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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

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seenth as She ce~Iebr5 -t,9 ! be-
day with a bridge o. as
IA, among the guests l a,s,.!l
been chosen to make 5zl,' w, .t' |
TO society soon. I. rls' 4
Douglas pou McKoy, Nsrsgs...$'
Rae Mary Hill, and s Ta1
Playing bridge ana N5-. \
when who leaves for for a., a.'sI
wnere somebody else ' r.,
1 were Nanny Nan Moore DeL sas ! !
icy, and Frances pests,
three finished high s y,.'95
year Nanny gradust ,,3~
three years at oi Id5Sigs's d
more, DeLean finished !. !, ), ;
Han, and Frances gradp -, n
St: Catharine's in ~Pib5na,s'
Nanny plans to enter ST ;GaS 4
Junior college in Raleis b. n y
Will head for Randolph N.Y. "
September, and Franc. va" 'S
ter Hollins. Wy
Other guests were E,s
Rhett' Helen Codingto n''
symmes (who was s1 S,o,
weekend at home from s.,
in Durham, Lily Groove We.
Katharine Russell.
Guests that were ipvi,..
were unable to attend w
Bootie Harriss, Muggjs T." !
Cynthia johnson, Kathayi,,'
riss and her friends from r.,
vile, Nan Tolar and Mari. :
walked into Lanes d,N,
Monday afternoon and !,
around me, I recognized A.
lar face. After greetj,s
Moore, 1 discovered that i,
returned home for KEEN
many months in the nsyy
Billy told me that Will. 4
in Japan, he happened to N,
with Jack Baldwin, and 70,
the other boys who are ON
Osaka. Billy Lee is now IN
hama.
After the remaining day,
gust close out the yacstjm
for those returning to sch
NHHS, Billy plans to be 4
the characters heading D.
steps to finish his schoula
1t sho' is good 10 SCI
home again, and here's .
that the days will really
by when the others that an
service will be home
As I close I think of The
ending Of the last pillar, and
ogies are in order for the
ping off-looks as if part il
excluded. But we're all he
day, we hope, so until S
I'll be seeing you around
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Georgia Barton
Glass To Meet

The Georgia Barton class OF
Temple Baptist church will meet
with Mrs. Thelma Mathews,
Wrightsvile Beach, Thursday aft
ernoon at 8 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

after spending a week With Mrs.
Singletary's parents, NJ. and Mrs.
Jerry A. Jones.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

Friends of Mrs. w. G. Craig will
regret to know that she is con-
fined to the James Walker Memo
rial hospital with a fractured hip.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

Sixty per cent of the lis, 000, 900
miles Of telephone wire in the
United States y n underground
'cable.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

An electrical attachment for
typewriters that counts the words
az they are typed has been pat
en4ed-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
P Is

Mrs. M: L. Kerr, of Louisville.
Miss, Miss Dwight Kerr and Mr..
and Mrs. M. l.. Kerr, Jr., are
the guests of Mrs. Kerr's daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
J. e. Pretlow, Jr., at their home
On North 18th street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

Friends of Mrs. Larry Schneider
will be sorry to learn Of the death
of her father on August 10. Fu-
neral services will be held todav
at 1870 pm, from Trexler Fu-
neral home, Allentown, Pa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

Mrs. Bert L. s~ingletary and
Bobbie, have returned
to their home in Tampa, Fla.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

Miss Nancy White is visiting
relatives In Washington, D. C.
She expects to be away for about
a week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

Dial a-es11 For Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-30
"A Faithful Stewart Retires

John Doscher, after forty-nine years
of faithful service at Wilmington's post
office, tomorrow will close his desk
for the last time and retire to private
life. Entering the postal service in
1898, MI. Doscher has served under ten
p~ostmasters, and following successive
promotions leaves as assistant post
master.
Courteous, kindly. and an efficient
worker, Mr.. Doscher we'll deserves the
tribute of Postmaster Wilbur R. Dos
her, who says: 81 don't know of any
man in public life who has rendered
more capable service to the public
This too is the opinion of Whining
tonians in general who have had oc-
casion to contact him throughout his
nearly half a century "on the job"
It is the wish of us all that retire
ment may bring Mr.. Doscher better
health than he has recently enjoyed
and that his remaining years may be
as happy, or happier, than those spent
at work. Although we regret he felt it
necessary to resign, we hope that he
will find the rest he so richly deserves
and needs, and that none of the old
associations which have been as pleas
ant for his friends as to him will be.
come less precious.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-30
Star Program

State ports with Wilmington favored
In proportion with its resources. to in
elude public terminals, tobacco storage
warehouses, ship repair facilities, near
by sites for heavy industry and 3ofoot
Cape Fear river channel.
City auditorium large enough to meet
needs for years to come.
Development Of Southeastern North
Carolina agricultural and industrial re-
sources through better markets and food
processing, pulp wood production and
factories.
Emphasis on the regions recreation
advantages and improvement of resor:
accommodations.
Improvement Of Southeastern North
Cardinals farm-to-market and primary
roads, with a paved highway from Top
sail inlet to Bald Head island.
Continued effort through the City's In
dustrial Agency to attract more in
dustries.
Proper utilization OF Bluethenthal air
port for expanding air service.
De. elopment of Southeastern North
Cardinals health facilities, especially in
counties lacking hospitals, and includ-
ing a Negro Health center
Encouragement of the growth Of COM
mercial fishing.
Consolidation Of City and County
governments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-30
An Unhealthy Condition

The Associated Press has reported
that for the week ending April 10 de-
partment store sales dropped an aver
age of 6 per cent under the same period
last year. 1t is interesting to note
variations in the percentage of declines
in the Federal Reserve districts.
The Philadelphia Reserve district
alone reported a gain, amounting to 5
per cent. Declines in the other districts
were: Boston II, New York 3, Cleve-
land 8, Richmond Is, Atlanta 9, Chi
eago 6, St. Louis 1, Kansas City 9,
Dallas II, and San Francisco 10.
While these figures show there is nc
uniformity in the movement they never
theless prove that a buyers strike is ir
progress. For what happens in depart
ment store trade is typical of the ma
TONS trade in general. High prices arr
driving buyers out Of practically al
markets.
In spite of this, increases in pay TO
workers continue, with the inevltabl
result that prices will go still higher
An example of this is found IN n ar
nouncement that the advance OF L
cents for General Motors employees WI
be accompanied by 2 7 per cent lncreas
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-30

put any salt in the meat for sup
per, and that made Morgians
suspicious.
so your new friend will not eat
salt with you'll she said. Il mus
have a look at him"
She did so and, in spite of the
new disguise she saw that he was
the captain of the thieves. More,
over, she saw a dagger hidden II
his dress. So she said to Ali Bahia:
Tell your friend that one O.
your slave girls will dance before
him after supper"
When the supper was over. she
entered the 0 and began this
dagger dance. She whirled rounc
and round, holding a dagger IL
her hand, and then rushed at All
Bahia and pretended to stab him
Then she danctd up to the cap.
tain but, instead of pretending te
stab him, she drove the dagger
into his heart.
AL Bahia, to reward her for saw.
ing his life, not only freed he1
but also betrothed her to his cid.
est son.
Copyright, 1916 By the Gro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-30
A Strong Man Speaks

While Secretary of State George C..
Marshall made it plain in his broadcast
that if peace is to be re-establlshed in
Europe with fairness to all nations and
peoples, it is obvious that he has no
decisions concerning Russia.
Thus, when he quoted his conversa-
ton with Generalissimo Joseph Stain
IN Moscow, during which the Russian
Chief of State declared what was then
transpiring at the Big Four conference
was no more than the first skirmishes
of reconnaissance parties, and that "af-
ter people had exhausted themselves in
disputes" they recognized the necessity
OF compromise, Secretary Marshall, on
his own part added. "that the patient
IS sinking while the doctors deliber-
ate"
And he forthwith declared that &C
ton cannot await compromise through
exhaustion. Whatever action is possible
to meet new problems which are arising
daily "must be taken without delay
tie conceded that the Moscow confer.
ence may have accomplished some gooc
results, but made it very clear that he
understands Russians strategy of delay
and exhaustion, and properly put the
blame for the conference failure square
ly upon the Kremlin.
Americans who heard Mr.. Marshal
or nave read the text of his radiocas
Will be well pleased with his conduc'
and his stern determination to protec
: the security and the welfare of com
munlst-enveloped or communist-covet
ed nations and peoples.
The proposal to create a strong cen
l Iral government in the once-powerfu
elfelcn, ne explained, is against the hes
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-30
The Book OF knowledge

found there was a thief il each.
At last she came to the jar which
was filled with oil. She heated the
oil in a great kettle, then crept
up to the jars and poured in the
hot liquid, scalding all the thieves
to death.
At the dead of night, the captain
tried to arouse the thieves; but
he saw that his men we're all
dead, and he rushed out of the
house. In the morning Morgiana
told Ali Baba the whole story. and
Ali Baba buried the thieves sec
reilly.
But remember" said Morgi.
ana, there is n thief still al
large; and you must be on your
guard"
Morgiana was right. The cap
train sooa returned to the town
IN a new disguise, set up as q
shopkeeper, and made friends
with Ali Bahia to get an oppor.
tunity of killing him.
One day Ali Baba invited him
to supper. Now, there is a strange
law of honor which Mohammedans
strictly observe. Even the very
worst man will not kill anybody
with whom he has eaten salt. So
the captain of the thieves said to
Ali Bahia:
Il should be pleased to sup with
you. but l have a curious taste.
l cant bear the least bit of salt
i'll any dish"
Ali Bahia told Morgiana- Not to
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-30
Religion

BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS
LET'S GET

There is room, even in these
days of many conferences, for an.
ether series of emergency meet
ings. The Service Clubs Rotary,
kiWanis, Lions, etc.-are as rep
resentative a cross section Of our
rational life as may be found any
where. They are without claSSlSm
and have high ideals Of patriotic
and social service. Their weekly
luncheons keep them alert TO the
times.
These clubs offer a good med
UNI for confronting the crisis
which is our times. Their avoEeo
aims lay an obligation upon them
Is it not a practical and oppo''
tune suggestion that, during the
present emergency, the SerYlcs
cubs meet together once a n4onr
TO face, frankly and solemnly, ne
question. What ails our Nora
and what can we do about IT.
While the best brains obtalnaole
should spark-plug h e discussion
yet the real weight OF oplnloH
should come from the MEMBER
themselves. All of them are thn&
ing. more or less Thoroughly
about the gravity Of our times !.
Some see possible ways cut Al
are ready to consider the c.ls'
in which is involved the poSsloA'
extinction of civilization.
If flood or fire or eplotmlc y.
disease or foreign armies "sl5
threatening our communities an'
nation, there would be QUICK az
ton by the service CLUBS. 1oqa'
a graver peril faces the "o.,s.
Shall not the brave, the InIsI.
gent, the patriotic, the Cafls1al
get together for a fresh pna.r
standing of the times, nat u5,
may know what tine people snoD'
do?
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-30

that Ali Baba knows their secret,
he lays a plot to kill him and
everyone in his household.l
The captain of the thieves OBJ
tanned a number of the huge leath-
er jars in which the P%ersians OF
that time kept their oil. He had
a thief get into each jar. How
ever he filled one with oil in case
he should be called upon TO show
what the jars contained. Then he
put them all on some mules and
travelled at night into the town.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-30
The Doctor Says
TREATMENT HFI I p'

BY WILLIAM A. O'Bp1r
matte fever is to yeTar @'Ias Gas,
heart disease. As fbar c' a%lsaQ.S,
clflc remedy for rse0ms Is no 81
everything must be ' doa tege,
the infection. oVercon.
AS soon as a diagno.
the patient should be- S ~. Is MAJ.
George c. Griffith. Nix u' 10 W.
ISOLATION states that hue 5es0lesI i,
imperative and must b sso Fest /,
until until all signs Of rheumag'Gioo 'Iop's
nave disappeared. ReS s''c fega
keeping quiet in bed ia lneas,
roundlngs' with plenty " 9q'es Ss.
tunity for sleep, and VI 0ppe,
version; AS the patient sofae d,
ne is allowed to move sro l,ipfoga
OF the time. 810uAQ par
|. Good food and PLENTY
important. Unless the :" It i
been seriously i'll and ID h psa len ha
able to eat FOR some time 4 vi Dsa
supplements are not Tso Mlsna
AScor : acid (vitamin 5cy q, a.
trieG in rheumatic fevor ''e oesl
an effect on the course W. Without
sallcylate eases pain and -. dsll
fever in rheumatic infer+;o.F Sss1
early stages. 0a IN h.
Sulfa drugs are not Of -.
rheumatic infection. Ne Tslue n
penicillin. Although suIt ;'0'sE Ii
and penicillin have been r., o5aa
preventive measures. thA; ~'eO 1t
is still uncertain. 'sls
Most parents OF children
rheumatic fever have hesr5 VIII
a warm dry climate is beaee,a ny
but rheumatic fever is ins 4'a-
common in subtropical zons sS', a
temperate zones, although f. 's l.
verify of the disease seem, 1s n
less, Exposure to sunlight WV, a." V
carefully regulated. 4S'V VI
During recovery a reco,5f4..
ing program should be stsrtas 'l'
soon as the patient is abIe ~ ''
operate. Activity is continued ~, :"
gradually stepped up 50 t-.,
muscle tone is maintained nn'.
important problem in patients r rs'
have recovered from rhepm, 4,
fever is to avoid throat intert;o.,
and to live within their Imita.i.,'
if they have sustained permans,.
heart damage.
QUESTION: For years Inv,
worried because l do not beIsv.
the bones in my feet are s.o,,
enough to carry me. l im3gn,
that something is lacking in M
system.
ANSWER: Il you are overwsa
your foot trouble can be CORES.
ed by weight reduction. Do ps
worry about calcium lack in ypr
system as it probably is not :,
cause of your trouble. Have YOU
feet examined by q physician.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-30

morals and religion in his life.
About so have been baptized.
Church-going isn't compulsory,
but those who don't go get a one
hour lecture. Only one took the
lecture-once.
Chaplains and medical officers
then combine to teach the facts Of
life and %venereal disease. Cont
nence is stressed, rather than pro-
phylaxis. So far, there has been
only one V. D. case Chaplains
also come into the picture for a
series of Is weekly lectures on
good citizenship.
Say the chaplains: "An this is
the kind of work which we were
ordained to do and which we have
never done right"
Only about half the Umtees have
gone in for education courses on
the side. But they're there for
those who want them through
Armed Services Institute cores
pondence courses or vocational
training in auto mechanics, radio,
and communications work.
~Illiterates 7 put in a separate
platoon of "Pioneers" to be train
ed as engineer troops and taught
to read and write.
Discipline is run by a demeri1
system, patterned after West
Point. For violations of orders
there are courts of one officer and
| seven trainees. Other trainees act
as prosecutor and defense counsel.
Maximum sentence is seven days
hard labor. So far there has been
only one general courts martial.
for a $50 theft.
There is a great tendency on
the part of visitors to over-eppha-
size the friIs of the unit, neglect
ing it's principal function which is
to give basic training for the arm
ed services. About 700, 600 U. S.
boys reach their 18th birthday
every year. At first it was thought
they would need a years training.
Now it is thought six months will
do the job. At the end of that
time they'll be good material for
national guard units or for further
| specialized training.
The cost of such a program is
now estimated at one billion dol
ars a year. The question for Con-
gress to decide is if it's necessary
for national defense and a good
investment in character building
for the young men themselves.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-30

loDlCllo anu u III ~ ~ b> oNohS
of Chinese democracy.-Dr. L. Darlington
ETY..
In years past we Americans could live
securely behind our own defenses, but now no
earthly distance is adequate against the latest
weapons of science.-Charles A. Lindbergh.
The most stupid tactic in labor relations is
a show of force, whether on the part of
management or of labor. D. Zellerbach,
u. S. employer delegate I. L.. O.
Wars begin in the minds of men and it is
in the minds Of mel that defenses of peace
must be constructed. Milton S. Eisenhower,
permanent chairman U. S. National Commits
sion for UNESCO.
1t is important that we dispel the pail of
old-maidism which hangs over teaching
Prof. Isabel Stephens of Wellesley College.
It is up to American business to reduce high
prices and thus make the free enterprise sys-
tenn work.-President Truman.
Universal military training is peace insur-
ance.-Gen. Jacob Devers, Army Ground
Forces commanding general.
The nation makes a sound investment when
1t invests in a strong and effective Cancellation
enthusiastically of Labor Schwellenbach
If we falter in our leadership. we NAV en-
danger The peace of the World-and we shall
surely endanger the welfare of our own ma
tlon.-President Truman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-30
ut Could Happen Here"

Immediately following the Texas
City holocaust, the Wilmington News
published an editorial in which it
was pointed out that st could
happen here" Mr.. Hugh MacRae,
whose constructive citizenship has ac-
counted for many of Wilmington's de-
velopments, took up the cry, so to
speak. in an effort to determine if the
News position, which conceded with
Ibis own and that of many others, was
correct.
A letter to Mr.. Raymond Stevens of
Arthur D. Little, Inc, brought a copy
of the National Fire Protection AS
sociation's May News Letter in which
the Texas City disaster is discussed
from many angles. One of the Assoc
%iation's conclusions confirm the view
that it could indeed happen here.
:"The disaster which struck Texas
City" says the News Letter, might
have happened along the waterfront
industrial area of almost any of our
coastal cities. The explosive forces re-
leased, and the destructiveness of such
a blast in an area where hundred of
persons work and live and where high
valued property is Immediately ex-
posed is not peculiar to the Galveston
bay area"
So strong is the belief that the trag-
ic loss of life and property destruction
is not peculiar to the Galveston bay
area" the Letter continues, that "the
city of Los Angeles -. sent three fire
department chiefs and it's port warden
to inspect the scene;" and adds that
other cities and other port authorities
should make similar studies.
Wilmington has need to make SIM
liar studies, whether on the ground or
through the Associations News Letter,
which offers recommendations for
avoiding such a catastrophe. For Will
mington is a great petroleum center
and a fertilizer center, visited by
freighters laden with highly explosive
chemicals used in the manufacture of
fertilizer, and gasoline confined in
great tanks is, perhaps, as explosive
as the chemicals at the Monsanto plant
in Texas City.
Yet, in spite of this, Wilmington is
without a fire boat of first rate eff
ficiency and has failed to complete pro-
visions for handling a major waterfront
disaster.
Among its findings, the Association
notes that at Texas City "the lack of a
disaster plan was painfully apparent"
This is not the case here. The Red Cross
chapter is at work on a disaster pro-
gram and proposes to conduct a dis
aster institute in July.
Thus far a kind providence has
spared Wilmington. This Red Cross eff
fort represents an earnest effort to
reciprocate. It must be coordinated
with programs a scarefully drafted by
the police and fire departments. Too
much time Or planning cannot be de-
voted to preventing repetition of Texas
horrific experiences.
While it could happen here we must
be sure that so far as human precau-
tons go, it does not.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-30
Ought To See
'Umptees'
BY T EDISON

FORT KNOX, Ky. - The best
days work any Congressional
Armed Services subcommittee
could do for itself right now would
be to take a iunket to Fort Knox
and see the Army Ground Forces
"Umtee," or Universal Military
Training Experimental Unit, in
operation. Here 664 teen-age re-
cruits from A states have now
completed the first two months of
a six months course to find out
how universal military service can
be adapted to U. S. ideas of de-
mocracy.
President Humans ten-man
commission TO study universal
service, headed by President Karl
T. Compton of Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology, is coming
down for a one-day look. That's
not long enough. This commission
of prominent educators, church
men, and civic leaders is due to
make re C concentrations next
month on how this thing should
be run. 1t has held a few hear
ings in Washington.
But that's operating in a vacu-
UNI. The only way to find out how
universal military training is 60
ing to work is to come down and
see it working.
Other interested parties have
been here, all right-in droves.
Parents, teachers, club women,
church groups, four and five-star
generals from China, Brazil, and
such places. Secretary of War
Robert P. Patterson himself has
just made an inspection and come
away more than satisfied with
what he saw. He wants a UNIT
law passed by this Congress be-
fore it goes home.
This is without doubt the big
gest experiment in mass, compul-
sorry education ever attempted.
Says unit commanding officer
Brig. Gen. John nj. Devine, 81
year-old former commander of the
Eighth Armored Division, a West
Pointer, and a former instructor
at the Academy and Yale Univer-
sity: "Ill match the behavior of
these youngsters against that of
any group of college freshmen in
the country"
General Devine claims the UNI
tees use less profanity. Their Off
cers aid non-coms are forbidden
to use it. There is less intoxica-
ton. No beer is sold at the post
exchange. Louisville bartenders
are cooperating by refusing to
serve Umtees on pass. The good
conduct patrol in Louisville has
been abaldoned as unnecessary.
The men are in better physical
condition. They get regular meals
and all they want to eat. They
get only 40 hours drill a week,
with Wednesday and Saturday aft
ern rons off. Sports and recreation
are made a part Of on-and off
uuly ploS1 dI1Io, JuoI W hCSp tilc
boys minds off diversions that
usually get them into trouble.
They are even taught basic Ell
quette, like how properly to ask a
girl for a dance and how to cut
in in approved West Point style.
They are not taught bayonet or
dirty" fighting as in wartime.
But boxing is compulsory.
"There has been a general be-
lief that the Army can only make
buns out of boys says General
Devine. This has been the great
est source Of opposition to univer-
sal military training. We think we
have shown this is no longer a
valid objection"
To achieve these results, Gener-
| al Devine had to throw away most
of the old book of rules on Army
training and discipline and start
from scratch.
To begin. the chaplains hold a
personal interview with each
trainee, to talk over the place Of