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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-06-26
Be Not Afraid
tBy Ruth Taylor)

loo many Of us are in
the grip Of fear today. It is
fear that is blind unreason-
ing, devastating in its eff
feet, We could not say of
what we are afraid. One
thing is certain-it is not a
purely physical fear. 1t is
a fear Of the changes that
war will bring, of the new
hardships, the untried diff
ficulties, the loss Of old
landmarks, Of certain secu-
rites that were dear be-
cause they were familiar. 1t
is a fear Of being afraid.
There is no need to be
ashamed of fear. Fear act
ually signifies a form OF
foresight-an ability to see
ahead-to imagine a posi-
Bile evil. But it is lacking
the vision which enables us
TO see beyond the ultimate
good. The half versed trav-
eller looking up at the low
4
ering clouds sees bad wea-
ther-but the trained pilot
thinks beyond to the upper
sky and clear passage
above the clouds.
What is important about
fear is the power to con-
quer it. 1t is this ability to
be afraid and not give way
to fear that lifts man above
the animals. 1t is the power
to pause and wait-not run
in blind terror % go a
head and walk steadily not
only in face of danger but
in spite Of fear To meet 2
fear face to face and not be
dogged by its hot breath at
the baylS Of the back of the
neck-that is the mark OF
man.
Whenever I'm afraid
which is often-I think OF
an English who died tWen-
ty and more years ago. he
conquered fear. He lost his
life-but even in dying, lef'
a osource Of strength to
others. He was a timlo
child-but he would be Ine
first at the daring things
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-06-26
F E AT u r ES

ored sharecropper who was
recently convicted OF first
degree murder following
the shooting OF his white
farm landlord, is just ano-
ther coal heaped on the
head of the race problem.
Odell Waller was duly tried
and convicted in a court
where only the whites sat
in judgement. The United
States Supreme Court re-
fused to- review the case,
however Walters counsel,
John F. Finerty is about to
petition the court for a re-
hearing, and we discover
that he is backed by both
" hite and colored religious
groups.
his case shall soon pass
INTO history Whatever the
verdict $ h a 4 De. q d ell
w aller and his landlord are
both victims Of Southern
land monopoly. They are
victims OF extreme econo-
mic injustice which for cen
turies have exerted great
pressure OH both the white
and the colored peoples. 1t
is a case of the debt-ridden
landlord versus the desti-
tute share-cropper Negro.
Murder, robbery and Vi
cious acts Of all kinds must
be punished. It is not a
question whether Waller
was within his rights; but
it is challenge to our judi
cial system. Have we not
laws which breed hatreds
and crime7 Is it democra-
tic to try a colored Amerl-
can before a Jury where no
colored men sit? If prelu-
dice took no part in the de-
cision handed down. then
explain why the colored
man was barred as a Juror?
White or colored, r.ch or
poor we are all of humble
birth. Even the proudest of
Americans who boast of
their wealth and power had
ancestors who were Of the
poor and meek, seeking
freedom from oppression in
a new land. The inscription
which is engraved upon the
Statue of Liberty in New
York Harbor goes like this
| Give me your tired, your
poor,
Your. huddled masses
yearning to be free,
The Wretched refuse OF
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-06-26

6. J. hrsws led by A r h l.
bald Macleish, Lowell Mel
lett, William j. Donovan
and Robert Horton, in sepa-
rate organizations. 1t is
hoped that Davis will get
rid of many Of the known
radicals and "parlor p.nks'
who have attached them
selves, d uring rece
months, to the various infor-
nation agencies of the gov
ernment and have taken
advantage Of their positions
to preach their dangerous
doctrines. However. it has
been noted that in making
the announcement of Dav-
ISIS appointment, the Presi-
cent also stated that a di-
rector Of Personnel would
be named to take charge Of
patronage in the new Office.
Last Friday it was an
nounced from London that
the House of Commons had
.just voted an additional one
Exchequer w 0 0 d m a d e
billion pounds (or four bill
lion dollars) for war pur--
poses. Chancellor of the
Exhequer Wood made pub
lie that this latest amount
brings the British overall
war appropriations, since
Sept. 1889. up to the grand
total Of forty billion two
hundred million dollars. In
comparison the II. s has al
ready appropriated or ou-
thorized more than one
hundred and sixty-three bill
lion dollars for war and
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-06-26

still lives. Hi S b rot h er
when praised for his own
courage, would only say,
Il couldn't let Noel down
and / was afraid"
1t is that kind of courage
we need today. The courage
that will enable us to say,
Il dread what is coming
but / can face it." Fear is
never half so bad when you
walk up to it.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-06-26
THE BUNK

by William Henry Huff
for AMP
Our racial foes are whett-
ing up
Their knives and toma
hawk,
There is, indeed, no letting
up
In their Internal squawks.
The latest bunk from their
bunkshop
In full of strife and fire !;
They say. I'VE hope to get
on top
That such IS our desire.
This is a lie they've con-
jured up
To keep US IN the mire;
It is another bitter cup
Of such fool things we tire.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-06-26

changed slightly and ap-
proprias.ons have been re-
quested for the Florida
Barge Canal as a necessary
war measure for the trans
portation of gasoline and
Oil from the Gulf of Mexico
to the Atlanta Coast In
cluded in the measure, to
make it more palatable,
were authorizations for the
construction of two pipe
lines. The Barge Canal
Bill was defeated in the
House about a month ago,
but after Administration
forces had been rallied, was
passed by a narrow margin
last week. The pipe lines
can be constructed in not
over six months. while the
canal will take at lease
three years to complete,
providing materials and
needed labor can be OBJ
tanned, according to state
ments Of Army Engineers.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-06-26

The Department of Agri-
culture announced late last
week that the 1943 national
wheat planting allitment
would be fixed at the mini
mum permitted under the
law--fifty-five million ac-
res. In addition, Depart
ment officials have request
ed that the farmers of.
America reduce their whea'
nlanting even b e 0 W the
statutory minimum, posn.
ing out that the United
State will enter the new
crop with approximately q
two year wheat ply.
Some farm leaders have op-
posed the reduction, insist
lng that a crop failure mex,
year. or peace in 1943,
would wipe out the Ameri-
can wheat surplus. Incl
dentally the Supreme Court
has requested counsel to ar
que the constitutionall.y OF
he law anG. order under
which the government lev
led and collected a penalt.
of foity-nine cents p e r
hushel on surplus wheat
raised during 1941 above
the allotments, even tho
such wheat was consumed
on the farm, where raised,
as feed or other purposes.
The case will be reviewed
On October 18th and a final
decision is not expected pri-
!, or to the November cleo
ton.
Elmer Davis, / n d j q n 8
born newspaper men, radio
commentator and aut;'or
has been named to heaG ;
new consolidation of gov
ernment information agen
cies to be known a $ t h I
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-06-26
EDiT0 RIAL

because he was afraid. He
feard the dark-so he al
ways went first. He feared
horses-so he put his pony
at the stiffest jumps. He
would say, I'm the one
that's afraid, so I'll do it!'
He hated war, suffering,
blood-so he went out with
the "Old Contemptibles"
and was killed in the Mons
retreat, staying behind with
q wounded soldier. But he
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-06-26
With 4 Buckeye
In Congress. -.

lease lend expenses. An ad-
ditional eight and one-half
billion dollars appropria-
ton for naval construction
was approved by the House
this last week, and the
President has requested an
other thirty-nine and one
half billion dollars to be set
aside for use Of the War
Department during the fis-
cal year beginning July 1st;
or a grand total of slightly
more than two hundred and
ten billion dollars. Of this
grand total it IS understood
hat slightly more than fifty
billion dollars has been set
aside for use of other ma
ions, under the Lease-Lend
program.
The Ways a n d NJ ans
Committee of the House,
which has the responsibility
If writing the new tax law,
$ endeavoring to complete
its work early next week
With the hope that the mea-
ure can be brought to the
Floor cf the House for de-
'latc and vote on Monday,
July 9Th. 1t is estimated
that the new bill will bring
in additional revenues Of
Approximately six billion
seven hundred million dol
lars or two billion dollars
less than The amount re-
quested by the Treasury
Department. Adoption Of
a national sales tax has
been given up for the pre-
sent, but no one will r.
quest, suggest or permit the
November elections are
over, tn Administration will
request, suggest or permit
the imposition of a national
war sales tax to raise the
additional two billion dol
lars Secretary of the Treas
ury Morgenthau insists he
must have Corporation tax
es will be increased approx
imately { w 0 and thre e.
fourths billion dollars, while
individual income taxes viii
/ be raised by more thar
three billion, and miscellan.
eons and excise taxes by an.
Droximately one billion dol.
!, lars.
/ Administration forces nev.
er give up in their attempts
and endeavors to pass legis.
latiin or to appropriate the
fund for special projects in
which the President is III.
terested. The Florida Ship
Canal project has been de-
finately defeated in tht
/ Congress numerous times
since 1888. Recently plans
| for the canal have beer
1
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-06-26
Another Bead On
The String OF
Confusions
by Verlin D. Gordon)

by Verlin D. Gordon)
The issue before us today
Is whether we are to have
loyal and united commune
ties, in which all citizens
will work for the common
good, and yet at the same
time exercise political and
economic discrim n att 8 n
against certain groups with
in those communities. The
case of 0dell Waller, col
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-06-26

Office Of War in
formation. Dav-
is, who has The
con fl d e n ce Of
the press gener
ally, will t a k e
over the W o r K
formerly hand
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1942-06-26

Your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless,
tempest-tossed, to me-:
| lift my lamp beside the
golden door.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
w. P. A. Unit 10 Hold
ChiIdren's Art Exhibit

Three exhibitions of children's art
will be featured at the reopening of
the Children's Gallery of Art Unit
Of the District w. P. A. at its new
quarters at 215 Massachusetts ave-
nue. NV, which also houses the
Children's Museum.
The exhibits will feature work
from children's classes of the Chill
dren's Art Center of Boston and
the Cincinnati Art Museum and
also the work OF Mono, a l2-year-
old native boy from Santo Domingo.
This is the first time the chill
dren's gallery has attempted to dis
play the work of children from such
different ATTITUDES, it was an
nounced. The exhibitions will con-
tinue through March % and will be
open to the public weekdays from
2 pm. to pm. and Saturdays from
10 am. to 6 pm.
The new location is known as the
Villa Rosa A special opening for
invited guests will be held Satur-
day from pm. to 6 pm.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Enemy Alien Cuts Red Tope
That Binds Agents Of F. B. |.

few seconds got the proper person
and put her problem up to him.
The F. B. I. agents listened with
somewhat rueful expressions, &C
cording to Fraulein Stumbke, when
she laughingly described the scene
to friends.
Annemarie Is now at White Sui
phur Springs enjoying the walking
and swimming, the rich Southern
cooking and the evenings around
the fireplace with her former asso-
ciates of the Nazi Embassy.
. Her diplomatic acquaintance in
Washington who saw her before her
departure were highly entertained
by her description of the ease with
which she met and conquered the
problem that is haunting many in
official Washington-the difficulty
Of getting the right hand to recog-
nize what the left hand is doing.
((Released by The Bell Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1942-02-15
U. 5. Chamber 10 Hold
Series Of Priority Clinics

At the request of the War Pro-
duction Board, the United States
Chamber of Commerce will hold a
series Of regional priority clinics for
business association executives, it
was announced yesterday. The first
will be held here tomorrow for Sec
retaries of organizations In IL States
of the Lower Eastern area.
Other regional clinics will be held
in Houston, Tex, February 10, at
San Francisco February "a and in
New York and Chicago at dates to
be announced later.
The purpose Of the clinics is to
discuss three recent fundamental
| changes in priorities procedure
Priorities forms have been reduced
from five to two. The form itself
has been simplifled, and the form
is now automatically extendible
thus eliminating the necessity OF
applying to Washington officials
every time an extension is desired
The Washington meeting, to be
held at the Chamber Of Commerce
Building, will be attended by War
Production Board officials, and rep
resentatives of the Army and Navy
Munitions Board. Mason Manghun
of the compliance division of w. P
B. will preside.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
BY HELEN LOMBARD.

Rumors fly thick and fast around
Washington, but none Of them is
more fantastic than the truth
when the truth comes out.
Not long ago an enemy alien had
to be granted permission by the
F. B. I. to telephone directly to the
State Department about an urgent
matter because the two departments
have to communicate with each
other in such a roundabout way
that It sometimes takes several days
to complete call.
Shortly after the removal Of the
Nazi Embassy staff to its mountain
| retreat in West Virginia, Fraulein
Annemarie Stumbke called at the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and
demanded her immediate removal
from the Capital Of the United
States.
Fraulein Stumbke had served as
secretary to Kurt Sell, longtime
Washington correspondent of the
official information agency, D. N. B.
Deutches Nachrichten Bureau.
Wanted de Luxe" Confinement.
Although not diplomat. Sell was
considered as member Of the Nazi
Embassy staff and accompanied the
diplomatic personnel to White Sui
phur Springs. /
Fraulein Stumbke had expected I'd
60 with her boss, but was left be-
hind in Washington because the
Protocol Division Of the State Des
partment had not included her name
on the expulsion" list furnished to
the F. B. I.
Annemarie Stumbke missed her
friends of the Nazi Embassy. When
she began to hear reports OF the
high life they were enjoying at the
mountain resort she decided to do
something about it. After talking
the matter over with friends (both
Kurt Sell and his secretary had
been popular figures In WashingtoD
she called at the F. B. I. and de-
manded her share Of the conf1ne-
ment de luxe which was being meted
out to the Nazi diplomats.
The F. B. l., however. could not
oblige her without permission from
the State Department, although the
departure OF Fraulein Stumbke
would have meant one less sus-
picious alien to worry about.
It would take several days, the
G-men told her, to arrange the
matter.
Fraulein Grows Impatient.
Fraulein Stumbke was impatient
and demanded that the telephone
call to the State Department be put
through Immediately. The agents
in the bureau had to inform their
caller that they were not entitled
to communicate with the State De-
partment directly from that office,
but were obliged to clear all their
calls through the Office OF the
Attorney General.
The German woman listened for
a moment to the explanation Of the
technical difficulties. more famii-
arly known as red tape to Washing
tonians, and then volunteered,
Here: let me call the State Depart
ment." Without even looking up the
number-she had been most eff
cient secretary to Mr.. Sell-she
dialed the number and within a
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Scotland Yard Seeks
B|ackout Slayer
OF Six Women
Case Involves Largest
Number Of Detectives
In Last 20 Years
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 14.-Scotland
Yard threw hundreds of additional
detectives into . search tonight fol
a blackout maniac killer whose
Jack the Ripper" slayings have
taken the lives of six women.
Prowling through the war-dark-
ened West End streets, police said
he lured, strangled and stabbed foul
Of his victims. He left the bodies o!
three victims in their own apart
ments: the fourth in an unused air
raid shelter.
Linked omcially to the recent
series were two others killed last
October.
John Sands, detective superin-
tendent at Scotland Yard, said q
man about Is, clean shaven and
with curly hair who was last seen
with two Of the victims" as being
hunted by the largest number OF
detectives assigned to case in 20
years. It was personally directed
by Sir John Spilsbury, one Of Scot
land Yards six highest officers.
Taxi Driver Also Sought.
Police also sought for questioning
an unidentified taxi driver who
picked up two persons, man and
a fiashily dressed blond woman, neal
a Piccadilly cafe.
He took them to the Soho district
near the fiat occupied by Mrs. Eve
lyn Oatley, 30, a former burlesque
dancer. Neighbors who heard the
radio blaring in her room all night
broke in next morning and found
her body on the bed. She had been
strangled and stabbed.
Mrs. Margaret Lowe. 43, we'll
dressed brunei who lived alone near
the theatrical district, was killed
the same way.
Miss Evelyn Hamilton, 40, studi-
Gus university graduate who re-
Gently resigned good Job as chem
list, telephoned her mother she
would not be home for several days
A watchman stumbled over her body
in the deserted bombproof shelter
Her throat bore the marks OF the
maniac's fingers.
Mrs. Doris Jouannette, 80, born
in Paris, was found in her locked
bedroom by her husband after he
came home from his all-night hotel
job. She had been strangled and
mutilated.
Jouannette Testifies.
At the first official hearing to-
day, the inquest on Mrs. Oatley
Jouannette, sobbing, told about
meeting six years ago the woman
who became his wife.
"It was love at first sight" he
said. THE last night she was alive,
she accompanied me to Paddington
Station when I was leaving foT
work and said Don't be late to-
morrow morning, darling
when returned to the fiat and
found her bedroom door locked ]
sent for the police"
Scotland Yard also linked the
killings Of Miss Maple Church, 10,
and Mrs. Elanor Humphries, 40, both
Oh WHOM WcIc OIL d1i6ASo 1iio SeooCSo
to death last October, to the maniac
killer.
Reinforced squads Of policemen
will patrol London's blacked-out
streets. the darkest in Europe, again
tonight. They have authority to
require strollers to produce identi-
fication papers and ask them why
they are out.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Milk Facilities Adequate

Stating that present facilities were
adequate to meet present needs, the
Agriculture Department announced
yesterday that the Government
would finance the establishment Of
no more evaporated milk facilities
under the "food-for- freedom" pro-
gram. A number of such plants
have been established in Midwestern
dairy States. Money was provided
from lease-lend funds, the manufac-
tured products being shipped abroad
under the lease-lend program.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
DeItu UpsiIon Smoker

The local Delta Upsilon Alumni
Club will hold its annual winter
smoker at pm. Tuesday at the
Wesley Heights Community Hall.
Entertainment will include ping
pong. bridge, singing and other
games.
Evening star., 1942-02-15
Father Delaney to Speak

The Rev. John P. Delaney, s. j.
author, radio commentator and ex-
pert on labor problems, will speak
at the Georgetown Forum at 8 pm
Tuesday at Copley Lounge OF
Georgetown University. Father De-
laney, director Of the Institute fol
Social Order in New York, will dis
cuss Moral Forces and Western
Reconstruction"
Evening star., 1942-02-15
ANNOUNCING
AN
EXTRA
CLASS

Due to the splendid
response last week,
an EXTRA CLASS
is being organized.
Each group is lim-
tied to forty people,
thus insuring person.
allied instruction.
Visit this prelimi-
nary session tomor-
row evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-19

THE STORY: Blythe Miller Is in love with Duane Hogan, girl- shy star of the Lincoln Field cadet pilot football team, which her dad coaches. But Duane doesn't know 1t. Nancy, a soldiers young widow, has been given work and . place to live at the field after Duane rescueS her and her small son from an auto wreck. The grateful Nancy falls in love with him, asks Blythe to help her win his affection. Blythe says noth- ing, but decides to give Nancy a real fight for Duane. Nancy seems to be doing all right, how ever, without Blythe's help. And Blythe is stuck with Norman Dana, handsome, cOnceited, and insistentIy devoted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-19
HENRY

rows game with the Aggies-one of the two main events of the season for the Lincoln team. Ten days after the Aggie battle, they'd have to tackle State U. Because of Pop Miller's prestige, the Lin coins had collected the most cadet players, eager young men "raring to fly and raring to play football" as Duane Hogan put it.
 They'd have to play in the big municipal stadium in order to handle the crowds, but that was all right. What wasn't all right was the undertone of gambling. Up and down the "uglier" streets of the city, bookies and crooks in general were taking advantage of the Lincoln teams publicity, too. It hurt Pop Miller, who couldn't do anything about it.
 On this Friday afternoon, Nancy was down town doing an errand for Pop, her employer, when Pops office door opened an inch or two. Pop looked up. A man with q derby and two visible gold teeth came in. He wore an overcoat with turned-up collar. He was quick-eyed. He looked every where, fast, then closed the door behind him.
 You all alone, eh?" he asked Pop, low tone.
 Why, uh yes. But" Pop was somehow suspicious.
 "Okay, Pop, listen." The title didn't sound respectful. coming from this man. He spoke raspily, not in the hearty happy-go-lucky manner usually heard here in the gym.
 Don't believe remember your name, sir, Pop said. "'Take g chair there and"
 "Nev' mind that. Least talk the better. Right down to facts. see. Business Nobody listening. Nobody seen me come in here, see. But here's an envelope with five grand in it."
 'Five-five gr-"
 "Yehl You git itl Five t'ousand dollars, Popl You're smart. All you gotta do--see to 1t the Lincoln team don't wlnl"
 (To Be Contlnuedl