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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
William Lyon Phelps

William Lyon Phelps is dead at 78. In June
he suffered stroke and though he seemed to
be improving only few days ago relapse
on Friday caused his physicians to give up
hope for his recovery.
He was an outstanding example of the ca
pacity OF ''old men to go on working. Retired
at 68, as the rule is at Yale for faculty mem
bers, he took on new duties and up to the
day he was stricken seemed to be doing more,
writing more, and participating in a greater
number of activities, than before he attained
the distinction and title, professor emeritus
Of English.
We have long contended no man is old,
whatever his age, until he can no longer
do a days work. William Lyon Phelps veri-
fled this belief II look at it, he said when
he reached the retirement age, "as senior
ought to look at commencement, with regret
at leaving a pleasant past but eager and in
high spirits for the future
Some two score books bear his name as
author. There Is no way to estimate how
large were his lecture audiences or how many
tuned in for his broadcasts, but his popularity
with the general public was no whit less
than with the students in his Yale classes.
Contemporaries were divided in their esti-
,o.te of his stature as literary critic. Some
found him prone to over-praise and excessively
re,ctant to condemn. But for each scoffer
,ybo dismissed him as literary Pollyanna.' -
a. ,uAra hundreds who agreed with the lit
erary periodical, ''The Bookman,' which call
81 him: '"The man who has done most to
make people like books"
Es was distance runner in his undergrad.
uate days and retained love OF sport through.
mt his life. He played hockey until 49, base
hall until As and tennis and golf thereafter
Auaonx his solfing partners at various times
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22

The pine tree, giving its life
blood for victory, is tapped in much
the same way as are rubber and
sugar trees. A V-shaped cash is
cut near the base of the pine and
a cup or apron placed to catch
the gum. Each week a new cash is
Clipped above the old one, and
the cup moved up.
The accumulation of gashes or
streaks advancing up the tree with
each fresh cut at the rate of about
foot and a half a year, is called
the face" Ten thousand faces
constitute a crop. A crop produces
so units of naval stores, $500 gal
lon of turpentine and 10000 pounds
of rosin.
Because chipping is the greatest
job and manpower the greatest
problem, trees, this year, are be-
ing stimulated to greater activity
by a sulphuric acid treatment.
Normally, the gum ceases to flow
from a new streak in about a
week, and another streak must be
Clipped. The acid, sprayed direct
ly on the wound each week, stim-
ulates and sustains the flow for
two or three weeks. Production of
gum is thus increased up to so
per cent. Clippings are reduced
from once every week to once ev-
cry two or three weeks. Manpow
er is cut by at least Is per cent.
The term Naval stores" dates
from the early 18th century when
seamen tarred their ropes and
caulked their sailing vessels with
tar and pitch. Most of the naval
stores then came from Sweden.
Now the United States produces
more than 70 per cent Of the worlds
supply. Georgia leads in produc-
tion with Florida second. Alaba-
ma, Mississippi, South Carolina.
and Louisiana also contribute these
war-essential products.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
Rosin And Turpentine
Go To War In Big Way

Cutting down the old pine tree
for any reason except needed for
military purposes" may soon be
out for the duration. At least 70
million southern pines are now
essential war workers."
Slash and long-leaf pines, cover
ing thousands of acres of the
South are now in active service.
Equipped with gutters-and-cups,
and sprayed with a special stimuli
ant, they are expected to drip their
valuable naval stores (turpentine
and rosin) at the :~ate of about
100000 units this year, says the Ma
tional Geographic Society.
War needs have swung pine tree
products into front-line uses. Ros-
in, used chiefly for fiddlers' bows
and boxers shoes, for paints, var
nishes, and soaps; turpentine, used
as thinner for paints, and in GER
tain insecticides, medicines, and
numerous other compounds-have
both been diverted to the fighting
fronts.
Every bomber now blasting the
enemy is coated with materials
containing turpentine and rosin.
Bombardiers' and pilots clothes
are waterproofed with pine prod
ucts. Explosives looming toward
enemy objectives contain synthe-
tic camphor made from turpen-
tine. Military first-aid kits carry
heart stimulants, salves. and lini-
mer1ts in which this camphor plays
vital role.
Rosin covers the sensitive wires
in flying instruments. Rubber parts
Tor oombers are processed with a
turpentine-derived solvent. Shells
and hand grenades are coated with
wax and rosin. Tanks roll off the
assembly lines protected with
paints and varnishes made with
turpentine and rosin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22

are included in the most recent re.
leases of contract awards by the
War department.
Two New Hanover projects are
Included in the group. One, provid-
ing cor new Army housing, went to
RoSers Construction company, IF
Sanithfield The other, an order for
construction of temporary frame
buildings, was let to F. N. Thomp-
SOIL, Of Raleigh.
The remaining projects follow:
Scotland county. temporary frame
building and electrical distribution
system, Boyle Construction compa-
ny, Sumter, S. c.; Wayne county,
temporary frame building, W. L.
Jewell, Sanford; Forsyth county,
fertilizing and grassing Southern
Mapping and Engineering compa-
ny; Cumberland county, firing ran.
ses, F. D. Cline, Raleigh; Durham
county, paving, grading and drain
age repairs. r. D. Cline
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
Our Chief Aim
To aid in every way the prosecu-
tion of the war to complete Vic.
tory.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Sometimes we entertain the thought
that we could be better Christians if we
we're living generation ago, or hundred
years in the future. But would we really?
This much is sure: like Moses we have
been born in our time (Acts Z; 2O) and
God wants to use us as we are, where we
are, now!
What prevents you from offering your
self, Your SELF, to God in sincere hui
mility, this very moment, for place
any place, He will show you-in His plan.
REV. IRA S. FRITZ.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
Meany Advocates Plans
For Quick Conversion
To Postwar Production

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. - R -
George Meany, secretary-treasur-
er of the American Federation of
Labor, (AFL), called upon Amer
lean industry tonight to get blue
prints ready without delay" for
quick conversion to postwar pro-
duction because latter the war
we want to see the vast majority
of jobs provided by private en-
ployers rather than by the gov
ernment."
Earlier in the week, the AFL's
publication, 'Labor's Monthly Sur
vey," called for joint union-man-
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22

WASHINGTON, Aus. 21.-(R-
A letter to an airman overseas
Dear Bill:
Just thought you would like to
know that you fellows who have
been manning the big forts and
the fighters won't have to worry
about finding something to do
when you come home.
You should be able to go right
on in aviation, and that goes for
mechanics, reteorologists and 9TH
ers as well as pilots.
Everybody, it seems, back here
wants to have a hand in postwar
commercial aviation. And you
know how thatll pan out: the more
the merrier, meaning that many
more jobs for you boys.
Over at the Civil Aeronautics
Board the other day, few things
came to light which you might
like to .low and pass along.
CAB now has on file 283 appli-
CdllOIS lol new lllCS SCI lila L,
"new" routes there are only
II domestic lines in the country
today you know.
Helicopters will be all the rage
used on the short hops, 10 to
100 miles, so If you get chance
to fly one of those strange bugs,
jump at 1t.
CAB hopes the change from a
wartime aviation nation to peace
time commercial flying can begin
almost the minute the last gun is
fired.
Hearings on applications will be-
gin in September and CAB be-
lieves some certificates of operation
can be granted for new lines by
the turn of the year.
The entire industry CAB,
postoffice department, which helps
pay the way through mail con-
tracts, state aviation groups, do
mestic carriers, all applicants for
certificates, manufacturers, trade
associations, airport managers -
will attend the hearings.
There are lot of rough spots
to be smoothed out, of course, be-
tween here and the Inauguration
of these postwar routes traf-
f.e control, avoiding the duplication
of lines, determining who is en-
titled to a certificate and who is
not.
The development that every
body is talking about over here is
the feeder" line, SO keep it in
mind.
It's the short helicopter hop for
passengers or mail or express
without too heavy load, dropping
in every 10 or Is miles.
Frequency should sell this SER
vice to the public, like today's
street cars and buses. Can't you
see a feeder" taking off every
ID minutes, carrying 10 persons to
homes in the suburbs?
Just to show you how all parts
of the country are planning, let's
skip around a bit.
Take couple of big cities like
New York and Boston. Only ane
domestic line runs into Boston to-
day, and its from New York, but
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
NO NEWS ANY MORb

Searching for editorial sli'tb ri,
asked the telegraph editor noi M
morning, HAS Hitler reSlsn H.sitt.
YETI" NO" was the reply ne,,s p, ss..
er has Roosevelt announced Nv y
he won't run for a fourth 'el 4bs:,
Such is the du1lness OF lie W.
hot days. Nothing ever happen p'Y.o)
Angelo Scott in the lola 'n'
Register.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
DIFFERENT TUNE

The new Spanish minister to Al
geria says that Spain is neutral
now and more than ever desires
above all to avoid war. The al
lied progress of recent months has
certainly put a civil tongue in
Spain's head.-Charleston IS. c.
Evening Post.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22

agement planning now for the Gre
alton of 100000 new postwar
jobs.
1t asserted that 100000 more
jobs must be available than we
provided in 1910 to ''reach full
employment for our own people. j"
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
NOW HE KNOWS

After carrying a full pack on a
20-mile hike. Private Jones writes
home that he now understands
what they meant when they said,
1.-THE army will put weight on
man" "-Christian Science Monitor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
SOLONS JOIN CAMPAIGN

Throughout the entire South, members of
Congress are jumping on the pipeline band
wagon and assisting Swami in his campaign
to impress upon Dixielanders the fact that
their states have ''too long been step-chi1dren
provinces of master state, yet with a
natural wealth which has scarcely been touch
ed.''
Senator'S and congressman who have made
public speeches in behalf of the program re-
port that the response has been favorable, al
though the current campaign, designed to ex-
tend through the congressional recess, began
only about week ago.
Representative F. Edward Hebert, Demo-
crat, Louisiana, member of the House Naval
Affairs Petroleum Investigating sub-commit-
tee appeared with Swami in radio forums
over Station WSM at Nashville, and over a
Louisiana statewide hook-up from New Or
leans. A similar program, in which Repre-
sentative Frank Boykin, Democrat, Alabama
participated was broadcast from Mobile
Senator James o. Eastland Democrat. of
Mississippi is scheduled to appear at Jack
son and Memphis Representative l.. Mendel
Rivers Democrat South Carolina chairman
of the petroleum subcommittee is booked for
appearances in his home state and at Rich
mond: Senator Burnet R. Maybank Demo-
crat South Carolina, is slated to air his views
over WBT, Charlotte.
ance of several North Carolina solons -
whom letters of invitation to Join in tho c.,o w
paign for development of the South have 81
ready been dispatched. al
|
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
DER FUEHRER FLUNKS!

A Wag remarks that Hitler has
flunked his Orel test. And that
isn't all. His 1. @. has dropped be-
low the orm.-Greenville Is. c.
News.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
DIGGING

Berliners are said to be frantical-
ly digging raid shelters for them
selves. They would make them
selves safer by digging graves for
their nazi leaders. - Lynchburg
(Va.) News.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
NO TIME FOR REST

Victory gardeners shouldn't rest
on their laurels but prepare to
plant the turnip patch. Laurels are
indigestible. ble.-Charlotte Observer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
AS Others Say 1t
PEACHES AND PEACHES

North Carolina peaches were a
flop this year. But they were the
kind that grow on trees.-Faytte-
vile Observer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
TIP FOR MOTORISTS

WPB has allocated 45,0OO,O 900 gal
Ions of anti-freeze for civilian use
this winter, so it looks as if motor
lists won't have to keep the radia-
tors drained along with their gas
tanks.-Greenville IS. c. News.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
ARMY PROJECTS. s2,s mn

North Carolina military expansion rroi.o4.
totalling approximately $685. 900. to be co,s
structed under the supervision ~ the vUr- up'
nington office of the U. S. Army Enrine~r. M @n'
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
War Flyers Expected To
Find Places In CONNER
cial Program
By BUS HAM

WASHINGTON, Aus. 21.-'R-
A letter to an airman overseas
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-01
BY TOM WOLF
kEA Staff Cerrespendent


LONDON, April - One O
the most jealousy guarded Sc
crets in England today is thu
identity of the manufacture o
trade-marked products.
In America this would NEAR
that when you went TO buy Z
Parker fountain pen you'd get .
Parker pen all right. but II
might not have been manufact.
ured by Parker. Sheaffer or Wa.
terman might have made it.
Ridiculous as this seemingly
self-contradictory scheme ap.
pears at first, it's the secret
which made possible Britain's
concentration OF industry. 1t is
scheme America may have 20
adopt.
AS in the United States today,
when the British began mobili-
zation OF manpower they found
q simultaneous attack necessary
on the corollary problem Of sus-
tanning production of consumer
goods on limited labor budget.
As we have already done,
the British started by limiting
the production of consumer
goods. A la WPB, the British
strtamlined production into a
handful of frill-less "austerity"
models in all lines from handle
less teacups to cuffleSs trousers.
Also, as America has done,
British prioritied raw materials.
1t went further, extending PRIOR
tiles to the most important raw
material-the labor supply it.
self Empowered to direct any
one in any job, the government
can shift labor resources to es-
sential labor markets as produc-
ton needs change.
But none OF these measures
solved the basic problem. Many
factories with reduced produc-
ton quotas OF supplies and labor
could work only part time. Ma
chimes, factory space and men
were idle
SO, in March, 194l, the Board
of Trade decided it was neces-
sary 10 concentrate industry. It
was easily the most drastic step
in effect and in postwar im-
plicatiOns--that Britain had yet
taken. Concentration Of indus
try means that nucleus of few
firms working full time take en-
tire production Of concentrated
industry. The rest of the indus
try closes down. Machines are
either stored or turned over 70
other uses and idle factory space
is put to use.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-01
Pooling of Industry
Conserues Manpower

AZ iSSoSH very siSot iidi j.
ships to closed firms, a scheme
was worked out for keeping
their trade brands on the mar
ket. A vital part of the coneen-
tration- Of industry plan was that
nucleus Of firms should con-
tinue to manufacture for them
selves and for former COMPETE
tors brands under their old trade
names. No one outside of the
industry knows who is closed
and who remains open.
Basically the concentration of
industry works like this: The
government determines produc-
ton quotas of the industry con-
cerned. The Board of Trade
tells the industry it will have 10
concentrate and how much.
Within certain broad outlines,
industry is allowed to work out
its own plan of concentration
but the Board of Trade can crack
down on recalcitrants.
Among the requisites, before
the Board of Trade certifies the
company as a nucleus firm, is
that il will provide adequate
compensation for closed firms.
A nucleus firm pays for and SUI
pervises shutting closed firms
and storing equipment and pro-
perty upkeep.
While the Board of Trade
sometimes allows nucleus firms
to buy closing firms outright, it
discourages this policy. Instead,
it urges pooling of machinery
and personnel into the nucleus
plant; selling to che nucleus firm
the closed firms raw material
quotas; marketing the closed
firms products under its brand
names.
Most important, the Board OF
Trade emphasizes the postwar
policy is decentralization of in
dustry and reopening of closed
firms.
The nucleus firm is protected
both as to labor and materials.
BY prior substitution" the gov
eminent supplies trained per-
sonnet to replace nucleus firm
employees who have been draft
ed Necessary raw materials are
allocated to nucleus firms.
A tough problem even on pa
per. concentration of industry IS
doubly tough because of the hu-
man values involved The labor
released by closed firms is di-
rected TO vital war work else
where. The new plant is often
miles from home--indeed it is
most likely to be, since an effort
is made to close firms in already
congested areas.
Moreover, inevitably the big
ger firms have consumed the
m al er. Government pro-
nouncements to the contrary
notwithstanding, closed firms
are frankly worried that they'll
never reopen. Finally, this war
time measure involves the most
rigid form of dictatorship.
Nobody thinks the plan easy /
or desirable. But it has brought |
savings in machinery, labor and
factory space. The hosiery in
dustry alone released 10000 |
workers for other war jobs and
saved 100000 square feet Of |
factory space. IT is only one
from so industries concentrated
to date.
So far 1000 nucleus firms are
certified and 1000 factories clos
cd down This has released
quarter million workers and So
square feet of factory
space.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-04-01
TASTY TIDBrr

OMAHA. Neb. - Fiber dog
tags which the City OF Omaha
issued this year to save metal
have proved more appetizing
than practical.
Eight dog ow ners have
brought remnants of tags TO city
officials, claiming the pets like
their taste 80 much that they
chew the tags off their collars.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23

1t Hess Al the training school
in Dearborn.
The reception to follow the
ceremony for the families, rola-
tives and friends viii bc held
az the Detroit Athletic Club
That evening tho couple will
take a boat 10 Cleveland TO rc-
main day there and continue
hy'traln 10 Hot Springs Va,
where they VIII stay a week
They viii reside al the Ford
Foundation upon return
Already Miss NacIvor has
been entertained at two parties
Mrs Hess gave a luncheon At
tho Detroit Golf Club for the
brlde.elect so that she might
meet friends Of the family
A Sunday evening buffet sup
per and linen shower was given
by Mrs Frederick Bolton the
former Tommy Mclaughlin. A.
the h ON Q Of her parents IN
ParkSide avenue.
Coming up in tho future ON
the social calendar for Miss
Maclyor- is q buffet SAppcr- and
kitchen shower June /. 10 hc
given by Mrs Harry Fruehaut
a. her nom IN LakepointC.
Crosse PointC. The rehearsal
dinner has been arranged for
June II Al the MacIvor resi-
denCe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
June Bride Season Near

With May practically over
June brides-to-be come into tho
limehght with exciting plans for
their weddings and with the
lists Of premarital parties grad
ually getting longer
Miss Catherine Ann MacIyor.
daughter Of John A. NaClvor OF
LaSalle Gardens. has revealed
that she Will be married June
10 10 1t. 90 Edward II. Hess
OF the L s. Naval Training
School in Dearborn.
The wedding, which will be
formal will take place AZ $40
p. m. a. the Brewster Pilgrim
Congregational Church with Or.
Thomas A. Anderson officiating
1t. Hess is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin J. Hess OF IroquoiS
avenue.
Miss MacIvor will have only
one attendant. her sister. Mrs,
Frederick p. Louvre. who is liv-
inE AT home in the absence OF
her husband. 1t Ggl LoWrie
OF the l.. S. Navy overseas.
Best man for Ii. Hess will he
Comdr. Paul X Bryant and the
ushers are Ii. James a. Spence
of Saginaw and 1t. Ga John
A. Wagner Of Battle Creek. All
three officers are stationed with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Members

TIIF Womcn's Council Of the
Detroit Navy League veil
open a drive for new members
under tho direction OF Mrs. Lloyd
G. Hooker Saturday
At the same time tho league
Will take over thc land-loCked
recruiting ship, L. s. s Mckee
yer, where tho women will
maintain headquarters and an
information center 70 aid in tho
recruiting of W AYES and
SPARS.
MISS jerry WarCouN, DetroITS
Miss Navy" will have charge
Of the ship
She has returned from r trip
10 New York where she con-
fcrred with tho national chair
man Of Women'S Councils Mrs.
EaAe+t- AAeak9- kelley
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
NowLeo8ue Cornese-Vo8eIson8
Seekin8New Marriage Announced

THE marriage Of Arlene Mae
NoGelSanC 10 Aviation Cadet
Douglas HaiG Carnegie. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Carnegie Of
Gladstone avenue. is announced
by tho brides parents, Mr. and
Mrs Lee A. VoGelSanG Of Wilde
mere avenue.
Rev Charles r Allen per
formed the ceremony May Y IN
The Wesley Chapel Of the Metro
polltan Methodist Church. The
couple will 60 10 Texas. where
Cadet Carnegie is 10 be an
instructor in navigation.
The bride wore An afternoon
-aFeEE-ef- ite-S44tE- ieFSe -
large white basque straw hat
and a CorSagc OF white orchids
Her attendant was Mrs, Gerald
X. Nicscn. who wore a tadcta
suit with a white straw hat and
a corSaCe Of purple orchids The
best man was Gordon Carnegie
brother Of tho bridegroom
After a reception Al tho home
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Ounnnnerize
Surgical
Station

THE workroom Of the Ameri-
can Rcd Cross surgical dress
ing station No. 81, and the home
nursing course unit quarters
have been summer conditioned
and adjusted for proper ventila-
ton. thus offering new comfort
and convenience for those work.
ing there.
Located at l17l5 Dexter, near
Webb, the work room is super
vised by the Department OF
Michigan, Ladies Auxiliary 10
the Jewish War Veterans OF the
United States.
Next class OF instruction for
newcomers will be held at this
station AZ 10 a m, June 7, with
the enrolment limited 10 30
members. For those who have
received their lessons and have
qualified. they are welcome at
the work room daily or weekly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-23
Adopt Uniform

After months of work Nom
hcrs n the council have adopted
an official uniform
The first Of tho uniforms was
delivered last week 10 Mrs Lee
Corhman SChakno, secretary OF
the Detroit chapter.
Tho uniform IS navy hluc and
has an Official badge 10 he worn
on tho left shoulder
"a roosuy dispatch case is n
slightly lighter shade of navy
blue and tho outfit il topped
N with a garrison cap Of stiff
fcl'
An important activity ar the
council is tho consultant bureau
under Mrs Charles GIrlin. chair
man. and Mrs. BYRON +.
Flechtncr. assistant.
The bureau helps wives n
navy men find 'ohS. aids sailors
or loayc IN shopping and solves
problems o5 lodging. p,aCcS 10
Sc and things 70 Snc
Mrs Richard Thornton Brod
head heads the DETROIT council
as honorary chairman and Mrs
sid Erwin is chairman.
Mrs BENJAMIN Warren i. vice
Chairm Mrs Sam Keller.
treasurer. and Mrs , John 6.
Newherry, raliora, delegate
Tho executive committee is
composed Of Mrs. William r
Alderman Mrs Charles IF.
Fisher Mrs. FIcd IT. Murphy
Mrs Norton II. Pearl and Miss
NarcouN.