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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-06
By JOHN SELBY

THE ILIAD OF HOMER" a
new translation by the late Will
liam Benjamin Smith and Walter
Miller (Macmillan; 1878.
So far as the record shows, no
one has up to now published a
translation of Homer's "1liad" in
which the Greek has been render
ed line for line in the original me-
ter-what we know as dactylic hex
ameter. The trick of it all lies in
the line for line" phrase, since
dactylic hexameter itself is the
most flowing, and therefore easiest
of all rhythms in English poetry.
1t is fearfully difficult to translate
any poetry line or line, and this
difficulty, in Homer, has up to now
proved also an impossibility.
But out Of a friendship of half
century between two scholars
just such a translation has come.
The man who did the spade-work
was William Benjamin Smith, Ken
lucky born, who received his doc.
torate at Gottingen in 1879. DR..
Smith began teaching at Centra al
college in Missouri, and later NOV
ed few miles to Columbia and
the state university. There he met
DR.. Miller.
And Walter Miller, IA years
younger and an Ohioan, was a
Leipzig man and a former student
at the American School Of CLASH
cal Studies in Athens. DR.. Smith
went on to Tulane, where he died
1G years ago as emeritus profess
scr Of philosophy, and designated
DR.. Miller as his literary executor.
When, as emeritus professor of
classical languages and archaeolo-
gy at the University Of Missouri,
he had time. DR.. Miller gave years
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-06
VE-Day

The triumphant and exhilarating dash across
France is ended Fighting in Europe is taking
on more characteristics Of 1918 warfare. AS
the blitzkrieg weather nears its end, there is
less talk about victory in October and more
Of the possibility of a winter in the trenches.
The pace has slowed to point where all
Of us can revise any rash notions we may
have had that because the Allies tremendous
momentum had carried them so swiftly to
the Siegfried line, it would hurl them on to
Berlin at the same pace. The kaisers armies
drove almost to within sight Of Paris in Sep
TENDER 1914 and never got that close again
in more than four years. And while France
in 1914 was not the hoplessly isolated Ger
many Of today, the fact remains that even
the doomed German army can offer costly
and delaying resistance.
It is not belittling one Of the greatest mill
tary operations in history to say that the
lightning liberation of France started this
country on n hinge Of optimism which affect
ed The Pentagon in Washington as well as
Main Street
solemn conclave Of Pentagon generals,
planning the announcement Of victory, issued
directives on what was to be done on 'V Day
minus go" w Day minus 49," and so on.
That was only symptom Of the general feel.
ing about sudden and conclusive triumph.
Now some Of our frantic preparations for
We Day look little foolish. And the per.
sisting feeling that 'it's about over, so hurry
up and give us gas. tires and top srloin''
is more than foolish.
In the first place, there are responsible pre-
dictions that there may be no We Day as
such. The German army may disintegrate,
and the Nazi government may fall. But the
collapse may be spread over a dozen differ
ent times and places.
There might very well be no government
TO negotiate an armistice. Sporadic fighting
might continue after what should be We Dav
has passed.
And then there Is the obvious, harped.on
but still underestimate job Of beating Japan.
The japanese high command is known to base
its best hope Of averting complete defeat on
the possibility Of our becoming tired and fed
up with long war. If we are too insistent
for return to peacetinae living, if we are too
inclined to view the Pacific war lesser mat.
ter than defeating Germany. that hope NAV
be justified.
There must be another D Day on the coast
of China And it won't be matter of cross
ing the channel from an immense storehouse
Of supplies. It is going to be long, tough.
bitter fight.
So let's worry less about whether we should
close the bars or leave them open on We Day,
and turn our eyes and our full effort not only
toward Berlin, but toward that distant v Day
te the Far East
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-06

General James 1. Nets, com.
mander OF the North Carolina divi.
sion OF Confederate Veterans, will
leave today for Atlanta, Ca, to at.
tend the reunion which begins to.
morrow and continues through
Thursday.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-06
Child Labor

Minnesota's encouragement has ruled that
rural school teachers in his state cannot re
quire their pupils to sweep the floors, carry
coal or water, or build fires
Does anybody remember back to our edu.
cational dark ages when some deluded and
exploited children actually considered it q
pleasure to stay after school and clean the
erasers?
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-06

Wilmington is well represented
at the North Carolina State College,
formerly State Normal, Greensboro
this year. Those from here attend
ing include: Lila Ward Koonce,
Margaret Williams, Aline Saun-
ders, Ida M. Cardwel and jamie
Beatty.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-06

The Empire State building in
New York city is 1880 feet high.
Laboratory tests show an or
binary watch crystal will crack
under so pounds weight.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-06
rs Years Ago
Today
(FROM THE FIJI ES
OF THE STAR-NEWS)
OCTOBER 8, 1919.

CH1CAGO,-Rain fell heavily to-
day and soaked Comiskey Park to
such an extent that 1t was impos-
sible to play the fifth game of the
Worlds Series between the Cincin-
natl Reds and the Chicago White
Sox.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-06
The Road To Berlin
fRv the Associated Press)

(By the Associated Press
1.-Western front: 305 miles (from west OF
Kleve).
2.-Russian 'front.' 80 miles drom Warsaw.
3.-Italian front: $40 miles drom south OF
Bologna)
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-06

Wilmington sweltered in record
breaking heat yesterday when all
former figures for October temper
allure were eclpsed, the thermome-
ter scared to SO degrees in h e
shade.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-06

Drummond Island in Chippewa
county Michigan, held by Britain
until 1928, was the last U. S. To-
cation under the British flag.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-06
Fair Enough

Editors Nots.-Ths Star and the News accept No
responsibility fer the personal views Of Mr. Pogier,
and often disagree with them - much - many Of
making people think
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-06

TOP OF THE MORNING
God let me find the lonely ones
Among the throng today
And let me say the word to take
The loneliness away.
GRACE CROWELL.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-06
Our Chief Aim

To aid in every way the prosecution OF the
war to complete Victory.
Evening star., 1944-10-03
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Evening star., 1944-10-03
|keniIWorih Citizens
Ask School Bus

A. school bus must be assigned to
the4 area" to relieve the
rush hour transportation problem
and permit the children to get to
school with less diniculty. a resolu-
tion adopted last night by the Ken
|ilworth Citizens Association de-
clared.
1.-THE single-track line which
often becomes blocked in bad
weather, the number of children
living in the area and numerous
other factors make it imperative
that we arrange for q school bus
to be assigned to this area to take
our children to their schools, especi-
ally those who attend Eastern High
School and others in that area. y
Charles M. Maize, president of the
association, said.
The fence surrounding the play
ground behind the community house
was declared inadequate by men,
ber who said that, although there
is District regulation requiring all
recreation facilities be locked not
lated than $3.50 pm, and the fence
has a gate and lock, the fence "just
stops when it comes to an alley in
the rear and takes up again on the
other side of the alley. 1t just
doesn't make sense.
j. A. Yantosh of the War Com
munity Fund spoke on the coming
campaign and A. w. Donnelly,
member of the Membership Main
tenance Committee of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations, was
present to offer suggestions "for
making the citizens associations a
stronger voice in the community"
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Georgetown Citizens
Back School Project

improvements for Western High
School to cost 100000 were sup
ported by the Progressive Citizens
Association OF Georgetown at I'll
first fall meeting last night In the
Curtis School, o street between
Thirty-second and Thirty third
streets NV.
The improvement program, pre-
sented to the Commissioners at
budget hearings, asks that the Of
fees, infirmary, gymnasium, book
room, counselors' and college ad-
visers' quarters, music room and
chemical laboratory at Western
High SchooA be modernized and that
q domestic science suite, an indus
trial arts shop and teachers cafe
terra be established.
A program Of street repairs, con-
tinued improvement Of the George
town Library grounds and issuance
of a Francis Scott Key commemora-
tive stamp also was supported.
Mrs. Henry w. Draper was chosen
president OF the association. Others
elected were Mrs. Eta Taggart. hon.
orary president: Mrs. Joseph l.
Goodman, first vice president; Wal
ter r. Bramhall, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. George F. Becker. third
vice president; Miss Ann r. Keliher
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Local Posts Urged
For D. {. Residents

A resolution demanding that
bona flde residents" of the District
be appointed to key positions in the
District government was approved
last night by members Of the Manor
Park Citizens Association at a meet
ing in the Whittier School.
James T. Scott. jr., association
president, who made the motion
argued that such posts in the local
government as recorder of deeds, to
which the Rev. Marshall L. Shepard
Of Philadelphia recently was ap-
pointed, should be filled by Wash
Iington residents.
A similar motion by Mr.. Scott re-
questing the appointment of local
attorneys as District Court justices
was referred to committee of three
for further study. Mr.. Scott said
that because majority of the cases
tried in District Court deal with
residents of Washington, local men
who have knowledge of our prob
lems' should hold a majority of the
posts.
The committee is composed of
Henry Seaquist, John Smoot and
George Corbin.
Members also recommended that
a public hearing be held by the
Senate District Committee to de-
termine whether the nomination of
Guy Mason to continue as a Dis
trict Commissioner should be con-
flrmed.
The association, on the motion
of Mr.. Corbin, asked that authori-
ties reconsider their refusal to act
favorably on a resolution adopted
by the association last May. The
resolution requested that extra ra-
tions of gasoline be awarded "a
coupon holders so they can drive
to and from inspection stations, OF
that inspection of cars having "a
ration stickers be suspended for the
duration of the war.
Evening star., 1944-10-03

Insure your future security by
buying War Bonds and hanging on
to them!
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Gesfapo Reported Active
In War Prisoner CAMPS
BY the Associated Press

LETHBRIDGE, Alberta, October
3.-The Lethbridge Herald said yes
terday that kangaroo court-mar-
tials" have been held by the Gestapo
in German prisoner of war camps
in Canada.
There were merciless beatings
tortures and starvation, and even
death was decreed, the paper said
adding:
I'm some instances, it is learned
the Gestapo ordered some of its
victims to commit suicide. Wher
they refused, they were severely
battered, pounded and kicked into
helplessness by bullying agents Of
Hitler
The Herald said outlaw trials
ruled by Gestapo men, were held ir
camps at Lethbridge, Medicine Hal
and other points.
At one time the Gestapo's wore
was law in the camps, but with tn,
series of defeats of Hitler's armies
| its power declined aong the prison
ers, the paper said.
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Bible Class Group
InsiaIIs Officers

The Organized Bible Glass Asso-
citation held its annual installation
of officers last night at the Epworth
Methodist Church, Thirteenth street
and North Carolina avenue NE.
Most of the 1884 officers were re-
elected September 4.
Installed last night were: Page
McKendree Etchison, president;
George E. Harris, executive vice
president; William r. Schmucker,
treasurer; Miss Edith Miller, record
ing secretary; George A. Watson and
Otis D. King, vice presidents; Elton
r. Brown, sr, and Noah R. Robin
son. Disciples Of Christ; Mrs. J. M.
Smith, Evangelical and Reform;
Austin M. Cooper, Lutheran; Alden
w. Hoage. Mrs. Claudia 9. Hide
brand and Howard M. Stackhouse,
Methodist; James A. Williams and
Randolph E. Myers, Presbyterian;
William E. Harvard, Harold S. King,
and Mrs Hans Sorenson, representa-
tives at large, and Rev. Clarence NJ
Cook, honorary.
Committee chairmen installed in
cluded: Charles H. Cooke, adult de-
partment superintendent; Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. Watson, banquet;
Mrs. Gertrude M. Donovan, confer
ence reports; Miss Laura Lindley,
conference reporter; j. A. Patterson,
ST., conference registrar; Howard M.
Stackhouse, Easter sunrise service;
John L. Brown, evangelism; Harold
s. King, historical; Miss Lotta p.
Brooks, I. c. Club; Mrs. Daisy Bell,
library and exhibits; George E. Har-
ris, membership crusade; Page Nc
Kendree Etichson, membership cru
sade for New Testaments for the
armed forces; E. M. Bryan. old
timers; Miss Lindley, temperance
education; the Rev. Kenneth Buker,
young people; Mr.. Schmucker, song
leader; Mrs. Page McKendree Etch-
ison, pianist; P. l.. Rogers. postwar
plans, and William B.. Mauger, Off
cial photographer.
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Army Considers Attacks
Still Possible In Hawaii
By tho Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press.
HONOLULU, Oct. 3.-The Army
still considers Honolulu subject TX
suicidal attacks by the enemy"
1t. Gen. Robert g. Richardson
commanding Army forces In the Pa
ciflc, issued that warning last might
because he said the city's reaction
to last Saturdays air-raid alarm
was dangerously complacent and
unsatisfactory"
1t was the first blackout In Homo
Eulu in nine months and was caused
by the presence OF overhead planes
which later were identified as
friendly.
During the 50-minute, early morn
ing alert, lights were burning, pco-
pie were in the streets and some
persons drove cars about Sne city
the general said.
Evening star., 1944-10-03

Mrs. ElizAbeth +. snlltyans and u
Draper, delegates to the Eeder1
ton Of Citizens Associations.
Evening star., 1944-10-03
6 Boxcors of Clothing
Collected for Russians

More than 100000 pounds Of
clothing for Russian War Relief
were collected Sunday, filling six
boxcars, and hundreds of phone
calls flooded the Russian War Relief
office at 924 Seventeenth street
NV. yesterday, asking for trucks to
pick up clothing missed during the
regular collection
Miss Myrtle Powell, executive
secretary, announced the drive
would continue and said more
volunteer ers could be used to
help the to 500 who already
are parti .ng. She said subur-
ban areas Ave not yet been can
vassed, and estimated at least one
more boxcar would be full before
the drive ended.
Evening star., 1944-10-03
| EiffeI Tower
| IRequisitioned
| By u. S. Army
By the Associated Press

5S 11e NssoCIAIcU FFebs.
PARIS, Oct. 3.-The Eif1el Tower
prime landmark OF Paris, has beer
requisitioned by the United States
Army. 1t was learned yesterday.
The 984-foot tower. completed ir
1889, has been, since the liberation
OF. Paris, magnet for wandering
American flyers who enjoy zoomine
under the high arches Of Its base.
But the Army plans a different
use for 1t. Offlcially this is de-
scribed as observation The tor
of the tower commands a view OF
go miles and also, according tc
standard guidebooks. houses "a pow
erful wireless installation.
Evening star., 1944-10-03

I recording secretary; Mrs. Virginia
8. Gaffney, corresponding secretary;
Miss Edna Ladson, treasurer. and
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Six Of Roy Noble Bond
|Unhurt in Crash Lundinq
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. Six
members of Ray Mobiles orchestra
and War Department representa-
tive returning from radio broad
cast with Edgar Bergen's show at
Alamagordo, N. Mex, escaped in
Jury yesterday when an Army
bomber made belly landing at San
Bernardino, Calf, the National
Broadcastng Co. announced.
The plane, one OF five Army ships
which transported the company to
a service camp for the broadcast
yesterday, had reached Mines Field
near here when the pilot discovered
the landing gear was not function
ing, and turned back to San Ber-
nardino for the landing, NBC
reported.
Evening star., 1944-10-03
Gondhi, IS, Receives
Gift Of 81, $50, 900

By the Associated Press.
SEVAGRAM. India, Oct. 3.-Mo-
handas K. Gandhi. marking his 18th
birthday yesterday, was presented
with purse of 100000 rupees
fabout $2,560. .000) ON behalf OF the
All-India National Fund established
In memory of his wife, who died
February %.
Evening star., 1944-10-03
AirmuiI Via Brick

CASPER, Wyo. GA girl stu
dent of the Casper Flying School
few over the isolated George Snod-
grass ranch, heaved a brick. To the
brick was attached note inform
ing the rancher's wife that her hus-
band had fallen suddenly i'll while
in Casper.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-12
Davis Upsets Favored Shipyard, 3 To
WAVES NEEDED
IN NAVY MEDICS

Officer candidates are urgently
needed by the WAVES of the
U. S. Navy for two specialized,
fields, each of which requires
prior specific training, Lieut.. L.
c. Hartley, officer in charge Of
the Naval procurement office in
Raleigh, announced today.
$50 great is the need for dental
hygienists and for occupational
therapists in the Wonens Reserve
of the Navy, Lieut.. Hartley said,
that both groups of qualified can
didates have been placed high on
the priority list fo7 all Naval pro
curernenty offices"
Minimum. education require
ments for dental hygienists include
successful completion of an &C
ceptable dental hygiene course
while obtaining a bachelors de-
gree of a minimum of two years
of college plus graduation from
an approval school of dental by
giene. Candidates must also have
had two years of practical ex-
perience in an institution o. in a
private practice having sufficient
patients to give the candidate
adequate training in dental by
giene. In addition, certified copy
of a license to practice the pro
fession in the state is needed,
where such is required.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-12
BY BILL McMWAIN

PUNK Mooring, once known to
fight fans as battling welter-
weight but more recently associat-
ed with the promoting end of the
game, has returned to the mitt
tossing business after six month
absence. The dapper gentleman
with the big smile and somewhat
cauliflowered ears was forced to
retire from promoting back in jan
uary because he was unable to OBJ
tain sufficient ring talent.
Mooring. who staged some good
shows and also some very disap--
pointing ones in his other ven
ture at arranging fight cards here,
announced yesterday morni }. that
he is convinced that boxing can
be put across in Wilmington. Urg-
ed by some of his many friends,
the amiable PUNK has decided to
take another fling at the business
that was not so kind to him. In
making known his return to the
pugilism trade Mooring stated that
he will have his first show at the
American Legion Arena on July
"a.
Commenting on various boxers
available for his future cards.
PUNK revealed something that will
interest local fans. He possessed
Camp Peary newspaper that
carried a full account on the
championship fights of Bill Wilson
and Vance "Red' Beard. Both OF
the fighters, who were once great
favorites here, won the titles in
their weights in the camp battles.
Wilson had the distinction of being
the only champion to capture his
crown by knockout. Big Bill
kayo came over Manuel Borges
formerly well-known California
heavyweight. The paper also exhlb'
tied snappy action picture OF
Beard clouting out his victory over
Sonny Griego.
Mooring reports that letter from
Wilson says that both he anc
Beard will be home in the near flu.
ture. Beard is scheduled to arrive
few weeks before Wilson. as the
fiery redhead began his navy boot
training a bit before Big Bill. Quite
aware of the packed houses that
these two crowd pleasers. woule
draw, Mooring states that he will
definitely arrange for both of them
to fight here during their leaves
Among the scrappers figured tt
appear here in Mornings coming
shows are Bill johnson, popular
colored middleweight who nov
claims the colored title of the South
in that class, Beverly Babe
| Saunders, Otis Johnson, Mus Lock
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-12
SPORTS TRAIL

NOW we're in no position to con
t1adlct anybody's selections. Anc
we don't think anyone else is, fol-
mat matter, as it's purely matter
OF personal opinion, and there is
no yardstick with which to com
pare the fighters of different gen.
c-ations. It's like saying the Mich
lgan football teams at the turn Of
the century were superior to the
Chicago Bears, or vice versa. You
gust can't prove it, that's all.
Our feeb.eness in contradicting
any such list, in addition to the
above reason, is due to the fact
that we have seen only 3 cham
pions in action, and two of them
Eaer and Dempsey-were far past
their third peak. About all we can
say is that Louis is the greatest
heavyweight we ever saw, and il
is difficult to visualize anyone beat.
ing him as he was the second time
he fought Max Schmeling.
However, anyone who has seen
them all, as has ]. E. Madigan of
Tallahassee, Fla, still must rely
on memory for comparison, and as
time goes on gent is liable to
give preference to fighters of earl.
Ter days. Early feats, scenes and
the like become magnified with the
years, and we recall returning to
a boyhood residence after an alb
sence of some IS years and the
feeling of establishment to find a
very ordinary, two-story frame
house in place of the huge edifice
we remembered.
You can go back and compare
a house with your memory, but
you can't 60 back and compare a
fighter, so your memory wins the
decision hands down.