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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28
Religion
DayByDay
ON CARTS N AUTOS
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS


Automobiles have created prob
lens which our generation seems
unable to solve. They have made
us, movement-conscious, but they
have so congested the main
thoroughfares that the result
ing toll of deaths in this country
exceeds that of war. More per-
sons are troubling their heads
about where to park than are wor-
rying about United Nations prob
lens. Cars skitter over the land
like water bugs on a lake. Cars
create more problems than they
solve. No city has yet devised a
solution of parking and traffic con-
ditions.
Our day is on the move-but
whittier? Clumsy and uncomfort-
able and slow was the ox-cart of
the pioneers; but it was going
somewhere. It had a definite des-
tination, and it carried under its
canvas top the essentials OF a new
civilization, including the sincere
and simple purposes of its riders.
1t had certain fundamental advan-
tages over its modern speedy and
shiny successor.
Like the Automobile, millions OF
us are moving fast. but without
any clear and %long-range objec-
tives. The whir Of the a seldom
says. to us. BE still, and know
that I am God" 1t does not make
for meditation: On Sunday many
would rather speed purposelessly
along the crowded highway than
sit quietly in worship in a church.
Not only have we failed thus
Tar in mastering the automobile
and It's problems, but we are in
real danger of being mastered by
THIS machine which we have Great
we pray, our Father, that our
soi:l's MAJ not be diverted from
'elr rea lain by the MACHINERY
we have devised. Save our souls
o quiet times Of communio. ~
Thee. Amen ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority
Written for NEA Service

The experts in the masters in
dividual tournament appear al
times to try to outfox their part
ners as well as their opponents
It truly is an '.individual' tourna-
ment. DR.. Louis Mark OF Column
bus, O., made his contract OF four
hearts doubled on today's hand
because his opponents refused tc
play like novices.
A novice, for instance. would
have led the fourth best spade ano
thus give. his partner a count or
the hand. But North led the five
Of spades, South won with the
king, and led a small club, which
DR.. Mark (West) won in dummy
with the ace.
Although he realized that South
probably held all of the missing
hearts. he laid down the heart ace
to make sure, and North showed
out.
A small diamond was led from
dummy and North won the doc
tors queen with the ace North
came back with another small
spade and DR.. Mark played the
ace from dummy, but put the
queen on from his own hand. He
cashed the jack of diamonds, then
led a diamond to dummy's king.
and played the jack of spades.
South did not ruff. because he
thought that West would overruff.
He elected to discard a club and
was surprised when DR.. Mark
played a spade on the trick.
Dummy's seven of clubs was
led and South had to play the
queen. When DR.. Mark followed.
North decided that South was 90
ing to be end-played and over.
took the queen Of clubs with tn.
king. He returned the Jack OF
clubs. which was trumped with
dummy's queen of hearts, and
south had to undertrump with the
four. The ten of charts was
played, South covered and Dr..
Mark won with the king. He en-
tered dummy by leading the six
Of hearts to the eight. led the ten
of diamonds and overruffed
South's eve of hearts with the
nine.
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new name. and related tle MY.
with which the name was ~.
ciated. Then he had to give p.
sents to all. The worth o. a' ~,
name was measured by Nv
amount spent in this puOAc ~
nouncement of it. j.,
Another way of showing I NV
experiences of ancestors was W y,
means of paintings upon III.
houses or of carvings upon y, !.
lars which supported the fro n.
corners. After the coming T u,
white man, wealth increased 4 4
a result Of the fur trace a IN.
with this increase in wealth cam n
a desire to give greater Ao.0, mi
the family history. The noy md
was no longer big enough NJ n,
about 1920 someone stared n.
use of posts set apart from ,sg.
house - the kind thai
speak of as totem poles, IN.
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lier Society Inc, based up"a
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Russia And Lend-Lease

Lend-Lease books are being closed
Unsettled accounts are being turned
over to the State Department.
The full story of Lend-Lease would
make interesting, even amazing, read.
ing. But the story probably will never
be written. The disposal of $5O,OOO,-
O00, 900 is too big an undertaking tor
economist or historian. At the same
time some strange transactions are
finding their way into the news.
There is Russia, for example. AT
Yalta Joseph Stain said that without
lLend-Lease the Soviets would have
folded. It would help now if MI. Stain
and his aides kept that fact in mind
American war equipment and mum
lions did have a vital role in turning
the Germans homeward after they had
driven to the gates Of Mascow, a fact
Premier Stain seems to have forgotten
But Russia received great quantities
of goods through Lend-Lease that can
not by the widest stretch of magma
ton be listed as wal tools. A partial
list of these has been made known in
Washington. 1t is reported that in 1916
Russia had more than 1000 separate
orders filled. Among them we're:
twenty-five thousand, six hundred
seventy gallons of vinegar valued at
$15,620.
Five million, three hundred ninety
six thousand, seven hundred eight
pounds of shelled peanuts costing
$945 ,439.
Twenty six thousand, four hum
bred thirty pounds of chocolate candy
listed at $4,757.
Six thousand, two hundred twenty
two square yards of linoleum costing
SOL.
One hundred sixty-four industrial
diamonds valued at $1,183.
A rolling mill valued at $685. 96.
Fifty-six thousand, six hundred
forty cubic feet of helium gas valued
lat $94S.
Twenty-Five thousand, four hundred
pounds of dry water paints costing ST.
$50.
Two million, four hundred seventy
five thousand, five hundred twelve
pounds of laundry soap valued at $222,-
300.
Two thousand, seven hundred sixty
eight false teeth costing $133.
Three thousand, ninety pounds of
carbon paper costing $1,999.
One hundred ninety-one watches
with jewels valued at $3,172.
The reporter who patiently dug this
information from the mass of statis-
TICS concerning Lend-Lease, adds this
listing could be extended indefinitely.
These items represent some of the
more unusual ones," he. says, "that it
has not been generally appreciated
We're Lend-Leased."
1t is not surprising that Russia has
steadfastly refused to give an account
ing OF the more than $1,000, 900, 900
n received through Lend-Lease.
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from that in any other part OF
North America.
The keynotes of their existence
were fish and wood. They were
largely dependent u fish for
food. Salmon entered the rivers
IN millions every year and were
taken In traps, nets and by spear.
The catch of halibut, cod and
other deep-sea fish was plentiful,
a n d large quantities of shellfish
were gathered. Deer, mountain
goat and beavers were used for
food. and great quantities o f
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28

fish, wild berries and roots. They
did not raise crops. Canoes were
Of spruce or birch bark. In winter
they travelled by dog-sled or
snoWshoes.
We come now to the North
Pacific Coast area a long,
narrow region along the coast be-
tween Alaska and California - an
area of s~now-capped mountain
peaks, forests and rushing
streams teeming with fish. This
was the home of many distinct
Indian tribes, each speaking i S
own language. Yet these tribes
had certain similarities, and their
mode of life was very different
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28

the clamor for the open shop as
the only escape from a new slav-
cry.
In that case, we could all study
the closed shop in an atmosphere
favorable to intelligent rather than
angry judgment. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28
GOOD MORNING

Death is the crown of life; were it
denied, to live would not be life, and even
fools would wish to die. Death wounds to
cure; we fall to rise and reign; spring
from our letters; fasten in the SKIES
Young
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28

(Westbrook Pegler will be on vacation
for four weeks. His next column may be
expected in the issue of April 26.-The
Editor.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28
The Book Of KNOWLEDGE

Eskimos of this area even today,
are entirely dependent on fishing
and hunting for a livelihood.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-28

Stone arrowhead; pipe of the
kind made by Iroquoian tribes;
beaded moccasin of the Plains
Indians.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
ADD eI Krim Promises
Aid by North Africans

CAIRO, Dec. 9 LP.-Abd Ell Krim
Riff warrior chieftain who led Mo-
roccan Arabs in battle against
French and Spanish domination two
decades ago, said today North At
rican Arabs contribution in the
fight against partition of Palestine
would be revealed in the near future.
Add ell Krim conferred with Add
el Rahman Azzam Pasha, secretary
general of the Arab League, which
announced last night it would take
immediate measures" for military
and other action against creation. OF
Jewish state in the Holy Land.
1T will be more beneficial to Pal
estine Arabs to see our deeds than
hear our statements" said Add Ell
Krim, who escaped from French
custody in Egypt last spring after
81 years of exile on Reunion Island,
and was given refuge by the Egyp-
tian government.
The seven-nation Arab League
announced it would take steps at
once to implement the League
Councils decisions reached in Leb-
anon recently. The council had
drawn up plans for military action
and agreed to supply Palestine
Arabs with weapons, money and
other assistance"
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Anderson Moves 10 End
Tax Evasion by Spectators
lY the A,soeiofed Prsss

The administration has moved to
close a loophole it said has been
used by tax-dodging market specu-
lators.
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson
said last week that at least 646
traders In grain, cotton and other
farm commodities had been dealing
in fictitious" transactions to reduce,
postpone or escape payment of in
come taxes.
Yesterday Mr.. Anderson signed q
proposed futures market regulation
intended to stop the practice he
cited. This was the holding open"
on brokers books of deals which
actually could be closed, postponing
delivery of profits until the tax on
these profits was lessened,- or even
transferred into showing of loss
for tax purposes.
Before taking final action on the
regulation, Secretary Anderson will
consider all written arguments
which may be filed for and against
it during a 20-day period following
official publications, which will be
within a day or two.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Man, 7o, Injured
As Wind TongIes
Coat in Truck

Because of a gust of wind and a
loose overcoat, a 79-year-old man
is a patient at Freedman's Hospital
today with a fractured right hip.
Benjamin McAdams, colored, 1543
Simms drive Sc, was injured yes
terday when his unbuttoned over
coat, blown open by a sudden gust.
became entangled with the rear
bumper of a small truck which was
just starting to move after stopping
for a traffic signal.
Police said the freak mishap oc-
Cured on @ street near First street
NV. Mr.. McAdams was dragged
several feet, they reported. They
listed the driver OF the truck as
Robert Jeisel, 26, of 800 Upshur
street NV.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Combat Veteran Jailed
For Missing Guard Drill
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

WEST NEW YORK, N. j., Dec. 9.
"A former combat soldier now en-
ployed at packing plant in Jersey
City was held In Jail today on a
Federal military warrant charging
failure to appear at weekly National
Guard drill and summary court
martial on December 2.
John Meinke. 27, was arrested In
his home last night by Detectives
John Hangley and Harold Powers.
The detectives held military war
rant signed by 1t. Robert Wilson
OF the 2l5th Armored Infantry Bat
talon, New Jersey National Guard,
with headquarters at Paterson.
Mr.. Meinke, who holds the rank
of staff sergeant in the National
Guard, was held without bail pend
ing arrival of military authorities
today.
Mr.. Meinke's wife told police that
her husband was unable to appear
at drills because of his job as a
weigher at the plant. She added
that her husband served in two
years of combat in the European
theater.
Police said the court martial
scheduled for December 2 was in
connection with alleged nonappear-
ance at drills.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Man Held on Charge
OF Shooting al Wife

Joseph Breckenridge, %, OF 1902
Twenty fourth place Sc, was ar
rested at his home early today after
his wife, Elizabeth. "a. told police
he fired a shot at his in her parents
basement apartment at 2S10 Texas
avenue Sc.
Police said Breckenridge, a hard
ware store employe, would be
charged with assault with a danger
Gus weapon. -.t
The couple, married six years,
have been separated for five months
and Mrs. Breckenridge and their
three children have been living with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
'Tambourine. Mr.. Tambourine, who
returned from the hospital yesterday
was in bed at the time of the re-
ported shooting, his wife said.
Breckenridge entered the apart
ment late last night. Mrs. Tambour-
inc said, while his wife was washing
clothes. Hearing her daughter
scream, Mrs. Tambourine said she
came from an adjoining room in
time to see Breckenridge fire one
shot at her and run from the apart
ment.
Mrs. Breckenride had grabbed her
husbands arm and the shot missed
her "only by an inch" her mother
said. Other tenants called police.
Mrs. Tambourine said her daugh-
ter was shaken up" by the exper-
ience but had gone to work today.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Puriis
Continued From First Page.)

back-to-work movements were re-
ported in this region.
Cabinet ministers said they
thought they could see evidences
of gaining antistrike sentiment.
A projected public service workers
token strike failed yesterday and
was called off by leaders when only
10 per cent of the workers obeyed
the strike call. The main testing
place was in the Paris subways,
where workers kept the service
almost normal.
Young Men Wounded.
Two young men were wounded
one of them seriously-by shots
fired last night as police tried tt
break up crowd at L L'Estaque, neai
Marseille.
Reports from that strike par
alyzed port said mail was distribu
ted there this morning for the frs
time in two weeks.
Two attempts at railroad sabo-
tage early today were reported frus-
trated. Near Bordeaux, railway Off
cials said, two pieces of steel were
found fastened to the tracks in an
apparent attempt at derailment.
They were removed in time.
Near Clermont-F -Ferrand charge
of explosives was reported found on
the rails short time before the
Paris-Nimes express passed.
Soldiers were called out at Aries
after gendarmes, employing tear
gas, had failed to disperse a crowd
of demonstrators who gathered be-
fore union hall.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Chavez TO Be Co-sponsor
Of $1,000 U. 5. Pay Raise

-. Chairman LANCER of the Senate
Civil Service Committee announced
today that Senator Chavez of New
Mexico, the committees ranking
Democratic member, would join with
him in sponsoring legislation for a
$1,000 raise for all Government
workers.
Senator LANCER said the measure
will be introduced tomorrow.
I'VE feel that bipartisan support
will give the bill q better chance to
pass" Senator LANCER declared.
Senators LANCER and Chavez
teamed up at the last session to
sponsor the Langer-Chavez Civil
Service retirement bill in the Sen
ate.
The pay bill would add 81 900 to
the annual salaries of all Govern
ment employees. The raises would
be permanent.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Big Four
Continued From First Page.)

progress could be made where there
was will to agree.
Avoid Overoptimism.
While these developments gave rise
to glimmer OF hope that something
might yet be accomplished by the
London conference, western diplo-
mats guarded against any tendency
toward overoptimism.
They pointed out that the pro-
posals for German unity which Mr.
Molotov had laid down raised In
most details the same issues which
tied the Moscow conference into a
knot last spring.
Among these issues the question
of reparations is outstanding. The
United States and Britain, which
have been putting about $400 ,000, 900
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Auto Brake Monopoly
Charged 10 I Firms
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The JUS
tice Department filed a civil anti
trust action in Federal Court here
today, charging seven large corpora
tions with attempting to monopolize
the manufacture and sale OF brakes
for automobiles and industrial
equipment
The suit seeks an injunction,
against alleged sales agreements
among the defendants, and also Is
aimed at breaking up INTERIOR,
porate stockholdings" alleged to
have been used by the firms "to
divide the manufacture and sale Of
braking systems into separate fields
allocated among themselves on an
exclusive basis.
The defendants are:
Bendix Aviation Corp, South
Bend, Ind; Hydraulic Brake Co.,
Detroit; Wagner Electric Corp, st.
Louis; E. I. du Pont de Nemours
g. Co., Wilmington, Del; General
Motors Corp, Detroit; Bendix-West-
inghouse Automotive Air Brake Co.,
Elyria, Ohio, and Westinghouse Air
Brake Co., Wilmerding, Pa.
Attorney General Clark said these
companies did $76,000,000 busi-
ness last year in braking systems
and parts. and asserted:
THE unlawful patent and other
activities with which these de-.
PENDANTS are charged have resulted
in arbitrary prices which the Amer
ican automobile owners have had
to pay and are still paying for the,
braking systems on their passenger
cars, trucks and buses"
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Senator'S Laud Choice
|0f Donaldson for
Postmaster General

The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee today unanimously recon-
mended confirmation of Jesse M.
Donaldson as Postmaster General.
MIR. Donaldson, 81, is the first
career employe ever to be nominated
to head the Post Once Department.
The committee acted after hear
ing at which the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Colored
People charged that Mr.. Donaldson.
as First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral had permitted discrimination
In the Post Office Department "to
60 virtually unchallenged, especially
in the Southern States"
Clarence Mitchell, labor secretary
OF the NAACP, said his group would
have no personal objection to Mr..
Donaldson, providing the situation
OF which they complained was
cleared up.
Praised by Union Leaders.
Leaders OF postal unions praised
Mr.. Donaldson as a fair and able
administrator and communication
from the National Alliance of Postal
Employees. union of colored postal
workers. congratulated Mr.. Donald
son on his appointment.
Both Chairman LANCER and Sena-
tor Chavez, Democrat, of New
Mexico. the committees ranking
minority member, praised President
Truman for appointing a career
employe to the Postmaster General
ship.
This appointment is the greatest
thing that has ever happened to a
Government worker or to all Gov
ernment workers." Senator Chavez
declared.
Mr.. Donaldson, who entered the
postal service as a letter carrier in
1903. told the committee that he
had no final administrative author
ity in personnel matters before 1945.
Will Investigate Complaints.
The cases of discrimination had
not been brought to his attention,
Mr.. Donaldson said, and he prom
AScu tiidt Ae WoulQ investigate any
complaints made to him.
Il assure the committee it has
never been my policy to discriminate
against anybody because of race, re-
ligion or politics-it isn't part of
my makeup" Mr.. Donaldson de-
clared.
The committee also approved the
nomination of Paul Aiken, of
Macksville, Kans., as Second Assist
ant Postmaster General.
Mr.. Aiken. 81, formerly served as
special counsel and assistant to the
chairman OF the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp. He headed the
Democratic Party's speakers bureau
during the 1896 and 1910 campaigns.
Evening star., 1947-12-09
Joint RepohCitesLa Lack
OF Private Investment
In Rental Housinq

Chairman Gamble of the Joint
Congressional Committee on Hous-
ing has found there is IAN abun-
dance of private capital for hous-
ing but that only small amounts are
! going into rental projects.
In an interim report to the COM
mittee last night at a meeting in
the Army Navy Club here, the New
York Republican said financial
groups had told the committee
abatement of real estate taxes and
a higher depreciation rate for in
come tax purposes would help in
duce greater interest in rental
housing.
Also suggested, he said, were
some form OF yield insurance" and
provision by municipalities of land
and utilities
Mr.. Gamble reported widespread
black markets" in nails, gypsum
products and other materials.
Nail Output to Be Stepped Up.
He said the committee had the
promise" of the nail manufacture
ing industry to step up production to
100000 kegs next year-an in
crease of 100000 kegs over this
years output.
Referring to this critically short
item, Chairman Gamble said COM
mittee hearings in Is major cities
had indicated there is astonishing
confusion of War Assets Admins
tration policies whereby surplus
nails either go first to the black mar
ket, then to the builders, or, if the
builders get them first, it is only
through outbidding the black mar
keters."
Shortages of soil pipe and gypsum
products, he said, involve the Ma
tion's export policies.
Union Restrictions Reduced.
The New Yorker said that while
it is imperative" that productivity
Of on-site labor be increased to
lower housing costs, there has been
progressive reduction of defensive
restrictions" by unions.
He said construction workers were
now showing greater will to pro-
duce" rather than efforts to simply
jack up pay through monopoly and
cultivated overtime
He cited New York pledges against
"featherbedding" and a Cleveland
unions stand for more liberal ap-
premiership policy as impressive
evidence of the sincerity of labors
approach"
Evening star., 1947-12-09
DC. Heads Gel Report
On Center rLunchroom;
Experts Begin Study

District engineers today began a
study OF conditions at the Municipal
Center lunchroom to determine if
there Is any practical way. OF cor
recting defects which have caused
Health Department condemnation
OF the establishment as an eating
place.
After receiving a Health Depart
ment report listing IA violations IN
the lunchroom, the Commissioners
turned the. findings over to Brig
Gen. Gordon r. Young, engineer
commissioner.
Gen. Young designated 1t. Col.
L. E. Cox, Assistant Engineer Com
missioner, and the Municipal Archi-
tect's Once to make the study. Pri-
vately, Gen. Young said he had been
informed there probably is nothing
that can be done to make the Munic-
ipal Center's only eating place
suitable under District law.
The inspection report On the cafe
terra, submitted to the Commits
sioners today by DR.. George C.
Rutland, District health officer,
stated that "the structural condi-
tions of this location are unsuita Bile
for food operation in any capacity"
The implication at the District
Building Is that the cafeteria will
have to be closed-it now operates
without license and without pay
ment OF rent-unless it complies
with regulations.
The IA violations listed in the
report ares
Broken tiles on walls and ceiling:
kitchen floor in bad condition; in
adequate FACILITIES for cleaning pots
and pans; no drainboards on three
compartment sinks.
No facilities for sterilization: in
adequate cooking utensil storage; no
hand basin, all cooking equipment
unhooded; inadequate ventilation:
inadequate storage space for foods;
inadequate refrigeration bad light
ing; no dressing rooms or storage
place for wearing apparel, and lack
OF protection for food on steam
tables.
The lunchroom was started during
the war. when the War Department
was occupying the building. 1t has
operated on rent-free basis, on
condition that the operator furnish
the equipment.
The lunehroom feeds about 900
persons daily, most of whom are
members Of the Police Department
and civilian employees of the District.