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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
Italians Take The Rap

AS in Africa and in Sicily the Germans are
leaving the Italians to take the rap for them
in the present campaign in southern Italy.
Some two thousand prisoners have been cap
tured in the initial British and Canadian
thrust Only handful Of them were Germans
With the lower end of Italy practically I'm
tenable and communications severed, the
Army contingents there have escaped as best
they could northward toward the upper provin-
ces where Axis defenses are stronger. Being
super-men, the Germans can't waste time
supporting an ally when the going gets tough
Much the same sort of thing has been hap
pening in Russia. Rumanian, Hungarian and
other forces levied by the Germans from &C.
cupied countries have had to bear the brunt
of the fighting wherever the Russians were
sure to advance, while they sped away to bet
ter-defended positions. 1t may all be a part
of Germany's program Of systematic slaugh-
ter in which Germany's enemies instead Of
the gestapo are used as executioners.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
Buy Bonds At Home

l: is intended to make house to house
solicitation for war bond sales when the cam
paign gets under way. AS it will be conduct
ed by the Civilian Service Corp. Wilmington
ians may be assured that solicitors will be
fully accredited and that any money delivered
to them will reach its proper destination
The hope is that women, who will form the
majority Of persons thus approached, will be
prepared to order bonds and pay over the
money at the time Of solicitation. By this
means much time will be saved and the
workers VIII not have to retrace their steps
TO homes where they had received pledges in
stead Of actual orders.
The plan is for purchasers ordering bonds
at nome to designate on their order blanks
the issuing agency they prefer. The solicitor
will then turn in the money collected with the
order to that agency which in turn will mail
the bond, or bonds, direct to the purchaser.
With this routine established everybody con-
cerned VIII be saved unnecessary annoyance
and the campaign may be speeded to quick
and successful conclusion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
Most Loyal Blue Geese

It is with pleasure that we pass on some in
formation that has reached the Office Of War
Inform alton, by way Of the Office of Defense
Transportation, but that because of the crush
Of other business has not been distributed gen.
orally to the nations press.
The Most Loyal Gander Of the Honorable
Order Of Blue Goose, International, has sent
word that his organization will hold no more
annual conventions for the duration. This de-
cision has been eoncurred in by the officers of
the Grand Nest-the Grand Supervisor Of the
Flock. the Grand Custodian of the Goslings,
the Grand Guardian Of the Nest, the Grand
Keeper Of the Golden Goose Egg, and the
Grand Wielder of the Goose Quill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
Labor Day

Labor Day Used 10 be an occasion when
those WHO work tor living stopped working
in order to pay tribute 70 the fac. that they
were workers.
Il isn't any more Since Pearl Harbor there
hasn't been time for that sort Of egotis1ic class
ser-express;on There is work 10 De done
more work still. notwithstanding the favorable
n-oerezs Of the war. than we have plant and
manpowe- 70 CO
So his is another new-style Labor Day, on
which Labor means work as usual
/ nigh. well &c stretched TO mean Work
more than usual. Since the man at the lathe
ran not. periodically. take the day off TO cele-
ora,e. any more than the farmer can leave
his potatoes uncug and his pigs unfed and
MS COWS urrailked would il no. De fine ges-
,1,re for turning on. just little more work
than he ever has done in any previous day?
The future Of the world still rests upon
American labor We cannot DO It all. We
are not expected to do il all. But because
O.. the vas. industrial resources OF the United
States-our plant, our skill. our ingenuity, our
snow-how. our enormous supplies Of most raw
materials ard nanpower, our distance from
me scenes Of actual belligerency-lt IS we
alone who can supply the arnaHaents, NUM-
tons. foodstutfs and other supplies with which
this war can De won.
Mussolini has fallen; Badoglio IS Quaking;
Hitler is on the skids: the tide mas begun to
turn, however slowly, against Japan. NO
longer need We fear that the Allies might De
driven to complete defeat
But detea. is relative. We shall have lost
the war il We do not win it absolutely, IN
overwhelmingly. And even to-
dav, if We we're to slow down too much, We
might lose the complete victory that we neeo.
So for Labor Day, 1913, let each individual
do his little part toward a productivity that
viii surpass anything this nation, or the world
ever before has witnessed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
Tripartite Commission

Il seems fair 10 assume that the tripartlte
commission to be formed Of representatives
Of the United States department and the Brit
ish and Russian foreign Offices is designed
net only to deal with joint problems in the
Mediterranean theater Of war but to prepare
the way for meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill
and Stain wien the latter is satisfied the
situation On the Eastern front is sufficiently
stabilized from the Allied viewpoint for him
10 absent hiInsef from the battleline for that
purpose.
At the same time i should not be overlook
cd that postwar problems would be the sub
Jet Of chief concern during such a confer
ence and that Russian demands upon Ger
many after the war are Lot known and mil ht
vary greatly from those of the United States
aid Great Britain. The tripartte commits
son could be employed in surveying the situa-
ton and threshng out possible issues 50 that
when the three chief United Nations leaders
finally got together they would be, if not near
or unanimous agreement, at least familiar
with each others attitude
At any rate, the commission is worth while
and probably will bring even greater accord
and cooperation in Middle Eastern and Medi-
terranean operations, in which the three are
mutually concerned.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
Raymond Clapper Says:
Southern Democrats Not
Planning To Upset Peace

Sovereignty, however is the power
to do that Which We may wish. Il
peace is worth trighting tor-it i
is worth the pouring out Of scuper-
dous treasure in time OF war, i
ought TO be worth, il .irle Of peace
the exercise Of our sovereign pow
er to proven. international outlaws
and bandits from plunging the
world into sea Of blood. . An
international body 10 enforce world
peace would. IN large measure,
eradicate these cen:eCs Of iHfec-
ton" Connauy said Russia must
be a party And China. Also Britain
and other members Of the United
Nations must have a place Al the
council table.
That's what Southern Democrat
Connally believes. Tha. makes i
safe enough for anybody Coroell
Hull has the same ideas. Why can't
he and Roosevelt give US the lead-
ership 10 make that 4 truly popular
conviction in this country?
They tiptoe about IS il they
were carrying dynamite. believe
and Connauy : speech strength
ems my judgement about lt-that
the country is begging for the
word.
Yet all We get are Mysteries
from Roosevelt and Hull abou.
what some gossip col,lnn:st says.
These times are too big for that.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
No Need For Haste

San Diego Veterans of Foreign Wars urge
early court-martial of Admiral Kimmel and
Lieut.. Gen. Short on charges Of gross negli-
gence arising out of the Pearl Harbor dis
aster when they were in command there.
We should all like to see such action, in
Guiding perhaps, the two potential defend
ants But if the action were pressed now it
would have to be star chamber, to protect
military secrets-and the public, the admin
istration and kimmel and Short all are en-
titled to an open trial
The V. F. w. fears that the statute of limi-
tations will make the two commanders inn
mune unless they are tried before Dec. T.,
1874 Under common law that is not true, pro-
vided charges are filed before the statute
runs. 1t must be assumed that Washington
will protect the public's rights by preferring
charges, even though actual trial has to be
deferred
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
LETTERS Resigns

William LETTERS, who has just resigned as
national rubber director, is unique In this
time Of high tension, when bureau chiefs and
department heads are perpetually quarreling
among themselves, he leaves Washington with
out crouch; he is not mad at anyone. And
if that is not enough to give him distinction,
it may be added that he has completed the
work he left his job 70 d.
Mr.. LETTERS came into the rubber picture
when it was in rnudde. Nobody knew what
had been done, what could be DONE or when
anything could be accomplished. He met the
customary opposition from fellow bureaucrats
who placed obstacles in his way, chief of
which concerned his authority and jurisdic-
ton. He had to fight his way step by step
and he won out, not only because he dearly
loves fight, but because he kept his head,
knew what he was doing and proceeded to
hurdle barriers as they appeared without ex-
pending breath in unnecessary and useless
pickering.
AS a result the United States is TODAY pre-
pared to supply all military needs for rub
Der without wasting its stockpile Of natural
raw rubber and will soon be able to meet
civilians requirements. His object was to get
synthetic rubber into quantity production 50
that the war program need face no shortage
and thereafter as quickly az possible, pro-
vide tire manufacturers with a supply Of the
same material so that essential heavy trans
mort upon the highways and light trucks and
cars needed for local business operation might
suffer no suspension.
The lob is done. There Is every reason to
behave that al industrial and essential civil.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
BY JOHN sELBY
CLEAR THE TR A X S." by
Joseph Bromley (Whittlesey;
60 -si

Before 1900. the boys wanted to
be railroad engineers. at least
most of them did. Later came the
motor car, and now it is the air
plane. It seems to me that Meth
er of the last two has quite the
charm of railroading when re-
duced to paper. A plane is, come
to think of it, a pretty remote
thing unless you happen to be in
it.
So Joseph Bromley's Clear the
Tracks is a useful addition to
Americana as well as good read
ing. Bromley was an engineer on
the Lackawanna before he re-
tired; he was not typical Amer
lean boy, for he was British, but
he was a boy in America, which
was enough. He caught the fever
by hearing New York Central
trains boot through the night, six
miles away. And the moment he
was strong enough to walk the
oAA 1lIiACS. llC SPCllL lIldlly OdyS ~
ing beside the right of way, wav-
ing to engineers and dreaming.
His railroading began in Utica
on the old Black River Line. This
ian from Utica north to the St.
Lawrence, and for a road its size,
1t was busy. Bromley began, in
December Of 1880, as a call boy
il was his job to dash about the
town finding engineers and fire
men and conductors, and even in
1880 the custom of looking for
tralnmen in saloons was going
out. But the boy wanted more than
anything else to be fireman. and
by a succession of accidents. he
became one long before he could
vote.
He broke in under an engineer
named Phil who had begun rail-
reading with railroading itself.
Phil had even been down south
in the War Between the States,
had helped rip up rails, heat them,
and wrap them around handy
trees. He was out of the ancient
day before books of rules had
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

WASHINGTON-Since returning
from abroad l nave been hearing
about how southern Democratic
Senators were going TO cause trou-
bic in setting up the peace after
the war.
These Southern Democrats were
supposed to have been laying down
the law 10 Roosevelt and Hull. They
were going to stand for none Of
this global boondoggling and fanci-
full SWEEPSTAKES after war and Hey
were so afraid Of communism that
no one dared talk about remaining
in the same world with Russia lesl
Rep. Martin Dies hound him out Of
public life on some trick red
scare.
Nobody ever expected few in
different damagogues Ike Reyn
oIds of North Carolina and O'Daniel
Of Texas to try &c understand the
problems. But there were disturb
ing reports that Senator Pepper
was running to cover. One maya
zine came out with what looked
like a feed-box piece about how
Roosevelt wasn't going TO propose
anything that would freighten the
most nervous isol.tionist. Cordeu
Hull has been sitting on the lid.
fearful that the least whisper Of
guidance to the American public
N these times might be seized on
by the senators. He and Roosevelt
have feared campaign like the
Senate Waged successfully against
Wilson. The policy of the Admin
istration has been to keep every
thing in a whisper lest some of
the senators overhear and ruin ev-
erything.
l wonder if such nervous eau
ton is justified?
A typical Southern Democratic
senator is Long Tom Connally of
Texas. He clings to the black bow
tie which was regulation in the
political generation of Pitchfork
Ben Tillman. He talks and thinks
like stage Southern politician.
What Long Tom thinks, most Of the
other Southern Democrats must be
thinking becau he is so much
one of them. The only thing about
him is not typically Southern Dem
ocrat is that he is chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee which gives him no small voice
in what is to be done after the
war.
Well, unless Long Tom Connally
has had a brain storm and made
a speech that says something he
doesn't mean to say, there is much
more hope of good decision out
OF the Senate than some people
had supposed and little justification
for the fears around the State De-
partment and the White House.
Senator Connally set it all down
for radio talk to his Texas con.
tltuents few days ago. He went
out far for an international agency
OF the United Nations backed by
force to settle territorial disputes.
and to prevent aggression.
rover to enforce decisions is vi.
tai to any such organization. SEN
ator Connally said. He faced the
point that membership in such an
organization would impair our SOW
ereignty.
The judgment of this States
flights Southern Democrat on that
point is worth The attention of all
OF us.
Connally says: Every treaty to
which we are party somewhat
restricts our freedom of action
~
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
Daily Prayer
FOR FELLOWSHIP IN PRAYER

Rising like incense to III!
heavenly throne, 0 attentive WV
to whom all hearts turn al S0~'
time or other, are the prayers
Thy worshippers, We contempI''
the vast company over all u
earth who daily address tr0S-'
petitions to Thee. Across the d."
we behold anchorites and csD'
bites, in remote deserts, lN~ii
only to pray. In monasteries a.,
converts and retreats ceSSs' ~
supplications rise to Thee. v" .aG
battlefields Of this war we 07.'"
our soldiers praying. In ch0Ly .'ao,
prayer meetings. family de'o'' saf
and in individual worship We Al
pictured the innumerabIe H0S| a,1l
all races and forms OF laluI' N,
pray without ceasmg, to IHeT Id h
Father of Mercies. We "o'r ,'..r,
of this goodly fellowship , ,D'' O
our sincere petitions with 'no .a.cl
Thine other children. LORD, W. n,
us to pray; that in PI~5r rocoa
may find Thee and our own a i'
ciled hearts: and the ans 3a."I v.
which Thou bestoWest. inns ,,r;
ask in the name of the p'''
Christ Amen.-WT.E.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
BOX

The editor does not necessarily
endorse any e.icle appearing u
THU department They represent ths
views Of the individual readers.
Correspondents are warned that
all communications must contain
the correct name and address for
our records, though the letter may
be signed as the writer sees st.
The Star-News reserves the r1ghl
to alter any text that for any rea-
son 10 objectionable. Letters on
controversial subjects Hill not bt
publiShed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
The Literary Guidepost

been thought up-days when an
engineer did not hesitate to run
his train onto a siding so the ere"
could 60 fishing.
Phil is one incident in lon3
generously filled book Of renl-1'
isence. The book is not only Tca
with incident it is picture o.
railroading from the SOS to 'lS
present, and Page Cooper "
whom the author told his story
has done neat job Of putting
on paper.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06

AN needs for tires viii soon oe met And the
Outstanding aspec. Of this achievement is
TIA. the JOB has been done without acrinony.
Mr.. LETTERS returns to MS position as presi-
dent O. the Union Pacific Railway with an
unble-ished public record Washington could
Use more leaders Ike him
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
TAKES EXCEPTION

10 tne ECltOr.
The following is written in an
swer to the editorial, Confusion
Worse Confounded," appearing in
the September 3rd issue Of the
Wilmington Morning Star. The
writer of the above mentioned edi-
torial Immediately reminds one
OF little boy caught doing some
thing naughty and when scolded
for 1t cries because he can't have
his own way. The only difference
is that the man should know bet
ter.
There is one part of the editorl-
al that l do agree with. If there
are a great number of Wardens
or other ill-mannered persons, as
the writer put it, who are ''haz-
ing or ''bawling out the public
like a dragon sergeant IN en-
forcing blackout regulations, then
by all means we do need a school
ing in good manners. 1t is an es-
tablished fact that more can be
accomplished by being nice than
by bullying although once in a
While some hard headed crank re.
fuses to cooperate. There is no
reason either for a warden or any
other Civilian Defense member to
become added during a blackout
and ii he or she does, then that
person should be made to give an
account of themselves.
In regards to the caustic com.
ments poured out against the
scrambled blackout of Wednesday
night it seems that anybody with
any imagination should realize
that under an actual raid on this
area, which is possible, it would
be impossible to carry on a nice
sociable and simple alphabetical
blackout An occasion may arise
at any moment that would REQUIRE
a Red as the first signal given.
1t would be better for all con.
cerned to know what to do under
such circumstances and to re-.
spond quickly. The authorities in
charge, namely the U. S. Army
know this and called for a scram.
bled blackout on purpose to give
the general public a better idea
of how to take protective meas
ures in case of an actual raid. II
is this writer's humble opinion that
more blackouts of a scrambled ma.
ture in this area wouldn't hurt
anybody.
Generally speaking the various
members of the Civilian Defense
organization should be praised for
their prompt response during q
blackout and not cussed out. It so
happened last Wednesday night
that some members of the Casual
ty Station in my own area who
had already retired for the night
reported for duty without stoppinp
to fully clothe themselves. Such q
response to the call of dlltv to
help others in case of need, with.
out though of themselves. is in.
deed commendable in the irvine
times that the world is experience.
ing today.
Doubling very much if this an.
pears in your paper.
R. W. GEDDES.
G Chlef Air Al Raid Warden,
Wilmington, N. c..
Sept. 5, 1913.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06

Within u years, it IS es,l14 f on
that hevea trees will produce = NIB
loo III ' to 1900 pounds Of crude -''
Der an acre
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06

New York city's banks and
trust companies have resources in
excess OF 100000, 900, ooo~2s ner ~,
cent OF the national total
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-06
Our Chief Aim
To aid in every way the prosecu.
tion of the war to complete Vic
tory.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Surmounted difficulties not only teach
but hearten US in our future struggles.
SHARPE.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-06

same privilege? The wolves prowl
today and an attractive girl is often
his prey. Must she suffer humilia-
ton because of a mistake regretted
by her. but. after all, often the re-
suit Of love without wisdom? No. II
the man tells nothing, neither
should the Woman-we have equal
rights today. A Reader.
The cases are not comparable be-
cause of the very condition you
mention. Men are allowed to SOW a
few wild oats. are not held account
able for taking advantage OF social
licens !. but women are not. Wild
oats are not taken for granted. or
condoned, in women. therefore Is
it not perfectly logical to argue
that a man has no reason TO con-
fess, since what he has done is not
regarded as a sin. while women who
go in for wild oats are. according to
sociology. committing a sin and
should condone it by making a
clean breast of 1t. instead OF adding
deception to their other misdeeds?
Best to Play Fair
Rightly or wrongly. the average
woman does not insist on the man
she marries being entirely inexpe-
rienced with women; she usually
assumes that she is not the first
woman in his life. Whether she re-
grets it or is glad that he is expe-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-06

be. Black satin is one of those
dresSy, but not too dresSy, fabrics
which you can wear around the
clock. And this spring brings you
the exciting alternative. If you
can't have both. of black satin
dress or black satin suit.
Milliners are doing things with
It also. for fabric hats are slick as
all get out. especially the shiny.
trim sailors worn fiat on ones head.
as in old bicycle days. or pitched
forward at such an angle as to
cause you to hold up your chin.
down in front with bunchy flowers
or feathers; sometimes the brim
rolls upward at either side. but the
back of the hat Is always snug to
the head. You'll see many taffeta
sailors with bags to match.
Stylists have decided that there
IS really no reason why leather
should be used for handbags when
there are so many goOd-lOOking
fabrics to make them Of. They are
not of one mind. however. about
size or shape-while many bags are
diversified. to accommodate ration
books of several sorts and sizes. to
say nothing of vanity first aids.
others are dwindling down to small.
fattish little affairs. while still 9TH
ers swing from the shoulder with a
very businesslike air.
The evening variety of bag. Is
displayed by the better shops. Is
tucked or shirred or quilted or dec
Grated with spangles or embroidery
and the shape Is unpredictable.
which information isn't. I fear.
going to be much help to you. But
that's the way 1t Is.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-06


dried meats. except at butchering
time, potatoes. beans. ham, bacon,
wheat cakes. buckwheat cakes, eggs
all heavy foods. Green vegetables
were not to be had. Some canned
greens, tomatoes. peaches. pears.
apples and nuts were on the
shelves, but oranges, grapefruit,
celery, green onions. cauliflower.
spinach and such fresh green vege-
tables were almost unknown during
the winter.
System Needed a Change
No doubt, the system was full OF
the waste from these heavy foods,
and needed renovating. Like house.
cleaning, it was considered a neces-
sity and no pains were taken to
make it pleasant process. The
universal favorite was sulphur and
molasses. A big tablespoon before
breakfast and dinner tif they could
catch YOU'D, and at supper. because
you had to come finally to eat.
You hadn't had much exercise
all winter. Colds had been frequent
and coughs hung on. I often Won
der If Grandmother didn't have
something" as we say now. We
hear OF the sulfa drugs on all sides
these days. Every one is talking
about Them We know that-they
prevent the growth and multiplied
ton of certain forms Of bacteria.
OF course, sulphanilamide is a far
cry from sulphur and molasses. but
its base is sulphur and possibly
some of the good qualities were pre-
sent in simpler remedies and did
retard growth Of latent bacteria.