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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
Around Capitol Square
we, The People, Deals
With Costs of Schools

$65.37 - $4,000 in city units, $64.37
IL rural schools.
EFFICIENCY - Because of
many factors there is little con-
formity between amounts spent
and efficiency OF the schools. This
IS especially true with respect to
the states part of the cost. Where
local communities have supple
mented state funds the schools are
better and there is much closer
fidelity to the idea that more
money should produce better op-
portunities. In rural schools the
items of transportation and build
ings have large bearing on total
operational cost, and under the
system Of distributing state funds
poorer communities get relatively
larger share than wealthy ones.
For example, it costs a lot more
to keep a child in school min
months in Camden or Pork coun-
ties, than it does in any of the
larger cities; but none will be SO
foolish as to say the schools in
these counties are better than
those in Charlotte, Greensboro or
Asheville.
EQUALIZATION - Educational
opportunity is far from equalized
owe the state as whole, but some
effort in that direction is made in
distribution of state funds. That is
why the state pays 95.41 percent
Of the cost of the schools in Yam
cey county and only 54.07 per lent
in the city of Durham. AS a rule
the cost of operating schools S
much higher in the far east and
the far west, whereas the concen-
tration Of population and wealth
is in the central part of the state.
FAIR - Some thoughtless citi-
zens of the richer counties see in
this method of distribution dis
elimination against them. The
magazine article points out that
only 43 counties pay into the gen.
eral fund of the state as much
as they get back in school money
alone, while some of these pay
four or five times as much; but
it is also noted hat the big cities
r merely collection cente s. and
the money they collect IN sales
ant income taxes was actually
earned and originally spent in
neighboring communities. BY way
Of illustration the story says:
johnson, Wake, Chatham, Frank
lin, Warren and many eastern
counties, whose people trade in
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27

tons and has committed others to
serve as raW-material reservoirs
or dumping grounds for Ger
many's notorious marketing prac-
tees.
We should not forget that the
United States as we'll, was a vic
tim of the ruthless and dishonest
trading practices of Germany. We,
too, we're forced to make enor-
nous sacrifices both in lives and
III money to fight off the German
octopus. As a matter of fact Mr..
Hoover recognized the German
danger way back in 1918, when he
helped write an Introduction tc a
book entitled THE Future of Ger
man Industrial Exports" This is
what he said in 1918:
Let the manufacturing, the
banking interests and the laboring
and professional classes of all ma
tons be warned in time to devise
antidotes and counter attacks to
the Machiavellian devices of a
class gone mad with lust Of con-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
Liquidating The Taxpayer; Too

which this (stripping, storage, removal
and refitting) has been done which re-
quired open market purchases Of ap-
proximately $4,000 per vessel, OR a
total of 5000, 900 for the ten ships. In
other words, the Maritime commission
is selling as surplus the same type of
property which it is required to buy
back shortly thereafter on the open
market"
On the basis of his report and pre-
Stunning that the same procedures are
being followed at all the commissions
anchorages, one is able to get an idea
of how much money is being wasted
here.
Fridays Shipping News listed six
"lay-up ships being "refitted for duty"
in this port. Therefore, applying Rep.
Brophy's Norfolk findings, $4,000 is
being thrown away today. And this
is lust one of nine reserve fleet sane
tuaries.
How is this extravaganza nationally?
A press release arrived yesterday
from the commissions office in Wash
|ington. It said "the sale and chartering
of government-owner merchant ships
has lowered the total of vessels in re-
serve fleet anchorages to the lowest
point since last June, when 1852 were
immobilized. During the month ending
April Is 116 (ships) were with
drawn, leaving a total of 1886, com
pared with the record high of 1,742
last December"
So, using the $4,000 estimate for
re-fitting each ship, the government
wasted $500, 600 in 80 days.
To a layman, it may appear that a
pitiful lack Of coordination between
the various branches of the commits
sion is responsible for this.
But there is n man Vice Ad-
miral w. W. Smith, chairman of the
commission-who may be able to give
a reason for this costly business.
Congress yves it to the people to
summon him and others, if necessary,
into public hearing and formally dis
close more about this ridiculous squan-
der. Perhaps other matters will develop
in which questioning will be advisable.
The wartime Maritime commission
was a builder and turned out a "bridge
of ships" with a speed that surprised
the whole world, especially the enemy.
The present commission is considered
primarily a l~iquidator but the estimated
waste of $4,000 in handling 116
ships in one month would indicate it
will be well on it's way to %liquidating the
American taxpayer before it's job of
returning the Merchant fleet to normal
is comnletpd.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
BY LYNN NISBET
Wilmington Star-News
Raleigh Bureau

RALEIGH April 26. - The cur
rent issue of I'VE, the People"
magazir has its feature story
about the cost of the public school
system for the year 1945-46. The
tables and graphs presented and
the explanation OF them disprove
several common beliefs about the
schools Of the state. In the first
place, while the state carries ma
jor part of the load it is not true
that the state entirely supports
the public school system" In the
second place, the idea that ex
penditure of dollars determines
the excellence of the school is re.
futed.
PROPORTION - Last year the
operation of the nine months pub
lie school system cost $53,864, 852,
Of which the state paid $43,871,-
1863 and the local units So, 1913, 683.
On percentage basis this is 51.45
for the state, 1885 FOR the county
and city units. The states par OF
the money comes from the gen
era. fund through legislative ap-
preparation; that supplied by local
units is derived from court fines,
dog and poll taxes, special proper
ty tax levies, and in some instan-
ces personal or corporate do
nations.
VARIANCE - There is wide
variance in the proportion of total
school cost paid by the state and
local units. Among the county
units the ratio runs from 4.59 per.
cent paid by Yancey county, to
1857 per cent paid by New Han
over, while in the city units the
variance is from 4.40 per cent IN
Fairmont to 1898 per cent in
Durham. Comparable variance is
found in the amount spent p e r
pupil enrolled. Among the counties
per pupil cost is highest in Cam
cen with $500 per child and low
est in Halifax with $50. 01. 1t is a
coincidence that among city ad-
ministrative units the high and
low in per capita cost are the
same as the high and low in local
contribution. Durham was tops
with expenditure of 1921 per
pupil, while Fairmont was lowest
with SAT. 81. For the starte as whole
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27

bother to estimate the final costs
Of his bargain" 1t is safe to say,
however, that once we have COM
mitted ourselves to the rebuilding
OF Germany, we may have to un-
derwrite the complete program.
This is a blank check bearing no
date for repayment and containing
no obligations on the part of the
recipient. =.
Mr.. Hoover's magnanimous ges-
lures to our former enemies are
already showing results. This can
be seen ir the deliberate sabotage
which is being conducted by the
Germans in obstructing the pro-
duction and distribution of food.
General Clay, head of AMG,
Minced no words when he said on
April IA, 1947, that the Germans
had mishandled the food crisis
and that cooperation among the
Germans TO increase the food sup.
Continued On Page Eight
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27

that Wake county pays into the
general fund to more than lolE
million dollars a year. Inc oS
counties are merely colle''
ing agents."
PROGRESS - Since the niagi
zine article quoted deals only WIN
the record Of the 1945-46 scn'ol
year little attention is given 70
the progress of the past lev
months and the indicated grea'I
pro; ress for next year, in more
adequate local supplements "
state school money. No ad Vav'
rem tax can be levied in counne'
O, cities for the operation Of us
public school except by Vo'e
the people. In a few cases "Lsl'
an. cunts are small and Inc ''S
lev low, it may be possible "
add a few cents fol constfqcL%
and maintenance of school Ounu
ings. In most cases, ho"eso
bond issues must be voted lot la.
purpose. OF the III admlnlstfaA.
unit. in the state, sixty nov ls,'
special tax levies. Several els.s
ions have been held in the s'Sn
this year either to levy new 'uAo
or increase existing leVleS, a5
the last meeting of the state D~a ar,
of education authorized four nlO'
elections on this issue.
COOPERATION This ma,
Gates that although the state I.
greatly increased its a~pproprlsav'
for public schools, the local .Ort
munities are alert to the reSpon i.,
bilily resting upon them. oli- .oc
analyses of the 1947-48 school , ts,
record may show that while ~
dollars number a great deal nu..
the percentage Of local coop, ~
ton may be above the Io''' r
cent recorded for last year,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
To the Editor:

In dealing with Germany, the
United States cannot afford to in
dulge in wishful thinking. To pre-
tend that Germany is flat on her
back and will remain so, is to
gamble with our future security.
Yet Mr.. Herbert Hoover, in his
recent reports, intimates hat Ger.
many is no longer a menance TO
our freedom and peace. AS a mat
ter of fact, he goes much further
than that and states that the pres
ervation OF Germany's heavy in
dustrial potential is the prerequl-
site for the recovery of Europe.
But history shows that Ger
many's industrial potential has
produced the very opposite effect.
Instead of increasing European
prosperity, Germany's industrial
concentration has been used since
Bismarck as an instrument of po-
litical. economic and military ag-
preston. 1t has stunted the indus
~trialization of some European ma
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27

Excessive public waste is disgust
ing but people become hardened to it
in war.
They tolerantely ignore wanton ex-
travagance because they understand
their country is fighting for its life and
it is no time to question dollars rushing
off tc help achieve victory.
With restoration of peace, however,
most return to a normal attitude to-
ward economy and rightfully expect
those handling public funds to do like
wise. But apparently there r some
officials who are either incompetent or,
as far as money is concerned, as wildly
wasteful as if we were still in a great
emergency.
1t is not necessary to go beyond
Wilmington to see results of this woe
full lack of judgment or sympathy in
digging into the public pocketbook.
Sometime ago the U. S. Maritime
commission established a reserve fleet
lay-up basin here. Ships entering it
are stripped of most of their removable
appurtenances, such as instruments,
linens, tableware, china, stores and other
articles. It is best that these materials
not be stored with the vessels and,
shortly after their removal, are sold
as surplus property. The financial re-
turn on these goods averages about 10
per cent of the original cost. Later,
within a few days to weeks, many OF
these ships so stripped are withdrawn
from the reserve fleet for sale, charter
or general agency operations.
When removed from the reservoir,
they are reequipped with the same type
property recently taken from them and
this must, in great part, be purchased
on the open market at regular prices.
Often, while this is going on, fully or
partially equipped vessels are coming
up the Cape Fear river to be processed
and placed in the basin.
This practice, also involving consid-
cradle labor and transportation costs,
simply transcends all bounds of com
mon ems
What is it costing the taxpayers?
Early last week, a member Of the
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries
committee, accompanied by counsel and
an investigator, visited the Maritime
commissions office in Norfolk. They
spent the day discussing operations
there similar to those carried out here.
And the member, Rep. John C. Brophy
(R-Wis.), has reported to his chair
man that Eve found one situation in
volving large and unnecessary costs to
the government which I feel must be
corrected Immediately"
Rep. Brophy went on to report that
eve have the m of ten ships on
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
Moscow Retreat
The World,,
Great
BY DEWITT MACKENz,.
AP Foreign Affaire -iE

N4l . Anal,
That was a grand 't bsS
which Prime Minister St., BANQUET
in the Kremlin to MARI ~. Gave
clusion of the deadlockedd 's Co..
power conference, and bis tol''
to the helath Of President .oaN
was an impressive gesture 'uAaaa
One would like to be sb,.
add that this marked the w pGs 70
of the doubts and suspjcio m.la'a9
other differences which bava lawns aid
marring the relations of ueea
and the Western Democrats, aI vi
when you search for sornetSiss,. Su'
which to pin your hope von ga q
find it. UA
They frequently refer to g.,
as the Sphinx of Moscow, bs c,alia
he is a man of so few wa r.se
And indeed as your col, wmaS'
tries to extract any helpful .N
from this banquet and cour,s asa
toast, he has the identical t.sH.ss
he has experienced when stansiass
before the great Egyptian snSi,ss
j. the Sahara outside Cairo v.A
just stand and stand, and won Nv
what riddle that COLOSSUS NAV ~.
pound next to the confusion "v
mankind.
The banquet was p~erfect-,,.
banquet. But something was ls,t
ing. Not only was there the Va
sence of hope which should MAJ,
a conference of the Big -Four. hr
so far as, one can judge from hi,
distance there was no sign wbi,,
could be taken for guidance in n.
future. The banqueters sbont
hands and went their divs,,
ways without knowing whether n,
world is heading into anotbs,
whirlwind Or whether We can bay.
peace.
And that, my friends, is exsctv
the riddle We have to solve. m.
next conference has been fixed IA,
November in London, although he
Big Four foreign ministers NAV
get together briefly in Septembe
il all of them are in New York
for the meeting of the United Va.
tons assembly. Between now and
then, this greatest riddle Of Our
time must be figured out il The
aIl-important German and Ausr,
an treaties are to be written,
From the standpoint Of d.
Western allies, of course, the Id.
die resolves itself into the qns
ton of whether Russia really
wants peace Or whether she is
bent On encircling the globe with
Communism and making Moscow
the capital of the world.
.Russia's answer to this is that
the Western Democracies, and e.
pecially the United States, are ty'
ing to encircle the Soviet Union
and render it impotent,
If the suspicious Of either camp
are true, then another world up
heavel is likely in due course
not now, but maybe ten or fifteen
years hence, when the power
have recovered from the strain Q
the last conflict. If the suspicion
are unfounded, then we can hav
peace. 1t will be a matter Of dis
polling the suspicious.
Meantime, the Moscow contel
ence has produced one useful II
suit. The Western Democratic
under leadership Of General MAJ
shall have made it plain that the
will retreat no further. That IN
self may help to bring an ansEt
to our riddle, because so long
the retreat continued, just so lT
would the Russian advance 90 Q
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27

The latest poll also asked a
seperate but comparable cross
section: do you think the
United States will find itself in
another war within, say, the next
TEN years."
The vote was yes so per cent,
no 38 per cent, no opinion IL
per cent.
IF SUCH widespread fear Of
wal exists then why, some OBJ
servers ask. do the people want to
follow a tough" policy with Rus
STA? Won't t h e current fears
sooner or later make the Ameri-
can people want to soften their
tone toward the Soviet?
The chief eason for the cur
rent attitude toward Russia ap-
pears to be that the American
people remember with distaste the
bad experience they had with ap-
peasement in the 1906.
Appeasement of Hitler, Musso-
lini and Hirohito did not prevent
war. The feeling is very wide
spread today that an opposite
policy is no more likely to lead
to war than appeasement. The
current mood or temper of the
people is summarized in o n e
statement from a voter polled
four weeks ago by the Institute.
He said:
IF we let Russia get away with
her aggressive policy she'll start
reaching out for more and more.
and then we're bound to have g
war on our hands. Dictators
never know when to stop if yol
appease them"
When General George Mar
shall took office as Secretary O.
State. an Institute poll found the
weight OF opinion throughout the
country in favor of a firmel
policy toward Russia than tina
followed by his predecessor
James F. Barnes.
Today's polling finds a high uni
formity of attitude among al
groups in the population. Veter
ans. young, middle : aged ane
older voters, Democrats, Republi
cans. men, women - all thinl
another war is likely within q
years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27

is no need Of the manpower reserve
universal training would provide want
this nation to run the risk of another
war. They are apparently anxious for
it to court a fate that befell France
in it's blind belief in the Maginot line
as security against a possible enemy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27

Religion plays an important role
in the lives of Lelandites, and no
less than five churches serve the
community. They are the Holt
'ess, the Presbyterian. Zion Meth
odist, Elah Baptist, and the Lee
LAM First Baptist church. >,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
GOOD MORNING

He that hath no rule over his own spirit
Is like a city that is raken down, and
without walls.-Proverbs 25:28.
Man who man would be must rule the
empire of Enthusiastically.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27

A boost from anybody always sounds
much better than a boast.
Evening star., 1947-04-03
D. {. Stores Bar Bread
From Nonunion Plant

In line with a policy to discolr-
age the sale Of bakery products
shipped here from approximately
40 nonunion companies, Bakery
Salesmen's Local No. 80 has pro-
tested effectively against delivery
of a special-processed bread from
Norwalk, Conn.,, Business Agent
Robert G. Lester said today.
There Is nothing new about
this" he explained. For many
years we have been trying to stop
the sale Of all kinds Of bakery
goods made In nonunion shops
throughout the country. Some
products from about 40 nonunion
companies from Maine to Louisiana
are still being sold here to some
extent. We always protest and our
protests usually are enough"
Mr.. Lester said that so far as
he knew the so or go Washington
stores, mostly In the Northwest
section, which have been handling
the Norwalk bread no longer do
so. The bread is a fine-grained
|1h pound loaf selling for 20 cents.
It is made by the Pepperidge Farm,
Inc, of Norwalk.
Denying the union had made any
threats, Mr.. Lester explained it Is
always ready to take more strenu-
Gus action" If protests are not
enough to stop sale Of nonunion
products. He indicated that the
strenuous action" might be q re-
fusal to deliver any bread to stores
which sell nonunion bread. He
defended the policy by declaring
products baked in nonunion estab-
lishments are in competition to our
bakers and drivers"
Evening star., 1947-04-03

Bewilderment Is q routine feeling
for Metropolitan policemen nowa-
days, according to Capt. Clarence
Lutz. Of No. 10 Precinct, who ad-
dressed the Crestwood Citizens As
sociation last night.
washington is the first stop for
Migrants and law evaders from the
South" he explained.
4You used to be able to spot them,
but you can't tell by their looks any
more. They wear better clothes
than / do.
Capt. Lutz illustrated this re-
mark by relating q case in which q
well dressed thief. with long
record. told police when he was
finally apprehended, that he had no
home address, did not work but
owned q luxurious car.
The police captain says 1t does
Evening star., 1947-04-03
Police Captain Terms District
First Stop, for Low Eyoders

something to the ego Of the cop On
the corner to realize that he is not
the strong arm Of the law he Is
sometimes thought to be.
Dr.. r. G. Steinmeyer. University
Of Maryland professoS OF interna-
tional law and relations, spoke TO
the association on the significance
Of present international situations.
Despairing OF a general lack OF
faith in the United Nations, he
charged that, II there were any
faith Or trust felt by the nations
for the u. N, they would not feel
the need of extraneous pacts or all
liances outside the international or
ganization.
"This is no new fault" he de-
clared. ''This. is merely a repetition
Evening star., 1947-04-03
Fletcher TuIks at Close
OF RuiIroud Institute

The second Rail Transportation
Institute, sponsored by American
University, closed last night with q
dinner at the Hotel 2400 at which
Robert v. Fletcher, former presi-
dent of the Association Of American
Railroads, discussed the role OF rail-
roads in American life.
The one month course, attended
by ~ Junior executives from rail-
roads over the Nation and from
Norway, was designed to give the
men a comprehensive understand
ing Of all fields Of railroad problems
and policies. The course was di-
rected by DR.. L. M. Homberger
professor Of transportation at tts
school,
Evening star., 1947-04-03

az the First World War and the
League Of Nations, with Molotov
playing the role Of Bismarck. "
The meeting was held IN Roose-
Evening star., 1947-04-03

velt High School, Ihirtesnth andl
Upsaur streets NV. Charles Fiedg-
er, president, conducted the meet
ing.
Evening star., 1947-04-03

For sheer snjoyment-pius e..
ira nutritional benefits--ihere's
no milk like Sealtest Vitamin
'.Dn Homosenised Milk. De.
lieiously creamy to the lat
drop-and extra Viismin ID"
in every quart.
The Valley settler., 1947-12-12
DOW ' SMOTHER EGGS


 Eggs should be packed wi tn the big end up, ,--~'because e6gs can smother tooe When packed with the big end down. they lose quality two to three times faster than when packed big end up.
 Eggs breathe thru gh cell which is always located at the big end. If the big end Is turned down, the egg literally sn others through it's inability to get IF through this When eggs are left too long tx the baskets, boxes, or ~9ven crates In the improper position, this leads to displacement of the yo1k a nd rapid loss of quality. Eggs ith yolks not in the normal posi- tion must be graded lower as they are worth less on the market.
The Valley settler., 1947-12-12
CO-OPs IMPROVE RURAL LlfE

At the l2th annual l me citing of the Was shingt on Sta te Council of Farmer Coopera tives held in Seat tie last week, Dr. R.W. Miller of Wa shingt or D.C., pre- sfdent of the me ri can
 ILns titute of Cooperat ion, told the assembly that Farm coopora tives
 are more than g contrac tural re-
 1atioo of dollars and cents. They have an appeal for men and women
 that is found in no other enter-
 priso." Dr. Miller stated that the end bject tive of farm cooperatives shCu Id be to stab11 1tzo rural econ ony and ena ble farm people to live adedua to-y and decently in wOr&d of organi zed indus try and labor. I've should all he inte re sted in bui 1ding a het ter America and pro- vidtnG not only quant ity but also 9 high qua l1tv of food for. our people," Dr.. Miller told the group
The Valley settler., 1947-12-12
HUu CALVES WOW fAME

The much publicized bull calves recently brought to the Va Hey by Bill Grow and Frank Clark have now received me mt lon in the Wa shington Farmer. Acc ording to the story in the Farmer, the two bulls munched on hay on the ranch of Geroge J. Gavin, near Centra 1ia, Wa shington, one morning and that same afternoon they were turned out to pa sture in the Matanuska Valley.
 The Goo lb. bull calves are two reg1 stered Polled Herefords. They c Ia i'm the di st motion of being the first pair of pure bred stock of that breea ever to enter the Terri tory ve oy air. eo mh2y were oroGfnT to fiji ght by air on a DC-5.