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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16
BY JOHN SELBY

Faith, Reason and Civiliza.
tion," by Harold ]. Laski Viking;
$3.50.
It seems doubtful to me that &
great number OF people can be PEI.
suaded to read a book by Harold
]. Laski called Faith, Reason anc
Civilization If he and his pub
fishers had burned half the mid
night oil in existence, they could
hardly have found worse title
But the title cannot dim the
extraordinary interest of the book
itself. Mr.. Laski ic too bright fol-
even bushel to hide him.
It is his thesis that the world
stands now in the same general
position as at the fall of the Ro-
man Empire. We need faith,
badly. When the Roman Empire
rotted away a revolutionary sort
of faith was at hand; it was
Christianity, and it sufficed. But
Mr.. Laski does not think Chris
tianity however valid it may be
as a religion) offers the hope OF
salvaging the world to come. He
gives many reasons for this be.
lief, one of the most forceful being
his refusal to indorse a way of
the spirit which depends on setting
apart any group as holders Of tn
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16
Lo, The Poor Sucker

When you consider the hard life that the
average night club patron leads it seems only
fair that he be spared the 30 per cent cabaret
tax, as the Senate has suggested. Just think
what the poor wretch goes through in almost
any big-city night spot these days:
First he stands in line. Then, when he does
get to the velvet rope, he has to tip super.
cilious head waiter too generously in order to
get table. And what a table-the size of a
sundial, where the light, air, food and view
are all bad. The drinks are small, and the
dance floor is about 9 IL and occupied by
some SO other couples He gets noisy swing
and Grade B vaudeville for entertainment.
The check?-not more than months rent
if he is lucky.
And why does he put up with all this? Well
that one we never have been able to figure out
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16
The Literary Guidepost

key, SO to speak. The religion or
faith, or political syste or what.
ever it be called must, he thinks.
be broadly based and applicable to
everybody. Not the everybody we
usually talk about, meaning every.
body who thinks as we do, but
literally everybody
I think he weakens his argu-
ment at this point by taking a
flier in literary criticism. He is
trying to prove that our writer's
and thinkers have not provided an
answer. which most of us would
probably agree ie truism. But
his choice of literary figures is
believe, wrong to the point Of
nonsense-Aldous Huxley, James
Joyce, T. S. Eliot. He mentions
a hundred figures besides, but in
Guiding those three will seem to
many an indication of short
sightedness.
In any case, Mr.. Laski at laet
gets to the point Of his disserta-
ton. He has shown the problem
and our position, which is vis.a-vis
the problem. Where else, he axis
is there any prospect of solution
but in Russia? He is not dogmatic.
and millions will disagree with him /
He expects this. But he wants to
stir up thinking
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16
TOP O. THE MORNING
Cherry's Visit

New Hanover county citizens who gave T.
Gregg Cherry their majority support in his
! campaign for governor will pass up an excel
lenct opportunity to know North Carolina
next Chief Executive better if they fail to
arrange for mass meeting and reception
when he visits Wilmington and Wrightsville
Beach the latter part Of this month.
M. Cherry is scheduled to address the
eony xaation of the North Carolina Association
Of Plumbing and Heating Contractors, Inc,
On June 49, Presumably the meeting will not
be closed to the public at least during his
address. But there will be very little room
for outsiders il the attractions Of Wrightsville
Beach, added to Mr.. Cherry's presence, draw
as many delegates and their families as ex-
pected. The only way to meet, greet and be-
come acquainted with him is to hire hail."
the ITALIAN playhouse or the high school audi
toriun, and invite him to explain the legisla-
tive and executive program he is framing for
his term in the highest office Of the state.
Mr.. Cherry has let it be known that he is
good friend of southeastern North Carolina.
Wilmington and its port. He will do what he
can for the development of this area. He has
told his close friends all about it. But it GER
tainly would be heartening to hear him say it
in a public mass meeting.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16
Sidewalk Improvement

Drovidins for the paving Of sidewalks on Sec
tons Of twenty-five streets is in the interest
Il the public welfare and security. 1t is to be
hoped that as quickly as the legal require
nents can be met. actual construction will
be started.
Wilmington has long needed program Of
sidewalk improvement. The present project
does not include all streets lacking paved Pc
destrianways, but goes far to eliminate many
accident traps, and it seems reasonable to
think that the Council, having gone this far,
Vill not overlook the need for more work Of
similar nature.
Az previously pointed out in these columns
It see.ns advisable to proceed with improve
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ments even during the war period, instead Of
waiting for the war to end. There is no real
reason to do all our planning on postwar
basis. On the contrary there is an advantage
in both planning and completing projects pro-
vided materials and labor are available
before the fighting ceases. By this means
the postwar program can be materially short
ened.
This appears to be the accepted policy Of
the Council, as this sidewalk project indicates.
May the Council not grow weary in well
doing.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16
Daily Prayer
FOR DAY-BY-DAY COURAGE

Just for today, o Lord, we pray
that courage may be given to US,
and to our service men, for. the
daily task and the common duties,
The long tomorrow will take care
of itself if only we can fulfill and
endure today. So we entreat Thee
to give us smiling faces and un.
complaining lips and spirits eager
to be helpful as we treat today's
exacting ways. Forbid that any
doubt of Thee, or of Thy protect
ing care, should creep into our
hearts. Teach us to take time to
mediate upon the high aims our
Country pursues in this war
against pagan foes that are also
Thy foes. Let us never waver a
moment in loyalty to our leaders.
Strengthen us that we may 90
through this day shedding only
cheerfulness. Make US helpers and
inspirers of our comrades. Thus.
day at time, we would serve
Thee, our Cause, and the whole
harried, waiting world. Amen. =
WIFE.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16
5000 Harmonious
For Boys Ouerseas

Larry Adler, the great har-
monica artist, has written to
Ernie Pyle that as a result Of
q radio appeal 5000 harmoni-
cas- have been sent to him
from all over the country for
relaying to soldiers and sailors
overseas.
81 know from experience
overseas that your column is
more widely read by G.. IFS
than anything else written by
anybody" Adler says, IF you
would let the men know that
anybody overseas who wants
a harmonica can get one just
by writing to me CO the Quiz
Kids, Chicago, ILL.,, a harmoni-
ca will 60 out to him loot
sweet" 49,:
Readers Of Ernie Pyle who
clip and mail thousands of
copies of his column overseas,
may want to send this infor-
nation along to their sons and
brothers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16
With Ernie Pyle

beachhead, and finally just settled
down to await our turn.
That was when the most incon.
gruous-to us-part of the invasion
came. Here we were in a front-roW
seat at great military epic. Shells
from battleships were whamming
over our heads, and occasionally q
dead man hoated face downward
past us. Hundreds and hundreds
Of ships laden with death miilled
around us. We could stand at the
rail and see both our shells and
German shells exploding on h G
beaches. where struggling mer
were leaping shore, desperately
hauling guns and equipment ir
through the water
We were in the vortex of the
war-and yet, as we sat there wait.
ing, Lieut.. Chuck Conick and
played gin running in the ward
room and Bing Crosby sang ''Sweet
Leilani" over the ships phono.
graph.
Angry shells hitting near us
would make heavy thuds as the
conclusion carried through the wa.
ter and struck the hull of our ship
But in our wardroom men in gas
impregnated uniforms and wearing
lifebelts sat reading Life and lis.
tening to the BIC telling us how
the war before our eyes was 60.
ing,
But it isn't like that ashore. No
it isn't like that ashore.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16
Normandy Battle Fluid

With the Germans counter-attacking in force
the fighting in Normandy is not going 80 IA
vorably for the Allies at this writing as when
the beachhead was first well established.
It is obvious that despite the wrecking Of
railroad bridges and highways by Allied para.
troopers and airmen in the first thrust into
France, the Germans have means Of bringing
up strong reinforcements and equipment They
are reported to have thrown two and perhaps
three new armored divisions into the battle
and are pressing whatever advantage they car
gain with stern determination and skillful lead
ership Mountebourg had changed hands three
times up to Thursday morning. Troarn had
been retaken. The Tilly-Caen area was no
in secure possession of the Allies.
Whatever disagreement Rommel may hav,
had with Won Rundstedt over the disposition
OF reinforcements. 1t now appears that til,
former has had his way. in part at least
and is throwing every available man and piec,
Of equipment into the effort to halt the Allies
advance, with the result that the battle il
more fiuid even than that along the Gusta,
line before the American 5th Army and tn,
British 9Th modified the necessary strength
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16

NORMANDY BEACHHEAD-(b
Wireless) -DelayeO-The ship or
which l rode to the invasion of the
continent brought certain compo'
nents of the second wave Of as
sault troops. We arrived in t h {
congested waters Of the beachheao
shortly after dawn on Done Day
We aboard this ship had secretly
dreaded the trip, for we had ex-
pected attacks from U-boats, and
E-Boats, and at night time from
aircraft. Yet nothing whatever hap
pened.
We We're at sea for much long
er time than it would ordinarily
take to make a bee line journey
from England to France. The con
voy We sailed in was one Of several
which comprised what is known as
a force"
As we came down, the English
channel was crammed with forces
going both ways, and as I write
it still is. Mine sweepers had swept
wide channels for us, all the way
from England to France. These
were marked with buoys. Each
channel was miles wide.
We surely saw there before us
more ships than any human had
ever seen before at one glance.
And going north were other vast
conveys, some composed of fast
liners speeding back to England fo1
new loads of troops and equipment
AS far as you could see in every
direction the ocean was infested
with ships. There must have beer
every type Of ocean going vessel
in the world. I even thought I saw
paddlewheel steamer in the dis
lance, but that was probably ar
illusion.
There were battieships and all
other kinds Of warshi2s clear down
to patrol boats. There were great
fleets Of liberty ships. There were
fleets of luxury liners turned into
troop transports, and fleets of big
landing craft and tank carriers and
tankers. And in and out through II
all were nondescript ships con-
verted yachts. river boats, tugs
and barges.
The best way can describe this
va st armada and the frantic ur.
gency Of the traffic is to suggest
that you visualize New York har-
Dor on its busiest day Of the year
and then just enlarge that scene
until it takes in all the ocean the
human eye can reach, clear around
the horizon. And over the horizon
there are dozens Of times that
many.
We were not able to go ashore
Immediately after arriving off the
invasion coast amidst the great
pool Of ships in what was known
as the transport area"
Everything is highly organized in
an invasion, and every ship, even
the tiniest one, is always under
exact orders timed to the minute.
But at one time our convoy vas
so pushed along by the wind and
the currents that we were five
hours ahead Of schedule. Despite
the fact that our engines had been
stopped half the time. We lost this
by circling.
Although we arrived Just on time
they weren't ready for us on the
beaches and we spent several
hours weaving in and out among
the multitude Of shins lust off the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16
Sanford Promoted
To LIST Lieutenant

Oscar Sanford, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. G. Sanford, of Is Hudson
Drive has been promoted to first
lieutenant in the U. S. Army &C.
cording to word received here yes.
terday. He was commissioned Sec
cond lieutenant in infantry last
June at Fort Benning, Ga. He has
been stationed for the past year
at Camp Shelby, Miss. His wife,
the former Grace Mcdaniel OF
Wilmington, and small daughter
are now residing in Charlotte.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16

be the last the country will hear
OF their return to Europe after the
war. That assumption in turn, is
based however on such precedents.
as the great but-forsotten new daa1
unemployment census and the ali.
ninum pot collection. which never
were heard Of again.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16
Fair Enough

Ediotrs Note.-The Star and the News accept M
sesponnbiaty for the personal views Of MI. tegleT
ana often disagree with them much n many Of
his readers His articles the good purposs Of
making people think.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16
lnterpr
The u
BY KIRKE l..
Associated Press

Gus crisis for Germ
ing swiftly on the
vasion front in EuI
ton disclosed that I'll
first superbomber
pan has begun will
portents for Hitler !
cornplices.
| The big ships,
range of action, bo|
atirg ceiling and d
any yet employed
struck from somd
Burma = India
That is all the id
cla]ly revealed fos|
song. Yet the merl
new weapon is now
terially alters the
picture in Asia in
1t puts Tokyo d
that the heart Of j
fort, her home fact
harbors and Shore|
tons, is now vulne|
sides Of her, from
south to China, Al
sea, land and air
lethal ring. Her d
only to the north
Russia without d
moment may see
struction come id
from the air. Now1
shriveling Nippo]
sphere is it certj
tomorrow, next WI
not develop that Id
centric super bon
on selected targe|
General Marshall,
in a statement exp|
powerful new Alli|
be used.
There is no qu|
B-29 bombers Werd
signed and brougH
production primo
against Japan.
They are an Al
to Japan's now tot
to rule the eastern
behind the shelte]
islands of the vest
the Kuriles to New
Nipponese grip on
and the Dutch Indi|
attack closes in,
being carved out 4
| entmy conquest
which the super
} strike and strike e]
tanned long rangd
attack at the jap
itself. The current
against Saipan ar
in the Marianac VI
dence of the tigh1
1t was dread d
and sure knoWledg|
bonbers would SOD
ton. that, the DIES
Honan offensive
launched. That re|
nese belief that it
where in the dept
ed China, that the
chips were Icing i
because Tokya VI
roao as tn" supp
out to power tn'|
weapons That the
MADE to Gu: thu
lenses in liza to
cation nervr. cent
No perfo"1.snc|
sCr1rfortresses ID
but lesser ships
ard in lAcia have II
ing bomb barragd
more than 1000 !
take offs.
There can be
Tokyo that while
bombers hit from
to the southwest o.
j, bomb cargo to fall
not take the air j
far out in the cd
from deep in tn
, action zone. Firs|
= lecture as to i'll
l range of action,
. Tokyo many mont
: them with a posi-
: nonstop flight car
) nc word whatever
7 lean sources as
i range of action.
4 The new ships al
} beyond doubt wit
: the new wave OF
: attack beating eva
!, in the West cent
| marching up tow
pines from the s
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16

Approximately 100000 passeng
err cars were scrapped in the two
year period following Pearl Har
hOr
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-16
Our Chief Aim

To aid in every way the prosecution Of
the war to complete Victory.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-15

of Naval operations most any time
. Chief of Staff General Mar
shall was able to go to bed and
sleep soundly the night of the in
vasion, for two reasons: ID He had
done his work so we'll in advance /;
90 he has gone through life work.
ing intensely during his work per-
iods, then relaxing completely dur
ing his rest periods. He usually
takes fifteen minutes off for a cat
nap after lunch That is why,
though past retirement age, lie
looks under 65 today - Dewey
brain trusters have devised an ef-
fective campaign idea which should
win votes-namely, we are not
electing a Vice President, but a
President. The idea is based ON
the general report that the. Presi-
dent. if he runs, will step out after
the war is over Democrats
are spreading new slogan: Dewey
want Hoover again?" George
Seldes' In Fact" this week carries
a revealing expose ON Miss Vivien
Kellems' Nazi boy friend in Argen-
tina
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-15

under the Federal act to compel the State to rehre
a veteran formerly employed window washer
at the State Office Building. Since the Federal
legislation is merely advisory in respect to the States
threats of court action far-fetched Neverthe-
less controversy brings of the nsuperabe
obstacles to adherence to the veteran unemployment
policy outlined in the Federal statute In this par
ticuar instance the job of window washing is now
held by part-time elevator operator, while convicts
are doing inside work the windows Moreover,
Kentucky has recently acquired a Republican Gov
ernor who nheriting the spols system has to it
that Republicans are replacing Democrats in State
Jobs high and low. Under the circumstances re-
turning veterans who are former State job holders
and mostly Democrats likely to meet with cold
in public employment in Kentucky. Hence three or
four demobized servicemen might have claim to the
same job.
These and numerous other obstacles to the re-
turn of servicemen civilian jobs need to be
emphasized, not out of spirit of defeatism, but as
reminder that the postwar unemployment problem
is going to be much harder to solve than many
people imagine. Promises and pous hopes will not
provide jobs. nor will public gratitude for services
rendered to the Nation by fighting men. We have
yet to grapple with the problem of how to make
good ON the promises of full employment made to
servicemen and displaced war workers. We have so
far made next to no progress toward working out a
program of action defining detectives in
terms that could be translated into action.
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am equality bill, the Navy flatly
said no. The Secretary of the
Navy also said it. The Presidents
physician, Admiral Ross McIntire,
also said it. And Chairman Vinson
of the House Naval Affairs Com
mittee said it. The bill didn't seem
to have chance.
Then the dentists Of the nation
got busy. They found out who was
the personal dentist of every men,
Der of the Naval Affairs Commit
tee, from Magnuson of Washington
to Sasscer of Maryland, and they
put on the pressure. But the hard
est pressure was put on Chairman
Vinson, who had to bow before a
delegation of dentists from Georgia.
They got me on the martyrs
bench" was one remark which the
Georgia Congressman is reported
to have made and which presum-
ably he wants to take out Of the
record
Another Congressman is reported
to have said: IF we don't pass
this bill. imagine how they can
drill ON us, next time we are in
the dentists chair"
Anyway, the bill is now going to
pass the Houses, despite the Navy.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-15
POSTWAR JOBS

Considerable misunderstanding exists to the
value of provisions of the Selective Service Act max
ing it mandatory for the Federal Government and
private employers demobilized seryicemen
in their former jobs in positions of like seniority,
status and pay. Servcemen who formerly held perm
anent positions under the Federal Government can
count upon being reinstated, assuming they still
qualified to perform the work assigned them. But
veterans previously employed by State and local
ernments have legal claim to reinstatement under
the Federal law which merely declares it to be 1.-The
sense of Congress that such persons should be re-
stored their former positions positions of equal
Importance In other words, the Federal Government
does presume to dictate to the States regarding
the remployment of veterans but limits itself to
advice. In of private employers the mandatory
provisions of the law are largely vitated by accom-
panyng qualifications Thus the reinstatement of the
former veteran is not compulsory, if the employers
circumstances have changed to make it i'm
possible or unreasonable to do So"
The misunderstanding and the complications
growing out of these unemployment provisions of the
Selective Service Act strkingy exemplfied by
Kentucky under discussion The reemploy-
commissioner of of the States county draft
boards has announced his intention of bringing suit
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-15
20 YEARS AGO f{ rGm EMPIRE
JUNE IS, 1924


drifting with the ice through Boring The eghter Oduna
short distance fighting
we'll freghters completed
supplies this time founding
the Guard failed touch
Arctic The always
Goddess Liberty the big
changed with all
there Queen for Day
Glacier Camp
While housing accommodations greatly
making the everything
possible Devghne make
enjoyable occasion.
at the Governors Mansion three of
quietly observed 1t the thirty seventh
Mrs Scott c. Bone the fifth
wedding anniversary Starr the third
office Chief Executive
Alaska elaborate
cake beautifully striking the
Of the Admiral Rogers 1t
the direction of Steward Noonan
Mrs Julia and daughter
the
Weather High, So low, so; cloudy.