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Evening star., 1944-04-16

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s1s nss
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'1 a ns s IL
bssea upon any ny the
aW h does propose or involve changes
III plans to bestow the Census lso
Of the 0as n psa @ Of TT the tn.
@ ent (which roots its justice in the
a soldier dI1a with a, representation O'N'As co
It's rs h Wasnao Th
nian as unfit and defective and srs the respect
w the am amendment compulsory
a gives to residents of the District rights privileges which
national soldiers 0ei0ns 10 all who pay national taxes and
gives to residents Of the District protecting power the
Txs M sn OF the @ mainland M dan and contiguous United
residents he from ove9 psns ssei to the courts
of State. u A"enS 70 'ne status Of citizens
National will remove from the Nation
9 ss s that s Rsp
dsf 'n M e as e Bas spus sn Th capitals
IN h mpoent to give full national to the
fit to % to the world that Washington are as
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sn eoss sptss
exercise national privileges well bear national burdens IS
M vital American privilege undeniaey e9ny entitled with
M MN the stigma and stain and curing
ANS poulcai lmpoency, will him power
VIII reAeVe the Nation of
neSrs TT sna w o. naiet poency zen S to cure this evil
Ito counterac these - ~ 1o' u 0"pi'ai
Report of l94l Is the Antthesis of Report of 1922
Inc favorable recommendation District Committee of
szz was contained in the
was stated IN a single sentence as follows: w. ~ ~
~ 5s come having carefully Joint resou
OF s resolution heard resolution
recommend that
amendment be submitted
Inc conclusion OF the of August 19 reduced to +
1ers at national
and that
IN congress would but admit pressure on the
congress 70 90 That which deem unwe
examining these reports with their wide
VI IL appears that the proponents
may nave 1aled slgnay in their
a Ihe 1s4l nearing clear
proposed amendment would and would accomplish
Inc no" penang Sumners-Capper
ano n j. Res BID would add to the
the congress and among the electors Vice
elected by the the seat of
OF United
the Congress shall determine
be subject to amendment repeal" ~
1hs amendment enabling of
Oh any controversial legislation with which
encountered
a MINDED American must
intelligent
ao OF participation In their National for no reason
IMAM at their place OF
nese americans are thus unjustly deprived
| and possibly " w " w "''eo
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Evening star., 1944-04-16
From GnadaIcanaI.'

A joint exhibition by Sergt. How
ard Brodie and Sergt. John Bush
lemi, staff members OF Yank. the
Army weekly, was opened recently
Evening star., 1944-04-16
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
District National Representation;
Reports Are in Striking Contrast
BY JESSE c. SUTER.

Senate Favorable and Adverse Reports Contrasted.
discussion last of problem O
national the District Columbia
made the that while favorable
study Of this adverse report indicated that rather
and lacking substantial supporting
reached by the committee This
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
The favorable report granting the people of the District
voting representation
President Vice President
the District OF Columbia in 1922
committee Is the direct antthess of the
In 1922 there pending Comme
bills one Senator Poindxter Washington providing
election Of votees delegate
District OF Columbia the
Kansas providing for the election delegate
sentaives from the District of Columbia
ct Commissioners Public Utilities Commission
ton " - ~
Senate joint resolution proposing to
uon granting
in the Congress the
by Senator Jones Washington
bills arranged with the Judiciary
resouton TO the District Committee
connection with the other
AN exhaustive hearing the bills
gs the committee made intensive
more tnn 500 pages and February
the Senate on the joint resolution
Inc committee in separate
favorable Recommendation on the Poindexter bill.
JOINT resolution which this 1922 approved
longer than the pending
increased the power Of Congress-
oenlte into particulars this exer
sed by the Congress after the Constitution amended
For analysis Of the proposal the
This resolution thus proposes: O new nouer +
congress- O new right of
enjoyed when Congress in its discretion its new cons
tiona power" " ~ o" ~'-'"'"
Summary Of 1922 Senate Favorable Renort
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-05
RENTAL REFUNDS
TOTAL S733.37

Thirty landlords last month re-
funded to their tenants total of
$733.37, representing overcharges
on rental fees, Maurice H. Moore,
assistant area rent director, an
nounced yesterday.
OF the -476 complaints from ten
ants handled in July by the Will
mington area rent control office, 1T
were dismissed, 146 resulted in ad-
justments of rent or restoration of
services, and three were forward
ed to the district enforcement divi-
sion. Action is pending on $50 COM
plants.
Decreases in rent ordered by the
rent director ranged from fifty
cents a week to SIS per month,
and 81 rental increases granted in
whole or part, varied from fifty
cents a week to $40 month. One
hundred and twenty-five landlords
petitioned for rent adjustments.
During July, the rent office re-
ceived 632 registrations of hous-
ing accommodations, and SO reg
istrations of hotels and rooming
houses, including 100 rooms.
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| then federal appropriations may be classed
as subsidies Highways are not in that cate
CORY.
Motor taxes were created by the states and
for the sole purpose Of improving and main
tanning h e nations highway transportation
system. Many may not realize it but highways
form the very basis of the entire national
economy. The public interest is best served
when the revenues earned by the highways
re invested in pavements, surfaced roads,
bridges, railway crossing eliminations. and so
on, over which flows most OF the nations
commerce.
The cash credit accumulated by motorists
should be made to play a major role in the
countrys postwar aim to provide plenty OF
jobs.
Since highways are a casualty Of the war,
and Of the last depression, the ideal time to
make up for the losses will be right after
the war State highway officials have deter
mined the urgent needs Of the countrys main
highways. The total cost OF the needed work
is seven billion dollars. City and county needs
swell the total to sixteen billion dollars Those
needs can be met only by large program
spread over several years.
Consequently, a vas. .utlet for labor, that
cannot be absorbed quickly by business and
industry, exists in making highway travel less
costly and far safer.
Designating the motor taxes it collects. the
federal government still carries the obligation
of providing assistance in highway construc-
ton. Often overlooked is the fact that highway
construction itself generates a multiplicity OF
jobs far away from the construction SITE
The government r1ust contribute to the es-
Enlistment Of construction program which
altogether will account for to IS per cent of
the national income. AS in previous periods,
when construction drops below that proper
tion depressions swiftly take over.
Other fundamental reasons for Federal high.
way aid can be ignored only at great cost
to the nation. Take national defense-without
the good highways we have, the nations war
effort would be far from its present dominat-
ing size.
Transporting the U. S. mails, the operation
of several hundred thousand non taxpayins
Federal vehicles, the assurance of uniform
high standards Of road construction, the GER
tainty Of having connected national highway
system, those are all vital reasons for FEDERAL
help in highway construction
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Answers Criticism

There's been considerable criticism, from
too complacent about the war.
Sacrifices we make on the home front cannot
be compared with those OF the millions serv.
ing in uniforms, especially overseas, vet the
average, patriotic man and woman is gladly
doing his or her share in their small sphere.
There are some glazing exceptions especially
among some selfish individuals and groups,
but the great majority at home can be count
ed as members of the about Victory team.
We like the way Sophie Kerr recently sum-
med up the situation. Declaring she does not
believe this criticism she said:
1 have not found one complacent person
among those I know. Certainly there is no
complacency in the thousands on thousands
OF American homes where service flag hangs
in the window. There is no complacency
among the thousands on thousands of war
workers, either paid or volunteer. There is no
complacency in the serious young faces of
the men and women in uniform.
1T is not the American way to parade orr
doubts or difficulties We pride ourselves on
eating our own smoke on keeping stiff
upper lip on not beefng' and not griping'
on being 'poker-faced.' We know that we will
win this war, we trust our fighting men. The
look OF GOODNESS and calm we wear is not
complacency, but a reasoned sane and honest
confidence"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-05
Not A Subsidy

With the nations motorists paying more than
$50O,O0O,000 year in federal highway user
taxes, by no stretch OF the imagination can
federal highway aid be considered federal
subsidy, according to Charles M. Uphan. en-.
gineer director Of the American Road
Builders association.
Motorists by the end Of this year will have
paid in total OF $55O0,0Oo, 900 in Federal
highway user levies They have received back
in the form Of Federal highway aid s.. 391 ooo i.
000" Mr.. Upham said.
1.-THE voad users, therefore, have q credit,
with the federal government of considerably
more than two billion dollars. Large federal
highway aid appropriations for urgently need
ed highway construction in the postwar period
will not be subsidies. They will be lust
and proper usage of funds already paid in
Highway construction resulting from federal
aid has been more than self hquidatinp
Highways that cheaper and stimulate travel
produce earnings. No other type of financial
assistance given state or local governments
can show anything like the direct cash returns
earned by the highways
When nd tangible earnings are produced
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-05

where Herbert Hoover and Tom
Dewey, Americans, surely, never
had been invited in Roosevelt S
IL years.
Yet the Republicans cringe and
repredite Fish on the very day
that Vito Marcantonie, the COM
munist candidate is renominated
for Congress in New York.
Marcantonio openly breaches
communist doctrine and is loyal
at once, both to Roosevelt and to
Joseph StsEH who, slaughtered
more human beings, his fellow
Russians, is cold blooded butcherv
and calculated famine than the
United States has lost in all our
wars from the revolution down to
this very day.
Fish fought bravely in the first
World war. Marcantonio has never
worn a uniform or heard a shot
and resisted every effort to arm
this nation for its own defense I'M
til Hitler attacked Stain.
And while the Republicans n
pallid voices, associate them
selves from Fish, what says Roose.
welt about the nomination of Mar
cantonio? He doesn't even hother
to deny that the communists are
his. The American people don,t
even Know where he is.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-05
BackdOor Guardian

Riga. long an important Latvian seaport is
a sort of back-door guardian for the sea escape
route that might be used by the northern Baltic
armies Of the Nazis, says the National Geo.
graphic Society
The city is the capital of Latvia, the largest
OF the three Baltic republics that were set up
after World War I out OF territory previously
belonging to Russia. Riga is situated on the
Daugava River about ten miles above its
mouth at the Gulf Of Riga, and owes its rar~
development as a commercial and trade cent
er to its favorable location.
In the years preceding the First World War
before German forces occupied the city and
destroyed it's factories and industries - Riga
was IN the heydey Of its existence. Then thou
sands Of boats yearly cleared its harbor: main
line railways transported from city factories
such products as rubber overshoes cotton and
linen goods, boots and shoes, paper and match
es The surrounding country supplied the dairy
and agricultural producst from which 60 per
cent Of Latvia's population earned its living
Down rivers and across countless lakes foated
huge RATS Of logs that would furnish wood
pulp and sellulose.
Although the capital was Russian owned
and carried a large trade with interior
Russia, still there was pronounced German
influence. 1t was due not only to the city,
large proportion Of German citizens, but dated
back to Rigas founding in the early 18th cen
fury by Bremen merchants. In the 18th and
the early part Of the 18th centuries, the city
was member Of the powerful Hanseatic
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The Literary Guidepost

slick magazines. 1t has been chosen
for reliability, but not altogether.
Its accuracy has been checked
carefully, illustrations really illus.
trate, and there are a good many
diagrams as well as lot of excit-
ing prose. (Bobbs-M Merrill; s4.75).
The Marines have a share in
Lieutenant Fetridge's book; they
also have a book of their own
called "The Marine Corps Read
err" The title may make the good
Lieutenant chuckle bit, too. "The
Marine Corps Reader" is also an
assembly job, taken from publica-
tons of the Corps, from magazines
and from the work of correspon-
dents who have served with the
Corps. 1t looks like a small book,
but it runs to eactly 800 pages
and Col. Clyde H. Metcalf of the
Corps, its editor, has throughtfully
provided good (and brief) history
of his organization. (Put,.am: SCI
And there is a handsome book
called Navy Earbook' which is
unlike James famous manual, ex-
cept that it includes naval aircraft.
and does not 60 into such elaborate
detail. Phillip Andrews and Leo
nard Engel are the editors. DUEL.
Sloan & Pearce; $3.50.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-05
FUEL OIL USERS
MAILED COUPONS

The New Hanover War Price
and Rationing board yesterday
started mailing 1944-45 fuel oil ra-
tons to space heater users.
Rationing officials said that be-
cause of the formula by which in
dividua1 allotments. of fuel oil were
adjusted, in accordance with the
reduced amount of kerosene avail
able in the area, many app1i-
cants may find their new rations
lower than those of the 1894
heating season.
Because of the large number Of
apple atoms to be handled by the
board, fuel oil users who believe
they have errors in their allot-
ments are asked to defer request
ing for rechecks until October 1,
so that the work of issuing new
rations may not be delayed.
Officials urged persons remov-
ing from Wilmington to return
their feul oil rations to the board.
And those having applications
pending are asked to notify the
board if they plan to leave the
city.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-05
BY JOHN SELBY
The Navy In Print

The Navy continues to be the
best publicized Of our armed SER
vices, on Publishers Row. More
books seem to be written about the
Navy than about the Army or even
the Air Force; the books are as
rule better c1ittenrand technical
problems, such as organization Of
the text and censorship, seem to
be less bothersome. What's more,
most of the books sell very well.
One of them was called 'The
Navy Reader" and was publish
ed last year by 1t. William Har-
rison Fetridge, USNR. Lieutenant
Fetridge's Reader" was popular
enough to cause his publisher to
demand another volume; this the
Lieutenant calls chastely, 1.-THE
Second Navy Reader" Like the
first of these books, it serves a
double purpose. 1t is the sort of
book Navy man could read with
great profit in his first weeks of
service, and it is unquestionably
one of the best sources of infor-
nation about the Navy the general
public could find. The material is
assembled from every type Of
source-service manuals to the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-05
Daily Prayer
FOR A TRUE fEACE

We pray for peace, 0 Judge
all the earth; but we also piay
for the things that are preceo'..
to peace justice, freedom ana s ,,I-
will. So we pray that Ihou s tas
make strong our devotion 10 W. ".
cause of righteousness IN all W.
earth. May our ears ever De ss H
sitive to the bitter cry OF the IN,
lions under tyranny's oppfeSSlY "il
as Thou hast taught us 10 e oLe
them brothers, so may we Nia~ 's
their Cause our Cause, their ~ W.
fering our suffering. Hasten Nv
them and for as the day w WIN.
the peace of Christ shall be es'a ~
ished on earth: and man may " Of
more wound the spirit OF man .nd
justice roll down like waters a
righteousness as an ever-lloT san'
stream" So may Thy klnsu' III
come, bringing true peace 70 N
the world. Amen.-WT.E.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-05
MusicO-POlitics

Time was when man scarcely dared run
for president unless he'd been born in a log
cabin. The horny hand of toll was good for an
extra parcel of votes, and addiction to such
roughly masculine habits as chawin' tobacco
or eating with the knife were positive assets
In the frontier regions.
But that time is long since departed. In
stead, the rough-and-tumbl of the quadren-
NAL election is beginning to show some es-
thetic symptoms. In fact, 1914 may 60 down
in our history the year in which culture
and politics joined hands, and music really
came into it's own.
There is ample evidence to back this as
sertion. Scarcely had the cheers from the
Democratic convention died down when the
papers came out with picture Of vice pres
idential candidate Harry Truman seated at
the piano. Next day the Republicans counter
ed with photograph Of Mrs. Thomas E.
Dewey at the keyboard.
Now these were no they laughed when I
sat down at the piano. pictures Both per-
formers looked competent and at ease.
Mrs. Dewey, as you probably know, was
singer who appeared professionally in musical
stage productions. She probably plays the
piano as well as most singers (Which, general
ly speaking, is darned sight better than
most pianists sing). And this talent. coupled
with her husbands well-known musical at
tainments. would seem to put the Republican
ahead In the musico-political field
Who knows, perhaps the deciding factor in
the Democrats choice of Mr.. Roosevelts run
ming mate was the fact that Senator Truman
was the only prospect who could slug it out.
note for note, with the Deweys For the Presi-
dent though reputedly a better than pass,ble
tenor in an impromptu quartet, has been get
ting elected to political offices for years with
out raising his voice in song.
But that doesn't mean that large part Of
his popularity isn't vocal. Through three
terms In office his fireside chats have won
him following of unprecedented enthusiasm
He is, we might respectfully suggest. sort
OF Sinatra of the spoken word If anybody can
beat him, it will probably have to be a singer.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-05
RECRUITING BAN
LIFTED BY NAVY

Restrictions for enlistment q. E,
year-old youths in the Navv b.r.
been lifted for limited tin,a n as
it was revealed yesterday bv cs sy,
j. w. Brown, head of NAVY reor' u.'
ing here. "i''
THO recruiting office had hos,
placed under restricted cn veen
May Is and the ruling was n,,.
released August /. why
The announcement immedat,,,.
followed a Nays release ,b,. !,
needed several hundred tbous.n,
ecditional men TO man its eynans
irg fleets.
The youths will be accep,A, f.
service in the medical corps y ~
general service, IS Apprentice co.. a.
men. Those designating choice =, y
the medical division will be fro ~,
ratings of hospital apprentice sso'
ond class upon enlistment and ~,
er boot training will be assIgH.,
to some hospital school for f,,r+,
er training.
After applications have nsa,
completed, the youths will be ssn.
to Raleigh for physical examjn.'
tons and final swearing-in ccra
monies.
Seventeen-year-olds sent TO r.,
leigh this week include the foilow
ing: James E. Spivey. Tabor Civ.
Arthur Kennedy, sneads Ferry''
Jesse A. Coffey and George ,
Shannon, Southport; Robert c
Watson, Wallace; John c. Griffin
Jr., Carolina Beach; Burton !
Branch, 1923 Princess Place; Lar.
is E. Hodges, Leaksville; William
E. Cartrette. Chadbourn; William
c. Henderson, 900 Beckett street
John P. Jeb Lee, Burgaw: Ned
c. Towel, Mooresville; John kew.
nolds, Jr.. Supply; Eugene M. Cox.
Whiteville.
Also, Van Dell Hall, Lumberton
John w. Tyler, North Lumberl...
Curtis L. McLamb, Bladenboro,
Eugene L. Pigott. Lumberog:
Thomas E. Applewhite, Delco
Hills D. Brock, Jr., Southport,
Marshall W. Tatum, Laurel Hill;
Earl Register, Norfolk, Va; Adel
B. Smith, Elizabethtown; Bill l.
Davis, 800 Church street; Douglas
c. Reynolds, Whiteville; Thomas
G. Burnby. Wilmington, Route 2,
Ned L. Mills, Jr., Watha; ar!
Paul A. Abolila, Jr., Chadbourn.
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CHAMBER BOARD
NAMES CURRIN

Garland S. Currin was appointed
yesterday to fill the unexpired
term of Mayor Bruce B. Cameron
as member of the board of di.
rectors of the Wilmington chamber
of commerce.
The board Of directors appoint.
ed a committee of W. A. FonyieIle,
chairman, E. A. Laney, J. D.
Thornton, and Walker ]. Cartier
to draft resolutions on the loss Of
Mayor Cameron as a member Of
the board.
L. C. Robertson, Jr., chairman
of the merchants division Of the
chamber, was invited to attend tu'
ture meetings of the board Of d.
rectors in order to closely connect
activities of the merchants with
the board.
Mr.. Laney, chairman Of the
Membership committee, repor,ti
that plans had been completed 10
start the chambers Membership
drive early in September
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With Ernie Pyle

Department of Wartime Distort
ed Values-The other day a soldier
offered to trade a French farmer
three horses for three eggs. The
soldier had captured t h e horses
from the Germans. The tr d e
didn't come off-the farmer already
had three horses.
And-at one of our evacuation
hospitals the other day wounded
soldier turned over 10000 francs.
equivalent to $1,000. He'd picked
them up in a captured German
headquarters. The Army is now in
the process OF looking up regula-
tons to see whether the soldier
can keep the money.
In the very early days Of the
invasion 1 said in this column that
Capt. Ralph L. Haga of Prospect,
Va, claimed to be the first chap
4dul dSilO1C VII O-Ody.
Well, I got into trouble over that,
because he wasn't. If I'd had any
sense I would have known better
myself. The first chaplains on the
beac,head were those who jumped
with the paratroopers and there
were batch of them-I believe
II, altogether. They were in Nor
mandy hours before Chaplain Haga
touched the beach.
AS n bunch of paratroopers
wrote me, "Our chaplains had al
ready rendered their first conso-
lation service in France before
Captain Haga got his feet wei"
So all credit where credit is due.
One afternoon several weeks ago
I went into Cherbourg with an in
fantry company and one of h e
doughboys gave me two cans of
French sardines they'd captured
from the Germans.
Right in the midst of battle is
a funny place to be giving a man
sardines, but this is a funny war.
At any rate, I was grateful and
I put them in my musette bag when
l got back to my tent that night.
I forgot all about them.
TlO reason I mention it now is
that last night I got hungry spell,
and was rummaging around in the
bag for candy or something d
ran onto these sardines. They tast-
ed mighty good.