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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06

January. This compares with 919,776
persons drawing government salaries
on June 80, 1889.
Between the wartime peak and last
January the War and Navy depart
ments and war emergency agencies re-
duced personnel by 1,794,604, but this
cut was partially offset by a net in
crease of 318,167 in non-war depart
ments and agencies.
It is interesting to learn where
these increases occurred. Chief among
them are the Reclamation Service,
Bonneville Power administration, fed
eral Prison system, division of labor
standards, the Secretary of Labor's
office, office of the first assistant post
master General, office of fourth as
sistant Postmaster General, State De-
partment's foreign service, Office of
Foreign Liquidation, Federal Security
agency, Public Building administra-
ton, Public Roads administration and
Veterans administration.
Obviously the war imposed addi-
tional tasks on some of these, especial
ly the VA. Equally obvious is it that
these might need larger working staffs,
if they were undermined before the
war. But it would seem that others
among those named might be cutting
down instead of building up personnel.
However this may be, the question
uppermost in most minds is that if
federal payrolls are larger than need
be there is probably also unnecessary
expense in other federal operations,
and if the payrolls can be reduced to a
reasonable maximum for peace time
other expenditures could probably be
reduced too.
The four billion dollar reduction in
the Presidents budget estimate as ap-
proved by Congress assumes reasonable
proportion when governmental ex-
travagance is weighed against it. 1t is
possible that this relief promised In
come tax payers, if carried out, would
not place a handicap upon any essential
federal activity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06

early budapest. Summer is the time
for recapturing some of the spirit which
can belong to all however many years
we have chalked up on the calendar
of life. One of the easiest ways OF
recapturing it is also one of the sim
plest. It is just a matter of getting out
in the summer time with the children.
One of the most active children's
groups, not only in summer time, but
all year round, are the Girl Scouts.
From one end Of the year to the other
these youngsters, sever through eigh-
teen, offer their services in behalf OF
many community projects. The scope
of their activities ranges from baby
sitting to hospital aide work, from
painting and drawing to cooking over
a backyard fireplace.
Throughout the next few months,
many of them off to day camps, full
time camps or on camping trips. Does
it occur to you, however, that for most
of them a trip to camp will at most
mean, a mere two weeks?
Many Of the Girl Scouts may not
have even that short time away. Al
most all of them are still faced with
sixteen unrestricted hours a day for
two whole months, and would like to
use them constructively. They want
to learn more of interesting places in
u town, to make things with their
hands, to have new, exciting exper-
fences.
They need grown-ups to guide them.
They need suggestions and some super
vision. They need friendly adult help
and specific knowledge, and you may
have the information or skills they will
want to learn. If you have a hobby that
leads no further afield than your own
backyard, there are youngsters with
you can share it.
Why not make this ummer one of
the most successful in your life by
dropping in at your local Girl Scout
Council, Room 408, Tide Water Build
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06
Third Street Traffic

. Third street traffic disturbances
. have been called to City Councils at
tention again.
The Council has heard about the
traffic situation on Third street since
long before the first gun of World Wal
II was fired.
Periodically the police department
has patrolled the street at night, COM
polling gasoline tankers to observe the
speed limit rule, but between patrols
the tankers, as their custom had been,
would thunder through with all the
noise and much of the vibration of
heavy freight trains.
The consequence is that the fitful
rest Of invalid residents has been re-
peatedly broken, plaster on ceilings has
fallen and the glass in windows broken.
To this thunderous passage of the
tankers is now added the increasing
noise of motorcycles, which pop off like
machine guns, and waken even sound
sleepers at all night hours.
That the traffic on Third street is
= public nuisance is too well known to
require special emphasis. The need is
for control.
= This could be done, it would seem,
through the police department. Con-
tinual, instead of spasmodic, patrols
could solve the speed problem at least.
-. What could be done aobut the motor
cycles is not so clear. They might be
barred from Third street, but that
would merely shift the nuisance to an
other, to the distress of sleepers in
the new vicinity. The Council and the
police, in fairness, would have to con-
slider this.
: But as the principal disturbance
.(and damage) is created by gasoline
:tankers they should have first consid-
Grafton.
If they are compelled to move at
the prescribed speed at all times the
.Aituation will be greatly improved. This
does not offer a permanent solution Of
"a truck lane, which seems to be too
complicated for state or city author
...Aies. but it does promise relief.
Despite the limited personnel of the
police department, it would appear
necessary for it to maintain a patro
Third street at all hours in the in
..terest of the public welfare.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06
Star Program

State ports with Wilmington favored
In proportion via it, resources. to In
eluds public terminals, tobacco storage
warehouses, ship repair facilities. near
by sites for heavy industry and So-foot
Cape Fear river channel.
City auditorium large enough to meet
needs for years to come.
Development Of Southeastern North
Carolina agricultural and industrial re-
sources through better markets and fooo
processing. pulp wood production n
factories.
Emphasis on the regions recreation
advantages and Improvement Of resort
accommodations.
Improvement Of Southeastern North
Cardinals farm-to-market and primary
roads, with q paved highway from Top
sail inlet to Bald Head island.
Continued effort through the City's In
dustrial Agency to attract more In
dustries.
Proper utilization Of Bluethenthal 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 ane County
governments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06

and it is ready to kill an unarmed
man if it is hungry.
Americas lion ls the puma,
which eats anything, from a pig
to a porcupine, from a horse to
a snail, from a sheep to a bullock.
It is a terrible scourge to ranches.
However, it will no. attack man
unless it has to fight him to save
its own life. It bears d~ifferen!
names, as cougar, panther and
mountain lion, in different sec
tions.
The lynx, of both the Old and
the New Worlds, and the caracal
m also cats. Then we launch into
a world of lesser cats-the golden
cat of the Indo-Malay area, which
has a gray Chinese cousin; the
f~ishing-cat, which not only catches
fish but small animals as well;
the leopard cat, the serval, the
tiger cat, the ezra; the gyptian
or Kaffir cat.
There are others, and we must
note the cheetah, more cat than
dog, yet not quite cat either - a
leopard-like beast. This animal is
often caught young and trained to
aunt like a dog, its quarry usually
being the black buck of India. A
cheetah runs down the fleetest OF
arass-feeders. and is regarded as
the fastest of all runners for any
distance up to about 400 yards.
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Society Inc, based upon The Book
OF knowledge
distributed BY United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.)
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CficLS
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06

prey by roaring, as the lion does,
but stealthily prowls through I'M
derbrush, keeping well out OF sight
until it is ready to spring. Its
striped coat is a good example OF
protective coloring. In India, a
single tiger may sometimes kill
over 100 people in a year as they
60 at night to draw water from
a we'll.
The leopard, another wild mem
Der Of the cat family, is the Sec
ond animal scourge Of India.
Some 5000 1eopards are disposed
of there every year, but the ami
mails kill, on an average, $50 In
dams a year. While lions and IT,
gers canno: climb trees, leopards
climb superbly, either to catch a
fugitive or to Turk in hiding, ready
to bounce down or one. In Africa,
the leopard is viewed with special
adherence for this reason.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06
TOpheavy PayrOlls

Federal payrolls were increased so
tremendously during the wal that they
became almost a national scandal. The
thought then was to get work done
and while this was, of course, neces-
sary there was not enough thought as
to how the work was to be done, with
the result that bureaus were set up
where the chief task appeared to be
duplicating work done by other
bureaus.
At the peak federal payrolls con-
tanned the names of 3,737, 1898 employees.
While there has been some effort to
reduce the number there were still e.
!261,4 names Of U. S. payrolls last
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06
The Book OF KNOWLEDGE

So far we have kept to the Old
World, but now we Gust cross to
the New, where we find no lions
or tigers, but Interesting parallels.
The American jaguar is a big
spotted cat with huge, powerful
limbs. Its coat is decorated with
osettes, somewhat like the Loop
ards coat; but you can easily tell
mem apart. IN the center Of some
Of the jaguar's rcsette5 you will
see a clearly marked spot. which
the leopard does not have. The
American jaguar is an accom-
plished swimmer and climber, a
deadly foe to cattle and horses,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06
Washington Sidelights

/ IF the Senate does not restore
a number of the House economy
cuts, Washington may have the
makings of a first class unem-
ployment recession by early fall
House o priation reductions
made thus far would mean that
about 5 per cent, Or 10000 out
of the governments two millioa
employees, will lose their jobs.
Federal employment IN Wash
ing.on and vicinity, exclusive Of
the armed services, is a little over
200, 900. Firing S per cent, or TO-
600 of that number, could mean
greatly reduced demand for hous-
ing, food and services in the CAPT.
tai area.
Experts on the Middle East say
that Saudi Arabia today offers the
us. n of its greatest oppor-
tunilies to show that Americans
can 60 into a foreign country and
develop its resources without TAX
ing over its government Or ruin
ing its native life. y. S. oil compa.
MES investment in Saudi Arabia
in next five years is expected to
total 5000 million.
Saudi Arabian government will
spent 500 million on its five-year
plan Of modernization. King Ibn
Saud recently bought eight surplus
Army hospitals, complete from
beds to operating rooms. He is
interested in electri1ying his cities
and installing sanitary water sup
ply and sewage systems. A brick
kiln and cement plant are in op-
Grafton. AS Bedouins learn trades.
they are settling down, abandon
ing their tents to live in houses.
Wartime boom market in citrus
fruits has also caused a boom in
citrus grove land values. Grove
acreage has advanced as high as
300 per cent in some sections OF
Florida. High prices paid fer or
anges and grapefruit have err.
abled even the 10-acre growers to
gross as high as $1,000 an acre.
That caused many to buy ad-
ditional land for clearing and
planting in new groves.
This expansion was also done to
beat tax laws, which permit in.
vest1nents in clearing and develop
ing a new grove to be deducted
as business expense. All this
points toward bigger citrus sur
plus within next few years. If sur
pluses become unmanageable and
bottom drops out of the citrus
market, many of the smaller
grove owners may be squeezed
with their own juice.
Correction: In recent column on
lobbying activities in Washington,
it was stated that the amount re-
ceived by Townsend Plan lobbyist
John c. Cuneo of Modesto, Calf.
was $13,442.. The amount should
have read $3442.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06
Mayor Whites Platform

Mayor E. L. White, presiding at the
first Council session of his administra-
ton, laid down a six-point platform on
which he relies upon his associates to
concentrate their official attention.
That the planks are well chosen for
the futher growth, development and
betterment of Wilmington is not to be
disputed.
He would have the Council work
for extension of needed facilities in the
areas annexed to the city. Implicit
in this is the thought that the work
should be done, so far as materials may
be obtained, with all possible speed, as
a year has passed since the annex
alton election.
Mayor White calls for Council as
sistance in furthering greater develop
ment of Wilmington's port. So much
depends upon the creation of adequate
port facilities here, the Council ma
turally will give its full support, under
the mayors leadership and encourage
ment, to the program of the State Ports
Authority.
In view of the confused situation
resulting from Jesse Reynolds resig-
nation as head of the recreation depart
ment and the uncertainty as to what
is to be done for this department,
Mayor Whites third platform plank
assumes especial significance. 1t calls
for expansion of the park and play
ground system. It is fortunate that
this has been brought to the Councils
attention now, while the new budget is
still at the formative stage, rather than
after a budget had been adopted and
the recreation program might require
revision to meet the need.
Mr.. White would have the Council
plan for further expansion and de-
velopment of our industrial potential,
to make necessary appropriations for
the community's health, welfare and
protection of residents, and hold taxes
on homes and real estate to a min
imum.
With his proved executive ability,
his vision of Wilmington needs, and
harmony in the Council, Mr.. Whites
administration gives promise of ad'
vancing the city's and the peoples
progress.
This promise will be the more readi'
ly fulfilled with the cooperation of the
citizens.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06
Department: - ANIMAL LIFE
WILD MEMBERS OF THE
CAT FAMILY

An earlier article described the
lion, head of the cat family. An
other cat is the tiger-a beautiful
beast, bright tawny yellow with
dark stripes around the body.
Chest and undersides verge to-
ward white.
Some giants of the tiger tribe
live in Manchukuo - monsters,
huge of bone and muscle, long of
fur. There have been specimens of
the Indian tiger as large or larg-
er. but probably the average Man
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06
Bv T Isl

WASHINGTON President Tru-
mans drive for lower prices has
admittedly not made much prog
ress. A second appeal is being
considered, but it may not have
mucn better luck unless timing is
delayed. Deflaticn apparently
can't be hurried.
Main trouble is that nobody
wants to take a loss on inventory
sales. Stocks accumulated at high
prices must be sold at high prices.
if and when price reduction is
achieved, it must come through
lower priced raw materials proc
essed at lower production costs,
so that finished goods may be
priced lower for sale.
Reluctance of all business to
take lower profits is attributed in
part to uncertainty owe when ex.
pected 20 per cent tax cuts are
to be applied. If July ], some low
er prices might be justified by
fall. If made retroactive, price
cuts might come sooner. If Tru-
man vetoes and veto is not over
ridden, every one will have to take
a new look at his hand.
Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
may soon ask for retirement. 1t
has been generally understood
that Nimitz would stay at his
station as Chief Of Naval Oper-
ations unit; the Army-Navy unfit
cation issue was settled. That may
or may not be this year. If de.
layed, Nimitz may retire anyway
The two officers most promi-
nently mentioned as successors to
| Nimitz are Adm. Louis E. Den
field, now commander in chief in
the Pacific; and Adm. William H.
P. Blandy, commander in chief in
the Atlantic. Pacific was formerly
considered top Naval command.
But since the war the Atlantic has
been considered more important.
Blandy, of course, had atomic
bomb experience at Bikini. Den
field was wartime chief of peg
sonnet.
How the Soviet government
spreads anti American propagan-
da abroad is revealed in copies
of two pamphlets printed in Chi
nese by the Russians for sale in
Russian-run bookstores in China.
Copies were recently sent to the
U. S. Titles are, The Coming De-
preston in the I'm ed States"
and "The Negro problem in
America" Both present the Com
munist line on America in an et-
fort to make the Chinese people
mistrust the u. S. because Of
racial prejudices and the theory
that any ties with this country will
only lead China to exploitation
and economic disaster.
or the state legislatures deals with
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNE
Americas Gard Authority
Written for NEA Service

In the Midwest mems pair eve.
at St. Louis l had the pleasl
of playing with an old friend
mine, Jack Simon, associated VIZ
one of the oldest brokerage lid
in St, Louis. But the best we COW
do was third.
Simon's play helped US to !
a good score on todayS Nh.
Many of the declarers pu' J
much faith in East's vulnefs'
overcall. They figured that I"
had to have either the KING
queen of hearts to justify MS v
But Simon did not care 8h.'
the king and queen Of hears W.,
He won the opening spade iea o..
dummy with the ace, took ,a %I
three rounds of diamonds
Now he simply lea a As.l
East won the trick with the VI
spot and came back win d nI|
West won with the queen p ",
found himself end-played' 9I i
had stripped his own nand 4
dummy Of both spades anu ~. 4
monds. If West returned 2 m "a
Simon would lose no more Il"
tricks. r,I
A diamond was the return I
made, and Simon ruflsn I'D |
dummy. discarding the i"
heart from his own han6,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06
Scouting for Helpers

Many persons who have passed the
...'fover 21" mark often lose touch with
the enthusiasm and imagination of
childhood. Whether aware of it or not,
I'VE miss the spirit of adventure n dis
..covery that we left behind at some
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06
GOOD MORNING

Depart from the highway, and transplant
Myself in some enclosed ground, for it is
hard for a tree that stands by the wayside
to keep its fruit until it be ripe.-Chrysos-
tnm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06
The Doctor Says
NOSE TREATMENT
MAY Be OVERFLOW
by WILLIAM A. O'Rp,n,.

BY WILLIAM a. o'BRlFr
Persistent use of nos. "'
so,ealled ''sinus trouble" ma' %
suit in chronic stutfins,, ma; ''
ing a cold or when the a,' 'o4oe
become partially bloets nose aP
natural causes. ''oa
Many patients try to k...
nose wide open by uslnp g'r 3s, lie;
slyely stronger medicine y 3n'
only makes matters worse ''' 4t
become so ANXIOUS sbo,, S'a'
breathing that they ava 'ls>
stop using nosedrops a.rald +
lear OF suffocauon and des~ i
the only way their nose eSs s.i3, B.
prove is to stop the dron, vii n
DR.. Clifford F. LAKE ..
Clinic advises those VII, u 5,a Nay
come nosedrop addic+s nave b
lne assistance of a physici Yo''s
overcoming the habit ' A.
patients may be So m a, &a
without their medicine thar h;svs'5
tlves are necessary. s a+o. Sed'
find that they can get aI,n. SaE
out drops and that tbeir brs VII
is easier. ''ea'12l
Medicines which cons....
blood vessels inside the me-, %
open the passageway NAV 5s III
en- before an anesthetic is oa, sS'
lstered. NosedropS do moe '1 s..,
than good, and other metbo I'''
keeping the nose open shon,.
used. Hot packs over the faao ~. u
relieve congestion n d stafs. WI
IN an acute cold ana not pro5''
a habit. F-VNu''
Normally, one side of h,
shuts down as The ether o2en, s"N
III breathing. This cycle varis,
different persons and under c.,-
ing conditions, but the ate { Vs.,
ally every half hour t, +po b,n,
Nosedrops S interfere VII,
these normal actions and lower y,
slstance to infections.
lnhalants, sprays and isr.,
containing drugs which constrr
the blood vessels inside the rsa
have the same efteet as NM,
drops. Medicines conta.njr, n
when put in the nosa are esper,.
ly harmful because the oil blw!
movement of mucus ard son, >
the oil is inhaled into the lurn
QUESTION: Do hot baths we, !
en- the heart? My pulse becoa
fast after a hot bath,
S w Hot baths do
weaken a normal heart. The hy
beats more rapidly after a
hath IN ha1r W. hol.. =, /
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06

QUESTION: Do hot baths W.
en- the heart? My pulse becos
fast after a hot bath,
ANSWER: Hot baths do
weaken a normal heart. The h,
beats more rapidly after a
bath to help the body get rid
the excessive heat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06

chukuon tiger is larger than the
average Indian tiger, which is
about 10 feet long and up to $50
pounds in weight.
The tiger is even more agile
than the lion, and shows more
cunning. 1t does not terrify its
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06

or the state legislatures deals with
this kind of imposition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06

Correction: In recent column on
lobbying activities in Washington.
it was stated that the amount re-
ceived by Townsend Plan lobbyist
John c. Ounce Of Modesto, Calf.
was $13,442.. The amount should
have read $3442.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-02-28
Netvarkingai Gaunami
Siuntiniai

Is Amerikos ir kitu krastu
gimines bel pazystami savo ar
timiesiems siuncia siuntinius.
IS visu vietu ateina nusiskun-
dimai kad tie siuntiniai gauna-
mi labai netvarkingai. Is stun
tiniu buna isimta vertingesni
daiktai. Labai daug atsitiki-
mu yra kada siuntiniu visiskai
negauna, nors gimines ar pa.
zystami laiskais pranesa kac
toxic siuntiniai iSsiusti.
Tai nuolatinis tremtiniu, pa
kliuvusiu baisu varga, apple.
simas. O kaltininku niekas NJ
tik nesuranda, bet niekas il
nejiesko. Savo laiku Lietuvo
je, jei siuntinys ateidavo ne,
tvarkingas arba dingdavo, vi
sada budavo surasomi aktai il
kaltininkai surandami. Tuo tar
pu cia tokiais atvejais net ners
kan skustis. B. G
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-02-28
AFFIDAVITAI YRA
DIDELIS SURAMI-
NIMAS
PAGELBESIT JIEMS LABAI

PAGELBESIT JIEMS LABAI
Viename gautame is pabege-
lilo laiSke rasoma:
Gyvename labai blogose pa
talpose, po daug zmoniu sukim-
sti. Neturim nei ant ko deti ka
nors geresnio. O antra, kad
daugiau galvoji ka duoti val
kui pavalgyti kuomet praso.
JUS neisivaizduojat kaip mes
gyvenam. Sunku suprasti ne
maciusiam.
Pas mus kalba kad kurie tu-
res affidavitus tai greitai bus
vezami j Amerika. o kit tai
kas kur pareikalaus vergu. Ir
sake bus vezami j Belgija vie
toje Vokieciu belaisviu ang-
lies kasyklas. Darbo nebijorn,
tik norim kad uzsidirbti nors
zmoniskai pavalgyti. o Euro
pole visur su maistu blogai.
Is savo giminiu laisku ne
gaunam, nezinom kodel. Gal
jie bio kad mes nebutume
jiems nasta, ar jie negali ME
ko NUNS padeti. Mes supran-
tam, perdrasu NUNS prasyti
to is kitu, bet ka darysi kad
karas tick nelaimiu uztrauke,
mes likom aukomis visai nekal-
tai. Parasykit NUNS laiska,
nors kick NUNS linksmiau kai
gauni laiska. Tekle.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-02-28
UZDARYTA UNRRA
UNIVERSITETAS

Sausio 25 d. tarptautinio
UNRRA universiteto Miunche-
ne studentai surenge demon
stracija prizes UNRRA, kai il
uzdare ta universiteta. Ivairiu
tautybiu studentai, Lietuviai,
Lenkai, Latviai, Estai, Ukrai-
nieciai, Gudai ir kiti susirinko
prie Military Government ir
pasiunte savo delegacija. Ka-
rine valdzia pazadejo patenkin-
tt studentu pageidavimus ir
stengtis atidaryti universiteta.
Demonstracijoje dalyvavo apie
1000 studentu. Jie nese uzra-
So, "Norime mokytisv'