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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05
Warren's Good Advice

For the first time in 80 years and the second
time in this country's history, Americans are
going to elect president while fighting war.
The November election is bound to have its
precarious moments. AS always there will be
harsh and bitter words-perhaps more than
usual under the stress of circumstances. But
there can be no danger, even Of transitory
sort, unless widespread attack of extreme
partisanship should breach our national unity
enought to affect prosecution of the war.
Such a result is unlikely And the possibility
can be avoided if each candidate and voter
will resolve, before the going gets too hot,
to conduct his politicking with good sense and
intelligent perspective.
A good. workable set of non-pa1tisan rules
might be culled, oddly enough, from the highly
partisan keynote speech Of Governor Warren
Of California before the Republican National
Convention. Scattered through the address
were some bits Of advice to his party that
the governor would probably be glad to share
with the entire country. Many voters and
candidates have probably been thinking along
the same lines already.
But Governor Warren was among the first
to voice these ideas publicly, and it does moi
seem too early in the game to set them down
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05
By JOHN SELBY

"AAF: The Official Guide T
The Army Air Forces (Somon
Schuster; $3.50.
The Army Air Forces have done
quite a job on themselves, and un-
like most military organizations.
they have decided to take the pub
lie into their confidence complete
ly. Well-completely. up to a GER
tain level.
What they have done is to work
out a statement of what they are
and what they do. This is called
"AAF: the Official Guide to the
Army Air Forces. possibly t h e
most detailed description of a
striking force ever issued in war
time. 1t is the sort Of book an air.
man can use for reference through
out his career, and that probably
was the reason for compiling it.
But then it was decided to offer
the book to the general reader,
and to give the profits to the Ar.
my Air Forces Aid Society. The So
ciety should do well, because in ad-
dition to the clothbound edition. a
paperbound edition is being issued
simultaneously by Pocket Books,
and already the combined sale of
these is over 100000.
? The book describes the forma-
ton, duties and prospects Of b ell
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05
Interpreting
The War
By KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press War ANALYST

The Nazi grip on all the Balts
states is fast slipping under the
Russian offensive in White Rus.
STA, giving rise to speculation that
general German retreat may be
in progress in the north to the
Bug River line covering north.
western Poland and eastern Prue
STA. That could explain Nazi fail
ure to hold such powerful White
Russian defensive bastions A,
Polotsk and Minsk.
Berlin admission of the collapse
oil the so-called Fatherland front
in Russia within II days from the
onset of the Russian attack i'm.
plies that a flight to the 1899 Nazi.
Russian partition line in Poland
may have been ordered from Der.
lin. 1t would mean abandonment
Of all the Baltic states; but if
the Russian drive could be held
long enough to permit their com.
pJete evacuation, it would effect
q drastic shortening of the Nazi
defense front in the east. 1t also
would permit employment of the
East Wall'' defenses, built along
the Bug from Brest Litvosk to
link up with Prussia's eastern from
tier.
The Russian attack, however,
already is menacing German es.
cape routes from Estonia, Latvia
and northern Lithuania.
There have been recent hints Of
Nazi preparations to fall back in
the Baltic states. Strenuous Ger
man efforts to turn the Aland is
lands off the tip of the Finnish
peninsula into an upper Baltic
Gibraltar have been reported from
Sweden.
Nor can Berlin officials doubt
that the Russian offensive to force
Finland out Of the war is closely
liked with the westward drive by
Red forces. Taken together, the
two Russian GUNNER operations
represent massive move to clear
t1O Wl1O4S UPpSI Do1IlS VI NIllC GLE
envy and threaten German supply
lines on the lower Baltic.
Either from air bases in the Bal
tic states or by use of submarines
and smaller surface warcraft the
RUSSIANS could dominate the whole
reach of the Baltic and virtually
blockade the flow of highgrade
Swedish iron ore to Germany.
In the east as in the west, how
ever, the Nazi high command is
faced by battling uncertainty as
to real Russian Allied grand stra-
tegy. 1t knows that rested and re-
cuperated Ukrainian armies, now
backed by adequate supply routes,
ere poised all the way south from
the Pripet marches to the Black
sea.
That forbids any weakening of
the Nazi front southwark to Brest
Litovsk.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05
ACCUSED KILLER
LOSES LEFT EYE

James Shaw, 31-year-old negro
of 815 Dawson Street, who was be-
ing held in the New Hanover
county Jail on a murder charge,
was removed to the James Walker
Memorial hospital early yesterday
morning for an emergency opera
ton which resulted in the remov-
al of his left eye.
The injury was received during
an affray Monday night between
Shaw and another negro, Wesley
McPhaul, in the course of which
Shaw is accused of having fatally
STABBED the other negro with an ice
pick.
Investigating officers H. H..
Hayes and J. H. Carter said Nc.
Phaul, whom they found lying in
an alley in a dying condition, was
pronounced dead on arrival at
Community hospital. He had been
stabbed three times with an ice
pick, in his left side, left shoulder,
and right arm. Shaw had two stab
wounds in his left eye.
An inquest into the Staying will
be held today at 3 pm. in the
courthouse.
At 10 am, coroner Asa. W. Al
len will hold an inquest in the
Harrison Gray case. Gray
negro, is charged with the fatal
stabbing on Sunday of Rofillo
Hicks another negro. in Maffitt
Village.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05
The Literary Guidepost

AAF. It tells the rank and duties
OF the men, their insignia, their
rate OF pay, and what is done
about airmen returning from over
seas. The makeup of crews, ele.
ments, flights, commands and such
is explained.
The reader can find some as
tonishing things, too. For exam
pie, the AAF tells right out how
many planes, trucks, boxcars and
such are needed to move a heavy
bombardment group to new
base, and describes in detail the
way in which wounded are evac-
uated, how airmen are prepared
for survival in various regions of
danger such as the Arctic and the
desert, what foods are bad for
high altitude work, how the AAF
has run a radio beam around the
world and why, the classification
OF bombing targets and the oper-
alton OF the Photographic wing.
This is only a meager sugges-
ton OF the information contained
in the book. Strangely, although in
group prepared text such as
this, one would not expect the
writing to be notable, ere is
some very good, tough prose to be
found as well. There are a war
calendar and a chronological sur
vey and very good index.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05
Fiue-Year-Old Boy
Fires Building
To Watch Engines

ROCKY MOUNT, July 4.-(P
damage estimated at $4,000
resulted from a fire at the
Carolina Awning and Tent
Manufacturing company here
yesterday morning because a
five-year-old boy "wanted to
see the fire engines" FBI in
vestigators reported here to-
day.
Edward Scheidt of Charlotte
special FBI agent, announced
that roll canvas, owned by the
Federal government and stored
in the exterior of the plant was
damaged although the building
escaped damage. The young
boy, whose name was not dis
closed, was reported to have
thrown lighted matches among
the stored canvas rolls early
yesterday morning.
The FBI report stated that
the child admitted lighting the
fire. He was released into the
custody of relatives.
The canvas was to have been
used for the manufacture OF
tents for the army. Local fire
men extinguished the fire after
IS minutes.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05

Our own patrol planes hit the
sky at daylight and the Germans
skedaddle. In the first few days,
when our patrol planes had to
come all the way from England,
the boys tell of mornings when they
could see our planes approaching
from one direction and the Ger
mans heading for home at the op-
posite side of the sky.
AS soon as it is broad daylight
and the last "Rest!" is given, the
boys crank down the barrel of their
gun until it is horizontal, and then
take a sight through it onto the
stone turret of nearby barn -
to make sure the nights shooting
hasn't moved the gun off it's posi-
ton. Then some of them gather up
the empty shells, others get wood
fires started for heating break
fast, and others raise and tie the
camouflage net.
They're all through at 7 am,
and half of the shift crawl into
their puptent beds while the other
half 60 to work with oil, ramrod
and waste cloth to clean up and
readjust the gun. There will be
no more shooting until darkness
comes again.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05
POLIO PROVES FATAL
TO 12-YEAR-OLD BOY

HICKORY, July 4.-(P)- Bobby
Smith, twelve, Of Denham, died
today at the emergency hospital
for infantile paralysis victims near
Hickory. His was the first death
at the hospital.
Bobby was the son of Arl Smith,
an employe Of the Chatham Textile
Manufacturing company at Elkin,
hospital records showed.
Nine new cases were admitted
today, bringing the total to r..
A third iron lung has been Install
ed on loan from the High Point
Lions club, and all three are in
use. A fourth is expected soon from
Greensboro, officials said.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05
That's Enough

Dean B. Mclaughlin of the University Of
Michigan told the American Astronomical Soc
ietv. meeting in Philadelphia, that if the sun
should explode only the top layer OF the earth's
crust would be scorched AS we mortals in
habit only the QUITE. crust that ought to settk
our hash.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05
Court Clerks Convene
9th Annual Meetino

CHARLOTTE, July 4.-R)-sup
erlor court clerks of North Caro-
lima opened their 9th annual con
vention here today. The session.
will continue through Thursday
morning. Frank S. Hall of Ruther
ford county is president of the as
sociation.
Officers will be elected Thursday
morning.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05
NURSES EXAMINATION

RALEIGH, July -tR- The
North Carolina board of nurse ex-
aminers will hold state board ex'
aminations for graduate nurses
September 7.8, Bessie M. Chap
man Of Raleigh, secretary, said
today.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05

There is still a tough fight ahead of U.S.
The war is not yet won; it will be won the
sooner if everybody in war work sticks to his
job till complete victory has been attained
General Marshall, Admiral King, General Ar
mold
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05
rs Years Ago
Today
(FROM THE FILES
OF THE STAR-NEWS)
JULY s, 1919

Friends will be interested to
learn that Miss Emma Woodland,
who has been the popular assis-
tant librarian in the city for sew
eral years, has resigned to take a
position as librarian at Camp Lee,
Petersburg, Va.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05

Eight thousand passengers were
handled by the Tide Water Power
company between the city n d
Wrightsville B Re cf yesterday.
without an accident
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05

TOLEDO, - Though n e W
heavyweight champion has been
crowned in Jack Dempsey, and the
exocus of fight fans has depopulat-
ed Toledo hotels. controversies still
rage over the sensational defeat
of Jesse Willard here yesterday.
So many unusual angels developed
during the nine minutes of terrific
fistic bombardment that scarcely
two spectators saw the fight the
same.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05
TOP OF THE MORNING

TOP OF THE MORNING
My Father, for another night
Of quiet sleep and rest,
For all the joy of morning light,
They holy Name be blest.
Now with the newborn day give
Myself anew to Thee,
That as Thou willest may live
And what Thou Willest be.
III. W. BAKER.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05

Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie
Mabel Howard, wife of James
Howard, whose death occurred at
James Walker Memorial hospital
Friday night, will be held from
the home in Sunset Park on Sun
day afternoon at o'clock. Burial
will be in Oakdale cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05

The Kurile islands north of ia
pan consist mostly of volcanic
rock.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05
With Ernie Pyle

about 4:30, but the Germans keep
roaming around the sky until real
daylight comes.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05

Fishing is the Oldest industry of
Canada.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-05
Orr Chief Ain,

To aid in every way the prosecuHen OF
the war to complete Victory.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-08

CONTEST RULES l. Beginning Friday, November 24th, and continuing to Thursday, December 14th, there will appear daily in the Christmos Shoppers Guide, 6 extra words: Buy An Extra $10O Wor Bond" one in each of 6 ads appearing on this page.
 2. The contest will be divided into week ly periods; each period beginning on Friday and closing the following Thurs day. Eoch of the six words will oppeor every doy.
 3. To compete for weekly prizes, you must first find the 6 ads each doy in which one of the extra words appears, clip each od and underline or mark the word. WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE THE COMPLETE SET OF 36 ADS. Then write letter of 25 words or less on "Why everyone should support the 9th War Loon". Moil or bring your set of 36 ads and your Wor Bond Letter to Christ mos Contest Editor" at the office of the Waterbury Democrat.
 4. Eoch weeks contest closes on Thursday and all entries for thot week must be received not later than the following Saturday night.
 5. Eoch week cash prizes of $5 and $2 plus 5 pairs of tickets to see current hit show at the STRAND THEATER will be oworded to the persons submitting the neotest entries and inc best letters. 6. Every Wednesday, stortins Dec. 9th, the winners of the previous weeks con test will be announced in the Demoerot. Decisions of the judges will be final. '. This contest is open to oil but employees of the Democrot and members of their families.
 8. All entries become the property of the Demoerot and will not be returned.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-04-10

strike-breaking when the boys get
home.
Rankin was the author Of the
phoney States rights" soldier vote
bill that FDR and the CLIO de-
nounced as "a fraud" and was the
chief leader In the fiat refusal of
the House polltaxers and Repub-
licans to compromise on the mea-
sure.
Az Chairman Of the House
Veterans Committee, Rankin can
stall hearings on the CT Bill,
but only II active protest fails TO
come through. In addition, .
strong protest ON this Issue will
help when the Green-Lucas
amendment to aid service voting
comes over from the Senate 30
the House. II enough protest de-
velops, Rankin can be helped
toward political oblivion.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-04-10
Price Control
Conference

Washington, Apr. 8 - Lining up
with the fight for effective price
control, 10 leading members of the
Congressional Committee to Pro-
tect the Consumer have called a
consumers conference to meet here
April 10 and 20 with delegates from
labor, consumers, farmers, women
groups and the like invited to at
tend.
The Congressional Committee,
headed by Rep. Scanlon 3D., Pa).
has also asked 100 Congressman to
endorse the meeting-but not to
make speeches. A similar confer
ence last year was attended by
more than $50 delegates who met in
the Caucus Room Of the Old House
Office Bldg.
The 10 signers Of the conference
call were Reps. Scanlon, McMurray
3D.. Wis.,, Rowan 3D.. Ill), Sui
livan d., New, Burdick (R., MD.
Forand 3D.. RID. Dingell 3D.,
Mich.), Hoch d., Pa.). Ford d.,
CALI and Wolverton (R., ND.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-04-10

of the serviceman In the House.
The Congressman was John
Rankin (polltaxer, Miss), who said
that he objects to the unemploy-
ment insurance features Of the bill
and to a clause that protects a
veterans right to join with other
workers In a work stoppage.
The unemployment compensa-
ton clause guarantees q return
ed veteran up to 81 weeks OF
benefits at SIS q week. plus ex-
tras for dependents. This, said
Rankin, might encourage unem-
ployment''-apparently on the
theory that . veteran would
rather be Idle on SIS . week
than work for three times that
amount.
The work stoppage angle also
bothered Rankin, who indicated
that no looks forward to lots OF
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-04-10

composed predominantly Of liberal
jurists" appointed by President
Roosevelt. The case has been heard
three times before, only to be
denied each time.
SETS BACK RACE HATE
Loud yelIs from the polltaxers
and the dlehard "white suprem-
acy" men In Congress greeted the
decision, who saw It as q setback
to the recent sharp rise In racial
hatred promoted by such men as
Sens. Smith and Russell and
Reps. Rankin and Dies-to name
only four Of the most rabid.
Immediately following the YER
dict, which was sought by the Natl.
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People, legal steps were
taken to see that the Supreme
Court order is obeyed, including
request to the u. S. Justice Dept.
for aid In enforcement.
The key to political emancipation
of not only the Negro citizen but Of
all residents Of polltax states re-
mains in the passage Of HR Z, the
polltax repeal bill. Senate debate
has been promised for April II.
The polltaxers, led by Bilbo Of
Mississippi, will become even
more frantic I'm their efforts to
kill the repeal bill by talking It
to death. This filibuster can be
broken by voting cloture-end OF
debate-which takes q two thirds
majority, or GA of the 80 Senators.
Let your Senator know again
and again that you expect him to
vote for cloture and to pass the
long overdue repeal bill.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-04-10
UE Plugs
Equal Rights
For Women

New York, Apr. &Equal pay for
women workers and a program to
involve them in union and political
action were keynotes Of state
ment on Women" adopted at re-
cent Executive Board meeting Of
the United Electrical, Radio and
Machine Workers, CLIO.
1--WE must guard the funda-
mental right of women to remain
In industry II they so choose"
the Board said. I'VE must en-
courage them to come forward
into leadership, train them and
teach them In an understanding
Of our production and union prob
lens.
"They must be encouraged to
participate in all phases of leader
ship and activity. This will be done
II this union continues to make
progress in its program to elimi-
nate all differentials between mems
and women's rates.
1.-THE problem Of full employment
for women cannot be separated
from the problem Of full employ
ment and security for all people.
1--WE therefore call on the women
members Of this union to partici-
pate more aggressively and COM
pletely in the political action pro-
gram Of this organization which
points the way to achievement Of
better life for all people and to q
measure Of security for which this
war Is being fought"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-04-10

thorough sabotage of the Wagner
Act and the Natl. Labor Relations
Board that administers 1t.
The main aim 10 to get the Frey
rider fastened to an NLRB de-
ficiency appropriation bill now be-
fore Congress CHR 1886. They
also want to slash NLRB appropria-
tons to the bone.
The Frey rider, tackled on to
. similar bill last year. prohibits
the NLRB from acting I'm O sitli-
alton where o labor-management
contract exists, no matter how
the contract was arrived ut.
This means that collusive. back
door contracts between companies
and company unions, whether OF
not they're disguised with an AFL
label. can't be upset-no matter
how much they violate the Wagner
Act. Frey has already profited by
the rider, In the Kaiser shipyard
and Basic Magnesium cases.
Hostility to the NLRB and the
Wagner Act was shown also BY
Senator McCarran 3D.. New in
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-04-10
Cunfeen Sells Go

Washington, Apr. 9 - The CLIO
servicemen's Canteen here 10 a big
success with civilians as well as
els. The canteen's policy Of well
coming all Servicemen created such
favorable impression amony Navy
Yard employees here that the CLIO
United Federal Workers signed up
% new members on the strength
OF II, the union reported.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-04-10
USA Wins I'm Montana

Provo, Utah, Apr. . - The CLIO
United Steelworkers this week re-
ported progress In the State Of
Montana. with two Labor Board
election victories won at the Beal
fips d Tank Corp. and the Eaton
Metal Products Co.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-04-10

hearings before an Appropriations
SUBJ Committee last month. A long
memo from Frey, repeating stale
charges that the NLRB Is biased"
In favor of the CLIO, was also made
part Of the testimony.
Hearings will start soon before
the House Appropriations COM
mittee (Rep. Cannon, D., Mo-,
chmn) Wire your Congressman
now TO urge him to work and
vote against the Frey amendment
and for full NLRB funds.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-04-10
WHERE 1T is

N tCStitiiOHy DeklnS
April 10 in Senate Bank
Ing Committee, (Sen.
Wagner, D., N.Y., chm.)
Senate debate set for
April IL.
Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections,
(Green, D., RI, chm.)
Introduced by Sens.
Green and Lucas, 3D., r.
I. and I'LL, authors Of
original Federal ballot
plan.
Passed by Senate with
CLIO support. Rankin
(polltaxer, Miss.) now
threatening to hold 1t
up. Rankin 10 chairman
Of the House Veterans
Committee, can block
hearings.
House Appropria tions
Committee (Rep. Cannon.
D., Mo-, chmn.) to start
hearings soon. ALL off,
Gals demanding renewal
of rider. deep cuts in
NLRB funds.
House Appropriations
Committee has $5S5,000
fund request; Labor and
Judiciary Com mittees
have four bills CHR 1896,
1904, 4405, 1892 to make
FEPC permanent, thus
voiding Russell rider.
Senate Agriculture Com
mittee has both bills,
(Smith, polltaxer, S. c.,
CHM House threw out
program before Easter.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-04-10
Service Vote Change
Will Cut Red Tape

WASHINGTON, Apr. 86Congressmen coming back from
the Easter have good chance repair of the
damage the soldiers right to vote which done In the
socalled Estates right" bill passed last month.
The chance amendment Is 1929 the bill put In
by Sens Green ID, RL) and Lucas d. Ill., authors of the
original bill providing uniform Federal ballot plan
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-04-10
High Court Ban
On Jim Crow
Hailed BY CIO

NEW YORK. Apr. 8-The u s. Supreme Courts action In
outawing the bar against Negroes voting state primaries
must be followed by repeal Of the poax coming April
IL the Senate chairman Sidney Hman the CLIO Political
Action Committee said here this week.
Hllmans comment the Court ruling that held the
"whe primary unconstitutional decision said means
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1944-04-10

WTOfe SHDFems Court decision b0fi-
ming Jim Crow vote.
economic restrictions on the free
use Of the ballot" he said. ION
April II the Senate will have the
opportunity to advance this de-
cision through enactment of HR T."
He also pointed out that Negro
citizens had to wait until the issue
could be brought before "a court