davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1943-03-28

of all for girl, girl who was white, civilized,
beautiful delicately perfumed, who could
talk and dance brilliantly. That fitted Miss
Belle Haywood.
And in Corporal Graham's carefully worked
out plan she would answer the telephone, be
thrilled to hear his voice, fascinated to learn
that the waterproof wristwatch she'd given
William Tillotson Graham III was at the
bottom of river on Guadalcanal - oh, he'd
be very offhandish about mentioning that -
and that Corporal Graham was in town on
two-week furlough.
Immediately she'd cancel all her appoint
ments for the next two weeks, to be with
Corporal Graham while he soaked up all the
things he was starved for. He'd tell her that
he'd thought of her a lot on Guadalcanal,
which would be true. He wouldn't mention
that he'd thought of lot of other girls, too.
hungrily: that he'd thought of Martins in the
Harden House, dinner at the Lark Club,
merry shows, gay suppers. The fact was, that
he'd discovered an emptiness in his life. He'd
discovered that, while it is hard to leave some
one behind who cared, it was good bit harder
to leave nobody behind who cared.
The Haywood residence" mans voice
said, formally reminding Corporal Graham
that Belle never answered the telephone her
self; the butler did.
''Oh, let me speak to Miss Haywood.
please"
First Officer Hapwood?"
mo. Miss Haywood - Miss Belle Hap
wood"
First Officer Haywood" the voice said
politely, but firmly corrective, lis in the field
sir"
Of all the silly things! Belle Haywood, ex-
pert in night life, in the WAACs Or was it
the WAVES?
Corporal Graham hung up and took an
other sip of the divine Martini. He was bit
disappointed, but not too much. He'd change
Evening star., 1943-03-28

bugle to jar him back into wakefulness while
his eyelids were glued with sleep; no ugly
rattle of machine-gun fire to jerk him back to
momentary wakefulness; or shaking of the
earth to rattle his teeth.
He'd sleep, and no private would waken
him by dropping Garand on his face and
then apologizingly say, Sorry, Tilly, didn't
see in this blasted dark" He'd sleep to noon;
and then the telephone would ring and
voice would say sweetly, Its twelve o'clock,
Mr.. Graham" Mr. Graham! Not that silly
lilly, which became his name as inevitably
as soldiers became hungry. If he'd known,
he would have dropped the middle name when
he ioined. Oh well, he knew lot of things
now that he didn't know year ago.
k1E'D sleep until noon then he'd sleep some
more, maybe. Then he'd order breakfast,
orange juice - would he recognize it now.
not coming from can? - Canadian bacon,
shirred eggs, lots of little crispy hot rolls, hot
enough to melt the butter slightly. And then
But that was tomorrow He'd live all that
later He'd mapped every minute OF this two
week furlough, and this wasn't the time to
waste in anticipation just now.
He picked up the telephone and called
Room Service This is l4E," he said Il
want dry Martini - but very dry. No Bit
tiers. And -" He enjoyed that, enjoyed the
understanding voice that said intelligently,
"Yes, sir ). see, sir" as he told just how
he wanted that Martini. No bitters. Just
twist of lemon peel, but not in the drink. Just
twisted, delicately, over the glass, so that a
drop of the lemon oil foated delicately on top
of the drink So!
Corporal Graham had been looking for
ward to that drink He'd thought of it all
the times he drank the soldiers way - usu-
ally bottle of rye, tipped, gurgling raw down
the throat, hand to wipe escaped drops from
the chin.
After Room Service, he called the theater
ticket BOOTH II want two seats for the best
show in town. he said. What one is that"
Which was funny when he thought OF 1t
William Tillotson Graham not knowing the
best show in town!
1.-The Reaper is very good, sir, femi-
nine voice assured him.
''Drama?" he inquired, suspiciously.
Heavy stuff"
The best war tragedy of the year, sir -
so the critics say"
Won't do," said Corporal Graham. Il
want something with music and -h's OF
girls"
He got two for Lady in Love" Very good,
the feminine voice added, bit stiff1y, as
though she understood too, too well, that the
censors we're threatening to close it.
BY THAT time the drink had arrived, borne
on tray carried by middle-aged waitress.
Corporal Graham slipped it, gingerly, halt
expecting to be disappointed, on the theory
that it couldn't be as good as he'd dreamed It,
1t was, though, every bit; it had just the right
Il frnY
Evening star., 1943-03-28

his cap on his head so that it just covered the
white line on his forehead where the tan end
ed, and strolled out into the corridor.
He saluted captain - the lucky stiff had
a girl with him, tantalizingly pretty - and
made his way to the floor clerks desk. The
floor clerk was absent, but mechanic was
standing there, obviously waiting for her -
a mechanic, he was amused to note, who was
also girl He wondered if they had women
BARRIERS downstairs now; there seemed to be
no limit
He leaned against the desk, noting the tool
sack at her feet. her se1viceable blue slacks.
and her hands - obviously scrubbed in pow
erful soap, but needing more than that. There
were scratches and cuts on her hands, and
iodine stains.
Poor kid. she looked pretty much all IN,
her slender shoulders sagging.
Hello" he said, oompanionably. Waiting
for the floor clerk?"
IT MUST be, he told himself, sheer woman
hunger that made her face, for all its tired
ness, seem so attractive. There was a for
gotten smudge of grease on her forehead, but
her face, under the peaked cap. with the crisp
black hair curling under its brim. was more
beautiful than Belle Hapwood's. Much more.
It had more character. more = Lord, he
thought, what woman-hunger does for man!
Right now this soiled little mechanic seemed
to have more charm than he'd seen in anyone
else in his life There was a nervous little
pounding in his throat.
Hello" she said, shortly. Yes
''Workng hard?" he ventmed. -
She swept him with glance. Pretty
much soldier"
How late do you work."
I'm finished now - for the day.
'Oh. really?" he queried.
She knitted neatly arched
black brows.
''You sound as though that
was important to you"
ut is.
Why"
Look. sis. I've got two
Y tickets for show tonight
2 The sis had popped out
automatically. Closer and
closer to the oorner-whistler,
all right! He plunged IN:
But nobody to go with. You
see, got back today from
'Guadalcanal, she eaid
YEARLY, disbelievingly.
He said. well, l."
She said. No thanks"
curtly.
The hurt made his face
sting. 1t must have been
clearly visible, for the girl,
eyeing him, said after mo
ment. I'm sorry, soldier
Really am"
He said, "Oh that's all
n right. begged for it," and
grinned sheepishly.
She smiled back She was
even lovelier when she smiled.
- The tension disappeared.
"Sfran0er in fown2" che
Evening star., 1943-03-28

his plan, that was all. Joan
Lefevre would do just as well
- almost. Not as pretty as
Belle, but a darn good sport.
He telephoned the Lefevre
residence. A maid informed
him that Miss Lefevre was on
duty at the USO tonight.
She'd be back after midnight.
Any message:
mo; never mind,' said
Corporal Graham. He was al
ready thinking of what fun
Doris Camp would be "a
merry little redhead, with an
inexhaustible capacity for go
ing places.
He wasn't worried at all
then.
1t wasn't until the sixth
call that he began to worry in
earnest, and glance at his
watch; there wouldn't be any
too much time for a leisurely
dinner before the show.
After the seventh call he
was alarmed; after the elev-
enth he slammed down the
receiver and gave up. Most of
the girls he knew were air
wardening, USOing, Red
Crossing, or some other darn
fool thing. He'd reached only
one - Millicent Gordon, who
chartered away about how b,
canteen work, and very def1
couldn't break away tonight.
firm about it.
After all, there's a war O
she said.
And, with a little shock, he
that Millicent didn't know
Evening star., 1943-03-28

Wasn't that really the truth?
Il thought so. Just back from training -
in Florida, by that tan? That right?"
He nodded
That's better. This Cuadalcanal stuff =
two-week furlough and all - that's been
worked to death. Get a new line, soldier"
He said, Thanks for the advice. What line
Evening star., 1943-03-28

BY THAT time the drink had arrived, borne
on tray carried by a middle-aged waitress
Corporal Graham slipped it, gingerly, halt
expecting to be disappointed, on the theory
that it couldn't be as good as he'd dreamed it.
1t was, though, every bit; it had just the right
sharpness, just enough perfume from the
lemon peel
He tipped the waitress literally and said,
Bring me another in fifteen minutes
She said, Eyes, sir" and withdrew. 1t had
been little disconcerting when the bellhop
had turned out to be girl, little strange
when the elevator operator turned out to be
one, too. He had forgotten, in his dreams OF
this furlough, that there wouldn't be many
males left in the hotel; but it wasn't important.
Everything else was adhering smoothly to
plan, and Corporal Graham picked up the
telephone and confidently called Belle Hap
woods number He was hungry for many
things, was Corporal Graham, but hungrlest
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
FINAL CIRRS
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Sept. 2-tR-small
receipts of hogs today. again
started prices climbing to a new
seasonal top of S2525. highest
since mid-April. Good to choice
steers were in demand and sold
steady at s1400 to $1,000, with
the top price of s16.75 paid for
choice to prime weighty steers.
The supply of $4,000 hogs, in
Guiding 800 sent direct to packers
and the $500 taken by shippers,
was not sufficient to meet require
ments. Good and choice 100 to $50
pounds sold for S14.90 to $500,
and sows were active at Is to Is
cents higher prices. Good and
shoice $50 to $50 pound sows sold
for S13.75 to S14.25.
The supply OF 5000 head of cat
tie was made up OF common and
medium grades which were Is
cents off.
Local slaughter firms took 1000
Of the total 10000 salable sheep
on direct billing. The run of 5000
head brought mere was ample to
meet demands.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2-lR-A
heated controversy between Trea-
sury Secretary Morgenthau and
the Congressional tax staff broke
open today, causing doubts in COM
petent Capitol Hill quarters that a
new general revenue act. with
higher wartime levies, can be writ
ten in 1913.
The schism developed after the
Congressional tax staff sought to
obtain information from the Bu-
reau OF Internal Revenue and 9TH
er agencies, without channeling
such requests through the Trea-
sury.
1t is understood that Morgen-
thau resents the tax staff engag-
ing In such tactics to obtain in
formation about the Treasury's eff
forts to draw up an Administra-
tlon revenue program. The cabi-
net member is said to be ready to
go into the courts to maintain his
position, possibly with the con-
tentlon that such procedure is an
unconstitutional interference with
executive authority.
The tax staff can use SUBJ
poena to obtain the desired in
1ormation-if such action is ap-
proved by the joint committee on
internal revenue taxation.
Inns. joint committee is headed
by Chairman George D-Ga) of
the Senate Finance committee. the
Vlce-chairman. Colin F. Siam
heads the staff Of tax experts en-
ployed by Congress under super
vision of the joint committee.
Doughton has announced that
the Ways and Means committee
will begin study Of new general
revenue measure, looking toward
higher levies. But informed per-
sons. on Capitol Hill see posi-
bility that the new controversy
plus the length of public hearings
may delay completion of the mea
sure until next spring.
If there is such a delay. any
new rates on individual or corpo-
rate incomes may not become eff
fective until 1915, because the
Ways and, Means committee al.
ready has gone on record as op-
posing any retroactive taxes.
A similar controversy developed
between the Treasury and the, tax
staff last year, and Congress forth
with wrote into the 1912 general
revenue act a proviso that the
staff legally may obtain iaforma.
ton from any government depart
ment or bureau, as it pleases
without consulting the Treasury
Department.
Some Treasury officials are IN
derstood to doubt the constitution
ality of such a procedure.
Morgenthau is said to feel tina
I the Congressional staff nigh
probe into tax proposals bein:
studied by the Treasury, and han
dicap the presentation of a pre-
else Administration tax program
The Congressional staff has no
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
New Head Is Named
For ROTC Unit Here
1t. Col. Thomas Henry Will
Take Charge Of Group

Lieut.. Col. Thomas Henry, in
fantry officer, formerly of the Ten
nessee Military Institute, Sweet
water, Tenn, has been appointed
by the War Department to head
the ROTC unit at New Hanover
High school, T. T. Hami].. prin-
cipal. said Thursday.
Col. Henry, among other mill
tary honors, holds the Distinguish
ed Service Cross. Until recent
years he was on active duty with
troops. He was retired and re
called to service April l, 1941.
He is a native of New York.
Col. Henry succeeds Lieut.. Col
Emil Engel, who was retired thl:
summer after reaching the Arm,
age limit.
Sgt. C. A. Powell will assis
Col. Henry, whose title is pro
fessoc of military tactics
The New Hanover High schoo
KOTC unit won enviable common
dation from the War Department
| last year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
EXCHANGE ship
BEGINS TRAVEL
TO MEET POINT
Cripsholm Puts Out From
New York For Junction
With Jap Vessel

WASHINGTON, Sept. Up -
The exchange liner Gripsholm put
out from New York harbor for the
Orient today. carrying with her the
high hopes of relatives back home
for a safe return with 1850 Amer
lean men, women and children who
have been in Japanese hands since
Pearl Harbor.
The big Swedish liner, made a
bit less than luxurious by expan-
sion from her usual peacetim4 load
1880 Japanese civilians who are
being repatriated. Another 173 Jap
anese are to be picked up at Rio
de Janeiro.
On the basis of the Gripsholm' 3
time on her first exchange Trip
last year. it may be early Deem
Der before the Americans beins
brought back may walk on the
free soil of their homeland again.
In the Gripsholm's hold are
large quantities of relief supplies
and medicines for American pris'
oners of war and civilians still, in
termed in the Orient, including the
Philippines.
To make the Gripsloln as free
as possible from any mistaken at
tack on her journey, she was pro-
vided with brilliant electric lights
including some billboard-type re
Electors projected over the side anc
shining on the hull. She travels
without convoy, under guarantee
of safe conduct by all belliserents
Tremendous letters run the
| length of the ship on each side
spelling the one word diplomat.
Bulbs form a huge cross. The col
ors of neutral Sweden. yellow an6
blue, cover her and the Swedish
flag is painted brightly on The
decks. Radios announce her posi-
ton at intervals.
This is one ship that tries to be
conspicuous.
| eliminating more than year o.
negotiations with the japanese
government through neutral inter
mediaries, the Gripsholm's voyage
this time is to Mormugso. chic
port of the Portuguese colony o
Goa on the west coast of india.
There about October 10. the ex
change will take place, and abou
1.2ao United States nationals an'
some $50 nationals of othar Am
crican r,plhlics and Canada vii
be picked up. The japanese ali
bringing these Americans in thel
exchange ship, Teia Maru.
The first exchange took place
more than a year ago at Lourenc(
Marques, Portuguese East Africa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
Stock Mart Attempts Recovery

NEW YORK, Sept. 2-lR-The
,..I, market was only partially
so"oossful today in maintaining
recent recovery and, after a
ll,,soderately active and higher open:
i l,@ leaders slipped in many cases
~ ~, the result that closing trends
N rifle uneven.
The Associated Press 60-stoch
-sra oe was unchanged at 1873.
" Isl issues traded. 297 were up,
" down and 227 unchanged. Ac-
g. .';+v was best in the first hour,
~ ticker tape slowing appreci-
NV. M thereafter. Transfers Of AGO.
OK S shares compared with 567, S46
Wednesday.
rl;noine 10 modest plus signs
us~a Standard Oil (ND, Chrysler,
coo5mch. Sears Roebuck, Mont
o eomsrv Ward. Douglas Aircraft,
W., American, international
Nirkel. American Can, Westing-
s . Union Carbide and Johns
Ma1ville,
Minor recessions were posted
wi 5. Steel. Youngstown Sheet,
~ american Telephone, General Mo-
.nr. I, S. Rubber. Woolworth,
nsere sperry, Western Union,
ronsoljdated Edison, Southern
po;Iwav Anaconda, American
smelling, du Pont, Allied Chemi-
ral and Texas Co.
Ponds travelled over narrow
rail At Chicago declines of Ia
n "a of cent a bushel were
suffered by wheat. IA to IL for
os+s and IL to 7-0 for rye. Hogs
wore up 10 to 20 cents. Cotton
I,st TO 20 cents bale.
Aluminium OF America jumped
noints in the Grub and lesser
innroyement was scored by Am
rrican Cyanamid b Cuban At
la9t;c Sugar Electric Bond and
Share N. J. Zinc and Technlcolor.
ON Inc offside we're Phoenix Sc
entities. Pennroad, Sae-win Will
Iams and Lehigh Coal. Turnover
here was l2l.040 shares versus
l480O yesterday,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
$50 Fires Still Burning
In Berlin, Says Report
Dispatches Declare That 5000
Persons Die In Attack

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 2-tR-Swiss
dispatches said today that $50 fires
were still burning in Berlin after
Tuesday night Raj block-buster
raid and that estimates of the
dead ran as high as 5000.
The newspaper Allehanda report
ed from Bern, Switzerland, that
some of the fires raging in the
German capital were so large no
effort was made to extinguish
them, firemen merely attempting
to keep them from spreading.
The main force of the raid was
felt in central Berlin, it was said.
The attack, described as fully
as heavy as the RATS 1000 ton
raid Aug %, paralyzed the Ber-
lin tramway, underground and
other communication facilities
Roads leading to Potsdam were
closed to traffic, dispatches said
Bombed-out Berliners were sale
to be streaming into the country
side, and police were reported at
tempting to check the crush a
railway stations.
The towhee or swamp robin is
a bird Ventri1on11ict
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03

The gassy bloating, jittery nerves,
sleeplessness and achy feelings
are relieved and / feel like diff
ferent man. Pow-o-lin gave me the
relief I had sought and I am truly
grateful"
Pow-o-lin is a purely herbal lax
alive preparation for the relief OF
distress as plagued Mr.. Hicks,
when brought on by constipation.
Thousands praise it.
Pow-o-lin may be obtained at
Toms Drug Store. Caution: Use
only as directed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
to 20 cents a bale lower.
RICHMOND LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 2-7A-
u. S. Dept. Ayr Livestock
Hogs: Good and choice 160-250
lbs 1850. 1O0-l2G lbs 1910. 100
40 lbs 1850. 140-160 lbs 14.1G.
25O-3OO lbs 1885 300-350 lbs
14.1O. Sows under $50 lbs 1885;
$4,000 lbs 1850; over 500 lbs
1910. Good stays 1880.
Cattle-Fat dairy type COWS top
1000, cutters 7.50-8.50, Gamers
6.O0-7.5O. Medium and good
heavy sausage bulls 10.O0-12.00,
common lightweights 9,00-10.O0.
Vealers 1915 down.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
LEAPS TO DEATH

ASHEVILLE, Sept. 2-tR-Clif-
ton Albeit, As, chief of the electri.
cal section of the postal accounts
division, general accounting Of
fees, died early this morning az
the result of a leap from the te-.
race roof of a hotel here, DR..
George F. Baier, Jr., Buncombe
county coroner. announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
RALEIGH POULTRY

RALEIGH, Sept. 2-tR-MCDA)
Egg and poultry markets steady
with light receipts.
Raleigh-U. S. grade "A extra
large Clean white) 81; hens, al
weights, % to Is.
Washington-U. S. grade A
large 81: broilers and fryers, 2812
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
SHIP TORPEDOED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-{P)-
The Navy said today that the tor
pedo sinking of a medium sized
United States merchant vessel by
an enemy submarine in the Indian
ocean last April had been reported
by the survivors who arrived in
New York
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
Argument Breaks Open
On Taxation For Nation

been invited to attend inter-de-
partmental sessions on taxation
held at the Treasury.
Meanwhile, the Congressional
tax staff takes the position that it
has no desire to interfere with
the formulation Of an AdmiliStra-
ton program, but wants informa'
ton by which to devise program
of its own.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03

declares Mr.. Hicks.
Joining in the amending flow OF
praise heard throughout this Sec
ton for Pow-o-lin. the purely herb
al laxative medicine that is Great
Ing so much favorable talk among
men and women from every walk
OF life, Mr.. j. w. Hicks, we'll
known farmer of Garner, N. c.,
declares:
had gotten to the point where
felt so sluggish and worthless l
luSl couldn't attend to my farm
work. Food did not taste good,
U'o not seem TO give me strength
VI energy and would cause indi-
seS'lon. gas and pressure after ev-
ey meal. Sometimes, spots would
so'ae before my eyes and I felt
~ lalnt and weak l could hardly
MAKE it. My nerves were on edge
aa sound sleep was next to i'm
gosA'le. Morning found me so let
W.. suS1 and miserable, I felt l could
n ~. ofag myself out of bed. Consti-
p p plagued me and the toxic
d Ias'es made me feel achy, let
0o%a and worthless.
H. wy daughter had tried Pow-o-
sb l win such satisfactory relief
N. INSISTED l try it. To my delight
sI .-1 splendid medicine relieved my
tgiSlSh, constipated, let-down
ing and I am happy to say so.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
CHICAGO BUTTER-EGGS

CHICAGO, Sept. 2-tR-Buttcr
receipts 34l42 firm; prices as
quoted by the Chicago price cur
rent are unchanged.
Eggs. 12,453: finn; OPA ceiling
prices are unchanged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
NEW ORLEANS SPOT

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2.-tR-
Spot cotton closed steady cents
a bale lower. Sales 1926 with low
middling 1923; middling POPS,
good middling 20.73, receipts 49,
007: stock 181, 1857.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
WAR SPENDING

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 H.
War spending in August rebound
ed from the July slump to total
1882, 206, 1853, only $237 ,059, 821
short of the June record, the Trea-
sury disclosed today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
TREASURY
NIIDDLING

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2-lP-
The average price Of middlin2
l5-l6ths-inch cotton today at ten
designated Southern spot markets
was 10 cents a bale lower at 2052
cents a pound: average for the
past 30 market days 20.45; midi
Ena 7-8ths-inch average 1884.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. Sept. 2. = P =
Cotton futures closed 5 to 20 cents
bale lower today after dipping
even further in earlier dealings
on reports of more favorable crop
conditions in the belt.
At the peak of downturn prices
were off as much as IS cents a
bale on dribbling hedges selling
and scattered liquidation. Reap
pearance of aggressive trade
price fixing and covering oper-
atoms steadied the list near the
close.
Futures closed (old contracts)
to 20 cents a bale lower.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Ca, Sept. 2-IR-
Turpentine 66 IA cents gallon;
offerings Y $50 gal bbls) sales
1850 gallons; receipts 81 barrels
shipments II barrels; stocks So,
1873 barrels.
Rosin 600 Id drums) offering
467; sales $40; receipts 286; ship
ments 848; stocks 1926.
Quote B 3.03; D 3.25; E 3.87;
F 3.88; G and H 397; 3.89; K
402; M 4.03; N 4.07; VIC 4.32; WV
and x 4.85.
--V
RALEIGH LIVESTOCK
RALEIGH, Sept. 2-|RH(NCDA)
Hog markets 20 cents higher
with tops of 1850 at Richmond
and 14.45 at Rocky Mount.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
Father And Daughter Say
Pow-0-Lin Proved Wonderful

Well-Known Garner, n. c. Farmer
and Entire Family Give P0w-O-
lin their Heartfelt Praise. Purely
Herbal Medicine Brings Relief
and Happiness Into Their Home.
Best Medicine | Ever Saw"
Declares Mr.. Hicks,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-03
KILLED IN CRASH

NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 2 -'R-
Second Lieut.. Frederick Mack
Fowley, %, USMCR. of Bay City,
Mich, and an enlisted Marine
whose name was withheld pend
ing verification that his next OF
kin had been notified, were killed
Tuesday night when the Navy land
plane which they occupied crash
ed near Hubert, N. c., the Fifth
Naval District announced this at
ternoon.