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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-29
Interpreting
The War
By JAMES d. WHITE
Substituting for Kirk T.
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Hitler might well have mono,,
needs it. way he
His foreign minister. JOACHIM
Won Ribbentrop, went instead C'-. n.
Helsiaki. But his was miIita~ ~
business. Not diplomacy
Basically, their proposition u,,.
this: I'VE are taking over ~
up to you whether we do il ~,
force" " II ny
Conservative military estimate,
p la c e the probable Gern,sn
strength in Finland now at IN a;
visions. Since the Nazis WIS.,
credited with seven divisions ~
ready in the northern part Of bts
country and now are reported ~
have moved in another five Wv
total well could be nearer twelvs
possibly higher.
The purpose of these troons !,
to guard the northern flank ~
Fortress Europe and keep it an
cnored to the relatively inacces.
sible Artic.
This is designed to ACCOMPLISH
number of things which Hit
Ter could not foreseeably gai,
anv other way.
First it tends to draw off Bus
sion troops from the steam.roll.
e. campaign against the Ger.
man advance base of Minsk in
White Russia. 1t removes the
danger of Finland falling easilv
to the Russians and keeps them
away from the key Baltic naval
base of Hangoe in southwest Fin
land.
Finland also is vital to the Ma.
zls because of its mineral wealth
1t is the chief source of nickel
left to them. This is especially i'm
portant since German imports Of
steelhardening alloy metals from
Spain, Portugal and Turkey have
been drastically reduced after pro-
longed Allied pressure.
| The unhappy country's geographi-
cal position protects other Nazi
mineral wealth obtained from the
iron mines of Norway around Mar
vik, which is shipped by rail down
through Sweden to the Gulf of Both
mia and thence by boat to Ger
many.
. Thus, if Finland fell into Rus
: sian hands, Hitler would have to
count on such developments as
these:
!. With Russian forces holding the
Hangoe peninsula, iron from Nor
! way through the inland sea route
. VIC I'D be cut Off Northern Norway
would be open to attack and the
mines perhaps lost altogether. Fin
nish nickel would be gone. The
German salient in Esthonia would
. be outflanked and the vital Nazi
flank in Latvia, Lithuania and
East Prussia would be laid open.
Neutral Sweden would find the
Russians on her doorstep, and
might find it advisable TO stop
trading with the Nazis altogether.
With a dozen divisions Hitler
may be able to stall of these devel.
opments for some time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-29
ROOSEVELT SIGNS
VETERANS BILL

WASHINGTON, June %. n -
President Roosevelt signed today
bill giving preference in govern
ment employment to honorably dis
charged servicemen, their widows
and the wives of disabled veterans
of any United States war.
The measure gives statutory el'
feet to existing civil service regu,
lations giving service connected
disabled veterans 10 point pref
erence and non disabled veter-
ans a 5-point preference in COM
petition for federal jobs.
It eliminates from future prefer
ence ex servicemen whose only
service was performed in peacH'
time. However, peacetime veterans
row in government employment or
on civil service registers will not
lose the preference they already
hold.
The law also:
Restricts to veterans, so long az
applicants from that group are
available, competition for jobs as
guards, elevator operators, mes
sengers and custodians and au-
thorizes the resident to add other
positions to the list for five years
after the wars end.
Requires the civil service COM
mission to give credit to veterans
for all valuable experience" re-
ceived while in military service, IN
Guiding experience in religious, CIV
ic. welfare, service and organlza'
tional activities.
Provides for the waiver of age
height and weight requirements IN
cases involving veterans and per-
mtg waiver of other physical de-
fects.
Prohibits the establishment OF
minimum educational Requirements
for veterans except for technical or
professional positions.
Requires an appointing officer to
S t e in writing his reasons for
passing over a veteran and select
ing a non veteran.
Requires preference to be given
to veterans in cases of reductions
OF the personnel of an agency or
its abolition or merger
The legislation does not apply to
posltions requiring Senate confir-
nation, except those of postmas-
.ers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-29
Trite, But Right

Undersecretary Of War Robert P. Patterson
made some trite remarks before the gradual
ing class Of Union college the other day. All
that he said has been said time and time
again.
But frequently trite sayings need repeating.
This is one Of those times. All that Mr. Pat
terson said needed saying. It needs as wide
publicity as possible.
Freedom, he declared, is won and saved
by individuals who know its true value to
the soul Of man. Individuals who 60 through
life attempting to avoid their share in its
preservation are bound to lose the very SUBJ
stance of life itself.
Here we feel it ex2edient to quote directly
from his remarks:
because in years Of apparent peace, in
the Nineteen Twenties and Thirties too many
forgot, or would not accept this obligation
we are locked in a war that. for time,
threatened to lose for us our heritage as free
men.
because we had fighting allies and be.
cause our common danger spurred us to ter.
rifle productive effort, the threat Of disaster
that stared us in the face in the months fol-
lowing Pearl Harbor was averted.
There are unfortunately, some who are too
willing to pass the winning Of this war into
the hands Of the fighting men alone. In the
thoughtlessness Of these mistaken few can rest
the seeds Of discord that may cost us time
and lives.
Gas long as there is battleline it is our
duty to be on it, or giving it all the support
that lies within our individual powers. Only
in this way can our nation emerge fit for
the mighty effort that must be made to make
this world Of deceacy.''
Something Of this sort has been on the
tongues of wise men from century to century
since freedom was first recognized as a de-
sirable mode Of living. It's importance is not
lessened by that fact It is time that we &C.
cepted it as a cardinal principle of life-and
Of government.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-29

The effectiveness of this strategy has been
proved too often to question it now. 1t may
be relied upon to break the "Fatherland Line
which is all that stands between Stalia's forces
III this area and East Prussia, Hitler's favorite
hangout.
The significance of the situation in Europe
is that despite his best endeavors Hitler is
having to fight on two fronts-n1ajor fronts
simultaneously. That has been fatal to many
a better man than Hitler.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-29
Charlotte Navy Man
Killed In Car Crash

SEATTLE, Wash, June 28-R-
Carl Alexander Queen, aviation
ordnance &c of Charlotte, N. c..
was one of the two sailors killed
in the collision of a navy car
and fish truck nea- Quillakute
early yesterday. Three other per,
sons were injured. Queens next
Of kin was listed as his father,
Richard Queen, of 1921 Pegrarn
St., Cha-1etts
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-29
rs Years Ago
Today
(FROM THE FILES
OF THE STAR-NEWS)
JUNE %. 1919

JUNE 20, 1919
WASHINGTON - Division of the
Navy into two powerful fleets for
Atlantic and Pacific use will be
effected at S o'clock Monday morn
ing. Formation of the new Pacific
fleet will be begun at Hampton
Roads, in preparation for the start
through the Panama Canal for its
new station July II.
President Roger Moore of the
Chamber of commerce, has return.
ed home from Fairmont where he
was a banquet speaker.
Mrs. Coy Switzerland $
guests, Mrs. L. 8. Carr and daugh.
ter, Norma, have returned to their
home in Wallace.
An automobile is to be presented
TO Elder ]. P. King, pastor OF
the Sixth Street Advent Christian
church, by members of his con-
gregation as a token of apprecia-
ton for his services during the past
so years. The machine will be pur-
chased with subscription money.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-29

L
|SULA-By Wireless)-Just a col
umn of little items
The other day a friend and I
were in a mid peninsula town
rot many miles from Cherbourg
and we stopped to ask a couple OF
young French policemen wearing
dark blue uniforms and Sam
Browne belts where to 60 to buy
a certain article.
Being quite hospitable, they
jumped in the car and went along
to show us. After we had finished
our buying we all got back in the
car. We-tried to ask the policeman
where they-@were going. They in
turn asked US where we were &C.
ing.
Knowing it was hopeless in our
limited, French to explain that we
were going to our camp up the
road, we merely said Cherbourg,
meaning our camp was in that d.
rection.
But the Frenchmen thought we
meant to drive right into Cher
bourg, which was ctill in German
hands. Quick as a flash they jump
ed up, hit the driver on the should
er to get the car stopped, shook
hands rapidly all around, saluted,
and scurried out with a terrified
"Au Revoir.' None of that Cher
bourg stuff for those boys.
Some of the German officers are
pleased at being captured, but your
dyed in the wool Nazi is not.
They brought in young one the
other day who was furious. He con-
sidered it thoroughly unethical that
we fought so hard.
The Americans had attacked all
night, and the Germans don't like
right attacks. When this special fell
low was brought in he protested in
rage 'You americans, h way
you fight, this is not war, this is
madness"
The German was so outraged he
never even got the irony of his
own remarks-that madness though
it be, it works.
Another high ranking officer
was brought in. and the first thing
he asked was the whereabouts of
his personal orderly. When told
that his orderly was deader than a
mackerel he flew off the handle
and accused us of depriving him
of his personal comfort.
who's going to dig my foxhole
for me?" he> demanded.
You remember that in the early
days of the invasion whole bevy
of high ranking Allied officers
came to visit us-Generals Mar
shall, Eisenhower and Arnold, Ad-
mirals King and Ramsey - there
was so much brass you just bump
ed two star generals without even
begging pardon.
Now generals, it seems, like to
be brave. Or I should say that,
being generals, they know they
must appear to be brave in order
to set an example. Consequently,
high ranking general never
ducks or bats an eye when a shell
hits near him.
Well, the military police charged
with conducting this glittering ar
ray of generals around our beach
head tried to get them to ride in
armored cars, since the country
Was still full of snipers.
But, being generals, they said no,
certainly not, no armored cars for
us, we'll just go in open command
cars like anybody else. And that's
the way they did go.
But w h the generals didn't
know was this: Taking no chances
on such a collection of talent, the
M. P.'s hid armored cars n d
tanks all along their route, behind
hedges and under bushes, out Of
sight so that the generals couldn't
see them, but there ready for ac-
ton just in case anything did hap
pen.
The most wrecked town I have
seen so far is Saint Sauveur lie
vlcomte, known simply as ''San
Sab vure." It's buildings are gut
n -
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-29

Editors Note.-The Star and the News accept no
responsibility for the personal views Of Mr.. Peger
and often disagree with them much many Of
his readers. His articles the good purpose Of
making people think.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-29
Figures On Marianas Fight

In a general way the public knows what
has been going on in the Marianas from which,
ultimately, Japan may be attacked. Here are
some figures showing how the battle has gone
They make good reading. The tabulation EN-
braces the period from June 10 to June %.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-29

Forty-three per cent of the ma.
TONS freight cars are used only
for hauling coal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-29
TOP O. THE MORNING

TOP O. THE MORNING
Thou hast given so much to me,
Give one thing more-a grateful neart;
Not thankful when it pleaseth me,
As if Thy blessings had spare days;
But such heart, whose pulse may be Thy
nraise. George Herbert.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-29
Our Chief Ain,

10 aid I'm every way the prosectsion Of
the war to complete Victory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-29

The most wrecked town have
seen so far is Saint Sauveur lie
vlcomte, known simply as 'San
san vure." It's buildings are gut
TED and leaning, its streets choked
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-29

Undersecretary Of War Robert P. Patterson
made some trite remarks before the gradual
ing class Of Union college the other day All
that he said has been said time and time
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-10
Katherine Ellis
Will Entertain
For Emblem Club

The members of the Juneau En-
blem Club No. 80 are to be enter
tanned Monday night by Katherine
Ellis who is now appearing in spec
ial showings at the Capitol Theatre.
President Daisy Fagerson has sched-
uled a special meeting of the club
for Monday night at 8 p. m. and the
psychic has offered to entertain the
members on that night.
AS she also has her regular APP
pearance at the Capitol Theatre to
make that night, she can only spare
an hour for her entertainment of
this clubs members. The meeting is
being called for this purpose only
and, no business will be brought to
the attention of club members. This
means that the special meeting will
last only from 8 to $50 p. m. and
all Emblem Club members are urged
to- remember the date Monday
night. ..,fi
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-10
TRIBUTE IS PAID
TO RED CROSS BY
FORMER INTERNEE

One of the many facets of the
splendid work being done by the
Red Cross is exemplified in let
ter recently received by Mrs. Nor
man Rustad of Douglas from q
former college classmate who re-
turned on the exchange ship Grips
holm from an interment camp in
Japan.
4 The m m n tt n is from
Martha Ann Wilson who went to
Japan two years before Pearl Har-
Dor as a teacher missionary in a
girls school. She tells of her work,
the stunning news that the two ma
tions were at war, and life in the
camp with Professionals and Cath
Giles all helping to make life bear
able for each other, and finally the
welcome news of repatriation for
some of the internees.
And here is what Martha Wilson
has to say of the Red Cross:
Red letter days of days-when
the Red Cross boxes reached us,
sent on the Gripsholm. Precious
tins of Nescafe, kim, jam, butter,
corned beef, sardines, salmon, pack
cts OF sugar, salt. prunes, raisins,
cheese, crackers, chocolate bars,
laundry soap, tobacco for smokers.
Such festivity at meals with these
extras = high teas in one an
others room-months later, canny
operations to stretch out the booty
and fun; One little inch-square
Of chocolate at sitting chow one
Graves it when there's SO little sweet
in the diet, but one a week makes
it last longer)
In behalf of inteynees every-
where, cheer upon cheer to the Red
Cross for the unspeakable Joy it
keeps bringing "have-nots" all over
the world. Hats off and full sup
port to their eminent organization.
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Mobile Guns Too Big l
For Tojo; Big Power
In Pacific Revealed

Continued from Page One)
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blitz. Then the big guns move up
to further the destruction until
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BUY WAR BONDS
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PHYLLIS MALCOLM
IS MARRIED TO
Mr.. M(CUTCHE0N

OF interest to their many Juneau
friends is the announcement of the
marriage March 4, at Fairbanks of
Miss Phyllis Malcolm and Mr.. Steve
McCutcheon.
Mrs. McCutcheon is the daughter
Of Mrs. Alice Malcolm of Worcester,
Mass, and before going to the In
terror was secretary to George w,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-10
Hixsons
Are Parents Of
Second Daughter

A second daughter, who has been
named Barbara Irene, was born at
800 last evening at st. AIMS Hos
pital to Mr.. and Mrs. William Hix-
son. The new arrival weighed six
pounds and three ounces and Joins
little sister, Dorothy May, now
three years old.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-10

Folta, Special Councillor for the
Department of Interior, at offices
in this city. She has been secretary
to the District Attorney at Fair
banks since last November.
Mr.. McCutcheon is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. II. McCutcheon of An
chorage. He is in charge of the
Office of Price Administration at
Fairbanks and was formerly in Jul
neau in the office of the Labor
Department.
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ships. shore batteries and manpower
are "neutralized" Finally under an
air umbrella, the amphibious forces
take over. The unsuitable car
riers.p unable to flee, must sur
render.
on sea, as on land, it has become
TIE overwhelming mobile fire power
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-10

that is victorious. Courage, train
ing and ability count for much but
they must have that fire power.
Two years after Pearl Harbor, we
are getting it in the Pacific.
The road to Tokyo still is long
and rocky one. But we have seen
the beginning.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-03-10
YOUR BROKEN LENSES

Replaced in our own shop. Eyes
Examined. DR.. Rae Lillian Carlson,
Blomgren Bldg. Phone 636. adv.
Evening star., 1944-02-14

fixed number OF sorties, usually Ave,
with an Oak Leaf cluster for each
succeeding group Of sorties. Thus
the Air Medal on the chest OF Army
flying personnel. crewmen as well as
pilots, usually indicates the number
of combat flights rather than dis
tinguished action.
The Navy has no such method Of
automatic awards, but beyond that
does not appear to be particularly
stingy with honors.
Maj. Boyington Not Decorated.
It recently was noted, however,
that Maj. Gregory Boynton, Ma
rine Corps fighter pilot reported
missing after shooting down his 26th
Japanese plane, had not received a
decoration.
Navy officials had no explanation
for the situation beyond saying they
hold to rigid Interpretation of the
statutes authorizing the various dec
orations. Shooting down the enemy
is fighting mans job. an official
said, and therefore an award is not
justified unless circumstances make
the action unusually meritorious.
In Maj. Boyingtons case, an Of
f1cer said, 1t is probable than an
award recommendation now is 60
ing through channels" although no
information will be given out until
the process has been completed.
The Navy recently authorized the
wearing of a ribbon (but with no
medal involve6 to indicate receipt
Of letter of commendation from
the Secretary Of the Navy or the
commanders in chief of the United
States Fleet, the Atlantic Fleet or
the Pacific Fleet. The ribbon is
myrtle green with a white stripe on
each end.
Purple Heart Rated Differently.
The figures on awards do not in
clude the Purple Heart, which is
given automatically for combat
wounds requiring treatment by
medical officer. The Army rates the
Evening star., 1944-02-14
Army asDistributed
1h,525 Decorations,
Navy Only 7,073
Ey the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
The Army distributed 126,525 dec
orations among 7,5OO, 900 men up to
January l, while the Navy awarded
only 7,073 medals to its 1880 ,O00
personnel.
The apparent unbalance appears
to lie almost entirely in the differ
ent treatment of honors for the
aviation branches.
Eight out of nine Army decora-
tions were Distinguished Flying
Crosses or Air Medals (including
oak leaf clusters, which denote q
second award of the same medal
In the Navy, only one medal in
three was DFC or an Air Medal.
Repeat awards of a medal are 50
rare in the Navy that seperate fig
ures were not available. In the
Army the number of clusters was
60,474, of which 1894 were avia-
toin honors, compared with 66,05l
original decorations.
The air branch accounts for Just
under one-third of total personnel
in both the Army and the Navy.
Air Medal Widely Distributed.
The Army Air Medal was the most
generally distributed award-40,585
medals and So ,596 Oak Leaf clusters.
The key to this is the Interpretation
OF the regulations under which the
award becomes automatic for a
specified number OF flights in COM
bat operations.
The rule says "the Air Medal may
be awarded to recognize single ac-
tlons OF merit or sustained opera
tional activities against the enemy"
Some theater commanders have
been awarding the Air Medal for q
Evening star., 1944-02-14

that men may
L|VE
to build a better world
Sometimes nothing happens in a convoy.
Men stand watch machinery crowded decks eyes
seeing over the horizon and high up the black sy
tuned to the comfort of the ship WORKING in the
water.
Nothing else but that sound.
And the sea and air most innocent
Then, like change of wind, comes the feeline Fear
sneaks into every face Nerves come out top of
the skin.
The men know enemy eyes are watching beneath
the water.
They hope it won't happen. Maybe the enemy win
miss, or an ash-can will do its work first.
But it happens.
wv oo VI AIlOWS HOW-Out CneIe Is scream,
flash of hot red light, shaking all over and the
air sick with the smell of explosion.
They don't hear it, but they know the order comes,
"Abandon Ship!," and they are in the water in
their 1ife-savine suits.
Their shoulder lights extend crooked Glowing line
in the black oil that covers the walls of waves.
Their suits keep them up until the beam of the
rescue craft finds them Then there will be coffee
and warmth and light again.
Later new ship. new job to be done. war to bs
won for Peace that all men may sail the seas in
freedom. SO that all men may live in Peace build
better world.
Evening star., 1944-02-14
Gas Supply Is Cut Off
From $50 Ohio War Plant,

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 1.-THE
Monday wash went undone and
bathing was taboo today as a gas
shortage hit Ohio, closing war plants
and making thousands of workers
idle.
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co. announced
increased use Of gas for heating
homes during the current cold wave
had caused an acute emergency"
that forced it to cut OF the supply
OF $50 war plants last night.
Residents Of $50 municipalities
were urged to conserve gas wherever
possible by postponing washday and
giving up bathing temporarily.
The only major cities not affected
by the gas shuton, which a company
omcial termed q direct threat to
the war program" were those In
industrial Northeastern Ohio, in.
Guiding Cleveland, Akron, Canton,
Youngstown, Warren and Massillon.
Evening star., 1944-02-14

:" 'f' Ing ana playing
in the snow on the parking lot in the
rear OF the Apex Theater, his mother
Mrs. R. L. Knight, wife of an Army
captain, said. But for some reason.
probably because the Forty-ninth
street sidewalk afforded a better
shedding strip. the children went
there in the afternoon.
The injured boy was treated by a
private physician at the scene of
the accident and removed to WAL
ter Reed Hospital, where X-rays
last night revealed the skull frac-
ture. Mrs. Knight said hospital
officials were undecided whether an
operation might be necessary today
to remove some pressure on the
brain, but that the boy had a fairly
good night and at times regained
consciousness.
Lindsey is second-grade pupil
at Janney School. Capt. knight, of
the Army Signal Corps, returned
from foreign duty last December.
Police said no streets were roped
of for coasting in the city yester-
day because in most places there
was not sufficient snow for sled
ding. Brandywine street, about six
blocks from the knight home, is q
protected street when sleigh-riding
is in order, police said.
Two other persons were victims
OF treacherous underfooting yester-
day, Thomas c. Baden, 21, of Upper
Marlboro, falling near Fifth and D
streets NV, while Joseph Smith,
AZ, OF 1858 Holmead place NV.
fell while crossing Fourteenth street
at Oak street NV. Mr.. Baden was
admitted to Casualty Hospital with
possible fractured ankle, while
Mr.. Smith, who received a frac-
tured leg, was admitted to Emer-
gency Hospital,