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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
The Literary Guidepost

begins his life story-the Marshal
conveniently forgot his humble
beginnings, his old friends, and
even his family when he saw an
army career ahead. But the army
disappointed Petain, who was
only colonel and likely to be re.
tired when war broke out in 1914.
Foch became inter-Allied gen.
eralissimo because of the British.
Martel shows, and this helped
along Petain's anti-British bias.
The Third Republic was corrupt.
and Martel traces with minute
care Petain's reaction against it,
and his gradual transfer to a still
more corrupt fascist belief. Pc
tain's senile ambition, Martel be.
lieves, was what tipped the scale
he saw himself in the sacred
group: Hitler, Mussolini, Franco,
Petain. Petain had many oppor-
tunities to reverse his course and
save, at least, his honor. At the
very end, even Darlan gave hin,
one. The Admiral said in North
Africa that the Marshal was now
a prisoner and could not speak
for himself. Petain's answer was
that Darlan's statement was an
insult.
Mr.. Martel would be very, very
unwelcome today in Vichy.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
Give Britain Her Due

Because our travelling senators have talked
predisposition among some American groups
to belittle Britains war effort it is only fair
to say that our chief democratic ally hasn't
been doing so badly even if there are some
errors in lend-lease accounting and the Bur-
ma campaign seems to be slow getting under
way.
We hold no brief for Britain but if she were
the devil himself we'd want to see her get
her due Britain has not seen eye to eye
with us in everything, and we still believe
she has demanded more of the United States
than she should, especially in the percentag &c
of Americans to Britons in invasion forces,
and, as is generally believed, contemplates
certain postwar programs out of plumb with
to be denied that despite her unpreparedness
and the crushing blow at Dunkerque, Britain
has done good job
These few facts culled from an article by
Roscoe Drummond, Washington correspondent
of the Christian Science Monitor give a fair
idea of what Britain has been up to:
More than 900 British naval vessels are
at sea at any given moment over 10000
miles of sea routes Over 100000 British
and Allied vessels have been conveyed
with losses of less than one ship out of
every 200 conveyed.
Three million soldiers have been moved
all over the world and only 1,348 have
been lost at sea.
The Royal Navy, together with the Raj,
destroyed 100000 tons of German and
Italian merchant shipping and damaged
nearly 100000 tons up to March of this
year.
Nearly 1000 merchant ships from the
United Kingdom are at sea at time and
British ocean conveys totaled l25, 100000
ship-niles in three years.
In the Battle of Britain the then slender
forces of the Raj crushed the invader
decisively, destroying 1925 enemy planes
in two months, for loss of GIG British
planes
InApril, 1912 British plane production
had reached parity with Germany. During
1912 the output of heavy bombers trebled
and the output of large flying-boats quad
rupled.
We should not let Britain's errors blind us
to her successes. Incidentally we haven't
been any too perfect ourselves.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
AS Others Say 1t
BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY

BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY
North Carolina now has 0,00O
of its sons in the armed forces Of
the United States.
This is about IS divisions, and
constitutes a larger force than was
in the entire regular United States
Army in 1910. At that time official
figures placed the strength of the
regular army including $4,000 Phil,
ippine Scouts, at 227,0O0 men.
Thus North Carolina, which al
though reluctant to leave the
Union, provided the Confederacy
with more fighting men than any
other southern state, is sending a
very large percentage of it's able
bodied manpower into the service
of the nation and the cause OF
democracy in the war period.
And not only quantity. Soldiers,
sailors, fliers for Tarheelia are
bringing renown to the, Old North
State in every battle zone of this
global war. In so doing they are
adding new lustre to the state
which was the cradle of Ameri-
can independence" and whose val
orous sons won undying glory in
the War Between the States and
thrilled the world in 1918, when
they helped smash the famous Hin.
denburg line.-Winston-Salem Jour.
nal.
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More OPA Interference

petition addressed to the Office of
Price Administration and signed by forty
two grocers in Wilmington asks that
amendment is of RMPR 269, dated Oc.
tober 6, this year, be stricken fl ON the d.
receive. It prohibits the delivery of dressed
the point where the poultry was killed.
The grocers set forth that they do not have
facilities for dressing poultry and have had
to draw their supplies from western North
Carolina, involving shipments from points up
to $50 miles away. If the fifty-nlile zone is
enforced they will be unable to supply their
trade. Furthermore, they declare, housewives
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
A Construction Program

1t is common knowledge that, all things
being equal, North Cardinals industrial future
is fairly well assured, with prospects of I'm
precedented prosperity as result OF war
time developments If this is fair index,
we may expect a construction program in
the era following the war which will also
materially add to North Cardinals security
and economic stability.
There has been an almost complete ces-
sation OF construction since the war started,
save. for government housing and wartime
manufacturing plants. small percentage
Of these projects will have permanent value,
but for the most part their usefulness will
end with the war. When hostilities cease there
will have to be different type OF construction
public works, highways bridges etc-some
of which may be aided by federal grants but
most of which will have to be financed by
state county, municipal and private funds
They are necessary not only because the
state cannot maintain its proper position in
the nation without them but also because they
will provide employment for returning SOL
diers who must have degree CT independence
that SO many thousands lacked after the for
mer World war. The only alternative to work
is the dole, and North Carolina certainly does
not want to make its heroes victims of charity
In visioning the needed program it is obvious
that every city and county, no less than the
state, must take steps or Improvements,
whether they be street paving, parks and
recreation grounds, convention halls and other
public buildings, fair grounds, highways, for
est and game preserves, drainage projects
or any other undertaking in the existence Of
which the people of separate communities
md the state at large will be advantaged.
What this means is that construction must
teep pace with industrial advancement And
because we are nearer victory in the war
han when construction slumped it is impor.
ant that the planning be done now
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week-ends, if they are forced to dress poultry
for themselves.
"Our city, says the petition, has grown
from peacetime population of 10000 to $780,
O00 the increase being made up of shipyard
and other defense workers, and with food con-
ditions such as they are, we feel that it is
only fair to ask that our source of supply of
poultry be left undisturbed."
1t should be left undisturbed. That the OPA
proposes to change it is fresh evidence of
that bureaus propensity to rule from Wash
ington without investigating regional condi-
tons.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
BY JOHN SELBY
''PETAIN: VERDUN TO VICHY, "
by Francis Martel DuttOn; $3.50


Marshal Petain is wholly and
convincedly the willing ally of
the Fuehrer," writes Francis Mar
tel in 'Petain: Verdun to Vichy,"
land if Frances collaboration
must be enforced by the iron rod,
it is not his fault or the fault
of his propagandists.
"It is he who strives to keep
in line for the benefit of Germany
the sullen workers who resist at
tempts to force them into slavery
for Germany. It is his police and
agents who endeavor to break up
the small, brave parties of youths
who barricade themselves in
mountain passes rather than be
deported to German factories. 1t
is he who condones and even aids
the arrest and execution of host
ages and underground workers,
who encourages the wholly I'M
French crime of anti-Semitic per-
secution."
Mr.. MartePs book is one of the
coolest analyses of Petain we
have had so far, and one of the
very few that does not bow to
the ancient glamor of its subject
1t begins where Petain himself
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
BY JACK STINNET

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. - The
draft of pre-Pearl Harbor fathers
is under way. We didn't think il
would happen and said so.
But in spite of the fact that
Congressional efforts to put over
a total ban or at least a defer
ment of the father draft has fail
ed, both the Army and Selective
Service still admit that only one
in ten to 10 actually will be in
| Quoted.
Army, Selective Service and Ma
Wy officials knocked the postpon'
ment legislation into cooked
hat; but in all three circles, there
are important officials who are
willing to say. off the record, thai
pre-Pearl Harbor fathers have
only a slight chance of ever serv
ing in the armed forces and prob
ably only a minute chance in the
combat areas.
Broadly. the reasons for defer
ment of fathers will follow this
outline in the order named:
Cd Physical, which is the mum
Der one reason for deferment Of
selectees in any bracket and is
certain to show a greater ratio
for fathers who will be in the
higher age groups.
CO Occupational grounds. Pre-
Pearl Harbor fathers, as class,
we're far more solidly established
in necessary and indispensable
jobs than the youngsters and drift
tiers who came into the war pro-
duction picture later.
60 Hardship cases. For almost
the first time, the local boards
will be dealing with a group which
really is full of hardship cases
fathers supporting motherless
families, families with invalid
wives, etc.
The fourth reason is that pre-
Pearl Harbor fathers, in those
areas where the manpower barre.
hasn't been scraped to the bottom
are still far down the list. The or.
der of induction now is (and these
orders have gone to the loca.
boards): unmarried men without
dependents; unmarried men with
dependents; married men with
out children Gncluding marriages
long before Pearl Harbor): post
Pearl Harbor fathers; and finally
pre-Pearl Harbor fathers.
l have been asked often if there
is any way for a pre-Pearl Har.
Dor father to determine when, il
at all, he will be called. There is
no positive answer but fathers
can determine in advance if they
are likely to be called immediate.
ly, later or never.
Your local board should be able
to show at a glance your order
number. If your number is far
down the list, you may never ever
be called for induction.
Secondly, you can get prelimi
nary (but not positive) checks or
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course and making no effort openly to mar
shall convention votes but who would never
theless be amenable to the party's draft when
;+s de1eoates assemble to select ticket to
beat fourth term for President Roosevelt
This, of course, is guess-work. But it is
obvous that a powerful element in the Re-
nublican party will not willingly support Mr..
Willkie, and that Governor Dewey is playing
his hand like veteran despite his political
inmaturity
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
Daily Praye,
FOR PATIENCE

We confess that we are in too
much of a hurry, o Lord of Eter-
nifty, and we plead for a share OF
Thy patience. Thou hast all the
time there is or ever will be to
work out Thy vast designs for
mankind. Forgive us for our pet
ty and clamorous impotence and
for all of our short views. Teach
us how to wait on the Lord, as.
sured that in His own good time
He will give the right answer to
our prayers. Let this simple
trustful faith sustain us in the
hours of anxiety and fear. Thou
art a God who inhabitest eternity,
and the endless years are Thine
for the working out of Thy will.
In Thy greatness we would lose
our littleness, and in Thy purposes
we would find our peace. Amen
WIFE,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
Giant Shuttle-BOmbing
Drive To Open On Nazis

From bases now becoming d, Oh
able, Flying Fortresses ard Nv a,
orators of the North AFRICA ~.
Force can reach the area IN ot w.,
many in which large propoi5 I'VE
of critical targets are SITUATE
"This area includes the lillpY Il
tant German industrial centers u
Munich, Stuttgart, fraSlAiN
Dresden and Leipzig. II
"Within the range of the ~, q
vance network of fields are NJ, NJ.
fighter plants at RegensIt~ .,~
Germany, already attacked L ..i,
England, and at Winer Neu', 81,
in Austria which has alreaoy
aerial blows from Africa o.,
Referring to the turbuleh' III
kans, already torn by gueil .-,
warriors and anti-Nazi demons. ~
tons, the headquarters state''''
said: .;,s
1.-The territory open 10 49, an.
attacks also includes Gel,i- ~
held industries in the cap..a-
les of Budapest, Hungary -s'D
Austria, and Prague. ,-,
I'm the vulnerable Balkans 10
the capital cities of BelslaTt
Bucharest and Sofia, and lllpu oo
ant oil fields and refinerles w.
tering around Ploesti. ~,
The North Africa Air Force : o,
nounced its intention Of ripp. 5s
Nazi communications to sHlea
particularly the vital DANUBE w. ~,
erway over which the Germ ',n
move oil and other strategic S'N
plies. EAR.
Berlin also will be prime "a. a.
get when al, fields near Rohle
taken.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
BY IVES GALLAGHER

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. Al
giers. Oct. 18.-LP>-Great fleets
Of Northwest Africa airforce
bombers soon will join with the
even greater Britain based fleets
to form one gigantic, shuttle
bomging onslaught against Hit
ler's Germany.
every mile that the Fifth and
Eighth armies advance up the
Italian boot brings nearer the
start of this offensive" an Off
cial airforce headquarters on
nouncement said today, and add
ed:
within short time the Allies
will be in position to hit vital mil
itary detectives in Germany eth
er from England or Italy, taking
advantage of the most favorable
weather in each case"
BY using the shuttle principle
and alternating the targets, it
will be difficult to tell where
Brltaln-based air forces leave off
and North Africa forces begin
when these operations get under
way.
Alrfields are being repaired
anc rebuilt Gin italy, within a
Few days Of their capture, provid-
ing Immediate bases for our fight
ers and fighter-bombers and be-
coming available for our bombers
as the ground battle shifts farther
10 the NORTH" the statement con-
tinued.
supplies are being amassed
1or the long-range bombing to be
Undertaken as quickly as possible.
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Wartime Washington

your physical condition. Thou
sands of draft boards are happy
to assign you to a day when
things are slack. If you can't be
wedged in, there is always the
possibility that your family ply
stefan can give you pretty good
idea.
In the third place, you can dis
cuss with your employer whether
yours is a critical occupation as
listed by the War Manpower
Commission.
If you clear all these deferment
huddles and your number is up
that is up high on the local board
call list - you had better start
putting your affairs in order.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-19
PIECE OF STRING

Even a piece of string" counts
nowadays in occupied Holland, ac-
cording to an announcement pub
Eshed in German-controlled
North Braband paper.
Farmers must collect all pieces
of string used for binding sheaves
of grain, which would become
available now that the havest is
under way. The piece of string
must be turned in to special col
lection offices, which issue re-
ceipts. Those failing to comply
would be fined, the announcement
Observation-Disclosures News.
According to the Chicago Trib.
une, Oxford is gigantic school Of
sabotage where the American
Rhodes scholar is trained "to be.
tray his country" 1t appears that
the University of Chicago acquired
the Encyclopedia BRITANNICA just in
time to prevent it from undermine
ing the American republic, but the
Oxford Dictionary is still danger.
ously at large.-Norfolk Virginian-
Pilot.
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NOT so DUMB AFTER ALL

We read that Chairman Bob
Doughton, of the House Ways and
Means Committee, had to get help
in making out his income tax re-
turns. Well, if those who devise
the tax laws can't figure out what
they mean, maybe John Smith
isn't as dumb as he was beginning
to think he NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Journal.
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TO THE LAST MAN

A Tokyo spokesman says the Jap
will fight to the last man to pc
serve their proposed "co-prosper-
ity sphere" That would at least
preserve peace and prosperity
could then pursue the even tenor
OF its way. - Greenville IS. c.
News.
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Fair Enough

Editors Note.-The Star and the News accepts no
responsibility for the personal views Of Mr.. Pekier
md often disagree with them much . many o
his readers. His articles serve tho good purpose Of
making people think.
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OPTIMISM

Hospital nurses are optimists. In
quire about patient and so long
as he is alive he is doing nicely
Springfield MO- News and Lead
err.
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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

No crowd is too great that God doesn't
krow every individual in it.
FROM WAR CRY"
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told them (the British) we intended to
oecolne maritime nation and intended to
stay one l said we would do it by co-opera-
' uon, out If they didn't want to Cooperate
we 1, stay one anyhow.-Rear Adm Howard
mission " -'ie Soi1l-
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maturity.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-27
Head Of Union
Faces Subpoena

WASHINGTON, July 81 UNS)
William Hutchinson. president OF
the AFL carpenters union, Will
be supenaed to appear before the
WLB if he does not voluntarily
attend public hearing today the
board has warned.
The WLB would thus. for the
first time. use its powers under
the Smith-Connally law.
The warning was in reply 10 a
telegram from Hutcheson son,
NJ. A. Hutchinson, refusing the
boards invitation TO appear AT a
public hearing on the oldest iurls-
dlctional dispute IN labor history.
between the carpenters and the
machiniStS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-27
Hamburg Rdided
For Fifth Time
In Sixty Hours

LONDON. July y tUP) -
Allied bombers streaked over
Europe IN daylight again today to
carry on an unprecedented day
and night offensive against ANS
targets. including the great port
of Hamburg which. was smashed
five times IN 90 hours in a
possible effort 10 prompt re-
enactment Of the 1918 German
naval mutinles.
The American and British aerial
onslaught introduced several new
elements into the offensive against
Germany al a time when the
Axis was badly shaken by politi-
cal upheaval in Italy and new de
feats on the Russian front.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-27
THE WAR
FRONTS

SOLOMONS-Yanks in second
general advance, rough
land, sea and air forces. move
in on beSieged Munda As
much as 500 yards. Bombs
and naval shells soften Jap
Jungle defenses. Page p
RI SSIA-Reds advance three 10
six miles, capture 70 localities
and kill $500 NaziS IN Orel
offensive. page A.
AIR Hamburg, already
a sea Of flame from Fortress
raids, blasted fifth time in so
hours. Forts range deep into
Reich, hitting three other
huge war centers. page p
SICHY-Allied fllers down, 40
Axis planes including q big
troop tranSports-over Sicily;
lose three. Page l.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-27
Grim Valentine Dav.
Hard on Sentiment

JOHNSON CITY. n. Y. July>27
CP)-If you happen TO know
Pfc. Isle Fancher please don't
send him any Valentines in 1914
or any other year. Valentine
day 10 him means Faid Pass and
trouble.
That was the day the Germans
broke through al Gafsa and out
thanked Fancher's unit in the bat
tie for North Africa And, writes
Pvt. Fancher 'Wotta Valentine. /"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-27
NAZI HOPES SINK

Churchill asserted that German
hopes their U-boat warfare could
turn the tide of war were sinking
rs fast as their U-boats them
selves
Churchill warned that German
strength is still massive.
The Nazi war machine Is n
hateful incubus upon Europe
which we resolve utterly to de-
strOy and the affairs Of Italy
must he handled with this SUI
preme objective in yiew," he
said.
Both our strategy and our
policy have been indicated by
events and / look forward tn
offering to Parliament as the
months unfold further convinc-
ing proof of this assurance"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-27
Lucky 23
Saginaw Water Plant
Workers Get Raises

SAGINAW, July y - Water
plant workers were the envy of
municipal employees in other de-
partmcnts today after receiving
paw raises. denied the others.
Told the cost could be charged
m water funds which are plenti-
full, councilmen. last night voted
raises for q persons for a total
Of So, 100 per year
The personnel situation has be-
come serious as many persons are
leaving for war jobs. Manager
Peterson told the council which
for the last two weeks has de-
clined 70 discuss the raises he
recommended for employees not
receiving them. last Spring.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-27
8 j. s. Propdgandisfs
For kui1 l.. E-.-,st..s,2.
I VI ffNfJ ufAIS StSI f'.IF 90

WASHINGTON, July 81 (fNS)
Attorney General Francis Bid
die announced yesterday that a
federal grand jury here had re-
turned treason in d m Q n I s
against eight American citizens
who had broadcast enemy proPa-
ganda from Germany and Italy.
Biddle announced that each of
those indicted would be appre-
hended al the first opportunity for
return TO face trial in the United
States.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-27
SEIZE FASCIST SECRETARY

LONDON. July 27 1NS)-
Carlo Scorza. secretary general
Of the Fascist Party. has been
taken into police custody with
MuSSolini and other Fascist lead
ers, IT was reported today in a
Madrid dispatch to the Daily
Mail.
The message said Mussolini.
Scorza and the other prisoners
had been confined in a villa at
Rome.
Another dispatch to the Mail
from Geneva quoted a traveller
who had arrived in the Swiss city
from Italy Monday as having
confirmed" that Mussolini had
not left Rome.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-27

pounced on the PROSTATE form Of
France in 1870. the official Italian
radio omitted the GeTrnan-lan-
guage broadcast II had been Civ
ing nightly. And " even dropped
all mention Of news from any Ger
man sources in its regular over
seas newSCaStS
Instead, the Rome'radio broad
cast r1tISic
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-27
'GAYDA REPLACED'

LONDON. July 27 tINSt-As
one consequence of MusSolini's
fall from power in Italy, the Ger
man news agency, DNB. reported
Senator Alberto Bergamini has
taken over editorship of the lead
ing Italian newspaper, Giornale
dItaha.
He apparently replaced the vio-
lently pro-Fascist and pro-Nazi
Virginia Gayda, who for years.
had been recognized as the fore
most journalistic spokesman for
the MHssolini regime.