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Evening star., 1947-12-06

Attest: TRAVERS HARMON. Adjt. 7
tLHP s4 A AEoEb ApR1N GR ThHEssfy fRWiN
father of Lael E. Irwin and son of Mrs
L. c. Derby of Waterford. Pa. Funeral
services, vii be held at Hysong's Funeral
Home 1900 st n.y. on Monday W De. e
invited to attend. ~1nterment Arlington
National Cemetery.
JENKINS, ANNE L. On Friday Deem
daughter of the late Charles F and Mary
jenkins, sister of Joseph l.. Jenkins No
tice of funeral later.
JORDAN. ALICE c. Suddenly on Fri
day. December 3, l947, at her home. s19
Violet pl., Silver Spring, Nd, ALICE c.
Mrs. Jordan rests at her late home. Serv-
ices on Tuesday, December g. at . pm,
at the Schaeffer Funeral Home. Stapieton,
Richmond County, New York City.
KENDIG, BERTHA E. Suddenly, on Fri
day. December ,, 1941, BERTHA E. KEN
DIG, wife of the late Harry Kendg and
sister of lola Grlffiths Hattie Harris Mary
TWynham and George Peacock. Funeral
from the w. w. Deal Funeral Home, SIG
H st. ne, on Tuesday, December ., at 2
pm. Relatives and friends invited. In
LANHAM. WILLIAM H. Suddenly on
Friday, December 5, l941, WILLIAM H.
LANHAM, the beloved husband of Rosa
Lannam. Funeral from the w w. Deal
Monday, December s, at / / m. Relatives
and friends invited. 1ntetment Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-12-06

LONG. JOHN S. A special communlca-
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er. JOHN S. LONG.
HOWARD H. JACKLEY, Master
ARTHUR M. ROBINSON, Secretary Z
LONG, JOHN s. On Friday. December
5. 1947, at Naval Medical Cen
U.s. LONG. beloved husband Of Ruth
l~ B. Long, son of B. A. Long and
Y. brother of M. A. Long of Macon,
Ga. Services at Chambers Fu-
neral Home, 517 11th st. Sc, on Monday,
December s. at 2:30 pm. Interment Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
MARTH, PFC. WOODROW W. On
- MsImanr Marsh H. 1s4t; wonSsoh nsa5 kensE T.
MARTH, beloved son OF Ada Car
~ ter and William G. Marth Of
Rockville, Md. Remains rest
ing at the Colonial Funeral Home of VIM.
Reuben Pumphrey, Rockville, Md, where
cember Z. at 2:30 pm. Interment Rock
Vile Union Cemetery.
MARTH, PFC. WOODROW w. Mont
kNea&A gomery County Post; No.
s. 295s. v. r. w.. is hereby
&C.: : t.:
By order OF the commander:
Evening star., 1947-12-06

al Naval Medical Center. Be
thesda. Md, GEORGE WILLIAM
HOCKNEY, WO, U. s. NJ. c.. re.
tired, the beloved husband o.
Eta Ward Hockney. Stepfathel
Evening star., 1947-12-06

GILMORE, REV. AUBREY c. Centen-
a nial Lodge, No. ia, A. F. g. A.
IN M, of Upper Morlboro, Md. will
n~n hold a special communication on
WY Tuesday. December 9, 1947, at
W. am. at the Masonic Temple.
" for the purpose of conducting
Masonic funeral services for our late
brother, Rev. AUBREY C. GILMORE
FRED w. CARTER, w. M.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31

not practicable, but the people who pay
rent as a whole probably cannot see how
hiking their rent can solve the housing
shortage as is claimed by some builders
and realty brokers.
The subject was recently discussed pro
and con on a program Of the Town Meet
inq of the Air. One speaker, declared
the only sure way TO overcome the hous-
ing shortage is 10 Jump rents and the sell
ing price Of homes.
To the Star it seemed this argument
was no more valid than it would be TO
claim that a food shortage could be over
come by advancing the price Of food.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
R0TARY'S FINE ACT

Wilminuton civic clubs have long found
their greatest satisfaction in doing some
thinq for the needy. Thus the Rotarians
have maintained a monthly %orthopedic
clinic at James Walker Memorial Hos
pital for a quarter century.
Because its project is well known and
its accomplishment great it has just been
given the opportunity TO serve a crippled
widow in response TO an appeal made d.
rectly to President Truman. The story
was told in Wednesdays Wilmington
News.
The widow, a former spinner in a COT
ion mill, told the President about losing
a leg by amputation after first stumpinq
a toe, and said if. she could get an artifi-
cial leg she could resume her work and
again be self-supporting. Her letter was
referred bv the White House TO the North
Carolina Office of Vocational Rehabilita.
lion and thence TO the Wilmington office
of the organization. Physical examina.
lion revealed that she is incapacitated
for work, and so the rehabilitation office
could do nothing for her.
But because the Rotary %orthopedic clinic
was a going concern, the widows letter
was sent to the club. Read at the clubs
last meeting by the Rev. Mortimer Glover,
and the orthopedic fund being ample, the
club wasted no time in appropriating SUI
ficient money for the purchase Of the artifi-
cial leg.
The widow cannot return TO her spindle,
but soon will be able TO get about with
freedom Of motion and, we may we'll be-
lieve, with a happier heart, because the
Rotary club was prepared to do for her
what the rehabilitation office could moi
do because Of the Limitations placed upon
its service. And we may also believe
thai every Rotarian enjoys a special feel
ing Of happiness TOO.
1t is so good 10 do good.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
7 TOP o. THE
HELPING HAND NEEDED

The suicide Of a veteran who had be-
come Respondent because he could moi find
work brought a communication TO the Star
from one Of the citys older residents
whose life has been marked by many I'M
heralded philanthropic activities, who
asks: In this land Of wealth and plenty
IS there no place to care for the returned
veteran who is tired Of life?"
The correspondent notes that during the
First World War, and later, Father Man
ley and a field director had an office
where respondent men could go and con
suit, and adds that there are living and
happy men in the community today who
but for their efforts, would be under
ground.
Father ManleY is dead. His leadership
ceased some years ago. The man who
labored at his side in this First World
War work is no longer able TO renew the
project. But surely there are persons in
the city who feel a responsibility toward
lormer service men, beyond the imper.
sonal provisions made for them by gov
eminent bureaus
There ought TO be a place where fine
men who served their land in its wal
emergency and who are having trouble
adjusting themselves TO conditions al
home, whose hearts are heavy, can 40
Ind consult" as veterans of the other war
did under Father Manley's leadership
and guidance.
often enough it would prove their de-
preston could be overcome with no more
than advice. Or, if more substantial aid
were needed, the burden would not
weigh more heavily upon the donor now
than then.
Father Manley's aide feels thai Will
nington is not blameless when a VET
sran ends his life in dependency.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
ACTIVITIES WITH A PURPOSE

The annual report Of the Wilmington
Young Mems Christian Association is be-
ing distributed through the mails in al
tractive folder form. 1t shows the orqani-
zation is maintaining the high type Of
service it has long rendered in the com-
munitY.
There were, for example, Is Bible class
sessions with an attendance Of 1896; 81
Nesbitt Court Sunday School sessions with
l,O20 attending; 230 meetings Of the Yoke
Fellow Band with a turnout Of 1875; SO
church services conducted by staff mem
bers, and 81 inmates Of the County Home
were served Christmas dinner.
In the boys division, 100 committee
meetings were held with 1864 attending;
1877 Bible class sessions, 1918 attending;
liz meetings Of the older boys forum, g.
9S4 attending; 6l2 meeting Of clubs in
schools, 1888 attending; 46 outings and
varied events, l,34l attending.
The physical and recreation department
conducted 1891 classes attended by 6l,-
978. The Health club attracted 4,6lo
patrons. There were 578 competitive
games involving ll3 teams numbering
l,5l0 players. A hundred and sixty-six
members learned to swim in the Y. pool,
and 40 passed life-saving tests. The COM
mercial basket ball tournament found IS
teams with 2,645 participants engaging
in % games.
Beds were furnished for 5,056 men in
uniform and 1874 slept in The lobby. Elk.
service men TO the number Of SIS were
given three months complimentary mem
bership.
These are some Of the highlights Of thu
Y. M. c. A. year. The organization per
formed many other services. Whining
ton has innumerable reasons to be CRATE
full that it has such an active unit.
In a f~ootnote the folder contains thi
concerning the Y. program: TT has powe
because it is activities with a nurrcs9
7use this is SO true, i ought to b
S at the Top Of the first page.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
RENTS RESTS WITH CONGRESS

NOT long ago the Star pointed out that
President Truman obviously Intended to
place responsibility unon Congress for
changes in domestic affairs. Mr.. Tru-
man has just verified this position BY
aalflng a 10 per cent advance in rents.
The Office Of Temporary Controls had
authorized the 0PA TO proceed with the
machinery for increasing rents. Matters
mad gone so far that the order had been
urned over TO the photographers and
would have been ready for distribution in
few minutes when word was passed to
cease and desist."
The White House promptly explained
hal Mr.. Truman believes any revision
n rentals is a matter for Congress TO
decide" In consequence the order has
'of been issued, and apparently will moi
'e issued in its present or any revised
orm unless Congress acts.
Presidential Secretary Charles C. Ros.
mas explained the administrations ide;
: is to grant rent increases on an individual
BASIS only, where landlords can prov,
hey are suffering hardships. This ap
pears a reasonable position, infinitely bel
Ter than allowing a uniform increes
which, at 10 per cent. would add S576
100000 yearly to tenants rent bills.
How Congress will view the matter
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31

This fitting of the earth's axis
as it goes round the sun is very
important indeed, for it is res
ponsible for the seasons. 1t means
that the northern half of the
earth will get the suns rays pour
ing very directly down upon il
during one part of the year, which
we call summer, but not so direct
ly during the other part of the
year, the winter. That is why
summer is hot, and winter cold.
Now, the webbing we have men
toned has to do with this fitting
Of the earth's axis. 1t, is always
tilted by: practically the same
amount, but not always in the
same direction.
Remember the spinning top we
spoke of yesterday? AS. it spins
On it's axis, it also wobbles; its
axis points in different directions.
Now, the top spins very fast, and
the axis wobbles fast, too. For
the earth, the spinning is slow,
and so is the wobble. Indeed, one
wobble takes nearly $4,000 years.
The spinning top dies down after
a while, and the wobble becomes
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31

Greater. The earth does not slow
down, so its wobble is the same
always.
In our time, the earth's axis
points to the North Star. A few
thousand years ago that was not
true, nor will it be true a few
thousand years in the future. But
about $4,000 years from now, our
present North Star will again
serve the same purpose.
This wobble of the axis of the
earth is called procession.
These, then, are the three chief
motions of the earth-its rotation
or spin, its revolution round the
sun, and its webbing tilt or pre-
ceSSion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
(Department:-THE EARTH
THE EARTH'S WOBBLE

In yesterdays article, you learn
ed about two of the earth's mo
tions-its revolution around the
sun (Which takes a year,, and its
spin, or rotation (Which takes a
day and a night for one complete
turn.
The earth has a third motion, a
wobble. AS it spins and revolves,
its axis is not upright but tilted.
If you have a globe, you must
have noticed that it is not set
squarely in its frame. The North
Pole is not at the very top and
the South Pole at the bottom. The
globe is tilted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
The Doctor Says
NERVES MAY CAlSg
STOMACH DISTRESS
By WILLIAM A O,pp-

Discomfort in the repina NJ D,
stomach may develop from u The
disease or from nervous fa9 USgani'
disturbances. Each caea 'l0aal
be investigated tnorouo5in NUS
termlne the cause, befoTs 70 DE-
ment is started. Treat
The old idea that stomao.
tress was caused by a lsrs o''
sin or by digestive failure WI VI w
caroed wnen the actions q'
stomach were studied, # VI ~
slble for food to be digestsa POS
absence Of acid and peoS,n al IN
cause similar dlgest Tps~' "
ments are present in the i, ts'
tines. In most cases ta,r1ro 'aes
food to leave the stomach " Hs
certain time explains the fa't n.sI
digest 'ali0fe %
Array examination OF n.,i,..
with persistent stomach Gf..sNl
reveals that SO per cent Of t blS'Ie'
and 40 per cent OF the women o -,,sa
40 are suffering with ulcer uvs'
bladder infection and sa-'
Or cancer. ''oAs,
indigestion IN persons who D..,
passed middle lie should bs I y
sidered organic until proves oS von'
wise. 1t is unfortunate thai lux I
majority of patients with canca, "a =.
the stomach consult their n9r. e'
clans nearly nine months afts p4y M
onset OF their difficulty ber,r l'
they consider their stomach ' s,
tress only dyspepsia. Wy
In spite of the ab.Nty of roos..
surgeons to remove stomaca osa
GERS, little can be done to reS,a.
the death rate until patient, r,
port sooner.
AS cancers have a tenoaoo.
block the opening OF the stn.',a 10
or to grow into the CAVITY ta.a
usually interfere with The acntr
ing of the stomach or CAUSE . Nv
sation' of fullness. Either ors =.
these complaints may mean
GER. '
The emotions also affect The Il.
gestion of food. Concern over ,%.
affairs of everyday life cau,s,
stomach trouble. Mental distnrh'
ances can stop the flow II eastri.
'Auice or delay the emptyius Of IN,
stomach.
Patients should not be consider,
'functional' until they have b.s
the benefit of X-ray stomach exam.
ination. The ready ease with wbr,
stomach remedies" can BE- Din
chased and used fer serious yan
ach trouble indicates that it IA
ing to take a long time TO rein,
the death rate from cancer OIL,
stomach.
Stomach distress is among tn,
five most common causes d
human illness, and in most case,
it is due to some temporary Al.
fair. Its persistence requires fiat
the patient be thoroughly exaniA
ed to determine the cause.
QUESTION: Does a duodenal uL
GER ever turn into cancer?
ANSWER: No. There IS no et
dence that liberation Of the dup
denum ever becomes cancerous.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
Explosive Scarecrow.

Most, men have a comfortab BILE
pleasant feeling regarding a scare
crow. They are an expected famil
lar part of the countryside. The
countryman likes to putter around
in his comfortable farm shop on
a stormy winters day and build
a wooden man to use in his corn
field. 1t gives one a chance to use
his imagination and creative abili-
ty. Many a man has made a salts
Tying reputation for himself as a
builder of unique scarecrows. Not
that anyone expects the wooden
man in old clothes to brighten the
crows. It's simply that a scare
crow is part of country living.
Indeed, the countryman would be
surprised and disappointed in his
black enemies if they did not oc-
cassionally sit On the scarecrow to
survey the landscape.
Therefore, it is with misgivings
that one reads some ingenious in
ventor who has contrived a scare
crow that explodes a powder
charge whenever a crow lights on
head, shoulders or arms. Frankly,
we are opposed to it. We have
been engaged in a long-term
struggle with Mr.. Grow; We are
enemies, but we fight by recogniz-
ed rules. We admit that so far the
crows have won, but we have
ideas. 1t doesn't seem quite sport
ing to set up a first class scare
crow and load it with TINT. The
willy old fellow deserves a chance
to laugh at us.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
The Book OF knowledge

substance of our earth's crust,
and the conditions that we think
exist far inside the crust. And we
shall trace the life upon the earth
from earliest days.
Copyright, 1916. BY The Grolier Society
Inc, based Upon The Book of Kowledgej
distributed By United Feature
Syndicate, Incl
TOMORROW
HOW TO USE A NEEDLE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31

and, incidentally, his recent IT,
election because of certain smal
but important considerations "
shows the fair sex while conducF
ing the business of his court.
One day recently he caused !
certain young lady to give spSa.
evidence in a case which did nN
seem at all necessary.
Judge" he was asked laIa'
was it really necessary to pla' y
Miss Day on the stand YESTERDAY
mo it wasn't" admitted u
judge, "but l saw she had a ns
hat, and was anxious to show N~
So 1 just helped her do it,"
Christian Science Month";
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
Something Has Been Added

Two women seated on a Dus ""
holding a conversation, wAsl ,,
woman wearing a peculiar l0'4 -,
fur coat got aboard, Inc ~
was spotted in a mouse gray ,-sr,
a dirty white. Said one OF tne WIN a,
en-, II wonder what kind o. a, 4
is in that coat?" Il "o.',,
know" replied her compo a.. !,
But I'm sure God never HidV'
animal like it."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
Literary
Guidepost
~ BY BILL o
WIND O WIND Allow.

WIND ALOFT, WIND Allow.
by Marin Marie (Schribner's;
$3.50.
The blue : water odyssies, of a
French artist : yachtsman, which
caused their own specialized swirls
of interest in the n4id-Thirties are
here recounted for the armchair
sailor in the doors own words.
War occasioned an eight-year de
lay. between manuscript and print
ed page but it's not every day
that a man solo-sails west
ward scross the Atlantic and then
doubles the daring with a single
handed power voyage eastward.
It's a plain-told narrative, over
laid with. an occasionally stiff.
listed translation, but it comes
through free of barnacle and rust,
a natural for the reading hour Of
the small boat fraternity and
others vino do their sailing shore
side but whose eyes look seaward.
Some of the spirited seascape
paintings of M. MN. Durand de
St. Front Ito give the author his
full name) are reproduced in
bla ck-and-white, which is all
very we'll but leaves the viewer
conjuring mental color.
MANHATTAN KALEIDO-
SCOPE. by Frank Weiten-
kampf (Schribner's; $2.75).
The New York scene from 1870
to 1945 is described here by a boy
and man as he meanders with
seeming aimlessness along high
ways and byways and into muse
ums, theatres, concert halls. res
taurants and homes.
Weitenkampf, who was curator
OF prints in the New York Public
Library, +gossips rather than
writes, so that you listen rather
than read. and if you are interested
in the old cigar-store Indian, horse.
car lines. the first electric lights,
the monograph with horn. high
snd low-necked dresses, vaudeville.
snoes and stock and stovepipe hats
the Bowery, So opera
Paderewski, Caruso, william
HoweI's, Ada Rehan. Charles
Dana Gibson John LaFarge. Weir.
en- "nton, you are apt to stay till
long a err midnight and bid your
1851 an affectionate and reluctant
goodnight.-WGR.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31

In later articles, we shall tell
gu more about the earth's place
N the heavens, and how it depends
upon the sun for light and heat.
shall tell you about the blan-
ket of air that protects us, about
the lands and the waters, and the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
Editorial Comment
n M sHIRTs

Is the price of cotton too high2 The man
who makes it doesn't think so. A lot of time
and effort go into the production OF a bale of
cotton, to say nothing Of the high cost Of pro
ducing it. There is three-quarters Of a pound OF
cotton in a work shirt, and thatlamounts to %
cent at current prices. The smallest item OF
cost in a work shirt by the time it reaches the
.yer is the raw material. At the present price
: an ordinary work shirt cotton should be
5o.t, about SO cents. a round. = rillcn IS. c.,
Herald.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
LETTER BOX
APPRECIATED

bhOAOCAS1 Ar hECIhlLD
To The Editor:
I wish that you would convey
to Mr.. Ben Mcdonald my apprt
citation for the wonderful job which
he did in the decentralization Of tn
founding and progress Of the ST.
Helena farm colony in Pendel
county.
Mr.. McDonald's program was e.
fective in showing both what hal
been done and what can be dom
to further develop this section Of
North Carolina into a prosperous
farming region.
Your organization has been In
strumental in promoting the growth
and prosperity of our region. MI
McDonald's radio programs, along
with your other. undertakings, an
most praiseWorthy
HUGH MACRAI
Wilmington, N. C.
January 30, 1947.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
Star Dust


McDuff is a Scotsman
Who never has yet
Spent cash for tobacco,
Cigar, cigarette.
The reason he gives
(And to him it's no joke
He wants no investment
That goes up in smoke
,... Ina S. Stovall
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
Religion

BY L T. ELLIS
cts UP TO YOU

. After long years. OF. effort to
awaken the public to think in world
terms we suddenly realize that re-
sponsibility is being shifted from
individuals to the larger units.
Most Of US are going our carefree
way, blindly trusting the Govern.
ment, or the United Nations, to
settle our problems.
We r. so engrossed with the
movies, the radio, the sports
events, the comics and the restau.
rants that we have no time for
serious consideration of a possible
world collapse. The light : minded
ness Of the public in humanity
greatest crisis hour, and the lack
of a sense of personal responsible
ty, makes one yearn for a trumpet
voice, such as John the Baptist's.
Some day u problem may be
very individual indeed - how to
find food and shelter and safety
Surely it is the part Of maturity
to give though to the plight OF the
world. and to ponder its relation
to the will of God. One by we
re to come to a COMMON mind. in
unity with the mind of God, who ia
u peace.
=
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
Gallant Thought

| Gallant Thought
While we will neither affirm nor
deny it, there r many who be-
lieve that a certain Southern judge
won the favor of feminine voters
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31

Lnou hast called us Thy SOFAS
= Father in Heaven and Se prax
Ior enabling to be worthy Of ~
relationship. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31

QUESTION: Does a duodenal uL
GER ever turn into cancer?
ANSWER: No. There is no EVIL
dence that liberation Of the dus
denum ever becomes cancerous.
Evening star., 1947-06-25

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Evening star., 1947-06-25

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coIorful prints. MutticoIor
designs, Loundered fin
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Doeskin (doe finished
lonbskinl. SIipon or
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Street Floor.
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FELT BASE REMNANTS
Sturdy felt
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nonts. Two A. . u
yords wide So. yds. for !.
Third Floor.
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6ood for so many house, ~
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
|LIFECUARDS SEEK
RED CROSS COURSE
Carolina Beach Unit Plans
Drive For Equipment
Funds

An attempt to get a Red Cross
representative to give instructions
in water safety and first aid to the
lifeguards of Carolina Beach is to
be made by the lifeguards, it was
learned here last night.
The Lifeguards of the beach are
attempting to get their program
in readiness before the season
opens in order to keep the excel
lent rating of the area. They hope
to hold classes in water safety and
first aid with the assistance Of the
Red Cross.
The regular crew OF lifeguards
for the summer months will num-
Der IA and several reserves will be
enlisted. Bill Mcdonald, a resident
of the resort town, will act as chair
man Of the ifeguards this year and
he stated the swimming area will
cover a one-mile strand, Kenneth
Wooten is acting as advisor for the
group.
A drive to raise $500 to buy
water safety equipment has ALREADY
been started by the group. They
plan to hold a series of suppers,
parties, and the like, with the pro-
ceeds going to the fund.