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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24
Want Ads Alluring

Aside from the daily war news, what is it
that engages the deepest interest of news
paper readers? Funny pictures? Sports Fea-
lures? All have their fans. The choice must
rest with the Individual
One Indiana publisher found through sur
vey of subscribers that column of oddities
occupying the same position Brisbane used
to have in Hearst papers was more popular
than any other thing in his newspaper His
readers wanted chuckle or a thrill most
We know one Canadian publisher who con-
siders the reader interest in classified ad-
vertisements SO great that he places them on
the front page of his little weekly. He is
probably as near the correct answer as any
one in the Fourth Estate Certainly with
conditions what they are in these war-harassed
days and workers hard to find, classified ad-
vertisements are interesting reading.
No longer do they put the emphasis on
must qualifications for applicants Instead
they are phrased in dulcet tones and en-
phasize how easy" the work is. Here are
samples culled from Chicago newspapers.
lH6y 90 not QlllGT MUCH 1IOIn WIldC is 10 De
found among want ads in any daily today.
The hoped-for maid is wheedled by assur-
ances of room of her own, RADIO and
extra evenings off," Even paid vaca-
ton!
One ad for a housekeeper promises her,
cheerily: Maids rm. beautifully furnished,
sunny; windows private BATH Another
says: Easy place. Come see it, DO you
want good home? No laundry; no heavy
work; own rn., bath, radio s. plus
bonus.
One ad thoughtfully promises: "Carfare
for interview
A printing firm, as if il were saying:
Don't look now, but - nonchalantly re-
marks: Some of our boys have walked out
on US. We can use linotype operators at
an hour"
restaurant plaintively walls: civilians
Eat Too! Help us serve the civilian home
'front.'
An ad calling for two pleasant women
for cleaning work notes it's among college
surroundings"
factc y asks, searchingly: Are you nin-
BILE fingered? Can you bake pie? If so you'll
find making our small war units is easy! It's
clean, too - and you sit while your work!'
AS for the storytelling charms of some ads,
listen to this:
was in rut,' remarked Mr. K One
day l came to Blanks -
All yes, dear reader the rest you know:
viz,
To-day he's new man, strding fast along
the road to success. Come in today and see
which of our many openings for you are
short cut to success at Blanks
And of course you've seen the railroad want
ads that tantalizing wave Jobs in sunny
California;
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24
BY JOHN SELBY
"The Road Back To Paris" by
A j. Liebling Doubleday. Doran'
So,

s'The Road Back To Paris" by
A j. Liebling doubleday. DOran:
So.
If 1 were running a college
course in journalism, which God
forbid, l should snag a few copies
of A. J. Liebling's THE Road Back
to Paris" and force the students
to read every word of the text.
This comes as cose to being the
kind of reporting We shall have
to do, once the war is over and
we can settle down to division
of the news field with such agen-
cies as radio, as the country has
seen to date
Mr. Llebling even tells the truth
about the New Yorker and it's we'll
known lack of system by sketch
ing the events leading up to the
hiring. Janet Flanner wanted to
come home, there was need for
somebody in Paris, and Liebling
spent many manhours in a bar
convincing St. Clair McKelway
that he should replace Miss Elan
ner. McKelway should call the
transaction one of his best.
Mr.. Liebling went to Paris to
England. to America and to North
Africa. Most of what he wrote
would be considered background
material by the average news
paperman. He was not a modern
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24

We can imagine the profound emotions that
must have stirred American soldiers in the
cold and slush of the Italian front when they
heard the news from home the other night
To think that poor Jimmy Cromwell's valet
had to wait till noon, mind you, before Mrs
CronwelPs guest a representative British
fugitive from the London blitz, would vacate
the masters bedroom
We imagine their emotion over that
S7,0oO,0O0, too. Did wealthy Jimmy really de-
mand it for the price of his freedom? Or did
Mrs. Cromwell, the former and even weather.
Doris Duke, simply get a petulance in her
Hawaiian paradise of Shangri-La, and refuse
to give it to Jimmy to dole out to the masses?
We can imagine the G. is emotions, but
we probably couldn't print the words that
expressed them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24
Hillman's Gloom

The CIO Political Action Committee held
day. What engendered the gloom was not the
fact that the attorney general has announc
ed an immediate investigation of the commit
tees purposes and funds. Rather, the long
faces resulted from several speakers appre-
hensive views of our postwar economy.
What alarmed them particularly was AL
fred P. Sloan's estimate of national peace
time income Of 500, 900, 100000, which the
head man of General Motors made at recent
National Association of Manufacturers con-
vention.
Sidney Hillman, the committee chairman,
pointed out that victory would find us with a
national income of $15000O, 600, 900, and with
10 million servicenlen needing jobs in private
industry.
"A drop in national income to 500, 900, 00O,-
000" he said, would Immediately give US
unemployed army of 10 to Is million Am
erican workers. 1t would ruin our farmers,
throw thousands of businessmen TO the wall,
and catapult us down spiral of deflation
that would make the crash of 1929 feel soft
as featherbed"
There are too many unpredictables of
course, for Mr.. Hillrnan or Mr. Sloan or any
one else to draw in advance an accurate pic.
ture Immediately after victory. But Mr.. Hill
mans dismal panorama seems a bit over.
done. To be sure, $780, 900 00O, 900 national
income would be SO 1-3 per cent drop from
our present level But it is also "a per cent
above our pre-war level of $4,000 OOO, 900 in
I94O twhen considerable war production was
already under way), 80 per cent over the
last purely peacetime year of 1885, and 10 pei
cent higher than the previous top of s82
O00. OO0 900 in the lush and cockeyed wear oil
1929
Perhaps Mr.. Hillman figures that there is
nothing inflated about our present wartime in
come. Perhaps he feels that billions spen
for productive civilian goods and services ar,
no more of an economic stimulant than bill
lions spent on military expendables. If he
right, then there is cause for gloom. But sucl
premises, which seem to 60 with Mr.. Hill
mans prognosis. are open to question.
Not that there isn't plenty to worry about
The problems of industrial reconversion ant
1nanpower rehabilitation must be solved quick
ly and wisely as basis for any income spec
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24
Esquire

We hold no brief for the magazine "Es-
quire' which has been barred from the mails
because of alleged immoral illustrations and
features, and has filed an appeal in the Wash
ington federal district court.
The magazine may have violated the rules
of decency and decorum, and may not prop
erly be entitled to use of the mails Maybe,
even, it ought to be suppressed. Not being
keeper Of the public morals, we wouldn'
know '..f
But we feel free to say that if ESQUIRE
is barred from the mails the same punish
ment should also be melted out to the pprno-
graphic books which occupy such prominent
place IN the countrys contemporary fiction
and which 60 through the post office without
let Or hindrance.
At the worst, Esquire is lily white in
comparison with many of today's popular nov.
els
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24
Daily Prayer
FOR GREAT EXPECTATIONS

In the bewildernent and CONN.,
sion of a world in crisis, we l0oa
to Ti,ee, Lord of all life, for Asn.
and leading. We cherish IN GU
hearts Thy many promises Oh ~.
cor to Thy people; and We reiiie-+
Der that Thou hast signally iH''.
vened in our behalf in this "aI'
Now we await some great u,'
play of Thy power, which even ,. u.s
heather will understand M|%.
bare Thine almighty arm IN NV
face of the nations. Let all i't
see that Thou hast gone to war :"
behalf of righteousness ana pe0 ~,
Move upon the hearts Of all w. ~.
leaders, and of all of our Peop'r
that they may reverently rev. a,r,
nize Thy part in the war ~, W.,
our hearts to Thee in simple ''l..
Fulfil, we entreat Thee, our 81
pectations of a great dellVeren;,.,
at TIL yhand. Prepare our spll ,rl
for a world of peace and good WV W.,
wherein we may all conduct o''
selves as sons Of God. Anne"
WIFE.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24
Oil Problem UnsOlved

Petroleum remains one of the knottiest prob
lens needing solution. A definite policy re
garding foreign operations has long proved tn
factor our oil administrators have been I'm
able to bring into line.
AS one Wall Street commentator puts it:
Apparently there is some difficulty in
Washington on an agreement for a def
mite policy on foreign oil operations. Last
November committee appointed by the
Petroleum Administration for War sub
mitted a proposal that foreign Oil re-
sources be developed by private enter
prise and that an International compact
be negotiated with both producing and
consuming countries eligible for member
ship. It is understood that the conclusions
of this committee did not meet the approx
al of Harold L. Ickes, Petroleum Admin
istrator for War; Later the Petroleum In
dustry War Council approved the report
OF the committee with the exception of
that section providing for an International
oil compact, on which it did not express
an opinion. Recently a committee has
been established by the Petroleum In
dustry War Council to explore both for
eign and domestic phases of long-range
oil program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24
LETTER BOX
TIMBER VERSUS FIRE

To the Editor:
In an editorial item since the
year came in, you made mention
of Money growing on trees. This
is a significant expression, con-
sidering the depleted supply of
both sawmill and pulpwood tim
Der. There has been much COM
plant of government control in
various directions. Nevertheless if
the landowners themselves do not
arrange an intelligent plan of tim
Der conservation, it looks like the
state or national government will
have to put in operation some sys-
tenn that will insure an adequate
timber supply for the future.
However, in regard to the fire
hazard. the remedy is not in less
fire but more of it-at the right
time, which is during the winter
months. In the old turpentine days
every foresighted landowner would
take advantage of favorable op-
portunities from December to
burn through his turpentine tim
Der and around and through his
rail fences, usually beginning a lit
tie before or after shutdown on the
first or second day after a mod
crate rain. At such times the
ground is sufficiently wet to pre-
vent any serious damage All
woodlands should be burned over
every year, if possible, and no
second year should ever pass with
out it.
Read the following carefully: if
the woods are not burned over at
the right time. you can safely bet
your last dollar (and put your best
shirt and trousers on top of it,
that they will burn over at the
wrong time, which is during a long
dry spell of spring or summer,
when the small drains and some
of the larger ones also, are dried
up. Such burnings mostly take
place in three, four, or five-year
periods, running longer in some
locations. Naturally the grass is
deep with several years of dead
growth, and with a little wind on
a hot day, the flames will burn
the tops from pines large enough
for mill timber. The dried peat
like formation of leaves. twigs,
etc, in the bottom of the drains
have been known to burn down
good-sized green trees by the roots.
Do you ask how the woods get
fired? 1t may be from a careless
ly thrown match, cigar or cigar
cite stub, or it may be a runaway
fire from someone burning brush
in his field or new ground. Also
some have been accused of de-
liberately firing the woods for spite,
revenge, or for pure wantonness
of destruction. But regardless of
how or when, the woods will get
fired. either at the right time or
the wrong time. You can take
your choice.
F. WILLARD.
Wilmington, N. c.
Jan. %. 1914.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24
The Literary Guidepost

Richard Harding Davis, but a
rather indolent chap who could
lean for a few minute against a
doorframe, and recreate an en-
tire group on paper from the i'm
pressions received. His superb
picture of General Teddy Roose-
welt strutting the African soil is
worth all the New Yorker spent
on Liebling, and if I am not mis-
taken, that would be quite a lot.
Or for that matter, the scene of
our reentry into Gafsa and his
visit to the surviving Jews who
had somehow saved out a few
fowls Tor celebration purposes. The
rabbi picked these up, one by
one, smoothed down the neck feath-
ers, and slit the threats. And near
by two boys from the Bronx stood.
hands like pitchers mitts and feet
still larger, trying to commune
cate somthing or other and failing
because Yiddish is not spoken in
North Africa.
These are minor examples. de-
hberately chosen. The point is that
MIR. Ltebling's technique works
just as well when applied to war
fare itself. There is a fabulous
quality In a man who can de-
scribe tanks in the desert distance
looking like lice crawling a beg
gers shirtfront.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24

versat1on IN Wilmington than on the aforesaid
chief political thoroughfare in the National
Capital
Mr.. LETTERS cited Bernard Baruch as an
example of the type of man who should handle
Americas postwar problems. Mr.. Baruch's
services have been invaluable. But we see
no reason why Mr.. Jeffers' name should not
be added to any list of clear-thinking, prac-
teal men, capable of doing good job in the
nations postwar economic reconversion He
would be infinitely better than any member
of the political gentry now patroling Penn
sylvania avenue.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24
Raymond Clapper Says:
Yank, Jap Troops Lear,
Fighting The Hard Way

say please?" Next morning they
picked up a dead Jap.
Our Marines will shout an order
such as, "A Company, move over
Sometimes they hear the Japs
shout it back, like an echo, in
broken English.
There is a good deal Of hand-to-
hand bayonet work on some of
these patrols. Therefore small de
tails often run high in percentage
IF casualties, although the total
operation shows low casualties. Our
percentage of wounded to dead is
far lower than the Japs', but our
proportion of officers killed is fair
ly high.
For every man actually fighting
there are perhaps Is or so working
behind the lines, hauling supplies,
stringing wires, handling the mess,
clearing roads, doing the numerous
housekeeping chores that go with
an army in the field. For major
ity of the troops it is a fight
against the jungle, with little to
fear from the enemy except air
raids.
For most of the men the worst
thing about the war is not the
danger but the primitive living, the
separation from home, which ev-
cry man feels, and the utter alb
sence of most of the things of CIV
ilized living. They miss the touch
CT a womans hand.
Yet remarkably good care is
taken of them. After their first
day ashore here the Marines had
two hot meals daily. All along our
beach road there were little indi-
yldual fires of attachments cooking
food.
The tropical rain is the worst
thing. 1t has depressing effect.
General Rupertus was absent
when we arrived at the command
post. Frank Mason left two engrav-
ed calling cards. / assume the
second one was for Mrs. Rupertus,
who is temporarily absent in Wash
ington. He's always correct, that
fellow Mason, even out here in
the jungle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER

WITH THE MARINES AT CAPE
GLOUCESTER, New Britain, (by
Wireless)-As you move around
among the Marines who are stead
lily discriminating the Japs at this
end of New Britain, you realize
now few of our men, relatively,
are in contact with the enemy.
That is a thing about this war
over here that is different from
the mass fighting in Europe in the
last war or on the Russian front
now Or in our own Civil War. The
war in the Southwest Pacific is
enc of large distances and small
forces. These are not big battles
here. AS Lieut. Gen. Walter Krue-
ger, commanding the Sixth Army,
said in New Guinea just before
paying a visit to the front here,
the side that wins the largest num-
Der of small engagements wins
the campaign out here.
In casualties, this is the most
economical kind of war, and that
is a dominating principle of the
war all through General MacAr-
thurs Southwest Pacific area. Al
most all the officers out here
decry mass frontal attacks and
favor slower but less costly attri-
ton in small engagements.
Both the Japs and ourselves
have learned by experience in jun
gle fighting and landings. Officers
on the staff of Maj Gen William
H. Rupertus say the Japs camou-
flage has improved. Yet one thing
they seem not yet to have learn
ed. They still make charges in the
old banzai style, shouting and
charging with fixed bayonets, and
we NOV them down. Sometimes
they chant in English, I'VE are
going to kill you Marines! More
blood for the Emperor" To which
the Marines yell back, Were 60
ing to kill you Japs-"
Odd incidents happen on patrols,
which constitute a large part ot
the activity out here. Both sides
send out small parties of dozen
to 60 men, far ahead of the lines.
One night a patrol came upon
a man in the jungle and challeng-
ed him. He replied, What you
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24
THERE WAS A WILL,
BUT NO WHISKY

BILLINGS. Mont. R-The 1913
scarcity of liquor was a situation
Herman Haase hadn't foreseen
when he wrote his will a couple
OF years ago and specified that
each pallbearer at his funeral was
TO receive "a quart of the best
whisky" for their services.
After Haase died recently the
administrator Of the estate rep ,rt-
ed to district court that the de.
ceased had no whisky among his
assets; that the administrator ef-
forts to procure some had been
and that whisky now
was rationed and it seemed un-
likely any could be obtained.
The judge decided each pail
bearer woul be paid S. in place
Of the liquor
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24

ulatlon. ANA their solution IS a vast and
complex job that will demand the coopera-
ton of Mr. Hillman, Mr.. Sloan, and all the
best minds
It is the way that job is done, not the pre-
dictions that will determine our immediate
postwar income.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24

Every honorably discharged
veteran in the U. S., disabled in
the line of duty, is entitled to a
pension for life or as long as he
may be disabled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24

It has been estimated tina. :,
less than $4,000, 100000 worm IA
gold has disappeared in the w. w..
since Columbus discovered AllN'
lea.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24

Lines of longitude are determin-
ed by the position of the sun.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24
Our Chief Aim

To aid in every way the prosecution OF
the war to complete Victory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-24

that engages the deepest interest of news
paper readers? Funny pictures? Sports Fea-
Evening star., 1944-07-04

hanger and tin can, and make any
number Of small fgurines.
Sometimes = boy will take a piece
Of scrap plywood, some screw eyes,
paint and a coping saw, and finish
with q toothbrush or necktie holder.
Possibilities Endless.
Others will make puzzles out of
small blocks of wood, some will
make bead loom out Of piece OF
shelf or box, a small spring, and
coat hangar. The possibilities are
endless.
Additional products of Cub handi-
craft shown IN the exhibit are
model planes and boats. birdhouses
and feeding stations, Indian bead
work, soap carving, metal and
leathercraft, Indian teepees and
Evening star., 1944-07-04
Frying Pan Made Out of Tin Can
Among Many Cub ScoutExhib

Can you make q frying pan out of
. tin can and piece Of wood; a rose
out of q lemon rind, or a picture out
Of scraps Of colth?
Some Of the 5000 Cub Scouts
cages 8 to 12 in the Washington
area can do 1t, and the results of
their efforts are on display in the
foyer Of the National Museum,
Evening star., 1944-07-04

tin can cooking utensils from scrap
materials easily accessible to all.
Make Yule Cards.
For instance, they can make very
attractive Christmas cards and
Valentine greetings from cololed
paper, dyes, q toothbrush, and
either q round stick or a piece of
screen. They place a pattern on
the paper, then spatter the dye
around the drawing by passing their
toothbrush over q round stick.
If they want texture. they may
run the toothbrush across a piece
Of screen-but that's a more tedious
process.
Or a Cub may take some plaster
of paris. homemade rubber molds
a casting frame made from a coat
Evening star., 1944-07-04

Tenth street and Constitution ave-
nue. NV. The display viii last
through Sunday.
The exhibit, which includes more
than $50 articles Of handicraft,, in
cludes eight panels showing how
these youngsters made plaster cast
ings, toothbrush and necktie hold
ers, bead looms, rind flowers. colth
pictures, puzzles, spatter prints, and
Evening star., 1944-07-04

totem poles, . covered wagon, 4
sample den, tents, ana q complete
backyard camping outfit.
Photographs OF Cubs at work and
play, stamp and coin collections.
bird nests, bird eggs, rocks and
leaves also are included in the dis
play. Each article is Identified with
the name Of the Cub and his pack
and den number. Cubs will receive
ribbons for their exhibits.
Evening star., 1944-07-04

Civilian Volunteer once, 1880
Pennsylvania avenue NV, which
has been recruiting male volunteers
for many hospitals here.
So far only six volunteers have
appeared, in response to call for
more than 30. The next meeting OF
volunteers At Freedmen's will be at
Z pm. tomorrow for instruction.
Volunteers may apply either at the
volunteer ofice or at the hospital.
Evening star., 1944-07-04
More Male Volunteers
Needed at Freedmen's

Many more male volunteers are
needed to help relieve the personnel
shortage at Freedmens Hospital,
1t was announced today by the
Evening star., 1944-07-04

tafy formAlity when she had = one
star general as her co-pilot.
He was her father, Brig. Gen.
John G. Bartholf, commanding
officer Of the Special Troops Divis-
ion at Camp Swift, Tex.
Evening star., 1944-07-04

You'll forget how you spent It;
but you'll know you don't have II
!. Buy War Bonds. Hold them.
Evening star., 1944-07-04
General Is CopiIot
For His WASP Douohte,

BY the Associated Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-
WASP Anne p. Bartholf OF nearby
Peterson Field dispensed with mill
Evening star., 1944-07-04

find sizes: a. A. 46! pilot designs their famous
tailored shirt to fit and fatter your figure b.. in a
cool, fine quality rayon fabric with the classic con-
vertibe high-low necklne and short sleeves Choice
of white, pastel pink, blue and maize Smart COM
panion for slacks or skirts
Eann's-NeckWeal-SMeet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-05

Even more than coast to coast Is
the representation in the Hour OF
Charms" current contest to find q
"Singing Cinderella" Scheduled TO
be heard on the Sunday night NBC
program with Phil Spitalnys all
girl orchestra are contestants rang
inC all the way from Portland, ore.
to Jamaica, British West Indies.