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Evening star., 1943-05-08
Only Complete National Unity

From the London Sunday Chronicle.
In this country we must face the grim
facts of the future. Sir Stafford Cripps.
in his speech at Aberdeen recently, said
that this is a war of revolutionary
character and. talking of the future of
democracy in this country, spoke of how
eve may be effective to make Them
do what we wish" There is no I'VE"
and '"They" in this country. The people
of Britain are united, and fighting for
one end. and one end only-total victory.
For we must never forget that this is,
first and last war for survival. To
speak of two classes of people in this
country one of which must impose its
will upon the other, is liable to distract
the thoughts of the nation from its
single minded concentration on the ef-
fort to win the war Only complete ma
tional unity, an overwhelming nationall
drive based upon a fervent desire for
victory, and undistracted by any other
consideration than that of victory, will
carry us through.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Belle Boyd

Thousands of people have heard
the name of Belle Boyd and know
that she was "the most famous
woman concerned with official secret
activities in the Civil War" But few
average readers could give even the
briefeSt account of her adventurous
career. She was mystery while yet
she lived. and she remains mystery
today-the eve of the one hundredth
anniversary of her birth
Martinsburg. "a community of
Virginia" was the scene of her debut,
May 9, 1843. Her father was pros
porous merchant, and she was we'll
educated as a girl. When hostilities
began, she was seventeen and "the
kind of partisan who would have
stopped at nothing to aid the cause
Of the Confederacy.' A Yankee
soldier attempted to raise a Federal
flag over her paternal dwelling, and
she shot him. The casual killing"
it seems, was forgiven in the turmoil
of the times. Miss Boyd took advan-
tage of The presence of correspond
ent of the New York Herald and of
various Federal officers in the neigh
borhood to gain without effort a
wide assortment of military informa-
ton" which she managed to COM
municate to General "Stonewall"
Jackson. Her daring soon was too
conspicuous to be ignored. When
she appeared as "cheer leader" for
the Southern armies at Front Royal,
Secretary Stanton ordered Federal
Secret Service operative to arrest her
and bring her to Washington. She
was confined in the Old Capitol
Prison until exchanged in the sum-
mer OF 1862.
Subsequently, Jefferson Davis COM
missioned her to convey dispatches
to England. She sailed in the block
ade runner Greyhound, but was cap
tured and taken to Fort Warren
under sentence of death. President
Lincoln, however, preferred to Danish
Evening star., 1943-05-08

and Bede from Latin into the popular
tongue. He brought skilled crafts
men from abroad and encouraged all
such arts, industries and trades as
developed at home The courts were
reformed by him, and the laws were
revised and codified under his super
vision. Lucius B. Swift declares: "A
singer among singers, scholar
among scholars, an instructor in
woodwork, a teacher of falconers and
dogkeepers, what a companion he
must have been! With that he was
thorough businessman and the great
est statesman England had produced.
Along with all this went balance of
mind, self control, patience and en-
durance under difficulties and a
never-failing love of justice"
But "the crown of Alfred's genius"
was his belief in and elevation of his
council of wise men-the Witan-
whose advice he carefully sought"
Members of the court were not
elected in the modern sense of the
term; they held their places by
inheritance, or because they were
high officers of the shire or in the
church or were named by the King"
yet they were representative of the
people to the degree that each re-
f1ected a group interest. The Witan
"attested (the sovereign's) grants of
land to churches or laymen, it con-
sented to his issue of new laws or new
statements of ancient custom and it
helped him to deal with rebels and
persons suspected of disaffection."
Gradually it tended in the direction
OF democracy. When William of Nor
mandy conquered Britain in 1865, he
made it his great council" From it
are descended the parliaments of the
British Commonwealth of Nations
and the Congress of the United
States.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
SATURDAY.
The Final Phase

A recent dispatch mentioned the
fact that American front-line troops
no longer describe their Allies as
the British" or "the French" but
include them all within a compre-
hensive we" 1t is in the same spirit
that Americans here at home should
speak of "our" accomplishments in
Tunisia. But we have every reason
to be proud of the part our own
soldiers were assigned to play in the
closing phases of the campaign and
of the way they played it.
When the history of this final
phase is recorded, the significance of
the sudden move of the American
Second Corps to the north and its
assignment to an important part of
the line facing Hill 500 will receive
merited attention. To General EiSen-
hover the credit evidently belongs
for bringing about this move, and the
brilliant staff work in overcoming
difficult problem of supply and trans
portation of troops speaks volumes
for the fine degree of coordination
that has been achieved under his
command.
1t was in front of the American
positions around Hill 600, about
thirteen miles southwest of Mateur,
that the strong German arc of forti-
fcations crumbled last week and the
break through began. When the
Americans reached Mateur they
threatened the flank of the Germans
to the SOUTH facilitating the advance
of the British First Army. And on
Thursday the whole Allied line closed
In on the cornered desert fox under
what the War Department believes is
the greatest concentration of air.
power in any battle of this war
which means the greatest concentra-
ton Of airpower in history. The
tables, at last, were turned. The
Allies, for once, had superiority of
ground and air forces. It was the
German, now, who swallowed that
IIllAgulS--tOO llJIlt anu UOO ldu6.
1t was good fortune, and good
soldering, which delivered Bizerte,
the most strongly fortified port in
North Africa. to the American troops
while the British were entering Tunis.
The fall of these two cities evidently
leaves Rommel with no choice save
retirement, with his remnants, to
Cap Bon. This peninsula is rocky
and hilly, with some natural defen-
sive positions which may be held for
time. A few airports have been
built and some improvised docking
facilities thrown up. But there are
no coastal defenses. Our superiority
in the air, and the British Navy,
should enable Generals Alexander
and Montgomery to repay in full
measure, the debts of Dunkirk.
Our soldiers have upheld the best
traditions of American arms. A new
American Army has been forged and
tempered in battle. 1t has met the
test 1t will go forward to even
greater things. vanguard of other
armies made of the same stuff.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Army Health Up
From the Topeka Capital.

Illness in United States armed forces
is approximately half of what it was in
World War I, or ~ per cent, and the
improvement can be attributed to the
$4,000 physicians in the service and ad-
vanced medical science. That's what DIR.
Harold E. Diehl OF Minneapolis reported
to the American College of Surgeons.
He added that 1850 more physicians,
along with 5000 or 5000 who have COM
pleted their internship, are needed this
year. This will leave one physician for
each $500 civilians. In England there's
one doctor for each 2,700 civilians and In
Germany the ratio IS one for every 10000
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Mother

Like sunlight on an emerald leaf
Her tender words
Would CLEAN and gloU,
Till forgot my childish grief
As skies forget
A flake OF snow.
Her syllables OF faith-tn youth-
Were candles
TO illun1e In1y doubt;
Noto manhood finds them stars OF
truth
No mind OF time
Blops out.
JOHN RICHARD MORELAND.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor must
bear the name and address of
the Writer, although the use of
q pseudonym for publication is
permissible. The Star reserves
the right to edit all letters Nth
a pie1o to condensation.
Evening star., 1943-05-08

SAAAJ oA VIC tWo llOuSeS.
God spare the world from the calamity
OF another such veto
DAVID J. LEWIS.
Sex Education Advocated
As DUTY" of Schools.
To the Editor of The Star:
Sex education is one OF the most i'm
portant problems that confronts us, 1t
can never be solved by the simple ex-
pedlent of giving course in school
entitled sex education" The sexual in
LIE is so deeply interviewer with all hu-
man thought and activity, with love,
marriage, religion, art, music, the ideal.
that to consider it simply as sex function
is to create monstrosity. The effect of
such course would be self consciousness
and embarrassment for both teacher and
pupils and in many pupils it might
arouse pathologic interest in sex.
Should sex education be duty of
the schools? Definitely yes! Many have
contended that the place for sex edu-
cation is the home. Under ideal condi-
tions that might be true. But most
parents neither have the requisite knowl-
edge nor a sufficiently objective atti-
tude in regard to sex to be of any help
to their children in this respect. There
fore, if the school shifts its responsibility
to the home, it fails in one of its most
important obligations
Sex education should have its begin-
ming in the elementary school in the
form of courses in botany and zoology.
BY studying fertilization and reproiuc-
ton in plants and animals, beginning
with one-celled animals which repro
duce by simple ission and then study
ing increasingly more complex forms,
children develop detached, impersonal
attitude toward sex.
In high school three courses should be
compulsory and should be taught to
mixed groups. These courses are anat-
omy, physiology and hygiene. ct is
amazing how many people with high
school education know nothing about
the structure and function of their own
bodies)
In anatomy they would get concept
of the structure of the body. This
would be followed Immediately by
course in physiology in which not only
the functions Of respiration, digestion,
circulation, etc, would be studied, but
also the function of rt PRODUCTION in all
its phases. The third course in the Sc
duence would be hygiene, which would
include study of contagious and in
fectious diseases; among these would be
considered the venereal diseases and
their personal and social significance.
1t goes without saying that the teachers
selected to give these courses should
themselves have an objective attitude
toward sex.
In the senior year of high school q
course on marriage should be given to
mixed groups, which would deal with the
history of homogeneous marriage, why
we consider it one of the good conven-
tions of life, our duties toward our chill
dren, toward society and the importance
Of health, of self-denial, the concept OF
happiness as natural by-product OF
work well done and obligations fulfilled
rather than something to be pursued as
an end In ITSELF
J. HINRICHsEN, M. D.
Evening star., 1943-05-08

Dreams - From birth to death
dreams intrigue us with their ever
changing patterns, and so dream
Interpretation has been a favorite
pastime of mankind through the ages
This 32-page offering makes no at
tempt to analyZe dreams in the mod
ern scientific manner. Briefly it re-
lates something of the dream lore of
the past, and gives the meanings of
many dream symbols according to
ancient practice. 1t includes chapters
on dreams, rules for Interpretation,
and dream dictionary To secure
your copy inclose 10 cents in COIN
wrapped in this clipping, and mail to
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Evening star., 1943-05-08
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Hdskin.

A reader can get the uns,Uer to any
question OF fact by ,Driting The EDe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
d. C. Please inclose Atamp for return
postage.
@. How many libraries are there In
Washington, D. C.?-E. E.
A. There are nearly 300 separate IL
braries in the nations capital.
@. How long did it take Wendell
Willkie to make his recent trip around
the world?-J. c. K.
A. Mr.. Willkie says in his book. "One
World that it took 40 days, 80 of which
were spent on the ground interviewing
people and making inspections. The
trip was made in a converted Consoli-
dated bomber operated by United States
Army officers, and distance covered was
3D. 900 miles.
@. What is the estimated daytime pop
ulation of Rockefeller Center in New
York?-H. O.
A. 1t is estimated to be 125, 900.
Evening star., 1943-05-08

Address
@. How did the doughnut get It's
name?-E. L. H.
A. Instead of a hole it originally had
raisin or nut in the center. Hence
the name.
@. Is Harold Macmillan, the new Brit
ish Minister to North Africa, member
of the cabinet?-E. J. C.
A. The post carries cabinet rank but
not war cabinet membership
@. What is the cost of building a
jeep?-C. C. H.
A. The War Department says that the
cost of the Armys reconnaissance car,
which is unoficially called the jeep, is
about 5000.
@. When and where did Mai. Gen.
Clarence L. Tinker die?-M X
A. Gen. Tinker, commanding general
of the Hawaiian Air Force, was lost at
sea when leading the flyers in the Battle
enrolled member of the Usage Indian
tribe.
@. What metals are 30 light they will
float on water?-R. w. S.
A. Lithium, potassium and sodium.
@. Why was Mt. Palomar chosen to be
the site of the new observatory housing
the 20O-inch rejecting telescope?-R
N. Y.
A. Because the nights here are un-
usually clear, upper air strata have
minimum turbulence and the lights Of
cities are miles distant.
@. Where is the cheese capital of the
United States?-A. R.
A. Plymouth, Wis.
@. What is the equivalent in avoirdu-
pois pounds of stone used in England
in giving the weights of persons?-D P.
A. Fourteen pounds. The stone has
been common measures of weight in
| northwestern Europe
@. When was the island of Wake oc-
| cupied by the United States?-E w. H.
A. Wake was formally annexed on
January II, 1899. by an expedition led by
Comdr. Edward D. Taussig of the u S S.
Bennington. The AMERICAN flag was
hoisted and a salute of 81 guns fired.
@. When did Laura E. Richards, the
novelist, die?-W. D.
A. She died on January H. 1o43. Mrs,
Richards, the daughter of Julia Ward
Howe, author OF the Battle Hymn of the
Republic" was herself the author of
about 80 books.
in Mexico?-B. E. M.
A. More than so languages and dia-
lects are spoken in Mexico.
@. Did Alexander Graham Bell believe
in aviation for warfare?-J. T. o.
A. In 1908 Alexander Graham Bell
said: The nation that secures control
OF the air will ultimately control the
world"
@. How long have soy beans been
known?-W. T.
A. The earliest written record of soy
beans was made in 1888 BIC. by
Chinese emperor
@. What is the size of the average
farm In the United States?-J. w. C.
A. The average size is 174 acres.
@. When did the womans suffrage
movement begin in this country?-A.
H. D.
A. 1t started before the Civil War and
gained strength after the war. When
wyoming was organized as Territory in
1859, women were given the right to vote
and retained that right when the Terri
tory became State in 1889. The 10th
constitutional amendment gave all
women in the United States the right
to vote in the elections held in 1920,
Evening star., 1943-05-08

tons to the two houses of Congress
for approval by the method of democratic
majorities rather than to one house
only OF the two houses.
God spare the world from the calamity
OF another such veto.
DAVID J. LEWIS.
Evening star., 1943-05-08
'lephone National 5000,

Entered at the Post ONCE Washington, D. c.,
as second-class mail matter.
Evening star., 1943-05-08

@. How did the doughnut get It's
name?-E L. H.
A. Instead of hole it originally had
raisin or nut in the center. Hence
the name
Evening star., 1943-05-08

@. When was the island of Wake oc-
cupied by the United States?-E. w. H.
A. Wake was formally annexed on
January II, 1899, by an expedition led by
Comdr Edward D. Taussig of the u S. S.
Bennington. The AMERICAN flag was
hoisted and salute of 81 guns fired.
Evening star., 1943-05-08

@. Is Harold Macmillan, the new Brit
ish Minister to North Africa, a member
of the cabinet?-E. j. c.
A. The post carries cabinet rank but
not war cabinet membership.
Evening star., 1943-05-08

@. What is the equivalent in avoirdu-
pois pounds of stone used in England
in giving the weights of pe1sons?-D. P.
A. Fourteen pounds. The stone has
been a common measures of weight in
northwestern Europe.
Evening star., 1943-05-08

@. When did Laura E. Richards, the
novelist, die?-W D.
A. She died on January A. 1943. Mrs,
Richards, the daughter of Julia Ward
Howe, author OF the Battle Hymn of the
Republic was herself the author of
about 80 books
Evening star., 1943-05-08

@. How many languages are spoken
in Mexico?-B. E. M
A. More than so languages and dia-
lects are spoken in Mexico.
Evening star., 1943-05-08

@. Where is the cheese capital of the
United States?-A r.
A. Plymouth, Wis.
Evening star., 1943-05-08

@. What is the cost of building q
jeep?-C. c. H.
A. The War Department says that the
cost of the Armys reconnaissance car
which is unofflcially called the jeep, is
about 5000.
Evening star., 1943-05-08

@. What metals are so light they viii
float on water?-R. w. S.
A. Lithium, potassium and sodium.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-05
Combat Move Designed
10 Close Public Alley

A delegation consisting of ].
c. Green. 10 Clair street; Will
liam Durre, 1874 Gallup avenue;
and Don Campbell, u High
street attended the meeting of
the city commissioners last night
TO protest against petition
filed with the commissioners to
close a public alley between
Clair avenue and High streets.
The petition was started by Fred
Williams, Ill Clair avenue.
The situation was referred to
City Attorney Bert V. Nunneley
and City Engineer Z. L. Petting-
i'll last week for investigation.
The matter has been tabled until
next weeks meeting when more
discussion will take place after
further investigation
This is an important public
alley" Mayor Donald r. West
endorf commented, land should
not be closed without good and
sufficient reason"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-05
Poisoned Fish
Program Cancelled
War Postpones
Unique Undertaking

LANSING, Aug. 5 - up -
Michigan's unique program of
poisoning fish for the benefit of
fishermen has been halted by the
war, the state conservation de-
partment reported today.
The department has attracted
national attention with scheme
for placing a rare tropical" poi
son in inland lakes to kill and
stunt the growth of undesirable
fish. AS soon as such species are
eliminated, the lakes are plant
ed 10 trout
The department reported to-
day il was unable TO obtain the
poison from the East Indies and
that a substitute found in South
America was difficult to obtain.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-05

The working man who COM
plains about his lot in life and
makes his fellow workmen mis-
cradle by listening to his trou-
bles, might we'll take tip from
Joe Charbeneau. Joe just stays
at home and raises gigantic night
crawlers TO keep the fishermen
happy! He and his assistant,
George Peitier, have been in
the worm raising business for
seven years.
George learned years ago that
fishermen have no intentions OF
being considerate -. they aWak-
en- him at any hour of the night
to buy that juicy bait! so
he simply moved into the shanty
and has lived there ever since.
He has his bed, stove and wasn-
basin right handy. The place
doesn't have much coziness
about the atmosphere b u t
George doesn't mind :. for the
most important object in the
room is the inartistic calendar
on which the days sales are re-
corded. He said, Sunday was
fair day" as he pointed to
the figures that read S3O.75.
Monday was considered poor . d.
only a profit of $3.50. The
greatest sales ever recorded in
a single day amounted to S53. 90.
That was a pre-gas rationing
day.
Joe and George raise the
nightcrawlers the year round.
It is a simple process, they say,
with the necessary equipment
coming from Mother Nature
herself. All one needs is a
pile of old leaves and plenty
of water. A large space in the
garden back of the shanty serves
as the breeding spot. 1t resem-
bles a heap of dead leaves after
a drenching summer rain. The
worms are picked up, counted,
put into cans, and kept in a
cool "dugout" until customer
comes along. Prices vary &C
cording TO the size of the worms.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-05
Thieves Rifle
Swimmers Clothes
Police Probe Thefts
at Municipal Beech

Mount Clemens police today
are looking for a thief who stole
two wallets containing over 500
from swimmers at the City Bath
ing Beach yesterday afternoon.
Robbed were: N. c. Bagwell,
24542 Colin Kelly road. Center
Line, and A. B. Cobb, 1886 De-
quindre road, Route T. Royal
Oak.
Bagwell reports billfold
containing s81.12 stolen from the
pocket of his coat. The coat was
in his car. Cobb's wallet was
with his clothes, also locked in
the car. He had S25 missing and
an A and B gas ration book.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-05
Employment Of Vets
May be Automatic

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. S -
(Pl- There may be no need for
government planning TO avert
unemployment after the war,
suggests Ingold, Chamber of
Commerce president and origi-
nator of the Work Pile Plan.
The Workable in San Fran
cisco - program TO list jobs
in advance for after V-day -
already amount to s14,400, 900,
he said. and only eight of $50
groups being surveyed have re-
ported.
There may be more jobs than
workers, after the war" he told
Disbursements luncheon group
yesterday"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-05

Wins Navy Gross
Grond Ropids Man
Given Signal Honor

PEARL HARBOR, T. H., Aug
s. up Admiral Chester w.
Nimitz yesterday personally
presented the Navy Cross to 81
year-old John A. Scott, submar-
inc commander whose wife and
two children live at Grand Rap
ids, Mich.
Here's the reason for the
award;
Commander Scott surfaced his
submarine and found himself
right smack in the middle of
japanese combatant ships.
He fired several torpedoes,
then sped away as escorting de-
stroyers dropped depth charges.
Although Scott did not linger
TO see the effect of his torpedoes,
he heard several explosions as
the torpedoes blasted two war
ships. Both were listed as DAM
aged and probably sunk.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-08-05
1924 MAKEUP Over 1911,
PLUS MiIeoge) is Typical
Bis-Money Dealers Bring In
Machines from Ration Bound East

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 5 - (P)
- Flush war workers of the
midwest and southwest are pay
ing as much as $500 to $500 more
for used cars than they did for
pre-War new automobiles.
And the cars are selling, de-
spite gasoline and tire ration
ing. Evly Wednesday from
SITS, 900 to 100000 worth of
used cars roll through the auc-
ton market operated by j. Z.
Colvin and r. L. Hamilton.
big -money dealers" bring the
automobiles in from the ra-
tion-bound east, auction them
to smaller dealers from a doz-
en- states who peddle them to
pocket jingling Gust M rs in
their home towns. Colvin ex-
planned.
Some sample prices:
A l941 coupe, which retailed
new for 1925, was auctioned to
a small dealer for Sl,250 yes
terday-S324 more, 1000 miles
later.
The dealer will mark it up TO
S1,450 or S1,500, and get It
Colvin indicated.
A 1871 light sedan brought
Sl,325 under the gavel, viii sell
finally for nearly 81 500 or about
$500 more than the original
price, he said.
Older models bring heavy
money. too. c. II. Spencer.
Oakley, Kas., dealer, bid $500
for heavy 1889 sedan, and said
he would sell it for $1,000.
The used-car market is un-
hampered by price ceilings