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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-10-08
Daily Prayer
FOR THOSE AMIDST BATTLE

Our men are engaged in the
final test of battle, fronting the
foe: Lord God of Battles aid.
Thou rulest over all, and maketh
the wrath Of man to praise Thee:
so give victory this day, we hum
bly, entreat Thee, to those who
have gone forth in Thy Name to
establish Righteousness in the
earth. To our fighting men impart
the courage which is sublime
self-forgetfulness. We thank Thee
for their resourcefulness and valor
and patient, heroic persistence in
the face of the foe. Intensity, we
beseech Thee, their sense of COM
radeship with one another, and
their union with Thee. Impart
skill to their hands and courage
to their hearts. Grant them the
spirit of obedience, even unto
death. May those who fall be sus-
tanned by Thee, in life or in death.
In their conduct toward a beaten
foe may our men be chivalrous
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Still Need Volunteers

Pending instructions from Washington or
RALEIGH, the Office of Civilian Defense will
continue to function, particularly in the con-
troll roon-which, by the way, has never been
fully nanned-despite the changes announced
in the Aircraft Warning Service.
For the present at least the Avs will not
90 completely out of business. Instead there
will be periods of service for its staffs, and
a call from it for activation of the OCD should
come through. AS the control room is the
only agency set up for reaching and assem-
bling OCD units, any change in its operations
might lead to serious if not tragic conse
quences The control room undoubtedly would
welcome recruits from Avs so that all tricks
might have adequate personnel.
It is apparent that redrafting of home
defense programs is under way. Possibly fur
Their curtailments will be announced But
there is one essential wartime service that
cannot be reduced. Rather, it is constantly
expanding.
It is the Red Cross AS the war reaches
new frontiers and demands for relief increase,
the Red Cross, being best prepared to meet
the requirements, is continually called upon
for greater service, in the performance of
which more workers are needed.
No single unit of this organization S
enough workers. The motor corps, the Gray
Ladies, the production rooms, the nursing di-
vision first aid department, nurses aide all
need additions, and need them greatly.
They offer the best Of all opportunities for
members Of home defense units now being
reduced to continue their service in essential
war work.
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Mountbatten and M'Arthur

lord Louis Mountbattens arrival in New
Delhi to assume supreme Allied command IN
.os+ern Asia. which was announced yester-
dav is paraleled by statement by Secre-
tsry of War Stimson that his authority does
not overlap General MacArthurs, which IN
cludes the southwest Pacific war theater from
a line east of Guadalcanal and the Solomons.
Apparently Lord Mountbatten's chief task
will be to drive the japanese out of Burma.
General Macarthur obviously will continue
his offensive on island enemy bases IN prep
aration for the final campaign against Japan
itself If Lord Mountbatten meets equal sue
cess in Burma that has resulted from Mac
Arthur's advance northWard from Australia,
nearer to an Allied victory in the Orient. The
season will soon be past. When it
ends we may expect to learn that the forces
which have been training in india for the
Jungle combat they must take up in Burma
are on the way.
1t is not yet clear that enough Warshlps
have been released from the Mediterranean
and other naval zones Of operation to take
a great task force across the Bay OF Bengal
for a landing, say at Rangoon, but we may
reasonably assume that the Burma offensive
would not have been brought SO near the
starters gun unless both naval and air sup
port had been provided.
It may be said, however, that Macarthur
got along very well and made definite progress
while his command was Woefully underman-
ned in all branches of the armed service
The japanese had superior strength on Quad
alcanal and New Guinea and New Georgia and
Bougainville, but Macarthur has pres d
steadily on toward Rabaul the Japanese out
post on New Britain He is winning back the
Japanese island empire in the southwest Pa
cific not by outnunb ering but by outfghting
and outguessing the foe. If Lord Mountbat-
ten, who is hard and skilled fighter, can
match Macarthur in strategy, he will not
need a vastly overwhelming force to win the
battle in Burma.
This Burma fight must be Won On victory
there depends China's greater participation
in the war. The Burma road must be reopen
ed that great supplies of war tools may reach
Chang Kai-shek. This is essential not only
to force Japanese forces off Chna's soil but
also that Chinese military manpoWer, ade-
quately armed and trained, may join China S
allies with full effectiveness in the ultimate
defeat of Japan.
Hopefully, Lord Mountbatten will be able
o{o1ra
China with the same talent for exceeding
expectations that Macarthur has exhibited in
his zone of operations.
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Should Start At Top

The American Federation of Labor is au-
in organization, or at least in contemplation,
to expand the influence of the Department of
Labor by centralizing most of the agencies
now dealing with labor problems It is added
that ClO approval is foregone conclusion.
1t may not be impertinent to inquire when
LABOR organizations were authorized to make
announcements concerning the plans of gov
eminent departments. In the past, the gov
erment has been quite capable of drafting
It's own plans and making them public at the
that even now with an administration in power
which has petted unionized labor until it's
leadership has become intolerable even to
most OF the rank and file of the membership,
can nave departed so far from the custom as
TO open its heart to labor without taking the
'ne ALL leaders who have passed the word
on to delegates attending the organization's
annual convention at Boston are merely doing
a bit of wshful thinking
BE this as it may, there is no doubt that
the LABOR department needs revamping. 1t
mas been in muddle for a decade. But any
change would be of little value unless it start
cd at the top. Mrs. Perkins, the department S
chle1' has proved herself weak sister since
PRESIDENT Roosevelt included her among his
lirst CABINET appointments. Instead of i'm
proving she has steadily grown more incapa-
Dle' until practically all responsibility h S
Deeh n1ted from her sagging shoulders, and
she mas become scarcely more than a clerk
whose chief task is to compile statistics and
issue periodical report.
II tne Bureaucratic agencies which have
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been set up to do much Of the work and make
many decisions she should sponsor are to be
centralized, certainly no betterment can be
expected if she remains at the head of the
department.
We are still convinced as we stated long
ago. that a retired army general, used to
establishing and enforcing discipline, is the
proper person to hold the labor portfolio. But
with a national election in the offing, perhaps
the administration, particularly President
Roosevelt, does not want strict discipline in
labor.
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The Literary Guidepost

venting crimes. He wanted it or
ganized with such elasticity that
in time of war it could quickly ex-
pand to take care Of espionage
and sabotage. And he wanted it
stated remarkable to say! with
gentlemen.
Perhaps it was Hoover's inflex-
IDLE demand that his operatives
be presentable that set so many
oldtime police forces against him
at the start. These called FBI
men "Hoover's Boy Scouts" and
although they occasionally mar
veled at the completeness of the
FBI equipment and methods, they
also thought the solid clu1np of
the average copper's foot far
sWeeter music Nobody, least Of
all, Mr.. Hoover, UNDERWRITERS the
work of the average copper. But
now that worthy also appreciates
the FBI. More important, he uses
it to the limit.
Mr.. Collins book describes the
formation, the training and the
functions of the FBI. 1t also dem
onstrates the machinery behind its
apparently instantaneous reac-
tons. Lately it has turned up
some startling facts-one arsenal
for example, was found to have
70 per cent of it's workers bear
ing police records, some for es-
pionage.
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WAR WRITERS

War reporting always has been
attended with danger, but never
before such danger as in the pres
ent conflict. While a number of
correspondents have lost t h r
lives, those that remain show no
hesitation, when opportunity offers.
of getting the news where t h e
news is being made.
Prime Minister Churchill, in
speaking of the immense army of
correspondents who move with the
troops and carry their cameras
into the heat of the fighting, and
who produce the news of a very
high quality and accuracy tn t
fills the public press from hour
to hour, paid a deserved tribute
to men who have evinced a high
sense of duty toward the public
they serve-New Bedford Mass
Standard-Times.
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AS Others Say 1t
BOOTLEG BUTTER

The authorities in the City OF
Brotherly Love PHILADELPHIA are
reported to be hot on the trail OF
butter bootleggers, in their city,
black market operators, with sales
men peddling butter from door to
door at rs cents a quarter pound
nearly six times the legitimate
price. The peddlers, it is revealed,
use eggs as a front" Their au-
tomobiles are laden with eggs, and
if a policeman, for instance, in
quires what they are doing, they
say they are delivering eggs, which
is legal. Meanwhile, the butter.
the source of which is said to be
a mystery" is kept out of sight.
Let's hope our fair city, which
evidently enjoys no immunity from
bootleggers of mean liquor, can
manage to keep out the butter
bootleggers. - Greensboro Record.
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BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

WASHINGTON. - No presiden-
tial election has been held in war
time since Lincoln's day and the
prospect of next years campaign
raises some new problems which
already are being thought over.
We can't have the usual kind of
presidential campaign, with t s
peacetime extravaganza of man.
power, travel, meetings, and Law
ish use of hotel space in most of
the cities of the country, with mass
luncheons, mass dinners, and all
of the bountiful trimmings, SOU
venirs, and metal badges. 1t is
even difficult now to get SC cigars,
even at the wartime price of &c.
In only one respect will the poll
tician be favored in this campaign
there will be more babies than
usual to kiss.
Democrats around party head
quarters here want a late conven-
ton and are talking about Septem-
Der instead of June or early July.
They think S h ort campaign
would be more appropriate in war
time. Presumably they expect the
candidate as usual to be Mr.. Roos
evelt. If he is, then they could
hold the campaign the night before
election. Chicago seems to be pre-
ferred as the convention city by
the Democrats. 1t is centrally To-
Gated, has adequate hotels-lf any
empty rooms can be found-and
it is a lucky place for the Demo-
Gratis.
Economy of everything is de-
sirable. The simplest meeting ar
rangements are dictated.
To oblige hotel keepers and local
merchants who contribute to the
cash kitty for convention expenses,
party managers usually drag out
convention proceedings for nearly
week. Two days is enough in
wartime. and less than that if the
Democrats are going to nominate
Mr.. Roosevelt for fourth term.
Attendance at the convention
may well be confined to delegates
and only the necessary minimum
of others.
Republicans naturally n d a
longer campaign period than the
Democrats would require with Mr..
Roosevelt. They must do more
campaign work for their candidate,
whoever he may be. Wendell Will
kie's friends appear to f a vo I
Cleveland rather than Chicago rs
the convention city. They would
rather take chance on meeting
in Governor Bricker's home ter
ritory than on the packed CALLER
les that the Chicago Tribune peo-
pie might provide.
Whether the usual kind of barn
storming campaign tour will be
possible next year is doubtful. With
gasoline and rubber restrictions,
large political meetings seem i'm
practical. Radio is likely to be
used more. We have always car
ried on our presidential political
campaigns in an atmosphere of
Yankee Doodle extrava ganza that
is not likely to be achieved under
wartime conditions.
Political sentiment now as it is
checked in by people from various
parts of the country gives Mr..
Roosevelt an extremely strong po-
sition. At the moment, he prob
ably would be difficult to beat.
Republicans worry about him only.
They are sure they could defeat
anyone else. And at the moment,
it is difficult to see anybody on
the Republican side except Willkie
and Dewey. Organization work is
being done for Willkie. But Gov.
ernor Dewey, while protesting lack
LOT interest, keeps in a strong posi-
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RULING REVOKED

WASHINGTON, Oct. -
Regulations limiting hours o. .
Grafton of service stations ana -
err gasoline sales outlets We''
voked today by Secretary lcE'' ~ =.
ing as petroleum adminlstfa,o
war. The order permits dealer
each local area to ESTABLISH I.,
limitations by voluntary a5'
ment if desired. p.
Old regulations limiting se.'-.
stations to 72 hours weekly ~.
ben in effect for various PEI
since July 81, 1871. They were ~,
tablished on a national bass ''
uary 10, 1913.
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HOW HE DOES 1T

James c. Petrillo levies a pri-
vate tax on makers of records and
collects it. He does it because he
can and he can because the Con-
gress of the United States and the
executive of the United States are
afraid to prevent him.-Lynchburg
Wa.) News.
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TOBACCO PRICES

RALEIGH, Oct. 7.-lP--IAe w. ~
Food Administration sald
that average prices showed ~
creases up to three cents ioF '.
types of tobacco on Nllda-e o..
Eastern flue-cured tobacco - =.
today, while prices being pau j..
Old Belt markets remained s.e'1
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SENTENCE COMMUILD

RALEIGH, Oct. 7.--1-G9','
nor Broughton TODAY saved '-'' =
Of William Vicks, ChoWaA 'o-r ,
Negro scheduled to die TOM
for the rape of his l4-%e"' y.
daughter, by committing me
tence to life imprisonment
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Fair Enough

Editors Note-Ths Star and the News accepts
responsibility for the sona views of Mr. Pezler.
md often disagree with them much many Of
his readers. His articles the good purpose Of
making people think.
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Defense
Timetable

BASIC TRAINING COURSES
Isaac Bear School Building,
Room 203 At s P. NJ.
GENERAL COURSE
Monday. October II.
FIRE DEFENSE A
Tuesday, October II.
GAS DEFENSE B
Wednesday. October 10.
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and magnanimous. We pray for
swift and complete victory, that
peace may soon come and war be
ended forever. Amen.-W.T.E.
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Our Chief Aim
To aid in every way the prosecu-
ton of the war to complete Vic
tory.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Grant me but this:
To let no trust go wrong.
To keep my courage strong
To fear no evil spell,
To do some one thing well
From day to day.
A AYER-CHARLOTTE BECKER.
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Victory is ahead. Lut it is the considere,
Judgment of our military leaders that we still
have long, hard lght-OhoefSecretary o
War Robert P. Patterson.
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The GU. S. troops) all wanted to know
whether they would have JOBS. lney took a
tremendous interest in the hlno OF world we
Frani1fI D. Roosevelt, back from Pacific tour.
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Supplies For Macarthur

There have been so many rurnors of late
that the aid promised to General Macarthur
was not forthcoming that Rear Admiral Will
liam Brent Young's declaration, after a. 0OO-
mile inspection tour, that the United States
is pouring supplies into the southwest Pacific
in such quantities that major offensive may
be started is heartening. The quickening pace
of attack in the zone commanded by General
Macarthur bears out Admiral Young's state
ment
It has been a notable sidelight on Allied
bombing raids, for example, that the number
of planes engaged and the tonnage of bombs
released on enemy targets nave been increas-
ing, particularly in the last month. Should
this build-up continue at the present or, better
lean and Australian forces are driving the
Japanese out OF the islands they seized in
their initial southwark sweep will be ended
before the more conservative observers an
ticipated, and the way for direct attack on
Japan from the west be opened up.
1t is possible to think, in the light of Admiral
Young's revelation, that the long-anticipated
withdrawal of the bulk OF Allied naval strength
from the Mediterranean for service in the
Pacific is being carried out. Admiral Young
says that practically 100 per cent of all sup
plies consigned to the Pacific is getting
through. This would be impossible without
strong naval protection. Obviously, even with
our increased production Of naval craft, this
record could be MADE only through the trans
fer of ships to the Pacific. Then, too, there
is the modelling of vessels for the coming
Burma campaign.
Is it due to the heavy transfer of naval
strength from the Mediterranean to the Orient,
that the battle in Italy is left chiefly to air
and ground forces with little naval support
save for escort? There has been little news
of naval Smelling of late. The absence of
major naval activity may indicate the Allied
command is so well assured of air supremacy
that it can depend upon planes as the chief
offensive weapon.
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COnvalescents Need This
Work

The Camp and Hospital Council, among the
most active and efficient branches of the Red
Cross, which devotes its services to the care
and comfort Of soldiers in camp has set for
itself new goal.
1t wants to provide woodworking shop for
Camp Davis convaIescents
The thought is that recovery will be quicker
If patients on the mend at the post hospital
have something truly constructive to do-that
muscles as well as minds will take on new
strength if work is provided for them. Fur
thermore, the project has additional value
from the occupational therapy viewpoint It
could be the means OF developing aptitudes
hitherto unsupported.
The original plan was TO buy equipment
through regular commercial channels but in
in this way. There is plenty of heavy ma
chinery available, but none for small shop
such as would meet the neeo at the camp.
For this reason the Council is putting its
problem up to the public. The appeal is for
any individual or hardware store which may
nave dHy VI Tile machinery required to let
the fact be known.
What is needed? The basic items are a
small circular saw, small lathe, jig saw, sand
er and drill press. Any woodworker knows
what accessories are needed to get these into
action.
No item is sought as a gift All will be
paid for. The question is where they may
be obtained. They need not be III Wilmington.
Arrangements can be made to have them
shipped in if satisfactory terms are made for
purchase elsewhere.
If you possess anything that fits the need
or know where it can be bought, you are
urged to phone Mrs. Rlnaldo B. Page 1924
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Steagall To The Rescue

Representative Steagall, chairman of the
powerful House Banking Committee, announces
what well may prove the death blow of the
administrators pet subsidy program. He says
that if the President should again veto a bill
extending the life of the Commodity Credit
Corporation with its amendment prohibiting
consumer subsidy payments afte1 January l.,
1914, his committee will attach prohibition
to legislation extending the life OF the Office
of Price Administration beyond June 30 next
year.
This looks very much as if subsidies are
stymied The Pres,oent cannot be expected
to welcome the sight OF OPA being thrown
out the window. 1t is too potent factor in
the dictatorship creeping nearer for this tro,l.
bled country.
Mr.. Steagall's proposal is an adroit move
to stop the removal OF cash from one pocket
to another through which the people stand
to gain nothing but could lose even more than
il the past
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Recap EN- Now

with winter coming on with its snow and
sleet farther north and wet streets in the
South, motor vehicle owners are urged to
nave their tires re-capped before they become
SO smooth they will skid on the slightest ex-
cuse or blowout at sudden STOP
IL Is announced that new tires will not be
available for some time to come The best
eral authorities, is to release sufficient syn
1heuc rubber for recapping, by which aging
tlreS may gain a new lease on life and cars
ne kept in necessary operation.
II motor car owners really want to continue
driving to the limited extent their ration per-
iai's' II pehooves them to accept the govern
ments recommendation. Of course any among
them who are Indifferent to private transpor-
tatlon cannot be prevented from wasting their
tires and having their cars out OF commission
They would do well, however. to consider
mat buses are overcrowded and irregular and
waking, especially In bad weather. unpleasant.
There may be some persons who feel that
lhe rubber administration is being mishan-
dled, as SO many federal wartime programs
are that the government has overbought tires,
as it has trucks and cars, and that if an in
Ventory were taken it would be found a great
many new tires could be released to the public.
10 some extent these persons might be right.
Evidence has been produced that war buying
IN some commodities has exceeded the re-
quirements Of the armed forces even though
! 'he war should continue far beyond the rea-
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The German Collapse

The prevailing military opinion regarding
Germany's collapse seems to DE that notWith-
standing Russias tremendous advance since
Stain started his counter offensive, the Nazis
will not quit as long as they can maintain
strong front at any distance from the Ger
man border. This would indicate that if they
get their main body of troops out of Russia
without having lost any considerable number
in Russian trap, they will continue the war
beyond the Polish frontier
If this is the true picture, it suggests that
Russia might speed the victory by granting
her allies bases within the Russian domain
from which bombers could operate to the
best advantage against German targets.
Heavy bonbers rack great cruising range
because of their load, but light bombers can
fly long distances. With bases in Russia, it
would appear the Allies might conduct raids
and SO keep up practically perpetual rain
of bombs upon the Reich and its main indus
trial areas in France, Czechoslovakia Ruma
MIA, Belgium.
When Germany fell in 1918 the collapse
started in the army. The generals would not
go on fighting for the Kaiser. The German
people were not slow to turn against him
too, once the military had set the example.
This time, though German home morale is
weakening, there is no reason to doubt that
the same process will be followed The actual
break will come in the army. And if there
is no great defeat in battle on the Russian
front and the invasion from the west is not
accomplished before winter, the resistance OF
the German army might be broken before
spring by such an air campaign allied
bases in Russia would make possible. Col
lapse of German-controIled war production in
evitably would cause collapse Of the German
military. Without materiel the generals would
readily agree there was no sense in continuing
losing fight for Hitler.