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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-26
Adios, Amigo

When Frenklin W. Bell returned to this
country from Turkey in September, 1941,
for his customary vacation, the war closed
in SO closely on his heels that ne was order
ed to remain at home. After twenty-five years
in an executive position with one of the
worlds leading tobacco companies, he found
himself at a loose end-not adrift, for his
anchorage was still secure, but with nothing
to do.
In the circumstances, and being a natural
worker and deeply concerned for the country
security, he offered his services to the De-
tense Council, to which he has consistently
increased his value, becoming finally CO.
ordinator OF all council activities Because
of his untiring effort earnestness and eff
cheney. it is learned with deep regret that
he is about to return to his former fields
of employment Only those with whom he has
rome in close contact during his connection
with the Defense Council are in a position
to appreciate how great will be his loss.
His approaching departure casts an in
terestng sidelight on the progress of the war
and its turn in favor of the Allies If con.
ditions at present resembled those, say, Of
year ago in southern Europe and the
Middle East, his company surely would moi
consent to his departure, nor would it be
possible for him to travel so far on a strict
ly commercial mission.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-26

Ger ratings in some specialized
field.
Only 17-year-olds and men over
3S are eligible to volunteer for the
Navy now. The 17-year-old men
are required to have the written
consent of their parents.
Navy volunteers from this vi
cinity are sent to one of two train
ing stations for their boot train
ing-at the Jacksonville. Fla, Ma
val Air station, or the cambridge,
Md, Naval Training station.
The initial training lasts for ap-
pr oximately six weeks, durin g
which time the recruits are indoc-
tlinated generally for Navy life.
Their specialized training does not
begin until after they have spent
d leave at their homes.
The 17-year-olds are eligible to
register for dependency allowances
for their next of kin, Just as other
of the armed forces.
Also, they may register for Gov
eminent Insurance, get $4,000
policy for approximately Sc per
month premium.
AT the training stations, the
youngsters are urged to save their
Since everything they need
ls furnished them, every cent they
ale paid could go into savings.
Consent papers for the Navy or
Naval Reserve may be secured by
'7-year-old boys by writing to the
Navy Recruiting Station here. The
following facts should be given, in
order that the papers may be filled
out for the parents signature:
|. Full name of applicant.
z. Date of birth.
5. Place of birth
Fathers full name.
IN the event that the applicants
father is dead, the mothers full
name should be given. If both par
Nh's are dead, the name of the
applicants guardian hould be
given.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-26

Denmak, the little kingdom di-
rectly across the North Sea from
England, is high lighting the re-
bellion of captive countries against
German occupation. The west
North Sea- coast of Jutland, Den
marks mainland peninsula ad-
joining Germany proper, is nearly
continuous, exposed sandy beach.
Inland lie a few miles of sand
dunes covered with sparse grass,
then open, rolling farmlands
stretching to the Baltic Sea coast
and south across the old German
Danish frontier.
Denmark is about half the size
of Indiana, but in topography and
land use resembles Delaware,
says the National Geographic So
ciety. 1t is sandy, seaside country
with no mountains and few rivers.
1t lives by raising crops which
can be exported easily and profit
ably. Before the war, Denmark
was one large produce farm for
England, motorized refrigerator
boats carrying bacon, butter, eggs
anc hams to Harwich in 18 hours.
Three out of every four acres
in Denmark are under cultivation.
Each farm exported annually an
average of $1,000 worth of agricul-
tural products. Peacetime Den
mark had half the world trade in
bacon and hams, one-forth in but
ter and eggs.
Though rural for the most part,
Denmark in its capital, Copen-
hagen, possesses city with a
population of nearly million.
This commercial center of Scan
dinavia is on Zealand, largest of
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-26

current living drawn from the
current available public supply,
Recently, Mrs. Spelvin has been
having misgivings tinged with a
wholesome anger. Her fingernails
are Clipped and parked, her hands
are rough with scarcely healed cuts
burns and scratches, and she still
feels reminiscent twinges of some
serious aches across the back. She
thinks her feet will never fit into
anything smaller than snowshoes
and although this may be an exag-
geration, she knows for a certain
ty that they do hurt.
All that Mrs. Spelvin has to say
about the food shortage at this
point is that, if it doesn't develop
and all this alarm proves to have
been false, she is going to get out
the pairing knife which she learned
to use so well this summer and go
down to Washington and cut some
body's throat
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-26
Many Homes Provided
For u. S. War Workers

WASHINGTON. Sept. rs lY -
The publicly financed war hous-
ing program is providing homes
Tor war workers at an averag e
rate OF 1000 dwelling units a day.
says tn eFederal Public Housing
Authority.
In the first seven monthsh of
the year, the agency reported to-
day, 236,697 units were completed
twice the total for the same period
last ye-"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-26
LETTER BOX

The editor does not necessarily
endorse any a.hcle appearing IN
this department They represent the
views Of the individual readers.
Correspondents are warned that
all communications must contain
the correct name and address Tor
our records, though the letter may
be signed as the writer sees TT.
The Star-News reserves the right
to alter any text that for any rsa-
son Is Objectionable. Letters on
controversial subjects will not be
published.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-26
Army And Navy Journal
Urges Larger Command
For General Macarthur

WASHINGTON. Sept 2'-8
The Army and Navy JoJl'@- co
serted editorially today t"2l ts
Douglas Macarthur sh"0' 81,
destined for direction OF -
larger sphere of operations IN
Pacific than he now com1aal'''F' ...,
The unofficial but aufho. -..,,,
publication declared that H1,. A..
Chandler D-Ky). members +"
senate military affairs commas, 49,
upon his return from t".li ''
aires of war, will urge in the '. ~.
ate that Macarthur hF given III
preme command of Allied to' '''
the war against Japan. ..r,
1t quoted MacArthms S'a
that he favors ''massl|e .,.,.
against only main obIectives "' a,i
ing surprise and air ana El' ..
power, supported 8''
sisted by the fleet.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-26
Fair Enough

Editors Ncte.-The Star and the News accents ne
responsibility for the personal views Of Pegler
md often d1sagree with them ~ much many Of
his readers His articles serve the good purposs Of
making people think.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-26

the emblem of Americas best-of
Pilgrim aspirations, and Revolutionary
courage, OF the Founding Fathers Wis
dom and pioneer sacrifices, of emancipa-
ton for the slaves and refuge for the
oppressed. 1t tells of home and oppor-
tunlty, freedom to worship and to speak.
1t lifts our eyes to wider horizons where
America looms anew as the champion of
liberty and justice.
AS the flag is all of this there is no SOUND
reason why it's significance should not also
be emphasized in the homes and hearts O.
every loyal American
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-26
Our Chief Aim
To aid in every way the prosecu-
ton of the war to complete VIC
tory.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Before us is future all unknown,
A path untrod.
Beside us is a Friend well loved ana
known,
That Friend is God.
CALENDAR.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-26

The dollar value Of FOODS We
ferred under lend-1ease IN I'f'
500, 900. 600.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-26
Old Glory

The Christian Science Monitor editorally
passes on a suggestion that it would be helm.
lul Tor churches generally to emphasize the
significance of the flag. 1t says the flags
message is:
Kodiak mirror., 1943-09-04


 Charles Madsen, Carl Pajo- man and R. H. Chadwick, local Rotarians who just returned from Outside, spoke to the mem bers of the Rotary club at the regular meeting Tuesday, telling of their experiences on their trips. especially in regards to meetings of other Rotary clubs they attended in the States.
 Guests at the luncheon were Chaplain R. E. Gilmore and It. Glenn Miller.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-09-04

Mrs. Mershon Browning and baby left recently for Tacoma, where Mrs Browning was called to attend to business matters in connection with an estate.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-09-04
PAGE EIGHT

The Ladies' Guild of the Grif- fin Memorial hospital will hold it's regular monthly meeting at 2pm next Tuesday, September 7, at the home of Mrs. A. Holmes Johnson.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-09-04

Mrs. Mildred Davies, who has been employed at the H. Pinch jewelry store, left recently to visit friends and relatives in California.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-09-04

Deputy U. s Marshal Jack Martin, of Dutch Harbor, and Mrs. Martin and son Bradford, returned this week by plane after a brief vacation trip spent in Anchorage.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-09-04

A fire alarm was sounded at 2;;35 pm Tuesday. Oil from an oil stove in the Cheechako Club overfIowed and caught fire, but there was no damage.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-09-04

Victory gardeners who have registered with Mrs. Forest Ayers are reminded to turn in to her an estimate of their pro- duce and size of their plot, to be elig ble for awards.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-09-04

Bill Lewis, owner of the Is- land Transfer company, flew to Anchorage Monday on a brief business trip.
Kodiak mirror., 1943-09-04

Mir and Mrs. Fred Henton, who now operate the Van Glider hotel in Seward. left by plane Monday for that city via An chorage, after spending a few days here visiting friends and attending to business matters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30

ternational president I was en-
powered 10 act In his behalf.
q So what happened?
Al gave MoscovitZ to under
stand that II Basson asked for
n strike order he would get II.
That upset Nose TT very
much. He said he expected that
I would help him, and told me
"you are putting us out of bust
ness; IL isn't fair"
q What is the substance Of
all those conversations with
MoScovitz?
A-The substance IL that I
was seeking To get some money.
@ Was it so announced 10
Moscovitz?
Ayes, sir.
The witness testified boast
fully that an agreement was
finally reached between MoSco-
vitz. himself, and George F.
Brow then president Of
IATSE. Browne was convicted
with Blof two years ago and
also IS serving an eight year
sentence for. his part in the con-
spiracy
q What was the final ar
rangement asNo money?
A-Loew's and R-K-O agreed
TO pay me $4,000 between
them.
Q-How was il 10 be paid?
A-Moscovitz told me that
Mort Singer would he used by
them, that they would pay Mort
Singer by check and that Mort
Singer would cash the check
and give us the money.
DIOFF had testified previously
- that il was customary
practice in his dealings with the
movie magnates for them IN
issue check 10 some third
party as though for services
rendered. and let him hand over
the cash.
@ Was that money TO he paid
to the union?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
The FORGOTTEN Obvious

by teachers who do not know what it is all
about.
Or, If they do they are part and parcel
Of the Communist conspiracy to seize the
public schools as an instrument of revolution.
I EFT us teach the obvious fact that the
l. L. s. A. is the greatest, freest and most
humane form Of government on earth
That its system of free enterprise has
given us the highest standard of living in the
world
That no country on earth can show us
a Washington. jefferson and Lincoln pro-
duced in less than 100 years
And that it is as obUiouS as two and two
are four that if we give up the AMERICAN
WAY, the lCdy for all of us will hereafter lie
through a pitch-dark forest that will end in
the hogs of state slavery.
Let us return our schools 10 the average
level Of average Americans and have done
with the ponderous piffle Of Learned" obscur
Artists and weasel-worded "smears' on the
founding fathers and our system of govern
ment.
Let US have education that educates and
which does not plug" for ahen-minded
doctrines.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30

WITH Detroit's mayoralty campaign just
w about ended. the opposition has failed
TO establish single sound reason why the
voters should not return Mayor Jeffries TO
office.
The opposition has been loud and bitter
in campaign attacks on Mayor Jeffries but
there has been a singular lack of consistency
in the criticism. 1t has become increasingly
vague and pointless. In the last week, it has
more and more betrayed even an absence Of
personal conviction.
There is nothing surprising about this
situation. II bears out the contention of this
newspaper. expressed both before and since
the primaries, that the mayoralty election
fight is forced campaign without any real
issue at stake
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
Help the Mails 90 Through

T HE post office in Detroit has already had
i one Christmas rush-getting Christmas
gifts 70 soldiers overseas.
Today. it has another-getting Christmas
gifts 20 sailors overseas.
Within a few weeks.~aHother will start
getting YOUR Christmas gifts and cards 10
Aunt Annie, Cousin Jim and the old folks at
home.
Throughout the country, the post office
has lost more than 10000 men 10 the armed
services; in Detroit more than 600
Many Of those men had wears Of training
and are irreplaceable until the war is over.
They are irreplaceable because they could
look AZ any piece Of Detroit mail and tell
instantly O6 or more a minute 10 which
delivery station II should be sent.
Those who are doing 'their work havt not
this skill. They work SLOWLY, Tbey must
consult book that lists al addresses Per-
haps they do four a minute.
The result is that the mails are slowed.
An extra day per letter is often required.
. o THE post office adopted a uniform .sys-
- tenn in all large cities. II & simple Each
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
BY ROBEY PARKS

A FTER EXTRACTING $4,000
from Chicago movie theater
executives in 1884 and 1885.
Willie Bioff turned his greedy
eyes toward the greener pas
lures in New York.
He testified that he saw "at-
tractive possibilities % in wage
contract negotiations pending at
that time between movie oper-
ators local No. BOG of the IATSE
and two of the large theater
circuits.
When Bioff arrived he held a
conference with Joe Basson,
business agent of Local No. 500,
who told him the union was
confronted by a wage decrease
proposal from the exhibitors,
and that it might be necessary
TO call strike.
DUT under direct examination
- by Boris KoStelanetz, special
assistant to Atty. Gen. Biddle,
the witness revealed how he
double-croSsed working MEM
hers of the union. Kostelanetz
asked:
Did you talk 10 any one be-
sides Basson about those nego-
tiations ?"
Al talked with Charles
Moscovitz Of LOew's Circuit and
Maj. Leslie Thompson Of R-k-O.
Q-What conversation did
you have with MoScovitz?
Ale showed me wage de-
mands made by Local No. 800
and said his company could not
meet them: that business was
not good. He asked me 10 see
what could do TO help him out.
Q-Yes, 60 on.
Ale began to show me
wage scales here in New York.
He said LOew's were being
penalized by the union because
they were successful circuit,
and that II would only he fair
To make adjustments with tneir
competitors.
Q-What else was said7
Al told him couldn't do
anything TO help him; that he
would have To get together with
Local No. 500 az best he could.
@ Can you relate what hap
pened next?
Al contacted Joe Basson
and told him 10 increase the
unions demands. TO make them
bigger. I had a purpose In hack
Of my mind.
THE witness next described
Il several conferences with the
theater executive and several
meetings with the local union
leader. during which he kept
assuring BaSSon that IATSE
would back him TO the limit,
even TO the extent Of a strike
Q-ls il correct that under
the IATSE constitution any
strike order by a local union
must have the sanction OF the
international president?
A---That ~ right. hut ss per-
sonat representative of the In
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
Quick Questions

Where in the Bible would
you find the Lords Prayer?
2-Would you be most likely 10
(a) eat; (b) wear: (c)
smoke. or (a) have as a pet
a black tartarian?
(Which Of our army ranks
is denoted by a word derived
from the French phrase for
holding the place of"
Nv h a [ economic upheaval
with world wide consequence
occurred Ia years ago today,
Oct. 10. 1929, in the United
States?
5-What great discovery was
made by Anthony van Leeu-
wenhoek, a bookkeeper and
clothing salesman with a
hobby?
6-Right or wrong: Cal 1t re-
quires $1,000 pounds of
bombs AT night TO destroy
target that could be obliter-
ated with 5000 pounds of
bombs in the daytime; (b)
il requires 10 gallons of
water 10 produce one gallon
of gasoline -?
First thing printed in what
is now the United States
was what: Eliots Bible for
Indians, The Oath of a Free
man. New England Courant.
or Cotton Mather's Sermons
on Witchcraft7
S-Benjamin went 10 fly a kite
and proved what important
scientific fact?
ANSWERS on Opposite Page)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30

succeed. no matter how good the standards
of housing and clothing and food and medical
care may be, unless all within it, the un-
willing as we'll as the willing, perform their
full share.
Human nature being what it is, in society
as we'll as in an army, this can only be
accomplished by strong authority and by
punishment for the unwilling.
THOSE who have been responsible for the
i conduct of Communist society and Russia
is or has been the great example, understand
these principles.
Ultimate authority is concentrated in
dictatorship, and distributed and exercised
through a hierarchy OF officials responsible
to central power. There is no chance for
democracy in such a society. OF necessity it
must be autocratic, hierarchc.
Tasks must be deliberately apportoned,
according TO the qualifications of the mem
bers of the community. and the discharge of
these tasks must be enforced by punition.
The workers can gain release from their
prescribed efforts, not by any voluntary
REIMBURSEMENT of their position. but only by
permission from authority above them.
Thus, when | view the conditions of life
under Communist society, see them In terms
of army experience. But while the experience
of being a soldier of having every reasonable
need supplied by authority, in all armies is
brief and is followed by release when time
is up when peace returns, in state that
is organized on a Communist basis, this life
is perpetual.
1t may afford freedom from want" but
perhaps no other freedom whatever. And
while il iS held ont solution of the ills
of life. as an escape from the inequalities of
capitalism and while whole communities may
choose it and make trial of it, cannot myself
imagine that il can be the life which many
men will choose, who have known military
service in this war
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30

mailer is asked to use in each address in
Guiding MS return address, little number
that Identifies, at sight the delivery SUBJ
station.
Separation Of the mail becomes much
simpler much faster Even high school boys
can do it-and are at this very minute in the
Detroit post office.
II YOU make use Of these small numbers
you will speed up the mail YOU send. the mail
YOU get and your neighbors mail, and all the
army and navy and war business mail.
You don't know the number for your
address Your postman does. Ask him,
because he's anxious for you 10 use it.
NOU don't know the numbers FOR the De-
troit friends TO whom you are going to
send gifts and Christmas cards
Well, shortly employees Of the Detroit
post Office on THEIR OWN TIME will leave
AT each residence and business house in the
city booklet That will give he delivery
number for EACH ADDRESSED IN DE-
TROIT!
II they can do that what reasonable ex-
euse could you have for not cooperating!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30
RIOFF'S GREED EXPOSED
Extends Activities to n. Y, Then Sells Out
Union in Wage Negotiations

EDITORS NOTE - This is
the fourth in a series Of articles
on labor raeketeerine based on
testimony gi0en at the Holly
wood conspiracy trial in New
York by Willie Bioff, convicted
ex-ezar. of the International
Alliance Of Theatrical Stage
Employees, who wos returned
from LeoUenUorfh to appear as
stor government Witness against
the eight defendants.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-30

A-Oh. no. II was 10 he paid
to me and Browne.
The court: Was IL TO 60 into
the union treasury?
A-No. sir.
@ Did you ever pretend that
this money was TO 60 10 the
union?
A-No. never at any time.
: Willie the Squealer identified
Mort Singer as IAN exhibitor,
moving picture exhibitor con-
nected with R-k-O for many
years in some executive posi-
ton" He testified that the
Sl50,O00 ultimately was divided
between Browne, himself. and
several OF the defendants now
on trial.
They include seven eminent
Boys from Chicago" and Louis
kaufman. business agent Of
Newark. n. j., movie operators
local No 244 of the IATSE. All
are accused by the government
Of sharing in the millions Bioff
and Browne collected from the
cinema magnates.
X OSTELANETZ told the Jury
IA during his opening state
ment that there was an
element of secrecy 10 these
transactions. that when the
moneys were paid the books Of
the companies carefully hid the
real purpose of the tranSac-
tons. " The prosecutor added:
THE government holds no
brief whatsoever for the officers
and for the companies that
made these payments and that
yielded to this type OF persua-
sion. They should have been
more courageous. :"
Under cross-eXamination by
Chief Defense Counselor James
ID. c. Murray, Bioff admitted
that members of his union failed
in their wage negotiations after
ne collected the Sl50.0O0. Muir
ray told the jury in his opening
statement.
I'VE promise that we will
demonstrate rs the evidence un-
folds that there was no extor-
ton In this case, but that II was
bribery After MoscovitZ
and Nicholas Schenck had pre-
vailed upon BIoff to refuse to
let the union strike, they paid
him SI5O,O0O.
"R-k-O went out To Chicago
and got Mort Singer. They
struck up q bargain with Singer
that the money should pass
through his hands. Loew's was
To pay 100000 and R-K-O
$4,000, apportioning the costs
according to the number Of
theatcrs In the industry.
"But instead OF paying only
S150,000 they wound up by pay
ing about S165,0O0 in order to
conceal the transaction on their
books. That figure included the
payment Of Singers income tax
on the entire amount and a
$1,000 payment to him for han
ding the bribe."
What is the sequel 10 this7
The answer is found in a suit
for damages filed by the union
last year against Loew's and
R-K-O. II charged the two COM
panies with conspiring 10 de-
prive them of their rights.
No answer TO the complaint
was filed, but an out-of-court
settlement Of $50. 1000 was made
with the union June 8, 1913.
fBioH and Browne were now "bir
stuff" Read another In this series ~
articles tomorrow and learn how the
two labor rseketeers hIked their de-
mands w seven figures vhsn they
shifted their attention 10 Hollywood