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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
By JOHN. SELBY

'cMentor Graham: The Man Who
Taught Lincoln" by Kunigunde
Duncan and D. F. Nichols (Uni-
versity of Chicago; $3.75).
Many a Lincoln specialist will
find it hard to believe that any.
thing both new and important can
be written about Lincoln. but this
has been done by Kansan, Kuni-
gunde Duncan, and a man from
Illinois, D. F. Nichols. Mentor
Graham: The Man Who Taught
Lincoln is the title of their book,
end it brings back from limbo a
person who strongly influenced the
Emancipator. It is fortunate that
Graham is also an interesting man,
stubborn, fiery, strong and, after
his experience teaching Lincoln and
Ann Rutledge, a convinced. Lincoln
supporter through thick, and even
more through thin.
Mentor first knew Lincoln in Ken
lucky, but not well. He himself
said he had only seen young Abe
there. But later, when the Ora
hams had moved to Illinois and
the Lincolns as well, Graham be.
came his teacher and a strict one,
1t was he who took young Abe,
seh-taught practically speaking and
oroadened his reading. his knowl-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22

Out in the corridor a wounded
German wiggled slightly on his lit
ter. The blanket fell away. His
stomach was ripped open, but he
was silent and pasty-faced a d
mad been drugged.
Lyi;E directly across from him
a wounded doughboy was talking
to squatting aid man. I'VE fixed
hayonets and charged" he said.
They wouldn't come out, so we
fixed bayonets and charged, shoot
ing from here. :"
Suddenly he stopped talking. His
eyes seemed to weave downward
slowly until they stopped, focused
on the slashed stomach across from
him.
Then he whispered, 1--WE had to.
They wouldn't come out and we
were getting killed."
Outside the fortress, the storm
was getting darker. The thick walls
of the ancient bastion seemed
moulded into the earth. The pris-
oners and the guard stood looking
at it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
WITH THE AEF
Bv KENNEL L. DIXON

WITH THE AEF ON THE
WESTERN FROM T, Nov. 10
Delayed)- lR-Along the road
lee ding to the captured fortress the
mud was thick and greasy. Over
head, angry, blue ink splotched
clouds chased each other westward
away from the war. A high wind
siashed a needing rain in III e
soldiers faces.
Man and beast lay dead along
the road. The cattle had been dead
the longest and their bodies were
puffed and bloated despite the
cold weather.
Most of the mer were killed the
night before or during the morn
ing. 1t was now mid-afternoon.
Now and then a battery of big guns
flashed nearby and their explosions
went rolling across the country
hard behind the sight of the muzzle
blasts, then the echoes came
bounding back.
Just outside the fortress, prison
ers still were huddled under h e
Watchful eye of grim-faced
guard. Their faces looked sickly,
n7ottled, weak under their garri-
son caps or dirty, straggly hair.
It's odd how you take helmets and
guns away from the toughest-look-
ing guys and they Immediately ap-
pear puny.
Inside the fortress the wounded
lined long, dark corridor on
bloodstreaked litters - Americans
en- one side and Germans on the
other. Halfway down the dark al
leyway dim light and the odors
Of antiseptics oozed out of door
way. Inside doctors and aid-men
worked over the silent wounded by
lantern light.
A little farther down the CORR
dor came the crisp voices OF the
command post officers.
Hello sunshine. Hello sunshine.
Hello sunshine somebody W a s
saying monotonously over a field
radio
Hello sunshine. This. is speedy
calling. Have you reached the hill
top? Have you reached the hill
top?"
Then someone barked, tell them
to keep going. They are exposing
GEORGES flank"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
Reasons Enough To Be
Thankful

It is time to take stock of our situation and
see what we have to be thankful for tomorrow,
the day set aside for national Thanksgiving.
First of all, we think we may well be thank
full that we are free. And we are, despite
the White House and it's bureaucratic sup
pressions. We are fundamentally free
We still may gather in public meeting. That
was evidenced during the late political CAM
paign. We still may voice our opinions how
in the church Of our choice and send our
children to public or private or parocaial
schools, without let or hindrance We may
publish our newspapers and express therein
our views OF government without arrest and
confiscation Of our properties. We may loiter
il. conversation at street crners without a
mailed fist at our shoulder We may patronize
the theaters, ride in public convenances, as
Eemble for parties. live and sleep peacefully
In our homes all in complete security from
enemy attack and safety from the authorities.
save only that we do not commit treason and
observe the common law.
There are such things as foolish and re-
Etrictive orders from unconstitutional bureau
Gratis. We may not always buy what we need
not because Of any actual shortage but only
because Washington big shots so decree We
are pinched by directives and priorities.
But ali in all, and considering what the PEG.
r)es of Europe have had to endure throughout
these war years. we have little enough to
complain Of and plenty to be thankful for.
Thanksgiving day, 1884, may not be up to
standard in many things, but there is reason
enough to be thankful that we live In tho
good old U. S. A., despite its faults and the
laundering Of its top-fight officials.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
Claude Howell Exhibit

When the Wilmington Museum was closed
1t was felt that very definite blow was struck
al the cultural life Of he community. That
promotion has been verified several times
and never more clearly than in the fact that
Wilmington now has place to exhibit the
pictures Of Claude Howell, whose one-man
show closes today in Raleigh, after month Of
exceptional public interest. From Raleigh the
show will move to Durham and Charlotte and
the University of South Carolina hut cannot
appear in the home city of the young artist be-
Cause gallery is lacking.
Other cities can do honor to the artist-hjs
own cannot offer the encouragement to which
local talent is entitled. The twenty-four oil
paintings, twenty one watercolors and thirty.
five sketches comprising the present exhibit
may be seen by the residents Of other com.
munities throughout the winter. 1t is 10 be
hoped that when spring arrives Wilmington
will have corrected the mistake it made in
allowing its museum to be closed and nro
vide an appropriate gallery for its display.
Mr.. Howell, the number Of works included
In this exhibit indicate, is an assiduous worker.
His style is vigorous and as they said O., fin,
work generation ago "compelling" Already
he has received high recognition, not QUIZ by
being allowed wall space in the Corcoran gal
!ery at Washington and other Of the create,
museums of the country, but by the accept
arce of pictures in national competitions. He
Gill 60 far as the years pass in securing .
Uace for himself among the masters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22

Of its outstanding participation In oCD's pro-
gram Of air protestion, fire prevention and
snti-sabotase precaution.
The program is to include an address BY
Governor Broughton. Roy Macmillan, chief OF
the states OCD organization, will be present
ed. And the ship, the u s. s. Union. named
for a North Carolina county. will be chris
tened by Mrs. W. o. Burgin Of Lexington, wife
ct the Representative in Congress from the
Eighth district Of which Union county is a
part. Mr.. Macmillan will present the award
to Captain Roger Williams, president Of the
company. Distinguished officers Of the Army,
of the state and nation will be in attendance.
and the program will be carried to the country
at LARGE over WMFD, Wilnington's radio sta
ton, WPTF of Raleigh and WHIT OF Charlotte.
Sheriff c. David Jones, commander Of the
local OCD organization, will be master Of cere-
monies. Altogether it will be a notable event
OF greater interest than the pageantry will
be the motif itseH-the fact that the North
Carolina Shipbuilding Company, from the
front office" to the shops and ways. has
again proved its superiority in the great job
of prosecuting the war not only by helping
to build the necessary bridge OF ships" but in
protecting the home front and its community
its plant and workers as well.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
Daily Prayer
FOR NATIONAL UNITY

Thou alone, O Infinite Spirit,
canst move upon the hearts OF
men, changing them into conformi-
ty with Thy purposes. AS Thou
didst quiet the stormy Sea OF Gal
lice, so we humbly beseech Thee
to calm the turbulant spirit of our
beloved Country, abating all ran
cor, all class hatreds, all bitter
partisanship, all ruthless self-seek-
ing. May the greatness and sacred
ness of our war effort unity us
into a new oneness as a people.
On the anvil Of a great national
struggle may our souls be shaped
into a oneness that will fit us for
wars aftermath. Forgive our un-
worthy divisions and make US great
enough in spirit to cooperate with
Thee in the sublime work of con-
forming ourselves and all mankind
into a new brotherhood. That we
may have unity one with another
may we be given, by Thy grace,
a living unity with Thee. Amen
WIFE
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
interpreting
The War
BY k1RKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press Wa -

1ess va: AlalvH
The last Naz: -~.-.--
French soil excep. ,.5ss ---.-.
ly-and.uselessly -.mP-:s..s3
sieged west coas. po-.z - s-
swiftly driven on: ~ E.e- -
American troops.
outflanked By tie r-s--- 49,,
through to the Rhine va -
fort gap, the position G. - -.
my forces still in re A-s..s-.s
raine triangle be:weer --s 49,.
ct Luxembourg and Sv.ze-'s-s
becoming critical. Tae:- -s.~.s, -
the Rhine could become d..
trous rout as three A-.s5 s-~7s.
drive ahead with eve- .-c-sss-.S
momentum.
Behind the fighgng fronts. C..
man air waves hur.-ae5 W.T., w.
usually pessirnistc ars.~sss ~
Nazi military Commercials -;
seemed to be preparing me Co.
man home front for t.-t-e- 5.d
news from the Wes.. Do:-..~7 or.
the obvious fact tha. the Al,.es 81,
army attack along the 400-~ls ~.
tive front has still 10 reach !,
full ride. -
General Eisenhower cc-t;~o,s3
that view upon his return from =
personal survey of the battle 1.rAs
His directives 10 his generals cs~,
ed for ever increasing pressure ~.
til the enemy breaks. And Will.
he would make no estimate n
when that point would be reac5.
ed, he obviously was hopeful rba.
it might not take very long.
Nazl broadcasters set Christina,
as the contemplated Allied deas.
line for finishing off all organized
resistance in the west. Tnev pIesc.
ed for a stand-and-die, hovse.5v.
house fight to prevent a msio-
break-through into Germany: brt
clearly visualized the Rhine Itself
as the last ditch defense front
That, more than Nazi admission
OF the critical POSSIBILITIES Of The
break-througn to the Rhine in t1s
south, indicates expectation in Ber.
lin Of a retreat behind the Rhine
in the north. First word Of eyac,.
alton Of the EschweiIer salient IN
the Aachen sector on the road IN
Cologne came from the TO G Il,
marks another step toward absn.
donment Of the whole west Rhine
triangle.
| Allie! vanees measured in
| yards in that area means as much
in tactical or strategic sense as
|mile gains elsewhere on the front
Nazi analysts make no secret Of
their belief that it is in the north
against the Aachen-Arnhem line
that the heaviest Allied blows vet
are to be struck.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
Italian Maquis Harass
Germans And Fascists

have fought side by side In one
little border town I saw a regiment
OF 300 Italian volunteers who "e.'
getting ready to 60 into Italy "
fight. -
Most of the partisans wear fea
Communist star because, accole.
ing to an American officer, n-os,
Maquis are some color Of the f9 ~
ard are growing deeper re-"
Non Communists wear OI1'
scarves. .,oa
These picturesque figures WEI S
war against the FasclstS as "''
as the Germans. r..
When they catch them 'ne l,o 81
cists often hang Maquis up Oh a.a lrS5.
hooks through the throat aE T,,-rs
ing to Col. Giordana Carlo 1 --,.'s
former newspaper editor IN !s' n
who twice has oeen cor ceH' ,1.r,r
death by the Fascists. The l gares
officer also had served as R @.S
correspondent for the Ola . l,
York Herald and still reI'en n.sri
Gordon Benefits counsel
news, but news without CONNER comm Ne
In his Alpine hide Qa' srr
white haired colonel '9-o ce-.
about 500 Maquis battled two Two and md
man divisions in the Chlso.9
Sestriere valleys last suminei.' bieh
1--WE had the advantage. y 4or IS
ground and held them OIL .5 ~ cs-s
days, smashing their arn 15}lt W. f.
with Molotov cocktails. But III We ,Tal
nally had to disperse ]"
bands and flee" he SAD. carved
The colonel voluntarily .s sssnss
under one of his sargeants o Iai1sr.,
He" He was e's younger l did more c oo,r
ing Of arms ana, as a c En-. 6rst
skier, had more auIHo-i'
the men" -. oonpaH.
ions. the colonel was lowe srs.s..
withdraw into France IN -. 'T 1anf
He estimated there are re- as IS son! sors
as 10000 partisans fighllHs
Alpine valleys. channel;
Women who function as t l sl;o
for passing along infor formal 01-srs
are important in nofIIei mich IS
underground movement aonti.Fas
complete with c]andestlfls @'''
.ist newspapers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
Inside The Fortress

'They say they have been fight
ing in that place for more than a
thousand years." the guard said.
Il don't see how they keep it
up"
Another soldier m walking
out of another door where tn e
bodies Of American dead lay await
ing their ride back from the front.
'They keep it up, all right" he
said. "They GOT all those guys in
there before they quit here"
They lit cigarets, cupping their
hands to keep them dry, and the
thick blanket of the storm and the
dsrkness of death settled lower
over the Western Front.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
BY ROBERT WILSON
IN THE FRENCH-ITALIAN

ON I II f. FRENCH-lTAL1AN
FRONTIER, Nov. 17.-Delaye6-
R-Thousands OF Italian Maquis
are harassing the Germans who
face the American and French
troops on the right flank of the
armies of 1t. Gen. Alexander M
Patch and Maj. Gen. can dc
Lattre de Tassigny here in h G
Jagged Alps.
In the high valleys which fringe
the frontier, valiant rowing bands
of Italian partisans swoop out OF
the dark woods on skis, pour a
fierce hail of fire into surprised
groups of Germans and quickly
retire.
One American unit reported that
one of the main roads running to
the front through Larche was de-
MED to the enemy because demo-
ltion work was being constantly
carried out by Italian partisans.
Bearing names like Liguria and
Garibaldi. divisions of in-clad and
poorly armed and fed patriots are
active in the general area of Susa
in the valley of Torino, Pig.na.
valley of Alse, the valley of Chi
some and around Cuneo and Alba.
Many thousands are operating in
this area.
"The5c Maquis have not been as
well supplied as the French and
get discouraged waiting for para
chute drops that never come" an
American officer said. 'Thev are
a serious nuisance in these valleys
to the Germans, who are forced
10 do continuous hopping up op-
The Italians get most of their
weapons by attacking the Ger
mans. In one recent instance, an
American bomber crashed in t h
and an American flier
previously forced down in that
area removed three Browning ma.
chine guns which now are being
used against the Nazis.
The Italians often cross the bor-
der to get supplies from the French
Maqms: In some instances, they
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
A Notable Launching

Launchings at the North Carolina Shipbufld-
ing Companys yard here have become so "a
miliar that they no longer attract more than
ordinary attention. But the one scheduled for
1ote afternoon on Thursday holds especial in
terest as the occasion upon which the COM
pany is to receive the National Security Award
1ros the Office Of Civilian Defense becaus.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
Quail, Turkey, Rabbit,
Season Opens Thursday

Open season on quail, turkey and
rabbit is effective tomorrow, and
will continue until February TO-,
W. P. Floyd, county game warden
said yesterday.
Floyd explained that quail may
be hunted on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday of each week. Tur-
keys and rabbits may be hunted
at any time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
so THEY SAY

When service man leaves hospl1al ms
morale is high because Of the expert care ne
has received. When he arrives nome .nis
spirit should be maintained by not mating
him the subject Of tears of his dear ones
Mat.Gen. Norman T. Kirk, Army surgeon
general.
Our will to resist is the only thing we have
left against the material superiority OF our
enemy until the new weapons are ready 1or
the front.-The Scorpion, German newspaper
distributed to- troops
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
FDR Sees Absorption
Of Japanese Americans

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-g-
While seeing no prospect Of re.
taxing West-coast restrictions,
President Roosevelt said today
that he thought Japanese-Amen-
can citizens could be absorbed
readily through all the rest Of the
country.
Many japanese already have
scattered through the Nation, he
told news conference. Further.
more, he said, many lawyers be-
lieve citizens Of japanese eXtrac.
ton cannot be kept locked in con-
centration camps. There are
about 100000 of them, Mr., Roose-
welt said, and 20 to Is per cent
already have placed themselves
in other parts of the country.
-V--
The recovery of copper from old
tin cans now accounts for about
ten per cent of the total L. D
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
THOUGHTS FOR TODAY

Character is SO largely effected BY -
sociations that we cannot afford to be In
different as to who and what our friends
are They write their names in our a.
buns, but they do more, they help make
us what we are. Be, therefore, careful IN
selecting them; and when wisely selected
never sacrifice them.-M. Hufburd+
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-22
Fair Enough

frditors note.-The Star and the News
,ccent no responsibility for the personal
s,;.we 1T Mr.. Pegler, and often disagree
with them as much as many Of his read.
ers. His articles serve the good purpose
Of making people Think
Evening star., 1944-07-20

time and I automatically compare
every man to him. It's pretty hard
for a man to stand next to George
Burns and lock handsome .. George
moves away.
But don't get the impression that
there aren't any handsome Demo-
Gratis. There are plenty Of them
And what charming men, especially
those Southerners. Most Democrats
seem to come from the South. I
mentioned this to Republican and
he said:
Don't let 'em fool you, Oracle. In
July you think they all come from
.. the South. but in November they
come from every direction"
Speaking Of charming Southern
ers. met Senator Pepper of Florida.
With an accent that simply dripped
honey, he flattered me almost out of
my wits. Well, naturally I wanted
to say something nice right back to
the Senator from Florida so said
What a lovely suntan, Senator
when did you find time to get to
California;"
Apparently that was the wrong
Evening star., 1944-07-20
Oracle Learns You Can't Run
If You Have Weak Supporters

thing to say because he seeded from
the conversation.
The big question at the conven.
ton continues to be-"who will be
nominated for Vice PRESIDENT
They tell me there's going to be
q terrific race between Wallace and
Truman and that Wallace's support
ers seem to be weakening.
My goodness, he shouldn't try to
run a race with weak supporters.
George did that once and got caught
with his-well. anyway, it's dan
gerous!
One thing. the Democrats are get
ting much cooler weather than the
Republicans had. Those poor Re-
publicans really got a roasting al
their convention. Come to think of
it, they're getting quite q roasting at
this convention, too.
That's all for now-more political
news tomorrow.
Released by North American Newspaper
Alliance. lne.)
Evening star., 1944-07-20
Nashville Bus Drivers
End Two-Doy Strike
Nv the Assocjatsd Press

.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 90
This city's public transportation
system was normal again today.
Service was resumed yesterday by
the Southern Coach Lines when 500
bus drivers and maintenance men
decided to end a two-day walkout.
Although the decision to return to
work was by vote of 251 to IS,
some attending the meeting de-
clared they would 60 out again un-
less they succeeded in obtaining an
85-cent-an-hour wage scale.
The walkout, second here in four
months, was in protest against a
regional War Labor Board ruling
allowing the drivers 80 cents an
hour,
Evening star., 1944-07-20

AA0A4AOOAAAV AAASAA
TO- Chicago as
the Republicans
hA d. w ell
we're now in the
second day Of
the convention
and I don't think
they've quit e
met the test. OF
course. I guess
the Democrats
don't need good
looks-they have
careers.
Also, my hus-
band, George. is
-,kAt> AI>S>
Evening star., 1944-07-20
BY Oracle ALLEN

CHICAGO, July 20.-In my first
dispatch from the Democratic Con-
yention I more or less challenged
the Democrats to send as many
handconA man
Evening star., 1944-10-18

violate the Federal Corrupt Prac-
tices Act.
Mr.. Brewer added that the COM
mittee's inquiries seem to me to
raise grave implications affecting
the freedom of speech and of the
press"
Answer to Green Declined.
Declining to answer questions
asked by Senator Green about
financing of the republication Of
the Pearl Harbor editorial, Mr..
Brewer wrote that he found moth
ing in the resolution creating the
Senate committee which gave it "au-
thority to investigate or request in
formation regarding this matter"
In letter dated September 20,
requesting specific Information after
he noticed the editorial which ap-
peared as paid advertisement Sep
tember % in The Star and other
newspapers over the country, Sem
ator Green informed Mr.. Brewer
that he judged this advertisement
to be intended to influence the
election of candidates" He admitted,
lin fairness" however, that the edi-
torial did not mention any candi-
date by name.
The questions to which Mr..
Brewer was asked to furnish writ
ten answers concerned the cost of
the advertisement and whether 1t
was paid for personally by Mr..
Brewer or from Standard Times
funds.
Brewer Explains Purpose.
Il do not agree at all with your
view that the expenditure for the
republication of this editorial was
within the statute on the theory
that 1t was made for the purpose of
influencing the election for any Of
f1ce," Mr.. Brewer wrote. The pur-
pose was to give wide circulation
to a careful discussion of a matter
of great public interest to the coun-
try In war"
The publisher said the circulation
OF his newspaper was limited and
editorials believed to be of such
slgnlflcance as to deserve wider dis
semination" could reach greater
audience only through insertion as
advertisements in other papers with
greater circulation.
Il believe that any legislation
which was construed to prevent or
hinder newspaper from procuring
IN this manner wider dissemina-
ton OF its editorial views than its
own circulation permits would be an
aorldgment of the freedom of speech
and OF the press in violation of the
nrSt amendment to the Constitu-
tion," he added.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Two War Bond Dances
Yield SlO2.6OO Iotnl

Approximately 100000 in War
bonds was raised at Monday eve
nings War bond dance at the
Shoreham Hotel sponsored by the
Ezras Israel Talmud Torah, it was
announced today by Rabbi Arthur
Bogner of the Ezras Israel Con-
gregation. Eighth and I streets NE
The funds will be used to purchase
an Army evacuation plane.
In another War bond dance Mon
day, the Maryland Negro Workers
Club raised $4,000. The money will
be used toward the purchase of an
air canopy to be used in the evacua-
ton Of wounded servicemen. The
dance was held at the Club Bali.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Publisher CHALLENGES
Senate Group S Power
In Expenditures Probe

The Senate Campaign Expendi-
lures Committee today faced a
challenge of its authority to in
vestigate the publication of New
Bedford (Mass.) Standard Times
editorial entitled THE Truth of
Pearl Harbor," as a paid advertise
ment in other newspapers.
Chairman Green made public a
letter from Basil v. Brewer, pub
Usher of the New Bedford paper,
contending it is plain beyond the
possibility of reasonable argument"
that the advertisement did not