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ATTENTION-GANG!

The Sufield Junior and Senior Hostesses, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Earl Spaulding, have com pleted plans for bang-up Hallo- we'en party next Thursday mite. Costumes, masks, and all the "fix- in'." Ducl1ing for apples, taffy pull ing, or what have you, all over the place. Square dancing, rug slicing, tert n m e n t, games, eats, friends, pals. Say, what else do you want, anyway
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road until I entered the service and was assigned to the Engineers, then to an Anti-Aircraft Unit and finally the Air Corps. I came to Bradley with the original cadre of the Band.
 PFC. WALLACE D. GILBERT SON, Weather Det.; home, Miami,
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HARTFORD

SUNDAY
 Coffee Hour-9:3O-11 100 am. Open House-USO Club-3-7 pm.
 New Members Party-USO Club. -7:30-10:30 pm. Swimming-YMCA-3-8:30 80 pm. Victory Party-YMCA-8-11 pm. MONDAY
 Community Singing at USO Club -8-10 pm.
 Informal Dancing-USO Club 9:30-11 pm. TUESDAY
 Get Together Party-USO Club -8-11 pm.
 Square Dance-YWCA-9:30-11 pm. WEDNESDAY,
 Social Hour-USO Club-9:3O- Il p. m.
 Service Mems Party-Central Baptist Church. Hostesses and refreshments-8 pm. THURSDAY
 Sketching of Service Men and
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ware: | can't recall any one particular expe- rience but over all the most in- teresting thing is the amount of travelling I've done. AL though I played in bands in my home town 1 never re ally went on the
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euvers in Louis jana during the Fall of 1941 I was leading a p a t r o l O f "Blues." We had quite a time capturing over one h u n d r e d
 and fifty of the enemy includ- ing almost the complete staff
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gale there. Finally, the train start ed again and when it reached New Haven we transferred to buses for the rest of the trip. Funny thing, the bus driver didn't know the route.
 CPL. GEORGE A. ALLEN, JR., Section G; home, Springfield, Mass;
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undressed, run for cover. With home so nearly in sight, that was one raid we wanted no part of and luckily, although the eggs dropped close, no one was injured.
 SGT. FRANK PRZYBYSZ, Sec tion G; home, Salamanca, N. Y.: While on man.
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Fla; While re- turning to Brad ley from pass during Septem- b e r I W a s caught en route by the hurri- cane. The train I was on was halted at Vest port, Conn.,, be- cause of the storm and we rode out the
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Wacs-USO Club-7:30-8 pm. Ballroom Dancing Instruction USO Club-7:30-8:30 pm. Military Dance - USO Club - 8:3O-11 pm. Dance-YMCA-8-11 pm. FRIDAY
 Afternoon Tea - USO Club - 3:30-5 100 pm.
 "28" Night Club Frolic-USO Club-8-11 pm.
 Game Night-USO Club-8-11 pm. SATURDAY.
 Observation-Disclosures nc orchestra-8:30-12:O0 pm.
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Alter spending
 two years over s e a s I W 8 g sweating out leaving for the s t a t e s. Two days before I was scheduled to leave the Jer- ries decided to bomb Us about O130. We were in our bunizs and made a fast.
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 I've ever had occurred during my first few days as a Wac. A whole group of girls left New Haven for: F o r t o gl e. thorpe, Georgia, for our first ex- perience on a troop train. It Ixyoc cNpon friu
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particularly the chow line we had that ran from one car into another, and also all the girls trying to use the powder room at once.
 SGT. NELSON MCKINLEY, Band; home, Wilmington, Dela-
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For Your Pleasure At the USO's

SATURDAY-October 18th
 10 AM. to 12 M.-PLAYTIME with USO-HOUSING UNIT. 8 P.M.-MOVIES: Features and Short Subjects. Service Person nel and Hostesses invited.
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CHAPEL TIMETABLE
CHAPEL No. 1 Southeast Gate)

Protestant Services: Sunday Morning Worship 1000 Catholic Masses:
 Sunday morning 0900 and HOO Weekday Mass-Monday thru Saturday, 1905
 Confession 1880 to 2100 on Sat-
 urday evening Jewish Services:
 Monday evening 1900 Christian Science Services: Tuesday evening from 1880 to
 1880
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of the General in command of the "Red" Army. Those maneuvers were an experience I'll never for get and really showed us what we could expect in combat.
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QUESTION:

What is fhe most interesting ,eS- pe1ience yoa'Ve had since entering the SerUicep
 PVT. DOLLY OLCESE, Section A; home, Bristol, Conn: The most
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-04
LEWIS G. POWELL

FAIR BLUFF, Sept. 8 - Lewis
George Powell, 40, died Saturday
morning in the Navy hospital at
Jacksonvill, Fla, after a long ILL.,
ness. He had been a hospital pa.
tient for eight months. A chief
store keeper, he had been in the
Navy % years.
Survivors are his widow. three
daughters, Sara Powell. Ruth
Powell and Grace Powell: two
sons, George Powell and Bobby
Powell.
Other survivors are five broth.
ers, Fred Powell. Hartsville, S. C.. E:
Bruce Powell. Fair Bluff; Van r.
Powell. Angler; Charles Sidney,
Louisville. KY; and R. @. Powell
of Marion, S. c. He is also surviv-
ed by two sisters, Mrs. Nick Park.
er, of Florence, s. c., and Mrs.
George Howell of Louisville, KY.
Funeral services will be held
from the late residence here Tues
day afternoon at 4 o'clock with
the Rev. E. N. Johnson, pastor OF
the First Baptist church, in charge.
He will be assisted by the Rev. M.
L. 10y, pastor of the Methodist
church.
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based on twofold plan to trap all
remaining German garrisons in the
Balkans south Of Mis-. Yugoslavia,
and to establish solid front with
Marshal Tito's Yugoslav partisans
for a concerted drive to the Hun
garian plains and on into. south
east Germany.
Tass, the official Soviet news
agency, declared Bulgarian Off.
Gals had been given retreatins
Nazis help in fleeing from now
anti-Axis Romania to other sec
tors of the Soviet Russian front
Pravda, Communist party newspa.
per reported Turkey was continue
ing relations with Germany under
a neutrality Of the Argentine type
"Argentina remains the mos
important base for German Imper.
ialis+s in America" said Pravda.
while the Turkish govern
ment has formally broken rela.
tons with Germany, the situation
in fact is almost the same now as
before. The time for petty maneu.
vers Of the Argentine type is over.
The situation demands a definite
and unequivocal attitude
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JAP PLANES FORCED
OUT OF MINDANAO
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Airdromes, defense positions and
waterfront installations were blast.
ed with 1877 tons of explosives in the
Palaus. Fires left there were visible
rs miles at sea. One American raid.
er was lost.
Other widely separated Pacific
areas, ranging from the Bonins, Sic
miles southeast of Tokyo, to the
Molucca sea on the equator, were
hit by air raiders. In the latter
region five Japanese freighters and
seven barges were destroyed OF
badly damaged.
Embattled China was losing
ground in the Human zone. Striking
southwest, the Japanese started a
new drive out of Hengyang, the
railway junction city they hold.
They were within 20 miles of XII
yang, less than so miles from the
Linging airbase near the Kwangsi
border. The Chinese fell back in
the face of a serious frontal at.
tack.
Another Japanese column headed
for Kiyang, was fighting near Lei
yang, "a miles south Of Hengyang.
In Chekiang province the Chin.
csc beat off Japanese attempt
to cross the WI river. Severe fight.
ing in that region is south Of Lishui,
potential airbase for raids on Jap.
improper.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-04
RUSSIANS ASSAIL
BULGARIA, TURKEY
Blast Any Dreams OF Bar
gain Basement Peace
In The Balkans

LONDON, Sept. 3.-CR-Sovie1
Russia blasted any dreams Of a
bargain basement peace remain
ing in the Balkans today by call
ing Bulgaria to account for aiding
in the exodus of the Germans and
repeating accusations that Turkey
was maintaining a double dealing
neutrality.
These stern warnings in the 50.
Wet press came as it was said re-
liably in Moscow that nothing Tess
than a Bulgarian declaration Of
war against Hitler would satisfy
Russia.
Russia's military position in the
Balkans grew increasinly strong.
Red army tanks south Of Cons+an-
ia were only As miles overland
from Bulgaria's Black sea port o.
Varna and had outflanked the Bull
garian Danube town Of Silistra by
occupying Ostrov on the south
bank Of the Danube five miles
eastward.
If the Bulgarians offered pass
age to the Red army it would be
possible 70 thrust across the north
western corner Of Bulgaria into
Yugoslavia almost in a matter Of
hours.
There were increasing indica-
tons that Red army strategy was
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-04
CAPTURE LYON

ROME, Sept 3.-R- American
and French troops of the Seventh
army took Lyon today after brush.
ing through light enemy forces.
and Allied war planes took a bitter
toll OF Nazi lives and equipment in
the final phase Of the battle for
southern France.
Ahead Of the advanced Ameri.
can and French forces raced =
bedraggled and disorganize rabble
Of soldiers, the remains Of the Ger
man 10Th army running for the
Reich.
An official announcement said
American and French forwa rd
elements have entered Lyon after
overruning vain attempt by the
Germans to slow down the Allied
pursuit at the outskirts Of the great
southern France city.
While vanguards of 1t. Gen. Alex.
ander M. Patch's Seventh army
moved into Frances third largest
city other elements of the Allied
forces slashed across German 90.
cape routes from the area and il
was possible that official inforna.
ton was far behind the swift move
ment of the troops.
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HOLIDAY DEATHS
INCREASE TO 100
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9 and California and New York
each.
Deaths by states were:
Arizona, /, traffic. l miscellan-
eous; California, z traffic, l mis-
cellaneous; Colorado, 8 traffic;
Connecticut, traffic, 2 drownings;
Georgia, traffic; Idaho, l traf.
fic, Illinois, traffic, l drown.
ing, 6 miscellaneous; Indinana,
traffic; Iowa, traffic, / drown.
ing.
Kansas, 4 drownings; Kentucky
1 traffic, l miscellaneous; Mary
land, 2 traffic; Michigan, 4 traf.
fic, drowning, l miscellaneous;
Minnesota, 2 traffic; Nebraska,
miscellaneous; New Jersey,
traffic l miscellaneous; New York
6 traffic, 2 miscellaneous; NORTH
Carolina 2 traffic, 2 drownings.
Ohio, l traffic, l drowning; Ok
lahoma, drowning, l miscellan
eous: Pennsylvania. 5 traffic. (
drowning; South Carolina, 8 traf.
fic; Tennessee. l drowning; Vir
ginia, 7 traffic: West Virginia,
traffic, l miscellaneous; Wiscon.
sin. drownings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-04

CHARLOTTE, Sept. 3.-lR-Funer'
al services for Anne Dickson, is,
and John L. Broome, II, who
drowned last night in Lake Joe
near the city limits while on a
picnic, will be held tomorrow in
Greensboro and Union County, re.
spectively.
Rites for Miss Dickson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cranberry Dick
son, will be held at the West Mar.
ket street Methodist church in
Greensboro at II am. Services for
young Broome. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. L. Broome, will be at the Pleas.
ant Plain Baptist church in Union
county Monday afternoon at 4 o..
clock.
Dickson is a member of the
Charlotte Observer editorial staff
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-04
MAY SWITCH TROOPS

MOSCOW, Sept. 3.-R- With Of
fetal confirmation here that Fin
land has asked for an armistice
with Soviet Russia, it is believed
most of the Finnish front troops
under Marshal Leonid A. Govorov
and Gen. Kyril Meretskov will be
shifted quickly to Estonia for a
knockout campaign against the Ma
ri Baltic forces.
The Baltic and Polish sectors con.
tinued relatively quiet quiet
ominous for the Germans as the
Russians build up for another ei.
gantic offensive in conjunction with
the successful drive across the
Romanian plains toward Yugoslav-
ia.
The next time the Russians are
confident that the Red armies of
the north will sweep into the Reich
from their present bases in Poland
and along the East Prussian from.
tier.
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COLLIER AWARD
GROUP SELECTED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. IN
A nlne-member committee IN =
lect the winner of the 1o4a p ~ Sc
J. Collier award for outst."s' e7
achievement in American avist; ,s
was announced today by The '' NJ.
tional Aeronautics Association Nd
The members are Grover 1o,.
ing, aircraft consultant of tbo 1 w
Production Board, Chairman. WA wa'
liam R. Enyart of New York WI WIZ
ident of Simmonds Aerocesspp-e's pes
and of the NAA, ex-officjo ma ,s'
Der; Gill Robb Wilson, avi.e ein'
editor of the New York Hss, ua
Tribune; Roger Wolfe Kahn Of Ns a.
York; Lawrence P. sharpIe, ,'' '.
Philadelphia, chairman of tbs J, VI
craft Owners and Pilots Asso ,'i,'
ton; William P. Mac Cracken ''' q.
Washington. general counsel VI :,
NAA; DR.. George W. Lewis Of N0 VI
York, director of Aeronautics ~
search of the National Adviso',
committee for aeronautics WY
liam P. Redding of Washington W.
ecutlve commissioner of the nsa
yer Chamber of Commerce; I.ests,
D. Gardner of New York cb.;.
ma nof the Institute of Aeronautio,
Sciences. '''
The 1912 award was given :,
Gen. H. H. Arnold, commands,
general OF the Army air force,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-04
RATIONINC ROUNDUP
BY The Associated Press

Meats, fats, etc.-Book Four red
stamps A8 through rs and AS
through G5 valid indefinitely.
Processed foods-Book Four blue
stamps A8 through Z8 and AS
through LIS valid indefinitely.
Sugar 49, Book Four stamps 80
through 80 valid indefinitely r
five pounds each; Stamp 40 good
for five pounds for home canning
through Feb. %; 1945.
Shoes - Book Three a;rplare
stamps l and good indefinitely.
Gasoline In northeast and
southeast, liza coupons good + o r
three gallons through Nov. 8. Else
where, 12-A coupons good for three
gallons through Sept 81. B-3, B-4.
C-3 and ca coupons good for five
gallons everywhere.
Fuel oil-Period Four and Five
coupons valid in all areas through
Sept. 30. New Period One coupons
good everywhere. -.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-04
TRUMAN SUPPORTS
,JOBLESS BENEFITS

DETROIT, Sept. 4. In Sena'
tor Harry S. Truman said tonight
that the United States could gel
over the barriers of reconversion
10 peace time work, just as il
was able to convert peace time in.
dustry to war production without
falling into the old spiral of de-
preston for business and unem-
ployment for labor
The Democratic vice presidential
nominee addressing Labor day
celebration sponsored by the CLIO,
Michigan Farmers Union and Rail-
road Brotherhoods said two things
were necessary to achieve this re-
suit:
l. Unemployment insurance for
displaced war workers while war
plants are beign retooled for peace
time production.
2. Continued operation instead of
the junking Of factories originally
set up for production of war mate
Yials.
you should be-and think most
Of you are-confident that, given
the right kind OF leadership, Ameri-
ca can win her way forward to
prosperity and full employment
for ALL" Truman said.
"You are not so sure we could
do it with the wrong kind of lead
ership. And most Of you are quite
certain we could not do it at all
with the sort of leadership we had
from 1920 to 1932-and that is what
you must expect from the opposi-
tion."
Telling his audience that I'VE of
the Democratic party are not re-
signed to the prospect of huge un-
employment after the war;" Tru-
man said the United States has
built the plants and facilities for
sssreased production which can
raise our standards and bring to
AneNcsn labor and industry the
9reaHst era OF prosperity in our
history"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-04

ABOARD A GREAT LAKES
ORE CARRIER, Sept. Below
decks there is enough rich, rec
crucible ore to make completely
equipped super destroyer and sew
eral hundred big MA tanks. And
this freighter, the J. H. Hillman,
Jr., commissioned last year, is
only one of more than 700 huge
carriers delivering ore from Min.
nesota's great Mesabi iron ranges
to the industrial valleys of t h {
lower lake ports.
An army of II, 700 men is doing
vital war job on the Great Lakes
this year. Their goal is an all
time record season in which they
hope to deliver 192,O00,O 900 tons Of
ore to the steel mills. Highest pre-
vious record was 172,0Oo,00 tons
shipped in 1912. In addition. the
Great Lakes fleet includes golfers,
grain carriers, tankers and stone
carriers.
Our trip, from Duluth to Cleve-
land, has been monotonous
three-day and three-night voyage.
Tony Ciacelli is glad we're near
ing port-even though the ship will
be heading up the lakes again five
hours after docking in Cleveland.
BY the time the Hillman is in
side the, backwater, hatch covers
have been unbattened. night light,
have been moved to positions
along the starboard railing, and
winihes and tables have beer
creased in preparation for swift
unloading. At 2:30 o'clock in the
morning, the giant freighter is cas-
ed into her berth in front of a
four element Hulett unloader
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-04
Services Planned For Boy, Girl
Wh0DrOWned In Charlotte Lake

and was for many years connected
with the Greensboro Daily News.
The tragedy occurred at about
9 o'clock when a boat in which the
young people and two companions,
Dennis Washburn and Betty Sher-
rill, was riding partly sank.
George Bye, a 15-year-old youth,
answered the cries for help and
succeeded in rescuing Miss Sheriff.
and the Washburn youth by rowing
out to the scene.
The body of Miss Dickson was
recovered at about l am, thirty
minutes before young Broome'
body was brought to the surface by
graphing hooks.
The youngsters were part of a
large crowd assembled at the lake
for the picnic and outing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-04
DIR. JAMES r. McKISSICK

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 3. -tR-
DR.. James Rion McKissick. pres
ident Of the University of South
Carolina since 1886, died at Column
bia hospital tonight at ITO pm.
after an illness of several days.
A native of Union county, McKis-
sick was a graduate of the Univer-
sity of South Carolina an dthe Har-
ward University school of law and
held a degree in journalism from
the University of Wisconsin, He
had been connected with the Uni.
Yersity here about 10 years and
prior to becoming president was
dean of the school of journalism.
Among survivors were the wild
oW, Mrs. Caroline Dick McKissick.
Funeral arrangements were incom.
plete.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-04
WAVES OF PLANES
SMASH AT BREST
Ordered To Pound Port
Until Last OF Nazi
Fanatics Surrender
Nv PUGH MOORE

LONDON, Sept. g. R - Five
great waves of American war
planes, under orders from supreme
commander Eisenhower to bomb
Brest until the last remnants of
the German fanatics holding the
French Atlantic port were killed
or surrendered blasted the city
Notifications and defenses today
and tonight with more than 1,7000
tons of exploding steel.
Gen. Eisenhower said bomb and
keep bombing until Brest surrend-
ers," and the waves of u S. hea-
Wy and medium bombers lambast-
ed the port city's gun positions,
anti-tank guns, anti-aircraft bat
teries, artillery emplacements and
concrete shelters hour after hour.
Some 500 Fortresses and $50 Ma
RAIDERS flying in great waves roar
ed over the Germans who have
been under siege for four weeks al
the naval base of Brest with the
Fortresses dumping around 1,50O(
tons of high explosives and the
lighter bombers around 200 tons.
At the same time up to 500 Fly
ing Fortresses struck at enemy tar.
gets in western Germany and the
Ludwigshafen area, deep inside the
Reich, and from italian bases heavy
American bombers battered Nazi
and communication centers in Yu-
goslavia and Hungary hampeSing
mass German regreats from the
east.
Nazi airfields in Holland receiv-
ed going over late in the after
noon by big Raj Lancasters and
Halifaxes.
The Brest raids cost the Ameri
cans two Fortresses but there were
/ no losses among the lighter bonn.
bers and the fighters, up to 25t
of which escorted the heavies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-04
GEORGE M. MCNEIL

ROLAND, Sept. 3.-Funerai ser.
vices for George Mccoy Mcneil,
IS, who died at his homt here
early Sunday morning, will be held
at the late residence Monday
morning at II o'clock.
He was the son of the late Ed
win c. and Elizabeth Mccoy Nc.
Neil. He was also an elder in the
Rowland Presbyterian church and
president of the Roland Building
and Loan Association.
For many years he was chair.
man of the Rowland School Board
and was a former mayor and town
commissioner. He graduated with
the class of 1902, School OF Phar-
macy of the University of North
Carolina.
He was married on July Z, 1908,
to Lena Capel Townsend, who sur
wives, with the following children:
G. V. Mcneil, of Greensboro; Will
liam T. Mcneil, with the U. S.
Army in New Guinea; Mrs. J. Ar
chic Bracey Of Wilmington, David
r. Mcneil and Marion Mcneil of
Rowland; Harry M. Mcneil of the
U. S. Navy.
Also surviving are the following
brothers and sisters: w. Austin
Mcneil of Texas; J. D.. Mcneil of
Brentwood, Texas; Mrs. John Nc
Callum of Rowland; Mrs. D. w.
Biggs, of Lumberton; Mrs. G.. F.
Kirkpatrick of Maxton; Mrs. L. O.
Pulliam and Miss Esther Mcneil
of Winston-Salem.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-04
LEADERS PRAISE
AMERICAN LABOR
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cation to renewed efforts to impr
living standards, widen the oppor-
tumties which our democracy ar
lords and make our country a bet
ter--place in which to live
Philip Murray, president of the
CLIO, asserted: Nov least of all.
can we afford to lag in our efforts
through complacency or overopti-
mism on account of military sue
cesses.
We must not allow America to
bog down in the depression and mass
unemployment as war orders are
discontinued" he added.
Lieut.. Gen. Ben Lear, command.
ing. army ground forces, said:
THE supply chain between the
worker and the front line fighter
is a long one but the soldier at the
far end of this crucial link never
forgets who is providing the pro-
polling force at the other end, we
must make certain that the chain
is never weakened"
Under Secretary of War Patter-
son said labor has done a job
which deserves high commentator
but the job is not yet finished:
Director of War Mobilization
James F. Byrnes asserted that
= when peace comes a grateful
nation must be prepared to give to
all no less an opportunity to work
and produce for peace than mas
been given to work and produce for
war"
Chairman Donald M. Nsn.n of
the War Production Board, In a
statement issued in his behalf, as
serted the pride labor must feel
in its wartime accomplishments is
likely to be accompanied by feel
ing of humility "as labor contem-
plates the continuing responsibility
which rests upon it, under which
it Twill be expected to continue
to make profoundly important
contribution to American life from
this time on
Senator Wagner D-NY) suggested
that to help assure a better world
'the voice and aspirations of labor
should be heard at the peace table,
as well as in planning for full
postwar employment and properi-
ty at home.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-04

whose clam buckets wait, poised
in mid-air.
The huge buckets can take IT.
tons of ore in one bite. Ships and
unloaders are on 'round-the-
clock basis, for they're serving
'round-the clock mills and round
the-clock fighters.
TAKE PRIDE IN WORK
Some crew members, off watch,
are in the cleaning galley, sip
ping hot coffee and munching cold
meats, eggs, sandwiches, fruits,
cake and desserts which cook
Marie Dillner puts out for them
between meals. Meanwhile, coal
refueling scow comes alongside to
refill the Hillman's coal hold for
another week. A "bumboat," serv-
ing as a general store, pulls up,
and crewmen can purchase ciga-
rettes, candy, writing paper, and
any comforts they need. No time
at ali is lost anywhere in the ship.
ping of vital war cargoes.
Crews of lake carriers take pride
in the work they are doing and
in their ships. They face the mon
otony Of continuous travel; get
ashore for a few hours perhaps
once a month; and work every
day, including Sunday. Their leis-
ure hours are confined to poker,
cribbage and reading or brushing
up on engineering or navigation
texts.
Gripes are few, however. They
know that when the ore is stacked
high on the docks before winter
freezes the lake lanes, they will
have earned their three months OF
leisure until next season.