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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-25
WlLMINCTONlAI!NS
READY FOR D, DAY:
i HEADQUARTERS,

HEADQUARTERS, European
Theater Of Operations-A group
O. signal communications soldiers.
including Cpl: Earl Kennedy and
Pvt. Daniel A. -Malpass. Of vii.
mlngton and "a other North Car.
ollna men, all of whom have had
extensive combat experience in
North Africa, have arrived in Eng,
1and to help. train other soldiers.
preparing for the invasion.
Z, operating in southern T,1nisia
some Of the toughest battles
IN which the Americans were en-;
gagged, these men worked under
most difficult conditions. The roc.
Ky nature. Of: the terrain. caused.
wire lines to break and snare more
olten than usual. z - ;9S.
Also, whereas 2 .1-2-ton trucks
are normally used BY repair
crews, these. men. were forced to
use quarter-ton-trucks and jeeps
because of lack Of cover from en-
elny planes. This factor added. to
the difficulty of the work. IN ).
me large number OF tanks and
other tracked vehicles caused 4
greater number of cuts and breaks
in the wire lines than were fore.
seen-a situation that was. solved
oy having several lines to "a unit,
SC that the circuit could be con.
stantly kept open. 5'1 :.
IN northern Tunisia. extremely
long wire lines were required on
the greatly extended front. At one
lime there was a 80 mile circuit
laid to a combat team on the north
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to feel that the Republicans do no
want them to come over, and are
determined to dash all their hopes
and beliefs. then they may have
NO choice but to vote for a fourth
term 80. - r. ~s,,4.
AS matter of fact a sound APP
probation of Governor Dewey's po-
sltlonS would cause aim and his
managers to welcome the cam
palgn that. Mr.. Wilkie is now max
ing. lie is educating the Republi-
can machines and a-ousing the
republican electorate to the issues
which any Republican, if he hopes
to be a successful President. must
deal with: The strongest card which
governor Dewey holds in his hand
IS the widespread feeling that if.
only his principles are the right
ones, ne might well be the more,
effectlve man of the. two. There
fore, the more he becomes associ-
ated with the teNding ideas which
Wlllkie voices, the better can he.
play his hand. -;
Mr.. Willkie and his supnorters
can never afford to get into the,
position where they either rule the
party or ruin it. Their proper doubt
about Governor Dewey is whether
ne: understands the war well
enough, and whether he can re re
lied upon in Alright place to do
the right rather than the tempo.
rarily expedient thing. This doubt
feeds upon the fact that Governor
Dewey is sun a cool calculator.
But the only practical course
they can take in order to insure
against this doubt is to build up
Wilkes strength within the party,
and, if it is insufficient to nomi-
nate him. then &c employ his great
influence and power in the for
nation of Dewey administration.
Not every great American has
been President, and if ,Dewey's
weakness is that he is too cool a.
calculator, Wilkes is that he is
Just a shade too eager.
The worst mistakes will be
avoided if both men and their sup
porters never for a moment forget
that the great question is not
whether the one or the other is
nominated nor whether the Repub-
licans win the election, but wheth-
er out OF this election there
emerges an administration that can
carry through pery difficult times
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-25
TODAY and TOMORROW
By WALTER IIPPMANN - =

hiss lleutena1tS have aged. are tired
from the terrific strain, and no
longer have the constructive ener-
gy and the sense of a mandate
and a mission which the times de-
mand
Mr.. Roosevelt has failed to do
the one indispensable thing which
would have maintained the neces-
sary vigor in his very long admin
lstration. He has failed to remove
the top men whose energies are
spent, and to promote to their
rlghttul place Of espopSlbility the
men at the second and third levels
who have in fact, enabled him to
wage war as successfully as he
mas Waged it. The strains and the
tensions resulting from this. block,
ade of ability can be appreciated
only by those who have seen the
Administration closely and more: or
less at first hand But they explain
far more exactly than the routine
partisan pettifoggerX why the coun..
try has tc face the serious risks:
OF changing the Administration in
the midst of war. ss's. J
The risk OF change would, how
ever, be exorbitant if it meant en-
trusting power in this supreme
crisis OF the worlds history to men
who quite evidently do not under
stand the crisis. Now it is increas-
lngly clear, I think, that the Re-
publicans who are capable of form
ing an admins. ration which is
genuine alternative to fourth
Roosevelt Administration are pre-
polderantly in Mr.. Wilkes and
In Governor Dewey's following. If
there IS to be change, that is
where the country has to look for
something t. change TO. ts
It follows that if the Willkie and
Dewey forces become irreconcila-
bly, opposed, the situation will be
very serious indeed. If they be-
come deadlocked in one of those
bitter contests which we have all
seen in American conventions. the
chances are that another Harding
will be finagled into the nomina-
ton. This would be nothing less
than a tragedy.
II Wlllkie won over Dewey, rath-
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.,..,on If is no doubt too bad
49, pr- elections must be held in
NO. .,sr when the war is reaching
a } s1jn7ax. ihe only thing to do is
IL ,are lie situation and make the
bess o: it
rh { paramount question is
,cf,,.r lie Republican party can
@os ,,IGc an administration fit to
Plu ,clsde ne war, 10 make the set
e c, o,,rl and to dennoo;iize. If this
'- 'sastjon coax: be answered at
q:.r,'a.;yely, and with conviction
t'lI3" ..|,,ecence, there would be no
. .os reason , why Mr. io, RGos ,ans
s.,, ,iay. he is having very great
i:;:a.riru!ty carrying GU his third
Ill., 49,, wh;s ie not because he is the
.t :o%ed nla,1 his enemies say he is,
y. fscaase ne is11ot 3 great. figure
D! he world, whose place in his
!" y" =, nov secure. L is because he
vi, i his Cabine. and Sc many of
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CT t<--. ,<slh Dewey, ne would race
the election with divided party,
and if elected, he would govern
with party which could be relied
upon mot much longer than the
patronage held out. That is moi
long enough, as the case of Hoover
SHOWS. We ought to be electing no,
one-term President who win be
IN trouble within year, but a
Pcesident with a good prospect o,
Two terms. 1t will take at least two
terms to settle the consequences
Of this war.
II Dewey won over Willkie by
becoming the candidate of Mr..
Wilkes enemies, he would be the
prisoner of those who had norni.
mated him. His title to the leader
snip OF the party would be cloud
ca because he would have gotten
IN by riding roughshod over the
CONVICTIONS and sensibilities of SO
many OF the best Of the Republi.
cans. -. -
mere is no good reason why a
healthy rivalry between Willkie
ana Dewey should degenerate into
a feud Prides, vanity, Jealousy and
personal ambition could envenom
the contest till it was a feud. The
two men, if they do not resolutely
prevent that, win be forgetting the
public interest. The wiser men in
their two camps have high duty
ana a deep responsibility during
the next three months. They must
not fail in the excitement of the
contest to keep contact and through
II 10 develop an understanding by
which they can eventually unite
these forces. !:
This is. not a counsel of perfec-
ton but the common sense of a
situation in which if the Willkie
and Dewey people cannot stand to-
gether, they will both get into all
kinds of trouble.
Surely it must be evident to
Governor Dewey and his enlight-
ened supporters that they need the
cordial support ofs.the Willkie fol.
lowing. What could be. more alb.
surd than the argument that Will
kle is not a good enough Republi-
can because SO many who have
voted for Roosevelt like him and
believe in him? Ourside of a luna.
tic asylum that would be consid-
cred one ofsWillkie's strongest po-
litical assets. For If the Roosevelt
voters who like Willkie are made
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-25
Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On

chronic bronchitis may develop If
.,rr cough. chest cold. or acute bron-
s kits IS not treated and YOU cannot
ss lli,rT 10 take q chance with any medi-
s sino less potent than Creomulsion
1 Th,cl goes right to the seat Of the
t s,, to help loosen and expel germ
laden r phlegm and aia nature to
ohs and 555;ao raw, 5ender, mn lnaamed
VI cCreonulsion blends beechwood
,reosote by special process with other
time tested medicines for coughs.
It contains no narcotics.
- No matter how many medicines
nj, have tried, tell your druggist to
sell you bottle of Creomulsion with
The understanding you must like the
Tav it quickly allays the cough, per-
hitting rest and sleep, or you are to
have your money back. (Advo
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-25
TB SEAL SALES 3,

DURHAM, Feb. ~. ar - State
1913 tuhero ulosis seal sales to date
total SITS, a 1913 per cent in
crease over 1925 itabllation Of
Sl23, 600, twas revealed today by
Frank W. Webster. executive. sec
rotary Of the North Carolina Tub-
erculosis Association. at AN execu-
tive session Of the association held
here. ;5.-.t..s
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NET sl7,5ss

= RALEIGH, Feb. M-llAR,--..
The Jackson day dinner here
January 81 Melted the demo
cratic national committee ST..
1See.5l, Chairman Joe L. Blythe
T@of Charlotte, advised Governor. !
Broughton today. j. 1. E.. 4
Evening star., 1944-03-26

Ridge avenue, Chevy Chase Md. wesleyan
Naval fuaMval Flight Preparatory School, Middle
| Pvt. James A. Wright, 1927 Nineteenth
street NV, basic training, Fort Knox. XIV,
Pvts. Harry w. Baker 4914 Ninth street
street NV and Bernard E. Slick oif52T
Q street NV. aircraft mechanics course,
seymour johnson Field. n, c..
shreve, Christian H. Bertrand dundersen,
Michel Rizik and W. B. Harper. Navy Pre-
Flight School; Chapel Hill. N. C.. =.
John Joseph McHugh, 152 West street NE.
aWnation s,,n electricians mate school. Jackson
corpi.s Edmond @. Taylor. SIS Alabama
street street NM NE Dssl sns a.Ssss ass'o t7os Isnh
Pfc. Paul W. Taltamus, Takoma Park,
ear;isssiT Curt aiIersft n mechanics course. Camp
H street Ne; Henry S. Satsmssi otto. ssos " "
S srss sns RSes S% F ySs RsnnE Soss. sSa
pilet scheol. Hendricks Field. Fla.
es Hssssvs ESssE Rs'k ND sos Sse ssanns
cadst Alfred c.. oakes, 1l4a North
sng courss ssres Mariana PssS Pefa Ars Va basic
James Carl White, $3.50 $3.50 Ninth street
south, Arlington, Va. aviation ordnance
Cadet Leroy Mills YarnoG. 2o14 O
baratory, school Middletown, Conn.
outh street; signal Corps school,h Camp Camp
Cadet Norman Hardy Todd. 1e4s y
Seventh street NV. basic pilot training.
Coneyville. Kans.
Ma a.fsisn .sSoo sSsssn rs. M sSsr s
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Col. William Gerhard
Cited for Work in
Developing Artillery

Col. william r. Gerhardt, Al,
Ordnance Department, of 2945 Ma
comb street NV, has received the
Legion Of Merit for his work as chief
of the artillery development branch,
technical division, ONCE Chief of
Ordnance, beginning in July, 1912.
Col. Gerhardt, who now is serving
in the South Pacific, rapidly and
efficiently organized the personnel,
work and procedures of this branch
(artillery developmenD in such a
manner as to demonstrate admins
trative and engineering abilities Of
the highest Order" his citation said.
During the IS months he served as
chief, the branch made an outstand-
ing record In the number of new and
improved artillery weapons stand
ardized for the use of our troops.
Col. Gerhardt's achievement In the
organization and supervision Of the
work Of this branch constitutes an
outstanding contribution to the war
effort"
A native of Martinsburg, w. Va,
Col. Gerhardt was graduated from
West Point in 1917. He was sta
toned in Washington at the ONCE
of the Chief of Ordnance from 1886
to 1899 and returned to Washington
in 1941, remaining here until he
went overseas the first of this year
Evening star., 1944-03-26

time come to mind. For instance,
we were standing on the fantail the
other morning. The wind, cool and
invigorating, whipped through your
nostrils and beat about your face
just as it used to do on an early
spring morning on the first tee at
the golf course. The three of us
like golf and the thought struck us
at the same time-just to play a
round of golf after having been
pent up on the ship for weeks
seemed to be about the most won-
derful treat we could enjoy.
In the wardroom I found a young
officer seated by the phonograph
with stacks Of recordings around
him-Beethoven, Brahms, Stravin-
sky. That lad had solved the prob
lem-he loved music and he had
done something about 1t. While we
dumb blokes were pining away for
something we couldn't get he
brought his hobby along.
y X
Inere are couple OF very inter-
esting characters here. One is John,
our aerologist, and the other is the
assistant to our force navigator.
I'll describe the last first. He began
IN the Navy as cook, then worked
UP to f1rst-class signalman, later be-
came a chief quartermaster and re-
Gently was commissioned an ensign.
He can read all the visual mes
sages from the ships-in company
with ease and often will pick up a
pair of flags on the bridge and whip
of a message to the disposition
with practiced aplomb. He also will
wrap his fingers around the shutter
trigger of a 12-inch searchlight and
rattle off the incest blinker you ever
saw.
He has a score to settle with the
Japs, too. His baby was born
at Pearl Harbor the day after the
Nip attack. The child will never
walk, and now. when the ensign
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Barnett Praised for Aid
Given Marines al Tarawa

Jack Red" Barnett, described by
a Marine Corps correspondent as a
180-pound bunch of energy who en-
dured the entire 76-hour battle OF
Tarawa to render first aid to the
marines, has been awarded the Order
of the Purple Heart for shrapnel
wounds he received in the face in
that battle.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
E. Barnett, 2515 Thirteenth street
NV, said yesterday they had re-
ceived the award and learned that
their son is getting along fine"
Although told not to go ashore
with the initial landing troops, Bar
nett did so, carrying his first-aid
equipment. He was wounded when
lone Japanese plane dropped a
bomb near his foxhole on the beach
but this didn't stop him from going
through "13 days of hell" so he
could patch up wounded marines.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Real Estate Man in Alaska
Sees Subdivision Possibilities

lis the hunters paradise-bear, deer,
caribou, moose and reindeer in the
big game field, and wolf, wolverine,
mink, ermine, fox, beavers and
others among the lights. I was wolf
hunting a few times last winter, but
| it seems the hunter must be smarter
than the wolf. So I catch cold feet
and frosted ears.
And the f1shing-strictly from
your dreams-with rainbow trout
Is to "a inches long and Weighing
up to IS pounds There are also
Dolly Vardens and steel heads, and,
of course, salmon by the million.
The latter are good battlers and fine
sport on light equipment.
IF we could transport some of
this fertile land and these awe
inspiring vistaS to the District area
we would indeed have subdivision
supreme. Most of this natural, un-
blemished beauty tops anything
have ever seen. But don't misun-
Observation-Disclosures it is great and
beautiful country GIMME the
Fatherland.'
1t. Pasewalk was formerly head
lof the management department of
1.-THE Mount Vernon Mortgage Corp.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
ICow on Roof
|.AImost Ruins
| Model Duqout

WITH THE 5TH ARMY, Italy
When flax from antiaircraft guns
started falling like hail in their area
Corpls. William L. Simpson of Wash
ington and Elmer Schafer, radio
operators with an infantry division
along the 5th Army front here
decided to build a dugout with a
substantial roof.
The model dugout completed, both
men entered to enjoy the comforts
off their new home. But suddenly
the roof started to sag and support
ing tinbers cracked Corpl. Simp-
son, a long-legged fellow, rolled on
his back and braced the roof with
his legs. Corpl. Schafer ran out to
see what was happening.
A cow was standing nonchalantly
over the dugout!
After driving the COW away, the
roof of the dugout was restored to
normal position.
Eorpl Simpsons wife Helen re-
sides at 4704 Eighth street NV. and
isSemployed at the Bureau of Inter-
nAl Revenue.
Evening star., 1944-03-26

Utopia for fishermen and hunters
is the Aleutian area, according te
1t. Herbert M. Pasewalk, 3114 M
place Sc, who would like to CON-
bine the fertile Alaskan lands with
his native Washington for Sub
division supreme"
In a recent letter to Charles j
Rush, executive secretary of the
Washington Real Estate Board, 1t
Pasewalk wrote of the islands:
"* Barren, desolate, dank
dreary, fogbound, windswept and
unfriendly. Most Gslands) are un-
populated except for caribou, fox
ravens and seal. We are blessed
with snow birds and no more vege-
tation than you have on your desk
THE fox, beautiful blues and
whites-potential high-class' neck
pieces-are unusually tame. They
roam the camp areas without fear,
and some of the men and officers
have them for pets. Cute little
devils. Killing iss verboten. =
when was on the mainland last
spring I bagged a nice 350- pound
black bear. A party of us went out
netted three grizzleys and the
blackie. Great sport. The territory
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Photographer r-GunneI
5000 Hours in Air

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Mar. 25
An aerial photographer gunner
Master Sergt. John D. Meeks, whose
father, John H. Meeks, lives at 2246
Shannon place, Washington, D. c.,
flew into the midst of the Jap at
tack on Pearl Harbor without know
ing it. However, the sergeant said
that since that time he has made at
least 80 combat missions in B-24s
and has built up his flying hours to
the grand total of 5000 hours in the
air.
The Washington man has been a
photographer in the Air Corps since
1919 and has returned to the AAF
Redistribution Station here for re-
assignment after spending 26 months
In the Southwest Pacific.
Our most dangerous missions are
the night Photographic jobs, when
We fly at 10000 feet over enemy tar
gets to take photos of their installa-
|tions. The fax Is always heavy
I've seen it SO heavy I thought I
could walk on it," said the sergeant
but luck always seemed to be with
the ships was in. They were filled
with ack-ack holes numerous times
but never shot down, although I did
lose several cameramen out of my
group"
He is credited with having taken
outstanding movies of the Pearl
Harbor sneak raid while his forma-
ton OF l6 Fortresses arrived from
California at the height of the JAP
aneSe attack.
Evening star., 1944-03-26
Courses Completed

Cadets Fred James Eden. 4726 Brandy
Sane Slne sE1e street NV: Richard Edward Bang
Rsnn. RRard Wright; Lanham. Md. and Rogel
sssc Rinv WsssTs sosI.. js Nd
s,rssi Capt. yShn % Paul MeGrath., 1898 Allison
Field. Ala 's"'i0" SCHOOL, seimar
Pvt. Andrew H. Norford, iii Holbrool
Terrace NE. B.24 Liberator bomber me.
Pvts. Garland Summers. S02 North Tsv
fSsi si So,sS .sSssI AZ R:sss 'a:
and swsnn ~ rsss csptoI At5IasSa strssa
paTsohute Jump training. Fort Bennins. Ga
Mocn rseh1is!s lsss rltS ESur.h si...s arsds Alvin
Ms: ss1s .asoo PSi
.sfaa!; Pvt' Joe Gconnor. 4a1s rnir.ieth street
mSSo seoo fsiaifs Eolt n.ban. MS bsc communication
aysnss va4n M9ne.Rsqdan s,pd 1888 2ss AssMsi snrt
ssss Street sed AW ASestDh s.5ss 5R.s'y sunsI as
gsT5sp III frey Basic Dios sehooi fso
Seaman AM second @ class, Stanley palfrey
ar.,I.. r. l744 p street Sc; and Roy Phiiir
Gtsaingeg' t1sinins' sSn ~ Seventh street sE recruit
'Rtns PVT. Jsmes ssmDfSn, e Gardner al 1888 street
r'ield, Miss
Cadet John J. Grigg. 4214 Fourteenth
street NE. flexible gunnery school. LAREDO
Howard cohn, 1908 East Capitol street
Walter K, Lecount, IT,, 1900 Sixteenth
street NV, and John c. Swingle, 47bs
Reservoir road NV, Army specialized
training course. Pomona coilese. Clare
Capt Dwight Parkinson, 37o7 MiIitar,
road. medical course, Idsewood Arsenal
Cadet Page Marston schmitt. e4ot
Evening star., 1944-03-26

served with scores OF officers and
checks off the list showing his
preferences. The good ones he SIM
ply checks. The bad ones he marks
with a ct" The "T" stands for
turkey" As you can see, he has
very strong convictions.
When just a seaman, some years
ago, his ship was in port and the
officers were having gay party
aboard. The deck was decorated
the ships band was playing for
dancing and there was a long table
heaped with cakes and sandwiches
on silver platters. He roamed down
among the guests. Finally he
scooped up one of the platters and
ducked behind a turret. There he
bumped into the officer of the deck.
There was no time to lose. He
broke into full gallop toward the
forward part Of the ship and disap-
peared into the superstructure with
the Cd hot on his trail. Up one
ladder after another the chase went
on. Finally he reached the signal
bridge and In utter desperation
bumper the sandwiches, tray and all,
into the flag bag.
With that he ducked into the
corner where the shadows were
deep. After the Cd had given up
the chase he came out of hiding
found the solid silver tray and
tossed 1t over the side. That much
OF the evidence was disposed of
But there was just nothing that
could be done about those sand
wiches. They just had to be left
in the flag bag.
Now the flag bag is the place
where they keep all the ships signal
f1ags-the ones you see strung out
on the yardarm and which signal
men attach to the halyard and run
up with such speed.
Well, next morning the ship got
under way. It became necessary to
use the flags in the flag bag-and
whenever the fags were run UP
Evening star., 1944-03-26
ID. C.. Brothers and SchooImutes
Discover It's q Small World

AS more and more Washingto-
mans reach overseas combat zones,
reports of brothers meeting each
other on foreign shores are becom-
ing frequent.
In Italy, a recent letter informed
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour B. Woolls of
1425 Monroe street NE, Tech. Sergt
Leo S. Woolls noticed B-24 landing
on the field where he was stationed
An hour later he learned his brother,
Sergt. Robert M. Woolls, was gun
ner on the bomber, which had land
ed to refuel on return from a bomb
ing mission. The brothers, who had
been trying to communicate by let
ters, had several hours together.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woolls have two
other sons overseas: Corpl. William
Woolls, 10, with a chemical warfare
unit in England, and Corpl. Bernard
Woolls, %, serving in the Southwest
Pacific.
O'Connell Boys Meet.
Also in Italy. Pat and Bill O'Con-
nell, sons Of Dennis O'Connell, 1e
Buchanan street NE, recently met
for the second time abroad. They
celebrated the last Fourth of July
together when they found each other
by chance in North Africa. Pat, as
Is a specialist in fleet post office
now stationed in Sicily, and Bill, %
is a staff sergeant with the Army.
Their three brothers also are serv-
icemen. Pvt. Thomas O'Connell, 10
Is with the Air Forces in England
and Pvt. Joseph OConnell, 19. Is ar
infantryman at Fort Mcclellan, Ala
John O'Connell, %, has received 9
medical discharge from the Coast
Guard.
After being separated 10 months
Staff Sergt. Harry Cotn and Pvt
Ralph Cohn, sons of Mr. and Mrs
Morris Cohn, 7444 Georgia averu.
NV, met in England last month.
Sergt. Cohn, 80, former account.
ant and lawyer, has been oversee.
wit hthe Transportation Corps since
July, 1912, and now is stationed II
| AOAAacA4. LILO bloGliCi, 90. IldS DGcu II
England since January with the
Army Engineers. He was connected
with a real estate firm before enter
ing the service last May and his wife
and son live at 1901 c street Sc
Sergt. COINS wife and son are livine
with her parents in Montreal
Canada.
Another brother, Ensign Herbert
Cohn, 20, is stationed with the Naval
Air Corps at Jacksonville, Fla.
Brothers Meet in Pacific.
well, Sis, the world isn't so bic
after ALL" wrote league Williams, 9
Navy fireman, from the South Pa
ciflc, to his sister, Mrs. Clarence
Kelley, jr., 1923 Fourteenth street
north, Arlington, Va, after he met
his brother, Seaman Robert williams
last month.
II had not seen Robert in uniform