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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-18
Minnesota Congressman Asks
About COckrOach Parade
In Freedman's HOSPITAL

During the recent hearings on
the Freedmen's hospital appropria-
ton this bit Of colloquy took place
between Representative II. Carl
Andersen, Republican, Of Mime
sofa, and DR.. Charles K. Drew, the
hospitals medical director.
Mr.. Andersen: | had a converse
tisn this morning with one of the
staff of our barber shop here in
the Capitol. He tells me that he
was forced, through an operation,
to remain in Freedmen's hospital
for approximately II days this
past year.
He tells me that after the lights
go out at night it is a case of the
patients almost playing ball with
the cockroaches they are so thick.
Can you elaborate on that?
HE said they would turn on
the light at night and they would
see the cockrOaches climbing up. the
water bottles, and he had a private
room"
DIR. Drew: THAT was perfectly
true. A short while ago not only
did they climb up on the patients
clothes and food"
MIR. Andersen: But on the pa
tients ?"
DIR. Drew: But on the patients.
For some time past there has been
professional exterminator whose
job it is at the present time to
keep down reaches and vermin of
all kinds. He is on contract to the
hospital and has been for the past
year"
Charles f. Burbridge, hospital
superintendent, added that Freed
mems is now relatively free of
reaches. Louis Lautier.
By Fiorello II. LaGuardia in PM
Where are the wise guys who
removed price control? Where are
the big mouths who shouted: Re
move controls and prices will &c
down.?
Just as was predicted by sound
sane, patriotic men and women u
year ago, the cost of living has
gone up and not down since the
removal of price control. Initiation
is creeping up. Yes, and people in
Washington are commencing to
worry. Too bad that their concern
comes little late.
On April %, 1916 pointed
out that a combination of politically
minded Republicans and cotton,
minded Democrats in the House
of Representatives were bent or
killing all price control. Powerful
resourceful Hobbies were at work
| called attention to the contro
that the profteers, racketeers, in
tlationeers, politicianeers and spec
ulateers had taken to Congress. II
was tough on every American fam
| lily and the good old U.S.A.
warned then that the way thing.
were going, every family pantry
would be pilfered and the wardrobe
would be bare Of clothes.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-18
SINATRA PUNCHES RACIAL
SLIRRER

When Frank Sinatra slugged a
Hearst cOlumnist for referring to
him as a dagO dash-dash dash dash,
he must have warmed the hearts of
millions Of Americans whose souls
are not warped by race bias. The
chances are that it was the dagO
he minded, rather than the dashes !;
he is used to dashes from dashes.
This is not the first time that the
young singer has shown vigorous
muscular disapproval of racist vul-
garity. On many a previous Occa-
sion he has slapped down loud
mouths for making offensive re-
marks against Italians or Jews, and
his movie short, The House | Live
In, is an eloquent appeal against
race prejudice and hate. 1t is not
surprising, therefore, that he is
hated in certain quarters. A few
days ago a columnist in the Scripps-
Howard WOrld-Telegram wrote that
Sinatra is "a menace to the mental
and moral welfare Of several mil
lion adolescents."
Suffered the Sights to Minority
Groups
Sinatra is of Catholic Italian
descent, which means that in his
youth he suffered those Sights and
insults to which members of minor
ity groups are subject in this great
democracy of ours. As a grown
and fabulously famous man, he has
not forgotten those hurts, and he is
obviously quick to resent these out
| bursts of racism with fists if need
be. In appreciation of his gooC
fight, the Council Against Intoler.
ance in America is presenting him
with an award, and | cannot think
of anyone who deserves it more
than Sinatra.
Millions of Americans, especially
those who belong to the discrim,
mated NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Jews
| Negroes, Slavs-will be asking
themselves whether the Sinatrg
way is the best method Of fighting
prejudice. There are bound to be
many, with SCARED memories OF
Sights and humiliations suffered
because of their race or religion
who will agree in their bitterness
that it is the only way. These will
be in the good old American pioneer
tradition, as glorifed in cowboy
films and adventure yarns, which
teaches that it is heroic to knocL
down the fellow who insults you OF
your mother. But, with all due ad
miratiOn for Sinatra's courage anC
respect for his hatred Of racism,
wonder whether a bloody nose i!
really the answer to "A black heart
Psychological Reaction on the Other
Side
Under certain conditions, o
course, it is. Knocking down some
body for a gross insult may serve I
salutary lesson in that it may teacl
him that he cannot be ofFensiv,
with impunity. Fear Of quick re
taliation may curb many a vicious
impulse. Even more importan
may be the psychological reactio
on the other side. Some member
Of minority groups think that i
they learn to answer a verbal of
Tense with a physical blow, the
develop an increasing self-relianc
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kins, and may we hear from you
again.
James L. Mckinney, Assistant
Quartermaster Of United Spanish
War Veterans
A. J Todd Adjutant
Robert Meade, Quartermaster of
Colonel Charles Young Camp
Mrs. Della Williams, President
Mrs. NJ. S. CASTOR, Secretary
Mrs. Eva Neal, Chairman, Colo
mel Charles Young Auxiliary, No.
u
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L. s. CENSUS EDITOR

Mrs. Eugene Wright Of SAB Full
Ter Ave, has been temporarily en-
ployed ms editor, in the United
States Census bureau field office,
now located in the Newton building.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-18
Blue Print For Tomorrow

Students at Dartmouth Miami succeeded
forcing cancellation of with southern
play against Negro athletes Students Louisiana Uni
vey voted overwhelmingly invite students Xavier
college, of southwestern University
the continued school
University students have indicated
admit Negroes to their graduate schools
These hopeful signs They the wind indicate
younger generation break away the puces
Of their fOrebars and practice the democracy for which
them fought in World War H.
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against any legis-
lation in which
their agency may
be interested. For
the past three
weeks key per
sonnet in the La
Dor department
has been engaged
in this pastime
because the
House drastically
reduced l. a b o r
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locke Robinson Loud Too Heqvy

We hope that legislators will with should pre-
the challenge presented by other players
the FEPC bill and like real getting ryouts
Americans who want to make our the big leagues.
nation and better place Where
which all children live
work trial when u is ad-
We cannot with those well mted which
meaning daily be he should
who take the position that the fu- 5 n mystery o
ture Of the Negro-American
ganzed baseball hinges whether gentleman and credit To any
or NOT JACKIE Robinson makes good but surely asking
in his Brooklyn Dodger uniform much to expect him TO carry the
We willing admit that burden of million
Robinson the forerunner Of other his back.
bronze Americans is playing the II Robinson doesn't
lead off, position but support pastme
willing the theory that will that
Robinson doesn't make the grade league
that organized baseball automatic Robinson symbol Of
ally becomes again forbidden land
for Amercan-Nego players Americans up
Robinson should of play pro-
good in the fast company ne is fessiona sports.
Now that the policy the War Department segregatug
soldier dead national every
person ought to protest it.
We have idea that such things Jim
in Heaven and He'll.
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By LOUIS LAUTIER

One of the well known techniques
Of bureaucrats is to inspire an
avalanche of letters to members Of
Congress for or
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-18

Some Of the field assistants
under MIR, Faulkner's supervision
should be cOlored. II not, a great
many cOlOred veterans are going
TO I'LL the ranks Of the unem-
ployed in this country and be n
burden upon the taxpayers by
drawing unemployment compeR-
satiOn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
Parents Given Tips
On Street Hazards

NEW YORK WH-Police Com.
missioner Arthur W. Wallander,
opening a drive to reduce 1.-THE
appalling number o. accidents" If
this city, issued eight tips to par
eilts to prevent traffic fatalitis an
injuries to children during the
summer vacation.
They we're:
Caution children against run
nlng, playing, scooter : riding OF
roller : skating in roadways.
If your youngster rides a bicycle
impress on him, or her, the abso'
lutte need for the utmost, care anc
common sence on operating suct
vehicles.
Warn your children agains.
crossing streets except at corners
and then only when traffic is a
a standstill.
Don't allow your children to 81
on curbstones, or play at or neal
cLrbstones.
Don't permit your children +e
play within the vicinity of parked
vehicles.
Closely watch over and super
Use the outdoor play Of your chill
dren.
Don't permit children to lear
out of windows Of automobiles OF
other vehicles, or to stand neal
doors of such vehicles.
Take your children to near-b,
parks, Fairgrounds and supervised
p~laystreets for safe, wholesom re
creation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
Russian Proposal Calling
For Withdrawal OF Greek
Aid Downed 9 z

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 4-P-
The United Nations Security coun-
ell late today rejected without de-
bate a Russian counter-proposal
for peace in the Balkans and then
argued over what to do next.
The v,te on the Soviet resolution,
calling for withdrawal of foreign
troops from Greece and U. N.
supervision Of economic aid to
that country. was 9 to 2 with 20
land the only Russian supporter.
The councils slate thus was
cleared Of the second major pro-
posal for settling the Balkans trou-
bles Russia having vetoed a
United States plan for a seml-per-
~nanent Balkans commission last
week.
, Poland Immediately offered a
: "compromise'' which took all the
: teeth out Of both the American and
. Russian versions and merely re-
commended that Greece, Yugo-
. slavia, Albania and Bulgaria solve
-. their own difficulties.
Britain and the United States as
sailed the Polish plan as ineffec-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05

ELLINGTON, Aug. EP-An
FBI handwriting expert testified
in the wife-murder trial Of Charlie
Phillips today that the reported
suicide note was not written by
Phillips wife.
Phillips, 31-year-old tenant farm
err, is on trial for a second time
in the death of his wife who was
fatally shot last August 10. He won
q new trial on the basis of the
note, which the defense claims
was written by Mrs. Phillips on
the day of her death and which
tells of her intention to commit
suicide.
DR.. Fred N. Miller, veteran FSl
handwriting expert, testified for
the state today that:
"It is my opinion that the hand
writing on the purported suicide
note was not written by the per-
son who wrote the card and let
ter"
(The card and letter. both sides
agree, were written by Mrs. Phil
l.. and have been used as sam
piles of her handwriting.)
Harold j. Gessel, of the Veter-
ans administration, followed Mill
er on the stand and swore that in
his opinion the writing in the note
twas not written by the same per-
son" who wrote the card and let
ter.
Two more handwriting experts
will be presented by the State
tomorrow.
The defense completed its case
today with the presentation of sew
eral more witnesses including Mrs.
James Wimberly. She testified
that the gun used in the shooting
was one lent to Phillips by her
husband.
She said she heard Mrs. Phil
lips say the day before her death:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05

atomic bullets against atomic tar
gets.
demonstrating devices have
changed most of the elements in
to other elements, and have made
many elements artificiaily radio
active. The %cyclotron has chang
ed common table salt into a "a
dioactive salt which has an &C.
tivity equivalent to the radium
emanations from 81, 000, 900 worth
of radium.
Such radioactive salts have
been used in the treatment o.
cancer patients. Since the radio
activity dwindles quickly. the
salts may be taken by mouth or
may be injected. Actual radium
used in this manner would be
dangerous, as tae activity of ra-
dunn continues for so long that
the healing effects would be over
come by the destructive effects on
healthy tissue.
BY means Of TIE cyclotron. gold
mas been created from platinum
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05

Chadb0urn Tobacco Warehouses
Ready For Opening Weed Sales
FBI Expert Says Note
Not Written By Woman

I'm going to rest tomorro"
with my toes up
In going through his testimony
on handwriting, DR.. Miller spread
huge charts before the jurors ano
went about the explanation like q
| school teacher. The charts bore
samples from the alleged note anc
Of Mrs. Phillips u~ndisputed writ
ing, magnified thousand of times
for benefit of illustration.
Miller testified that a strong
possibility of disguise in the sui
eide note was evidenced by the
slant in the writing. He cited diff
ferences in punctuation, spacing
and spelling. He said he had ex'
amined suicide, kidnap and ran
som notes, but had eve found
any appreciated difference caused
by strain or emotion, and that the
basic pattern remains the same.
He said haste would not have
made any difference.
The defense has contended there
is a difference in the writing, but
that it was caused by Mrs. Phil
lips emotional strain at the time
she wrote the note.
DR.. Miller said the length of the
note $3.50 words) made it appear
less likely that it was a suicide
note. On cross examination he
said, however, that there was
enough similarity in the note ano
specimens to cause a disagree
ment among experts.
Gessel, the other expert pre-
scented by the state, testified tina
speed had been reduced in the
note for one or two reasons, or
combination of both-that the writ
err was trying to disguise his owr
handwriting Or was attempting t.
stimulate someone else's hand
writing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
SAFETY DEVICES
FOR CURING UNITS
Committees Recommends.
tons To Be Submitted
To Department

RALEIGH, Aug. 4-(P-Propos-
ed minimum safety requirements
for the reduction of fire hazards
in tobacco curing barns using auto
matte heating units have been
drafted by an advisory committee
working with Superintendent C. D.
Baucom of the weights and meas
ures division of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The committees recommends
tons will be submitted to the
State Board of Agriculture Thurs
day. Copies were sent today to
curer manufacturers, who were in
vited to appear before the board
if they desire to be heard further
On the regulations, which will be-
vlsed following a public hearing
come effective September /.
Some of the proposals were re-
last week, when about 80 members
of the industry aired their views
on the new safety program which
was authorized by the 1947 gen
eral assembly. Last year, 1.40O to-
bacco barns burned in North Car
DINA with a total loss of about
81, 900, 900.
All curers sold in North Carolina
after September 1 must bear the
Department of Agriculture's seal
of approval. The seal will take the
form of a metal tag which must
be attached to each curer, and
which will cost 81 each.
Baucom said today the commit.
tee would recommend that the ST
tag cover each curing assembly,
whether it has one or 40 heating
units.
The regulations require audible
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
'1947 Freshman Nervous
But A Solid Citizen

NEW ORLEANS, W.R- Today:
college freshman may drink more
coffee than his dad did. And he
may be a little more nervous than
the first-year student of a decade
ago.
But the freshman of today is
ir no danger of becoming a pity
steal wreck or psychoneurotic thar
his granddad was.
DR.. Lloyd J. Kuhn, director Ct
student health At Tulane Univer.
sity, has studied the life and habits
Ct the young men. Re has dacided
they are solid citizens.
Kuhn says the CHIEF difference
between the freshman of today
and 20 years ago is that they
are coming to school a little young
Ell and simmer" and possibly a
bit nervous.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
Department.
WONDER QUESTIONS
WHAT rs AN ATOM SMASHERs

1t vas only within recent years
that scientists learned how to
smash the atom, a feat which was
for a long time considered i'm
possible. An important clue to the
mystery o. demonstrating was
obtained late in the last century,
when it was found that atoms of
elements such as thorium and ra-
dunn were self-splitting, like a
f~ire-cracker that blows itself into
bits. Scientists studied these ra-
dioactive elements, as they were
named, for here was the first evil
dence that one element could be
changed into another.
In 1919, Lord Rutherford bonn
barded nitrogen gas with the
alpha particles which are shot out
by radioactive elements as they
unoergo certain of their changes.
Some Of the nitrogen was chang
ed into oxygen. For the first time
in history, man had succeeded in
changing one element into a diff
ferent one. In this way did mod
ern science realize the dream OF
the ancient alchemists who strove
in vain to change common metals
like copper and lead into precious
ones like gold and silver.
To-day atoms are being chang
ed by means of huge atom-smash-
ing machines Of which several
types exist. Perhaps the best
known and most widely used OF
these machines is the %cyclotron,
invented by DR.. Ernest Orlando
Lawrence of the University of
California. Just as a youngster
twirls a sling overhead and lets
the pebble in it fly at a tin can
on a fence, so does the cyclotron
whirl atomic projectiles round
and round until they have acquir-
ed great velocity, then hurls these
electric pebbles at a chosen tar
get.
Besides the cy%clotron, another
type of atom smasher favored by
scientists is the Van de CRAFT
electrostatic generator, by means
Of which small electric charges
are collected from endless belts.
These charges are stored until
high voltages are created to seno
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
The Book OF KNOWLEDGE

This is certainly not a practical
method for obtaining gold, since
the platinum is more expensive
than the gold. We should not con-
slider the transmutation of a more
valuable element into one less
valuable as a foolish or wasteful
experiment, however. As DR..
Lawrence remarked, THE. infor-
nation We r getting is more
valuable than gold"
Copyright, 1916, BY The Grolier
Society Inc, based upon The Book
Of Knowledge)
distributed By United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.)
TOMORROW: - Famous Chinese
Dynasties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05

warehouses in his home town for
many years. He also operated
warehouses on several other Bor-
der Markets before coming here
last year. Associated with him
will be practically the same staff
as last year including J. c. Tilley
and Leon H. Beck, Asst. Mgrs. E.
H. Clark, Bookkeeper, Rosvll
Adams and Walter Tingen of Flu
quay-Varina and Joe Edmunds,
Floor Manager and Franklin Bull
lard, weightmaster, both of Chad
bourn.
The combined tobacco experience
of the warehousemen and super
visory personnel on the Chadbourn
market is more than 400 years.
This assures the grower that his
crop is in capable hands when lie
offers it for sale on any of the
local floors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
:UN Council Rejects
Soviet Balkan Plan

tive and an admission OF the failure
of the council.
Johnson Bitter
American Deputy Delegate Her
schel V. Johnson was especially
bitter, questioning how Polish dele
gate Oscar Lange could offer such
a resolution after voting with the
Russians and agains' the Ameri-
cans. Johnson said Lange had
made it clear that he felt Greece
was entirely at fault and the Soviet
satellites were being "menaced by
this Fascist wolf"
Terming the Polish suggestions
moral exortations," johnson said
LANCE was calling countries bad
boys" and saying I'VE dom be-
lieve in sim"
Chairman Faris El Khoury OF
Syria adjourned the meeting with
no agreement on the Balkans in
sight and announced that Egypts
charges against Britain would be
taken up at 1920 a. m. EDT) to-
morrow. Cairo demands the evac-
uation of British troops from Egypt
and termination of the British re-
gime in the Sudan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
Bacteria? Asks Cowboy.
How Big Are They

HOUSTON, Tex. W.H-A world
ly-wise waitress in a new Housto-
cafe thought she mad heard every.
thing until a lanky cowboy asked
for a drink of water.
I'm sorry, but we can't serve
water yet" she said. THE health
department says there's bacteria
in it."
The cowboy, who was chewing
a plug TO Old Mule, found it
necessary at this point to heao for
the door where he showered the
outside with tobacco juice.
He ambled back to the cafe
counter and asked: How big are
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05

Chadbourn is n OF the Oldest
tobacco markets in this section,
and while it is not the biggest, it
has established an enviable repu-
tation throughout the Border,
Eastern. and Middle belts as one
of the best and most dependable
markets. Warehousemen here for
many years have followed the
policy of putting Service to the
grower, ahead of everything else.
Action on every matter present
ing itself is decided in keeping
with this policy. Needless to say,
it has paid dividends to the ware
housemen, because it has develop
ed confidence In growers far and
near who continue year after year
to haul their Tobacco to Chadbourn.
High Average
Every market claims for itself
a higher average, but government
reports prove that Chadbourn is
consistently one of the leaders in
highest prices paid.
In operation here again this year
will be four spacious and well
lighted warehouses. Meyers ware
house which was built and operat-
ed for many years by the late
George A. Myers has been sold
to J. Harvey Harper and Jack
Hendley OF Springfield, Tenn, who
will operate it this year. While
this is their first year as ware
housemen here, they r neverthe-
less well known in this area, hav-
ing operated here as independent
dealers for a good many years.
Both men have been in the tobacco
business practically all their lives,
and have long and successful ca
reers as warehousemen in their
home town of Springfield and in
Russellville, Ky.
They still operate warehouses in
Doth these towns. Associated with
them here are; Bookkeepers, Mrs.
Ruby Crosswy, Nat Moore, and
Mrs. Jack Hendley all of Spring
,ield. CMrs. CrossWy and Moore
will be remembered for their con-
1ections here with the firm of
Harris and Jones a few years ago.
Other we'll known tobacconists as
sociated with the firm are J. E.
McLennon, of Danville, who has
oeen coming here for many years,
and w. J.. Dutton, Of Chadbourn.
Operating Carter's Warehouse
10. l and New Brick again this
will be T. O.. wilkinson, w.
:. Coates and W. c. Coates. Jr.,
all Of South Boston, Virginia. Mr..
Wilkinson, was a buyer for Export
Leaf Tobacco for 20 years prior to
entrance into the warehouse
bushes here in 1871. Messers
Coates and Coates, who have been
in the tobacco business practically
al their lives, purchased the New
Brick house last year and are
entering their second season here.
This popular firm also operates
warehouses at South Boston. IN
on their staff are; j. R.
Eubanks, Leo Thames and Clifton
Thames, bookkeepers. all of South
Boston. Mrs. T. o. Wilkinson. Mrs.
R. Eubanks, of South Boston
and Mrs. Martin Carter of Chad
oourn, clerks. Floor managers for
the two houses will be Fred Mobiles
and w. B. Bufkin, prominent local
farmers. Dave Mercer will serve
as assistant floor manager.
Carriers Warehouse No. 2 con-
structed just prior to the marke:
opening last year will again be
operated by Luther L. Tilley of
Fuquay-Varina, N. C. MI. Tilley
1as established an outstanding
record as a warehouseman and
tobacco farmer in Wake County