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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
Exchangites Nominate
Tentative Leadership

A tentative slate of officers were
nominated by members of the Will
mington Exchange club at their
luncheon meeting Friday, in the
first of a series of three meetings
in which nominations may be
made with the election taking
place at the last meeting in Sep
TENDER.
Nominated Friday were:
c. D. Barclift and R. A. Brindell
for president.
Sam Berger for first vice-presi.
dent.
Clayton Houmes and Tyson Pope
for second vice-president.
Jack Trogdon, Leo Sykes and
Tyson Pope for secretary.
Leo Sykes and 0. w. Messick
for treasurer.
Jack Trogdon, R. R. Wilson, ].
B. Edwards, E. T. Jones. Lee
Sykes. R. A. Dunlea. c. S. Lowri-
more, Frank Harris, j. L. ALE
good and Albert Brown for mem.
mers of the board of control.
The members approved, during
the meeting. the action of Presi-
dent R. A .Dunlea in placing a
bowling team entry in the civic
club league this fall.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
The Battle Of Italy

We're it not that what goes on is following
definite plans, the fighting in the Italian sector
might appear to be battle-royal, in which
men climb into ring and slug it out with
anybody.
Nazi and Allied forces are reported fighting
in Albania The Germans are said to have
taken over in Rome. The American Fifth
Army is moving in on Naples. laramie is
occupied presumably by British and Canadi-
an troops. Americans have landed at Leg
horn. Allied warships are standing off Genoa.
The Germans claim to have seized all OF the
Adriatc western shores
Summarized thus it sounds like hodge
podge without head or tail, rhyme or reason.
But underneath the pattern is clear.
The object of the Nazis is to prevent de-
livery of Italy to the Allies. The country has
been surrendered. Delivery is something else.
The Berlin war lords whoever they may be
by this time are determined to prevent it,
if militarily possible, we'll knowing that if
their armed forces are driven out the reich
will be near the brink of defeat Naturally
they are disposing their troops in such posi-
tons as they can quickly command with the
sole purpose of prolonging the fight hoping
for break by which they may force a
negotiated peace The Allies under General
Eisenhower are equally determined that Ger
mans in Italy shall be beaten into surrender
or be extermnated. The maneuvers by both
sides are conducted to serve the purpose OF
each side best.
The situation is similar across the Adriatc
Germany does not look forward with pleasure
upon possible invasion by way Of the Balkans.
She is reinforcing her military strength in
the area to stave it off Albania, Yugoslavia
Greece, all offer the Allies route to Berlin,
and the Allies assuredly will traverse it in
their own good time. The Germans are busy
putting barriers in the way. The first battle
is in Albania. Others may be expected in
Greece and Yugoslava as they also prob
ably will in Rumana and Hungary-in the
air if not on the ground
The Battle of Italy, perhaps. is not second
front, Russia claims but it certainly is
keeping Berlin on the anxious bench, and
distracting Nazi attention from the Eastern
front. If it were not an important engage
ment, why is Moscow so boastfui of Russia S
alleged part in it?
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
Another NaZi Hoax

The Germans, in addition to calling Italians
every foul name in their vocabulary, have
sponsored a fascist government in that be-
nighted land and now call upon all Italians
to obey its edicts
1t must be as obvious in Berlin as elsewhere
that the Naz forces in Italy cannot hold their
lines and must ultimately escape if they can,
or give up.
In either case they probably figure that
their lot will be easier if they have scape
goat, such as this fascist governmental exile
would give them, than if they had to acknowl
edge full responsibility for further destruction
of Italian cities and death of Italian citizens
They could claim that they had been giving
aid to an ally and shift all blame to the
flimsy regime they, themselves, had set up
What folly it would be for any Italian tt
fall for such a hoax.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11

quotas to student bodies elsewhere, where
courses of study carry them beyond the fixed
high school limits.
junior college would be a fine project
for Wilmington, not only from the educational
and cultural viewpoint. 1t would bring fl
nancial reward as well. The cost of main
tanning pupils from Wilmington in schools at
distance runs into real money. as any dad
who pays the bills well knows, often to his
sorrow. If this money were kept at home
the city's business community would be ad-
vantaged, and the revenues created by pupils
from other cities and towns would be an
additional advantage.
This is mentioned in event the school author
tiles should call upon the public at some time
in the future for support of a junior college
project.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
He Couldn't Survive It

Inc air is as full of rumors as the papers
are OF news. One is that Mussolini has been
delivered to the Allies and transported to
North Africa
1t is hardly probable, in existing circum-
stances, but could be true If it is, what
shall be done with him?
Raymond Clapper recently proposed that he
be shot, along with other war criminals More
fitting punishment we believe, is suggested
by a radio commentator He saws Mussolini
ought to be loaded into truck and exhibited
IN every public park or town square.
No greater humiliation could be imposed
upon him than to expose to public ridcue
No thumb screw of the inquisition could be
more painful.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
A Junior College

Wilrnington's educational advantages have
multiplied with the city's population growth
and greater opportunity for development. Con-
sidering the demands created by the great
influx of new residents since Camp Davis
construction started and the North Carolina
Shipbuilding Company's plant was establish
ed the progress of the school system has
been remarkable. Even with a probable in
crease Of 1000 in the county enrolment for
this term it is expected that school doors
will be closed to no pupil.
This achievement is proof Of the organiza-
ton and efficiency of the school adminstra-
ton. It also justifies the thought that having
done so we'll, might it not do better, even in
these trying times, and plan for a junior
college?
Southeastern North Carolina now has suf-
ficient population to support junior college.
Wilmington alone is sending some hundred
or more pupils to similar schools every year
The outlying areas also contribute slzaole
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
Raymond Clapper Says:
Future May Be Tighter
Than Past For America

ing stock will become much heav.
Ter.
War production seems to have
achieved that miracle which skep
tics once said would be necessary
to meet President Roosevelt s
schedules. We are producing air.
planes at the rate of 80, 900 a year
and this month it may jump to
a rate of 100000 year In spite
of manpower trouble at Boeing
production of four-motored bomb.
ers is practically up with t h 6
schedule. More combat p a n e S
were produced in August than ever
before
AS General Marshall says in his
biennial report, we are reaching
the end of the spectacular Army
expansion. Many training installa.
tons are being reduced to a main
tainance basis. The Stevens Hotel
in Chicago is being sold back by
the Army for private use again.
Training equipment, such as train
ing planes, probably will not be
needed in such quantities f r m
now on.
But for every let up that is pos
sible, there will be an added bur.
den somewhere else. If tn gov
eminent can ease the war burden
at any point, it should be encour.
aged to do so without the risk OF
public war morale letting down.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
The Literary Guidepost

number of human lives for his
reader, and without laboring the
point, shows how these lives real
]y do add up to production figures
as well as misery and joy and
colds in the head.
There is Bob Elrick, one of the
two underbosses. Bob has come up
the hard way; he is tough, drinks
too much, argues too much, and
is heartily disliked by his slick
colleague. But there is a reason
Bob's wife is an idiot who cuts
out paper dolls all day. Also there
is Nelly Ditton, whose face is lop-
sided, whose less than average
mind is heated because she has
been chosen to make broadcast,
who almost dies in machine
and for whom Elrick sacrificed
himself without any reason excep.
that he was that sort.
There is Edith Shipton tire well
fare worker, with a hopeless love
affair in her background; Gwen
Ockley who loved Elrick for
years without saying so; Sammy
Hamp who had nothing at all and
considered everything good that
came to him a kind of bonus
from fate. There are many peo-
pie, good, warm, tangible people.
Most of us will like meeting them.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
Buy More Bonds

If the American people view the surrender
of Italy judiciously they will pass the third
war bond goal on the score that without ade-
ouate financial backing for the manufacture
of war tools the Allied armies now swinging
into the final stage of the conflict will have
their battle prolonged and their triumph de-
layed.
In familiar baseball parlance, we are due
to pinch hit for victory.
There is no good reason to withdraw aid,
to withhold our dollars now, merely because
the game appears to be in the bag
Too much optimism, even little over-con-
fidence, could send it into extra innings
The Axis is cracking. There can be no
reasonable doubt of that. Now is the time
for the knock out
To put it across there must be heavy
stream of the implements required
Our dollars are needed.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
BY JOHN SELBY
ON SATURDAY,"
by j. b. Priestley (Harpers;
$3.50.

DH'OVJ.
After a period of moultng, as
it were, ]. B. Priestley seems to
be getting back into his stride with
a novel he calls daylight on Sat
urday." 1t is not very long nov
ell, but it does two things with en-
tire success. That is more than
most novels do.
In the first place, it takes the
reader into a huge British plane
plant and keep him there for a
long while. The reader under
stands the plant before he leaves
it, understands such things as the
way production figures dropped
while Rommel was on the ram
page in Africa, and the way the
figures went up when Rommel b.
gan to run. He appreciates the
TACT that for all the impersonal
factors of modern manufacturing,
II really does come down to the
human element after all. This has
neen said so often that Mr.. Priest
ley cannot be considered a wizard
1or having discovered it anew. All
ne has done is to show why it is
so.
me second success of the book
10 'nat Mr.. Priestley opens up a
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
Airplane Gunnery Range
Set For Rich's Island

Airplanes stationed at Blue
thenthal airport are now en-
gagged in daylight firing over
an area known as Rich island,
a few miles north of Wrights-
Vile Beach, and all fishermen
and others are warned to stay
clear of the section, Army Off
GERS said Friday.
The danger zone extends from
the inland waterway east to
Rich island and then to sea
for a distance of five miles.
The nor:h-south danger zone
extends along the beach for
distance of five miles. The
earlier announcement said the
firing would o. conducted over
Shell island but this location
was incorrect, officers said,
and should have been Rich is
land.
The aircraft firing will con-
tinue for about three months.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
What About Crete?

With the war going SO faVorably for the
Allies in the Mediterranean theater public in
.erest turns to the island of Crete, off the
,outhern coast Of Greece, which the British
yeized when the war was young and from
which they were driven by the Germans in
violent and costly operation
The Nazis are well entrenched on Crete
forces stationed in Egypt which come within
range of their planes. Any expedition bound
rom Egypt or Algeria to Greece or Yugo-
slavia must come under heavy fire. In a
way Crete has value for the Germans similar
o Maltas for the British, but with the diff
ference that whereas the Axis could not take
Malta, Crete may be recaptured now that
Allied forces, air and naval, have the superb
ority in the Mediterranean, and its bases eff
tectively utilized in further operations against
he enemy in Balkan campaign
Crete today is the only remaining powerful
Axis stronghold in the Mediterranean. Its re-
duction would not only clear the way for
greater invasion operations but, it would seem.
release large part of the Allied Mediter-
ranean fleet for service in the Pacific where
The battle is steadily increasing in intensity
and where united American and British naval
power is needed to draw the japanese main
aeet out of hiding and into showdown.
Despite the growth of American ava i
strength in Oriental waters, it is still not suf-
ticient to force the issue alone, and until
Japans fleet is destroyed or so crippled that
It can no longer operate as an efficient weap
on against us we cannot hope to launch the
final campaign against, or complete the over
throw of, the Japanese.
This is why the capture of Crete and the
transfer of a large part Of the Allied Mediter
ranean fleet to the Pacific seems essential.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
Daily Prayer
FOR CONSCIOUSNESS OF GOD

L
All our needs are comprehehoeo
within our need of Thee, . Hea'l
enly Father, who art also Allis u
kings. Creator and Ruler Of al n,
things. Before Thine meftaoF
glory we bow in awed mummy. y,
and r~-- "Tolv' F7'v' F'
bring Thee no petition at uls
time. except tu,,, 1904 .'-. / 'g'.
us rightly to adore Thee tAo0 ,r d..
wonderful beyond words. ,,, IN,
greatest greatness is not that mo.
settest the spheres of the unl'e ~,
to whirling and keepeSt "a'. VI
over all processes Of nature anu
history; but that Thou ' i...
thought of individual human L'Ss'
and biddest us call Thee Faihe.
Such love is TOO wonderful foF u.
to comprehend. Thy ways, IN va
and in peace, are past finding OH,
for Thy greatness exceeds gu i
grasp. We may not mderS''D55
Thee, but we may know Thee s Nv
love Thee and seek to do my W." -,
We await the glad day when WI.
the countless company OF me ~ =,
deemed, we shall worship III"
perfectly. Amen.-W,T.E'
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
QUOTATIONS

We never know when the war is going to end
But there is no chance that the AXIS enemy will
be destroyed this year.-British Minister of In
formation Brendan Bracken.
Up to the present the administration has de-
cided this week what it thinks II Will need next
week in the way OF food proouctlon.-Af M.
Landon.
Private enterprise must show its initiative
and Genius in reconversion if it is to live in
the limited States and if widespread unem-
n Mo and government control are to be
avoided.-A. F. of L. statement.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

WASHINGTON. - Although the
wa is going well, our military
people expect that the f u tur e
months will be harder than the
past ones. The deeper we go in,
tn harder the fighting may be.
Likewise, the coming months
may be much more severe on the
home front.
Because the war is going well,
it is natural that we should expect
relaxation of shortages and re-
strictions at home. But the out
look is not favorable for that.
To be sure, President Roosevelt
lifted the restrictions on coffee
drinking. Cuffs have been return
ed to mems trousers. Wherever
such small restorat tons are pos
sible they should be encouraged.
Easing of minor irritating restric-
tons often will cause the larger
sacrifices to be borne with less
complaint.
On fuel, the outlook is not good.
John Lewis and his coal strike
gave us a setback Possibly there
will be more trouble this fall. In
July, consumers normally are
storing up stocks of coal for the
winter. But this year, the amount
of coal held in storage by con-
sumers declined in July.
An additional burden may de-
velop this fall. When Italy sur
renders, it is probable t h we
shall have to furnish coal. Italy's
coal has been supplied by Ger
many Britain, a preWar source
of coal for Italy. is too short now
to ship any considerable quantity
Whatever amount of coal Italy is
! a11c..-cI must come out of Ameri-
can consumption.
Gasoline supplies for the East
are not likely to be sufficient to
permit a material increase in IA
tons. Submarine sinkings have al
most disappeared, and that, plus
tanker construction, puts us back
toward where we were in tankers
at the beginning of the war. Yet
demands for fuel abroad, especi-
ally aviation fuel, are unbeliev-
able.
Next will come the development
of the Pacific theater. That will
tax our fuel shipment capacity
from the Pacific coast. Tank cars
relieved by the Big Inch pipe line
will be needed for the long haul
to the Pacific coast. And Big Inch
isn't able to carry the load by
itself even for military needs.
So gasoline is bound to remain
tight in the East.
Neither are early hopes on rub
Der too good. William LETTERS has
retired as rubber administrator
with his job practically done. But
five or six kinds of synthetic rub
Der will be produced. Each of
those kinds must be mixed with
SOlle CllCllilIaI SO1lCll0I III OTOGf
to be processed into tires. Chem
lists are working now to find the
various formulate. A few months
more may be necessary before
synthetic in large quantity is 60
ing actually into automobile tires.
Railroad transportation is not
likely to ease. The Office of De-
tense Transportation is appealing
for suspension of ''full-crew laws"
because of a shortage of railroad
labor. Three big train wrecks in a
week indicate some kind of strain
that is having disastrous effects.
AS the Pacific theater of war be-
comes more active, the burden on
transcontinental railroads and roll
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
5 Army Bomber Crew
Members Are Killed

NEW YORK Sept. 10.-tR-Five
crew members of a medium Army
bomber were killed today when
two bombing planes collided in
the air near the Norfolk, Va, air
base. the Eastern Defense Com
mand announced.
The second bomber was able to
reach Langley Field, Va, safely
the edo said.
Names of the five victims of the
crash were withheld pending mott
fication of relatives. A board Of
inquiry was named to investigate
the cause of the collision.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
There's Patton

The last we heard of General Patton's where
abouts, he was still in Sicily with his Seventh
Army. But that was long ago as we count
time. The fall of Sicily is almost ancient
history now
That guys got us worried. We want te
know what he's up to.
And we expect the Germans would like to
know it, too
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
interpreting
The War
BY JOHN H. VIRGINS

The battle of Italy, f.,
being ended by government from
ulation, has turned into f' vap't'
scramble for footholds from '% ,rs:l'
Allied and German forces s winch
entity mean to slug it out fo ~ppS''
troll of southeast Europe, ~ VOn'
Amid the maze of reno,..
the fighting that RACES fsr S on
wide in the war-torn pepinsrr, and
least one fact stands clear "+% = at
many realizes that her pHgbt o ,s,n
be desperate should the A1re o1' Will
mate all Italy. OOl'l'
That accounts largely for H.
terrific speed of battle develo "e
ments, for Germany's unwi1T lOO'
ness to dare draw lone fiah4 ;lg'
line in the north, for her fra~.is
attempts to establish stronob S.Is'
in central Italy, and for her s'I
den clutch on the important 'I Az
bantam ports of Valona and M n'
razzo within easy Allied jnv.s Wv
distance across the Adriatic 's s0a
Swift Allied thrusts APPARENT tS,
have given American-Britisb tns.
es dominant holds on the Norl.
area and the big naval basa ''.s
Tarato as well as the maior No,
ton of southern and south cen wv,
Italy.
But barely 100 airline mill,
north of Naples, the Nazi arn,io.
have taken the italian capjtal \,
Rome and assumed "protectiorH
of Vatican city.
The news is bound to distre,,
Catholics. While from the st,rd
point of respect for things peon.
hold sacred, it seems inconcpiv'
able that the Germans would so
SO far as to hold hostages in tn.
Holy City, the Nazis so far bsvs
stopped at nothing 10 serve tba,r
purposes.
AS for the present stage Of agh..
ing, it would seem that The AITe,
have their hands full with ths
swiftness Of land and air action
in Italy, the efforts to obtain tre
remainder of the Italian flee, and
the need for hasty mopup y
Nazis in southern Italy.
But reports persist that huge
British-American armada is dar,
ing an invasion clash with the enc.
my in the Gernan-occupied king.
dom of Albania.
This might be the opening iao
in the fight for southeast Europe
"a surprise blow delivered by the
Allies before Germany can rush
IN adequate reinforcements. But
I it is more likely that such thrust
probably would be aimed only at
control of the Adriatic'S entrance
at this time.
The Italians, meantime, now
know full well that an armiStCe
does not mean peace, so long as
the Germans still infest their land
Powerful Allied units constantly
are Smelling German installations
along the coast. Allied bombeN
are smashing at enemy ammmi
ton dumps, bridges and man!
other German military targets
Italian troops are reported clash
ing with Gerans in the north
On the whole, Italian reac.e
appears to be leaning stronger
that most of the population ri
scott at any Nazi attempts re
up a Fascist puppet egin VII
headquarters in Rome.
1t is probable. too, that Germ
control of Rome will antagona
Italians as well as Catholc
throughout the world and will d
much to place the one-time AzA
partner actively on the Allied side
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Fair Enough

Editors Note.-The Star and the News accepts no
responsibility for the personal views of Mr. Pegier,
and often disagree with them much as many Of
bis readers His articles the good purpose of
making people think
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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

THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Angels walk in the moonlight,
Closing the eyes that weep;
They soothe the brow of care
And calm the pulses leap;
flushing the hearts despair,
They sing to the thwarted will:
peace, be still, be STILL"
Archibald Rutledge.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-11
FBI Will Conduct
School Here Soon

The Federal Bureau OF IN'. .,,c
cation will conduct its qo0..Itl o..
law enforcement officers coad
ence at the USO club at sew
and Orange streets at Z p ,,.srd
Thursday, September IT, E+ soree
scheidt, special agent IN ra s,sd
of the state FBI office, u'l'o''''
Friday .oo at
Topics slated for discuss 3.'n15s
the conference next week I'l'' %.
Juvenile delinquency, lnleIlIa q, me
curity and wanted criminals II
Carolinas. ,,..o.s in
All law enforcement oflI's,5 IN.
southeastern North CaroLllla a nsrt
vited to be present to 'ahe
in the lectures and dlscoSSi'-'
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Bananas grow pr0fusely N s.,
wall. The plant. giant y l.5 hear
ing a single bunch OF II s c
bunch comprises stalk o'N att
many "hands, such a.
bought at the corner grocery