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Evening star., 1947-09-26
A War Reminder

The Japanese mines washed ashore near
Fort Pierce, Florida, by the hurricane are
q grim reminder of the dark days when
enemy submarines roamed the Atlantic
Ocean, sinking ships and strewing mines
in stealthy forays in American waters
And they confirm predictions of naval
authorities that antishipping mines,
strewn by Allied and Axis submarines,
surface ships and planes in many seas
during World War II, will remain menace
to shipping for years to come.
The finding of Japanese mines in the
Atlantic may be accounted for by the fact
that some japanese submarines are known
to have ventured into those waters Two
such vessels were destroyed in the Atlantic
by United States antisubmarine forces in
the spring of 1914. They were the RO-5O1,
sunk by destroyer on May 13 of that
year, and the I52, large experimental
fleet submarine, sunk by carrier planes
on June "a. Either might have been used
for mine-laying purposes.
Ever since the close of the war mines
have been tossed ashore in various parts
OF the world by storms and tides, despite
the far-ranging mine-sweeping operations
which have been going on steadily in the
Atlantic and Pacific areas. The mine
clearance work is being done under the
general supervision of the International
Mine Clearance Authority in London. Each
nation has the responsibility for sweeping
its own waters, although the bulk of the
job In the Pacific has been done by the
United States Navy. All principal ports
and channels now have been swept,
although an occasional overlooked mine.
broken loose from its moorings, appears
in shipping lanes. The hunt for mines
continues especially in European and
Mediterranean waters, where mine war
fare reached its apex.
To locate and destroy every one of the
hundreds Of thousands Of mines laid dur
ing the war is an impossibility. Drifters
and hidden mines will imperil ships prob
ably for another decade. BY that time
most OF the mines should have deteriorated
until they no longer are dangerous. Until
then, however, mariners will remain wary
OF strange objects seen afioat at sea-
Evening star., 1947-09-26
A House Is Building

A house is building straight across from
mine.
= They put the shingles on the roof today.
siohed to match then, cut the gray scrub
pine
And long, green grasses salt ,ptnds used
to S1Ddy.
That field it noas afforded me my Uie1o
Across the Ualey and far out to sed-
But no1c, / thought, in this inglorious Doy,
An ugly house would shut 1t of from me.
Such Uere my fears before I'd seen the
pair
(Soon TO be three!y Who'll be my neigh
bors 1ohen
That little house is finished oUer there.
I'd not be ,oanting just field again.
NV only problem, these days, Is to think
Whether to make q crib robe blue-or
pink. VIOLET ALLEYN STOREY.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
GERTRUDE E. MACKENZIE

Prophecies and Their Interpretation
To the Editor of The Star
I wish that every thinking person in this
world would read your editorial, "At the End
of Our Tether?'
The words of Jesus Christ grow mightier by
the day in this atomic age. Let us again peruse
them. In Chapter "a, 18th verse of St. Matthew:
when ye therefore shall see the abomnation
of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
stand in the holy place (whoso readeth, let
him understand)"
If the atomic bomb, archaeological warfare
and the other modern arts and devices of hell
do not constitute "the abominaton of desola-
tion," then the meaning of that phrase is too
profound for humanity's understanding. (Sher-
man didn't see anything)
Again, these are His words: But of that day
and hour knoWeth no man, no. not the angels
of Heaven, but My Father only" However, we
can know when events are building up to that
day OF God Almighty, for, consider these words
Now, learn parable of the fig tree when his
branch is yet tender and putteth forth leaves,
ye know that summer Is nigh"
The atomic bomb is referred to also in Reve-
1ations, chapter 13: And He doeth great Won
ders so that He maketh fire come down from
Heaven on the earth in the sight of men"
This is the second beast, servant unto the first
beast which is war, violence, human conflict.
In the last years, when the human race is
using the last of the rope given to it by the
Creator. science will become degraded in the
hands of an atheistic nation, with "the feet
of bear" Science has always seemed benign
"like lamb" But in those days. not too far
off, 1t will "speak as dragon" The first beast
rises up out of the sea. The sea (Waters in
Chapter I'D are "people and multitudes and
nations and tongues" The second beast comes
up out of the earth, the soWce of uranium
plutonium, steel, petroleum and all the muscles
and sinews of war. degraded science is the
second beast"
Evening star., 1947-09-26

toreadors bravely defending themselves against
being gored by infuriated bulls, but honestly
now wouldn't you feel like goring tormenter
who was sticking knives into your quivering
flesh for no reason except his own amusement?
And I also agree most heartily with Carl W.
Rednams suggestion, in his letter of Septem-
ber 18, that the writer in question should turn
her attention also to some of our own cruel
sports including prize rings where couple
OF guys undertake to beat each other into in
sensibility for the enjoyment of the assembled
and hysterical multitude" Brutal sports in
our Nation and in other countries should be
discouraged by every means possible and in
this, many readers would like to see our Star
take the lead.
u
Evening star., 1947-09-26

reading the &C
count of Man.
uel Rodriguez's
d e a t h, m y
mental COM
ment was that
he got a dose
of his ow n
m e d | C / n e,
which served
him right. We
rooI 0f horoio
Evening star., 1947-09-26

barians OF the boulevards to concentrate atten-
tion upon the life Of the purlieus. A recent
example is provided by the scholarly critic,
Edmund Wilson, in his memoirs of "A Roman
Summer which appear in the current num-
Der Of Horizon. The forlorn grandeur of the
Eternal City Is only a minor lament in his
moving description Of the ubiquitous black
market and brothes which animate It's ghastly
decay.
Similarly, albeit on a more wholesome scale,
London Is not less interesting for It's Hyde
Park, nor New York for it's Union Square, nor
Chicago for its Newberry, or Bughouse Square.
But tomblike obscurity envelops Washing
tons recent achievement of parallel stature
with the hectic Towering of free speech in
Franklin Park Our refrigerated mausoleums
OF art, our frightfully austere auditoriums al
ways command good press; press almost
unctuous in It's difference to these monuments
SO caviare to the general. But who knows, or
cares about such a poor relation as Franklin
Park? The zestful meeting of minds that goes
on there, from midday until way past midnight
on Sunday, Is refreshing relief from the boiled
shirt oracles who dispense culture with cap
ital c under more exclusive auspices
The transient visitor will be entertained, If
not instructed, by the parks advocates of faith,
hope and rhetoric. He will hear, In accents
redolent of John Bunyan, of the coming of the
Kingdom of God on earth, and that life here is
but the tedious delay of an expected felicity
From others, the sheltered and complacent will
learn that there are problems not yet solved by
democratic societies; or that our own social
structure Is. strange to say, still less than
perfect
Like some journalists, Franklin Parks cham
pions OF religion, science and heathensm oc-
casionally disdain to curb their imaginations
Tor the sake of mere accuracy. Others discourse
with learning and judgment nostalgia of
those calm heights where the intellect sits en-
throned. Unwary philosophers, boasting ex-
pensive academic pedigrees, have been known
to pause for brief encounter only to retreat
in confusion and dismay. William Green,
president of the A. F. of L., who lives nearby,
Is not rare spectator. Some of us wonder If
he isn't sampling the latest theological novel;
ties among the proletariat, conformist and
dissident?
Nor is the level of oratory in our park always
lush or vulgar. Frequently it is inspired with a
cadence worthy Of less ephemeral recording.
Last Sunday we were delighted by the soulhurst
of one who declaimed: I'm this war-wounded
and tormented world, world in which even the
nightingale must sing with throb of pain, we
all OF us at times feel desolate and dreadfully
alone. From the agony Of such circumstances
=" Alas, the discussions are not always so
mellif1uous, mounting at times to an apoplectic
pitch. Wasn't it the wise Plato who, rejecting
on his own open air discourses, observed that
political arguments are sure way to shorten
life?
For better or for worse Mr.. Editor our age is
committed to the social climate Of the masses.
So give a plug for the boys and girls of
Franklin
JrIJIIS DAVIDSON
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Test for Christian Nations

est Tor Ahf1Stldn Nations
To the Editor of The Star:
The hopes and prayers of war-exhausted
mankind are focused on the General Assembly
of the United Nations. Here the healing teach
ings Of Jesus confront cynical atheists OF
communism men who openly mock God and
persecute truth and human freedom and
Christianity's derisive aggressors. Terror,
treachery, slavery are their ruthless weapons
Opposing these berserk outlaws is trusted
soldier and statesman who champions the
Christian community of nations sincere as
pirations for peace. He braves their calculated
bullying and rowdyism without the police pow
ers lawless gangsters most fear. We alone truly
have disarmed and renounced military might
as the final srbiter of right.
Yet it is within our power to arm Secretary
Marshall with a weapon that will defeat the
devilish purpose of these evil men who mock
God. That weapon is food for the starving
and dependable ways and means to produce
and distribute it more abundantly
Twenty centuries after the sacrif1cial death
of Jesus hate-torn world sees the practical
wisdom of His formula for peace 1t is feed
the hungry We realize this when We recall
Gods indictment against men and nations in
the last judgment. The damned are those who
fail to feed the hungry, clothe the naked or
to minister to those sick or in prison. Sharing
our food with the hungry is the first moral
law of practical Christianity. 1t is the only
realistic method whereby we can beat swords
into ploughshares.
The victorious sword repeatedly has failed
us. Either we feed the hungry or the cynical
atheists of communism will declare we are
Christian nation in name only. Let our COL
lective ingenuity contrive to feed the hungry
so that we will be on Gods right side on that
solemn day of final judgment
THOMAS E. MATTINGLY, MD.
Evening star., 1947-09-26

preference, We
suspect, is gov
erneu by a
squeamish re-
gard for con-
vention. For
tunately, OBJ
servers Of dis
tinction h a v e
not seldom ig-
nored the WELL
rlracenl 1.n.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Wants Sterner Resistance to Reds

To Editor u The Star:
ask you, in the name Of all that is rational,
since we must now screen out the Communists
from our Federal service. by what logic do we
continue to permit them to execute here orders
originating in Moscow. engage in subversive
propaganda under our very noses, run schools,
print and distribute literature, operate movies
and engage in radio broadcasting, all with
the basic intent of disrupting our constitu-
tional way Of life? Are We so naive, SO lacking
in comprehension Of the jeopardy In which
Evening star., 1947-09-26
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

y; is tnere any record of the first baptism
performed by the English in this countrvp--
D. c.
"A. According to American Guide Series Book
ior North Carolina the first baptism performed
oy English speaking people in the New World
took place on Roanoke Island on August IA
1887. The convert was the Indian Manteo and
his baptism was followed week later by that
of the infant Virginia Dare.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Deplores Brutal Sports
iitor Of The Star.

To the Editor Of The Star:
want to express my entire agreement with
every word of Miriam S. Lampton's letter in
your issue of September II, under the heading
Her Sympathies Are With the Bull" In
Evening star., 1947-09-26

The urban population Is aghast to learn
that unfavorable weather leads to scar
city of groceries. Always, the true city
denizen has felt that food is found, not
raised.
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Franklin Park Forum

TO the Editor OF 1he SUI!
The social ingredients that flavor metrop-
oils range from the fashionable to the squalid.
If the former is more publiczed it is not always
because it is more significant or colorful. The
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Questions and Answers

:, reader can get the answer to any ouestio,
.,rso isGt ny writing The Evening Star informstion
5iaas 55iHreau, 5L5 J. street NE. Washington q b. e
elease lnclose cents for return postage ~
Evening star., 1947-09-26
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
1Driter, although it is permissible for
1oriter knolDn to The Star to use q
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1947-09-26

Q. Does the sugar beet differ from the ordi-
nary beet used as vegetable?-B. P. o.
A. Sugar beets resemble giant, silvery white
parsnlps, quite unlike the dark red beets used
as table vegetable
Evening star., 1947-09-26

Q, Were most Of the colonial homes painted
White?-L L.
A. House paint was an innovation of the 18th
century. White was probably not much used In
this country before 180O The outer walls when
painted at all, were red, yellow or gray. An 18th
century house colorfu and cheerful.
Evening star., 1947-09-26

@. Who is the youngest man ever to be ap-
pointed Chief of Staff?-G. R. A.
A. Gen Douglas Macarthur. He was ap-
pointed Chief of Staff in 1880 at the age of So
Evening star., 1947-09-26

l.. s.
Evening star., 1947-09-26

Q. Can telephone conversation be carried
over electric power wires?4-C. T. r
A. Seven experimental power-line carrier
systems for telephone communication have
been installed in various sections of the coun-
try. Operation of these will be studied for some
time before large-scale installations are made
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-31
JOHN w. WARD, SR.

~
ROWLAND, March 30-John W.
Ward, ST., IS, prominent merchant
farmer and business man, died
a .umberton hospital Saturday
night following a heart attack early
Friday morning.
Surviving children are: four
sons, John W. Ward, Jr., J. Burns
Ward, J. c. Ward, and j. Gaddy
Ward, of Rowland; four daughters,
Mrs. B. A. Edens and Mrs. Carl
c. Edens of Rowland, Miss Daisy
Ward of Florence, Mrs. W. T.
Bullock of Gallivants Ferry; one
son, Ernest B. Ward of Rowland,
died a year ago and one daughter,
Mrs. RENDER Of Dillon, S. c., died
last December.
He is also survived by "a grand.
children and five great grandchil.
dren.
Ten years ago he married Mrs.
Bessie McPhan Braswell Of
Fayetteville, who also survives.
He was a native of Robson county
and has served is years on the
Robson Board of Commissioners
of which he was chairman for a
term.
He was identified with many
activities in this community and
was a leading merchant and plant
er for many years.
Funeral services will be helc
at the home Monday afternoon a
3 o'clock. Interment will be il
Ward cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-31
u. S. STILL TOUGH
AGAINST FRANCO
State Department Officials
Say No Attitude Change
In Sight

WASHINGTON, March 30-{P-
State Department officials empha'
sized anew today that there is
no chance in sight in this govern
ment's attitude Of opposition to the
Franco regime in Spain.
Advised by London reports that
Spanish political circles" are
specializing on the possibility of a
resumption of full diplomatic re-
lations with Madrid, these -tficials
pointed to a statement issued
by the dep rtment last Wednesday
which said:
There has been no change in
this attitude Coward SPAIN nor
is any contemplated"
The statement was issued in
connection with the assignment
of Paul T. Culbertson, veteran Of
the Western European section of
the State oartment, to replace
Philip Bonsal as first secretary and
charge 'affaires at Madrid. 1t
called Re shift purely routine
and said it had no political sig
%nificance whatsoever"
This country has peen without an
Ambassador in Madrid since Nor
man Armour left there Dec. l,
1945, and in 1916 vas an active
sponsor of the move for withdraw
al of all ambassadors represent
ing U. N. nations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-31
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-31
JAMES NEWTON RUSS

Funeral services for James New
ton Russ, u, Myrtle Grove Sound
will be held from Yopp's Funera-
Home at II o'clock Monday morn
ing. The Rev. Herman Duke, as
sisted by the Rev. Gec-9e Saund-
ers, will off late. 1nterment will
be in Bonehen cemetery.
He is survived by two sons,
John and Thomas both OF Will
mington; three daughters, Mrs.
Fred Willetts, Mrs. Joe Williams,
and Mrs. Clifton Greer, all of Will
mington.
A brother, Malachi Russ, of Will
mington and a sister Mrs. Airline
Ezzell, also Of Wilmington, AND
several grandchildren are also
among the surviving.
Active pallbearers: o. c. John
son, John Bryan, Buddie Moore.
Euge Casteen, Woodrow Byron ano
Tom Rocks.
Honorary pallbearers: Henry
Lewis, Henry Williams, Rudolph
Howell, Robert Myers, Jim Craig
and Jake Horne.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-31
Reaping Euil Days


YORK, England, March 30 Up
- The Archbishop of York, DR.. c.
F. Garbett, told Britain today she
was reaping the results Of the
'.evil days" of the industrial revo-
luton.
Excessive profits in the way Of
dividends and wages must 60,
artificial restriction of supplies and
of labor output must come to an
end" the Archbishop said in an
Easter message in the April issue
of the York Diocesan leaflet.
To-day we must realize that
we. must give our best for the
sake of the community, that it is
a crime against it to withhold from
it the utmost we can give"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-31
POLICEMEN FACE
MORALS CHARGES
Thirteen Providence OF.
ficers Suspended Fol-
lowing Inquiry

PROVIDENCE, R. T., March 30.
-UH-Thirteen Providence police
men were suspended today by
Chief James E.. Murray following
an investigation into charges that
they took girls riding in cruiser
cars and kept dates with them in
a barn at Roger Williams park.
Murray announced the suspen-
sions after a 12-hour session with
the patrolmen at police headquar-
tters. All 10 Immediately were
stripped of their police equipment
and their pay was stopped.
Many of the policemen involved
in the morals charges we're mar
ried men with children. At least
two women and perhaps more were
said to be involved in the scandal.
Refusing to discuss the charges
at length, Murray said only that
the men were suspended "for suf-
ficient cause" He emphasized that
although some of the policemen
did not actually take part in the
alleged immortality, they were
guilty of neglect Of duty for fail
ing to report what they saw.
To Present Case
The police chief, who got out
of a sick bed to preside at the
hearing, said he would present
his findings tomorrow to the Blu
|reau of Police and Fire. That body
has authority to reinstate any pa
trolmen acquitted CT the charges.
The investigation was. touched
off by police inquiry into charges
that two policemen were sitting
lin the Roger Williams Park barn
when they should have been on
cruiser duty.
The alleged immortality reported
ly had been going on for several
months. ..
Those suspended were members
of the traffic division and of pre-
cinct 4 in the Elmwood section of
the city where the park is situated
Two Fired Before
This latest scandal in the Provi-
dence police department broke
only two weeks after two patrol
men were stripped of their badges
and charges with conspiring, with
gunner to plan robberies through
out the city. Those two police
men are awaiting court action.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-31
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-31
INMATES
REFUSE TO WORK
Auburn Prisoners Protest
Veto OF Three Bills By
Governor Dewey

AUBURN, N. Y. March 80 -W.H
- New York States oldest penal
institution, Auburn prison, today
was beset with troubles of a sit
down strike among numerous pris
oners protesting Governor Dewey's
veto of three parole bills.
Warden John F. Foster report
ed the cause of the disturbance
was discovered during individual
hearings for the convicts held by
the new principal keeper, John
Harding. The. convicts. began to
protest Thursday Governor
Dewey's veto of three measures
termed beneficial to prisoners.
Two of the proposed laws would
have adjusted so-called dis
PARTIES in sentences given second
and third offenders. The third gave
power to the parole board to de.
eide the time a person convicted
Of a felony, while on parole.
should serve of his first sentence.
Others Join
Twenty seven prisoners have
been questioned during the hear
ings and placed in segregation
cells. However the strike was re-
ported as spreading and other
prisoners simply Joined the pro-
test by staying in their cells Al
though Warden Foster refused to
reveal just how many were strik-
ing, unofficial estimates ranged
from 100 to $50.
Auburn takes care of 1850 con.
%victs, transferred from other state
institutions.
Foster explained that at frs!
such a small percentage OF pris.
one~s took part in the protest
that I'VE hadn't really paid much
attention to it," Later more pris-
oners began to refuse to go to
prison work shops.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-31
BEHRENDS SEEN
AS MEMBER OF TEAM
AT NATIONAL EVENT

A Wilmington senior at Walks
Forest College probably will be
one of the top men On the schools
debating team when it journeys to
West Point to compete with 81
other leading institutions in the
National intercollegiate debate
tournament, May 2, 3 and 4, it
was announced yesterday.
According to the announcement,
Sam Behrends Of Wilmington, and
Henry HUFF, a Washington, D. c.,
law student, probably will be the
schools choice to go to West Point.
The 80 institutions competing in
the tourney were selected from an
original list Of 500 colleges and
universities.