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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22
Emergency Bills

We all realize that state Of war emergency
demands certain laws and practices which are
expedient and necessary to successful action,
even though they would not be asked or al
lowed in peacetime. But the term war emer-
gency'' has been invoked in the present Con-
measures whose passage could carcely affect
the war one way or the other. and whose
provisions are of debatable merit to say the
least The latest one, the so-called E1lender
bill, tops them all.
This bill has to 90 with the tire business,
and was introduced IN the Senate by the
junior senator from Louisiana, on behalf of
the committee studying small business prob
lens. 1t would prohibit all but independent
dealers from selling new, rebuilt or recapped
tires Except when they arc part of an auto
mobile purchase), and from recapping or SER
vicing tires. This would put oui of business
all retail tire stores operated by tire manu-
facturers, and would forbid the sale Of tires
by gasoline stations and by any person or or
ganization owning or controlling 10 per cent
Of tire manufacturing corporation.
The original excuse for all this was the fear
that independent dealers might be forced out
of business by the shortage of new tires. But
in the past year the Independents have done
about Sc per cent of the $3.50, 00O, 900 tire bust
ness. OF the rest, the so.called mass dis
tributors," mail-order houses and big auto
supply retailers, did "a per cent, and the
company owned stores and filling stations did
the remaining 10 per cent.
Company stores have been charged with
price cutting and unfair competition. The
company stores hold that such instances are
only healthy competition, and that if they
mad been cutting their opposltion's throat, their
volume OF business would have been increased
rather than declined.
But true or false the Ellender bill is not
the solution If competitors can be legislated
out OF business and manufacturers prohibited
from retailing their own products, then the
country's business future is extremely chaotic.
Independent retailers of automobiles cloth
ing, dairy products, radios and many more
items could press for application Of the same
law in their own cases.
The United States Supreme Court has ruled
that prime test Of monopoly is whether or
not the public is injured. The public has moi
complained about the compan y-owned tire
stores. Rather, the Ellender bill is the out
come OF probably wel-meaning, but certainly
short-sighted, efforts to help small bust
ness"
The whole tire business is in enough of 3
mess now without adding to it. And the
postwar outlook for business is seriou.
! enough without the confusion and sitting o.
initiative and opportunity that general ap
phcatlon Of this legislation would invite.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22
QUOTATIONS

Finally train had reason to stop, look and
listen. bear on the track delayed freight
in Alaska.
Clevelanders filled up their War Chest and
now have reason to throw out their own.
The poorest tip today is to tip back in an
easy chair while others do the war work.
With so many lads in the service, girls are
clinging to their youtf-whether he's good
looking or not.
The last of the vacation fish stories nave
been heard-as has most of the tall corn talk.
We might at least appreciate that gas ra-
tioning is going to make our auto last LOT
longer.
An Illinois man phoned horne after oemg
missing three yeaos. We wonder it he'll blame
it on the phone service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22
Daily Prayer
FOR UNFLAGGING ZEAL

Thou knowest, o Lord, that u
is not easy to live up to the lever
of our highest mood and vision
and purpose. We are prone 70
slump and falter. Our high ideals
grow dim in the garish light o.
everydayness. Petty interests II,
trude into noblest purposes. ana
all the while world at war waits
for the expression of a loyaNN
that is unshakeable. and for
resolution that will not TALL
Kindle in us by the Spirit, We
pray, new ardor for our moi,
war aims, and a new sense u
our unity with the heroic service
men at the front. In every pos
sible way, and at all times, may
We be consecrated soldiers OF 'h'
Cause for which we wage wal
Make us big and brave enous3I
to bear our share of sacrltlce ana
service without murmuring. LEV
the glow of our devotion be known
to our boys in service; that IN
great and flaming unity we ma!
achieve victory. Amen.-W.T.t'
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22
Raymond Clapper Says:
Hull Before Lawmakers
Should Impress World

WASHINGTON. - Other govern
ments should be impressed by the
occasion which brought Cordell
Hull before the joint session of
Congress.
1t was a kind of public ratifica-
ton by Congress and a most inn
pressive one, of a new and deep
national conviction in America.
That conviction is personified by
Cordell Hull and what he has done.
1t is in The spirit Of the achieve
ments at Moscow--a conviction
that we must be part Of world
Of good neiehbors, that we intend
to be, and that We intend to join
in the use Ct force il necessary to
deal with any disturber of the
peace.
I sat in the House press gallery
and saw the whole chamber, on
both sides of the aisles. applauding
Cordell Hull when he said that he
found Marshal Stain one of the
great statesmen am leaders of this
age. They applauded twice again
as Secretary Hull praised the pa
triotic struggle o. the people of
Russia.
That signified 4 neighborly spir-
it, a feeling of good will indepen-
dent of political ideoiogy, as Ro-
man Catholic and a hardshell Bap-
fist might be friendly neighbors
over the back fence and join for
ces to keep a quiet decent neigh
borhood
To me il had not the slightest
meaning as respects agreement or
disagreement with bo]shevism or
communism, but the greatest sig
nificance was indicating that Con-
gress in spirit was rising above
such matters to sa. publicly in this
way that it was as one with Cor
dell Hull in a desire to work with
all peace-loving nations.
The occasion, more than what
was said. was significant. I doubt
if this means that cabinet mem
bers will be addressing joint ses-
sion of Congress often Certainly
not in this manner. For Congress
put on a tuL dress ceremonial for
Secretary Hull, exactly as is done
for the appearance CT the Presi-
| dent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22

berts northeast of the SolonlohS,
Carrier planes and army land0ass1l
planes are doing the job. ADMIR- :.
Nimitz, whose headquarters =
Pearl Harbor, is his own authofH
for the punch back Of him. He say
it is big enough to start an ol'D'
sive-right now.
The percentages, other than NAV
Arthur's, are not available. b b.
his punch, Halsey's punch ana j.. ID,
mitz' punch must add up to 50 ~
thing interesting. a.
That, hopefully, may br-dg u. u,
busy fireside American out OF ", ~
jungle. If he should find hIHl21, ,t
heading back, let him be coIso 1.s
with the plight of the Jap on p0n pun.
On that northernmost Sololl0,,
island, the soldierly son OF Nlpg NJ
mas been listening daily to the Il
Isyo radio sink the American nav
refloat it, and sink it again
A night or so ago, he was Si'' n,
ing the sleep Of security wAen i;
tons of good, substantial sim lin,
from very real American vars" n[,.
blew him out of bed. MOS
fusing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22
By JOHN SELBY
s.THE ASTRONOMICAL ME-"
by M, X. F. Fisher DUEL, Sloan
e. Pearce; $3.50.

by M. X. F. Fisher DUEL, Sloa,,
g. Pearce; $3.50.
I think M. K. F. Fisher is a
good kind of witch, at least so
far as her 1.-THE Gastronomical
Me" is concerned.
Mrs. Fisher has written Serve
It Forth" and "How to Cook a
WOLF in the past, both excellent
books. Her publishers favorite
quotation about her is from Cliff.
ton Fadiman: she writes about
food, he says, "as others write
about love, but rather better. !"
And now her latest book is as
much about love as about food
and it is just as disturbing as any
thing she has done, and perhaps
more so.
It is about the years she and
her first husband, whose name
was Al, spent in Dion while Al
was wrestling a electorate from
the university; it is about a mum.
Der of Atlantic crossings; it is
about Mexico, and it is about
other places too numerous to
mention. Mrs. Fishers mind is
never far from food, so that the
book continually returns to that
nonu1ar department of life. But
Mrs. Fishers food Is not Fanny
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22

From bench in the press gal
iery l have heard five presidents
address joint sessions. Some OF
the occasions were routine but Oft
en- they were of historic rank as
two years ago when President
Roosevelt asked for a declaration
of war against Japan. No such
ceremonial had ever been arrang-
ed for cabinet member. The
floor and the galleries were full.
An air Of importance and excite
ment pervaGed the occasion. I
felt, as I know many others must
have felt, that this would be long
remembered day.
Only the highest achievement
could evoke such recognition. That
is not likely to occur frequently.
This occasion stands apart. 1t is
Cordell Huil's. 1t commentaries
a deep national change of heart.
The sense of unity established in
the joint session for Cordell Hull
unfortunately does not extend be-
You'd the field of foreign relations.
On domestic affairs. Congress and
the executive are i'll bitter conflict.
Scarcely speech is made in
Roosevelt's behalf. Many Demo-
Gratis are joining with the Repub-
licans. Together Republicans and
Democratic wheelhcrses are refus-
ing to vote real tax increases. and
are on 'he point Of wrecking the
whole effort to hole down the cost
of living. They are joining to get
rid Of subsidies ard hope to get
free of price control and they are
voting to raise wages.
For half ar hour in the House
chamber today one felt that
representative government was
justifying itself in {. new and re-
alistic stand behinc great states
man who was converting vision in
to reality. But after Secretary
Hull left and the crowd cleared
out, the Congressmer took up their
hatchets and bega'. 10 hack at the
ground lines which are holding
down the cost Of living.
1t was pleasant to ST. up there
in the House gallery while Cordell
Hull was speaking and dream that
good sense had taken hold of poll
tics. All too soon it was over.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22
|MACARTHUR'S men
PACK BIG PUNCH
Continued From Page One)

tip up to the point where a PENN
sula juts toward New Britain. Cur
rently, a brisk jungle fight is in
progress on that peninsula to rout
the Japanese from high ground
overlooking MacArthur's men.
New Britain and New Ireland al
SO are in the northeastern half.
New Britain, whose western tip is
70 invasion miles away from Fins
cnhafen, is the big prize. On the
opposite end of that volcanic is
land is Rabaul with one of the fin
est harbors in the Pacific and
network of airfields. If Rabaul can
be taken, the sea lanes are open to
the Philippines.
There is a shorter route to Ra-
baul, from the southeast by way
of the Solomons. That is Admiral
Halsey's South Pacific sector. Pre-
sently, American forces hold a
beachhead four miles long near the
foot of tuning volcano at En-
press Augusta Bay on the west
central coast Of Bougainville, the
last big Solomon island in jap
anese hands.
The beachhead cuts the sea line
Of supply between Japs on Bougain-
vlle's south coast and others north !;
it also is within 260 miles of Ra-
baul-good fighter plane range if
perchance a landing strip can be
heWn out of the jungle.
General Macarthur is command
e. of the offensive in both the
Southwest and South Pacific. He
may speak for his own immediate
field. He may speak for Halsey's S.
He may speak for both.
When he voiced readiness to
meet any interference of the Jap
anese fleet with the Bougainville
invasion General Macarthur was
speaking for both. Since then, Ad-
rniral Halsey's ships and planes
have struck the bulk of the blows
at japanese cruisers and destroy
ers.
This past week, General Mac
Arthur's spokesman said the South
west Pacific lacked the men and
equipment for a large scale Of
fensive, having on hand less than
five per cent of the available Am
crican total-not including planes,
with an even. smaller percentage,
and ships, which are easily shift
ed. He added that shipments were
increasing.
What is important is that this
time only the generals immediate
sector was involved.
Too, MacArthurs spokesman spe-
Gifted American" resources. Just
now, the bulk of the fighting on
New Guinea is being done by Aus
traIans who last year fought the
l.elmans in North Africa. Austria
lians also fly some of the planes.
And more and more Dutch fliers
are manning American bombers
over targets they know so well -
Dutch Timor, Dutch New Guinea,
Dutch East Indies.
What Admiral Halsey has at
his command has not been speci-
fed. His warships have carried
out simultaneous bombardments
north and south of 130-mile-long
Bougainville and on the west coast.
His aircraft carriers have moved
close enough to send planes against
Rabaul-and have had sufficient
escorting warships to prevent Jap
oombers from damaging the flat
tops.
Halsey also has enough bombers
OF all categories to send more than
zoo at one time against one en-
envy point.
And now the central Pacific for
ces OF Adm. Chester w. Nimitz are
beginning to blast enemy atoll air
bases in the Marshalls and Gill
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22
Interpreting
The War
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER

The American assaults on Ma.
kin and Tarawa islands in the
Gilbert group of the South Central
Uacific probably will be followed
speedily by other landings at 20.
sitions even more vital to the enc.
mys defensive strategy.
The first offensive step a.,
nomced Sunday by Admiral Cbes.
ter w. Nimitz, Pacific command.
err, appears initially as MIA.
neuver to gain air bases from
which to support the next move
That may be aimed either west.
ward at Nauru in the direction of
Rabaul, which is the immediate
objective OF General Douglas Mae.
Arthur's campaign in the Soutb
west Pacific, or northward into an
enemy hornets nest, the Marshau
| islands.
The first obstacle which Admir-.
al Nimitz had to overcome in
launching his Compromised drive
against the Japanese-held Central
Pacific was the 2,3OO-mile stretch
OF ocean between his main baso
at Pearl Harbor and the mter
limits of the Marshalls and eli.
berts.
The fact that the campaign was
launched in the Gilberts rathar
than in the Marshall group, indi.
Gates that in line with usual Amer.
lean strategy in this war Nimitz
decided to attack the enemv's
weakest point in order to gain
close thanking position from which
to move against the islands more
strongly held.
Tarawa was the principal JAP.
anese air base in the Gilbe-ts and
more strongly defended than Ma.
kin, but neither of those islands is
considered so powerfully held as
several bases in the MarshaUs
principal among them Jaluit and
Vote.
To do the job which he has now
undertaken Nimitz unquestionablv
has at his disposal the most DOW.
erful aggregation of American
aircraft carriers, battleships. and
other combat vessels ever Assem-.
bled. This force previously had
run off dress rehearsals of its
assault tactics in battle attacks on
such islands as Marcus and Wake.
1t was primed for action of the
most intense kind.
Even with this large force, how
ever, the admiral has some dit
ficult tactical decisions to make.
In order to minimize Japanese re-
sistance, he must keep the attack
rolling fast now that it has started
at the same time that he builds up
| Maxim and TaraWa as American
bases.
| Also, as Washington Naval ex,
perts have recently pointed out
he must keep constantly in mind
the possibility Of japanese
counter-stroke by sea in some area
far removed from the scene Of
battle which he has chosen an
enemy fleet thrust in the North
Pacific or in the direction Of Ha-
wall, for example.
The Nimitz campaign fits into
the grand strategy Of war against
Japan as the eastern arm Of
three pronged offensive, in which
Macarthur drive on Rabaul is
the southern arm and the expect
ed campaign of Lord Louis Mount
batten in the Burma Bengal Bay
area is the western arm.
The aim of this strategy is to
draw out Japanese strength, par
ticularly aerial strength, over a
maximum area and divide the en-
emy's reserves so greatly and use
them up SO fast that the attack
ing land, sea and air forces OF the
Allies will be able to move for
ward against minimum opposition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22

sian industry is modelled on American lines
American engineers, chemists and other ex-
how. made friends with the Russians
and have won their respect
All this is important in nation where the
ao,,ernment runs business as well as foreign
affairs
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-22
Our Chief Aim
To aid in every way the prosecu.
ton of the war to complete Vic
tory.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY

To cherish an unforgiying spirit is to
tie the hands of God. He cannot work
for you.
GRACE SAKE.
Evening star., 1943-08-29
Site of Opening Redskin Game
To Be Determined I Tomorrow

backs, Coye Dunn, Frank Seno,
Frank Atkins, Jack Jenkins.
Ken Hayden, a veteran from
Philadelphia, now is with the Skins,
and Jack Smith, another veteran
pro player, will report this week.
One Good Team Assured.
The Redskins will have one good
team. That is certain. But few of
the rockies got into the all-star
game and although they did all
right in practice their capabilities
in real action are not fully known.
The starting team in most games
will consist of Masterson and Nc
Chesney, ends; Farman and Wilkin,
tackles; Slivinski and Zeno, guards;
George Smith, center, and Ray
Hare, Sam Baugh, Wilbur Moore
and Bob Seymour, backs.
Jenkins and Frank Atkins, accord
ing to the coaches. loom as the
most capable backfield men among
the rockies.
The Redskin squad held two brief
workouts yesterday at College Park
where they are quartered in fra
ternity house This weeks schedule
calls for two-a-day workouts
through Wednesday, tapering off to
light drills late in the week.
Evening star., 1943-08-29

Regardless of what happens to
the pleasure driving ban, West River
Sailing Club officials are going
ahead with plans for their annual
regatta next week end off Galesville
1t will be the only small-boat re-
gatta Of the year on the western
shore of Chesapeake Bay.
Should the ban be lifted-as 1t
will be for pleasure cruising this
Wednesdays number of Washing
ton sailors plan to attend the affair.
local fleet of Chesapeake 20s and
16-footers.
IN addition, several boats are ex-
pected to sail down to West River
from Annapolis and some up from
Fairhaven.
Present plans call for three-race
series, with the first event Saturday
at pm. Second and third races
will be held Sunday at 10 am. and
230 pm. Until the OPA announce
ment of lifting of the pleasure
cruising ban, it had been planned to
start the races off Zang's Pier in
Galesville. This has been the prac-
tice during the WRSC summer
series because of the lack of gas for
boats.
There will be races for the 2Os,
16-footers, penguin dinghies and
comets, providing three or more
boats in each class put in an ap-
pearance. Prizes will be War stamps
Evening star., 1943-08-29
Sports Still Are Holding Top Interest of Men in Service

dozen others in our desk-but it
won't hurt to again bring them
to your attention. You can't say
you don't know what the boys
want.
Sportpourri-The football Giants
and Dodgers will occupy the
same training camp at Bear
Mountain, N. Y, but will meet
only in the dining room. No
doubt any National League rec
ords they set there will be tabled.
Monte Pearson, ex-Yankee pitch
er, is toying with the idea of taking
up pro boxing. The only town
team" entered in Ray Dumont's
1943 national semipro baseball
tournament represented Sharps-
burg, Ohio, a community of 80
homes. The townspeople raised
the dough to send their boys on
to Wichita after they won a
regional tournament at VIM
chester, Ind.
Today's guest star-Henry A.
Sullivan, Salem (Mass.) Evening
News: THE coming football sea-
son promises to be remembered
more for its long walks than its
long runs"
In the rough-When Ivan Dib-
Evening star., 1943-08-29

President George P. Marshall of
the football Redskins and Prexy
Clark Griffith of the Washington
Baseball Club will go into a huddle
tomorrow to decide the fate of the
scheduled october 8 opening Red
skin game against the New York
Giants at Griffith Stadium. The
Mats are slated to meet Detroit
Sunday, October 3, in their final
scheduled game. This game may be
shifted to a night double-header on
Friday, October /.
Meanwhile unconflrmed reports
had it that the Redskins, instead of
opening here October 3, may open
the league season at Brooklyn on
that date in double switch with
Brooklyn. The Skins have a game
scheduled at Brooklyn october 81
and probably if they open at Brook
lyn October the Dodgers will come
to Washington October 81.
Redskin officials said tomorrow's
conference undoubtedly will settle
all questions as to when and where
the world pro champs will open
their league schedule
Face Packers Next Sunday.
The Capital pros. working out
daily on the University of Maryland
gridiron at College Park, have only
a week before they face the tough
Green Bay Packers in Baltimore
Municipal Stadium September 5.
A week later they will meet the
Chicago Bears at the same place
and on September 10 they'll clash at
Buffalo with the Chicago Cardinals.
These exhibition games, inconclu-
sive as regards league standings,
may give gridiron fans a line on
the strength of the Skins, although
it is hardly probable the club will
go all out in any game, but hold its
best stuff for the league season
when victories will mean something
Here is complete roster of the
Redskins:
Veterans Joe Aguirre, Bob
Masterson, Bob McChesney; tackles,
Dick Farman. Joe Pasqua, Wilbur
Wilkin, Clyde Shugart; guards,
Steve Slivinski, Joe Zeno; centers
George Smith, Vic Carroll; quarter
backs, Ray Hare, Warren Plunkett;
half backs, Sam Baugh, Wilbur
Moore, Bob Masters formerly with
Philadelphia); full backs, Andy
Farkas, Bob Seymour.
Rockies first year of pro balD-
End, Ray Ruett; tackles, Ollie Ola,
Eldon Werkheiser, Jim Youell;
guards, Tony Leon, AL Fiorentino;
Evening star., 1943-08-29
FederaI-D. {. Net LIST
To Close Thursday

The Federal and District Gov
ernment employees tennis tourna-
ment, to which members of the
armed forces also are eligible this
year, will begin next Sunday in the
East Potomac Park courts. Events
will be mems and women's singles
and doubles.
Entry fee of $3.50 for singles and
81 for doubles teams must be filed
with 1Vinfree johnson by 6 o'clock
Thursday at 1135 Twenty first street
NV, National 1850
Included in this tourney will be
smaller tournaments to decide
mems singles championships in in
dividual Government departments.
Groups of Is players from the same
department will be placed in the
same bracket, with the winner going
on to meet winners in other brackets.
Departmental trophies will be
awarded in these brackets. Indivi-
dual players of course may enter
and be placed in the general draw.
Evening star., 1943-08-29
Maryland Sportsmen
Sill Hunting, Fishing
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Sale of hunting and fishing IL
censes in Maryland is maintaining
peacetime standards, the State
Game and Inland Fish Commission
has reported.
Despite the wartime transporta-
ton hindrances and the scarcity of
ammunition, $85,098 in revenue
from the sale of hunting licenses
and $25,540 from fishing licenses
was recorded for the nine-month
period of October /, 1912, to June
30, 1943, in the commissions fiscal
report.
These figures compare favorably
with receipts Of other years, Harold
S. Kolmer, secretary of the COM
mission, declared A positive COM
parison is difficult, Kolmer added,
because the fiscal year-changed
during the 1943 Legislature-no
longer runs from July l to June 80.
October to June figures still leave
three months of 1943 to be re-
ported.
Sales OF reSldent-angler licenses
-totaling $20,681-were described
as well ahead of the usual number,
Kolmer stated.
About $50 new-type anglers
licenses were sold during the year.
These new licenses apply to the
Potomac River-valid only to resi-
dents of Virginia and West Vir-
glnia-and tourists-limited to
three days.