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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-28
GRACE MOORE

When the Royal Dutch airliner crashed
just after its Copenhagen takeoff and,
bursting into flame, became the pYre Of
twenty-five persons. the golden notes Of
Grace Moore were stilled forever.
The American singer who had been
heard literally by millions, and who had
been touring Europe in recital and enter
tanning The occupation forces since mid
summer, went TO her death along with
the Swedish Prince, Gustav Adolf. The
plane was bound for Stockholm where
Miss Moore was 10 have met her next en-
qagement following such an ovation in
Copenhagen as is accorded few artists.
Miss Moore made her Metropolitan de-
but in 1928 with exceptional success in
La Boheme and appeared regularly at the
Metropolitan since, but her greatest pop
ular fame, because Of the limitations Of
travel and other obvious reasons, was
established en- tour and in the moving pic
lures, the greatest Of which was "0ne
Night Of Love-" one Of the few artistic
triumphs 10 be credited TO Hollywood.
From the time she graduated from q
Tennessee church choir 10 the night be-
fore her death, when an audience Of four
thousand persons applauded her vocifer-
ously, any program containing her name.
whether as soloist with a symphony in a
hall or over the air, in a moving picture
in recital or the leading role Of an op'
cratic performance, never failed TO en-
gaze widespread attention.
Truly the world has been robbed OF
great artist by one Of the many aircraf
crashes that have been occupying Z
pror place in the news OF late-ar
acci9en, ~tvieus1v due to g blunder which
L--7u-o .ha r-re yrs d -stroved. mo,
never be satisfactorily explained.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-28

Other paintings have been found
in caves. though none SO old as
these. Scholars think that the pic
lures were not made simply to
please the eye. Instead they
probably served a religious or
magical purpose. Most likely they
were done to, insure a plenti-
full supply OF game, for these long
ago ancestors lived by hunting. A
man possibly believed that by
painting a picture of the animal
he wanted to kill and then hurl-
ing spears and arrows at it, he
would make stronger h e magic
that would enable him to STAY the
beast on the next days hunting
expedition.
The paintings in the caves of
Montignac are thought to be as
much as $1,000 years old; they
are supposed to have been made
in what is known as the Aurign-
acean Period Of the Old Stone
Age.
The early drawings r crude
and in some cases almost lmpos-
sible to understand. Many can
hardly be deciphered. In order to
find them, archaeologists have to
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-28
cApoNE

AL Capone, star racketeer, whose wealth
at one time was estimated at twenty mil
lion dollars, died broke. according TO his
attorney, Abrf Fam Teitelbaum.
Teitelbaum notes thai his Miami home
was ~mortgaged ITO the hilt," that the
Capone family bad suppored AL in recent
years, and that he still owed the govern
meni money when he died. al left no
will and no money" the lawyer declares
IF he had any money the government
would have found ii"
Capone's career Of crime offers another
to the frightening list Of examples Of the
truism that you can't do wrong and get
away with ii. Potential criminals who
believe the world owes them a living and
propose TO collect it by foul means ought
to consider Capone's end, and the lesson
il contains, rather than the period Of his
life when he defied all laws, including the
moral law, and enjoyed a surface pros
perity on the spoils Of w%rongdoing, but
died a pauper.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-28
Star Dust
Blanketless Sleeping Box

It's not impossible that sleeping
boxes will displace beds as an es
sential part OF household equip
ment. Come to think of it a bed is
A pretty cumbersome and ineffi-
cient piece of furniture. At the re-
cent British Can Make It. exhibi
ton in London, an inventor came
up with an idea that has folks buzz
ing in the isle. The inventor calls
it an aforementioned, blanketless
bed.
It's a rectangular box that will
accommodate two. Or In a pinch,
three persons. There's a bullion
thermostatic device and fan that
keeps one warm in winter and cool
in summer. No need for blankets
or sheets. just a mattress On ~nic!!
to stretch out. This adult-model in.
cubator has possibilities. Perhaps
it's the beginning of a great. new
Worldwide industry. We all thought
automobiles were fantastic in 1900.
Men of judgement predicted 10 fu-
lure for them because everyone
n. o.horses n what would become
OF me horses if people bought the
smelly, nois,. contrapt'ons. a
s'e4p'ne hox fer one seems a
peter bet than a multiple type.
O.herw-,se there'lI be too MARY
are'me over what degree to
re ~ IT I'D nsychoIo.
IS tell us tha; we should % 10
steep Ia a peaceful frame of mind
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-28
Religion

BY l. T. ELLIS

One of Americas greatest rell-
leaders has cultivated the
habit of turning every new propo-
sition around to examine the other
side. 1t makes him seem provok-
ingly contrary at times; but it has
given him one of the most teru'
lizing minds of Jul generation. He
not only thinks for himself, but
he sets others to thinking.
Fair-mindedness comes this
way. It is a sign of Christian toll
erance, and of personal hospital
ity to full truth, to consider what
is behind every proposal that is
contrary to our accepted views. A
fuadamentalist is not entitled TO
be uncharitable to a Modernist,
nor a Modernist to a Fundamen-
talist.
Foolish and radical seem some
OF the notions and practices of
youth; but oldsters should
give need to the purposes behind
mem. And intolerant youth owes
y 10 It's own intellectual integrity
70 consider what lies back of the
oeilels and habits of their elders.
Lore lead us into truth. by way
ioNe. Nj e US patient nd cha
who e = frns, -
~ e'ery cc@srovsIs, may t,e
OF Jesus rule us. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-28

Interesting as r these small
er objects of the cave-men's art,
they give place in Importance to
the wall, floor and ceiling decora-
tons of their cavern and rock
shelters. The galleries of their
caves were covered with isolated
drawings or long friezes .(contin-
uous strips.
AS their sense Of art grew,
they supplemented the engraved
line with a brushWork line. Some
where in those years they learned
to paint. Their brushes were fine.
and the result is a freedom OF
line that most artists might envy.
It is because the art Of the cave
men was in a way so "artless,'
so free from conscious construc-
ton, that it is SO great.
We find this simplicity marking
the work of famous men all
through the ages; tor a perfect
picture, like a perfect poem,
should give the impression Of hav'
ing painted or written itself.
Copyright, 1916, by the Groliel
Society Inc, based upon The Book
Of Knowledge).
Distributed by United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.).
TOMORROW-Th The Little Prin'
cess in the Tower.
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CAVE-MEN AND THEIR
PICTURES

The story of art begins, like a
iairy tale, with the words long,
long ago." In fact, the very early
beginnings OF art yer buried for
ages and until almost n hum
dred years ago nothing was
known of these treasures.
Some of these were found quite
by accident in the year 1868 by
a hunter who fell down through
some brushwood into a deep hole
that led to a long underground
cavern. However, the most an
cient of all remains known were
found as late as 1910, near Mont
ignac, in southwestern France,
when five schoolboys found the
entrance to a cave that had long
since been filled in. Once within
the cavern, the boys were amaz-
ed to find the rocky walls cover
ed with paintings of all sorts OF
creatures-oyen, bison, stays,
lions, woody rhinoceroses. birds
and even men.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-28
COAL A COMPETITIVE PRODUCT

The Saturday Evening Post recently
published an editorial which should be
read and remembered by every coal miner
in the United States. Entitled. will Coal
Price Itself Out Of the Markell" it deals
with a simple and in%controvertible eco
nomic truth which Mr.. Lewis followers
seem to have forgotten.
The Post says, Demand for any COM
modify for which substitutes exist can
never be considered fixed or taken for
granted" Coal is our primary source Of
Industrial energy-but other sources, such
as oil and natural gas, car be employed
for many Of the same PURPOSES. Coal, in
other words, is a competitive commodity
and ii must seek its markets in the face
of growing competition.
The Post cites a few thought-provok-
ing statistics. Not so many years ago. all
railroad locomotives were coal fired. Dur
ing l945, on the other hand, the Class
railways installed 534 diesel and electric
locomotives-as against only l09 powered
with steam. A similar. situation exists in
the field Of home heating. In 1910. 80 per
cent Of all FHA-financed homes used coal.
BY comparison. Of the first 6290 900 per-
mits issued for home building under the
veterans priority plan, but H per cent
specified the use Of coal-and the balance
specified other fuels.
Some Of these changes are evolutionary
in nature, and TO be expected. What thew
do, however, is TO point TO the possible
economic consequences 10 an industr,
when the cost Of producing its produc
rises disproportionatelY. To quote the Pos
once more, 1T is certainly no service tt
the miners TO make extravagant demand.
which can only result in such drastic in
creases in cost as TO price coal out Of it
market and coal miners out Of Jobs"
The primary interest Of labor. in any
field, is the preservation Of p%rotiis BILE
progressive industry e. he of %proviain'
continuous employment. Be- end esr r.
point, higher wages can only result troI
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-28
THE BOOK OF
KNOWLEDGE

dig through layers of the deposits
o. many ages, before they can
touch the original cave wall OF
ceiling where the pictures are.
Most of the work of the cave
men was a kind of rude engraving
done with the point of their one
weapon and tool, the flint knife.
Before they reached the stage OF
making pictures on their walls.
they tried their hand on all the
small articles OF their daily life
bones tusks, teeth and horns OF
the animals they slew.
AS their civilization progressed,
they learned to make daggers of
horn to supplement the stone dart.
These were set il bone handles,
which the cave-men delighted in
decorating. Dagger-handles and
some mysterious horn or bone
sticks beautifully carved are a.
mong the most wonderful of the
remains which have been dug up
out Of the debris of the cave
dwellings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-28
Literary
Guidepost
BY BOB PRICE

tTTERS FROM LEES ARMY,
compiled by Susan Leigh Black
ford. annotated by her husband
Charles Minor Bla oxford. edited
by Charles Minor Blackford III
(Sribner's; $3.50.
When Charles Minor Blackford
..ent to war with Virginia's cav
alry in 1861. he and his wife
agreed they would save all the
letters they wrote to each other.
Readers of this book will be CRATE
full that they kept that pledge.
The Blackfords were keen OBJ
servers. They wrote with sympa-
thy. with frankness. and with hui
mility. Their joint story, now ed
tied and abridged by their grand
son., Charles Minor Blackford III.
is an intensely interesting, vivid
nd intimate chronicle of a family
at war.
The fact that the war of which
they wrote is more than 80 years
in the past detracts not a whit
from the peignancy of the mar
rative. The story Of human emo
ton is much the same through
the ages: the great variance lies
in. the %eloouence OF the telling.
Mrs. Blackford originally COM
piled the fabric of this book in
1894. With her husbands assist
ance. she rounded OFT their let
tiers from her "reminiscences and
from other Blackford diaries. and
published the work privately.
There was no general circulation
because it was decided that some
parts of the book were TOO bitter.
that too many people still living
would find offense in il.
Blackford was a captain in the
wars early years. His anecdotes
of Stonewall Jackson + among
the richest lore in the book. Later
he became Judge Advocate on
Gen. Longstreet's staff and his
work in that assignment made
possible a glimpse of a side of
army lie tndt is nOnelne1eSS eS-
seatial because it usually is ig-
nored.
Blackford came from a way of
life that died with the war. Per-
haps he never perceived that truth
for he saw no strength in the
North. Instead, he deplored the
lack of "signs of social refine
ment" he found in Pennsylvania.
Yet, appreciative of all the nice
ties of living as he was. he went
without complaint through wars
rawest and most cruel trials. and
emerged as brave and humble as
at the start. The same must be
said of his wife: her letters are
courageous, devoted. patient in
their acceptance of hardship that
was completely alien.
We have met the Blackfords as
chroniclers Of wartime in the past.
One of Charles BlsclSford's broth
ers was 1t. Col. w. E. Blackford,
whose memoirs composed the
warm and moving War Years
with Jeb Stuart" which was pub
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The Doctor Soy,-
COLD SORES BEII
UNDER TREA7N|

By WILLIAM A. o,pp,
Cold sores, Or tt'II' 4
lherpes sinp ez. .re =.
special virus Haic5 rs.'A]
any part OF the ssi, my 4.
membranes. Some per,o W. u
lions. SPe'lsd v
In cold sores. ,as ..,|
outer layer OF the s5,r /
len and blisters form 2
ture and become infested !.
soreness are caused ~ "|
and rupture Of the ol '
Cod sores can deve,o,
independent Infections =.
p p a Of Diner ro' :! I
lhey are common VIII, t:'
malaria pneumonia. ~
phoid' and with me-,,5 a'
the latter. they deyelo,
same spot a. Iegyls ~.
An injection Of nv
vaccine or fever tres.r .-1'9
followed by me deyslo.'i "a
cold sores. ph'a
Although NOS Deoos IT,.
cold sores win The lips. ,,.% S
also on the eyes and o. ot,., I.
mimic shingles, by 5 ;sy. !
along the branches Of H. fr Y
in the infected area. Vie asI
The virus Of cold so,.,
cause a generated Hines, j.,
$50 W Headscle, loss d,
petite and aching psins W.
last two or three days. "
Cold sores N oe 6,,..
ooric acid after the olJsrs'' :. +,
been gently puncturej, ~, a, a.
cations of zinc oxide Dss,. T., ~
value. For itching. suiri,s - ~ 4
phor is the only sandy VI
For those whv suffsr ,4,.
peated attacks Of cold ,o,. .'
skin may be tanned vi.5 '.
violet light or tres,eo ,it, wy wy
In persistent cases. reues'. W. "
cination with ordinary ,r.r'
v2ccine may prevent t,s "a,
of cod sores or p0lo,, d. w.,
terval between attacks. v,c,.,
ton is performed in too "a,
way every tHo weess or,r
taree-,o-siE-mon.h pero3
"ardless of Wnotaer t.Iers ,
takes
QUESTION: Sh9.d , Ia.
handed child be naa, ia u,s ,
right hand?
ANSWER: No. Adults "a, /
to use the other hand j, uec.sr
but q forced change seemssraI
some children nervous ID h
cause them 10 stammer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-28
muppLEp POLICE SITUATION

Attorney General Mcmillan has ruled
that the responsibility Of examining the
record Of applicants for positions on the
Wilmington Police Force rests upon the
Civil Service Commission is clear and
precise. Ii leaves no room for doubt. 1t
fixes upon the commission not only the
duty TO put applicants through written
examinations but TO closely examine their
character as we'll.
This duty is plainly stated in the law
establishing the Civil Service Commission
It is reasonable to think, therefore. that
if the commission had performed its duii
in full the episodes in which two police
men were arrested for breaking and en-
tering would moi have have happened and
the police force would moi have had to
endure the blot these cases put upon its
record.
In a statement following Mr.. McMul-
lan's ruling, City Manager Benson and
City Attorney Camubell cite the law
Section 3, Chapter 374, Private Laws OF
~l945-which shows the Civil Service Com
mission has full charge Of passing upon
the qualifications and certifying the eligi-
bility Of all persons TO be appointed as
employees Of the Fire and Police Depart
ments, nor shall any members OF
these departments be removed, denoted
or dismissed except by majority action OF
the Civil Service Commission"
If this last provision had been accepted
literally, the police exceeded their right
when they arrested their fellow members
for thieving, nor was Chief Casteen eniitl-
ed TO dismiss them on his own initiative.
What SORT Of police force could Whining
ton maintain when the Chief Of Police
must wait for the Civil Service Commits
sion to give him authority TO fire and
Jail dishonest members Of the force he
heads!
The Legislature which passed the law
may have assumed thai only honest men
would seek positions on the force. Even
so, ii should never have deprived the
Chief Of the normal duties Of that office
and placed them in the hands of outsiders
Because ii did moi so do, the Wilmington
police situation is deplorable. and should
be corrected by revamping the law.
1t may be all right 10 vest responsibility
for the character Of police force applicants
upon the Civil Service Commission. But
the Chief of Police should not be denied
the right to make his own investigation.
And most certainly the Commission should
not have sole power TO remove, denote
or dismiss" members Of the force.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-28

increased production or more efficient
production-if the industry in question is
to survive. That is the hard truth. Diff
ficult as il may be for some labor leaders
to accept.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-28
Letter Box
FOR BETTER SCHOOLS

To The Editor:
Recently l teiephoned you ID
, ess the apprec alton d
Hanover county teachers for N
editorials and other W.ii y lHf
ng with school mates dL
he past months. | also stated 3
We felt editorials ard oilsr III
ures carry great weight at \
times that school measures i
up TO CO.'S Iteration by the la
,ature. We are indeed srateM
our support.
l am writing this in order
call the matter 10 tle alieAtlN |
the public. After al, the press
he public are the two forces gai
can secu e North Csro'i0s scla|
equal to the great task OF edl'i
ns citizens Of to- orr0E Glo n
control the deStinr Of the yoi
The entire legislature and "
The governor. l believe, yaI
give us such schools if an arolal
press a d citizenry made its w
es known.
At the present time, the 4
inas:s in publicity seems 10 's1
the teacher and teachers pay
some of our c.ti7cns m2y on
'ook the fact that THIS iSsu'
IDENTICAL With the cause q
ter schools. As a prInc.p''
some years experience | an Y
vinced that ? school is OH!
good as its teachers. 1hefe \
md should lie efficient 'dH
tration. modern building;
equipment. etc. but. If tnst
not good teachers. much OF
will be va lee. ADEQUATE ".l
one means of obtaining ana '''
10 such teachers.
The citizens support oil TIE Il \
for a junior college in New N
owe county is fine evidence o. ;
interest of our people in sa..l
lion. While We are thinking |
tendino the quantity OF our s.
ton lets not overlook the nj
of quality. .,l
Thank you for the oppo1Dl
of expressing these thous4s
garding a matte close "
hearts. and for eyery'N.As
have done or may do TO the y =.
of better education in Norm !
| ma. r-rr,I
Public Relations Charm; :
New Hanover Unit, n. T.
Wilmington. n, c.
January 27. l947 II
" - n
!ished in ls45. If there AZ N
more Blackford memoirs OF "A n
still unpublished. America y, a
tire is lacking part OIL
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REMEMBER "

Since all the talk in connection with the
p an,,hlioon nomination in 1943 seems to center
i .rouns T -ev. T.ft. Vsr ~fhe~g =,
II "a q Aist ~ " ' t. away our Hoo.ca
button Roanoke Va.) Times.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-28

!ished in l945, If there al M
more Blackford menoIrs Oh N IA.
still unpublished. America y, !" B
tire is lacking part Of is >
-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-28
TOP o. THE MORNING

God has two dwellings: one in Heaven,
and the other in a meek and thankful
heart.
Issac Walton
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-31
N. c. Teen-Aeers Form Club

Teen-agers in Martin City
year-old and largest of the new
Hungry Horse area communities
organized themselves, Wednes,
day and Thursday evenings, in
TO the Eager Beavers"
Roy Brown was elected pres
ident, Thursday evening; Vann
lStocker, vice president; Charlotte
Peterson, secretary treasurer, and
directors, Doug Cooper, Bolton;
barbara Ressler, Coram; Janet
Hollingsworth, Martin City, and
Robert Tracy, Columbia Falls.
First project of the Boomtowa
Builders will be sponsoring
free Boomer Blowout" Satur-
day, February 8 in the building
donated by the Grilleys. It's to
be a barn dance with an old
time orchestra. Teen-aged guests
are asked to come in old clothes,
and there'll be square dances
md polkas, commented Roy.
Footing the bills for the teen
ayers and their parents are the
Boomtown Builders, Martin CT
US civic group
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Bon Reports Silver

! Robert A .McCred was called
to Roman Saturday by the ill.
ness of his grandson, Alvin Nc
Crea.
Oral Ness is spending a few
days in Columbia Falls in order
to procure some special medical
attention. Hurry back, Oral.
Mayor and Mrs. Greene were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Hollingsworth, Sunday.
Ray Nelson and family, who
are wintering in Plains, were in
M. c. Sunday. Ray will move
back in February.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess r. Patterson,
spent the weekend in
M. C..
Richard Chambers, rcstaur.
ant man, Spokane, will locate
here. Richard is a brother of
Martin City Mike"
Bob Apologize, Fargo, is here
looking over his mining claims.
Mr.. Applegate's silver mine has
al indications of being the big |
piece of news this spring, when
lie resumes work with his crew.
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M. G. Valentine Dance
To be Donation Affair

Martin City's Boomtown Bull.
ders Wednesday decided to have
their next community dance be
a Valentine day donation affair,
Saturday February Is to be held
in the Andy Sedar building.
Proceeds will be used to help
buy fire fighting equipment. The
towns fire fighting committee
announced, give what you can,
but come and have a good time"
Music will be by Ben Anderson,
Montana's champion fiddler,
Mrs. Joe Gales at the piano, and
Verne Greene, drummer.
Next Monday evening, men
over 10, interested in joining the
to-be-organized volunteer fire
department. are asked to meet at
Mayor Greene's office.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-01-31
HI. II. News Photos
Available AZ Postcards

Actual photograph postcards Of
certain Hungry Horse News pho
tos are now available. These pic
lures are taken by Melvin Ruder'
with the postcards printed by
Lacy's Studio, Whitefish.
For the time being these 4 by
5-inchcards will sell at III
cents, and may be obtained at
the Hungry Horse News office
the Park drug, Ludings, and Bel
ton Mercantile.
First Hungry Horse News pho
tos to be made into postcards
are: Winter scene, Martin City;
Drilling rig at Hungry Horse
damsite, and Bolton scouts on
Lake Mcdonald.
The plan is to have postcards
made of Hungry Horse News
photos that are desired by a
number of people. Also avail
,ble this month for the first
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jovial manner has endeared him
to this community. Take care of
yourself, Bon, SO we can hear
from you soon.