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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17
The Need For Nurses

OF all professions taken. up by women,
nursing has the greatest humanitarian in
centive. Yet, despite the fact that women
generally lave a deep sense of. obligation
to relieve suffering and administer to the
needy, the ranks of the nursing profession
remain sparsely filled.
It is true that the number of nurses has
increased since before the war, and true that
women are entering training classes to a
limited extent; but not in sufficient numbers
to meet the need.
The New York Times notes that registered
nurses in the country increased from 1885,
900 in 1881 to $4,000 in 1916, but that dur
ing the same period patients entering hos
pitfalls rose from 1858, 900 to 1873 ,000-a 13
per cent increase in nurses and more than
100 per cent rise in "the patient load"
The Times adds that last spring 16 per
cent of the hospitals in the United States
had a total of SO, 900 beds closed because OF
lack of nursing personnel"
Nor is it in the United States alone that
nurses are lacking. A recent London dispatch
reports that a government committee study
ing hospital reforms declares the British
objection to married nurses must be set
aside. The committee further reports that
81 per cent of student nurses fail to finish
the course, and recommends a shorter work
week, better food and living conditions, to-
eether with moderate relaxation Of dis
cipljne as means to lower this ratio OF
failures.
What the situation indicates in the United
States and England appears to be not so
much the lowering of disciplinary routine
while the nurse is on duty as the provision
for agreeable relaxation and entertainment
during off-duty time.
There must be strict discipline in the
nursing corps in any hospital. Else patients
suffer neglect, which in many cases could
prove fatal. But at the same time the hospl-
tai management has d duty toward the
nurses to see that the long off-duty hours
are not a dismal experience.
1t is said that many promising nurses be-
come discouraged and drop out before their
training is completed because they have no
thing to do but brood after the days or the
nights period of service.
Perhaps if the hospitals took as much
pains to see that Hedging nurses were as well
entertained then as they are to see that the
training is thorough there would be fewer
desertions and the number OF women enter
ing beginner classes would increase.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17
Merchant Marine Cadet Corps

ling full blast. Refrigerating sys-
TENS were checked and supplies
were finding their way to the
engine room. Finally two loud
honks on the ships whistle,
heard over the entire harbor,
which is the signal for a pilot
to come aboard and "engine"
prepares to 60 on sea time.
The United States maritime
service trains the officers whose
responsibility is the commerce
of the world. The men and Off
GERS whose tireless work Great
ed the cadet corps is a story
in itself. 1t is impossible to tell
it all. Suffice to say it will be
another decade before the full
worth of their endeavor will win
the admiration of the world.
A. high school graduate or bet
ter is \ eligible to become a
cadet. He can, if he wishes, take
the competitive examination
during his last year in high
school, and. if successful enter
the cadet corps in July follow
ing his graduation. His first
year will be spent at the cadet
school at Pass Christian, Miss,
or San Mateo, Calf, whichever
is nearest his district.
The work there is collegiate
IN nature with added subjects
to prepare him for his sopho-
more year. H:.s work must be
satisfactory before he can go
on. The school year closes in
late May and about July Il he
is ordered to one of the district
supervisors Office.
Cadet 3rd class now begins
something unique as he leaves
the office and tLmbles into a
taxi with his gear, or, as we
know it, luggage. He is headed
toward the docks and that is
why Mr.. Cadet is in a taxi.
Street cars and buses stop far
short of the docks. He has been
prepared fer this adventure at
school.
AS most ships carry two
cadets, one "deck'' and one
"engine," happy is he if the
other cadet is already aboard
and helps him to his quarters
which they share together. The
cadet is now part of the crew,
sharing a stateroom with his
buddy in the officers quarters,
eats in the officers mess, and
works under the officer on duty
in whose department he is.
Upon completion of a voyage
he reports to the supervisor.
Drawings, narrative, equations
all are in for examination. The
supervisor already has on his
desk reports from the officers
on the sap Tile boy r.A- be
out of sight hut he is ne,,~ out
Of mind. The Z. S. M. S narer
overlooks it's own. The su:crln
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17
Self-D Denial Needed

A special congressional subcommittee in
session at Providence, Rhode Island, has
heard pleas for restoration of price controls
and rationing Of scarce commodities.
These recommendations are made with the
aim of getting prices down to a more nearly
normal level.
It is not apparent that either restored con-
trolls or r~ationing could provide the remedy
for initiation. 49,
One element that is lacking is a supply
equal to or a little larger than the demand.
How this could be achieved is another mat
ter.
AS to food, the domestic demand is 50
great there seems little reason to hope that
the national supply can offset it, at least
for some time to come, especially as exports
are necessarily heavy. .
For example, Americans are consuming
rs per cent more beef per person than be-
fore the war, 81 per cent more pork, % per
cent more chicken, 20 per cent more milk
and cheese, 80 per cent more oranges
and lemons.
Certainly production has not increased
sufficiently to create a surplus over this
consumption increase. Lacking a surplus, il
IS evident that another means must be found
to force prices down. 49,
one way this might be done is to STOP
buying nonessentials and reduce the volume
OF purchases, in other words create greater
buyer resistance. Reduction in sales would
help. b.
II everybody voluntarily went on short
.a'lons Tor a while, or ate only the foods
mat are in abundance and consequently
cheap, the general price level woxM soon
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17
Would Make IVA Pay

.,r,ass the shaky international Situation
crowds it off the calendar, a bill is to be in
.~oa,,ced in the next session of Congress to
~.a,,;re the Tennessee Valley Authority to
-.1r interest on the funds allocated to it at
some rate the Treasury pays on the
49,. would be only fair, all things con
ddered. There is no SOUND reason why I
.'S.rs1 nroiect, especially a project Of such
80 =. the IVA, which performs ;
n.n;:a .sr,,;ce in competition with privately
puDa.. n,,blic utilities, should not be sub
opsi ~ - The rules governing the operations o
private enterprise. To reneV
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17

render to a general tal0I' s,no;
people dare risk. bu' " WI ~
these veteran benefits ms ss.
on grounds of great e%pS'
burden to the taxpayee' =,
both callous and so far vi vi
fectual. To many a MAJ nd
came back from pa'',s, ,.0I d.
the families of many % .eers
not, the cost OF war mas
near total. a,,s
are eAb bad primarily Deca a@s5s, 5cs
serve to cheat the .5 A9' jats1
to ho' Give. Every dollar SP bonl,s
unneeded pensions anu mart
takes away from 'l n'bic5 ouga
the national income % !abIed an
to to- be spent on the d E,.spr SUI.
the handicapped Ey to dal
gratuitous dollar "otDi tbg rc'
public awareness oil
needs that do exist ho1use:
B1anket pensions and ; D?s, !
are bad because they go,,snt in,5t
major corrupting e elgt difficult
political life pecuL50l almost III
to counteract, and SD
possible to uproot' eble 70
Americans may not be f : .sopt5
stop this cycle whore ,,v i CA. !
be stopped. But ,fsate Is
they will resist
worst consequences
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17

tendent then decides whether
take him off that particuiT SD
and put him On another.
This cadet year at sea is Oh
of the marvels that the u
M. S. has devised. Ther.
nothing like it. The cadet unfi
oath still belongs to tine u
M. S., yet he is aboard a ve''
belonging to a private compa1
and must adjust his way to the
regulations. He draws pay lIS.
the shipping company I'D ~
plan is beginning TO pay o
dividends in graduating office.
that add credit and preslgs
our merchant marine.
Finishing his sea duty u
cadet now has to pass MS ID q
hurdle. Exams are rugged "
success means he has oecOn
a Cadet End class and re 59.
the following July to AnI
Point where at the ACADEMY
oo-n1e+oe his last two years
order to become a third oll'. :,
His two years there are u
rifle. each of eleven r19DJ
duration. Toward tn Emu T..
stands for his license a'lo ~
yates a licensed officer d' :. -,
sign in the U. S. N It. o
receives a degree r,
A letter addressed TO 't rs,. VIZ
ed States Maritime 0, NJ
training division, u D. :" "
C. c., Washington y. w., yo,,
bring to any interested 'OD
m.n full information.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17
By r. r. STEUER

somewhat. A ship engaged in
today's commerce is primarily
divided into three departments:
deck, engine, steward, and it is
with the first two we have to
do. Complement of men vary
but in the main, deck means
captain, LIST, End and 3rd mates,
and engine means chief engi-
neer, LIST, End and 3rd engineers.
Deck sees to the loading OF
the ship: crates, bags, locomo-
tives, large items, small ones,
cargo in bulk or in liquid. They
know how and while a whole
trainload disappears down a
hatch, its not forgotten. They
haul up the anchor and put to
sea. The captain places the ship
on sea time, and deck and en-
CINE go to work on a 24-hour
basis.
While the "deck" was busy
with all this activity the cen
CINE" also was at its prescribed
work. Cargo and perhaps pas
sergers were coming aboard
but the "engine" was ready1ng
the mechanical equipment for
the long voyage. Steam or cleo
tricity was being supplied for
the winches wl.ca were operat-
ing the booms, the towering
spars which lift the cargo from
the dock to the cavernous
matches. Hot water was avail
able on many parts of the ship,
and on many of the new YES
sells the air conditioning was 60
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17
UN Unfinished Business
BY T EDISON

gest laugh. 1t calls for recon-.
mendations ''to prevent the dis.
semination of slanderous re.
ports" If any government is vul.
nerable on this charge, it is Yu.
goslavia itself.
Administr alton of non self-gov-
erning territories will be princi.
pal business before the assem-.
bly's T%rusteeship Committee. Al
the last assembly, a special Is.
nation committee was set up tc
review reports from coun.
tries with dependencies. The
United States, for instance must
report on Alaska, Hawaii, Puer.
to Rico and Guam.
All League of Nations man.
dates have now been transferred
to the UN with the exception Of
those over Palestine and South
West Africa. South Africa was
called upon to deliver the latter
mandate, at the last assembly,
but refused, wanting to annex
this ex-German territory. Solv.
ing this will be the Trusteeshir
Committees biggest problem.
The Legal Committee has
many technical questions on priv
ileges and immunities of staff
members of UN organizations.
Its principal business, however,
will be considers alton Of an agree
ment on genocide, the crime OF
mass destruction of racial, reli-
gious or national groups. Draft
of a convention to outlaw geno-
eide has already been prepared.
The assembly's Budgetary
Committee has a heavy seized
ule. Secretary General Trygve
Lie had recommended a 500 mil
lion budget for 1948, but it has
been cut to $34 million.
The question of U. S. contri-
putlon OF nearly 40 per cent Of
the UN budget may not
be brought up again at the COM
ing assembly, in view of world
conditions. At the last session,
Sen. Arthur Vandenberg took the
stand, for the u. S., that no one
country should contribute more
than a third of the budget, to
avoid its financial dominance.
Financing construction of UN
permanent headquarters on the
new site in New York City will
be brought up. Immediate plans
call for a SOS million outlay for
General Assembly and secretari-
at buildings. Whether this is to
be financed by member-country
contributions, by private bank
loans guaranteed in a UN mort
gage, or by loan from the U. S.
government, must be decided,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17
No Squirrel Fodde,

Game wardens sometime M,
plain that magistrates MAKE
too cheap for violators of a
game and fishing laws, but fl 4
four wardens who took two A]pr
ander county men before a ir
tice of peace at Stony Pom
surely have no kick on this q,
count.
The Landmark reports that
cost each of the two hunte,
$97.40 for the luxury of hunt1
squirrels out of season and +,
hunting without license. Fac
was fined $50 on the first cOur
and $25 on the second and I,
costs amounted up to $22.N
piece. Surely pustice is not chez
in Little Alex" for $97.4O is nj
squirrel fodder even in these il
flated times.
But a fellow who will hu,
squirrels in weather as warm
we have had lately is asking #
a bit of hell fire.-Lexinsn
Dispatch.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17

GdS1I year tHere are aVallaDle
a number of cadetships for
young men of the Carolinas.
about which few ara aware.
These places were provided by
an Act of Congress but the news
is almost unknown among us,
We read about fires, murders,
catastrophes, the affairs of
foreign powers, down to the last
painful detail, but about some
thing that is pioneering and
concerns us vitality nary a
word, or at least not more than
a word.
The news about the United
States Merchant Marine Cadet
corps appeared probably in an
A.P. item years ago, in it's terse
language which caused no ex-
element, and which, no doubt,
was promptly forgotten as San
other of those government agen-
cies."
Abbreviated, U. S. M. M. c..
&c. constitutes something only
America and Americans could
design and create. 1t started
from nothing, like an American
success story, and today COM
prises three schools thoroughly
equipped to turn out officers for
the American Merchant Marine.
This organization offers a
four-year course in officer
training, ''deck'' or "engine,"
that almost defies description.
Being new to most of us it is
necessary to try to explain
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17
Letter Box
SAFETY ON HIGHWAYS

"NAYS
To The Editor:
Please pardon Us
very v1 plain and somewhat ev i@r BEN.
al IN what we are go ilSs Person
,thi For some time we chg hsvs TO Say
'f be mlds that hiatt the highway 3Sys v be.
because we saw 50 nan ,eq thu
rlnes and Writeups in thy n mead
papers to that effect. N Irs news
, our ee1lef turned out to h. sing aE;
loss to know what to '' bs,; at
highways are becom;nu mat NJ
dangerous every day. sinsa NJ NH
IS more plentiful and jobs Iuss;
plentiful, "moonshines"S' S mon
plentiful, all these make soo;G mon
more plentiful. 'ecluen,
There are lots Of rs,.,.
cars on the highways that ', sEr;
be in the junk pile. son r.i0at
those cars can run fast and l' ~ d
OF their owners make Them o'a D.
We can't occount for So No..
traffic violators getting y b' l'is a.
law. We hear Of some y l'
killed in wrecks after dr 1slaI
drunk all day or night, and ud', IN
makes us wonder where sra I'LL, IL!
highway patrolmen. Are tbsv W. W.
der the impression that s u
masses of the people and s .'
courts are in sympathy with ls r'
less driving? God forbid. "'
H. c. DeVane Kelly, N. i
September Is, 1947. \
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17
No Sale

Why are women's cloth
sales dropping off? The !
tional Retail Dry Goods Assici
ton says it is not because Of {
radical style changes, but b
cause of high prices, and We ,
still trying to split the diff.
ence. The difference seems
be whether a woman W o u
rather be gouged on new sy
which she can't afford, or dosei
need, or both. Sales resiStan
can be measured according
Either a woman is diScouragi
or irritated or ready to col
out fighting at the drop Of
hemline.-St. Louis Post-D
patch.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16-
(NEA) - For many weeks, a
staff of American experts on
United Nations affairs has been
at work in the State Department
in Washington, shaping U. S.
policy on 60-odd items on the
agenda for the General Assem-
bly, meeting.
Some pressure is being exert
ed to wind up the session in two
months. That would allow it to
adjourn before the Council OF
Foreign Ministers meets in Lon
don in November. But if this is
done the assembly may have to
rec 5ene early in 1913. Some
of the items of unfinished bust
ness will take long study and
longer debate.
Principal issue before the
Economic and Financial Com
mittee may be post-UNRRA re-
lief needs. This subject took
most of the assembly time last
session. In the coming session it
may develop into full-dress de-
bate on the Marshall plan, so
far a strictly U. S.-European af-
fair.
Conflict may now arise over
whether reconstruction shall be
done by the United States, act
ing alone.
Yugoslavia has put on the
agenda for the Social, Humani-
tartan and Cultural Affairs Com
mittee two apparently Commun.
ist-inspired items. One calls for
measures to speed up the hand
ing over of war criminals sup
posed to be hiding in displaced
persons camps. The Ukraine had
this item on the first assembly
agenda.
There is no advance Informal
ton on what the Yugoslavs will
now propose. 1t may be presum-
ed they want to get their hands
on Yugoslav refugees now out
side their country's borders and
allegedly interested in over
throwing Tito's Communist re-
gime.
The other Yugoslav proposal
should give the assembly it's big
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17

fall. And this could be done, ave in the
case Of invalids requiring special diets, with
out lowering the health level.
Similar results probably could be. OBJ
tanned if the same type of resistance were
created in other markets.
The whole proposition resolves itself into
a question of self-denial.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17
GOOD MORNING

Malice sucks up the greater part OF
her own venom, and polsons hersel'-
MOntaigne.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17

ed down a free commission as
a lieutenant.
All told, the committee on I'M
American Activities has been a
great asset. Its evil reputation,
which one day will be repealed,
has been the product of a prop
uganda machine operated by
enemies of the United States to
fdiscredit the committees de-
nunciations Of themselves.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-10-17
hF & AM News

J. S. Cooley
The M w, King David Grand
Lodge occupied its new office in
the Raines Building, Room 3
Wednesday - Proclamations were
issued Wednesday announcing the
Grand Lodge Session TO be held
at the Elks Hall, 914 1-2 Gaines
street November 20 and 81 .-.
The Grand Lodge chartered two
buses to Airport Sunday The
Craft and the OES had a grand
time with the installing Of the Of
ficers Of St John Lodge No IT,
This event marks the close Of the
season. The craft win make no
more trips this year ILL., Andrew
jackson, Dep G. Master
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UPLAND
Miss Luey Benson

Miss Luey {. Benson
Sunday September 18th Sunday
School and church were held at
St Mark Baptist Church. Preach
ing was by the pastor. Rev. S.
Adams Everyone was asked to
pay association fee Total eollec-
ton, S4099. At the night service
Mrs. Lee. the Princess of Doug
lass, was present She played, sang
and talked Mrs. Adams the mis-
sionary. also talked Her subject
was Live So God Can Use You"
Miss Fredia Mae Richard sang a
solo Missionary Collection, $1,000;
Night Service Collection, $500
Plans were made for the Associa-
ton Miss Minnie Jones was
home last week from California to
WISH, her mother and other rela-
tyes Mrs. r.. c.. Benson and
daughter Miss Lucy c. Benson,
Jr attended the far last Friday.
Mr. Benson attended Saturday
Mrs Nellie Kimbal Of Caledonia
Community visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Benson last week - Mrs. l.. c
Benson made a business trip to
FL Dorado last week Mrs.
Botha Namely and her two bro
theirs Emory and Timothy HIN
are here from East Chicago. In
diana visiting their people, Mr..
and Mrs Hon They motorcd here
Mrs Namely and Mrs Hall
visited Mrs Benson Tuesday after
noon Mr. Benson has had his
well repaired and it gives better
service.
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WEST ROCK
James Leroy Madden, Jr.

Percy Massery of San Francisco,
California stopped by over the
week end to say hello to friends,
Mr. and Mrs. Sllas Sanders =,
Mrs. Mary Tucker VIM is doing
nicely at Baptist State Hospital
after having an operation Octo-
Der 9Th . The Young Peoples
Department Of Oak Grove Bap-
fist Church viii sponsor style
show and musical program at the
church Friday night Mrs, Mable
Sanders, sponsor - Mr.. and
Mrs Sam Butler gave surprise
birthday party last Thursday
night celebrating the birthday OF
her mother, Mrs. Mary Jones.
Guests We're Mr.. and Mrs. Caesar
Harris. Alice Derrick and Mines.
Ola Brewer, Rosie Johnson, Mary
Dixon, Caroline Baker, and Berta
Allen. She was the recipient of
many useful gifts ....... The Esther
Circle met with Mrs. Estell
Primes, 1906 * Street. Old and
now business was discussed.
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Hot springs
CNsSs~ao etss=5gaA -s.A91NrONgEatsA 4

Bud Cravcns and to the Todds of
Pine street Each couple has n
new baby boy -.. The Langston
football boys made a remarkable
showing Friday in Arkadelphia.
Yet they played the game under
serious handicaps .. Hou $ @
guests Of Mrs S. F. Carey arc
Mrs Sarah Jones and cousin and
Mrs Coleman all Of Florida
In special meeting held last
week leading Negroes named DR.
II IL phipps to serve as head of
Inc Community Chest Drive Dr.
Phlpps IS general manager of the
Pythion Hotel doctor of nation
ii rcnown and a long time tower
9g figure IN the social and civic
Ire of the city lie is q member
%. fine Civic League als9 Or
'1pae syn have tbo u'l gI8aar.
OF every Negro of the c.te Tho
Community Center and old Folk
Home win be- dlree, uora.c.r
Bishop w W Matthews NON.
here last week for complete
CHpptr. I'm ...st.... ',
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i DORADO
Harry Thompson

Mrs Howard Brown of Mason
City Iowa is in the city visiting
her mother Mrs Nelly Thompson,
8l3 Hawthorne and her brother
She Will return home Sunday
Mr. and Mrs d Thelmon of Lin.
coin, Nebraska were recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs John Powell, 100
Ouachita Ave. Mrs Thelmon is a
former operator at West Side
Beauty Salon Miss Fay Will
ma Mceks, granddaughter of Mar.
and Mrs VIII Mceks. and A j.
Freeman son of Jessie Freeman
Of Shreveport, La. were united In
marriage Monday October 9Th
with Rev t. NJ Mccks officiating
They are residing with the brides
grandparents Mr. and Mrs VIII
Mccks, 723 So Smith Mr. and
Mrs Howard L. Mccks have been
in the city the past week visiting
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lucious
Mceks, 1913 Wilson Street. Mr. and
Mrs Mccks motored here from
Los Angeles. California whore Mr.
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Charlie Brown

Mrs. Sallie Freeman, daughter
and grand-daughter have just ar
rived from three weeks vaca-
ton with her neiee and son, Mrs
Pauline Freeman and f. j Free
man in Detroit, Michigan -..--s
The Ell Dorado Black SoX play
ed the last game in the city lof
the season here Sunday and were
defeated by a team from louisa
ma 6.5 The Christmas Saving
Club sponsored a successful earnl-
val October 9th on the lawn OF
Mrs. Sherman Miles. Chances
were sold on a 32-piece hand
painted dinner set which was won
by Mrs A. Hendrix of Wesson.
Mrs Sam Ella Miles, president
Mrs VIII Page, secretary; Mrs,
GWendolyn Miles, reporter ....-
King Clark is on the sick list a--..
The Old Regular District Mission
airy Baptist Association and the
Womon's Association Auxiliary of
the old Regular Association, viii
convene at Mt Carmel Baptist
Church, Hampton, Rev W M.
Mullins. pastor, October 24-26 s-..
Wallace BroadnaX Of Caledonia,
well known throughout the
country died October 9Th
Mrs j. c. Cutter visited her niece.
Mrs Pe@lia MCGEE, 5l6 W 9TH
Street recently - Get your
large print Bibles and song books
from Rev f. Cutter, agent, 809 f
Miles Street