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The Star-News can not be responsible for currency sent through the mails. ___ MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND ALSO SERVED BY THE UNITED PRESS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1946 TOP O* THE MORNING The one all-important need to learn, then, In the ministry of intercession is to take time for it. Ail work takes time, and all the course of living, where is there more important work than pleading in the name of Jesus for the salvation and res cue of eternity-bound souls? — Gordon Vance Johnson. Another War Criminal * At long last the American and British authorities in Germany have reversed a former decision and decided that young Alfred Krupp, head of the fa mous munitions works, should be tried for war crimes. Earlier he had been bypassed when it was thought that his aged and ailing father, Gustav, would not be able to stand trial for reasons of ill health. It was suggested at that time that Allied authorities hesitated to try an industrialist for fear of the precedent t might set in the event of future wars. v-ven if that cynical reason were the ^al one, the Krupps would remain a ipecial case. The Krupp family has been arming Germany soldiery since Napoleonic Imes and had a hand in instigating \hree wars. They have incontestibly >een a part and parcel of the German militarism which twice has brought Europe and most of the world to the brink of disaster. If Alfred Speer, the Johnny-come lately boss of German war production, was judged a fit companion of Goering et al in the first war crimes trial, then by all logic young Krupp has his turn coming—and high time. Remember The Postman If a man had to move five tons of goods in five weeks and had a pack mule to do the moving, he wouldn’t spread the first ton’s load over four weeks and make the poor beast haul four tons in the last week. But that is about the way we Americans treat our postmen from around this time of year until the night before Christmas. It seems a shame, especially since the Post Office Department and the department stores perennially urge us to “Shop Early—Mail Early.” Perhaps, however, the emphasis is wrong. We are advised to mail early lest our gifts arrive too late. But most of us seem to think that the postal clerks will handle those mountains of last-minute parcels somehow, and that even repeated trips with arch-flattening burdens will not stay the weary couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. So it really seems no more than a humane gesture to shop early and mail early. For as things are now, what hap pens to the postman every Christmas shouldn’t happen to a mule. Employ The Handicapped The country recently observed Na tional Employ the Handicapped Week. As is often the case, many received the impression that this was just an other special period, to be emphasized and then forgotten until another year rolls around. No idea can be further from its true meaning. It was only the formal be ginning of a most worthwhile program that should be carried forward by the government and the employer not for weeks but years. The disabled veteran forms a large percentage of those most vitally affect ed. Extensive and highly practical training of these men for good jobs is being conducted under the supervision of Major General Graves B. Erskine, head of the Retraining and Re-employ ment administration. Meanwhile, every employer should make more than ordinary effort to hire as many of these men as possible. Do not think it is charity to do so. It is everything but that. Past exper ience shows that they are the most loyal employes, have good attendance records, their accident rate is lower and, in most cases, are the best pro ducers. ’It is good business to put these men on "your payroll. In doing so you are giving them the thing—a job—they want most to fill the role they right fully deserve in society. •i ' “ Ports Authority Plan Within the coming weeks, the United States Maritime commission is expected to hand down a decision that will have great bearing on Wilmington’s future as a port and industrial center. The commission will rule whether or not it will sell a large part of its big shipyard here to the North Carolina Ports Authority for $1,200,000. During the past week, representa tives of the Authority, assisted by North Carolina Congressional leaders, appeared before the greatest shipping board in the world and pleaded their case. Additional information and facts will be submitted soon in order that the commission will have a thorough un derstanding of what the Authority’s proposal means not only to Wilmington but all North Carolina. The decision is tremendously im portant from more than one standpoint. First, it is the'proposal of the Au thority to convert certain facilities at the now-idle yard into deep-water ter minals to serve the entire state. This phase of the general plan would fill a long-felt need here. Second, the Authority intends to make certain areas and other facilities of the large establishment available for industrial sites. The present ware houses would also be used for storage facilities. These are but the highlights of the Authority’s well-laid plans. There are numerous other features, all of con siderable advantage in the advance ment of Wilmington as a port and in dustrial city. The Authority can do this without seriously affecting the general charac ter of the plant as a shipyard. The ways, heart of a shipbuilding facility, would remain intact. What changes that would be made would be of a na ture that, should the country again find itself in the midst of a war emer gency, it would not take great time and effort to place the establishment back into production. We believe this an excellent answer to the argument that it must be kept on a stand-by basis. In addition, the Authority has promised to build additional ware houses and other facilities, including ones for ship repairs, which would en hance the value of the yard should its return to the government become neces sary. Neither should the matter of the $1,200,000 be overlooked. In these days of outright abandonment of many war-time establishments with the gov ernment receiving little if anything financially in return, it is heartening to see an opportunity offered for the salvage of even a small part of the many millions expended. Therefore, it is quite apparent from the standpoints of the community, the state and federal government that the Authority’s proposal is a sound one. For the ’welfare of all, it should receive a favorable answer from the commis sion. If it does not, then Wilmington will have been barred from its greatest opportunity for advancement in recent years. Borneo headhunters are reported to be dying off. In these days it’s hard to cret ahead Along Broadway By WALTER WINCHELL TALES OF THE TOWN Ethel Barrymore was trying out a new play in Canada prior to a New York opening • • • In the play. “White Oaks,” there w*s* Jfan of an eight-year-old boy . . - The Cen»dl Gerry Society (like our SPCC) re^sed ‘° low a child to play the part . . . Frantically, Miss Barrymore phoned her agent in Ne York to rush a girl, (over 18) who could play it . . . When the girl arrived, Miss Barrymore looked at her, said simply: “Raise your skirt. The girl obliged . . . Miss Barrymore gave a sigh of relief. “Everyone in the Barrymore family is bowlegged. Just wanted to make sure you weren't!” . . . The girl was so good opening night that after the show officials stormed backstage and demanded to see the BOY. Only a physical examination (by a woman of the society) convinced them she was really a girl . . . Today that girl, who started her stage career as an eight-year-old boy, is a Broadway hit as “the sexiest gal in town.” She plays the role of a tart in “The Ice Man Cometh”—Ruth Gilbert. • For years some of Victor Moore’s friends considered him something of a miser . . . Whenever he visited New York Moore would refuse to use anything but the bus for trav elling. In fact he tried to convince his friends to do the same . . . Finally, last week one of them learned the reason for Moore’s prudence and means of travel . . . He noticed Victor Moore’s name on the letterhead of one of the city’s biggest bus terminals! He’s the new head-waiter at the Hickory House . . . Julius Artman ... A nice fellow with manners and the subject of a human in terest story . . . During the 1st World War he fought in the Austrian army and was captured by the Americans under the command of Brig. General Louis J. Norton . . . The General liked the captive and made him an orderly around headquarters . . . When the cannons ceased firing Artman (a youth of 20) was taken to the U. S. by the General . . . Where he met the General’s family, including Jeanette Marie Norton, his daughter . . . After 7 years they were married and were blessed with a son . . . Possibly in their happiness the Art man family have supplied the answer to the formula—that every Broadway novelette doesn’t need a punch-line . . . Especially when the leading players love each other. “Dear Mr. Winchell: Just a note from Mrs. MacRae and myself to say thanks for men tioning the birth of our second daughter, Heather, on your recent broadcast. Believe me, it was a thrill for us both, and the next morning found us practically opening a flower shop in our room at Doctors Hospital, what with flowers coming from all over the nation from friends who heard you. It was a double thrill for me, too, Mr. W., becaus six years ago I was a page boy at NBC, and Sunday nights usually found me listening to or watch ing your newscast—and wondering if ever I would ‘make’ the column or broadcast. So you see, it was a dream come true. Thanks from the 4 of us.—Gordon MacRae.” ' They were both names on Broadway , . . Then they drifted into other fields . . , But he was so busy with his New York nite spot—and she with her magazine articles—that they be gan to see less and less of each other . . . Come the inevitable. They split . . . Didn’t see each other for years. Only recently he heard from her . . . She was suing him and demanding a sizeable hunk of cash . . . His hot spot, however, is on the rocks. He is flat broke, and he told her so . . . Now look what happens. Instead of collecting alimony, she is so touched by his pitiful plight that she's send ing him a fistful of folding money each week to keep the sheriff from his door. On their radio program Dorothy (Kilgallen) and Dick (Kollmar) give away a Bible marker to every listener writing for one. (This is done through the cooperation of the Bible Society.) . . . Recently they aired their musings on the casting of the male lead in the “Forever Am ber” flicker. A few days later, they received the following letter: “Dear Dorothy and Dick: I don’t think Cornel Wilde should be in “For ever Amber.’ I think a much better choice would be my favorite, Errol Flynn. Please send me a Bible marker.” They were a couple of wild kids, and their marriage was made in heaven—like lightning. It happened over night . . . Blaie Broadway was even stunned by the news. Like impet uous kids they didn’t plan very far in advance, and when it came time to locate an apartment, they found themselves out in the cold . . . Im posing on the well wishes of friends, they drift ed from one family to another ... To by standers it looked like the marriage would wind up on the rocks of Reno . . . Then a strange thing happened. Her parents, who had disowned her when she wed the guy, suffered a change of hard heart . . . “Come and live with us,” pleaded her mother. Her father,still hated the new son-in-law but allowed him to move in . . . W%11, the marriage is OK now, and pretty soon they expect to have an apart ment all their own . . . Seems her mother and father fought niglftly over the new son-in-law, and now mom is Reno-bound! She is a high-salaried buyer for a depart ment store. Been there for years. Well liked . . . Came a strike, and all the sales help walked out . . . The boss asked her if she would pinch-hit as a salesgirl until the strike was settl'ed ... As a personal favor she ac quiesced . . . Three days later she walked into the office with swollen eyes that told of sleep less nights. “I’m resigning,” she said . . . "But look,” argued the boss, “you’ve been with us for years; we’ve paid you well. Cer tainly you can stick with us through this trouble” ... “I want to,” came the tearful reply, “but for three nights I’ve been locked out of my home. My husband is a union offi cial, and he refuses to sleep under the same roof with a strike-breaker!” The town’s booking agents are guffawing over this ... A much disliked colleague is currently being sued because he borrowed several hundreds from a young assistant, got the guy fired and then refused to pay . Came a letter from the lawyer the other day, and the booking agent furiously wrote back: “I dare you to take me to court over the 500 bucks I owe George. You haven’t any proof” . . . And then the chump signed his name! . . . Sohelpmeh! The other night in the House of Dixon the swellodic Joe Mooney Quartet started playing their humorous arrangement of “Just a Gigolo” ... A pleasant-looking chap (sitting with an older woman at the ringside) became uncomfortable as Mooney started singing the special lyrics directly at him . “OPERATION CROSS CUT” 60T POM'T SAM US OFF! The Gallup Poll Democratic Party Is Severely Jolted In Big City Traditional Strongholds By GEORGE GALLUP Director, American Institute of Public Opinion 'PRINCETON, N. J., Nov. 16. - The Democrats suffered serious losses in the big cities on Novem ber 5. These cities (with populations of 500,000 or more) have been the tra ditional strongholds of the Demo cratic Party outside the Solid South. It was in these areas that the Democrats rolled up such im pressive majorities during the Roosevelt era. In its 1946 pre-election analysis, the Gallup Poll pointed out that the Democrats were distined to suffer their keenest losses this year in the large cities— New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland. Detroit, Chicago, Mil waukee, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. What happened in the great metropolitan sections can be ap praised from three points of view: (1) The division of the votes cast—How many voted Demo cratic: how many Republican. (2) What effect the division of the vote had upon the seats in the Congressional elections. (3) The turn-out in the big cities. Division of Vote The extent of defection from the Democratic Party among city yot ers in Congressional elections is eleven percentage points since 1944. Following is a table showing the trend of Congressional voting in the 13 big cities, taken as a group: Demo- Repub cratic lican 1944 _ 60% 40% 1946 _ 49 51 Effect Of Vote Upon Seats The shift between 1944 and 1946 is spelled out dramtically in the total Republican gain of seats in the districts affected by the big city vote. The Republicans needed to pick up 26 additional seats, over and above what they had going into the elections, in order to take over control of House of Representa tives. In districts embraced by the 13 large cities (one half or more of the population of the districts with in a city), the Republicans picked up 23 seats. They picked up six more in cities between 100,000 and 500,000 population so that actually, the Re publicans were given the neces sary seats to take control of the House by the voters in the large cities alone. The picture is best shown in table form: 13 Largest Cities Won by Won by Dems. Reps. 1944 _ _ 57 9 .1946 _ 34 32 Turn-Out How successful were the big city machines in turning out the vote? The answer to this question may hold clues as to how effective a job they will do in 1948, when the presidency is at stake. Indications to date are that the machines could have done a far better job than they did in herd ing voters to the ballot boxes elec tion day. On the basis of returns from about three-fourths of the districts affected by the big-city $35,000 Building Under Construction For Garage . _ w Morton Says November Fig ures For Permits Show ing Slight Increase The $35,000 structure which will be the future home of Jordan Threatt Motors Inc., at 11th and Princess streets was included in building permits totaling $63,655, issued during the first half of No vember, Gilbert F. Morton build ing inspector said yesterday. The building and equipment when completed is expected to reach an estimated cost of $70,000, it was said. Already under construction, the building is expected to be ready for occupancy soon. It will be the new agency for DeSoto and Ply mouth automobiles. Topping permit totals for the same period last month, this month's figures show a slight in crease for the first 15 days. Total ing $63,655 for the first 15 days of November, permits during the entire month of October totaled only $83,392. Inspector Morton pointed, out, however, that -this figure does not present a true picture of the city’s overall building program. He de clared that local builders’ priori ties for materials has caused a general slow-down in applications for permits. Building permits 1 s sued yester day included that of 0. R. Brin son, 2124 Brandon Road, servants quarters estimated to cost $3,000, and one for a private garage to be built by the Waccamaw Oil Transport company at a cost of $2,000. Texas Dow Chemical Plant Faces Walkout HOUSTON, Tex., Nov. 16.—{JP)— Picket lines of t h e International Union of Op erating Engineers (AFL) were closing down the huge Dow Chemical company plants at Freeport today, throw ing nearly 6,000 workers off the job. A union spokesman said that ap proximately 800 engineers employ ed at the plant were helping close down the units in an orderly fashion. vote, the turn-out is down about 25 per cent from 1944. . The drop-off in the 13 large cities from 1944 would thus appear to be about the same as it was throughout the nation as a whole Political experts would quick ly agree that the vote in the big cities, with their highly geared ma chane operations, should not have been off to the same extent as The entire nation—at least not if the machines were operating with their old-time efficiency. Girl Arises Early On 19th Birthday, Tragedy Strikes MALDEN, Mass., Nov. 16.— (JP)—Pauline Handy was up be fore breakfast today—her 19th birthday. She was careful to be quiet so as not to wake the others. So when the gun blasted, Pauline was the first into the kitchen where she foijpd her father dead and her "mother near him, dying. Police Lt. Frank E. Lenehan said her father, Clements W. Handy, Jr., 45, a city fireman, had fatally wounded his wife, Ada, 41, and then committed suicide with the same shotgun. Mrs. Handy died in a hospital several hours after Pauline found her, wounded in the stomach. Neighbors said Handy, a veteran of World War 1, had been in good spirits last night, and police did not determine motive of the shooting. Awakened by the shooting were Pauline’s sisters, Mrs, Marilyn Whetford, 22, Beverly 8; and her brother, Robert, 15. Parole Is Requested In Football Fan Scrap NEWTON, Nov. 16 — (U.R)—Su perior Court Judge H. Hoyle sink today requested parole if ayouth convicted of manslaughter in the death of a football fan following a fight in the bleachers, George Clontz, 21, has been con victed of manslaughter in the death of Tate Propst at the New ton-Morganton game October 18, and was sentenced to serve 18 to 19 months imprisonment. Sink, however, asked that Clontz be paroled after serving six months. He said Clontz \va« a£ excellent character and he made the re quest because of Clontz’ youth. Christmas Wrapping Service Planned Here Arrangements have been com pleted for the Christmas wrapping service planned by the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, to begin Dec. 1 and continue to noon Dec. 24, the Chamber’s weekly report said. The packages will be wrapped only for mailing purposes, and will not include colorful gift wrapping, it was earlier announced by an official of the chamber. A sub-station postoffice will be established in the offices at Fourth and Princess streets, enabling persons to mail their packages di rectly after wrapping. The Library of Congress is the largest and most expensive library building in the world. Its original cost was about $7,000,000. Interpreting The News BY DEWITT MACKENZIE AP Foreign Affairs Analsst The campaign of left-wingers jn the British House of Commons t0 force the Socialist government *0 dissociate its foreign policy <rom that of the United States, so as to avoid what they describe as an “inevitable conflict’’ between R ;s. sia and America, gives interesting emphasis to the metamorphosi, which John Bull’s empire is under going. This rebellion apparently receiv ed a fillip from the announcement in the King’s speech from tn» throne at the opening of Parlia ment last Tuesday that conscrip tion for the armed forces would be continued — this being the fjrst peace-time military conscrjpti011 Britain’s history. Prime Minister 'Attlee gave point to this jn hi* statement that developments of modern weapons made England es pecially vulnerable to attack. He said the country was now a part of the European continent and must have trained reserves Wh0 can take their part straight away without waiting six months for training.’’ Direct That’s plain talk. It means that as things now stand there is dang er Europe may be heading into another war. Further conflict isn't inevitable, but it’s a possibility. Mr. Attlee is playing the part o! a wise man in seeing that his coun try is prepared for contingencies. And the prime minister has given no indication that he thinks the dangers cf another war rest in the relations between Russia and America., Europe is as full of peace traps as a hedgehog is of quills. Attlee is too well informed to agree with the amazing statement by one Socialist member of Parliament that the United States was the only nation in the world where some “ordinary people wanted war,” and that America was inflamed with "war fever.” Just in passing he might remark that this sounds very much like the language we have been hearing from another great European capital recently. Of course strange ideas about America still prevail in some quar ters of the British isles. I’ve even encountered people who believe^ that savage Indians still roam the plains close to Chicago. However, the average Briton is better in formed about the U.S.A., than that. And he knows that we don't want war with anybody, though we hope he will give us credit of being able to put up a fight if it is necessary. So far as John Bull is concerned, his position is such that it's good to have a friend—meaning Ameri ca—but his policy is of prepared ness and his foreign relations aren’t inspired by any “war fever” in the United States. His policies arise from two pressing personal situations! (1) the post-war realign ment of the European spheres ol influence has created a definite threat to peace: (2) the British empire itself is undergoing a mighty change which involves an alteration in political relationships and an upheaval in its global de fenses. There is Britain’s recent momen tous recognition of the indefensibil ity of her Mediterranean life-line to the Far East in any further World war. This involves the shift ing of the weight of her imperial defenses from the Eastern Medi terranean to a line through British West and East Africa—a tremen dous undertaking. There will be other defensive adjustments in the Orient. And there are political changes—for one, the granting of independence to the vast sub-con tinent of India. No, it isn’t America’s “war fev er” that impels John Bull to keep his powder dry. He has troubles of his own and finds it very com forting to be on close terms with Uncle Sam. Campaign For Nurse Memorial Fund Set WASHINGTON. Nov. 16- W campaign to raise $2,500,000 for * nurses national memorial in Wash ington will begin tomorrow with the public to be asked to contri bute. The memorial, which v, U include sleeping accomodations for at least 300 women, along with various rec reational facilities, is planned as a tribute to nurses who served *• World War II and to the 196 Army nurses who were killed. Nearly Two Million Vets Enter Schools WASHINGTON, Nov. 16-1*1' The Veterans Administration 0 night reported 1,958,053 ve'.e of World War II receiving Fetter al education or training here at the end of October. During late Septemb>. and L tober, 509,521 veterans e^tere schools and colleges, increase the total to 2,292,893. In the satr period, 81,364 entered o 'he ^ training, raising the total :n program to 665,160. THORNE FUNERAL CHARLOTTE. Nov. 16-^ Funeral services were n s-- ^ today for Silas 0 ■ Ap, local manager of a N? '' °‘.,,er( pliance company, who ' 0< yesterday. He was a nan Halifax county, N. C