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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-12-28
INDIANS HELPING
U.s.. WAR EFFORT
Brigadier General Tinker, Ha.
waiian Air Chief, Member
Of Usage Tribe

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-R -
The Office of Indian Affairs said
today that 40 per cent more Indians
had volunteered for the armed serv-
ices than had been drafted and
pointed out that Brigadier General
Clarence L. Tinker, commander of
Army air forces in Hawaii, is a
member of the Usage tribe.
1t issued a biographical sketch of
General Tinker, recounting that he
was born in the Usage Nation, No
vember q, 1887, and that he first
marched in drill squad at the Usage
Indian Boarding school, Pawhuska,
Okla. He later attended school in
Sedan, Kans., the Haskell institute,
and Wentworth Military academy,
Lexington, Mo.
He began his Army career in the
Philippines at the age of 21.
While on an assignment in Ha-
waii, he married Madelaine Doyle,
daughter of a Canadian shipworker,
and they have three children. A son,
Clarence L. Tinker, Jr., is a lieuten-
ant in the Army AIR corps; a daugh-
ter, Madelaine, is the wife of an
Air corps captain, Bill Bogue, and
second son is in high school at
Tampa, Fla.
The Indian office said that as an
enrolled member of the Usage Ma
ton, General Tinker had a 'head-
right" in the tribe which receives
certain royalties from oil.
John Collier, commissioner of In
dian affairs, issued this statement
on Indian service in wartime:
'The fact that 40 per cent more
Indians had voluntarily enlisted in
the armed forces than were drafted
is proof that the Indians are as
willing today as they were in the
past to live and die for freedom. AS
a minority group, they know what
freedom means"
Figures on the number of Indians
in the armed services were not dis
closed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-12-28
ARMY PROMOTIONS
BASED ON MERIT
New Move Expected To Open
Way To Top For Young,
Capable Officers

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-R-On
the eve, of a vast expansion OF
the land forces, the War depart
ment ordered today that the ac-
companying temporary promotion
Of Army officers be based entirely
on demonstrated merit.
Setting aside the remnants OF
the time-honored peacetime sys.
tenn of advancement based mainly
on length of service, the order
followed a 1917-1918 precedent.
It is expected to lower the aver
age age nearer to levels prevailing
in the British and German armies,
a long-standing war Wepartment
objective, as well as to open the
way to the top for youthful officers
of proven capability.
The order was made applicable
uniformly to reserve and national
guard officers and retired officers
recalled to active duty, as well
as regulars. Sixty per cent of
promotions to fill vacancies as
they occur are to be made on
recommendation of field command
ers, and the remainder by the War
department.
AS a part of the new move, an
undisclosed number of lieutenant
colonels and majors of the regular
army who already had been ap-
proved for advancement were Or
dered promoted one grade, along
with $50 captains and 1850 first
lieutenants of the medical corps.
The order made Immediately ef-
fective a merit system toward
which the army had been moving
by gradual stages.
Brigadiers and higher ranking
generals had long been selected
on their records rather than on
seniority. This procedure was ex-
tended months ago to promotions
to colonel, with the eventual ap-
plication of the selection process
to lower commissioned grades as
we'll
o1llCId1o CAD1dIl1Co LIlC vi oCl QP
piled only to temporary wartime
promotions because the permanent
promotion of regular army officers
is fixed by law and must take
seniority into consideration. AS
features of "distinct benefit to the
whole army" the War department
listed these effects of the order:
''It removes the existing suspen-
sion of promotion of officers OF
the reserve corps to grades OF
lieutenant colonel and colonel and
of national guard officers not on
duty with the national guard units
to those grades. 1t places all Off
GERS of all components on the same
basis for promotion.
''1t decentralizes selection for
promotion to field commanders
who can base their recommends
tions upon personal observation
of demonstrated merit and gives
those officers who have demon
strated outstanding ability during
| the current emergency an oppor-
tunity for early advancement to
grades comparable to their attain
ments and equalizes responsibility
and rank"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-12-28
CLYDE c. MOORE
KILLED in HAWAII
1s Second New Hanover Coun-
ty Man To Die While
Fighting Japanese

second New Hanover county
World War II casualty was revealed
saturday when Mrs. Mae Water.
Moore of 215 Queen street announc
ed that she had received confirma
tion of the death of her husband
CIvde Carson Moore, at his station
aboard a destroyer during the Japa
nose attack on Pearl Harbor on De
cember 4.
Mrs Moore was first notified b,
tbe War department that her hus
hand was listed as missing"
Last week, however, a letter was
received from Moore's two brothers,
Robert and Ralph. who are also
sailors aboard naval vessels in Nhe
pacific war zone, stating that he
was killed instantaneously by an ex.
nlosion aboard his vessel.
The explosion was presumably
caused when the destroyer was
struck either by a torpedo or a
bonb from a Japanese dive bomber.
In accordance with Navy instruc-
tions. the details of the funeral were
not revealed.
The first New Hanover native
known to die fighting for his coun-
trv in the Pacific was Herbert
Franklin Melton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Melton of Masonboro
sound. who was also killed aboard a
Navy ship during the December
attack on Pearl Harbor.
Moore was the son of Mr.. and Mrs
T. r. Moore of Castle Haynes, who
are believed to have the distinction
of having had more sons in the
United States Navy than any other
family in North Carolina.
Six of their sons have been en-
listed in the Navy. Linwood E..
Pal Moore and J. G.. Moore served
enlistments in the Navy during the
192O's and Ralph E., Robert H. and
Jack Moore a~e now in the Navy.
Moore enlisted in the Navy in
1899. along with his brother, Ralph.
He held the rating of a radioman,
second class, at the time of his
death.
Mrs. Moore is now making her
home with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry F. Waters, of 215 Queen
Street. She last saw her husband
in San Diego, Calf, in November.
They had been married for little
more than year.
Surviving are his wife. five broth
ers, Linwood E., J. G.. Robert H.,
and Ralph E. Moore; his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Moore Of Castle
Haynes; and several sisters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-12-28
Cuban Senate Ratified
Trade Accord With U.S..

HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. 27.- Up -
The Cuban Senate today ratified a
commercial trade treaty with the
United States under which Cuba was
given important tariff concessions
on sugar and tobacco and a pledge
to Safeguard the American market
for Cuban sugar.
The treaty granted 20 per cent
tariff reductions on such Cuban
products as sugar, molasses, various
types of tobacco, cigars. beef. veal,
frog legs and a number of other
items.
In turn, Cuba agreed to reduce
the tariff on such United States
products as asphalt cements, put
ties, starches, glucose, mapped cot
ton fabrics, packing crates, vege-
table oids, canned products, auto
mobile and truck parts, condiments,
various types of fruit and auto
mobile tires and inner tubes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-12-28
JAP SUICIDE SUB
SALVACED BY NAVY
Raised In Pearl HarbOr And
Will Be Studied By U. S.
Technical Experts

HONOLULU, Dec. 27.-LP-The
second of three Japanese suicide
raiders little two-man subma-
rines-destroyed in Pearl Harbor
has been salvaged and is under
study of technical experts of the
Navy.
Almost squarely in the center OF
the coming tower is a shell-hole,
tribute to the skill Of a gunner on
an aircraft tender whose alert cap
tain saw the shadow of the raider
approaching his snip as the Japs
struck in the De-. 7 attack.
That shell killed the Japanese
pilot in his coming tower and
brought the tiny submarine to the
surface.
At that moment the invader was
rammed by a destroyer, coming
down channel at high speed. II
practically cut the raider in two
This submarine was sister SHIP
of one salvaged intact on the beach
near Waimanalo. Another was de-
stroyed by depth charges before il
could attack fleet units.
The suicide-raiders have a cruis
ing range of less than 200 miles
and are serviced by a mother
ship. More than 70 feet long, they
have beam of less than 6 fee
and top speed of "a knots. They
carry two 18-inch torpedoes, az
well as a 3OO-pound demolition
charge in the stern. There are five
compartments in which there is
navigating and propulsive gear, in
cluding two banks of storage bat
teries and electric motors which
drive the craft by means OF tan
dem screws.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-12-28

starting just before noon, Japa-
nese land forces driving from the
north were said to have thrust
within 80 miles of the hard-hit
capital.
One report telephoned to the Ma
nila Bulletin said the steadily-re-
inforced japanese had advanced
more than 30 miles down the noun
in-bordered corridor from their
beachhead near Damortis.
One source said the Japanese
had reached Moncada, 80 miles
north of Manila, and another said
they were at Paniqui, five miles
closer to the capital.
Heavy pressure also continued
against American and Filipino de-
fense forces southeast of Manila
in the Lamon bay area near Att
monan.
Hold Summer Capital
High military sources said the
Philippine summer capital at Ba-
guio, II miles northeast of Damor-
tbs, still was being held this morn
ing by American regulars.
The terrific aerial attack on Ma
nila came only day after Cen
eral Douglas Macarthur officially
declared it an open city to spare
its 100000 residents. Its movable
guns were taken away, its garri-
sons removed and other defense
equipment that could not be re-
moved was destroyed.
Japanese planes secuted the city
at low altitude later yesterday,
unopposed, on their way to attacks
on nearby military objectives.
Today, coming in waves of seven
t. IL planes, they brought de-
struction first to the harbor area
and then death and ruin to the
city itself.
The old walled city near long
abandoned Fort Santiago, the near.
by Treasury and Commonwealth
buildings, and business areas of
the newer city section alike were
battered by explosives.
At sundown flames still ate their
way through almost six blocks of
the ecclesiastic and cultural cen
ter within the 300-year-old Spanish
wall.
In this, the Intramburos section,
are Manila's oldest churches and
her domed cathedral. Along its
crooked streets are the University
of Santo Tomas which the Do
minicans established in 1911 and
Santa Clara convent which was
founded in 1921.
Just outside the Intramuros are
the bomb-hit Treasury building,
where many were feared killed
in an improvised shelter, and
other buildings of the government.
Nearby are the modern hotels,
the theatres and the Escolta, Ma
nila's combination Wall street and
Fifth avenue.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-12-28
Japanese Claim Heavy
Raid On Manila Was
Directed At Harbor

BERLIN, Sunday, Dec. 2S.-(OF
FICIAL BROADCAST RECORDED
BY CPD-A dispatch from Japanese
controlled Shanghai today said that
yesterday mornings Japanese bomb
Ing raid on Manila was particularly
directed against the harbor district.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-12-28
Raid Warning Signal
Is Sounded In Tacoma

TACOMA, Dec. 27.-E-An air
raid warning signal was sounded
in this city of 10000 at 1908 TO-
night.
Mayor Harry. Cain said he had
ordered the warning sounded as
test. There was no blackout.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-12-28
Southport Gets U. S.
Fund For Additions
To Its Power Plant

WASHINGTON, Dec. H. B -
The federal works agency an
nounced today Presidential ap-
proval of an ALLEGATION of $91, JAP,
including a $4,000 loan and a $46,-
142 loan for the construction of ad-
ditions and extensions to the South
port, N. c., municipal power plant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-12-28
PLEA

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Up -
A plea to rescue the fish and wild
life from eventual disintegration"
was made today by Cartoonist Con-
servationist Jay N. Darling who
aided in developing the service
which has been ordered trans
ferred from the cpital to Chicago
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-12-28
PERFECT RECORD

LANTANA, Fla, Dec. 27.-(RC
Every man, woman and child in
this town of 234 permanent popula-
tlon has purchased either defense
bonds or defense stamps w. L.
Hand, winter resident said today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-12-28
KATIE C. HUNTER

Funeral services for Katie C.
Hunter, of 410 South Seventh
street, will be held from st. Ste
phen's church at Fifth and Red
Cross at $3.50 b. m. Sunday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-12-28

The human body reaches its ply
sical peak at about 26 years, ac-
cording to scientists.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-12-28
VICHY Is EXPECTED
TO REGAIN ISLANDS
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ing fleet. He said that a pl a n
could be worked out under which
the United States, Canada, a n d
other interested nations could. be
assured the station would not be
used for any detrimental purpose.
He declined, however, to discuss
details of such a plan or specu-
late on whether the proposal in
cluded American or Canadian SUI
pervision over the radio station.
The surprise occupation of the
two tiny islands by the Free
French developed tempest in a
tea cup because of the involved
diplomatic tangle which has re-
suited and the potential repercus-
sions from any change in the
status quo of territories in the
Western hemisphere. A subse-
quent pleb' scite gave about SO per
cent of the votes to the Free
French.
The United States maintains
friendly diplomatic relations with
the French government at Vichy
and has not recognized the French
National committee F e e
French) established in London.
Canada also maintains diplomatic
relations with Vichy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-12-28
WARSHIPS BARRED

ST. PIERRE, St. Pierre ct Mi
quelon, Dec. 27.- R -Vice-Ad-
miral Emile Muselier today
barred all warships of "'any ma
tionality" from the territorial wa
ters of these tiny islands off New
foundland and prohibited all
planes from flying over them.
In a formal announcement he
said ships may approach n l y
when special permission is given
and that all lighthouses may be
extinguished.
Radio, telegraph a n d telephone
communications were taken over
by Free French naval authorities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-16

NST kN0WlNS THAT OALEIS JuST
SGHiHS DSSSMo 70 SEE HSW
The OEATH-RAN CONTROLS Work.
50 he CAN ENTER THE CAMP ON HIS
RESCUE NISSIOI.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-20
Engagement Rinu

Dear Miss Grey: am = con-
slant reader Of your column. and
! wonder n you would give me
some advice. ! am young girl
who Il receiving her final divorce
papers In about three weeks.
am going with young man
who h also getting q divorce. He
wTili have his final decree in about
three months We have been go
ing steady now for about eight or
nine months. We plan On being
married either in December or the
first q the year.
New Ne are wondering II II In
III right for me 70 accept an an
ksgement ring before NE are both
free. - whether we should wait
! would appreciate your print
ing m answer 70 my letter in
your column soon. r. ]. II.
Dear I. ;. NJ: There 10 moth
ing Illegal assut year accepting
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-20
Potatoes
Will Be
Plentiful
Citrus Fruits and Apples
Expected 10 Be Abundant

William ). Knndsen. director
general, Office OF Production Man
agement. says we are all IN the
army now. So We are, every man.
woman and child in the United
States. We know that certain
commodity prices must go up be-
cause Of the costs Of national de-
Tense. But We know also that some
unpatriotie producers may try to
take advantage OF our patriotism
and jump prices unreasonably.
Against such practices every wom-
an who buys food for her family
must be on guard.
Harriet Elliott. consumer COM
missioner OF the national defense
dv sorry commission. recently
recommended that anticipated cost
increases which have not yet ma
terialized should not be made the
basis for price advances. that when
prices of new goods advance. in
ventories be averaged rather than
marked up to the new level: that
rigid adherence TO the practice of
traditional rates of mark
should be discouraged, unless II
can be shown that costs have adj
vanced by an equivalent amount.
Looking at the national food
picture as a whole we get a work
ing idea OF how food supplies for
the next few months will run.
MEATS
Prices, particularly for pork.
probably will continue for the next
few months at a higher level than
last year. Pork supplies are ex-
peeted TO be much smaller than
last spring, but beef and lamb
supplies may be slightly larger.
FRUITS
Citrus fruits and apples are ex-
pected to be more abundant and
lower in price than last spring.
VEGETABLES
Recent curtailment in market
ings seems to be temporary, and
the outlook is for much more veg
etables than year ago.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
Record milk production the past
few months indicates that supplies
of dairy products probably will
continue to be larger than last
spring.
POULTRY
Supplies are expected to decline
seasonally through the spring
months and to be smaller than a
year ago.
POTATOES
New and old potatoes probably
will be considerably more plenti-
ful than last spring. but much
smaller sweet potato supplies are
expected.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-20

Below is printed another letter
for A cyNIc. the young man who
insists it's the women who are to
be blamed for conscription and war.
II has been some time since n let
ter to this column has aroused so
much comment from indignant
readers.
In this most recent letter for
A cYNIc. he il referred to 40
having s'jitterbug collie" and
lounge lizard legs" The COM
plete letter follows:
Dear Cynlc: A s.eynlc. II
what Yen call yourself, but .
Mari would be more appropriate.
They blame AL Of their wees On
their women.
It's . shame 10 take you
away from the things You want
70 do. but don't VERY, when
you ara examined they'll prob
ably find You have jitterbuE
cello ar lounge lizard legs. We
want MEN In cur army. Heaven
help the women who are depend
Ing on you for protection. You
have nothing but fear and IN
liability 10 offer them. n
trouble comes. you crawl under
fhe bcd and send your women
suf - fight for zen.
It's not the brass buttons and
fhs uniforms that TIE ladies ad-
nzire n b what they stand for
COURAGE and the WILL %
demand their liberty. the WILL
10 fight and die for n N need be.
Patrick Henry sAid. ''Give me
liberty or give me DEATH But
you wouldn't understand that.
When eur forefafhers fought,
half starved and half frozen. 70
ieave ~ the priceless heritage Of
freedom. n Was not fine uni
FERNS and bands that their
women admired, but strong.
clean, courageous men. ID. w.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-20
STICKY, REFINED SUGAR
MAKES FOR DECAY

When the teeth finally come
through, other conditions enter
which may need attention. If the
child eats much sticky, refined
sugar. and the pits and assures of
his teeth are covered with plaques
of bacilli. decay is almost certain
to occur unless the teeth are prop
erly cleaned and scaled periodically
by a dentist.
Decay begins early, and by the
time children enter school from
so TO rs per cent of them have
some form of dental defect. In
many cases, the first decays lead
TO assesses at the roots and loss
of teeth.
This sad commentary on our
lack of care for ehildren's teeth
proved again by draft reflections
may be frightened by closer CO.
operation between mothers, dem
lists and public health officials.
Community dental clinics for needy
children will do much to remedy
this situation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-20
Chinfz for Colonial Rooms

For q bedroom furnished in CO.
lonial mahogany. ehintx would be
suitable fabric for decorative
purposes. You might select =
flower and scroll design In blue
and tan on a white ground and
cover the entire wall in back Of
the poster bed. Use the same
ehintx for slipcovers for the chairs
and a plain blue faille matching
the blue In the ehintz for dra-
peries at the windows. over white
ruffled organdy curtains. White
organdy. generously ruffled, would
make an attractive bedspread.
canopy top and skirt for the dress
ing table. Select a plain tan rug
for an effective background.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-20
COMPLE TIE
/ Feminine
| HYGIENE
nEA MIC
DEMANDS:

IIucH has been written about feminine
III hygiene. Bur 100 often women YER
IA look hygiene IN the REAL senst of
the word = underarm cleanliness and
sweetness. You cannot be attractive with
unoerarms moist, stained and smelly.
Use Arid, the new cream deodorant.
/. Arid does not rot dresses, does nox
irritzte skin.
7. No waiting 20 dfy. Can be used ring
sttef shaving.
Instantly oheciSs perspirztioo 10 DAYS.
Removes odor from perspirauoo, keepa
armptu dry.
4. Arrid IS a purs. ~hits, srssseless, ssin.
iess vanishing cream.
.. Awarded Approval Seal Of American InSri.
tut. OF Laundering as harmless to fsbrie.
Women use more Amid than any other
deodorans Try Toe. SOC or sec lar to-
day al any s1oss which sells toilet goods.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-20
Good Posture May Be Had
Through Proper Exercise
Sway Bsel STOPPED Shoulders and Hollow Chest Can
Easily Be EIinins4ed and Correct Carriage Attained

Dear Miss Grey VIII you please tell me how can help
young daughter to attain perfect posture She doesn't
stand straight she might and she is slightly
backed What be done for that don't want TO let it
without correction. for grows older seemingly
unimpoant posture faults often become pronounced
II nothing Is done about them. MRS. A. A.
Dear Mrs. A. A.. Here Is good posture exercise that
both you and your daughter might try: Lie the floor
with your 1t sides and with knees bent
that the weight Of the legs rests lightly the ball Of
feet Notice that the center Of your spinal column does
not within several inches of the floor.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-20

Now pun yoar stomach mp
end IN. raise your chest and
square yeur shoulders Without
moving the shoulders, TIT the
ha=e Il yenr spine slightly up
ward from the floor - ~ the
same time. press the center Of
Il into the fleer. Relax and re-
pat fIve times
When zen get up. try 10 stand
~ you were lying - with the
ha~e ~ spine Tilted forward.
stomach nat. shoulders square.
Notice that there h no exagger-
nsed hollow In the center OF
ycur backbone and that yeur
hips look af least two Inches
nllmmer than they did before
~ al means. encourage your
daughter TO stand erect with
her weight firmly planted on
both feet. Explain 10 her that
her shoulder should be square
but not held back stiffly.
The above exercise should help
reduce the hollow In the bark
which. after al. IL - unbeoom-
ing =. slumpinK shoulders and
= hollow che<t.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-20

Dear Miss Grey: We have q
black spaniel dog we would like
to give 10 someone who would
give him a good home. He IL a
very good watch dog and a nice
playmate for children.
II you have any offers. will you
please write or telephone me
MRS. T. II.
Dear Mrs. +. H.: Generally
It's more satisfactory 10 print
your number or address. For
that reason. ! am printing your
phone number-GRanlte sss5--
20 that the calls may 70 10 you
direct. and thus save time.