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The Nome nugget., 1947-07-09
The Veto Power
(The Denver Post)

PRESIDENTIAL VETOES of the tax reduction and labor bills have resulted in Congressional proposals for easier method of overruing the chief executive Su9- gestions have been made that the constitution be amend ed to permit Congress to override veto by sim pie majority vote instead of two-thirds vote quired. Such change would be mistake. It would tend to destroy the balance of power which the cons tuition seeks to maintain between the legislative and executive branches of the Federal government.
 The constitution gives to Congress the law-making power But it permits the President to veto any act which he does not approve Permitting passage of bill over the Presidents veto by simple majority would nullfy his veto power.
 In the case of the Tax-cut veto, which sustained in the House. it has been argued that tax policy trad tionally has been regarded function of the egsla tive rather than the executive branch of This the fact than with any other policy nak ing The President and rightly under philosophy of government has the obligation to pass tax bills any other measures voted by Congress.
 The framers of the Constitution were much wiser in many respects than many of those who would change this instrument When the President vetoes bi that does not necessarily it should not and cannot be enacted into law But unless there is substantial jority in Congress for overruling his decson the sure should not pass his veto The two-thrds jority requirement is not unreasonable It should not be changed.
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-09
By pr. Alonzo B. May)

The high price paid for gold in countries where the gold market is free and the even higher price paid in black markets has raised the question as to whether the United States government should increase the price of gold from its present S35 per ounce.
 In recent months the price of gold has been S32 per ounce in In- dia, S65 to s70 in Egypt, and $86 in Palestine. Both Brazil and Mex leo sell gold to the public for about $40 per ounce. In. other countries where black markets flourish the price is even higher.
 In spite of higher prices abroad, the flow of gold to the United States has been on the increase since late l945. For the preceding
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-09
Gold Price Boost Opposed As Initiation

four years our gold stock declined because of our war buying abroad. The net increase in American gold holdings for l946 was 464 million dollars. Our increase thus far this year is one billion dollars-half of the gain taking place in the month of April. At the current rate American gold supplies will in- crease almost 3 billion dollars in l947. This rate of increase has been exceeded only in 1889 and l94O when large supplies of "sac- red gold' were sent to this coun- try for safekeeping.
 The American gold supply for monetary purposes is about 20 and one-half billion dollars or 58 per cent of the worlds monetary gold.
 Our supply of earmarked gold IS about 3 and one-half billion
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-09

used except when countries are low on dollars. The use of this gold, that is, its sale to the United States, is an indicator of the de- gree of distress in the world. It IS !. interesting to note that for the month of April alone earmarked gold was reduced by 10 per cent. If American exports and imports continue at the same rate as in the first quarter of this year the rest of the world will lose all of its gold and dollar supplies within three years.
 The question is whether the United States should pay more than S35 for gold. The usual argu- ments for an increase in price are: CD the quantity of newly mined gold will increase; @ American gold mines will be more prosper ous; (3) the monetary system will be benefited; (4 American foreign trade will be increased.
 There is no doubt that gold mines which are marginal con- cerns, that is, just break even at s35, will become profitable if the price is raised. On the other hand, if the general price level contin- ueS to fall mining costs will de- crease and mines now operating at break-even point will make pro- fits at $35. The bureau of labor statistics wholesale commodity price index number was 1494 for the last week in March, for May 31 it was 147.4. Gold mining, incl | dentally, is the source of about IS per cent of the national income for the Union of South Africa, and ! 3/1O of one per cent for the United States.
 It is doubtful whether the Amer ican monetary system would be ! benefited. An increase now in the price of gold would be inflation- ary and particularly undesirable in view of the excessive amount of money and credit currently in circulation and the inadequate supplies of goods, especially dur able goods, to meet domestic and foreign demands. Further acquisi- tions of gold from the stocks of other countries would also impair the security of their money sys- tems.
 An increase in gold prices would stimulate our exports. Nations which have gold supplies would find the purchasing power of their gold increased by the extent of the markup. This is not the time, how ever, to artificially stimulate the export of American goods. In 1883, President Roosevelt in- creased the price of gold from $2O to $35 per ounce. One of the req sons for this act was to increase our exports. Under the new price a foreigner could buy SIS more merchandise in our market with an ounce of gold than he could be- fore the gold price increase. There is no doubt that such a policy tends to increase exports, but the effect is only temporary stinu- Jus to business-a "shot in the arm."
 Briefly summarizing, I believe that the United States should not, at this time, increase the price of | gold O1Ir iob n0u ic to co-opor
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-09
A Choice Of Doctrines
(Rocky Mountain News)


 GREAT WARS do not come as bolts from clear skv Their cumulative They result from the loos ing of forces which gather momentum until they be- irresistible as the tide
 The shooting in World War II began Sept l, 1889, when Hitler invaded Poland six months after he in- vaded Czechoslovakia and year after Munich Br- tain and France declared war two days later
 Formal hostilities between Japan and China date from the exchange of shots by troops of the coun- tries Peiping July T. 1887 But that too was the climax of long series of incidents.
 Historians coming to regard the Jap invasion of Manchrla in 1881 as the actual beginning of World War H. and the Italian attack Ethiopia in October 1885 as the opening of its European phase
 We thought of these beginnings of the most tragic period in history recently when reading the report that Outer Mongolian troops allegedly supported by Rus sian planes, had invaded the Chinese province of Sin kiang.
 History has habit of repeating itself
 Outer Mongolia is Soviet satellite, so this unde- cared is in fact Russian invasion of China in the same that Yugosavian attack on Greece would be accepted as Soviet attack.
 This attack Sinkang probably was not the start of an all-ou war against China. More likely it was feel er designed to determine how the other great powers including America will react If so, it is in the pat tern as the Soviet coup in Hungary the demand for pro-Russian government in Austria, and the Commun- ist intrgues in Italy and France.
 But taken together, these developments add up to an impressive threat Ot an all-Out war to come.
 Hitler Mussolni and the Jap lords pushed their luck too far and found death for themselves and brought civilization to the brink of destruction Premier Stan and his associates in the Kremlin can provoke repetition of that catastrophe by pursuing the mad adventure upon which they have embarked.
 But though is late is not too late for Russia to seek and find answer to all her legitimate needs by peaceful means.
 The solution be found in President Truman's statement at Ottawa:
 We seek peaceful world, prosperous world, free world, world of good neighbors, living on terms of equality and mutual respect Canada and the United States have lived for generations"
 The world of tomorrow must be such world if civil zation if to survive and to better things Can- ada and the United States have found happiness and curty in that kind of world And the President said we intend to expend energies and invest sub- stance in promoting world recovery by assisting those who are able and willing to make their maximum con- tributon to the same To build better world in which mankind can live in peace and prosperity" The choice today is between that doctrine and the doctrine of Hitler and Musson which end only in chaos and disaster.
The Nome nugget., 1947-07-09

The U. s. annually produces 50 per cent more coal than was available to Germany in 1889.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
Student Day Event
Set Sunday Night
At Fifth Avenue

Student Recognition Day will
be observed Sunday night, at
Fifth Avenue Methodist church,
when the young people of the
church present a program en-
titled, Facing Life with
Christ"
Miss Ruth Ellen Edwards will
lead the program, and M is s
Betty Craig, Carson Boone, and
Miss Virginia Franks will take
part in the presentation.
An offering will be taken at
both services for the benefit of
Camp Don-Lee, a youth camp
near New Bern, which is spon-
sored by the North Carolina
conference.
Among the college students,
who have been away at school
and are expected to attend the
service Sunday night are: c. F.
Bell, Jr., James Gushing, and
R. Tyler Presson, all of State
college; Ebe and James God
win and Irl Sell, all of the Uni
versity of North Carolina; Miss
Catherine LeGwin of Watts hos
pital, Miss Donny Musselman of
WCUNC, and Miss Betty Wells
Yopp Of Converse college.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
Miss Brownsberger
c. h arl e S Casteen
Wed In Washington

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.- The
marriage of Miss Barbara Mae
Brownsberger, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. John F. Brownsberger
Of Silver Spring, Md, to Charles
B. Casteen, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles H. Casteen of Whining
ton, took place Monday evening
at 7::30 o'clock at the Takoma
Park Seventh Day Adventist
church.
Given in marriage by her faith
er, the bride wore a gown of
ivory satin, with tulle veil and
a tiara Of seed pearls. Her bou-
quet was of white roses, with an
orchid center.
The matron of honor, Mrs.
Ralph Muckley of Jackson Miss,
was attired in gold taffeta and
carried talisman roses. The
bridesmaids, wearing aqua taffe-
ia and carrying red roses were
Mrs. Arnalde Schwantes of In
dianapolis, Ind, sister Of the
bridegroom, and Mrs. Evan
Richards of Chattanooga, Tenn,
cousin of the bride. Best man
was Arnalde Schwantes, and
ushers included Carl Browns
berger, Bernard Reid and Doyle
Mullinax.
After a wedding trip to New
York, the couple will reside in
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
*We, ,TheWomen
Smart Parent
Keeps Eye On
e ma ers
BY RUTH MILLETT

Several mothers OF girls in
high school were worrying out
loud over stories they had heard
OF high school kids drinking and
having unchaperoned parties.
They all hoped their daugh-
ters weren't in on any such bus
iness. But, as one Of them put
it, After all, you can't know
what teen-agers are lip to. You
just have to trust them to do
the right thing"
That's the attitude of many of
today's parents, but it's rather
a foolish one. They don't trust a
2-year-old not to get hurt on a
butcher knife.
Mothers used to assume il
was their right to know what
their daughters were up to.
They knew before they went out
where they were going, who
their companions were, and
when they were due home.
1t wasn't snoopiness or lack
OF trust that made the mothers
SIT up until their daughters were
home.
1t was just common sense. A
girl is more likely to get home
on time if she knows her moth
er is waiting up for her. If she
has to face her mother when
she gets home, she isn't likely
to drink.
And she can't get by with 60
ing to unchaperoned parties, or
other places her parents
wouldn't want her to 60, as easi-
ly.
1t sounds good to say, "You
Just have to trust your children
to do right" But, if you want
to be sure, you'd better keep a
parental eye on them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
Dance Figure
High|igh hts
Spinster Bal

Entertaining at one of the lar
gest dances of the year, mem
bers of the Spinsters club were
hostesses to almost 400 guests
last evening in the ballroom of
the Cape Fear Country club.
Highlight of the evening was
the traditional figure led by the
officers of the club-Miss Mil
dred Evans, president; Miss
Margaret Parks, vice president; !;
Miss Emma Mitchell, secretary,
and Miss Catherine Russell,
treasurer.
The climax of the figure was
THE presentation of the four
brides-elect of the club and their
fiances, who entered the figure
through a large Christmas wrea-
tn.
The brides-elect and their fl
ances included: Miss Margaret
Parks and Wade H. Harris, Miss
Martha Bellamy and Peter L..
Knight, Miss Alana Matthes and
James Schwartz, and Miss Ca
therine Harriss and Burrell
Byers.
The club ballroom was decor
ated with garlanfs of laurel rope
used on the walls and bannis-
ters, a large Christmas tree, and
numerous Christmas wraaths
and burning candles.
Punch was served throughout
the evening and coffee was
served during intermission.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
EL|ZABETHTOWh

ELIZABETHTOWN, Dec. 20
M s s Catharine Layton of
Washington, D. c., arrived this
week to spend several days with
her mother, Mrs. L. D. Kicks.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Clark are
spending tn e Christmas season
in Washington, D c., with DR..
and Mrs. D. N. West.
DR.. and Mrs. Mott Blair Of
Siler City, are visiting the lat
ters mother, Mrs. E. F. Nc
Culloch, for a few days.
Mrs. Frank Moore of Graham,
is spending several days with
her daughter, Mrs. c. R. Jordan,
Jr.
Miss Lillian McCulloch, stu
dent at Queens COLLEGE. Charlotte
is spending the holidays at her
home here.
Mrs. J. D. Williams has re-
turned to her home from H o t
Springs, Ark, where she
received treatment for several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcleod Harrel-
son of Clemson college, S. c.,
are visiting the latters parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Mcdowell.
Miss Mary Alice Powell, stu
dent at Queens col1eoa N'~"-''"t+o q
is spending the holidays at
home here
Miss Kate Jones of Tabor City,
is spending the holiday season at
her home here.
K. V. Lyon, Jr., Fl. Fl. Robin
son, Jr., John McCommas and
Frank Williamson, Jr., students
at Chapel Hill, are spending
several days at their respective
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. H. Clark,
Jr., are spending a few days in
Rockingham with the latters
parents.
Giles Clark, Stewart Gooden
James White and Karl Whitted
students at State COLLEGE. ar {
visiting at their homes here
Miss Eloise Fisher of Raleigh
and Fred Fisher Of Louisb u 6
have arrived to spend a few
days with their parents.
Miss Peggy Ingold of Raleigh
is visiting her parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. c. D. Ingold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Fisher
and daughter, Cindy, of w k {
Forest, are visiting the formers
parents.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
Special Note
To Local Bird
Club Members

Today is the day for the IN.
nual national Audubon Christ
mas census. Cars will leave the
YWCA, Third and Grace street,
at 10 a. m. and again at 2 pm.
to 60 to Snug Haven, the home
of DR.. and Mrs. Howard Smith
on Greenville Sound.
Those planning to attend ara
asked to bring sandwiches for a
picnic luncheon. Mrs. Sibbel
Turnbull of Rockport, Mass,
bird expert of many years ex-
perience will be at Snug Haven
to identify the birds.
The entire group will meet at
7:30 o'clock at the Wilmington
Hotel dining room for a dutch
supper. Any person interested in
going on this count is invited.
The local bird club hopes to
break the state record again this
year in the count.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
Miss Sarah Welsh
j. Campbell Buie
Wed In Lunberto1

LUMBERTON, Dec. 26.-Miss
Sarah Ruth Welsh, daughter OF
Mrs. Samuel Nelson Welsh and
the late Mr.. Welsh of Lumber.
ton, became the bride of James
Campbell Buie, lieutenant,
AF, son Of Mr.. and --.1rs. Duncan
Campbell Buie of Fayetteville,
at Chestnut Street Metholist
church in a double ring cere-
mony performed by the K ev
William O. Henderson of St.
Stephens, S. c., a former pastor
of the bride, on Saturday after
noon, December 20, at 3 o'clock
The bride was given in mar
riage by her brother, S a mu e
Hubert Welsh. Her wedding
gown of white slipper satin was
fashioned with rounded yoke of
imported Swiss lace, fitted
bodice, sleeves ending in Gala
lilly points at the wrists and full
skirt extending into a train Her
fingertip veil of illusion fell from
a coronet of seedpearls, and she
carried prayer book centered
with a. white orchid and shower
ed with tuberoses.
Miss Mary ~'clsh of Columbi >.
SC, attended her sister as maid
of-honor, and bridesmaids were
Misses Deborah Dawson of
Washington, D. c., and Jeanne
Brisson. The three attendants
were gowned in ice blue taffeta
frocks, the maid-of honor carry
ing a colonial bouquet OF liter
Times roses and the brides
maids pink and white carna-
tions
Attending the BRIDEGROOM as
best man was his brc'her Alton
Buie of Fayetteville and Chapel
Hill. Ushers were Marion and
Dwan Buie of Fayetteville, his
brothers: Olin Welsh of Lumber
ton and Chapel Hill, brother of
the bride and Hubert Welsh, Jr.,
her nephew.
The mother Of the bride was
attired in black crepe with red
rose-buds at her shoulder. The
mother of the bridegroom wore
royal blue with corsage of pink
rosebudS.
Mrs. Buie was graduated from
Duke University School Of Nurs-
ing last January. Since that time
she has been employed on the
nursing staff at Duke hospital
and as assistant operating room
supervisor at Baker Thompson
Memorial hospita1 in ''v~7>~,'or
The bridegroom has been in
the AAF for five years. He
served with the 9th Air Force
for 26 months in the European
Theatre as pilot Of a B-29 and
was awarded the Distinguished
Flying Cross. He is presently
studying at Duke university. The
couple will be at home in
Durham after a wedding tip.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
New Method Tried Out -
In Child Psychology

FORT WORTH Tex. W.D - A
new way to give psychological
examinations to children has
been developed by til e Mental
Hygiene Clinic in Fort Worth.
Psychiatrists and other pro-
fessional men and women from
private and U. S. Public Health
Service hospitals are examining
the children at play instead of
close observation under the
strain of a test
The volunteer workers who op-
crate the clinic find shortage
of funds and equipment. They
appeal to the public for help. To
examine III e children properly,
the staff needs equipment such
as doll houses, blocks, dolls,
small books and toys
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
Rye Page, Jr.> Entertains
Friends AT Home In O |eander

Rye Page, Jr., entertained ap-
oroxjnately 125 friends last eve
ainq at a cocktail party at the
hone @ OF his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Rinaldo B. Page in Olean-
DOR Guests were invited for S
o'clock.
Champagne was served in the
solarum which was decorated
NTH the traditional Christmas
free, native greenery, and red
sladjoli. The hor d'oeurve table
N the solarium was centered
with small white Christmas
tree ornamented with pink and
white BIRDS.
In the dining room, the table,
which was set in the fashion of
the gay nineties, was covered
with & rich green satin table
cloth. at one end of which was
nlaced a five branched silver
eandelabra with chartreuse ta-
ners and at the other end of
which were purple tinfoil cor
nucopias filled with chartreuse
and purple Christmas balls.
Arrangements of pink poinset-
tias and callalilies were used
in the living room with contr asst
jng greenery decorating the
mantel. Red poinsettias were
used in the library, and the lib
rary mantel was decorated with
plaque of Della Robia swags
and red candles in Benetian
holders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rinaldo B. Page
assisted their son in entertain
ing his guests throughout the
svening.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
Lunberton Women
Entertain At Tea

LUMBERTON. Dec. 26.-Mrs.
S. P. Douglas. rs. Charlie Nc
1ntvre and Mrs. W. F. Scar
borough entertained at an in
formal tea honoring Mrs. L. A,
Lineberger, Jr., who is moving
soon to Salisbury. They were as
sisted by Mines. M. H. Mclean,
Jr., W. N. Parmele, Frank Nc
Grath, r. c. Ballou, Jean
Strange, Chalmers Biggs, Alton
Price, John P. Stedman and John
B. Stedman.
Mrs. J. @. Beckwith and Miss
Evelina Beckwith were hostesses
at a coffee hour at their home
honoring Mrs. John 3. Stedman,
a bride.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
Junior Sorosis
Gives Mule Party
For Bolton Indians

Renewing its Christmas well
fare project, North Carolina
Junior Sorosis members, loaded
~-'+h canned goods, fruit, candy,
and some needed clothes,
Keyed to- Bolton prior to
Christmas and played Santa
Claus to about 100 Indians.
Miss Elizabeth Farmer, chair
man of the project, saw to it that
the Indian children had a Christ
mas tree and all the decorations
necessary for Christmas party.
Norman Bryant, sixth grade
student of William Hooper school
read the Christmas story at the
party which took place in the
school.
Discontinued during the war
time, the visit to the Indians at
Bolton is once again an annual
project of the local Junior Soro-
sis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
Denney-Morse Vows
Spoken Recently

LUMBERTON Dec. &c. The
marriage of Mrs. Rosalind
Maynard Morse of Clayton and
East Orange, New Jersey,
daughter of Mrs. H.R. Hamilton
of Clayton and the late Lieut.
Belven W. Maynard, to L. John
Denney of Philadelphia, Pa, son
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander John Denney, took place
at the First Baptist church in
Lumberton on December 20 at
4 o'clock. DR.. J. Glenn Black
burn officiated at the single ring
rites.
Wedding music was rendered
by Miss Ruth Turner, organist,
and Mrs. J. A. Martin, soloist.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her brother, Belvin w.
Maynard of Clayton. For her
wedding she had chosen a two
piece suit of light blue gabar-
dine, with which she wore
black accessories and carried
three white orchids showered
with valley lilies,
Attending the bride as matron
of-honor was her sister, Mrs. w.
D. Reynolds of Lumberton, who
was dressed in royal blue crepe,
with a corsage of red rosebuds.
The bridegroom's best man was
W. D. Reynolds, and ushers were
Robert A. Mcintyre and c. c..
Alternately.
Mrs. Denney attended East
Carolina Teachers college and
Miss Hardbarger's Secretarial
school in Raleigh and for the
past several years has been en-
ployed in East Orange. The
bridegroom is director of the
telephone division of Federal
Telephone and Radio corpor-
alton, a subsidiary of Interna-
tional Telephone and Telegraph
corporation. For the past IS
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27

years he has represented the
company in Europe and South
America. He attended Philadel-
phia Technical school.
After a wedding trip to Cuba,
the couple will be at home at
Kingsland Manor, Nutley, New
Jersey.
Wedding guests were invited
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Reynolds for an informal recep-
ton after the wedding. Mrs.
Hamilton, mother of the bride,
poured tea.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-27
Mr.. And Mrs. Page
Will Be Hosts At
Cocktails Tonight

Mr.. and Mrs. Rinaldo B.
Page will be hosts this evening
at cocktails at 1880 o'clock at
their home in Oleander preced-
ing the Christmas dinner dance
to be held at the Cape Fear
Country club.