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Washington Report

are known in the jargon OF uni
formed girls as "pips." This ele-
CANT name is hangover from the
last war.
Mrs. Churchill and her daughter
did" Mt. Vernon the other day.
They were delighted with the SIM
pie beauty of the nice, old Geor-
gian manor. Later Mrs. Churchill
did some more Washington sight
seeing on her own. She saw the
National Gallery of Art also on
her own which means accompa-
MED by the White House aide es-
pecially assigned to the wife OF
the prime minister.
While the press conference was
on a glass was tipped over and
broken with a noticeable crash.
Good luck!" declared Mrs. But
Ter, wife of the minister of in
formation. Its always good luck
to break a glass when friends
meet. Remember the old Russian
tradition?"
think it very good luck and
very good management to send
attractive women like the Church
ills round about among the Allied
nations. Which reminds me that
Mrs. Churchill said she would love
to go to Russia some day. She was
terribly sorry Mrs. Roosevelt was
away. She considered her a COM
pletely selfless woman.
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Interpreting
The War
BY JOHN H. WICc,>,o

The Allied wise is soro
harder on Hitler's Europe. ca-'
pressing the Nazi-held Fortro. l''''
to a sunderland from now =. ~'
tougher nut to crack. '
As the Russian end Of to. -.
continues to push on relent1s,s.l;S'
the British and American o" ,;5.
digging northward THROUGH '+ sn u
Italy undoubtedly toward ths I b
er outer core of concentrstino' I !"
man resistance. 9t''
Swift Allied landings along T..
western coast of the boot M
bringing closer a test of tb.. are a.
man mettle near the valley -, =. 0f''
river Pc to the north. V ne
As President Roosevelt rec,.,.
ed. the war will become .t lti'%s6'
rather than easier during tb .'y y.
months n to come" Obviously ~ y .
lied targets-war industris, n,
fields, military installations v VI
within much closer STRIKING sI'
lance of bombers based m Tt.l uS'
airfields. But vast German bstsa
units, too, will be grouping ti s%,~s
and deeper about narrowirS s',e'
tense lines. Ue'
Difficult and costly q, II. u
lied route to victory may he ~ AZ
surrender OF Italy definitely :. Dl'
long step toward that goal - 4.
least a portion Of the Allied :"
strength in the Mediterranean ,s -"
be diverted now to the war il '',''
Pacific. - 'l'
While Allied forces ar, ,p,....
ing up the Tyrrhenian sea co, ..'
perhaps Joined by the Italian,
some instances, japanese miG,,,
naval and air strength is suftsr.
telling losses in the South ,.s
Southwest Pacific. ~"
The heavy reduction in Nina.
nese air strength apparent
forcing Japan to draw ren,,o,
ments from other-and hl, ro.l
ened-fronts in an effort IA bal
what remains in New Gui1s md
the Solomons.
Increasing sinkings Of Japsm,,
merchantmen are weakening n,
supply lines faster than Japape,.
industrial capacity can restrepetb.
en- them.
| Continuation Of the stagperiny
losses Of planes and men suftereS
by Japan in the last month NAV
force her to retreat faster and
faster from outlying islands and
likely lead to establishment Of I,
much condensed line Of defense
closer to Tokyo itself.
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By JOHN SELBY
Under A Lucky STAR" by ROY
chapman Andrews Viking: S3)

Under A Lucky STAR" by Roy
Chapman Andrews Viking; S3)
Truly the romance and adven.
ture of exploration are gone for.
ever" Roy Chapman Andrews
writes in his autobiography. 1t is
easy to see what he means when
you read the papers. All the I'm.
known places are garrisoned now.
The subtitle should read, "a man
IN love with his job" for that,
exactly, is what Mr.. Andrews is.
He began life in Beloit Wis, and
even as a boy he spent most of
MS time in the open. He had an
allowance of ten cents a week,
ana TO supplement this he became
d taxldermist. He did badly with
ma tnematlcs, rather well in Eng
nsh' and he fell in love with the
beasts and birds and fish of the
world. With the people too.
so When he got a courteous but
most non-committal letter from the
neao OF the American Museum of
NATURAL History he bought a ticket
TO New York and came ON with
s'o capital. There was no job open
except Janitor's job, and he took
u,at' But he got a very real break
",ie" careless whale allowed him
u Long Island. and Andrews. plus
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The Literary Guidepost

one of his friends were given the
job of salvaging the bones.
1t started Andrews off on years
OF whale hunts. He found out
more about whales, porpoises and
such than any other living man,
and while he was doing that. he
fell in love again, this time with
the Far East. This was before the
first World War, when the Japs
loved us like brothers. One by
product of Under a Lucky STAR
is moving picture of the change
IN Japan - if it was change.
really.
But Mr.. Andrews, rapidly ad.
vanclng in his profession, decided
TO leave the sea and explore the
land. He was always, and terri
fylngly seasick and that had some
thlng to do with the decision. So
there began the expeditions which
urom publicity viewpoint) had a
climax with the discovery of the
famous dinosaur eggs. Actually
this discovery is only an incident
Embedded in a fabulous matrix of
adventures, of discoveries. Death
was always just around the COR
ner for Andrews - in the flvinp
tale of a whale, an infected na1,n
miles from help, a terrifying slide
down a cliff, set of bandits with
rifles.
But Andrews was lucky. So also
his readers.
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AS Others Say 1t
HOLDING DANZIG

DO we still hold Danzig?" That
is said to bet the bitter wise crack
of the disillusioned Germans, who
realize, despite DR.. Goebbels' prop.
uganda, that doom Is around the
corner.
Danzig, the Baltic seaport, was
if this distinction can be narrowed
down to any one place, the cause
and starting point of the war.
Taken from Germany after the last
World war and made a free city
to give Poland its much needed
outlet to the sea, it became for
Germans symbol of their defeat.
1t was also sign of the victory
of the hated and despised Slavs
AS a focus for Nazi intrigue Dan
zig preceded and surpassed the
Sudetenland, where, also, Naz
hirelings created ''incidents'' ant
used all their resources to brins
on war. The seizure of Danzig wa:
cheered in Germany almost a.
heartily as the later crushing O
the Polish armies.
Now the proud era of ever new
German conquests is long past
The newspapers even in Germany
cannot hide the fact that each day
brings a new defeat, or at best E
stubborn defense that postpones de
feat for a few days longer. Nc
wonder that looking ahead. far
sighted Germans ask, do we still
hold Danzig''-Charleston, W. Va.
Gazette.
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despite the view of military authorities that
the wars bitterest fighting is ahead.
Unjustified optimism is overshadowing the
need for greater defense effort on the home
front.
It is not only that volunteers are needed
Intensive training, which few have TAKEN is
essential Remember, the Army does not
eliminate the possibility Of coastal attack
We civilians cannot afford to do so.
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First Baptist Church
To Dedicate New Flag

A special dedication service wi
be held at the First Baptist chuc
at 8 p. m. Sunday at which q sill
service flag will be presented t
the church by the women Of tn
congregation.
Mayor Bruce B. Cameron, MF'
A. M. Alderman and Lieut.. Jane
A. Davidson will take part In til
program.
The flag displays 86 blue star
for the Sc members Of the chuTca
men and women, now in the arm
ed forces of the nation. 1t aN
bears five gold stars Tor the men
bers OF the congregation who ha''
died in the service of their counIF
since Pearl Harbor.
During the program, speca.
selection of patriotic music, Voc''
and instrumental, will be pfese''
ed under the direction OF HF-'
Emurian.
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Daily Praye,

In unuttered words, and by III,
sincere desires of the soul directp.
Godward, the world is praying mn
to Thee continuously, Q Father d
mercies. Our deepest instincts als
as a prayer. To whom else NAV
we turn in life's mysteries and mis-
cries? Upon our hearts weighs th
woe of war. The welfare Of or
dear ones in service IL Our burden
by day and by night. Save. L9M
or we perish, Make definit, s,i
real the prayers that we offer.
Give us to feel the mystic Nl6r.
ship of all who pray. AS Il h1r
err turns to the sun, SO MY CUP
spirits ever be directed ~-a
Thee, O source of light AM
May we pray without ceasins
sured that Thou art prayerhe&
ing and prayer-answering CD
Thus would we be attuned to T.
will, and be at peace, whatever /
fall. Amen.-W. T. e.
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Home Defense Essential

1here are many ways to view the prospect
II enemy attack along the Atlantic seaboard
One is that because the United States is
probably the best mediator Germany will have
at the peace table, although it is equally in
slstent upon unconditional surrender wi h
Great Britain, the Germans are not liable to
commit offenses which would weaken their
position with us when the terms. of peace are
under consideration.
Another is that if the Army foresaw no
danger OF attack it would not maintain q
large force in coastal defense service. but
would send every last man thus emploved
to war zone.
We may be justified in thinking that if
Hitler has been shorn Of his former great
powers and is no longer permitted to direct
military operations by intuition the Germans
are less liable to send bombers to our eastern
coast. But it would be folly of the most tragic
sort to discount the Army's position that in
war anything can happen and no preventive
measure may be safely set aside
A bombing attack is within the realm Of
possibility. Any failure to be prepared for il
would be tremendously costly.
That is why the Civilian Defense program
must be carried out up to the day the last
enemy gun is silenced and his last plane
grounded.
Wilmington's security must not be neglected
merely because the war is at last turning
against the Axis This is emphasized becaus,
no unit of the defense forces is fully manned
and many are losing workers through over
confidence in speedy victory.
We are too prone to think the end at hand
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-10
Two Automobile Wrecks
Reported To Policem'

Two automobile accidents =,
Cured in the city THURSDAY
cording to police reports. =.
Investigating officers SAD
vehicles were badly dan''>
when a Dixie cab, driven =. +.
George Pridgen, swerved 10 =. =
left and crashed into a parNs- y
on Castle street, near the lf-S.; ..
ton of Fifth street. The p'-s !.
automobile belonged to + u ="
burn of 41O Castle street, =,
ligha damage was done 10 "
driven by John Harlee, Neg 5s,
401 North Seventh street |-' T..
was struck by an Army tfucH ~. a.,
en- by Cpl. David Amrhelh' 9 9.@a
ed to the Wilmington AIT R IN,
Headquarters here, in the l0' w.
of Princess street. .-,,
Officers said the Army ~ :,
was attempting to pull afo iI,,, a
Negroes car when the accio'N'
CURED.
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Pendulum Swings Back

When Adolf Hitler rode in pomp through
the streets Of Vienna, celebrating Austria s
capitulation in March, 1888, we wonder if his
intuition was keen enough to see what was
to transpre in Italy in September, 1913? The
man was such q megalomanic, had such in
sane faith in his Instability and so strong
militarily, we doubt he could envision any
thing but the successive steps to conquest of
the world
And for some time it appeared that he had
the right view of the future. Memel and
Czechoslovakia came under his foul rule in
March of 1889, and Poland in September of
the same year. Then he took Denmark and
and France in June of 1910. He clutched Ru-
mania in October and Hungary in November
of that year. Bulgaria fell in January, 1941
and Yugoslavia and Greece shortly afterwards.
When Mussolini drove Italy into the Axis
he might as well have surrendered, for Hitler
was the real power at Rome from that time
forward. Everywhere his armed forces went
they carried destruction and left despair in
their wake. Britain was crushed after Dun
kerque and with the fall of Paris, France
under Petain and more fully under Laval
began the collaborationist program which set
French industry and agriculture to work for
the Germans. 1t was not long until Hitler
was so obscessed with power and ambition
he tore up his agreement with the Russians
and started his downfall by crossing the So
VETS frontier For Russia stopped his Jug
gernaut short of Moscow, and Russia's Mighty
counter offensives since have not only robbed
the Germans of the initiative but forced them
into retreat which has driven them back
to their last defenses on the Dneper, with
their principal base at Kiev in imminent dan
ger of recapture.
1t has been while the Russians were hold
ing the enemy and finally forcing him to with
draw from advance positions that Britain, on
her knees following Frances surrender, and
the United States, not geared for war, were
able to build the military power which is only
now being unleashed and which, with Italy
surrendered, will knock the remaining Axis
partners into a cooked hat.
This is said not only to point out that the
pendulum of this global war has started back,
or to emphasize the service Russia has rem
dered the United Nations, but also to note that
Russias invaluable prowess was made pos
sibly only with the tremendous flow of war
supplies, equipment, food and munitions, de-
livered principally from the United States I'M
der the lend-lease program to Russian Pre-
mier Stalins armies and people.
1t would be shortsighted indeed while eval-
uating Russia's contribution to Allied victory,
to underestimate the role of American indus
try in Russia's great counter offensives on the
Eastern front, or discount the part America
and Britain have had in Russia's successes
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BY HELEN ESSARY

WASHINGTON-It is almost try
ing that I, who have never been
considered even a ninety-seventh
cousin to an Anglophile, should be
forced nowadays to write only the
most flattering pieces about visit
ing Britishers.
But, then, what is a reasonably
honest columnist to do if the en-
pire continues to send to Wash
ington such completely charming
and intelligent people as this
weeks contingent of -theAt-
lantic callers? Certainly you won't
find more delightful or beautiful
woman In decade of hands
across-the-sea fraternizing than
Mrs. Winston Churchill, now the
guest of the White House
Of course, you want to know
first-how does Mrs. Churchill
look? Is she really beautiful? Or
do you merely say so?
assure you, Mrs. Churchill is
really beautiful She looks like
portrait by Sargent. She is done
in that long-legged English man.
ner. She has white hair, big eyes,
little ankles, French chic, soft
voice and a wit of her own.
Naturally she captivated her
press conference.-the first she had
ever held.
is 1t really press confer
ence?" she asked, looking about
the drawing room of British In
formation Minister Harold Butler.
cit began rather as cocktail
party. And now what do you say:
ON the record or off the record
Oh-Tll leave it to your good judg-
ment and friendiness. Make it as
you wish
A 100 or so newspaperwomen
some sitting on the floor, others
correct on chairs and many stand
ing, had arrived supposedly for
the aforementioned cocktail par
ty. But Mrs. Churchill and the
pretty child, Subaltern Mary
Churchill. were so pleasant and
conversational that before you
knew what was happening there
was indeed a press conference.
cts a mighty personal ques-
ton" someone was asking Mrs.
Churchill, but isn't it difficult
keeping house for a husband with
as much to do as Mr.. Churchill?
Especially one who has such
strange hours. And how do you
feed him? He looks well nourish-
ed"
eve manage-somehow," said
Mrs. Churchill, smiling. She smiles
quickly. "We do the best we can.
For food, we get little of this
and that. You know how things
are. 1t really isn't bad at all. Each
of us gets two shillings worth of
meat a week. Some of us take it
in steWing meat and others save
up for the special splurge of a
steak
"Perhaps you won't want to an
swer,'' was the next question, 'but
are the English people beginning 70
be perhaps little tired?"
"Tired? Nonsense. Why of
course they aren't tired" answer
ed Mrs. Churchill. They'll keen
on till the COWS come home
They've even got enough strength
left over for parties"
We're EngGshwonen CROWNS
thinner on rationed foods?
On the contrary, said Mrs
Churchill, they were growing
frightfully fat. IT'S potatoes that
do it. myself have gained stone
GA pounds. We are Struggling
with the aid of the food exnerts
on the Home Front to learn about
salads. Maybe We'll thin out
little as we grow more clever"
Those little bars on the Shout.
ders and collar of Subaltern Ma
~ $ A. L. S. uniform, by the way.
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You're
Telling Me

The kids still won't believe
Dads story that his after schoo
snack was piece of thickly but
tered bread, generously sprinkled
with sugar.
When he has to travel to ano
from his office by bus or streetcar
the tired business man may also
be a tireless one.
With some colleges reduced tc
building their football teams a.
round kids in their mid teens
Junior now has hopes of becom,
ing an Eagle Scout and an All.
American the same season.
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HOUSEKEEPING?

Goebbels has ordered beln", :.
not to leave their homes W, "a.
ports from the bombing ! az a.,
indicate that their homes ate t,I,
leaving the Berliners. w.
Ledger-Dispatch.
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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

1t is foolish to try to live on past ex-
perience. 1t is very dangerous, if not
fatal, habit to judge ourselves to be safe
because of something that we felt or did
twenty years ago.
-sPURGEON.
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Fair Enough

Editors Note-The Star and the News sceepts no
fesponsibility for tho personal views of MI Peger.
and often disagree with them much ~ many of
his readers. His articles the good purpose Of
making people think.
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A FORGOTTEN VIRTUE

The story of the creation Of the
world is told in Genesis in 400
words. The worlds greatest moral
code-the ten commandments -
contains only 297 words: Lincoln's
immortal Gettysburg address Is but
266 words in length. The declara-
ton of independence required only
1921 words to set up a new con-
cept of freedom.
The office of price administra-
ton uses $500 words to announce
reduction in the price of cab
page seed.-St. Louis Globe Dem
ocrat,
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Those Japs are incorrigible
copycats. Their fleet-in the best
traditions of the Italian navy
won't come out and fight.
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We must not let optimism abate our t e1-
forts at home Quick victory means an r 1,l,
crease in the tempo of the onenslv W. i Ice
ball is rolling. 1t must gain ana i'o' i0'U
speed :, ..,,,, Services
->'e'' 0ie''0' o. '0i''N' Of Supply chief
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Invasion will continue until Naz German.
is a dead page in history and the Nazi force
have surrendered Internationally ,,.-.
Lieut.. Gen. Jacob L. DeVefs' Iuiopsai
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Meade Now Faces Ban
Al All Race Tracks
Denied New York Permit:
Arcoro Is Under Fire
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 15.-Don
Meade, storm center of many q turf
squabble since he became one Of the
Nations foremost jockeys. has had
his application for a riding license
rejected by the stewards Of the
Jockey Club in New York.
Refusal follows action taken
against him last fall by the stew
ards when he was set down after
he and Herb Lindberg were charged
with collusion in handicap race
at Jamaica October 10. Later his
suspension was extended until De-
cember 81.
Stewards also deferred action on
the application of Eddie Arcaro,
whose license was revoked last Sep
tember rs following his suspension
by the Aqueduct stewards for piling
up the field with John Marsch's Oc-
cupation in the Cowdin Stakes.
Before his suspension last fall
Meade was fined 5000 by the Sara
toga stewards for failure to keep his
mount Imperatrice straight in a
stretch run. He also was up on
Imperatrice. owned by w. H. Laboy-
teaux. in the race that resulted in
collusion charges.
Action taken by the Jockey Club
usually means it will be followed
In other States,
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Both SavoId, Franklin
PredictK. 0. Victory
Rubber Bout in Chicago
Tomorrow Stirs Fons
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April 15.-Lee Savold
and Lem Franklin, a couple of
heavyweights who are all even in the
matter of knocking out each other,
get together for third time to-
morrow night in a l0-round bout
at the Stadium.
just who will be the fall guy this
time-it was Savold four years ago
and Franklin last February-has led
to considerable partisanship among
fans and some strange quotations
by the principals.
Savold and Franklin each speak
confidently of victory-and by a
knockout
AS for the fans, they still remem-
Der the bruising performance of two
months ago in which Savold fioored
Franklin in the final round after
having been down himself in the
first session. and they are showing
surprising willingness to pay for an
encore.
A poll of 81 ring followers watch
Ing yesterdays final sparring by the
two heavies resulted in a vote of rs
for Savold.
Evening star., 1943-04-15
Bout With Hernandez
Offers Alexander
Chance 10 Climb
Triumph Might Put Him
In List Of Contenders
For Feather Crown

Confident Of winning his eight
round test tomorrow night at Uline
Arena against Pedro Hernandez,
Carroll kid Alexander is looking
ahead to something exciting in the
featherweight boxing division. poss
sibly a match against Danny Petro
for the District crown or even 3
tilt with world championship pos.
sibilities.
Hernandez is one of the boys listed
as logical contenders for Willie Pep,
the New York world champion, and
a win by Alexander tomorrow might
give the latter a challenging posi-.
tion as well. Meanwhile, he is re.
peating his challenge to Petro. #
In addition, to Hernandez, others
listed yesterday as contenders fof
Pep's title are Chalky Wright, Phil
Terrarfova and Sal Bartola. Pep
was ordered by the New York Com-
mission to fight one of them within
six weeks and tomorrow nights bout
gives Alexander q chance to sup
plant Hernandez on the list.
Despite all Aexander,s challeng-
ing about future bouts, he faces 1
toughie in Hernandez. The Puerto
Rican is a good puncher and boxer.
He holds victories over Tommy
Forte, AL Brown, Sal Bartola, Tony
Costa, Johnny Rudd and Tony
Dupre. Alexander's biggest triumph
to date was last weeks win over
joey Archibald, former feather king.
Supporting the main event will be
the eight-round heavyweight meets
ing between Herbert Marshall Of
New York and Johnny Kapovich Of
Baltimore.