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Milford chronicle., 1944-11-24
REDDEN

There win be Sunday school services
at McColley's Church next Sunday
morning at 10 a. M
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Webb called on
Mr. and Mrs Robert j. Burton on
Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Splcer were
Sunday afternoon guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bill Donovan and family
Mrs Charles Hurley and daughter
of Blades and Mrs, Robert Burton of
Milton called on Mr.. and Mrs. II. J.
Burton on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Preston Donovan cali
ed ON her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Burton ON Saturday.
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-24

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Steelnsan. Rich
ard Steelman and granddaughter cali
ed on their father. Daniel Steelman
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Donovan and
family were Thursday evening guests
family
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lohand. Mr.
and Mrs Howard Burton and Mr. and
Mrs. Paris Burton called ON Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert J. Burton ON Monday
evening
Milford chronicle., 1944-11-24

A card party will be held on Fri
day night. December 1, in the New
Armory, Milford. It will be a bene-
fit for the st. Johns r. c. Church.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
No Comparison

Two wars within generation of each other
have created tempting possibilities in the way
Of comparison that are constantly being held
up to prove or disprove some point. Now we
are beginning to be told that the greatest
danger from nf1ationary price increases can
be expected near the end or shortly after the
present war. AS usual for conclusive proof
the record Of the last war is cited.
The assumption that because prices went up
dl astically after the last war, they will auto
mstically do the same thing this time if pre-
ventive measures are not taken, is open to
serious question. At the time of the last war;
the technique of mass production had not hit
fill stride. And, comparatively speaking, dis.
trjbuton was still living in the dark ages Both
industry and distribution operate upon an en-
tjrely different principle than they did quar-
ter of century ago.
Today, the manufacturer knows that to be
successful, he must keep the price of his prod
uct doWn-Henry Ford taught him that lesson.
The good retailer knows that if he is to meet
competition, he must sell large volume of
manufacturer to consumer, the principle of
production and distribution is the opposite of
4 few years ago. The maxim of charging all
the traffic will bear" has given way to the
practice Of charging as little as possible, while
selling as much as possible. Science has taken
the place of opportunism because, in the lsng
run, it has proven more profitable.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
Bishop Darst's Retirement

However long an event may be anticipated,
its arrival always causes a shock.
So it is that when some thousands of Will
ans this morning read Of the resignation OF
1he Right Reverend Thomas C. Darst, bishop
of the Diocese Of East Carolina. the news
brought a sinking Of the heart, although it had
long been recognized that the beloved minister
and friend would at some time step aside.
indeed, he gave forewarning OF his intention
to resign only a few short months ago, be-
cause of failing health; but even so and be-
cause Of the mortal inclination to optimism
there has lurked in the minds not only OF
his following but Of his friends outside the
church that by some miracle the final de-
cision might be avoided and he remain at his
pest indefinitely-that the inevitable, for all
that it is unacceptable, should be expunged from
the code of nature in his case.
Bishop Darsts ministry has been exception
in any walk of life whose path he has crossed
who has not found help and comfort in his
sound counsel, whatever the emergency. Now
after 30 years as presiding officer Of this do
cese, and in his SEVENTEEN year of life he
feels that, even though his health has i'm
proved, he cannot give 'the strong and vigor-
Gus leadership that it the diocese) should
have during the trying years that lie ahead"
as he said in his letter of resignation to the
Rev. H. St. George Tucker, presiding bishop
Of the Episcopal church.
1t can only be hoped that the years Of his
retirement may prove as fruitful, as happy,
ard in their separate way as constructive,
as those of his active service. Certainly, no
nan has ever announced intention to retire
to private life with higher regard of the peo-
pie among whom he has labored.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
Radio Patrol Cars

Proposals by the Milwaukee police depart
raent that police protection in residential areas
he increased by gradual substitution of one.
man operated radio patrol cars for patrolmen
or foot is in line with trend during recent
years toward the motorzaton of police de-
partments, especially those with two-way radio
Installations.
The patrol car operated by one man re-
quires that the policeman both walk and cruise
his beat 1t is really motorized foot patrol''
Whereby the officer rides from one potential
chine area to another, leaves the car to in
spect crime hazards on foot, then rides to
the next area. In this way a patrolman can
protect more area than he does when he must
depend entirely on his feet, according to the
association.
The one-man operated patrol car in residen-
tsl districts is in use in many of the nation S
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
WITH THE AEF
BY KENNETH L. DIXON

WITH THE AEF ON THE
WESTERN FRONT, Nov. 14.-De-
layed) - Up - It's mid-November
again on the Western front, and
for the guys who've come back,
things in France aren't so differ
ent from rs years ago.
Some of them even are following
the same course they took the last
time, and there's a faint tinge OF
wonderment in their voices as they
talk about it. It's as though the
old, bleak, bitter scene stood still
while they rode around on the
merry-go-round until they dropped
off again at the same place they
got on.
Most of them admittedly have
sort of an empty this is where
came in" feeling.
It's like that for 1t. Col. Charles
w. O'Bryant of Emporia, Kan.
who is the headquarters comman
dant for the 10Th division. He was
a corporal the last time he came
along this route with the 35tt
which also is retracting its path.
way of a generation ago. He knows
the country and towns from Yer
dun to Nancy and Metz-terrain
communities and people.
The only noticeable change Is
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES

No report has been issued yet on the in
vestigation of the vitaness Of the Captain of
tie Ports Office and the Port Security Force
at Wilmington to the war effort by Coast
Guard headquarters here.
Plans to disband the office and its force of
Coast Guardsmen were halted early this month
after Wilmingtonians protested that the pro-
posed move would leave strategic harbor in
stallations and war supplies unguarded.
In statement issued at the time, Vice Ad-
miral R. R. Waesche, commandant Of the
Coast Guard, pointed out that the proposed
abandonment of the office was part of a ma
ton-wide program of closing the smaller Of
fices of the captain of the port 80 personnel
rev assigned to the smaller ports may be
released for active duty afloat,
He concluded with Gin view of the state
ments made as to the vital nature of the Cap
tain of the Ports Office at Wilmington ii
would continue to function pending an inves-
tgation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
CAROLINA
FROM THE
CAPITAL
By ALLEN ]. GREEN
Star-News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. - Although Camp
Davis, the $5O,OO0,O00 anti aircraft artillery
training center at Holly Ridge, is still officially
or the War departments surplus list, informed
sources here predict that the Army will order
its reactivation in the near future.
Future use of the camp with its modern
airbase is how repeatedly before the Army
General Staff. And, although antiaircraft and
Coast Artillery training needs have been large
ly met, officials point out that the camp is
su.table-and is being considered fora va
riety of other uses. The airbase and the sur
rounding areas of beach and uninhabited land
make it ideal for an Air Forces tactical train
icg base. Another possible use would be as
center for the Air Forces Convalescent pro-
gram which trains airnen for return to CT
william life or combat as they recover from
wounds or battle fatigue. The camp has a
1390-bed hospital which could be expanded for
the purpose.
At present, Davis is on standby basis with
complement of troops to protect and main
tain Army property still retained there. It's
antaircraft functions have been transferred
elsewhere as has most of the personnel. Dur
ing its three years of active service, an esti-
mated 100000 officers and men were trained
there for overseas combat and, at its peak
the camp was occupied by $4,000 men and
was graduating 500 officers 4 week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19

larger cities, including New York City, Cleve-
land San Francisco, Houston, Cincinnati, In
dianapolis, Rochester and Denver.
Analysis of figures picturing the degree OF
motorization of police departments in % large
cities in the naton-figures including use of
beth one-man and two-man patrol cars-shows
houston, Tex, as the most heavily motorized
with three police officers per motor vehicle.
- The Is cities, and the number Of police Of
ficers per motor vehicle, follow:
FRS: TO- Houston 8; Kansas City, Mo-, 81;
Cincinnati 44;Los Angeles 4.8; Cleveland 40;
Denver 5; Seattle SO; Louisville Sc; Detroit
IL: Minneapolis IA; st. Louis rs.
Second 10: indianapolis TT; San Francisco
81: Baltimore 96; Buffalo 10.1; New Orleans
1913; Rochester Ill; Washington, D. c., 11.2;
Milwaukee 1885, Philadelphia 1873
Remaining five: Newark 14.7 Boston 1872;
New York City 1873; Pittsburgh 224; Chicago
234.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
Re-Blazing The Trail

kindling back in the days when he
was a corporal.
."Fifty-four days." O'Bryant re-
called. That's how long he was
put on guard duty as punishment
for his woodchopping work. 1t
seems the tree was landscape
treasure in the yard of French
President Pioncare and the inter
national difficulty concerning its
demise was no little matter.
He sees many other familiar
sights: the wide plain between
Commercy and Sampigny, where
tn: 34th division was reviewed by
Gen. John (Black jack Pershing
and the Prince Of Wales. It's ul,
der water, as it was then; the
column parade ground at Sam
pigny which looks the same today
as it did years ago; the delousing
site at St. Mihiel which still is jas
unchanged as are wars lice.
The civilian diet continues to
consist chiefly of potatoes and
eggs and the inevitable CT guy
still lines up behind each hen who
still takes her own sweet time
about laying an egg regardless Of
the war.
Grass now grows over the graves
OF the old trench system and an
cient shellholes, but even a gen
Grafton hasn't obliterated them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19

that the inhabitants are rs years
older,' he said speculatively, land
young things who waved at us in
1918 are mothers of these young
things who wave at us now.
'In lots of places, the heating
systems are still pretty much the
same. They close all of the doors
to let the heat from the cows and
other livestock filter up through
the floors from the stalls and
stables in their dug-out Easements.
The cows, incidentally, still are
very important characters" the
colonel added, grinning.
''Their owners work 'em all day
and milk 'em all night. And when
the animals can't take it any long.
err, they're butchered.
1.-THE towns also are still about
the same. They've been rebuilt
and shot down again."
The streamlined CT Of 1914 car
ries more effective weapons than
did his 1918 predecessor, but
O'Bryant thinks that fundamental
ly he's just about the same guy.
He had been mourning about some
Of the dittoes of some of his sol
diers when we passed the spot
where he and his sidekicks had
chopped down a big pine tree for
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
Demonstrated Failure

Great Britain has announced that after the
war she expects to adopt government con-
trolled production system. Just why the be-
Lief exists that such step will insure a sound
solution of British problems, is mystery. Ger
tainly there is nothing very inspiring in the
record of government control. An outstanding
example can be seen in the British coal in
dustry. 1t is a glazing failure British coal
production has failed miserably to measure
up to the demands OF nation at war. Within
recent months, efforts have been made to es-
tablish American coal mining methods, which
have been an outstanding success and have
met every war demand.
Coal Age, in commenting on the coal indus
try in Britain, says: THE picture in Great
Britain is one OF government control approx
in1ating complete naturalization. Miners
and liberal elements in Great Britain have
been highly vocal advocates Of naturalization
since World War I.
lone effect undoubtedly has been to deprive
the industry of the necessary elasticity to meet
the burden thrown upon it by the war; Un-
certain of what the government would do next
inclined in consequence to contract rather than
expand operations and hold to existing meth
DDS rather than modernize, and with less and
less voice in the control of their properties
ard in relations with labor, the operators were
In a bad way to cope with the emergency
VIXEN 1t arose. The results have proved
that government orders and regulations are
a poor substitute for efficient management
labor teamwork in production
Total government control is a demonstrated
failure. Why expand, it? We, as well the
British, might very well ask ourselves that
question.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
He Manages Musicians
And Is Real Nice, Too

aspiring talents waiting to ambush
him.
But he insists he Cor his staff
never fails to hear a young hope
full. There are two classes Of audi
tons, one by a special committee
to weed out the wholly impossible;
the other, presided over by A. J..
himself, for the top brackets.
ACTUALLY" says Judson, 1--WE
60 to almost absurd lengths to
find and help the really gifted.
I've been hearing one person twice
a year for three years, and will
keep on. And one of our reception
lists has her job because she's
studying for a singers career. We
thought she had talent, and took
that way of helping
Often the additions are awe-in-
spring. Judson's eye twinkling
over William Kapell's.
"Olga Samaroff Stokowski
brought him along, complete with
program and some friends" says
he. $50 I ignored the program,
and began calling for things at
random. The boy was really ad-
mirable-instead of drying up, he
played his heart out. He forgot the
middle section of Schumann
piece and made it up. And of
course we took hin1-anybody in
his right mind would have
But A. J. is no wizard. He can't
explain why, for example, all
pianists are technically wonderful,
these days, nor why more must
clans play piano in public than
any other instrument, nor why to-
days beginning violinists are not
as competent soloists as are the
pianists. He knows why much vo-
cal material is being wasted
though.
SINGERS nowadays start at the
top and go down." he says. "They
don't have the CUTS to take it slow,
and they don't last. Most OF them. -
Judson looks the epitone of con-
ssrvatism, but he has his odd
nesses. He likes to work standing
up, and in the end of his office is
an old-time bookkeeper's desk he
found in an antique shop one day.
It's exactly the right height.
A picture of Lincoln hangs
above the desk, and the fixtures
are Spartan indeed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
The Hitler Mystery

Passing days are deepening the mystery OF
Adolf Hitler. The public has not seen him or
heard his voice since July d, when he as
sired the German people of his safety after
the ''bombing plot which was quite possibly
faxed.
Since then Heinrich Hinpaler has read two
rurported Hitler speeches. one announcing the
formation Of the Volkssturm last month, the
other at the postponed beer hall putsch'' cele-
bration in Munich:
Is Hitler paraIyzed or insane or even alive.
TIE outside world is buzzing with speculation,
and Germany must be buzzing even louder.
For even the Gestapo cannot silence every
whisper. or bring reason to recent illogical
happenings.
For instance. il the press OF affairs Is all
fiat Keeps Hitler out Of sight, then it is not
li,selv that he would have taken time to write
the lengthy Munich speech that Himmler read
Or if he had then he certainly could have
SCARED the time to deliver it, for it would
have been to his obvious advantage to do So
Every head of state knows the necessity
Of showing himself in public on occasion to
spread confidence in time OF distress. to pol
s.er his waning popularity, or to allay rumors
which opponents may circulate. And no leader
knows this better than Hitler, whose appeal
to German loyalty has been not only personal
ard emotional, but almost hypnotic.
So the German people must know that all is
not well with the Fuehrer All OF which doesn't
concern the Allied nations particularly except
as it possibly affects the war. The possible
effect does not seem to be anything to build
sanguine hopes on. For whether Hitler is dead,
i'll, mad or simply incapacitated by fear, the
German army and the German nation are
still in the hands of leaders committed to
war to the death-the death of Germany. it
reed be.
These leaders are a desperate gang whose
lives and fortunes are at stake. They are
intent upon saving both. With them still are
many thousands Of the people, faithful, fanatic
young followers whose minds have been care
f,ly warped by Nazi education for just such
an extremity as this. The rest of the Germans
have the Gestapo.
But for all the Germans there is also Berch-
tesgaden, and what it signifies. For the Fuela-
rel and his inner circle it is an almost inn
p, egnable refuge, heavily mined and guarded,
amply stocked with food, with caves and I'm
dcrground chambers that defy bomb and shell
and gas.
For the people, bowed under the weight OF
hundreds of thousands of tons of Allied bombs.
there is future of more bombs, more wrecked
cities, more death at home and at the front.
less food, less comfort-impending conquest.
Some day at least some of the Germans
will know they are betrayed and abandoned.
How much then will they resent Berchtesgader
ard what it stands for, How much will their
will prevail against the Gestapo?
These questions are but one more factor in
problem whose answer is the conquest of
Germany.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
PIT BOATS DEFEAT
SMALL JAP CRAFT
Bv SPENCER DAVIS

AN ADVANCED PIT BASE,
Leyete, P. l., Nov. 17.-(Delayed)
-R1American PIT boats at last
have met their japanese counter
part, and in sea battle of the
midgets have given the enemy a
thrashing they never will forget.
The encounter took place last
night between the islands of Cebu
and the town of Ormoc, japanese
port of entry on Leyete island,
when three enemy PTS under
took to escort four supply-laden
barges into Ormoc.
The action that followed was
Witnessed by S/sgt. Henry Nc
Lemore, former colu.nnist and
sports writer, of Daytona Beach,
Fla, from the bridge of an Am
erican PIT.
''We were out shooting barges
ourselves" he said. ''In the dis
lance we saw Little joe, PIT
commanded by 1t. (jg) Don Nc
KILN, of Buffalo, N. Y, make a
sweet starboard run on the enemy
convoy.
1.-THE first Jap PIT blew up al
most in Little Joe's face. Two
OF the four barges burst into
flames and sank. Then McKillin
went after the other two japanese
PTS, which left their escorts
and lit out for Ceba as fast as
they could run.
1.-THE whole show didn't last
more than 20 minutes. McKillin
closed in to 60 yards, firing every
gun he had. =, One of the Japs
turned, apparently when he saw
ne couldn't get away and tried
to make a ramming run.
HE came within 40 yards (of
McKillin's boat and then seemed
to burst afame from bow to fam
tail in one great whoosh. Then he
sank. Little Joe got out of there
fast. 1t was hot as hell"
Skipper McKillin was proud of
his gunners. They kept shooting
straight through it, all, while the
japanese guners were ducking.
McLemore said he could tell the
Japanese gunners were lodging
because their fire went up in the
air like ack-ack when they bent
low to escape bullets from the
American PIT
Gunner's mate Walter McKin-
ney, of Corning, N Y, who was
working 40 nm. cannon, thought
it was "fun" to get one of the
enemy PTS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
TOP o. THE MORNING

Go regularly to Church. prescription
designed by a physician to be taken at
regular intervals is not effective If taken
once year.
Go in a spirit Of enjoyment. Church is
not place of gloom. Christianity Is
radiant and happy thing. Religion should
be enjoyed.
Do not bring ill will to Church. grudge
blocks the flow Of spiritual power. To cast
out i'll will, pray in Church for those you
do not like or who dislike you.
Practice the art of spiritual contempla-
ton. LIT Church do not think about your
self. Think about God.
From 'Ten Rules for Getting Results from
Church GOING
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
BY JOHN SELBY
Associated Press Arts Editor

NEW YORK, Nov. 10. - Up -
Arthur Judson probably is the
dean of American, musical man.
ayers, but he's not the kind of dean
who gets the title from advanced
age and Observation-Disclosures.
Judson heads the largest book
ing bureau for musical artists in
the world. He also manages one
of the great orchestras of the
world-the New York Philharmon-
ic-Symphony society. He has man
aged or advised other orchestras,
among them the Philadelphia and
Cincinnati. He founded the Robin
Hood Dell concerts in Philadel-
phia, and he personally manages
more than 40 of the first grade or
chestra conductors now officiating
in this country.
One of "a. US" best friends
said, the other day, IA. J. can't
do anything little. He's lousy with
little things, and perfect with big
ones"
His camp White Bear on Lake
Timagami in Canada is an ex-
ample. 1t originally was just lot
of land and a cabin, where Judson
and his son went to shoot. Then
Judson added some other cabins
for friends. He took on a veteran
of World War l as caretaker. Next
he decided he should care for the
caretaker, the year round.
There are people, some Of them
disappointed artists, who think
Judson (and other managers, too)
are bloodsuckers. That hurts A. j.
''We take 20 per cent for straight
concert engagements" he ex-
plains. Community concert dates
bring us Is per cent and radio per-
formances only 10 per cent. When
a long term salary is secured for
conductor, we certainly don't
charge 20 per cent for the life of
the contract. After all, our job
was done when we placed the
man." Judson grins. II have a
standard answer to people who
charge us with being bloodsuckers.
IT always ask them if they ever
heard of manager with a yacht. -
Tall, solidly built, Judson holds
down his figure with hunting trips,
and daily two-mile walk to his
office. He invariably wears a blue
suit, and the public that sees him
stride through the foyer at Carnegie
Hall would be forgiven if they
thought him a little fo1bidding.
He is, instead. rather shy. And
he dares not stop in the foyer any
way. because there are too many