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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-10-10
Kov Sc uziva " produkci
vitaminHH.

V chemickem a lekarnickem
pr1myslu uzfva Sc pTi vyrobe
vitaminn vzacneho kovu pala-
dunn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
The Tax Increase

There is little to solace New Han
over county taxpayers in the knowl-
edge that as the cost Of living rises
the cost of government must advance
also. The drain on taxpayers incomes
created by the Is cents tax increase
approved by the Board Of County Com
missioners is not to be offset by any
philosophical reflections.
At the same time it is to be con-
sidered that without an increase New
Hanover county could not meet its
legitimate obligations nor hope to make
any progress. For one thing, the coun-
tvs teaching staff would have to sub
nit to heavy cut in salaries and school
buildings could not be maintained in a
satisfactory manner, nor could county
employed workers receive even the small
advance in monthly wages proposed.
What will hit Wilmington city tax
payers hardest is not only that the
city tax rate is to be advanced but
that they also must pay approximate
ly 60 per cent of county taxes.
1t is obvious that everybody's nose
will have to be kept a little nearer the
grindstone, as there is to be no reduc-
tion in federal taxes at least for another
year. With the tax burden heavier
in this community the obligation rests
even more heavily upon the governing
bodies of city and county to see that
the public revenues are wisely ad.
ministered for the benefit and welfare
of the people who create them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Wrong Side Of Tracks

American relief shipments, under
the slightly curtailed appropriation of
Congress, have started to Greece, italy,
Austria and Trieste.
Although Poland was on the ORIGINAL
list of countries to benefit, it has been
sticken off on recommendation of Col,
R. L. Harrison, head of the survev
commission sent to look into conditions
in lands considere& &eligible for United
States aid.
There is strong probability that Hun.
gary also will be dropped.
Colonel Harrison's report to Secre.
tary of State Marshall declares that
Poland has grain and other foods in
sufficient quantities to meet minimum
needs for the balance of this year anc
that the people generally appear ir
good health.
He added that medical supplies ane
supplementary food stuffs for specia
groups might be justified, but the Stat,
Department has announced that sucl
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Star Program

State ports with Wilmington favored
in nroportion with its resources ~ ny
clude public terminals. tobacco STORAGE
warehouses ship repair facilities near
hv sites for heavy industry and 3o-1oo'
Cape Fear river channel.
City auditorium large enough 10 meet
needs for years to come
DEVELOPMENT OF Southeastern North
Carolina agricultural and industrial re-
sources through better markets and 1000
processing, pulp wood production ana
factories.
Emphasis on the regions recreation
advantages ana improvement OF resort
accomm odations.
Improvement of Southea eastern North
Carolina S farm-to-ma market and primary
roads, with a paved highway from Top
sail inlet to Bald Head island.
Continued effort through the Clty's In
dustrial Agency to attract more IN
dustries
Proper utilization Of Bluethenthal air
mort for expanding air service
DEVELOPMENT OF Southeastern Nortn
carolina's health facilities, especially IN
counties lacking hospitals. and lncluo'
ing Negro Health center.
Fncou-a cement OF the growth OF COM
mercial fishing
Consolidation Of City and County gov
errments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Free Penicillin

The Daily Independent Of Kama
polls announces that DR.. James O. Nolan
of Toweltown, member of the State
Board of Health, has started a move
ment to make penicillin free for charity
and INDECENT patients.
Penicillin, he is quoted as saying, is
just as valuable as the many vaccines
which health departments distribute
without cost. The expense, he adds,
wouldn't make dent in the millions of
dollars earmarked for better health.
Doctor Nolan is reported to have
taken the matter up with fellow men,
bers Of the state board and received
their enthusiastic endorsement, but the
proposal later hit snag. Now the Doc
tors effort is directed toward getting
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
By PETER EDISON

WASHINGTON - The Senate
War Investigating Committee!
probe into Howard Hughes's 50.
million worth of airplane con
tracts and the three C's-cuties
cash and corn-completes a daisy
chain begun five years ago, lack
ing only one day. For on July
%, 1912. the Senate War Investi
eating Committee under Harry S
Truman gave Henry ]. Kaiser hi:
first Washington sounding boare
for a big publicity build-up tina
finally led to the initial $l8 million
plane contract that Kaiser late1
turned over to Hughes.
This new probe is the annua
Senate sideshow The main attrac
ton under the big top Capito
dome has closed The barkers are
out drumming up customers tol
the extra added attraction. Las
year the stars were Andy May
and the Carson brothers. Two
years ago, Pearl Harbor. Thi.
year, millionaire Howard Hughe!
and Wimmin!
The big laugh of this story is
that the Senate War Investigating
Committee is really investigating
something ii started itself.
Throughout 1912 the Truman
Committee blasted away at Army
Navy, SPAB, Jesse Jones, big
business, dollar-a-year men ane
everybody else. The charge was
that there were too few planes
built and that all contracts hac
been given to 10 companies. ex.
cluding some so smaller compa
MES that could have built 20O(
planes a month.
In July, 1912. Henry J. Ksise,
made a hot speech in Portland
Ore. He said idle shipyards coulc
De used to build 5000 flying
freiehters year - 70-ton trans,
port that could fly over the subs
Since sinkings were then at their
height, the speech was a sensa.
ton.
This story has never been told,
put at the time Kaiser made the
speech, he didn't know it was
news. He thought he was making
a speech for just two men-Rear
Aomlrals F. S. Land and Howard
|o' Vlckery Of the Maritime Com
m ssion.
k'iSer was sore becarse ne
lao' eht they weren't p"sning steel
proouclon hard enough. For lack
o, snip plate. some yards were
,ole. So. in a spirit Of ''T'll make
EN- wake up!" Kaiser made his
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Police Tutor Suggested

The City Council, City Manager
Benson and Chief of Police Hayes are
to be commended for the work they
have done in revamping the police de-
partment in line with recommendation
in the Morton survey. There is a notice
able improvement in the service of the
force, as whole, despite the miscon-
duct of certain members who have been
dealt with as the best judgment OF
the Chief dictated.
Although there has been marked
progress in the reorganization pro-
gram, it is felt in some informed quar-
ters that much good could be accom-
plished if the city employed an advisor
skilled in police training. The thought
is that such man at the Chiefs elbow
could render valuable service, particu-
larly with recommendations for the
further establishment and enforcement
of discipline, with suggestions regard
ing police conduct in dealing with the
public, as we'll as in combating crime
The proposition appears to be in the
interest Of the public welfare and pro-
lection. It may well be believed that
the employment of a trained police tutor
would speed progress in getting the new
police program into full working order
and, in the long run. have the approval
Of the police personnel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01

needs could be taken care of by private
relief agencies, such as the lnterna-
tional Emergency Children's Fund.
AS for Hungary, it is said that the
CROP outlook is so good that country
can also get by without assistance.
AS Hungary is occupied by Russian
troops and Poland is within the Soviet
orbit, we may believe the State Depart
ment has decided, with reason, that they
both Give on the wrong side of the
tracks,"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Wild Party Investigation

speech advocating use Of ship.
yards for building flying boats.
He appeared first before the
Truman Committee. Then he
walked down the half of the Sen
ate Office building and told the
stroy again to the Military Affairs
Committee. AT noon he spoke be-
fore the National Press club. He
took the town.
But Army and Navy would have
none of it. They gave him a com
plete brushot. But on Aug. 10
Donald Nelson, with heavy White
House and Senate urging, gave
Kaiser two letters of intent.
Oen letter authorized Kaiser ia
draw up plans to mass-produce
the Martin Mars without
priorities for engines or materials
The conditions were impossible.
Kaiser gave up within three
months
The other was request that
Jesse Jones give Kaiser and How
ard Hughes an $18 million con.
tract to build three experimental
140-ton moulded plywood flying
boats. Contract was signed in
September. AZ. The planes were
to be delivered in Is, 20 and Is
months.
To date, R.F.C. has advanced
all of the S18 million. It is obli-
gated to spend another SIS mil
lion to pay for moving the huge
plane from Culver City, Calf. to
the coast. Hughes notified the gov
ernment last February that the
first plane was completed.
What R.F,C. will do with the
plane after it flies. it has not the
slightest ides. Second and third
will never be built.
Hughes's other contract. S13
million job to build three high
speed photo reconnaissance planes
for the Army, wac awarded in
October. 1943, after Hughes had
developed a prototype. Hughes
crashed and nearly killed himsel.
in one of these ships last year.
The third flew last April.
Elliott Roosevelt had a hand in
pushing this contract. Most of the
wild party shenanigans. arranged
by Johnny Meyer. who was the
Hughes publicity man, are sup
'osed to have teer in connection
W til this later contract Meyers S
detailed expense sceo1nts for
'hese parties, givino the n mes of
coneres smen. cabinet members
and other big shots who attended,
are expected to be the sensation
OF the hearings, if the committee
makes them public in full.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Banks
Pass Jaundice
By WILLIAM A, O'RRIEN

Rood hanl' "a, " nhlEN, NJ. O.
ed to weed out potential Blood "a
nors who have had iaundia oo'
inflammation of the liver ,ve So Or
OF the possibility Of their NIGuSe b7e
transmitting tn virus ~ W., ',ooa
lous hepatitis contagious isv,' isn.
dice.) 'aVn'
Jaundice which follows tr..
fusion W til human blood ''.s'
plasma cannot be distir9-,'..0, .,
from jaundice caused by .1'2 so.
infectious hepatitis. ,'''
Hospitals are urged to svcr,,
as blood donors all persons ule ng
have ever had jaundice Or inf"n WIG
nation OF the liver and tboso ,,'' WI
in the past year have ql beon "I0
contact with a person who = ..5 N
Jaundice or ~ have received .'U h
man blood, plasma O blood ,i.' y.
rivative or 90 who have bea, We
hospital patient for d ay cause
Experiments are being condr,.
ed to determine if it is posSiSl,
to destroy the hepatitis virus !.
the blood but. to date, ,hev 1.r. ~
not been successful. Extracti,,
and using various portions O, ~
plasma instead of the v,bo'.
plasma, or using whole blood ir
stead of plasma in the treatman.
OF shock decreases the possibiljtv
OF spreading the virus.
Another possible way OF Im;ti,,
the spread of infectious iaupdics
is to examine prospective b Ioot
donors tor enlargement or tendpr
ness Of the liver. enlargement 4.
the spleen. or jaundice. AT tbs
present time. blood donors srs
searched mainly for malaria and
venereal disase, and the blood !,
also tested for Rh factor and sns.
cial type.
Injections have been admins.
tered to recipients of blood and
plasma transfusions, and the do.
nor's blood or plasma has been
exposed to ultraviolet light as
means O. preventing contagiou,
jaundice. both without success
Contagious tseruml iaundice +,
a comparatively mild disease Al.
though it may be serious. and thp
pos 81 b l. y of contracting i
through blood or plasma trans
fusion should not prevent ANYONE
from receiving a needed transit.
sion.
QUESTION: l am going through
| the mcnopause and my physician
tells me that I have developei
higl blood pressure. Is 1t serious
ANSWER: Not necessarily. On
form of high blood pressure asse
c;ated with the menopause is rei
lively mild.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Editorial Comment
u1NxEY-nINKEY. PARLEZ YOUs

A british dispatch reports the death Of Al
fred James Walden. 80. in 4eoVl!. england.
And who was Mr. Walden? A minstrel lost
in tse anonymity of minstrelsy. His name
was rot famed; he often used pen nan'".
Rut the dispatch stated, he composed 900
SONGS including - "Mademoiselle From
Armenteres!
"psrlez vous' Is there veteran of ne
AEF rnmoved by that drumbeat? 1t was a
simn,e tune not played in concert halls j.
gathered to itself verses not sung in psriors.
But it was marching song o. mighty armv
which sprang from field and factory in IT
and adventJred 70 France. As their forebea-s
followed Dixie ans "John Browns Body
to Virginia.: as their sons were to march
later. glooally.
PIT a footnote in history fc' Mr.. w ''den.
Ar ora was daw inc D 1917 v7hAn new
wor first mobi] 7ed to redress an 1n1a' 7nce
Of tn, old An event 10 be nar'ed h. " ,'oSt' =
svn,r1 onv or Solemn ren"ier7. Put thee
marched % ran1ier catcher tune \ word
was reprieved for democracy: "Hlnkev-din.
KEY, oaf1e1 vous!"-St. Louis Globe e-Demo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
The Woman's Touch

The National Association of Women
Lawyers, believing the woman's touch
is needed in legal and court proceed
ings affecting juveniles, is. organizing
a system of special clinics to be stated
bv its members, to combat juvenile de-
| linquency.
An initial clinic is already in opera
ton at the organizations headquarters
in the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York
City. A second clinic is to be launch
ed soon in Knoxville.
Another will be established in Mem
phis, where the work will have the sup
port and guidance of Judge Camille
MCGEE Kelley, an honorary vice chair
man of the sponsoring group. Judge
Kelley is a pioneer in juvenile delln-
quency work and presides over the
Memphis Juvenile court, the first wom-
an to hold such a position in the South
and the second in the nation.
It is the hope of NAWL that similar
clinics may soon be established in all
states. Three broad objectives are
set:
1. The clinics are provided as pub
lie service without cost to children
and their parents. Cooperation of So
cial ard welfare agencies is welcomed d.
2. In all cases, the women lawyers
will attempt to help parents and CHI
dren solve their problems before a
child's delinquency reaches court pro-
portions.
5. Where a juvenile crime has been
committed and has reached court, the
women lawyers will provide legal as
sistance
The chief incentive is to avoid
stereotyped procedures and formalltles,
AS no two cases of juvenile delinquency
are identical. the women lawyers cor
rectv believe that no two can be han
died in identical manner. Each must be
considered separately and dealt with
according to it's own individual circum-
stances.
Just as preventive medicine has ad-
vantage over waiting until treatment
of disease is required, so the preven-
ton of juvenile delinquency is more to
be desired than the necessity for juve-
nile punishment. 1t is on this theory
that the women lawyers are proceed
ing with their clinical program. They
deserve success.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Aug. l.
Not long ago Boston's famous car
toonist, Dahl, pictured we'll
dressed gentleman standing on his
head in a well-knoWn department
store trying to attract the atten-
| ton OF some SaleSglrl. know how
this man felt standing on his head
because l have been stood-up my
self lately by salespersons-
haven't you?
There can be no question but
what many of our retail stores
have bad wartime hangover.
During the war yeors most work
ers had to do double time, There
was a shortage of both goods and
services. We became accustomed
to waiting in line behind the
counter. Most customers were
tolerant because they understood
we'll the reasons for the lack OF
service.
Today, however, the quotas in
most sales staffs is reasonably
well filled. Hence, there is little
excuse for the condescending atti-
tude Of the salesperson who feels
she or he is doing us favor to
wait On us. I overheard one kindly
old woman, whom l watched for
some minutes trying to get a
salesgirl to wait on her, finally
retort: Look here, grille, are
you mad or just sultry?"
The salesclerks and travelling
statesmen of the nation are a most
important factor in determining
future business conditions. You
don't need to be undecided about
the trend of business. just note
how salesclerks act They'll give
you the answer. If they are cour-
teous and anxious to serve. gen.
eral business will be good tor an
other year or two at least. If they
are Indifferent and slow to serve.
look for a falling off in sales, ac-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
The New Lincoln Papers
An Editorial from The New York Times

Those who looked tor something
sensational among the 1880 Lin
coin papers sealed by his son,
Robert Todd Lincoln, twenty-eight
years ago and now opened at last,
seem doomed to disappointment.
No rumored hints of treachery
within the war Cabinet or other
scandal has been found. So far
the items examined only add vi
tality and stature to the loftly
image enshrined in every Ameri-
can heart.
They emphasize once more Lin
coins forbearance and patience
Under provocation--p patience with
the shotheads of the South before
hostilities broke out. with his po-
litical opponents, with selt-opinion-
ated and unruly generals, with the
ubiquitous and flighty Greeley,
with critical members of his Cabi-
net who fancied themselves better
equipped than he to guide the ma.
ton through its terrible crisis.
They sink a little in the places
to which history has assigned
them. He rises, Everything his
tired hands touched show his wis
dom, his mercy and his loving
kindness.
A letter to Mcclellan, for ex-
mple. leaves no doubt among
strategists that Lincoln's plans for
the Army of the Potomac were
right and McClellan's wrong.
Again and again he yielded to this
ambitious organizer who won all
his victories on paper and lost
most OF his battles. He yielded too
much, yet in the end it was his
wisdom and :irmness that saved
the Union from disaster. Among
the collection is Lincoln's heavy
hearted farewell to his old friends
az Sprinaf cid. Ii is as touching
as Washing ions reWell to his Of
ficers after the. Revolution. A frag-
ment of writing found in the Presi-
dents worn carpetbag condenses
his theory Of government in words
the troubled world could we'll
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
BY ROGER w. BABSON

companied by gradually increas-
ing unemployment.
One reason tor present indiffer
ence is the minimum wage laws
of various states. Where such
minimums are highest. the serv-
ice is poorest. Because the law
prevents penalizing saucy and in
different clerks with pay cuts. too
many clerks don't care what they
do or say. I believe in good wages
Every merchant should work for
high wage standard in his city;
it helps business. But wages
should be adjustable to the serv-
ice rendered. Fixed wages and
hours-either by laws or unions
encourage carelessness and ulti-
mately will bring about general
unemployment.
Recent statistics indicate that
department store sales may soon
be lower than a year ago. With
output Of factories at extremely
high levels and large part of
the urgent demand now over,
sales departments must become
more important aspect OF every
industry. This is one reason why
l invest my savings in merchan-
dising chains rather than in fac
tories or railroads.
Babson charts also indicate that
the increase in business failures
has already grown to new high
as compared to previous years As
retail trade becomes more COM
petitive and customers seek bar
gains end discounts, or refuse to
buy, this trend is likely to con-
tinue. This increase in failures is
largely due to the sloppy attitude
OF salesclerks.
In the light OF current trends,
customers can no longer be treat
ed with Indifference. After spend
ing money on advertising to at
tract people into your store to buy.
paw more attention to theu whom
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01

heed today. 1.-The legitimate esI
ject of government is TO do lo
community of people Whatever
they need to have done but cahnu
do at all or cannot 90 SO Wei
FOR themselves in their SepaisN1
and individual capacities. In a.
that the people can indivlduaAy -, y,
as well for themselves the 2ovslD
ment ought not to interfere.
That Lincoln was fatalls'
established by the discovery
some eighty threats of assaSs-ag
ton, all pigeon-holed by him a.. @
dismissed. They gave MN ~
concern than the appeals
greedy oteice-seekers. If it was n
destiny to die by en- ASSASSIN, :,
hand, he felt he could do HUE
save himself. The tragic e'.n
confirmed his judgment Mssa !.
while, as these new letters oil IN
show. he continued to toll thfoa:;
the tragic maze that conlfoa:-s.
him day after dreary day "Il~rs
out his state papers in as o"r
bold scrawl, consoling the 0eIss'
ed, settling differences among s
own supporters, facing down w
feat in the field and d.scoI- a. n
ment at home, distressed even
the disappearance of Tad's HOWE
eeting nannygoat, and a-%', 4.
with the changeless purpose o- ,r
uniting North and South III d n a,
brotherhood of peace. Despl'e al
burdens he bore on his 0L0@. T3@
shoulders, these would not be ~
coins papers i there were NJ
here and there flashes OIL ~,
humor that could make d
laugh" .;.,s
They will occupy the histofI,@a
for years TO come. But LOT ,r
comr,on man they will only
hsnce grandeur of cha.aC~ ,C.sg
long since acknowledged I,, 49,
;ouch with fresh life the mas ~
melancholy. steadsast t1s,E,
whose marble effigy in the ~
coin Memorial still broods Wv
the people he loved SO 1nue'F
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Quotations
TRUMAN'S WISE ADVICE

While signing the bill passed by
Congress to allow war veter-
ans holding terminal leave bonds
to cash them after September /,
President Truman wisely ad-
vised the ex-servicemen not to
cash in their bonds unless they
need the money to buy a horne
or farm OF go into business.
They will be wise to keep that
money in Uncle Sans locker
and spend only the interest.
If they rush to draw it out and
spend it now, the day will come
when they will wish they had saw
ed something for the proven
bal rainy day. If drawn out now,
some veterans will later invite
the misery described by M
|MicaWber who wrote:
Annual income, twenty pounds
Expenditures, nineteen six
Results: Happiness.
Annual income, twenty POUNDS;
Expenditures, twenty pounds, six
Results: Misery
Raleigh News and Observer.
IT'S A LONG AISLE
The wedding of the future queen
will be in Westminster Abbey.
On that the royal family and the
government are insistent. The
greatest spectacle of Britain
since the golden jubilee of Queen
Victoria must not be staged in a
small chapel at. Windsor: 1t must
be where all who will stand on the
street can see the bride in her
coach. That is as it should be .
but it is hard On the girl. She will
have to enter the nave from the
west, of course, and not from the
north into the transept, and she
and her husband will make their
vows at the great altar OF the
sanctuary in front of the Comics.
sor's Chapel. The distance from
the entrance to the channel raj. is
325 feet - or a Richmond city
block plus the crossing! Rich
mond (Va.) News Leader
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01

rid of the snag, whatever it is, and
having his proposal implemented.
Surely he we'll deserves the support
|of the entire medical profession in
North Carolina.