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Evening star., 1944-02-13

;. Bears and caribou shared the road with us
And believe you won't need to 60 hungry when you
travel up that way In fact wouldn't be surprised the fiat
country the of the Canadian Rockies becomes rich
agricultural area that the highway has opened
You ought have the whoppng big potatoes that the
postmaster at the little trading post of Fort Nelson had
grown wasn't surprised because had just had too good
opportunity study the SOIL stretch of the highway
along there had then been surfaced We stuck in the
mud And the kind of rich black gumbo that has
made the American West farm paradise
The Trout Grow Big
began get into the mountains And talk about
scenery Lakes streams forests snow-capped mountains
Bears and other animals crossing the road in front of
When got tired of looking, went fishing And such
fshng In two hours lake. caught dozen trout
ranging up to 10 pounds And that is considered small
Thirty Founders
Just beyond Whtehorse which used to be ghost town.
relic of the Gold Rush. but the busy center of
tions for the highway turned off the road for the
boat trip down the Yukon Our fellow passengers the wood
burning river boat mostly construction men, plus two
old pospectors and Indian girl The accommodations
as good you could ask of an ocean liner
The boat stopped frequently to call at trading posts or to
Evening star., 1944-02-13

4. Road building stopped: night casualty
get wood and this gave chance to do little fishing
stop shall forget place called Five
Finger Rapids Columns of rock like cliffs divided the river
four separate streams all swirng Reversing the pro-
peers the captain unanswered the boat until it lined
shoot of the channels didn't how could
crape BY But he gave her the gun, and shot through
safely - and pushing barge ahead of us at that.
At Dawson visited the old gold fields then changed to
another boat which took Circle Alaska the northern
point automobile road From there, drove
down Fairbanks and then toured the other Alaskan
highways down through the glacier country and the
Matanuska Valley to Anchorage, and on to Valdez.
These highways we'll supplied with log roadhouses
which with each other in the serving of marvellous food
Moose steak the staple but there plenty of variety
caribou steak game BIRDS fish, all sorts of berries unbeev
ably big and good vegetables As for the scenery well,
camped night at the foot of Matanuska Glacier
and the total of the the Northern Lights the
moon and then the sunrise that glacier was the highest
point beauty that any night of camping brought
1t the way back to Whitehorse, the Highway,
that had to be hauled through 30me swamp. by trac
You'll never have to do that. It's all finished
And it's outdoorloving motorists paradise.
The End
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Arm0dillo Killed
By Passing Car In
Moss Point Street

An armadilio, a rodent re-
sembling a possum and a native
of South America and southern
North America, was found in the
outskirts of Moss Point near
River Road by Noah Hudson, res
ident of Moss Point, Wednesday
night Immediately after a car
had run over it. Apparently
grown, this rare mammal is
about two feet long and weighs
approximately is pounds. Its
outer skin is a bony shell divid-
ed into belts consisting of numer-
Gus small plates which it can
close up for protection in time
of danger.
Mr.. Hudson said that these an
imals, commonly found in Texas,
are killed, hulled out and made
into market baskets, hand bags,
and the like.
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Gonaressionsl
|Oidehqhts
5" %
Congressman VIM. N. CoImer

The long heralded and anx-
iously awaited invasion of France
and the continent of Europe has
begun. All dispatches, meager
as they are, from that front are
so far encouraging. While it IS
true. according to the reports,
that the initial crossing of the
stormy English Channel was had
with less resistance and at a
smaller cost of precious Allied
lives than was predicted by
many, the fact remains that the
real fighting on French soil has
not yet begun. All dispatches in
dictate that the fighting . far has
been more or less Of a skirmish-
ing nature between the Allied
vanguard and the German re-
serves. But the fact that this
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Miss Winsfeod And
Sergeant Duniels
Wed Friday Evening

A lovely event of Friday eve
ming, June 9. was the marriage
of Miss Mary Lou Winstead,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. j. H.
Winstead of Pascagoula, to Muir
wine w. Daniels, staff sergeant,
U. S. Army, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. w. Daniels of Miami, Fla, at
the First Baptist Church at Z
o'clock. The double ring cere-
mony was performed by the
brides father.
In the presence Of about 100
friends and relatives, the bride
entered on the arm Of the groom
to the strains of Lohngrin's We'd
ding March, played by Mrs. P.
J. Higginbotham. She wore a
pale blue sheer dress with shir-
red bodice, fashioned with puff
fed sleeves and sweetheart neck
line, and a long full skirt. She
wore a corsage of white carna-
tions.
Mrs. Higginbotham played sew
eral selections on the organ be-
fore the ceremony and Harlan
Eichler, u. S. Navy, sang Il Love
You Truly" and Because"
bridal couple left the church to
the strains of Mendelssohn's
March.
Mrs. Daniels is a graduate from
the high school in Desloge, Mo.
and attended Mary Hardin Bay.
Ior in Bolton, Texas. She came
to Pascagoula about a year ano
a half ago and since then has
made her home with her parents
at BOG Ninth Street. She was
employed in the office of the
Federal Public Housing Author
ity.
Sergeant Daniels is a native Of
Miami and finished school at Mi.
ami Edison High school, He
Joined the Army in May. 1941
and has just returned from 2t
months of active service over
seas, He was in action in New
Caledonia, New Hebrides. eau
dalcanal, and the Northern Solo
mons. The groom leaves the first
of next week for Great Bend
Kans., where he will be station
ed and Mrs. Daniels plans tc
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-06-16
Church School At
EustI0wn Methodist
Church This Week

A highly successful church
school is being held at the East
lawn Methodist Church this
week. It is composed of members
of the intermediate department
of the Sunday School and is be-
ing taught by the same teachers
who are in charge of the regu-
lar classes.
There have been about 45
children in attendance on these
classes.
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enemy S TecOIu 10 JUSTLY NJ ais
trust.
Navy Heads Hope Japs KsYoed
The real test of Japan's will
lingness to continue fighting will
come sometime this year when
| American bombers finally begin
a systematic bombing of her
most important cities.
Once the Allies can switch
most of their naval strength from
The Atlantic and the Mediter-
ranean to the Far East, Japan
will be cut off from raw mate
rails and supplies in the East In
dies. When those islands are use
less to her, she undoubtedly will
be glad to trade them to the Al
lies for another breathing spell
Heads of the armed service
are reported to be generally sat
isfied with the present level OF
war production, notwithstanding
announcements from time to time
indicating that output is falling
behind because Of a critical man
power shortage.
Authoritative government
sources say that, considered as q
whole. the main production
schedules are being met. Thi:
does not mean that in spots out.
put is not up to tn elevels de
sired. But Army and Navy chief.
generally are well pleased witt
production of aircraft and other
highly important items
What really has happened i
that production of munitions ant
supplies has increased while tht
total number of workers has beer
declining. This has been due Il
such things as improvements il
production, a reduction in thu
number of changes in design o
war tools and supplies, and cor
rection of situations in which la
Dor was being boarded, or il
some way moi properly beinl
utilized.
Since last November, employ
ment in munitions industries ha.
been declining at the rate Of 100,
600 per month. This trend is ex
pected to continue, although per
haps not at this high rate.
The armed services still arr
anxious to have Congress enac
National Service legislation o
some kind. But what they ar,
said to be worried about Is no.
so much increasingly critical la
Dor shortages as a stampede o.
workers from the war plant
when the end of the war IS be.
lieved in sight.
To guard against such a disas.
trous contingency, they woulo
like to have Congress enact leg.
islation freezing in war jobs mer
who have been deferred from the
draft because of such employ
ment.
Announcement that a nation
wide distribution system has beer
set up. with headquarters at Chi
cago, for dispensing the so-caIled
miracle drug pencillin, is good
Lnews in the medical world.
Pencillin Surplus to Civilians
II discloses that production
now has reached the point where
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stewartlSays:

dozers on Capital Hill are being
put to work these days to break
the legislative log-Iam which
must be broken if Congress hopes
to adjourn June 20, as planned,
to permit COP members to at
tend the national convention in
Chicago, June rs.
Congress has only begun to
white away at the formidable
pile. In four and. one-half
months, only one regular appro-
priation bill has been enacted. A
dozen others must be passed be-
fore the July | deadline.
Price Control. Lend-Lease
Laws Up
In adfi ior. other highly inn
portant legislation is waiting to
ne moyeo. rrlee controi ana wage
sterilization laws ard the lend
lease act must be renewed be-
fore their expiration date, June
30. Discussion of the price con-
troll act is currently being held
up in the Senate and House
banking committees.
Other vital legislation requir-
ing immediate attention includes
the 40 billion dollar Army bill,
the controversial national war
agencies bill, the second deficien-
cy measure, and the District of
Columbia bill.
Congress can blast the log
jam, but it will have to work
overtime. This means Saturday
sessions and longer hours daily.
SKEPT1CS WHO believe that
American Army fighter pilots
might pad their score of Jap
plants shot down should talk to
some of the returning flyers. Ma
jor Richard l. Bong of Poplar,
Wis, Southwest Pacific ace with
n planes tofficiaD to his credit
set Washington newsmen right
recently.
Fighter pilots must either pho
tograph the Jap plane crashing
or disintegrafing in the air. or an
other pilot must see the action
and back up the claim. In one
case, Bong shot down a Jap
and followed him nearly to the
water. He thought his wing man
saw the action and neglected to
photograph it.
Later, he learned the wing
man was on the other side of
a cloud and didn't see the action.
Bong got credit for a probable"
Thus. Army pilots say the score
agains. the laps should be much
greater than official records re-
veal.
Jokingly, United States pilots
say they must bring the enemy's
helmet back before they can
prove a "kill.n Bong has eight
probables. half of which were n
douttedly kills, thus Bringing
his score at least to 30 or more
Japs.
by Japan are considered a defi7
mite possibility once Allied forces
establish a beachhead in western
Europe. And that possibility has
high-ranking Navy men plenty
worried. They went to crush Ja-
pan thoroughly this time so that
she cannot stage a comeback in
another 20 years or so.
Some war experts believe ia
pan will give up much of her sto-
len empire if she is allowed to
keep part of China. all of Man.
churia, and a few other outposts
which yield vital materials.
Top-ranking Navy men hope
that the American public will
turn a deaf ear to all Jap peace
moves. They just do not trust
Japan and there is plenty in the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-06-16

crossing was made by an jnva-
sionary force under these cir
cumstances for the first time IN
the history of the world is some
thing to be really proud of. Only
one time in recorded history out
Of the many attempts was this
heretofore successfully done.
This. of course. when William the
Conquerer made a successful
landing in 1866 from the French
side. Many others, including the
great Napolean and Hitler him
self have failed.
But. again, we point out that
this successful landing does not
mean an end of this war. We
must not become too optimistic
and engage in too much wishful
| thinking. We must recall the
months of fighting on the Italian
Peninsula which u forces in
vaded. We must look back to
1918 when the British and
| Americans were enabled to land
at viii in the fine harbors of
France; and the long, weary, bit
ter months Of fighting on French
soil before the Germans were fl
rally defeated. Moreover. we
must expect heavy casualties as
these invasion forces are aug
mented by millions of other Al
lied troops. We must pray for
an early and successful conclu-
sion to this expedition but al
ways bear in mind that IL is not
going to be a picnic affair. As
one person well put II, Every
thing over there is over as a re-
suit OF this invasion except the
fighting"
Also. the ability of Russia 10
move in from the east will have
a large bearing upon the length
of this European war. If Russia
has the power to drive in from
her side the end will be consider
ably fastened.
The Home Front
The Senate has just passed a
bill continuing the Office of Price
Administration, which carries
with it the Bankhead Amend
ment, bitterly opposed by the
Administration. which is aimed
to help the cotton farmers of the
South AS this is written the
Houes is considering the same
measure and many amendments
are being offered. Just what
the final bill will be when II
finishes running the gauntlet and
reaches the Presidents desk is
hard to predict. One thing is
certain. however, and that is
that if the Bankhead Amend
ment remains in the bill the Pres
ident will veto it. Should the
President veto the bill. either be-
cause of this or any other amend
ments, the result would be an
other victory for the Administra-
ton. This for the reason that
the Administration would have
sufficient strength to prevent the
overriding of the veto. Then, in
view of the fact that the present
law expires July LIST, we predict
that a Concurrent Resolution
would be passed, continuing the
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OPA as presently set-up for a
period of three to six months UNI
til the bill could be written to
conform with the Presidents
views. It is one thing to get a
majority of the Congress to vote
for a bill but another question
to amass a two-thirds vote to pass
a bill over a Presidential veto.
Everyone agrees that the OPA
in some form is necessary to keep
down runaway prices and infla-
ton. For if it were not for some
regulation of this sort only the
rich would be able to buy the
necessities of life in a highly
competitive market. The trouble
that is found by most critics IS
not with the law but with the inn
practical administration of it.
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10 billion units a month may be
spared from military and other
needs for the home front
WPB revealed that production
mas risen from 425 million units
last June to a record IS billion
units in March.
The War Production Board sees
hope for wide civilian use ahead
as the result of a Is million dol
lar program under which 10 Am
erican and two Canadian plants
have been rushed to completion.
A year ago, almost all pencillin
was reserved for military needs.
The drug has been found eff
fective in treating infections
which do not respond to sulfa
drugs or other remedies.
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join him there later.
Following the ceremony, Mr..
and Mrs. Winstead entertained
at a reception at their residence.
The bride cut the two-tiered we'd
ding cake which, with punch,
was served to about 40 guests.
Out-of-town guests for the
wedding were Miss Louise Briggs
of McComb and Jackson, Mrs. H.
J. Hudson of Biloxi, and Miss
Lucy Robinson of Crystal
Springs.
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WITH THE WAR breaking into
1 bristle of spearheads each aimed
at q vital spot of the enemies
the 5th War Loan drive took on
new significance Thursday when
the news flash was sent out that
American B-29s had bombed ia
pan.
Surely not a person who heard
the news failed to feel a surging
mixture of excitement, apprehen-
sion and pride. Maybe even 9
thrilling vision of giant planes
roaring through the upper air,
carrying destruction to our little
yellow enemy appeared before the
minds eye. But how many saw
the dollar mark that floated like
o trailer from the tail of our new
est and most wonderful planes?
Those big bombers don't fly on
wishful thinking, and the bombs
that served as a Jus to-you'
message to the Japanese aren't
found on bargain counters. And
that isn't even counting the in
itial expense which includes train
ing the pilots and the men who
man the planes and the building
of the planes themselves.
AND WHAT ABOUT the land
ing on Saipan? The Navy hasn't
had time to be self-supporting.
Those sailors and the men they
transport to battle scenes T too
busy putting in a days work for
which they get mighty little pay.
So ii looks like it's up to the
men and women at home to fl
nance the war. And don't for
get-you aren't giving anybody
a thing when you buy a war bond
to- help pay for this fight for
freedom. When we win you'll
get it all back-and more-and If
you shirk your share of respon-
sibility and we don't win you'll
be in no condition to enjoy the
money anyway!
WE HAVE RAISED our voice
ins lament over the condition of
Pascagoula's beach so often that
it is Beginning to sound like the
chorus of a song. But in the face
of recent happenings we can't let
the opportunity pass to beg once
more that something be done to
clean up the beach.
A real blow was struck to Pas
caeouIa when it was found neces-
sary to condemn the water on our
beach as unsafe for swimming.
With that move the sole recrea-
ton facility of hundreds was re-
moved. There doesn't seem to
be- any chance of getting clean
w9ter overnight, but at least we
still have our sand where children
can play and grown-ups relax
while getting a sun tan. That Is,
If you can find a clean spot to
stretch out. Broken glass men
aces the youngsters and trash and
refuse offend their parents. Why
not make the best of what we
have and concentrate on the
beach SO that at least our lovely
coast will not be a total loss?
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the right TO publish scandals. attack innocent individuals or
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Individual the right to be-smear the reputation OF outstanding
ciuxens. attack the ccmmunitY's leading institutions. nor start
public peace. To violate the above rights and privileges Is to
endanaer the rights and happiness of al."
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Political
Announcement

The Chronicle Star and Ad-
vertiser is authorized to an
nounce the following candi-
dates for election in the Dem
ocratic Primary election for
city officials on July 18.
For Mayor
C Afford
JOHN r. WATTS
GEORGE w. RODRIGUEZ
For Councilman
LEE BECKHAM
ARTHUR ALLEN
A. W. EZELL
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-22
FARMERS HELD
IN THEFT CASE

Two Masonboro white farmers
walked straight into a trap set
for them at WoolWorth' Five and
Ten Cent store yesterday and were
caught red-handed" by officers
making away wi h merchandise
valued at $3.50.
The men are Louis F Dilazzero.
Is, and Troy Cleveland Barker, q.
They will be arraiInedSHRDL
ers court to lay on three
charges each of larceny and re-
ceiving.
Because merchandise had been
missing all along from the store"
the detectives said they were on
hand when tho pair arrived to
pick up garbage for their hogs
al the rear of the store"
Stationed on the roof. Wolfe said
he saw the men pick up articles
and carry them to their truck as
he looked down through the ele-
vator shaft. He signalled. he add
ed, to Murray in the alley, where
the arrest was made. Secret pow
der had been scattered on the
parcels.
The officers said they recovered
a box of photograph records, value
$40; two pocketbooks valued at 81.
and S6. so worth OF ladies' hose and
mems socks.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-22
$4,000 NURSES
SOUGHT BY ARMY

The Army Nurses Corps sounded
an appeal yesterday for $4,000 addi-
tional appointees to serve at hos
pitfalls in this country and in COM
bat zones to nurse sick and wound
ed soldiers SO that they can make
early returns to active duty.
Increased numbers of battle cas-
ualties are being returned to the
states daily for disqualification;
therefore the need for more nurses
is a challenge for patriotic wom-
en- it was said. Overseas assign
ments are equally as pressing.
Battle casualties that cannot be
returned to the states for treat
ment must receive attention near
the front, and losses of nurse per-
sonnet for reasons beyond control,
must be replaced if the army is
to continue its splendid record Of
the number of lives saved in COM
bat zones. 1t is an unusual oppo--
tunity for adventure, a wider ex-
perience and advancement in the
field of nursing, the announcement
stated.
1t is requested by the War De-
partment that all civic and pro-
fessional organizations give their
support to this drive and to urge
all qualified nurses to join the Ar
my Nurses Corps. Hospital Sup
erintendents n d Directors of
Nursing are invited to visit any
of the army installations so that
they can become acquainted with
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-22
SOLOMON d SANDERSON

LUMBERTON Dec. 31.-Funeral
services for Solomon Devaul San
derson, Lumberton merchant for 20
years. who died recently, were held
recently by the Rev. D. J. Glenn
Blackburn, pastor and the Rev.
DR.. H. C. Durham. pastor emeritus,
of the First Baptist church. Masons
of the First Baptist chmrdlu shr
of St. Adams Lodge No. ia, were
in charge of the rites at the grave
in Meadowbrook cemetery, with C.
B. Skipper, past master, official
ing.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Yer.
nie Mobiles Sanderson; three daugh.
tiers, Mrs. w. L. Potter and Mrs.
c. P. Moore of Lumberton, and
Miss Louise Sanderson, a senior
of Meridith college; one son. Sea-
man First Class S. D. Sanderson,
Jr., of the U. S. Navy; one broth
er, w. 7. Sanderson. and a halt
brother, Gordon Bedford. of Lum-
berton: two half sisters, Mrs. Ed
Bass of Lumberton and Mrs. Jack
Collins of Lake Waccamaw.
Mr.. Sanderson was a member of
Lumbee Council No. 224, Junior
Order UAM, and had been a mer-
chant in Lumberton since he
moved from Wilmington in 1916. He
also owned extensive farming in
terests.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-22
JAMES WESLEY CASTEEN

James Wesley Casteen, 81, dleo
suddenly at 4:3o p. m. Saturday
at his home in Islandton.
He is survived by his WIDOW
Mrs. Nancy Pierce Casteen, two
daughters. Mrs. D. G. Rickenback-
er, of Round-O and Mrs. Il. Il
Rickenbacker, of Charleston, S. G.,
two sons, L. w. Casteen and j. o.
Casteen, of Islandton, three sisters,
Mrs. Dora Bachelor, of Burgaw
Mrs. Nary Parker, of Kinston, and
Mrs. J. J. Yarboro, of Chinquapin,
and two brothers, DR.. Kenan Cas-
teen. of Leaksville, and Ceybur
Casteen, of Rosehill, and eight
grandchildren
Funeral services, followed by in
terment on the Casteen farm, were
conducted by the Rev. David j.
Richards, of Atlanta. A native of
Chinquapin, Mr.. Casteen was a
member of the Islandton company
of Jehovahs theses.