stances were surrounding the in.
fant's death.
The best position for the aver.
age young infant to sleep is on
his stomach on a firm bed. This
helps to drain secretions from
the nose and throat and pre-
vents a certain number of re.
spiratory infections. Little in
fants instinctively turn their
heads so that their nose is kept
free in the face-doWn position.
When an infant lies on his back
and the bed clothes fall across
his face, he will make frantic eff
forts to knock them off
and usually is successful.
@ U E S T I o N: About three
months ago, l was running up
the cellar stairs and bumped my
head on the top. Lately | have
noticed that my neck is sore
and l have a pressure over my
forehead. Is this the result OF
the blow on my head
ANSWER: l would not have
anyway of knowing without an
examination, but it might be
possible, so you had better see
a physician.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30

being invited "to help build Yu-
goslav d emo racy." A good
many thousands - the large
numbers r well confirmed
have already been brought into
Yugoslavia, ostensibly as volun-
teer workers on the roads and
railways. In practice, there are
the best possible grounds for be-
lieving that once they cross the
Yugoslav frontier, tn e best of
them are trained for and incor-
porated into the new interna-
tional brigade. This is the
weapon, of course, which the
Kremlin is preparing for posi-
BILE emergencies in Greece or
elsewhere.
Signor Vidali's major mis-
sion, however, is to bring Tri-
este under the eager heel of
Marshal Tito. This he must do
despite Trieste's huge anti-Com-
munist majority of over 200, 900
Italians. In order to accomplish
this mission, three main meth
DDS are employed.
First, the Communist party
busily infiltrates every possible
organized manifestation of the
life of Trieste, whether labor
unions, or social clubs, OF
humble cultural organizations
The Cosuliches, the rich family
who own the shipyards, have
been unapp etizing employers
Most of their workers are
Slovenes. Naturally the union is
Communist controlled. Thus il
was the San Marco shipyarc
workers who sought unsuccess.
fully to lead the general strike
timed to coincide with the ever
more humiliatingly unsuccessful
Yugoslav coup d. etat on Sept
IS.
Method No. 2 is economic in
filtration. The lire looted by the
Communist partisans are al
most exhausted, but from Bel
grade, where the whole Commu.
mist effort in Trieste h a its
zone OF the interior base, ample
additional funds r forthcom.
ing. Phony firms are being
formed. Fronts are being &C
quired for every kind of trans
action aimed to give the Com
munists a foothold in Trieste's
economic life. Finally, the third
and last method is simple ter
ror. Dangerous opponents, like
the anti-Tito Slovene editor, Ur.
sic, are made to disappear. Or
when it is feasible, they are
even more publicly done away
with, like the Istrian priest.
Bulesich.
In the little Slovene villages
still included in the free terri
tory, and among tn Slovene
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30

According to electro = scien-
fists, an atomic bomb generates
a temperature of 100, 900, 900 de-
grees Fahrenheit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30

The ten costliest air mail
stamps in existence today have
a total value of $51, 300. When is
sued, they were worth less than
$40,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30

The Arctic tern makes an an
nual flight of nearly $4,000 miles
to lay one egg, and incubate it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30

The first national college so
cial fraternity was founded in
1925 at Union college, Sche-
nectadv. N. Y.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
JUST so

One acre out Of ten IN the
United States lies in a national
forest.
Evening star., 1947-03-29
Romney Files New Motion
To Dismiss Indictment

Counsel for Kenneth Romney,
former House sergeant-at-arms,
yesterday filed another motion in
District Court asking for dismissal
of an Indictment which charges the
defendant falsified Government ac-
counts ard covered up shortage
of more than $4,000 in the bank
ing section Of the Sergeant-at-arms
Office.
The motion contends the indict-
ment fails to allege facts sufficient
to constitute an offense against the
United States. 1t also is pointed out
the indictment, returned in Febru-
ary, was handed down more than
three years after the alleged Of
fenses. Romney is represented by
Attorney William H. Collins.
Justice Henry A. Schweinhaut of
District Court recently overruled a
motion to dismiss the indictment on
a defense assertion that the grand
jury which returned it was illegally
constituted.
Evening star., 1947-03-29

for the money Anthony Quinn
gets very annoyed. And here Is his
very intelligent "last word" 'It's
like a doctor saying. Tn no doctor
but I have q good bedside manner
and the DANES like me and made
$50, 900 last year When actors say
they only do it for the money, it
demeans the others who take their
profession seriously"
X X X
Michael Kanin of Kanin Produc-
tions-his first picture is with Rom
aid Colman, 1.-THE Art of Murder
wants me to clear up an impor-
tant matter of identity. Says Mike,
when you read about 'Kanin Pro-
ductions' some people assume it's
Carson Kanin Productions. That's
not so. We're partners. Gar is
president and I'm vice president in
charge of production"
Deanna Durhin has 'last word"
about her future pictures. "In new
er make another musical in black
and white" says Deanna. Cher
current film, 'For the Love of Mary"
is in black and white.) Color, :"
continues Miss Durbin, adds 100
per cent entertainment to a musi-
cal picture"
Fred MacMWray replies to the
rumor that the script of his next
picture, "The Miracle of the Bells" !"
Evening star., 1947-03-29

is not as good as the book. "They
have only written the first draft Of
the script. Since when do they
expect perfection with the first
draft? Take my word for it; it'll
be fine"
Richard Whorf, the actor and di-
rector, has a ''last word" for the
recent academy award doings at
the Shrine auditorium in Los An
geles. why make it show for
the public? The academy doesn't
need the money. This should be
an intimate affair for the industry.
It's the motion picture business
honoring itself. So why bring in
Joe Doaks and Lizzie Glutz, who
have nothing to do with it?"
And Willie Wyler has last word
for the report that he will take over
the direction of THE Bishops Wife"
Here it is: No"
North American Newspaper Alliones
Evening star., 1947-03-29
Mason's Play Now Up to Fans
After the Critics Vote NO
By Joy Cormody

James Mason the English screen star who has been the sensation
what he expected The majority them thought little
actor and less of his play Batsheba by Jacques Dea
This is not expected to do material
repue public delights seeing