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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04
GROUNDING CENSUS

One thing this country needs is a
grounding census. Otherwise we'll never
know for sure what kind Of weather TO
expect for six weeks after February z.
IT ought TO be known where every
grounding lives, so that special watchers
can be appointed for each. That's the
only way communities can ever know
whether winter will rule on, or surrender
quickly TO spring.
If the grounding, coming forth for a
yawn and a stretch after his Iona sleep,
sees his shadow, he scampers back to his
hole, says the legend, and overcoats are
in order for another month and a half
Well, if he sees his COMPOUNDED shadow
in Wilmington and don't in SCOTS Hill, and
Wilmington announces that winter is TO
linger, SCOTS Hillians would have GOOD
reason to-You know what.
The whole thing may be so much tom-
foolerY anyway, but in case there should
be a Bit OF truth in the tradition let's have
the census as indicated and appoint
watchers, and let the weather bureau
figure out how to give all the commune
Ties the right type Of weather in accor-
dance with the g~roundhog's within.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04
By WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority
Written for NEA Service

At Cleveland, the last stop on
NV 8O00-mile air trip. l learned
that Miss Florence S1ratford Of
that city had become Life Master
No. 66-in a blaze OF glory! She
made a clean sweep of all events
in the West Virginia State Tour
nament at Huntington, winning
the mixed pair championship with
Paul Thoma of Pittsburgh. Pa,
the open pairs with w. H. Weber
of C~larksburg. w. Va. and the
team-of-four with Howard Welsh Of
Youngstown, O., R. E. Needham
of Grenville, Pa. and Thoma.
Miss Stratford thought today's
hand n of the most interesting
OF the tournament, and it does
bring out a good point.
She won the opening diamond
lead with the queen and led a
small spade toward dummy's ace,
West playing the jack.
Now the question was. should
she finesse the ten Of spades@ If
West held the queen and jack,
she thought that he probably
would have false-carded and
played the queen. But if she did
finesse the ten-spot and il lost,
she still might lose a club.
She decided to play the hand
safely regardless of the location
Of the queen. and led a diamond
to her ace, went over to dummy
with a heart and trumped a dia-
mond, thus stripping both hands
o. diamonds. Now she did not
care where the queen of trumps
was.
She led the king of spades and
the queen dropped from the West
hand, but if it had not dropped
Miss Stratford would have led
hearts. On the fourth heart she
would discard dummy's four Of
clubs, and if East trumped with
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04
THE. BOOK OF
KNOWLEDGE

ventures, he came back the frs
man to take a ship beyond Is de-
grees South Latitude.
The next ship in the Antarctic
Circle was the steamship Chal'
lenger, under the command of Cap
tain Mares, in 1874. when the Great
White Silence had been left IN
visited for thirty years. After thai
a further twenty-one years passed
before a second steamer appeared
in the same region.
But it vas the frisky little sail
ing ships that first let light into
the Antarctic mysteries, and it was
in little wooden vessels that sea
men still believed. The 1rebus ano
Terror reached England, after. q
cruise of nearly four and a hall
years. little the worse for their bat.
tering by ice or by collision in the
dark.
Copyright, 1916, by the Groliel
Society Inc, based upon The Bool
OF knowledge
distributed, By United Feature
Syndicate Inc.)
TOMORROW:-How Atoms com
bine,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04
EDISON CENTENNIAL

If is a good thing TO remember that
the wonderful electric development which
the United States has enjoyed, and where
electricity is in more universal use than
any place in the world, was brouoht about
by the courage and Initiative Of indivi-
duals.
In recognition Of one man who did more
10 provide electric service for the world
than any other, the Thomas A. Edison Gen.
fennial will be celebrated throughout the
country February II, bv electric power
companies, professional societies, electric
leagues, and other business, civic, and
educational organizations.
1t is no exaoqeration TO say that Thomas
Edison made possible more appliances TO
tighten work and provide amusement than
any other individual. After Edison con-
celved an Invention. Industry pioneered
the way in making its use practical and
economical for the average citizen. II
would be impossible TO estimate the bene-
tits flowing TO mankind as a result Of
Edlson,s Imagination. The qualifications
OF the use Of electricity after his perfection
OF the %incandescent lamp are TOO varied
to enumerate.
The Edison Centennial is a fittinu trib-
ute TO the man who made electric service
tor the world possible, By the same taken
II reflects credit on the individuals and
companies who provide electric service
at a cost within the reach Of every pocket
book.
The record Of Edison's achievements i.
a testimonial Of what the United State.
stands for-opportunitY-no limit on til,
exercise Of talent and Initiative.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04
Letter Box
PRAISE FROM AFFAIR
To T, : Editor:

To To- Editor:
AS a former resident Of WilmiI
ton, you don't know how much
enjoy The Morning Star aid eS
cially your column Along
Cape Fear" l never miss read
an article.
l was particularly interested
he article pertaining to the form
name of Acme as it happened
oe named after my %grandlatr
MI. Mike Cronly' and Mr. RI
ert D. Cronly, a forme. Officer
the Atlantic Coast Line was a Vt
dear uncle Of mine,
How strange it seemed 10 me
nave read about my %grandisi1
and in another section Of the pd4
the account Of the passing Of
loved aunt, Miss Margaret CFd
(who was the daughter Of \
Mike Cronly) ON the same oa's
My deay aunt Miss Cronly Sci
me the Wilmington Star and Dol
know what l would do without
as it keeps me in touch win a'
Wilmington. l know she was gu
interested in reading the af1cs
know other members Of tAe w
ly |lmily must have BEEN "
certainly was. ,r,
IRIS ELISE CRONL4 hAh0A'
Pasadena. Calf.
January %. 1857.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04
Literary

BY J. M. E JR.

BY j. M. ROBERTS, JR.
Pearl Harbor, by George Morgen-
stern (Devin-Adair) So.
This book, subtitlea The Story
of the Secret War" is a carefully
documented compendium of evil
dence which has been cited for the
past five years by those who con
tend that the Roosevelt admins
tration deliberately provoked war
with Japan and that the blame for
Pearl Harbor lies at Washington S
official door rather than on the
commanders at the scene.
Morgenstern, in charge of the
news section of Marine Corps
correspondents during the War
and now a member of The Chi
cago Tribune's editorial board, has
done an exhaustive job of re-
search into the millions of words
in public records and official re-
ports and put together hundreds
of extracts. In all, there are 400
jam-packed pages, with hundreds
of citations of sources and ampli-
fled texts.
This is not a noW-it-can-be-told
story. The stated objective is to
put in orderly and intelligent Sc
quence the facts which are we'll
known.
Moreenstern makes much OF the
diversion of ships to the pre-war
security patrol in the Atlantic,
and the administration decision to
base the fleet at Pearl Harbor as
a deterrent to Japan, although the
commanding admiral insisted the
ships, unready for war, were
thereby merely endangered and
would constitute a more real de-
terrent if based on the YES coast
and really prepared.
1t is clear that Morgenstern
started to present the record. as
the publishers statement puts it,
"of secret diplomacy and military
intrigue which inevitably result
ed" in the Pearl Harbor attack.
BY frank statement of his purpose
the author apparently feels reliev-
ed from providing rebuttal male
rial, except as he knocks it down
as he goes, along. In this manner
he does devote considersb bic a4ten.
ton to the Roberts, congressional,
army, navy and other official sum-
nations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04
WASTED TIME AND EFFORT.

Withdrawal Of United States military
forces from China should have a salutary
effect upon the warning factions in that
benighted land. 1t will, as the Greensboro
Record puts j. 1T both Chang Kia-shek' S
~Nation4f-'0 the Chinese communists
stew ! rwn Juice fer a tirne." The
- IS our ~ sirasay
seells well calculated ioscause both sides
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04
Baptist Donations

WMSTON-SALEM, Feb. 8. -H'
lar Heel Baptists gave 1922, III.
:" curing 1946 for the support oil
,nerlIy patients at the North Caro-
una Ia Baptist hospital here.
IN goal for 1947 is $3.50. 900. Reid
Jnes' administrator, said today.
'oi'nes said the 1916 contribu-
.,on was larger than any in the 81
sear history of the hospitals Moth
ess Day Program. This program
nD's sn~c'al er7r3- sis on offerings
" 'ne hos~iTl on the second Sun
uss IN May, but collections are
MADE throughousth the year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04
Editorial Comment
SHARING THE sPor1s

Inc woman postmaster at Hatteras N e
mas a complaint which seems justifiabie to n.
mlss Mauoe ONeal, 81. has been postmaster
NO politician wanted her lob.
recently the postoffice advanced a grade
and me postmastership now carries a salary
Vi 81, zuo, plus an allowance Of 81 .AOo for cleri
cal help. Was Miss O'Neal continued il th.
post! ohe was not. The post had suddenly be.
come a part of thu political spoils system. A
TREND ct tho Con @ot The ioh
Maybe Miss O'Neal. faithful civil service
employee, is old cough to retire. Te -o~Sar
how big will be her per~ion?-West Point
fMiss.) Daily Til Leaders.
Fl WArNtNG
II r'sor wo, :. s'N1:r-re ,re +e'ir
Y "rN> c-Htt E - y
style to which she as become accustomed
| PHILADELPHIA Inquil r.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04
COST or STRIKES

With the Lewis armistiee in the gov
errmeni-controlled coal industry due TO
expire on March 81, and sentiment in
Congress trendinu. toward moderation in
labor gis'ation, i! is wcv h VILE . mo-
tlhs cost OF strikes il gas LOST by work
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04
The Doctor Says
REPORT CANCER
SYMPTOMS Sln
BY WILLIAM A. o,pp,,

.n The Education committs,., N }
announced a set Of s5,@r .ss'>
cancer danget signals. F,. '.t
should memorize tbeso E%Ve'gc,
symptoms: sl2ns IL.
l Any sore that does ~.
q Any lump Or %tnlchenirrso ' 'e
breast or elsewhere. 's in d.
8. Any change in q ,,,n.
4. Persistent hoarsens d,' Or nd.
8; Persistent indigestion ', 4. 'o.n
Guilty in swallowing Or d4
6. Unusual bleedno
charge. Or tl|
=: Any change in bowel B,,..
In its earliest stages rao ra0I''
duces no signs or symnton ,sF 9o|
through examination Of ,ts. Wy
ly well persons can its nra appa''r,
detected before svm5,om. s'cs y
na Pam is seldom a sign Of 's sasl
should not wait until pane aIs d5 P'a'a
before reporting to a p5vs s.sF
In order to shorten The f 'lyl,a
tween the development Of t4 wv n
toms and the start of medlc,I 's ssq
the American Cancer so W.T.
urges the public to act prom rr'.'7
every instance. Warning sisn, w.
result from a serious co r y f'l
Sore or ulcers caused BY Ill.,,
Ger fail to heal oecsns. W Sa|
continues until the cancer cs Ii'.
DESTROYED Or removed from lr,,S q \
body. A lump or thIeieO ', a
the breast results from M q
growth Of cancer cells in,, 'V''
rounding tissues and The I doy.S Ny
ment OF scar tissue 10 res,r,
invasion. Usi
Warts and moIcs NAV De ,...
ent for a long time without s,o y'''
any change, but the fact ,,.,
suddenly start 10 grow indic ,;
that they are noN c~aacerous
Cancers OF the stomach c,...
distress in the abdomen A. 'a ns
9estion Is always a symptom
should be investigated to 1o,.
mine the csUse.
There are several causes ot ,.
slstent ~hoaraeness or conc, .,
one of them is cancer OF the a. WV
or lungs. In the former. Iuca d.
ANIMATION will usually suffice.
the latter, special X-rsy and ots
examinations are advisable.
Unusual bleeding Or d .c5,.
from the BODY oriflce NAV re,',
from an cera'ed cancer. C1so,,
in bowel habit follows dgs.,,.
ment Of groWths in the vail 9, N.
intestines.
QUESTION: Are nan tonic, +,
value for the Aalr?
ANSWER: No. Many Of them
contain alcohol winch yemnN
excessive grease, but the sal
massage employed N 2gpyp 10
tonic is probably their oily VAR
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04
ADMIRAL MARK A. MITSCHER

Sometimes it seems Than chance has as
much 10 do with determining a mans
career as anything else. Perhaps chance
is as good e way Of defining destiny as
any other. AT least it seems TO fit Ad-
miral Mark A. Mitscher, whose long over
taxed heart ceased 10 beat while the Ad-
miral slept peacefully in the Norfolk hos
pital early yesterday morning following
coronory thrombosis Of a weeks duration.
Mark Mitscher, admitted to the Navy
Academy at Annapolis in 1906, received
the customary training provided for fledgl-
inq admirals and spent the customary
years in the customary service OF the
Navy. In the customary ourse Of events
he would ultimately have risen 10 the
command Of a squadron. Instead he
switched from ships deck to aviation and
won his wings in 1916 as a naval flier.
Having found his forte, he remained con-
%tinuously with the flying arm Of the Navy,
and in 1919 was pilot Of one of the planes
making the Navy's first transatlantic
flight. Chance, or destiny, as you will.
continue TO weave his particular web, so
that when the time came for General
Doolittle TO make his historic air attack
on Japan, MitsCher was in command of
the carrier Hornet from which Doolittle' S
force took off, and which President Roose,
Welt called "Shangri-La," after an in
definite geographical spot in one Of James
Hilton's stories.
We may we'll believe that it was Mis-
chers ship training and carrier traininq
and air training, and his efficiency in all,
that led TO his selection for this extra
ordinary command. This is the more like
lY as he was also in command of the
Hornet at the Battle Of Midway, which
historians declare one Of the strategic turn-
ing points in the Pacific war.
By this time he had proved his leader,
ship 10 such good effect that when Ameri-
can strategy turned toward quick, decisive
blows at sea and in the air, with the
purpose OF Gripping the enemy's fighting
power most effectively, he was elevated
10 The rank Of v~ice-admiral and placed
in command Of the famous Task Force So,
which had such an important part in pre-
pairing Japan for the final knockout. By
the time hostilities had ceased, Vice Ad-
miral Mitscher held the NAVY Cross with
two gold stars, the Distinguished Service
Medal with two gold stars and the Leuion
Of Merit.
AS a full admiral he took command Of
the Eighth fleet in the Atlantic last March.
Dying scarcely more than a week after
passing his sixtiefh milestone, Che was
born on January rs, 1887 nc leader in
any military establishment in World War
II achieved greater victories. Ii all stems
from the chance, or destiny, as you will,
that led him TO switch from ships deck
TO plane in 1916.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04
CLUB Is GRATEFUL

To the Editor:
The Wilmington Business
Professional Womens CIu0 w
like to express their appFs''
for your pa t in making oa
Dear Ruth a success
We are very grateful 10 you
everything which YOU dlG. -.
RUTH HUMPHREY ~
Wilmington, N. c.
Feb. 3, 1947.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04
GOOD MORNING

May l tell you why it seems to me a
good thing for us to remember wrong that
has been done US? That we may forgive
Il.
Dickens
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04

the queen, he would have . ~
into the ace-queen OF uiD''
give her a stuff aad a rvfl' 3,
If East did not trump lnf d. J.
heart, Miss Stratford ~o0Iu >.
him in the lead by PLAYING Il y
and the same SITUATION "
exist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04

QUESTION: Are nan tonic, N
value for the Aalr?
ANSWER: No. Many Of them
contain alcohol winch Iemug
excessive grease, but the si,
massage employee m spply4g "a
tonic is probably their oily var,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-04

style to which she as become accustomed
Philadelphis Inouil r.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Police Ordered 10 Take
Any Unconscious
Prisoners 10 Hospital

Police must take all persons ar
rested in an unconscious or semi
conscious condition directly to a
hospital for examination before
locking them up as drunks, Maj.
Robert J. Barrett ordered yesterday.
The police superintendent's move
was the latest development in a
drive to curb cell block deaths
among persons whose serious ILL
ness or injuries were mistaken for
intoxication.
The general order cautioned ar
resting officers to make immediate
and thorough" investigation Of any
case sent to the hospital. A report
on the incident must contain names
and addresses of all persons who
have any knowledge Of circum-
stances of the case, 1t was stressed.
Examination Ordered.
Hospital examination should be
given to any unconscious person,
even though the person may be
known to be of notoriously intem-
perate habits" the order specified.
It was pointed out that a person
could have the odor of alcohol on
his breath and still be suffering
from diabetic coma, conclusion or
other dangerous conditions.
The order also instructed pre-
cinct officials to send to hospital
any persons suffering from a fresh
injury" or those who, after exami-
nation, still complain they need
disqualification.
Maj. Barrett's directive came "a
hours after the Alcohol Beverage
Control Board heard testimony that
a woman jailed overnight October
IA was not intoxicated but Ill, and
that her husband was also jailed as
drunk and disorderly when he vi
gorously protested the arrest.
Gallinger Will Help.
Under an agreement between the
District Commissioners, police and
Health Department authorities,
Gallinger Hospital last month set
up an alcoholic clinic" in its psy-
chiatric ward to care for cases where
the possibility Of serious illness was
present.
Health Officer George G. Rutland
and Gallinger Superintendent Alvin
r. Sweeney warned that Gallinger
was not equipped to take more than
a handful of the drunks arrested by
police, but would do its best to make
room for emergency cases.
During the week end Of October
25-26. the first trial Of the new sys-
tenn, Is alcoholics were admitted to
the Gallinger ward. compared with
the preceding week, according to
DR.. Sweeney. He said this repre-
sented the hospitals approximate
capacity for this type of case
Drunks, he pointed out, must be
placed where they cannot injure
themselves Or others, and the only
quarters suitable for them are In
the psychiatric section, already
crowded and understaffed.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Margaret Truman Ends
Southwest Concert Tour
BY the Associated Press

TULSA, OKLA, Nov. '2o.-Miss
Margaret Truman concluded a
southwestern concert tour here last
night and won from a Tulsa music
critic the description "a nice young
girl with a nice young voice."
The Presidents daughter was
called back for four encores by an
audience Of approximately 1900 at
Convention Hall.
Maurine Halliburton, staff men,
ber of the Tulsa World. wrote:
Her name is Margaret Truman
and next year or five years from
now she may be here again with the
polished and mature voice of which
her voice tonight gave promise. The
program improved immensely as 1t
progressed from the Mozart arias
with which it began to the simple
songs with which it closed"
Miss Truman, who showed signs
of nervousness when the concert
opened grew more poised as the
program progressed.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. G. A-25


with his precinct through call boxes,
falling to report off-duty. neglect OF
duty, willfully making untrue state
ments to a superior ofncer and
conduct prejudicial to the good or
der and discipline Of the police
force.
Pvt. Chester r. Harris, No. II
Precinct, neglect of duty and con-
duct unbecoming an officer.
Pvt. William A. Gordon, No. 13
Precinct, failing to report of duty.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Two Named to Board
.Of Volunteer Center

Two new members were appointed
to the Advisory Board Of the Vol.
unteer Center of Washington al
the board meeting yesterday in the
center, 1925 Vermont avenue NV
They are Mrs. Alice L. Bell, exec
utive director of Phyllis Wheatley
YWCA, and Eugene Sawyer, direc-
tor of Southwest Settlement House
The Volunteer Center, a Com
munity Chest Agency, and q divi-
sion of the Council of Social Agen-
cies, is the central placement bu-
reau for volunteer social workers
Evening star., 1947-11-20
-Four Police Privafes Face
Trial Board on 9 CHARGES

-Four police privates will face q
Police Trial Board tomorrow to an
swer a total Of nine charges.
Pvt. Robert G. Redding of No. 5
Precinct, who pleaded guilty No.
vember to a charge of failing
to communicate with his precinct
through call boxes, was to face
the same charge on another VIOLA
tion.
The other officers and the charges
are:
Pvt. Harold w. Beechner, No. 8
Precinct, failing to communicate
Evening star., 1947-11-20

on Threats to
A m e r ! c q n
Rights" at the
Charles Carroll
Forum at 8:15
pm. tomorrow in
the Mayfower
Hotel.
DR.. K e r W ! n
W i'll discus S
church-state re-
lationships, the
school bus con.
troversy, princi-
pies relating to
Communist in
vestigations, and
threats ,lnderIv.
Evening star., 1947-11-20
Threat to Rights
To Be Forum Topic

DR.. Jerome q. Kerwin, director
Of the Walgren Foundation for the
Study Of American Institutions Of
the University Of Chicago, will speak
Evening star., 1947-11-20

threats underly- DF' her"1h'
ing certain political and social
movements that challenge civil
rights of America, according to
Emmet Dougherty, publicity director
of the forum.
Evening star., 1947-03-11
Fowler Tells HiIIcrest Unit
Wider Income Tax Needed

The Hillcrest Citizens Associa-
ton was told by Walter L. Fowler,
District budget officer, that the in
come tax program here should be
broadened to include all the $780,
600 working people who live in the
District, instead Of the $1,000 resi-
dents who now are paying taxes.
"Out Of the $11.30O, 900 that is
needed to balance the budget 1t
is hoped $4,000, 900 can be obtained
by q 2 per cent sales tax and an
other $2,500,000 by broadening the
income tax" MIR. Fowler said.
The group sent letter to the Ann
Beers PTA requesting that the lat
ter change its meeting date, since
both the citizens and the PTA now
meet on the second Monday of the
month. It was pointed out both
associations would benefit by larger
attendance if the meetings were on
different nights.
The building of swimming pool
and community house on the Hill
crest Playground was asked by the
association.
The meeting was held in the
East Washington Heights Baptist
Church, Branch and Alabama ave-
nues Sc, with George w. Absher
presiding.
Evening star., 1947-03-11
BuiIdinu
Continued From First Page.)

to start tunneling through the ele-
vator shaft after he was told that
three men were riding in the ele-
vator when the structure crashed.
Before the building fell, escaping
water had undermined a 40-foot
section Of Pearl street and flooded
the basement of the building.
Several men were said to have
been working in the flooded base
ment Of the supply company at the
time of the collapse.
The building was so feet wide
and IS feet long. All but a portion
Of the first floor caved in.
AS safety measure, occupants
of several nearby buildings were
evacuated.
Howard Benjamin, "A, foreman O.
equipment for the water works, sale
he arrived at the building in tint
TO see it sway and then fall.
1T sounded like an explosion ant
I was lucky to escape with little
dust in my lungs and on my clothes,
Mr.. Benjamin said.
Mr.. Benjamin identified Mr.. Gil
day, one of the persons injured, a
a water works employe.
"Gilday saved his life by quick!
leaping under one of our waite,
works trucks. About 80 tons {,
brick and debris landed on one tnt
of the truck, but fortunately a spac,
was left for Gilday to come out,
Mr.. BENJAMIN said.