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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
A Little Later, Please

Attention Of the City Council and
the Police Department is so%licitously
directed to a letter appearing on this
page from Mr.. R. W. Wood, a business
executive who obviously is as deeply
concerned for the development and bet
terment of Wilmington as any other
person.
Mr.. Wood very properly points out
that there is no parking problem on
downtown streets before 8 o'clock ane
therefore cannot understand why
parking meters were put into operation
at Z o'clock, as was recently ordered
by the police.
There is a multitude of Whining.
t~onians who cannot understand the
change. The reason given by the police
is that a new shift goes on duty at
o'clock, but this certainly does not bear
on the parking situation.
The fact is, parking for shoppers
does not enter into the picture before
9 o'clock. It is not until then that
space at the curb is at a premium and
meters become a definite convenience.
Mr.. Robert A. Collier, mayor of
Statesville, recently decreed that park
ing meters in his city were not to be
put into operation until 9 o'clock a. m.
daily. Commenting on Mayor Golfers
order, the Greensboro News believes
the Greensboro city officials might
give serious consideration to the ex-
ample set by Statesville."
The Star believes Wilmington's city
officials might give equally serious con
sideration to the Statesville example,
and go even further, by doing as Mayor
Collier has done.
Wilmington parking meters are en-
ployed as a means of relief and not as
source of revenue. They should be
operated only when downtown parking
is essential to the smooth flow of bust
ness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
BY JOSEPH AND STEWART ALsoP

decisions until the November
meeting OF the foreign ministers
in London. Then, being sensible
men, their policy-makers antici-
pate another failure to agree as
complete as the failure in Mos
COW. This, it is further understood,
will give them, in the eyes of
France and the world, a starting
point from which they car set a
new course. The French zone of
Germany will then, if all goes
we'll, be merged with the Anglo
American zone. And thus. in turn,
the Ruhr problem, which is the
heart of the German problem in
Frances eyes, will at last become
soluble.
Long n e. French Foreign
Minister Georges Bidault proposed
management of the Ruhr by an
international consortium. The
Americans are now pressing the
British to confide the Ruhr (Which
is of course in the British zone)
to an inter-zonal directorate. If
the French zone is joined to the
Anglo American zone, the French
will be represented on the inter-
zonal directorate, and the inter-
national consortium will thus, au-
tomatically, come into being. BIZ
dault has also pressed, very wise
ly, for Indignation of the Ruhr re-
sources into a plan for the Euro
pean economy. This will be &C
complished within the framework
Of the Marshall plan.
This is, Of course, looking very
far into the future. There are
quite obviously two possible ways
in which the present trend can be
reversed. The first is the least
likely.
1t is the possibility that Soviet
Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov
NAV arrive at the November con-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22

ing construction to tobacco warehouses
alone. Since the last selling period at
least a quarter Of a million dollars
worth of new business construction
has been completed.
Wilmington is particularly pleased
at the prospect for a highly competi-
tive market at Wallace, in the same
way that a family is overjoyed when
one member meets outstanding sue
cess. Wilmington and Wallace are Sis
ter cities. What benefits one benefits
the other.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
The InnOcentS Abroad
BY LARSEN

WASHINGTON - The congress
sional committee Investigating the
State Departments propaganda
activities, headed by Rep. Karl
Mundt CR., SD, is now set to
invade Europe.
They're going to try to find out
just how good a job has been done
in selling America to the Euro
peans and also try to find out how
many listeners the State Depart
ment's radio program, the Voice
OF America, has there.
Representative Mundt and the
rest of the congressman are ap-
parently sincere in their desire tc
do a fair job Of reporting what
they find. The report is supposed
to give the rest of Congress anc
the public an intelligent basis for
deciding the future of the depart
ment's foreign information activi-
ties.
Unfortunately, the committee is
starting out handicapped. It's un-
likely any of the members will
get into Russia, and maybe not
into more than n Or two of the
"curtain" countries. Those are the
areas where an evaluation OF
American influence a d prestige
is most important and where the
State Department is most eager
that the Voice" is heard. Their
budget and tentative time sched-
ule calls for only a few days in
most places.
Only one committee staff mem.
Der is really trained to do the
job that the committee members
themselves will try to do. And he
will probably be saddled with the
handling of most of the details of
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22

moving the group. rather than be-
ing free to direct the investl-
cation.
IN a brief stay IN any foreign
city, the best they'll probably be
able to do is get to some OF the
official sources, such as govern
ment men, etc. And they will have
to consult with the U. S. embas-
sizes, too. What these sources Will
turn up can be gotten just as
easily in Washington.
Members of the committee
themselves aren't agreed as to
how they should proceed over
there. One sensible suggestion is
that they tear up the schedule and
strike out, each on his own, or
divide up into smaller groups. The
more they conceal the fact that
they are U. S. congressman on an
nvestigation, the b ette their
chances, will be Of getting at the
CUTS of what they are looking for.
No European is going to lay bare
his soul, through an Interpreter,
while a group of plump congress
men sit around taking notes.
1t takes a friendly, but subtle,
job of questioning the right people
to get a penetrating look at the
European mind. And it takes
wideopen eyes to see the various
shades of American influence ex-
pressed in such things as what
sheet music and books are being
sold and what movies are being
shown. These things. too, are part
Of the State Departments propa-
ganda efforts.
Most of the members Of the
committee are especially eager to
find out just how many Europeans
listen to the Voice. and how eff
fective it is. A cursory question
ing of scores of persons by this
reporter during a tour of Europe
recently revealed what a difficult
job it is going to be to get any
kind of an accurate count. Many
of the more educated persons, in
GLIDING gov eminent officials,
teachers, industrialists, ETC.. know
of the programs e~xistance. And
II they haven't. heard it them
selves at one time Or another 1t
is merely because they don't nave
a radio. Or n not good enough
to tune in on short wave.
But many persons had heard of
the Voice only because of the
press reports of the fight over it's
existence that had been waged in
Congress.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
Letter Box
PARKING HOUR CHAM.

To the Editor:
Please allow me to saw
words in regard to tbs lev
change in the hours Of n, I'M.
On the parking meters in ,hlAl
town Wilmington. As | bav uOS1'
ways understood. these
were adopted as a measure ''ef'
lieve the parking situation we
business streets so as 10 sn,@s
shoppers and visitors 10 Us
easily %patronize our mero a.N'
and simplify their shopping br 'a'
fordlng a greater chance Of n.s d.
ing space during shopping b r"S
Now, the hours have DyaS'.
changed to extend from 7 o,c Tssa
am, instead of 8 o'cloct cOes
AS l see it there is no n.r I'm
problem in downtown WilninaPs
at 7 o'clock am. There is nls.o
of parking space on all risAs
streets at that hour and bsvaa's,
to 8 o'clock am. living
Therefore, it is my opinion =.
also OF many OF my friends t Sns
the meters are now being VA,
for an entirely different nnr aseo
than for which they were orr gins'
ly installed, and We think t5,. 'l,
the city is in need OF new so,,,,.i
of revenue why pick or tho ~
torlng public, which, ststi,+..
show are the most heavily tayss
single group in the country.
As a good citizen I am wili,.
and anxious to cooperate and haIss
in any way possible toward h.i'
ter Wilmington, and a more NV.
porous and contented popuIatiOs
There is no doubt in NV m;n,
but that there are others in tb.
city who feel the same AZ
about the matter, and von w
consider it a great civic servi,.
Tor you to publish this letter .ot
ask for further comment from
other interested citizens.
There may be good reason tor
the change. If there is I can ~.
no harm in enlightening tho ovh.
lie and allow the matter to h.
discussed and explained so evsrv
one will understand.
AS it now stands it will onlv
create doubt and suspicion and
resentment, which is not good fl,
Wilmington.
R. W. Wood. President
Precision Machine Mfg G,
Wilmington, N. c.
August 81, 1947.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
Get The Prices Down

Wages of union labor workers have
kept ahead of the spiraling cost of
living. Not so, the wages of white
collar workers. 1t is these tens of
thousands of persons whom the fifty
cent dollar hits hardest.
The $40 a week clerk back in the
late 30's has had to weather the higher
cost of living storm that set in in the
early 40's, and is not yet past, as best
he could on pay increases far below the
levels secured through strikes, for the
most part, for union labor. Even with
some advances in salaries, white col
lar workers are having to deprive their
families of many essentials. They are
scrimping along on the borderland of
actual poverty.
What has happened to send the cost
of living so high, since the shooting
war ended? The Truman administra-
ton is said to have made a contribu-
ton to initiation by the removal of
wage controls, by encouraging labor
to demand constantly higher pay and
by the repeal Of the excess profits tax.
But it was the republicans, suddenly
gaining control of Congress, who jump
ed on the band wagon to lead the fight
for removal of price controls and
sponsored the bill to relax rent con-
trolls. They cannot fasten the blame
on the White House alone.
But where the blame lies is not so
vital as the necessity of getting prices
down to a level that will assure the
moderate comforts to living, not alone
to a favored minority-the union
laborers-but to everybody who works
for a living.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
France Has Chosen

ference with his briefcase bulgine
with really important concessions
to the French viewpoint on Ger
many. This would be a remark
able about turn. In Moscow. Bi-
dault a treated by the Soviet
n%egotiators with a contempt which
they did not trouble to conceal
Yet the Soviets have made about
turns before, when in their view
practical considerations demanded
them. And there have been vague
hints that such a reversal is actu-
ally being considered in the Krem.
lin.
The second possibility is that
the representatives of this country
might revert to their former
myopic method of dealing with
Frances German interests.
To the French. this method has
been utterly incomprehensible. To
an American, familiar with the
vagaries of our government, moth
ing has been easier to understand.
Until Secretary Marshall moved
into the State department., Ameri-
can policy was the sum of what
was being done in a series of little
semi : independent empires. One
such vas Germany. Those in con
troll of American policy in Germa-
ny were brilliantly able men. Il
would be difficult to find a finer,
more devoted, or more capable
public servant than General
Lucius D. Clay. But General Clay,
and the others directly concerned
with Germany. were not con
cerned with anything else. There
fore, they quite naturally wished
to enforce h simplest possible
solutions of the German problem.
as promptly as possible and with
out regard to anything else.
Frances interests were opposed
to these solutions, and friction was
inevitable. The last manifestation
ct this sort of attempt to make
policy for Germany alone &C.
Cured when Secretary Marshall
forbade announcement of a rise in
the German level of industry only
tWenty-four hours before it was to
be made. This past record makes
it all the more necessary that the
French views should be sympa-
thetically considered at the forth
coming London talks. If there is
an honest meeting of minds the
French can surely be relied upon
to approve those steps in Germany
which a r e economically essential
to take at once.
The whole matter of course
vastly t%ranscends n importance
the Immediate future of Germany
alone. For unless there is 2 Arm
agreement between the French
the British, and the United States
on the German problem, the Mar
shall plan cannot succeed. And the
consequences Of failure Of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
How To Treat
! Arthritis Told
BY WILLIAM A. OBRiEN. mn

BY WILLIAM A. OBRIEN. M. D.
The body builds up natural re,
sistance to rheumatoid arthrjtA
similar to the resistance it create,
against tuberculosis and oth,I
chronic infections. Resistance can
be encouraged in many way
even though there is no speci.
remedy for the disease.
Rheumatoid arthritis is
draWn-out condition in which ID
lining membranes and tissues SUI
rounding the joints become In
famed. AS the disease progresga
the bones become thin and IA.
joints stiffen, causing defolmi,a
to develop. 1t is three times NOR.
common in women than in me-.
and it tends to develop in ri.
lively young persons, as the aver.
age age of patients is IS to 40
years.
Cause of rheumatoid artaritis is
not known, although the c,rcum.
stances surrounding its develop.
ment are known. Severe physical
or emotional shock, joint injury,
sudden or repeated exposure 10
dampness and cold, prolonged "a
tigue, or an acute infection may
precede the onset.
Patients with rheumatoid srthrl'
It's complain of weakness, tree
ness. loss of weight, anemia, and
tingling and numbness Of hands
and feet. When the onset is sud,
den, many of the joints become
acutely inflamed at the same
time, while in the gradually de-
veloping form, there is a SLOW
spread from joint to joint. Botn
varieties tend to become chronlt
as the fingers, hands, and knee
joints become deformed, although
any joint in the body may be al
fected.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a SET
limiting disease and, we're 1t no,
for the thickening and stiffness OIL
the joints, the patient would De S
we'll as ever when it stopped
When the condition starts sudden,
ly, it appears to end sooner and
may heal without leaving a trace
A favorable outcome without de-
formities may be anticipated IN
some Of the slowly developing
varieties although this is the e%
ception rather than the rule.
M e with rheumatoid arthrItS
frequently fail to take their coma
ton seriously, with the result t1s
they sustain excessive JOINT GAM
age. Women with arthritis tend 70
be more depressed with their con-
dition and need the most encouf'
agement.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22

stroy property and pretend to like
it. They get their heads split open
for asking to be let out. They were
criminals against their will.
On the outside picket lines. the
unioneers paid regular day wages
to buns to carry signs just as
Bergoff had paid his finks to rattle
machinery and make a noise like
an industrial hum when he was
going strong.
So, as 1 said to Pegler when
Bergoff died, Pearl was a wonder
full strikebreaker, and personally
l told Pegler, I think he was clean
er. and more honest than any
union boss in the U. S. A. Break
ing strike was a straight business
with him. He never rumbled about
democracy or human rights.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
GOOD MORNING

7 love such mirth as does not make
..;anSs ashamed to look upon one another
1rssto morning; or men, that cannot well
when they be warmed with drink; and
take this for a rule, you may pick out
such things and such companies tnat y1u
NAV make yourself merrier for a little
than a great deal of money; for lit is the
company and not the charge that makes
the feast."-IZaak Walton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22

Marshall plan are not pleasant "
contemplate.
Copyright, 1947, N. Y. Herald
Tribune, Inc.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-22
Pirates Leave League; Navy
All-Stars May Replace Club

team into the league to replace
the Pirates is contemplated, Ham
lin said. He said the sailor nine
will play Sunday in place of the
Pirates.
The league president inlrnedi-
ately declared all Pirate players
free agents and available to any
other team in the league. Once
signed by another club. they can
not play for another team without
permission.
| Withdrawal of the Pirates re-
moves one of the favorite teams
from the popular Winter League
The club defeated the Red Raid
ers, Trojans and Blue Sox, re-
Ipeatedly TO win the first-hali
title.
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SO 4-door Pontiac sedan, $3.50.
Naval Housing, Fort Taylor,
Unit D-4. ian2I -6tX
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FOR SALE

1914 V-bottom boat. 5a4 hip.
cupboard motor. Sell separately
or together. 1425 Eliza Street,
phone 883-R. jan20-3tx
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CLASSIFIED ADS


fhres-eedroom bungalow in fine
condition. Completely furnish
Cd oak floors. nice bathroom.
eiectrc Kitchen and separate
wash room with Bendix wash
ing machine. Price, $1,000:
terms, \ $1,000 cash, balance
monthly johnson & Johnson
Pi'ohe S<' jan10-tf
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DISPUTE OVER GATE RE-.
CEIPTS PROMPTS AC-
TION; PLAYERS DE-
CLARED FREE AGENTS

The Key West Pirates, winners
of the first-half schedule of the
Winter Baseball League, have
withdrawn from the circuit, Roy
Hamlin. league president, said
this morning.
A dispute over distribution of
gate receipts caused the Pirate ac-
ton, Hamlin said. Manager Pc
rucho Sanchez of the Pirates Of
ficially notified Hamlin Of the
withdrawal.
Entrance of an all-star Navy
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Accordian, 48 bass. TOT Caroline
Street. jan2l-2tx
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RotOhot kerosene heater. Imme-
diate sale. Phone Apr or call
at 1910 Harris Ave. jan22-2tx
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Expert Mmksnaan To
Demonstrate Here
T0sn0rr0fr Afternoon

One of the finest rnarksmen in
the country will give demon
|stration of rifle and pistol shoot
ing at the Stock Island rifle range
tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock when Ken Beegle of Rem
ington Arms Co. unloads his bag
of tricks.
Beegle can draw cartoons
with rifle bullets while shooting
lat rapid fire, make coleslaw of
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Homes, asbestos roofs and asbes-
tos siding; six rooms and bath.
Ready for immediate occupan-
cy. Completely reconditioned
and painted. Only a left.
NO DOWN PAYMENT FOR
VETERANS and SERVICEMEN
Pay actual closing costs only.
Macarthur Homes Office, 1901
Flagler Ave. .F jan2l- SIX
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Due to illness viii sell reasonable
one of best grocery and meat
markets fully equipped. Write
Box AIM, c/o Citizen.
jan20-6tx
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1885 Chevrolet, new paint job,
good tires, motor overhauled.
Phone SCAR or 1417 Eliza ST.
jan20-3tx
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Home, furnished, modern, five
rooms and bath. Phone 453-M.
jan20-3 tx
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NEW, HIGHER PAY FOR ARMY MEN
In Addition TO Food Lodging Clothes and Msdieoi Core

In Addition 70 Column One Of the Above: zoe. IN
crease for Service Overseas. sO. increase 70 10 $50
Maximum Per Month, II Member OF Fiyins Or Slider
Crews $50 Per Month for Parschufsts mot in Flyna.
pay Sfsfgs) while Engaged upon Parachute Duty. So
Increase in Pay for Each Years Of Service
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l94l Chevrolet panel truck, good
tires, motor perfect, body needs
paint. For quick sale, $4,000
+ 5T24 Caroline Street. jan21-2tx
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One luggage trailer. Tony'S Auto
Body Shop, 603-605 Greene st.
jan2l-3tX
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PAGE THREE

heads Of cabbage thrown into the
air by hitting them with high
powered rifle bullets, Pulverize
five clay targets thrown in the air
by hitting them one at a time,
smash simultaneously two targets
placed at differedt angles with
two pistols, make bullseyes with
out looking directly al the target.
using a mirror to sight and va
rious other rather difficult feass.
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Just received, shipment of lead
and zinc paste paint and pure
raw linseed oil. We deliver.
Sawyer's Paint & Cycle Store
phone 684R. jan21-3tx
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Infants born in the Uunted
States today have an average
longevity of IS years.
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TROY NEWS

women, Mrs. John Hurd; for men,
Mr.. James Lindsey; low for women,
Mrs. Frank Cummings and for men,
Walter Wallace. Mrs. Yves Cooley
won travelling prize.
River Stay Away from My Door
For the past few days Callahan
Creek has been roaring like a
Gagged lion impatient with his con-
finement. On Monday it had
gained sufficient momentum to
wash away part of the combining
dam with the result that the water
really went to town. Covering the
highway to a reported depth of
eight inches and coursing down the
pavement it paid an unWanted call
upon the Jack Brown property and
reached the corner of the Coffman
Garage before a dozer was procured
which again erected a bulwark
against, its. stength. While the Cal
Tahan does not boast the strength il
has attained in other years, it was
quick to take advantage of a weak
spot in its banks. There. has been
a perceptible rise in the river and its
tributaries since the advent of warm
weather.
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SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE
TO OPEN IN KALISPELL

Heber r. Harper, regional direc-
tor of the Social Security Admin
istration in Denver, has announced
the opening of an office at Kalis-
pell on May IS, 1947. It will be
under the supervision of the Mis-
soula field office of the agency.
Cecil Cook, field representative,
will be in charge Of the new Office
which will serve Flathead, Lake
and Lincoln counties Social Sec
urity Administration offices admin
lister the Federal old-age age sur
vivors insurance program. The Kali
ispell office will be in Room of
the Glacier Block Bldg, 30l First
Ave. East, opposite the City, Hall.
Mr.. Cook will take applications
for social security cards and assist
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retired workers in filing claims for
insurance benefits
Anyone wishing assistance or in
formation regarding the Old-age and
survivors insurance program should
visit the Kalispell office Mr.. Cook
can be reached there all day Thurs
day and Friday, May is and 16
1947.
Mr.. Cook will be in Libby on
Tuesday, May IS, 1947 and can be
reached at the Office of the Depart
ment of Public Welfare between the
hours of 1000 a. m. and 1900 noon
from 100 to 800 D. m.