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The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17
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Editorial Comment
VICTORY TAKES THE, WATER
New York TinmeS

NaZl submarine campaign on Labor Day by
launching 174 ships, mostly naval vessels,
but including a number of cargo carriers
and laying down the keels for forty-nine more
We are producing the means with which
to sink or drive away the undersea COM
merce raiders. We are also producing the
cargo carriers. In August, though the rate
dropped little as compared with July, we
were doing two merchant ships day, and
this month the Maritime Commission hopes
for three day. This years goal of s, 900, 900
tons OF merchant shipping may be exceeded
by as much as 1,0OO,0 tons, and officials
believe that if sufficient steel can be found
a big but not unsurmountable "if'') next
years 1t, 600, OO0-ton program may be pushed
up to 10000, 900 tons. The grand total for the
two years would be the equivalent of nearly
$500 of the new 10,500-ton Liberty ships.
The cargo carriers and the naval vessels
share a common mission. There will probably
continue to be controversy as to what kinds
OF naval vessels we ought to build-Whether
for instance, great fighting ships of the Iowa
class are worth the time and steel they take
The advocates of the cargo plane as against
the cargo ship will not be silenced. We have
to think of these things, even while we throw
up our hats over what has been done and
whistle cheerfully at the thought of what is to
be done. A certain amount of cheer we can
certainly allow ourselves The battle of the
cargo ships, carried on. so heroicaly and with
so few heroic gestures in the wild wastes of
the Atlantic, is as important as any battle
we shall have to fight.
just now we are gaining on the enemy As
the months pass we shall undoubtedly improve
still further on our methods and means of sea
warfare The ships we have built so soundly
and in such hurry are proof not only of Am
erican productive power but of American
resourcefulness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17
The Rubber Car

William M. Jeffers, president Of the Union
Pacific railway, has assumed the responsible.
lities OF the newly created post of rubber
czar. The appointment has been made by
Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the War
Production Board, who assures the public
that it has the approval OF President Roose.
velt and adds that henceforth all matters
pertaining to rubber will be handled by Mr..
Jeffers, with full authority to make all deci-
sions and, az czar should, settle all disputes.
Mr.. LETTERS has devoted his life to rail-
roading, having risen from office boy or
messeger to the presidency, to which he was
elected in 1887. When any boy climbs the
ladder to success as he has it may be taken
for granted that he possesses ability, clear
vision and perseverance, all in rare proper.
tions And rs railroading requires of its en-
ployes exceptional talent for guarding the
tongue, it may also be considered that h
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17
The Literary Guidepost

varre is to do .:Romeo and Juliet"
on the road after very success
1ul New York run. The road Just
IS opening up again, the season
looks profitable, there is good
feeling about the venture. Ma
zarre is one of the queens of the
american stage; Mrs Johnston
Terry, who plays the nurse. is one
OF the great Irish character ac.
tresses. and Henry is her servant
IN the play and a gifted actor. He
also IS In love with Judith Alex.
anoer, who is not an actress. but
a rather chilly member of high"
society. Henry's family was prom
lnent before it went on the skids
Mr. Davis moves the whole
company forward through time
He moves it slowly, using every
minute to the best advantage
Everything. is there, from fha
pairings-off inside the comnanv
to the peculiarities of the Rvnan
theater in Nashville. Mrs. John.
ston-Terry refuses to 60 through
m Marshall G, Fields revolving doors
IN chicago and rouses the town
joel King, tre Tybalt, gets six
members of the company into a
Texas jail. All things happen and
such is MIR. Davis skill that vo,,
can bear with him more than 6O0
pages. You lose the thread of the
story hundred times, too. and
you do not care. ---'
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17
Quotations

Whatever the risks or dangers, whatever
the efforts demanded from the workers when
the word Co. is given, we will support the
government to the uttermost. = George Glib
son Of the General Council of the British
Trades Union Congress.
Large renforcements have reached India,
and the number of white soldiers now in In
dia is larger than at any time in the British
onnection.-Winston Churchill. British prime
minister
The stepping up of the intensity of the
vital conflict in which we are engaged and
the growing need for enlarged forces make it
clear that all young men fortunate enough to
have the physical and mental qualities to en-
able them to serve their country in the armed
forces are restined for that service.-Henry
L. Stimson, secretary of war
For every ship so lost (by ,U-boat), Ameri-
can production and assembly-line methods
will retaliate twofold = yes, tenfold = Rear
Admiral Emory S. Land.
Human nature, poverty and children with
problems are the same wherever you go, and
they have to be dealt with in the same man.
ner.-Miss Nadir ouvea Kfouri, Brazilian Soc
ial worker visiting u. S.
= We are making SO many trips across the
Channel that I am getting to know the place
like Times Square.-Lieut Robert Lupton, U
S. Air Forces.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17
Washington Daybook
BY JOHN GROVER
lFor lack Stinnett. on VACATION

(For Jack Stinnett, on Vacation)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-Breakdown of ma
tional crime statistics by the FBI shows that
American gals are stepping right in to pinch
hit for their brothers in the law-breaking
business.
The records show that during the first
six months of 1912, 1912 per cent of all often
|ders arrested were women, an increase over
1941 when 81 of those arrested were females.
THE FBI says, however, that the apparent
increase may be due to better statistical re-
porting of female crime by cooperating agen-
cies.)
The war is reflected in the marked increase
in sex crimes. With thousands of men away
from home, and conditions generally upset,
the index of rape cases increased by 9.9 per
cent in the first six months of 1912 as COM
pared with the similar period In l94l.
More s'party money is in circulation, and
the 94 per cent increase in negligent man
slaughter mirrors increased druken opera
ton of motor vehicles. ...
Auto thefts, presumably because fewer cars
are on the street, and because operation OF
car without proper gasoline credentials is dl1-
ficult, showed a 1.6 per cent reduction for the
half year.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation noted
that there are IT'S auxiliary police for every
100 regular police officers in cities over 25,-
600.
Over the whole country, the score OF arrests
showed criminals were arrested for 277 per
cent of the crimes reported
Larceny and automobile theft were the
safest crimes, from the standpoint of the
criminal. Arrests were made in 24.4 per cent
of the auto theft cases and 22.7 per cent
of the larcenies. Murder was the toughest rap
to beat with 1871 per cent of the murderers
arrested. The same high percentage held in
manslaughter wherer 866 per cent of the
killers were caught, and in rape where 762
per cent of the offenders were jailed.
Murder was favorite pastime in the south
ern part of the United States. The east south
central states reported 8.65 murders per 1O0,-
600 population for the highest homicide rate
in the country New Englanders were the
least lethal, the murder rate being only O.59
per 100000.
The same east south central states had the
worst robbery index, with 44.4 per 100000,
and the New England group again was the
purest, with 81 robberies in 100000 popula-
tidon.
Broadly speaking, the survey also showed
that crime was most prevalent in those Sec
tors having the lowest numbers of police
officers. The east south central states, hav-
ing 1926 peace officers per 1000, second lowest
crime rates generally. New England on the
other hand, had the best crime record, and
reported two officers for each 1000 people.
second highest in the nation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17
Raymond Capper Says:
Ne1us Reporters In War
Time Run Into Trouble

Those are the lives that give their
INSPIRATION to whole army of
newspaper men and women who
would rather devote themselves to
trying. to find and report the truth
than4do anything else in the world.
You can make your criticisms
cf newspapers. Any working
newspaper man can make more of
taem than anyone outside the busi.
ness can make. A newspaper man
scarcely ever reads over his piece
in print without feeling that he
could have improved it with a lit.
tie more work. Most newspaper
men feel that the speed at which
they must work is sometimes
handicap and prevents them from
clgging as deeply as they would
Ike to do. We are often puzzled,
the more we look into something,
to know what the truth is. Try it
sometime around Washington. The
more people you talk to, the more
confused you will become. You
get tangled up in a cross-pull of
wires as one official pulls against
snother..
Particularly in wartime your
working newspaper man struggles
always against indecision and con.
d'cting decisions. Some officials
tflnk it is healthy to have public
discussion. Others think it is bet.
ter to suppress differences and nut
up to the public a smooth plaster
front that looks solid but which
underneath may be as phony as a
world STAIR pavilion.
For instance, some officials here
see no harm in public discussion of
1hola. We are sending troops and
Lend-Lease aio there. If it is thai
important, then aren't we within
pounds when we take exception to
London's buil-necked course which
IS the same one that brought such
olsaster in Burma and Malava9
But some British correspondents
mere, attempting to inform their
papers in London of American
sentiment, find their dispatches
aeavlly censored on this side be-
1ote oeng sent across. This while
London censors permit British
crltlclsms of the Churchill policy
pers. "'p"
Everywhere in the world news.
paper men trying to tell the truth
lIluSt litter through censorship. No
newspaper man questions the
necessity for tight military censor
shlp, though he may argue over
incidental details. But political
censorship is spreading also among
'iie 1ree nations under the guise Of
aot giving the Axis anything tha:
1t might make use of.
me press of the democratic
world IS the only free forum left
i oeheVe that on the whole the
Ifee press has exercised a sense If
responsibility and restraint called
lor oy the times. Therefore if is
not comforting to see some name.
iess employe sitting at the cable
mead deciding with whack of his
pencll the kind of political news
ABOUT the United States that Brit.
lsh correspondents can send back
~ 'lelr papers in London.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17
New SOlOmOns Attack

The Japanese persist in attempts to regain
territory in the Solomon Islands. seized by
American Marines supported by. naval and
the defeat met caused loss Of face, so
precious to them. Secondly, the Solomon Is
lands constitute a bulwark of strength in the
southwest Pacific. Having once established
a firm position in them and fatuously as
suming themselves secure, only to be driven
off in laundering attack, the must continue
efforts to both save their face and repossess
a great advantage in any further exploits
their expansion program calls for in that war
arena.
Losing the Solomons would be major de-
feat to our yellow enemy. Blu the same token,
their complete occupation would be major
as great strategic value for us, Japan's enc
mics as for the Japanese. 1t is obvious, there
fore, that the Macarthur headquarters will
give no foot Of conquered territory in them
though the Japanese keep up their thrusts
until they are driven out, lock. stock and
barrel. from areas they now hold.
The enemy has succeeded in effecting land
1ngs at night in the Guadalcanal zone and
have sought by sudden plunges to catch the
American Marines mapping. All such attempts
have failed, just as their naval bombardments
and air bonbings have been ineffective. It
is clear that Macarthur has no intention
Of loosening his grip there. If at the same
time he finds means to tighten it and extend
it to other islands in the group, the situa-
ton in the southwest Pacific will be greatly
improved.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17
By RAYMOND CLAPPER.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 = News
paper Week is coming along soon
but l see something about an
American war correspondent being
captured by the Axis during Brit
ish raid on Tobruk, so this is a
good time to talk about repor-
ter's work.
The captured war correspondent
IS unidentified as I write but cir
substances indicate he may be
Larry Allen of the Associated
F1ess. In any case, evidently an
American war correspondent was
going about his daily work, which
in this case took him out on
British attack at Tobruk.
Larry Allen has been shot up
and shot down during this war, as
have a number of other correspond
ents. A score of them went across
in the Dieppe attack and had men
shot down all around them.
Never before has individual free.
com hung so precariously as il
does now. Correspondents are try
ing to report this desperate strug-
gle blow by blow because every
blow counts.
In addition to the war CORE
spondents VINO are risking their
lives by going into the thick of bat.
ties are some who have paid the
price in another kind of work. !
am. thinking of J. B. Powell, who
served as an American journals.
in China for SO many years. The
Japs had him marked for years
and they finally caught him at
Shanghi. They tortured him and
eft him broken and manned foc
life. The National Press club of
Washington is raising a fund for
him. Newspaper men all over the
country are joining in because they
recognize J. B. Powell as a man
who has courageously and at fear.
I'LL cost to himself stood his ground
for freedom.
Those are the lives that make
newspapers something more than
per cent investment, as Will.
liam Allen White once put it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17
EDITORIAL

will not stir public resentment with bombast
or foolish frothings, as so many special war
time bureau heads have been doing.
Without special training in the rubber mar
ket, but with a level head, it is fair to think
that the attributes which, have carried Mr..
Jeffers to the top in his own chosen calling
will prove valuable in his administration Of
the rubber program, provided, OF course.
he is given a clear field in Washington and
has public support.
Without these, the greatest Of geniuses
would be doomed to failure.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17
Stop The Babble

These debates and controversies over who
shall be called to the service by draft boards,
and in what order, are disturbing public
morale beyond all reason.
Parents with sons in the 1919 year group
are distressed not SO much at the thought OF
having to give up their boys as not knowing
when they may be called; whether, for ex-
ample. to pay out substantial sums of money
for college tuition and the thousand and one
expenses created by college attendance, or
keep their boys at home uutil their number
comes up in the draft. With living costs
mounting so fast and additional taxes to be
paid, this is serious matter for all parents,
not only those in moderate circumstances.
There is equal CONSERVATION among young
married men with children of tender age. Are
they to be drafted next, or deferred? They
would give much to know not because they
are reluctant to serve, but because they can
not now make plans to fit either contingency.
They are up in the air, or out on limb, or
any of the other positions which betoken a
sorry mess.
ment faced with unaccustomed tasks, are
confused and find difficulty in determining
what should be- done for the best results. But
there is no excuse for them to spread their
own confusion and bafflement into the homes
of the country. -
Let the controversities be held in secret.
Let the decisions be-. made behind closed
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17
AS Others Say It
Valiant Stalingrad.

= .
The tenacity of the Russian de-
tenders, the terrible beating they
are taking around Stalingrad and
their heroic defense will go down
in history with the names of other
heroic last ditch stands, the
Crimea, Thermopylae, Verdun,
Wake Island.-Gastonia Gazette. {.
A Poser.
If and when-Hitler conquers
America, who will be the first to
m e t the firing quad? Two
guesses permitted. Paragraphers
or cartoonists?-Raleigh Times.
Echo, Answers, Where?
BY the way, where are the emf,
nent military experts who were
too smart to believe the airplane
could prevail. against battleships?
(Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17

Photographs

somewhere in Cornwall, Eng
1ailo' evacuee children are run
hihg an Motel. The youngsters
are all under Is.
Ceylon, an island which lies
OH the southern tip of India. and
Is British possession, is as large
as the state of West Virginia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17

If you hear or observe anything
uspicious in char acter report it
promptly to:
Wilmington Police, 5244
Wrightsville Beach Police. 1904.
Carolina Beach Police, 2nOl.
Captain of the Fort, 2-2278.
County Defense Council, 1928.
Sheriff, 4252.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17

sion is. But in heavens name let the babble
stop!
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17
TOP O. THE MORNING

Be patient in small as well as large
matters Patience is power as well
as a virtue.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17

Some of the lakes ,'srder; ~a9p5
in the Canadian w. ,be Grl
larger than some ..3 Of sf8tes tat b
Lakes on the Unl'eu in the [
der. der Great Bear lake. k4s..-rItorf m S .
madam Northwest 80 b. u
larger than Lake EfD
square miles
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17
Civilian Defense
Timetable

BASIC TRAINING COURSES
High School Room 100, at P. M.
Fire Defense A: Every Mon
day.
cay.
Gas defense B: Every Wednes
raw
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-09-17
FIRST AIR 10 HOURS

FIRST AIR 10 HOURS
First lesson: Every Monday.
Second lesson. Every Tuesday
Third lesson: Every Wednesday.
SPECIAL COURSES
Fire Defense B: Ever Thurs
day, Fire Dept, 4th and Dock SITS.
Police course: Every Thursday,
High School room 109, at 8 p. M
Nurses Aides: Monday, Sept.
%, at 10 a. M. in James Walker
Memorial hospital Nurses Home.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-01-02
HAPPENINGS
of Local Interest
January
End
1912

James Lang and Frank Steck-
man Of Kalispell Visited at the
Sinclair & Harris ranch on Christ
mas.
The Shoop bros. were business
visitors in town on Monday.
Mrs. Walter Jones of Kalispell
is visiting here with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Matson this
week.
Bachelors laundry-fetch and
pickup at Earl's Barber Shop.
No charge for mending. 342p
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cobell
brought their son Gayle here
Tuesday where he caught a bus
for Great Falls where he will en-
list in the U. S. Marines.
Francis Billedeaux went to
Coutts Saturday for a load of
coal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jensen of Bynum
were here last weekend visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Rosen-
berger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Herzip
returned from Bozeman Monday
where they had been visiting
with Mr.. Herzig's parents.
Charles Mcdowell and Ran
dolph Manuel went to Coutts on
business last weekend.
Melvin Peterson attended to
some business matters here on
Tuesday.
Candles Store repairs all makes OF
radios, refrigerators, gas and electric
washers and bicycles. tt
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-01-02

MIR. and Mrs. Harold lverson,
who recently opened a cleaning
establishment here. were visitors
in Conrad last weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Acel Chattin
we're visitors in Cut Bank last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Granger
visited with Pats parents at
Harlem last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Thompson
Of Cut Bank were visitors in
Browning last Sunday.
For Sale-Two milk cows, one
fresh and one coming fresh. In
quire Ed Klies Badger Creek
ranch. 4lc
Mrs. Jessie Sinclair was .
business caller in town on Mon
day.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-01-02
Red Cross Grateful

The board of directors of the
Blackfeet Reservation Chapter
of the American Re d Coos 8
wishes to thank all who helped
with the war drive, and to those
who contributed toward it. De-
finite amount of the total money
received will be published a 8
soon as the drive is completed.
Allen Z. Wilcox, Chairman
Florence Schmidt. Secretary
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-01-02
Anspach Home Awarded

Continued from page one)
homes were judged merely on
decorations as seen from t h e
street.
The P. G. Anspach nome in
the Government Square was
awarded the prize. This home
was really a.light with Yuletide
dress. being we'll arranged and
cleverly carried out 80 as to be
seen from anv angle the onlnpker
would take from the exterior.
The judges then selected three
homes which were listed as hon
orabls mention. They are as
follows: First: Clinton Noel.
whose simple silhouette of the
Manager scene made a beautiful
picture with the star shining
down from above. Glass porch
windows made an appropriate
background for the siiheue ties.
Second honorable mention was
the residence of Bob Starr. His
decorations represented much
work and originality. emphasizing
an archway over the door with
two we'll lit trees to complete it,
The sight was ooe of beauty as
seen from the street.
Murl Beck was listed as third
on the honorable mention homes.
His clever and original design.
ing of the "V'' above his door
merits praise rs he carried out
the patriotic as we'll as the Yule.
tide theme.
! The Garden Club wishes q
thank each and everyone o !
their whole hes rted and unseIfish
cooperation in this contest, and it
is hoped that next Christmas we
can again dress up our Brown.
ling.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-01-02
Getty Attends
Defense Bonds
Meeting At Havre

Representing the Browning
Reservation district. Fred Getty
was in attendance at a meeting
of the northern section of the
state committee for the sale of
Defense Bonds at Havre last
Saturday.
A report of the meeting will
be given at the mass meeting to
be held at the high school Sat
urday evening.
Evening star., 1942-05-11
Home Owners Urged 10 LEI
Rooms 10 Gir|,Workers

An appeal to owners Of private
homes to offer housing to young
girl war workers is being made by
four U. S. o. agencies which will
devote Wednesday to listing all
available rooms.
On that day, from am. to pm,
a committee from the Y. w. c. A.,
the Jewish Community Center, the
Women's Division of the National
Catholic Social Service, and the
Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. C. A. will
receive hstings from home owners,
who are urged to telephone the
committee at Executive 0428.
Pointing out that the housing
problem Of the young girl war
workers is a special problem of
these four agencies, the committee
has adopted as its slogan: please
help the girl who helps the war ef-
fort"
Serving on the committee are
Sarah Pratt Atwood. chairman;
Helen Compton, Judith War;.
Dorothy c. Callahan and Julia
West Hamilton.
Emphasizing that a private home
may take three or less roomers
without being licensed, the commit
tee said, There must be many peo-
pie in private homes who would
consider it war service and re-
ligious duty to open their homes to
these girls If they knew the need"