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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
The Book OF KNOWLEDGE

With Bernt Balchen as pilot, he
set out from Little America in
the tri-motored monoplane, Floyd
Bennett. The Pole was reached
without incident, and a flag of the
United States was dropped there.
To honor Scott and Amundsen,
flags of Norway and England
were also dropped. Nineteen
hours after the start, the filters
were safely back in Little Ameri-
ca.
When the expedition returned
home in 1880, it had mapped $780,
900 square miles of territory
- 20O,O 900 of it never before seen
made % flights, and collected a
vast amount of scientific materi-
al.
Three years later, Byrd led a
similar, larger expedition. Four
airplanes, including a autogiro,
were taken along. Little America
was dug cut again and enlarged.
Byrd himself elected to stay five
months alone at an advanced
weather station 1913 miles south of
Little America, where he nearly
died of poisonous fumes from his
stove before relief came. AS in
the previous expedition, many
many flights were made and
much territory was mapped and
explored.
The American explorer Lincoln
Ellsworth and Sir Hubert Wilkins
set out in 1943 to fly acros the
Antarctic continent, but their
plane was damaged on the ice.
In 1889, Ellsworth, with j. H.,
Lymburner as his pilot explored
a vast Antarctic tract south of the
continental barrier in the Eastern
Hemisphere; he laid claim to this
territory for the United States.
In the same year, Byrd set out
on his third Antarctic expedition,
the last one prior to the current
Byrd expedition.
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Tomorrow: - An Elephant Made
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platinum group. 1t is being used l the
1or 9eWelry. Canada leads the world IL ;ts
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Department:
FAMOUS PEOPLE

3A4NAOoG 'O4 11
THE SOUTH POLE MIN-(5)
Air Era Dawns in the Antarctic.
We have told you Of ROAD
Amundsen's discovery Of the
South Pole il December, 1911, and
of Robert Falcon SCOTS tragic
death after reaching the Pole only
a month later.
In 1941, SCOTS fellow country
man, Sir Ernest Shackleton Che
had been knighted in 1909), under
took his third expedition into the
Antarctic. Previously, in 1901-1904,
he had accompanied Scott, and in
1908-1909 had led his own expedi-
ton. Now in 1914, he set himself
the appalling task of crossing the
Antarctic continent from the We'd
dell Sea to the Ross Seal, SOC
miles. Of which more than half,
from the Weddell Sea to the Pole.
was unknown ground. Two years
later, he and his party returned
to England after incredible adven-
lures.
In brief, this is what happened.
New land was sighted and was
named Card Coast. But the wea-
ther was bad, and Shacketon's
ship. the Endurance, could find no
landing place. She was frozen in,
in January, 1915. For nine months
she drifted with the ice until she
was finally crushed to fragments,
leaving % men stranded on an ice
floe.
Luckily they had saved much
food and gear. as well as three
boats. For five months they camp
ed on their icy raft. In April, 1915.
the foe broke up and they took
to the boats, reaching Elephant
Island. Leaving Frank Wild in
charge of 81 men on a desolate
sandy spit swept by billiards.,
with only the barest food supply
and two upturned boats Cor refuge,
Shackleton with 5 men took to the
remaining 22-foot boat and reach
ed South Georgia, $50 miles away.
After three attempts he succeed
ed, in August, 1915, in rescuing
the entire party.
Shackleton set out on another
voyage. in the Quest, in Septem-
Der, 1921. However, he had over
strained his heart and died at sea.
For several years after Shackle-
toms death, Antarctic exploration
Jagged. Then, in 1928, a era
dawned and several assaults by
air began to be made on the great
desolate continent. Sir George HUI
bert wilkins took his plane to De-
ception Island a n d on December
&c, 1928, was the first to fly in
the Antarctic. He returned a year
later and made several more
flights. Altogether he flew about
5000 miles and discovered IA is
lands and 1880 miles of coastline.
Rear = Admiral Richard Evelyn
Byrd, who had already flown over
the North Pole, took along several
airp1anes on his first Antarctic
expedition in 1928. This vas by
far the best equipped of its kind.
1t took four ships to carry the
expedition to its base. This was
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
Britain's Red Wagon

Great Britain converted Palestine
into it's own little REQ wagon. That it
is unable to drag it is Britain's own
look out.
Foreign Minister Bevin is on un-
sound ground whel. he accuses Presi-
dent Truman of being political-minded
IN recommending that Jews be per-
mitted to settle there.
This government made it's position
clear on October a, last when it de
clared Americas interest in Palestine
sis a deep and abiding interest, shared
by our people without regard to thei
pc itical utilization"
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must have exceptional skill obtainable
only through special training over a
long period of time. AS long as their
work is so poorly compensated it is no
wonder that so many young women
take up teaching merely as a stop gap
between graduation and marriage n
teacher strikes are prevalent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority
Written for NFA Service

Eight or 10 years ago psychic
bidding was employed by every
CO., but today the expert seldom
will deliberately throw in a psy-
chic bid. There r so many people
now who play a good game of
contract that phychic bidding does
not throw them off the track.
However, the very fact that it
is not employed promiscously
shows that there still is a place
for it in contract.
In a re ent duplicate game. Jack
Cushing of New. York and his
partner were using the ace-show-
ing responses to two-bids, so that
North's response of three diamonds
over two spades showed the ace
of diamonds. Gushing (South)
Immediately knew that, at worst.
he had a club finesse for six-odd
in spades.
When North bid four spades,
Gushing felt not only that six-odd
was safe, but that he might be
able to make seven. He was not
going to bid seven, but in dupll-
cate the extra trick is what counts.
That is why he cue-bid the heart
suit. His f; .-e-heart bid in reality
said to his partner, Il have no
losing hearts" His purpose was to
make it difficult for West to open
the heart suit-and the bid did
have : decided psychological eff
feet. here was West with the
king and one heart. Should he
lead his partners suit, Or try a
different opening lead?
West s. Id have led the king
of he; is. He should have felt
safer in [ ing SO because South
had indicated no heart losers.
But this is the story of a psychic
bid that worked. West opened his
fourth best club. Gushing won,
pulled the trumps, cashed his other
high club, went over to dummy
with the diamond ace and dis
carding his losing heart on tho
king of clubs, making seven.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
Schools Bullying Teachers
Lacking

simultaneously with the announce
|ment of a commission of ten leading
educators that the birth of thirteen
million babies during the war period
has the country's elementary schools
bullying at the seams, DR.. John w.
~Studebaker, federal education commits
%sioner, declares the teacher shortage
in elementary schools is zone of the most
critical situations ever encountered by
the Country"
Doctor Studebaker's report shows
that while emergency permits granted
for teaching jumped from 10000 in
1915 to 108,000 in 1916, enrollments
in teacher > preparation institutions
amounted in October 1915 to less than
two-thirds of the enrollments in 1940-
Al.
These thirteen million war babies,
four million more than was estimated
in advance, have posed a grave problem.
The solution, in the opinion of the lead
ing educators, is simple. Says their
report: "The number of teachers now
serving in American schools should
be doubled. The sums now %appropriat-
ed for schools should be trebled."
If the latter recommendation were
put into effect it is certain that the
first would follow. BY paying teachers
a little better than a living wage, and
this would mean trebling the pay of
many, doubling the teacher force would
become an easy undertaking. Converse
ly, as long as young men and women
can make three and often four times
as much in other jobs it is foolish to
expect them to spend their time train
ing to teach with the remuneration SC
far below the general par.
Even with the states teachers abou
to receive larger checks in early March
the increase is not up to the pay leve
of clerks, janitors, and other workers
: who need no special training.
] 1t is time North Carolina. along wit
+ the other states, trebled The pay o
teachers, in view of the fact that the!
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28

We thank Thee. o Lord, for all
my servants who bring forth fruit
In old age. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28

less there is no justification for
letting inoffending dogs drift over
the streets or highways until they
perish from hunger and thirst.
Such animals are either lost from,
or neglected by, their owners, per-
haps discarded because they are
not wanted. In the latter instance,
if no other home can be found for
them, it would be better to kill
them as mercifully as possible
than to cast them out to die by
degrees.
During one of the cold days Of
February a small half-starved
dog, without Identification, was
running along Front. street in the
downtown section. First n and
then another scolded or stormed
at him as he endeavored to skirt
around the passing throngS. He
had no voice to explain his pltlfu
plight or to plead for a little food
and drink. Some food was Obtain
ed from the nearest store ouI ne
had disappeared from view in me
meantime. On looking this way
and that, he was finally slgn'ed
coming up from next the river
ahead of a running boy, VINO
stopped when another approacneo'
The pup was uncertain, at tlrS''
that someone was trying to show
him a kindness, but pitifully ven,
tured to wag his tail when ne
began eating, as though 1eallu
that even that little token OF gfsu'
tude would give offense. .,,
Like human beings, all an1liaS
are susceptible to munger n a,u
thirst and to cold and heat: now
so many people can look WIN ,n m
difference on the sufferingS Oh an
mails is hard to understand Does
anyone argue: "Why waste 'lt n.
on animals when thousands Oh u~ ~
mans are perishing from Wsnt n,
To this it lay be said 1n@' W. w.
work of feeding and clothing %s
hungry and naked millions Of t ts
world is going forward, sn W.
slowly, but as rapidly as mean mar'
supplies, a n d circumstances . prj
nit; also that the burden Oh s'n NJ
work is falling almost entlIsg
this country. Anyone so nlla' Nv
can help speed the work aloay ,I =:
a contribution. In regard 70 rM
mails, no one has the mora 40. srd
to permit their propagalioaa ,riine
then doom them to a msst
oe''n if0in IF F. H. willard
Wilmington, N. c.
February 27, 1947.
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Pegler Finds Truman Strong

Westbrook Pegler today uses sugar
for a change, instead Of vinegar.
He writes about President Truman,
although the Chief Executives name
does not appear once in the article,
which appears on this page. His con-
c!usion is that Mr.. Truman has done
so well since he rubbed John L. Lewis
nose in the dirt and junked Henry Wal
lace, Dan Tobin, Mrs. Roosevelt, Harold
Ickes and the other radicals, it is a
pity that the republicans do not claim
him for their own, because in that event
democrats would have no one to fall
back on, come next years elections.
Is this, perhaps, to be taken as adj
mission that Mr.. Truman's chances of
reelection are a matter of serious con-
Germ to the republicans? 1t could be so
accepted. At any rate, it is an admis-
sion that President Truman is recog-
nized by a rabid republican as a domi-
nant figure in the American picture, and
that he deserves to be there.
theoretically the party system is
a cardinal principle Of American democ-
racy. 1t affords the people with diff
fering political views a chance to put
their opinions into effect by support
ing a candidate who ome closest to
agreement with them when a ballot is
taken. But there have been times when
one party's membership Joined another
when the others candidate stood more
squarely for the policies they advocated
than their own b
Why, then, should not the republi-
cans who have watched Mr.. Truman's
development since he threw off the new
deal yoke unite with the democrats to
the President in the high office to
which he succeeded when death cut
President Roosevelt's fourth term
Things have not gone too well with
the republicans since their victory at
the polls last November. They have
steadily lost caste. The reforms they
promised have not ma~terialized. Their
leadership is laundering in deep waters.
Of the four presidential candidates in
their ranks only two hold the real re-
spect Of the public, and one of them,
Senator Vandenberg, has openly avowed
he will not toss his hat into the ring.
Former Governor S~tassen, able though
he be, has not developed presidential
attributes. Neither of the others, Gov
ernor Dewey and Senator Taft, meas
ures up to the requirements.
Of the entire field, as the race now
stands, if it is possible to call it a race,
except in Stassen's case, President Tru-
man is the logical man. Mr.. Pegler is
right in what he says except that he
ought to be running with the republi-
cans. He could lead them well.
Gill; n-1- r-
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r 0gT
The Doctor Says
FATIGUE OF BODY
WARNS OF danger
BY WILLIAM A. o'BRlrN

AS body fatigue can ro.,
physical activity, dissssa I'm
ficlent diets Or emotions, de-
It may be difficult TO tel , ,'S:
factor is responsible as NOR. Which hit
one may be operating at tbe 'A'A
time. Sane
Fatigue warnings normal.
tect the body against sr1 Pro
strain. When the muscles hss'l N's
pain, it is an indication TO
further activity is not adn;. 9at
While mild fatigue is a u,sa','.
sensation which is relieved ' bv ,,a
or sleep, severe fatigue N.Y., 's'
suit in prostration, and insbr'
to sleep. O'N!
Majority of people todav
emily show signs of ex Excess jSe's a
tigue from their experience s'i We "a
war years and the III The
through which we are ns.s;a
Persistent fatigue can Stem =.
an injection, metabolic dist lon
anee, or growth in the bo ~lS'u'e'
the majority Of slowly dev vsy, II
infections caused by germs lVpas
viruses, excessive fatigue oftsu q
the most important warnin r5'e n. Is
In tuberculosis the only sipD D'sa.
the disease m a be unev TlSa o.
fatigue. Internal cancer can ".us
weight loss, pallor and fatigr aa''
Diabetes complain Of f9ti...
because of their failure tn ut iSus
starch and sugar, Insuff TcIns
amounts of insulin permit a I.saa
amount of sugar to leave the bod ss
through excretion, before if csu OI !,
o appetite, ey.
cessive thirst, and excessive s.
erection of urine in tired jndivis w.
ais are caused by diabetes mil u
has been proved otherwise. ="
If you are eating a well.b.,
anced diet, are free of infect,
or other diseases and are gettins
enough sleep, your fatigue on rP'
ing in the morning could be- n.
result of emotional stress, Az ts
day wears OF if you feel better
and if by night you are ready n
60 places and do things, you had
better examine your attitude n
ward your job and either chapu
your work or try to become betts
adjusted to what you are dom,
QUESTION: My 11-year : Old
daughter has pinworms. Where
did she get them and how can We
get rid of them
ANSWER: She contracted them
from some person who had them.
To get rid of them it is necessary
for all members of the family 10
be examined and those who are
positive to be treated at the same
time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
Letter Box
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
This writer. has never owned a
dog d has never been frantic
about them, due partly to the
memory of stock-killing dogs in
the old open range days of a
nearby county, and partly to the
vicious specimens that are a men
ace to the public. However, it is
as unfair to judge all dogs by the
bad element among them as it
would be to size up all human
beings by the fiends in human
form who murder even infants and
young children in horrible ways.
No precautions should be neg
lected in safeguarding the public
from vicious animals. Neverthe-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
Religion
DayByDay
By L II. L L

THEY RAISED HIS SALARY
On his fiftieth anniversary as an
employe Of a big factory Frank
was given, by the firm and by his
fellow workers, a banque.
and valuable presents. That was
two years ago., and he is now
seventy five years old.
I asked him when he plans to
retire. He will do so as soon as
he notices any slowing up in his
efficiency. "The firm does not
seem to think / should retire, for
twice this year they have ~increas-
ed my salary"
Frank is of the Caleb and
Joshua type, doing his best work
in his ripest years. There is no
real retirement" for the man
who retains his youthful spirit.
The world sorely needs the ripe
wisdom Of those who best know
life. .'There is no substitute for
experience"
That Frank is a PRESBYTERIAN
elder indicates that his manner of
life has conduced to longevity
and perennial youth. They who
walk with God find life's paths
~pleasantest and longest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
Editorial Comment
TIME O ACTION

In the past several months there has been
widespread discussion Of the need for more
doctors and hospitals in North Carolina.
The publicity given to the Good Health Plan
not only has been beneficial in molding pub
lie sentiment in support of its legislative adop-
ton, but has stimulated Johnstonians to show
a greater interest in their own hospital and
medical care needs.
! By Analysing the medical statistics that
have alerted the people to the necessity of
doing something about health deficiencies, we
have noted that this county needs 46 addi-
tional doctors and approximately 225 addi-
tional hospital beds to attain the standards
set by leaders OF the medical profession. The
the needs of the States tenth most populated
county.-Smitheield Herald.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-28
REAL WINTER

The people that know real Winter are the
people that live in suburban areas with no
public Iaclntles to depend on, but only their
own water systems. heating devices and SAM
tary :, arra IAN Zero weather puts them
catastrophies that would break the hesrt =, :,
city awener. The Bentztown Bard, in The
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Plymouth Notes
By Mrs. Burke Doyle

Carl Staley of the Atlantic anr
Pacific Construction Co., has beer
confined to his home in Portland
for the past week with a throat in.
lection. -
Jean Danley, Leila rDanley, Beth
Benham and daughter Beverly ano
Lima Ruth Story of Vancouver
We're house guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Jack Danley Thursday and Friday
of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Thomas have
returned from Yellepit and are
residing at their home in Ply
mouth.
Mrs. Jack Bryant, an enthusiast
tic golfer, was the guest of Mrs.
Dahlstrom in rousing game of
golf at Kennewick Wednesday.
Richland visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Claire thinner of
MIR. and Mrs. John Winkler We'd
nesday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. E. H. Dahlstrom,
Mrs. J. Bryant and daughter JAG
queline Jean were dinner guests
at the home of MIR. and Mrs. Burke
DOytC Aliu1 Suoy SVSlllllS.
MIR. and Mrs. B. A. Doyle and
family Of Kennewick spent Tues
day in Plymouth at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Doyle.
Mrs. w. H. Switzler of Umatilla
and Mrs. Minnie Sharpstein of
Walla Walla were in Plymouth
Thursday looking over Mrs. Switz-
1er'S prOpertv
Fire of undetermined origin des-
troyed the machine shop of Guy
F. Atkinson Co. at McNary dam
Wednesday evening. Unofficial
but reliable sources place the loss
upwards of $4,000. Included in
the loss were some very scarce
electrical supplies and air hoses.
1t was interesting to see the re-
sources of this large, efficient
company take this set back in
stride. Within 48 hours the. ma
jority of the hard to get items
were replaced and operations were
never interrupted by the disaster.
Heavy machinery. for McNary
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No. 2612

L
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington in and for Ben
ton County.
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ESTATE OF
JOHN E. OWENS, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Letters of Administration on
the estate of John E. Owens, de-
ceased, were granted to the I'M
dersigned that she now is the
duly appointed, qualified and act
ing Administrators of the above
entitled estate.
All persons having claims again.
st said estate are required to
serve them with the necessary
vouchers upon me at the office
of Moulton & Powell, Kennewick,
Washington, within six months
after the date of the first pub
LEGATION of this notice, to-wit:
within six months after the 10th
day of July, 1947, and file the
same with the Clerk of this Court,
together with proof of such SER
vice, or they shall be forever
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dam is arriving on the scene al
most daily. Among this weeks
arrivals were two more 22-yd.
dump trucks for the Guy F. At
kinson Co. and large portable
rock crusher belonging to Del R.
Beebe Co. Also a yard shovel,
which was interesting to watch
being unloaded and threading its
way slowly but CAREFUL yunder
its own power up to the damsite.
A large amount of equipment
and poles were brought up to the
McNary dam by the telephone Co.
Two more loads of poles arrived
in Plymouth this week for the
REA's power distribution system.
Since the McNary substation was
energized this week, REA officials
say power at Plymouth is only
days away.
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r;tv Youth Program
Mods AZ. Instructors

p.creational director John Scott
he. eeL sent out a call for in
this , M to assist in administering
stru co,,th program at the city rec
rea aIIUladed are persons to instruct
N seancine. girls fastball, boxing,
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When heating milk, have the
pan covered and apply moderate
heat. Keeping milk dark while
heating helps save riboflavin-its
important B vitamin.
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basketball, and football. Those in
terested may contac Scott at the
community building, or by phon-
ing S621. stz. HI ,-s-s@ II.
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One out of three rural pedes-
trian deaths from accidents oc-
Cured while the victim was walk
ing on the roadway.
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By MOULTON & POWELL g.
THOMAS B. CESS, Her attor-
neys.
7:10 - 7:24
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Here at Harvester we are con.
cerned over the fact that a
growing number of our prod
ucts are appearing on the re-
sale market at greatly inflated
prices.
AS manufacturers, we try to
produce at the lowest possible
cost. We cannot set the prices
1t which our products-trac-
tors, motor trucks, farm i'm
plements, refrigeration, and In
dustrial power equipment-are
sold. We can and do suggest
list prices which the great ma
jority of our dealers adopt as
their retail prices.
$40, OOO, 900 Price Reduction
Our basic price policy was
publicly stated in March, 1947,
when we announced price re-
auctions at the rate of approx
mately 5000 900 per year
on our products. At that time,
Fowler Met ormick, Chairman
of the Board, said: seANY PRICE
IS TOO HIGH IF IT CAN BE RE-
DucED."
Practically all of our dealers
cooperated with this policy and
passed on the savings to their
customers.
The objective of the price
reductions was to make it pos
sible for customers to buy our
products, which they need so
badly, at lower prices. Natu-
rally, this purpose is defeated
when our products are sold by
anybody at inflated prices.
III Production at
AII-Ti7le Peak
Inflated prices are caused by