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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-18
The Book OF
Department.
PLANT LIFE
A PLANTS STRUGGLE
FOR LIFE
a. Three Reasons for Struggle

) ~ IHIee ILedSOHS lOr StIuSSlS
Up to a certain point. the outel
world is a friendly home for living
CT eatures. The circulation OF wa
ter by mist and cloud, wind and
cain, helps them greatly. The at
Tosphere contains the Big Four
administration in the form ot
carbon dioxide. hydrogen in the
form of water-vapor, free oxygen,
formed largely by green leaves
and an abundance OF free nitrogen
which a few plants are able 10
capture.
There are many other ways in
which the earth is hospitable to
living creatures. ana the question
rises; why must plants and ami
mails struggle as they do?
First of all, the outer world is
very changeful. Not only-are there
regular changes~-night after day.
winter after summer-but there
are irregular happenings, such as
tempests, floods. hail : storms.
drought and severe frost. Just as
we must change our clothing ac-
cording to the season and wealth
er. so in a deeper n subtler
way the plant must
This is the struggle with fate.
The plants struggle with
drought at the edge Of the desert
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-18
Frederick w. Brown

When death entered the quiet hos
pital room of Frederick W. Brown it
ended a career of sixty years of rail-
reading.
Mr.. Brown became an employe of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
in 1887. After an association with the
Southern Railway later, he joined the
staff of the Atlantic Coast Line in 1920.
rising to the position of vice president
in charge of operations.
A man is known not only by his
friends, but by his works as well. Sixty
years, then, of faithful service in any
calling is an achievement Of the first
water. Mr.. Browns work speaks for
itself.
During his long residence in Whining
ton he surrounded himself with a wide
circle of acquaintance who respected
him not only for his success but as
greatly for his genial association. While
his loss is keenly felt by the Atlantic
Coast Line, it is shared by the people
who knew him as a kindly friend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-18
Judge C. Everett THOMPSON

The tragic death of Superior Court
Judge c. Everett Thompson in his
Elizabeth City home is the more shock
ing and indefensible in that it was at
the hands of a man who could have no
grievance against him. The slayer.
George Pritehard, who used the same
shotgun to end his own life, faced a
prison sentence for criminal libel i'm
posed by a trial court over which Judge
thompson was not presiding. The hear
ing was before Judge Luther Hamilton,
1t is obvious that Pritchard had long
been the victim of a persecution COM
pick and it is unfortunate that Judge
Hamilton had not carried out his pur-
pose to confine him in a mental institu-
ZION, as ne now says he contemplated
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-18
"A New Voice In The Land

There may well be some criticism of
the judgement that permitted Miss
Margaret Truman, daughter of the
President, to take part in a public must
cal performance, but there certainly can
be no complaint of the young woman's
determination to carve out her own
career regardless Of her family's posi-
ton.
Miss Truman was studying voice long
before her father was elevated to the
presidency. She has had the encourage
ment of her teachers and discerning
friends. She has long known what she
wanted to make her career, and deserves
commentator, rather than censure, by
accepting her first opportunity for a
wide public hearing as soloist with the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
If her difficulty was not wholly due
to nervousness which would be easilv
understandable, her performance ap-
peared to prove that she is not yet ready
tc take her place among the country
outstanding sopranos. She has talent
In large measure, and has had good basic
training, but her breathing and her
phrasing were faulty, and throughout
there was an ~impetuousity and lack of
smoothness that suggest she still has
need OF Finishing" under the guidance
OF a sound teacher.
1t is only fair, however, to add that
IN a second performance under similar
conditions most of these faults would
be missing or less noticeable. She would
nave better control of her nerves bv
then.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-18
Editorial Comment
Green Gold

0Vlu
kentucky's name is associated with grass,
though blue grass is indigenous only to about
a fifth OF the states area. Blue grass will
thrive where soil is supplied with the chemical
elements of phosphate rocks which crown the
dome of the Cincinnati Anticiline; but it
doesn't bear the Kentucky label
Now Kentucky 81 Fescue makes its public
appearance all : purpose. all . year grass
drought resistant, adaptable, good pasture and
good slope cover. 1t is developed from a hill
side clump in Menifee County in the Upper
Licking Valley, where it was found nearly so
years ago by William M. Suffer, a farmer
with a scientific eye. He saved it. seeded the
hillside, and showed it to Agronomist E. N
Fergus. who has worked with it for MANY
years at the Lexington Experiment station.
Grass. the parent of most vegetation. con-
tinues to play its important role in civilization.
Search for pasture is thought to have intro
duced sturdy herdsmen to ancient civilizations
Today restoration of grass stand is the chief
dependence Of soil conservation and the bal
ance Of farm economy, the salvation Of former
one-crop states. That is why Kentucky 81 Fes-
cue may be more important than a rich gold
| strike.-Louisville (Ky.) Times.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-18

is as real as the plants struggle
for room and light in the crowded
jungle. Where water is abundant
emily in a rainy season, but scarce
for a long time, we find water
storing tissue, as il c~actuses.
When the cold is apt to be ax-
cessive, We find many precautions
which have become established in
the course OF time.
The second reason for struggle
is to be found in the rate at
which many plants multiply. A
single plant of hedge mustard
may produce 100. 900 seeds. 1t has
been calculated that. if each seed
terminated and developed into a
plant which seeded the members
of the next generation would be
touching one another all over the
earth. Of course, this does not
happen-because of the struggle
for life.
There is a third reason for the
struggled reason wrapped up
with the central secret of life. It
is of the nature. of the living crea-
ture 10 answer back to difficulties
ard limitations. A plant is a
hustler and a jostler. John Bur-
roughs tells of a young plant
which burst its way through the
asphalted surface Of the pathway
OF the side of a street. 1t had
been buried alive, but it would not
submit
So we see that plants must
struggle-because the outer world
is changeful, because they tend to
have such big families, and be-
cause it is their very nature to
assert themselves against diff
culties.
For plants, as for animals. the
business of life is twofold-caring
for self and caring for others.
The most important part of caring
for self is the quest for food.
Ordinary green plants iced
on carbon dioxide. which is Part
Of the atmosphere. and absorbed
by the leaves: on water. usually
from soil; and IN salts like salt
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-18
BY WILLIE Nj E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority
Written for NEA Service

The open pair championship at
the Winter Carnival Tournament
in st. Paul, Mimi. was won by
Peter Leventritt and Charles Gro
den of New York. Leveniritt is
recognized as one of the outstand-
ing Life Masters of the country,
but Groden's name has just begun
10 appear among the winners in
tournament bridge.
Groden showed in today's hand
that a top score can be won by
taking advantage of the oppo-
Eents' mistakes. For some reason
East underled his ace of spades
ard Groden NORTH let the trick
ride to his jack. Because of the
double, he felt sure he would find
all of the missing hearts in the
West hand.
Most players probably would
have led toward the king of
spades, but Groden elected to lead
a small heart East put on the ten
the queen was played from dunn
my and West Won The ten of
spades was returned, East won
with the ace and shifted to e dia-
mond, which rode to d%eclarer's
ten.
Groden now led the queen os
clubs, East covered, dummy:s are
won and the eight of hearts w.
returned. West of course ret,,sad
to cover and Groden let the vial
ride. He led a club to his iac,.
then played all of the diamonds
On the fourth diamond. wbe,
West refused to trump. Groden
discarded his club, then led a c11h
from dummy which West wao
forced to trump. Groden ova.1
trumped and picked up the lsst
two trumps, losing only = sna5a
and a heart and making fiva.aSs
flor a lone top on the board.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-18
The force exerted by a grow
ing p1ant-a blade of grass
that has pushed through a root.

petre, which are taken in by the
r~ootlets. AS there is. in all ordi-
rary cases, an abundance of this
simple kind of food. the struggle
must be in tapping the supply and
competing with other plants. We
shall come to this competition
later; it is useful. first of all, TO
notice some of the unusual ways
ii which plants feed.
In Doggy and marshy places,
the soil is poor in heterogeneous
salts like saltpetre. This makes
plant life difficult. Therefore, such
places cannot be peopled except
by plants which have some special
fitness for thriving in the poor soil.
Immediately we see why boys anc
marshy places have so many in
s~ect-eating plants--like sundeW,,
butterWort. Venus's fly-trap. blad
derWort and some pitcher plants
which are able to exc out the
scanty heterogeneous food supplies
by capturing insects,
The bladderwort floats in the
pool in the marsh: it has not even
roots; it absorbs everything
through its green leaves and
shoots. But it has hundreds Of
little traps, and these capture wa
ter-fleas and other small fry. The
small animal pushes its head
against a swinging door and en-
tiers the trap The door closes au-
tomaticallv behind it. The prison
or dies and is digested.
The beautiful sundew spreads
its leaves on the bog-moss each
somewhat like a flattish spoon
with a narrow handle. The ex
panded part of the spoon is sur
rounded by t~entacles which are
tipped with drops of sticky secre-
ton. These t~entacles are exquisite
ly sensitive to the touch of a
small insect. They bend inward
Ike the fingers of a closing hand.
The lnsec, is captured. digestive
Juice is poured out upon if, and
what is useful in its body IS dis
solved and absorbed. The tenta-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-18
A RAW YOUTH. by FyoGOr D
toevsky, translated by "
stance Garnet, introduced Oy
fred KAHN dial: $3.50.

Concerned with an illesi.n'
youths attempts to estao! ~ &.
aftectionate relationship WIN u .
noble father. this novel dS9' 10
lowed THE Possessed and ~
ceded THE Brothers Ka[an' .,,,
which was Dostoevsky's lat M "
It is not quite the equal Of o. y \
other two, but il ranks win !. .
Russians greatest works anu In 4,
been out of print for some ~ I
Russian literature big os '.r.
our country at present is nes''''
a successor to Mrs. Garnet.
cles then expand again. !" >
sundew flourishes. c-GT,
Copyright. 1916. BY The :, o' sy
Society Inc, based upon LIE ~
CT KnoWledgel re,tr
Distributed By United f
Syndicate. IHc.) =, n
TOMORROW Dlo |'
Cross Originate? ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-18
Religion
DayByDay
THE ANTIOCH CHALICE
BY WILLIAM T.. ELLIS


The most ancient and venerable
Christian relic. the Antioch Chal-
ice, which some reverent scholars
believe to be the very cup from
which Jesus and the Eleven drank
at the Last Supper, has stirred the
Imagination and emotion of myri-
ads. When l saw it recently, / was
%revolted by the spectacle of a
hard-faced woman contending for
best place and longest examination
through the reading glass.
What avails the object of vener-
alton if the spirit of v%eneration be
not present? Though that Cup may
have been touched by the lips of
the Saviour Himself. unless our
lips + touched by His grace the
~nearness of the Chalice will avail
nothing.
We may be fellow-partakers of
the cup o. communion with Jesus
without ever having cen or even
considered the actual vessel from
which He drank.
Turning aside from all outward
reminders and relies, we would
eat and drink the spirit of Thy
word, o Christ, in the reality a
friendship with Thee. AMAa
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-18
~, tJa
The Doctor Says
PRE-SCHOQL Eyg
TESTS HELP|ll
NV -
BY WILLIAM = 1,pn-

Children shou d nav. "
examined between tive two .ass d
years OF age and again ba and i,
start to school. A Vision oef92 8
oe given to them even tb, lsa !
cannot read. "lol3a 4
The letter f is prjr.o5
ated sizes and in I9rjogl m ss.s
Inc child is asked 10 5Sp ooi pa'a1
same direction as Tho PUNT
rs: In many ~caools ,e isss ii
this system Ia m.l S%saoae3 /,
screening tests Of all o,, 22ea&
Nearsi9hted cbildror Pupils,
balls which are io9ac, 4 a "
nal as images focus j., 0aa b
the retina Or sensitive III t.ap
INC eye. A nearsishted c5 9o5.',
ms ms vision foggy When b rp, oa. l2's.
ms eye muscles which NE cseoa'',
lenses to become fst+a Sal'e i
Nearsightedness msT
Until physical growth is prong
at p years. Afflicted c y ,cson2aa
periodic eye eNamm ;tu.sH nes
food, plenty of SIeen . ,o3' 'o
activity. ana ol,im
Farsightedness can, h.
All infants are born fa rs g@1,s'gi
the condition tends ia s y
in most eases. BIurrjn, u% ~
results from the rays tocn VI 'aq
hlnd the retina. Unless s'[ cosal y
eye strain follows. corrected
Children with astipm.a
lrregularly curved s,'n.l aaV
thelr eyeballS, If these c,'r1.. .
ere greater or less than SoI .sl
sne image will not be bro r..a1'
focus on the retina. ''Vl'at
Cross-eyed children See vii,
eye, as the other is on , wa On
This happens When the VI .s laca'
tired. but later it becom.c a4d
If glasses are prescrjbs a5' ,.-sed
early stages, the child is ILL.,. u, y
to use both eyes. and no,. u''Aa
muscle damage may be- s%': , i,
II not corrected, a muscIs p' c,ae:
ton may be necessary. 'y'''
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-18
Literary
Guidepost
BY w. G, ROGERS
D~OsTGEVsKY: A STUDY
JankO Iayrin Maor;u.

SlUDY, ii
Janko Lavrin Macmillan, Sl
The most evil Christian 7 b,v|
ever met in my life tba, u,|
the opinion expressed by Turgena]
of Dostoevsky. that pair Of Rrl
sian noVelists whose relations wsI|
amlcable only at the start and N
close of the latter's career.
Lavrin's book. a complete "A
vision of his 'DoStoevsky and n
Creation" opens with notes \
DostoeVsky's life, touching on H
father who was murdered BY ii
serfs; On his laSt-minute reprie1
from a sentence of execution
more melodramatic than any ii
cioent a novelist could think uo
his horrible years in Siberia: HI
loves, his friends. his edimis
work, epilepsy, death in 1881.
Most of it however. deals vt
the matchless novels as The ii
Election, more Or less direct. 4
the tortured character o. lie no.
elist. Dostoevsky was his novel
His unforeettable personages sns
ed his sufferings and par'OoA
his stupendous doubts.
He defied classification with
such conventional terms a, iibe'
OF conservative. for he abandCat
the radicalism of his youth ar
came to condemn nihiliSm on Il
one hand and a rigidly organic
society on the other. He beIisy
that the problems of a mecaanlz
society and economic man We
subsidiary 10 the question Of I
soul; he chung to Christ even
spite of reason"
Mindful of the present pLi!ht
the world. Lavrin says: 'Dos,o'
sky's diagnosis car help us 10 5
at least some of its aspects in Il
right perspective. and 10 ,nal
out of our present chaos sone'n'
better than what We are leaVl
behind"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-18

1t has been said of dogmatism, that it is
only puppyism come to its full growth, and
certainly the worst form this quality can
assume is that Of opinionativeness and az
rOgance.
S. Miles
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-01
IvanhOe Times Comments
On Minnesota and Negroes
Editorial in the Ivanhoe Times)

Not Mnnesotans name williams until Sum-
day, July 49, l947.
On that date the of Williams Negro of the Mil
the story of Negro whO happened be
into Minneapolis bar. ordered drink
purposes told, Get in
The bartender aegedy refused Williams agreed
him at IS shot for bourbon Scotch
and at this point Minneapolis police and Minneapolis Tribune
reporter got mixed up in the controversy
There irony the situation Ours that
United States which takes editorial and the
Souhs treatment Of the Negro
We lament lynchings indignation shooting of
five Negro prisoners in a
smugy condemn Jim Crow" the nation
We in Minnesota prohibits dscrmna
ton against Negroes in public places.
But how Of have Negro his family
say John Williams graduate Of the Milwaukee College and
editor Of the Milwaukee Gobe) and enjoy privileges
one of our better" Minnesota hotels resorts?
How of the presence Negro families at
the table from in public eating many of
really concerned the fact
charged Negro such outrageous prices alegedy
spit in the glass in which the liquor served?
And just how Mnnesotans means to have to
make this white world your happens to be black
-lvanhoe Times.
Editors Note For the Williams
Hotel Nclet
pouGhey The Nicol
state Sty rights law to the Letter and
Minnesota hotels and only
Minnesota that practice democracy
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-01
Publishers
Corner

Looking through the Publishers Auxiliary gives
fellow comfort when he observes the
people die around 70 many especially helpful
when the birthdays begin with amazing The other
day. July 25 to be exact was our 44b birthday Often on Saturday
at the end of the week feel like bright Monday
and sometimes Sunday despite the
creeping infrmties of "Old Father
The ar-Trbune Daily
the state July 49, at luncheon the Aquaten parade and the Aqua
FOes at night In the words of tOo social columns
"a good time enjoyed by ALL"
Ralph Keller genial fight secretary
sofa Editorial ASSN assisted Charles COrbin, Gideon
assistant in arranging details The food excellent the
cooled NOet hotel dining room was comfortable pretty aecOr
dOnst strOed between the tables making
the editors and their ladies got acquainted renewed friendships of
years standing.
Adams, coumns newscaster presided
program which included music by fine quartette peek Joan
Caufed and her handsome father the Aqua Queen Ruth Tman
group Of Aqua Foes principals and of Aqua Foes
plaques Ludwig Roe of Monevdeo Mnn prexy
Association.
tasty speeches and entertainment
the newspaper folk entered the latest Greyhound buses and with
police escort sped Ncolet Avenue where special
section was set aside for them.
1t interesting packed like sa
dimes along the line of march, the five buses which
transporting
We he Mssus your correspondent good the
parade stadium and then night
sat in the rain showers watch the show There
pool where the divers and aquabe and water from the heavens
to get good and wet grand and
and the Daily Times excellent hosts The goodwill generated
among the typewriter Founders priceless
Some day we going to write about the large
Der of Negro national figures who either born
got their primary start here In that group will be Rev. Carlyle Field
ing Stewart Episcopal church
NJ
Minneapolis Today he the
ton, the 5000 member Ebenezr A NJ E. Detroit
Rev. Stewards father rs old retiring
ference from Milwaukee charge where
years.
During their Ia the Twin Cities the
friends Both Carlyle his young
fine communities Although many
neighbOrs and
destined high the A. E. the
training the background and the steady
not a surprise to those who appreciated his ability
The Stewards have four children BILL" he is
graduated Northern High
aude received scholarship Wayne University
things down and enlisted the He signed
and learn that he the
College of Medical Technology become medical
haps "Bi knew what he doing after ALL Barbara
svete has just finished her first the University Michigan
She works her fathers office the months the
family holy mischievous a
the ST. Peter Junior church, ready high school
Frances fat and little We won't like
Ayce Stewart still has that which we'll
the gospel Methodss like jolly person. good
cook excellent foil for Rev. Both like
the links for hours when they
Detroit they
From what have probably think think
grand people You're right they are!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-01

gust 1922, the VA will show them
a streptomycin exhibit which only
the American Medical Association
has seen. George Holland of Joe
Albright's office had to go all the
way to General Paul Hawley's Of
fee to get the exhibit sent out there
but Hawley gave the green light
and ordered two of the VAS crack
medical men to go along with it.
When Larry Dolby was here in
Washington, D. c., with the Cleve-
land Indians last Friday night the
VA sent its official photographer
out to Griffith stadium to get shots
of Dolby and Mickey Vernon. Both
of them are veterans and played
ball together at Great Lakes while
in the service.
This column is giving odds that
General Bradley will be replaced
at the VA by General Hawley, his
hospital director, and not by Cen
eral Lewis B. Hershey. Put down
three and pick up five if you are
hard to convince.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-08-01
BY LOUIS LAUTIER
For the NNPA News Service


Washington, d. C.-Republican
strategy on the anti-poll tax bill
was a masterful stroke, and Speak
err Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Of Mas
sachusetts, gave an excellent per-
fOrmance in breaking up an in
cipient flibuster by Southerners.
The Southerners were given
notice Saturday that suspension Of
the rules would be asked on a num-
Der Of bills to be brought up on the
following Monday but they were
not told on what bills.
Word was quietly passed around
among supporters Of the bill that it
would be called up on Monday.
The session Monday began in
ausPiciOusly. The Rev. Bernard
Braskamp, pastor of the Gunton-
Temple Memorial Presbyterian
church, offered prayer. Several re-
quests for permission to extend re-
marks and to address the House in
One-minute speeches were made and
granted.
Representative John E. Ran
kin, Democrat of Mississippi,
leader Of the white trash" bloc,
addressed the House for one min
ute. He ranted about Governor
Thomas E. Dewey, COMMUNISTS
and FEPC in New York.
AS he took his seat, Representa-
tive Ralph A. Gamble, Of New York,
chairman Of the House Administra-
ton subcommittee which had held
hearings on the anti-poll tax bill,
moved TO suspend the rules and
pass the measure.
The Southerners started to fill
buster. Rankin made the point of
order that a quorum was not
present. On a roll call 1857 mem
bers answered to their names.
Representative Charles A. Hal
leck, Of Indiana, the Republican
leader, moved TO suspend further
proceedings under the roll call.
The motion was agreed to, 2O4
to a..
The Speaker directed the clerk to
read the bill.
When the clerk finished reading
the bill, Rankin made the point of
order that the bill violates the Con-
stitution and that the Congress has
no right to pass such legislation.
He gained the floor to speak on his
point of order.
The bill Is properly before
the House." the Speaker ruled.
1T Is not within the Jurisdiction
Of the Chair to determine what is
constitutional and what is not
constitutional. The point of order
Is Oyerruled."
Under the rules, debate on a
motion to suspend the rules is
limited to forty minutes, and vote
on the suspension is the final vote
on the bill, a two-thirds majority
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OF our own American people have they
under The discovery has scratched pride
We nave longing put house ordebecause
naturally a nation of hypocrites.
Our housekeeping should bear especially
the Senate We lin Alabama concurreny leaving
matter ito the states to leave We beginning
stand that the question cannot be left the
states since the majority people have no vote
reach 1t with The Tennessee Legislature
permit the question to go to the constitutional
The free vote the foundation of
Prudence well faith requires that repair
"here the Potax states already has been
PM.