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Evening star., 1947-11-21
A Stimulant to Building
70 the Editor Of The Star:

70 the Editor Of The Star:
1t might be we'll for those who have been
puzzling their heads over the housing problem
to recall the experience of New York City about
Is years ago. At that time there was serious
shortage of apartment houses, and to remedy
this difficulty Gov AL Smith signed bill which
provided that all apartment houses built in New
York City within the calendar year would be
exempted from almost all the usual taxation.
This was in line with the Henry George idea.
And the result was the erection of multitude
of apartment houses that otherwise would not
have been built.
Of course this was unfair to the owners of
existing apartment houses but it was step in
the right direction. 1t was in strong contrast
to the OPA method of treating property owners
as though they were undesirable citizens with
out constitutional rights by reducing rentals to
those which prevailed in the depression period
and at time of prosperity and high cost of
buildings and maintenance. 1t is unfortunate
that both Republican and Democratic leaders
continue to support the regulation Of rentals.
HENRY WARE ALLEN.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
France on the Verqe

The gravity of Frances political and
economic plight is sharply emphasized by
President Auriol's call upon former Premier
Leon Blum to organize a government of
public safety" The prime purpose of
this move Is to end the Communicated
disorders and strikes that have been
shaking the country for several days past,
but whether it will be enough to solve the
crisis is an open question. The French
people have good reason to hold their
breaths and keep their fingers crossed.
The aged Mr. Blum has again been
dragged from his retirement in an en-
deavor to repeat his performance OF year
ago, when he headed a stopgap govern
ment paving the way for the establishment
of the Fourth Republic. 1t was an all
Socialist cabinet which existed on SUI
ferance, since his party did not command
a parliamentary majority. But 1t did
creditable "caretaker" job, because no
other political factions wanted to over
throw 1t during its admittedly interim
tenure of office. 1t was succeeded by
coalition cabinet headed by the Socialist,
Paul Ramadier.
That coalition was fairly broad one,
including the Popular Republicans, the
Radicals and the Communists as we'll as
the Socialists Then the trouble began.
The Communists made themselves so in
tolerable that they were dropped from the
government last May. Communist wreck
ing tactics evoked the anti-Communist
movement headed by Charles de Gaulle,
which, though not formally reflected in
Parliament, appears to be numerically the
strongest with the French voters. Mean
while, Premier Ramadier got In wrong
with the leaders of his own Socialist Party,
who demanded his dismissal. He there
fore resigned from an untenable situation.
The Socialists have made themselves the
champions of what they term the third
force"-a middle f-the-road strategy to
offset the extremist pressures from Com
munists and De GaullistS which threaten
to split France into irreconcilable factions.
The Socialist high command is trying to
implement this policy by exploiting the
prestige of Leon Blum. However Blum is
not only old and feeble but also almost
anathema to Communists and De Gaul-
lists alike-an aversion which Blum
heartily reciprocates. It is therefore prac-
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Mr.. Hoffman and The Star

The Star does not believe that Repre-
sentative Hoffman of Michigan Is en-
dangering the freedom of the press. He
is not big enough to do that. 1t does not
believe that he is intimidating editors and
reporters by a disposition to put them on
the witness stand before his committee and
interrogate them about what they write.
Mr. Hoffmans abilities as an intimidator
are not without their limitations.
The Star agrees with Mr.. Hoffman in his
statement to the House yesterday that
freedom of the press carries with it an
obligation to be honest. 1t might be said,
in fact, that when Mr.. Hoffman insists on
honesty by the press he is upholding free
dom of the press. Therefore, three cheers
for Mr.. Hoffman.
Mr.. Hoffman told the House yesterday
that Star editorial last month was mot
only inaccurate, unfair, but tends to
create lack of confidence in the Congress;
to impair its authority" For enlighten-
ment of any Star readers who may be
curious to know what it was all about, the
text of the editorial and the transcript
of the hearing which it's publication pro-
voked are reprinted on Page Ais. Nothing
that Mr. Hoffman said at the hearing or
yesterday in the House affects the honesty
or the validity of The Stars comment or
The Stars right to make it. :.
AS for Mr.. Hohman's fears that the
editorial may have shaken public conf
dence in Congress, they are not we'll
founded. When one thinks of Congress,
one does not think of Mr.. Hoffman. When
one thinks of Mr.. Hoffman, one thinks of
other things-confusion verbosity, futile
fretfulness, the seniority rule and the
sometimes curious manifestations of popu-
lar government But one does not neces-
sarily think of Congress. There are 529
members of Congress, but there is only
one Mr.. Hoffman.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Taxing Aid to Romania

To the Editor Of The Star:
Clothing, food and many other necessities are
desperately needed in Europe. Yet wnen we
send used clothing as gifts, the government OF
one nation places many hindrances IN the way
1t levies taxes and other fees upon these gifts
which are so burdensome to the recipients that
many thousands, We understand are unable
to redeem them from the post office, and great
piles of them lie there unclaimed. But even
II one assumes that some people in Roman1a
are able to redeem the gifts, by what devious
ness can the Ronanian government justify its
merciless rebuff of succor thus rendered to its
inhabitants? LUCIE BRATENAHL.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Britain's Hunger Pangs
The Average Londoner Is Not Starving But He Is Eating
Very Sparingly in These Austere Days
By Raym ond p. Brandt

OF me 81. LOUIS FoSt-DtSPuEcH.
and the members OF his family can each have
20 cents worth OF meat This is more than
you might think; meat is subsidized and the
price is controlled. Hotels have meat three
or four times q week, and there is generally
a choice OF chicken, duck or guinea and always
a wide choice of fish, from real fllet Of sole
to whale steak.
Hotels and restaurants also offer the choice
Of hors d'oeuvres and soup. customer can't
have both and the hors d'oeuvres are the better
buy although they are mostly picked fish and
vegetables. The household ration for cheese
is only two ounces per person a week. Hotel
guests are not so restricted Almost every day
blue cheese. If you take cheese. you may not
have a sweet.
Some Of the left-wing egalitarians have
protested this favoritism to hotel and restau-
rant diners. So far nothing has come Of this.
Britain wants tourists particularly those with
dollars to spend. As visitor staying more
than a month, was required to get ration
card to turn over to my hotel. 1t speaks for
British efficiency that once reached the
food control Office I had my ration book in
20 minutes.
Potatoes Are Rationed.
Potatoes are now, being rationed. There is
an evident superabundance of Brussels
sprouts, cabbage, leeks and vegetable marrow,
whatever that is. When these foods are ra-
toned, England will indeed have reached
rock bottom
Food packages from the United States are
the most welcome gift any family, rich or
poor, can receive. Many American private
firms have prepared variously priced units
that are popular in England. large nom
profit organization in this field Is CARE Inc
the Cooperative for American Remittances to
Europe. The foods most desired are ham,
bacon, condensed milk and butter; rice white
flour, -four mixes requiring no milk or eggs;
sugar, dried fruits. including raisns; tea, con-
centrated coffee chocolate and soap.
American cigarettes are highly priced The
recipient, however must pay the stiff British
tariff, which amounts to about three shillings
(6o cents for a package Of 20. Most Britishers
would prefer American food on which there is
no tariff.
printed BY special arransemsnts with the st. Louis
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Stars, Men and Atoms
Yale Scientists Resume
Study Of Tiny Planets
Observations Discontinued by War
Being Made in Two Hemispheres
By Thomas r. Henry

By Thomas r. Henry
In the millions of miles of SPACE between
the earth and the great planet Jupiter are 1853
tiny planets-some Of them chunks of rock not
more than two miles In diameter
Just like the large planets, they move In
regular, although relatively eccentric, orbits
around the sun. The vast majority Of them
are found between. Jupiter and Mars. Four
or hve are between Mars and the earth Every
few years two or three new ones are dis.
covered. Observations were largely discon-
tinued during the war and some, previously
known to exist, appear to have been lost
Study Of the precise positions Of these tiny
worlds IN their orbits is one Of the major
astronomical projects under way at the Yale
Astronomical Observatory under the direction
OF Prof. Dirk Brewer, in cooperation with the
Allegheny Observatory Of the University Of
Pittsburgh. The Yale observations are being
made at the university'S observatory at
Johannesburg, South Africa, where the minor
planets Of the Southern Hemisphere are being
charted. The Allegheny Observatory is carry
ing out the observations for the Northern
Hemisphere.
Nearly Completed
The observational work, Dr. Brewer saws
now Is nearly completed. 1t must be followed
by an extremely laborious series of calculations
with electronic mathematical machines
Extremely accurate knowledge of the posi-
tions Of these solar system vermin is expected
to make possible more accurate determination
of the positions of some of the major stars
used in navigation and geodetic surveys on the
earths surface.
The calculations by the Yale astronomers
to date indicate strongly that these rock
chunks whirlng around the sun originally
were combined In five or six larger bodies,
perhaps several hundred miles in diameter,
between Mars and Jupiter, which were shat
tered by some unknown force several hundred
million years ago. The fragments continued
for time to maintain roughly the same orbits
as the parent bodies, but through the millen-
NUNS have tended to drift away on paths Of
their own. The observations show, however,
that they still remain in family groups with a
common origin indicated for the members Of
each group.
Observations Confined.
The Yale and Allegheny observations have
been confined to Is of the most prominent of
these objects, including the four largest and
longest observed-Juno, Pallas, Ceres and
Vesta Each of these has the area of a small
American State. Included also In the group
is the planetoid Eros, the celestial body which
approaches closest to the earth Except for
the noon and whose distance is used as a
measuring stick to compute more accurately
the distance of the sun.
Very accurate determination of the orbits OF
these bodies has been impossible in the past
because of the vast amount OF mathematical
calculation necessary. With the new electric
brain, which operates almost with the speed OF
light, it becomes feasible for the first time
Evening star., 1947-11-21

@. How many officials, Federal State and
local. are actually elected by the voters OF the
United States?-M. E. V.
A. Altogether the people elect the President
Vice President 531 members of Congress, about
10000 State legislators and officers and prob
ably at least 100000 officers of counties, cities
and local areas.
@. What do the colors of the United States
flag symbolize?-R. S. D.
A. The red is for yalor, zeal and fervency;
the white for hope, purity and rectitude OF
conduct; the blue-the color of heaven-for
reverence to God, loyalty, sincerity justice and
truth
O.. Is it the male or female black widow
spider that is dangerous to human oelngsp-
K. r. E..
A. 1t is the female, which can be identified
by the characteristic red "hourglass" on the
underside of its body. The bite is said to be
less dangerous than commonly believed The
male of the species is marked with red dots
and is harmless to man.
Q. How is the orange color produced in
canaries?-S. T.
A. Deeper and richer colors are obtained by
feeding the bird special diet, including sweet
red pepper, through the period of mott
@. How many colts were sired by Man o.
War?-R. v. K.
A. The thoroughbred Record says Man o
War sired 1874 colts.
@. What power is being exerted to keep each
planet rotating on its axis?-C. T.
A. A body once set in motion will go on
forever II there is nothing to stop it. Obstacles
that slow down and stop moving objects are
chiefly friction and resistance of the air.
Neither of these exists in space hence the
heavenly bodies continue their motion unless
they collide.
@. When and by whom was the 1oo-mile
furrow ploughed in Iowa?-V. D. H.
A. In 1889 by Lyman Dillon. With OK teams
he ploughed a single road-marking furrow from
the newly established Territorial capital at
Iowa City to Dubuque, distance of nearly
100 miles.
O. Will an automobile suffer any damage II
1t is allowed to stand unusued for a month";
s. G.
A. The National Bureau Of Standards says
that no particular damage to the car need be
expected. The products of combustion are
corrosive and should not be left in the engine.
They can be eliminated by opening the throttle
depressing the accelerator) wide and switching
off the ignition when the engine speed gets
high, leaving the throttle open until the engine
stops. Wasps often carry mud into engines and
build nests, hence it may be desirable to tie
rags over all openings into the engine such as
breather pipes and some types of air cleaner.
@. Why was the amethyst formerly supposed
to prevent intoxication?-T. N. E.
A. The legend goes\ back to the Roman wine
god Bacchus who, in order to fulfill drunken
VOW was about to offer the nymph Amethyst
to be devoured by the tigers that drew his
car. To save her from death, Diana turned the
nymph into white stone and Bacehus, re-
pentent, poured the juice OF grape over the
stone figure, thereby dyeing it rich purple.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Prejudice Grows Easily

Where did I get the fertile seed
That grep these luscious hates:
Cold malice totUGrd dnother's creed,
Dark skins, and foreign stdtes7
Ho1u freely these auerSions root
In my hearts fenced retreat!-
Let me, who gather in the fruit,
Ask others in to eat!
For why should feast all alone
When they may banker, too,
With appetites keen as my ot0n
To taste this lDhtch gre1?
.. SARAH M. HOWARD.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
For Hish Excess Profits Tax

To the Editor of The Star:
The "three-point cost-curbing plan drafted
by the Senate and House groups, is very good
as far as 1t goes, but 1t lacks one thing TO
curb most OF the extortioners. food spectators
and grafters, viz. 95 per cent excess profits
tax. It would not hurt any honest person but
Of course the others would howi.s DEMOCRAT.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Wants Charity at Home

the
That old adage that charity begins at home"
must be passe now. In Tuesday nights Star
there was a headline that 80 ,657 100000 will be
asked of Congress for aid in all parts OF world"
Right below is an article, "A Disgrace to
Washington" stating that at Gallinger Hospital
salaries are too low, a new building is needed,
new equipment, ETC. The new slogan seems to
be: Billions for Europe but not one cent for
necessities at home"
MRS M K CRAWFORD
Evening star., 1947-11-21

Until lately a New Yorker who didn't
care to work could put the bite on the
city for funds. This, however, has been
discontinued, as there seemed no point In
it in a political off year.
Evening star., 1947-11-21

Gall production records broken in South
African diamond mines" If it isn't ex-
actly winning the world race with famine,
1t may still add note of class to the
breadline.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact by writing The Washington Star Information
Bureau. 316 l street NE. Washington 2 D. G.
Please lnclose cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1947-11-21
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
Uriter, although it is permissible for a
uriter knoUn to The Star to use a
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1947-11-21

@. What do the colors of the United States
flag symbolize?-R. S. D.
A. The red is for yalor zeal and fervency;
the white for hope, purity and rectitude OF
conduct; the bue-the color of heaven-for
reverence to God, loyalty sincerity justice and
truth
Evening star., 1947-11-21
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

O. How many officials, Federal, State and
local. are actually elected by the voters of the
United States?-M. E. V.
A. Altogether the people elect the President
Vice President, 531 members of Congress, about
10000 State legislators and officers and prob
ably at least 100000 officers of counties, cities
and local areas.
Evening star., 1947-11-21

Q. How is the orange color produced in
canaries?-S. T.
A. Deeper and richer colors are obtained by
feeding the bird special diet including sweet
red pepper, through the period of molt
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-16
Local Youngsters Voice
Plea ForMarch OfDimes

and Patsy Davenport, 9 year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. C,
Davenport, Ais South Fourth street,
were both interviewed by Ben Nc
Donald in the interest of the New
Hanover county March Of Dimes
campaign which began yesterday.
Donald, first grade student at
Sunset Park school, told the radio
audience that he was struck down
with polio when he was five years
old and that he was taken to
Hickory hospital. While he was a
patient there, his mother was
taught curative therapy for infan-
tile paralysis and that after they
returned to Wilmington, Mrs. Pat
ters1n using the knowledge taught
her at Hickory, continued to work
over her son until today he is
capable of any activity of a boy his
age.
Mrs. Patterson stated that ''if
everyone could only see the many
cases and infantile paralysis hos
pitfalls as I have seen them, they
would do everything possible to
see that every method developed
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-16
FRANCE
AGREE ON TREATY
Pact OF Alliance Between
Nations Announced By
Attlee At London

LONDON, Jan. 15.-P-Prime
Minister Attlee's office announced
Wednesday night that Britain and
France had agreed to a treaty al
lance.
The statement said an agree
ment vas reached, during the visit
Of French Premier Leon Blum,
that the Anglo-French alliance
should be concluded ut the Ear
lest possible moment within the
framework Of Article 81 Of the
charter of the United Nations, and
with the object Of preventing any
further aggression by Germany
and Of preserving peace and Sc
curity."
It also was agreed, the statement
said, that negotiations for the al
lance "should be opened ~ soon
as possible"
"The two governments were
furthermore convinced that the
conclusion of such a treaty would
facilitate the settlement in a spirit
of mutual understanding Of all
questions arising between the two
countries" the announcement add
ed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-16
PEOPLES SAVING
NAMES OFFICIALS
Directors And Officers OF
Bank Renamed Al An
nual Meeting

All officers and directors of the
Peoples Savings Bank and Trust
Company were reelected on Tues
day just following the 47th annual
meeting of the stockholders Of that
company, it was learned here yes
terday.
Officers reelected were Warren
S. Johnson, president; J. Henry
Gerdes, vice-president; Robert H.
Tate vice-president a n d cashier;
Graham ]. B~urkheimer, assistant
cashier; and w. L. Marks, assist
ant cashier.
Reelected as directors were J.
o. Carr, j. Holmes Davis. J.
Holmes Davis, Jr., w. S. johnson,
James F. Post, Walker Taylor, J.
H. Gerdes, Howard A. P%enton,
Walter W. Storm, and R. H. Tate.
The stockholders meeting well
attended by a large majority Of
the stock being represented in per-
son or by proxy, was presided
over by Roger Moore.
President Warren S. Johnson in
his report stated that it was with
a great degree Of satisfaction that
he was able to report that the year
1916. from operating standpoint,
was the most successful year in
the banks history.
During the year, he said, IL per-
cent was paid to stockholders in
dividends and in December a 10
per cent bonus was paid to off
icers and employees. The surplus
account was increased by $50, 900.
A financial report on the condi-
ton of the bank was made by
vice-president and cashier, Robert
H. Tate. tAls
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-16

would be used to cure those strick-
en-"
However," she stated, s'to walk
into a polio hospital the first time
and see the condition of the pa
tients and then to visit a month
later and see what modern science
has done, is a wonderful sight, and
all that is a direct result of the
contributions of the general public
in the drives of the March of
Dimes"
Years Of Treatment
Patsy, fourth grade student at
Tileston school, told of the treat
ment that she has been receiving
for six years. She said that she had
been to Warm Springs nine times
at the expense of the foundation,
and that on the last trip she under
went four operations.
The corrective operations have
been SO successful that she has
been able to throw away the brace
for he- right leg. Patsy stated
that if she continues to improve as
she has for the past year and a
half that she will soon be able
to throw away her final brace. =.
She told the listening audience
that her treatment bringing such
Improvement had been made pos
sible through the contributions of
the March of Dimes, and emplored
the audience to give to the utmost
SO that other polio sufferers might
be given the same treatment she
has received.
Mrs. Thomas J.. Cause, chairman
of the woInan's division will make
an appeal over WMFD at IL noon
today, Mcdonald stated.
The plans for the March of
Dimes drive, scheduled for Jan.
81 are wef underway, County
Chairman W. H. Rhodes, Jr., stat
ed, and complete details will be
released Friday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-16

TWO local victims of infantile
"lysis both grammar school
p ala, told their stories of how
disease affected them and OF
me ne treatment and help they have
viewed ae through the funds of the
n]at;onal Foundation, over radio
a4ion WMFD yesterday after
noon.
nonald Patterson, 1 year old son
mr. and Mrs. C. D. Patterson,
10 South Monroe, Sunset Park
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-16
SHIP CAPTAIN DIES

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 15.-R-
Funeral services were held here
today for Capt. John Frank White
hurst, 81, whQ for 40 years had
followed the sea and who died
Monday night following a brief
i11ness
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-16

The U. S. Coast Guard was start
ed as the Revenue Cutter Serv-
ice" in 1870, and is now 1856 years
old.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
LOUISE SUCCS
MAY NOT START
IN TOURNAMENT

ATLANTA, May 3-tP)-Petite,
long-hitting Louise Suggs Of near
by Lithia Springs, today was .
doubtful starter in the qualifying
round Monday for the 32nd An
nual Southern Women's Coli
championship here.
Miss Suggs, under a physicians
care for the past two weeks for
a sinus ailment. limbered up with
nine holes of play this afternoon
and said afterward that the
weather would determine her par
ticipation.
Winner Of the event in 1941 and
the medalist last year at Dallas,
Miss Suggs had been counted on
as the chief threat in the field
of 60 to dethrone Mrs. Estele
Lawson Page of Chapel Hill.
Mrs. Page, a finalist in the 1887
and 1888 affairs, won last year
over Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta to
reverse the outcome OF the 1851
event.
Most of the field of 60-odd con-
testants played practice ROUNDS
today over the 6,500-yard, No. !
course at East Lake Country CLUB
where the tournament was first
held in 1911. A final 0racuce
round is set for tomorrow in four
sOmeS.