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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-13

petroleum council composed of
representatives from al interest
ed producing and consuming
countries.
The oil agreement was signed
by Edward r. Stetinius Jr., act
ing secretary of state for the U. S.,
and Lord Beaverbrook, Lord Privy
Seal for Great Britain.
The Anglo-American oil accord
is of first-rate Importance for sew
eral reasons. It is in effect an in
dustrial as distinguished from a
diplomatic treaty. 1t involves the
two chief oil producing nations. 1t
does not include the third oil pro-
ducer-the Soviet Union. 1t is SO
worded that the Axis countries,
which possess little oil, can be
prevented from obtaining oil con-
cessions and where military Sc
curity' and "the preservation of
peace and prevention of agrees
sion'' demand it, can also be pre-
vented from obtaining oil.
Before World War II began,
Anglo American concerns held
practically the entire world oil
supply, outside the Soviet Union.
The petroleum treaty gives official
sanction to this Anglo-American
oil monopoly and furnishes a gov
eminent guarantee of the profits
of the Standard Oil and Royal
Dutch Shell interests.
Official propaganda agencies
have issued many warnings against
Axis plans for government backed
world cartels. After nearly five
years of war a powerful world
cartel has been born, not of the
totalitarian Axis, but of Anglo
American free enterprise parents.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-13
NEW YORK TO FRISCO
6 HOURS FORECAST

New York to San Francisco by
air in six hours-that was the goal
of aviation outlined by Jack Frye,
president of Transcontinental and
Western Air. He added that short
ly it will be possible to fly from
any point in the United States to
any part of the world in 26 hours.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-13
WHO WILL ANSWER
MR. EVJUE'S QUERY?

Bill Evjue, publisher of the
Capital Times at Madison, Wis,
points out that business corpora
lions of various kinds may collect
as much as $28, 600, OO0, 900 in "tax
relief" after the war and then
"Bill' adds these paragraphs:
THE argument used by the re-
dictionaries of Congress is that I'M
employment relief should be put
on a state basis-leave it up to the
statesi
IF this is good logic, than why
not leave corporation relief up to
the states, too, and repeal this I'M
justified Federal tax relief
scheme?"
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-13
The ~Anglo-American Oil Accord
By SCOTT NEARING

An Agreement on Petroleum be-
tween the Government of the
United States of America and the
Government of the United King
dom of Great Britain and North
ern Ireland was signed on Aug. g..
The purposes of the agreement as
set forth in the Introductory. article
are:
l.. THAT ample supplies of
petroleum, available in interna-
tional trade to meet increasing
market demands, are essential for
both the security and economic
Well-being of nations"
2. That the worlds petroleum
resources, adequate for the fore
seeable future should be utilized
on the basis of sound engineering
practice and in '"the interests of
producing and consuming coun-
tries"
3. THAT such supplies should
be avilable in accordance with the
principles of the Atlantic Charter
and in order to serve the needs of
collective security"
The body of the agreement con-
tains two significant provisions.
Cd Subject always to considera-
tons of military security and to
the provisions of such arrange
ments for the preservation OF peace
and prevention of aggression as
may be in force, adequate supplies
of petroleum shall be available in
international trade to the nationals
of all. peaceable countries at fair
prices and On a nondiscriminatory
basis" (2) Existing petroleum
rights are guaranteed against ac-
ton by either government and
access to new oil concessions is to
be regulated by "the principle of
equal opportunity" An 8-member
international petroleum commits
sion is to be appointed immediate
ly, four members from each gov
eminent; an international confer
ence on petroleum is to be ar
ranged "as soon as practicable:
arrangements will be made for IAN
international petroleum agreement
and a permanent international
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-13

glnes in use Is years ago has drop
ped to less than $4,000.
Answer to the problem of meet
ing this kind of competition, which
If maintained at it's present rate
of increase will wipe the steam
operated locomotive off the rail
road may within another fifteen
years, has not been found by coal
mine operators as yet, but they are
giving considerable thought to the
use of electric locomotives, parti-
cularly in switch yards and on ina
portant passenger runs, as one
hope of salvation.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-13
In THE WIND
From THE NATION

Remember DR.. William With
the man who in 1888 discovered
that Roosevelt was playing Keren-
sky to the Brain Trusts Lenins
Trotskys, and Stains? Well, John
w. Anderson, president of the Mo-
tor and Equipment Manufacturers
Association, said this about him in
a recent address entitled "Shall
We Permit the Ism-its of the
Screw Deal to Keep Small Bust
ness Forever on Crutches?" at a
meeting of the Gary, Indiana,
Chamber of Commerce: unless
this nation, within the next gen
Grafton, aWakens to erect a shrine
to the memory of William Writ,
our national epitaph may be writ
ten for us instead by those foreign
gangs who have schemed to de-
stroy U.S."
Norman Thomas recently re
leased to the press an open letter
to ReinholG Niebuhr anc the Union
for Democratic Action, asking how
they could justify liberal support
of Roosevelt. The letter went easy
on Dewey and attacked the New
Deal vigorously. 1t got a good play
in the New York Daily News and
Herald Tribune; DR.. Niebuhr's re-
ply was not published at all. In
answer to a letter to the Herald
Tribune, the UDA received a pro-
fuse apology by telephone but nc
space.
Lucius Beebe on the home front
while nosing into a sherry flip
at the very chic Atlantic Beach
Club, Herman Sartorius, just in
from Hollywood, where he had
| gone for Clifton Webb's party for
George and Valentino Schlee, re-
ports it the most staggeringly
opulent blowout in recent years,
lasting from cocktails until break
fast, with every available celebrity
splashing around in vintage wine.''
Instead of loud and unseemly
rejoicing on Armistice Day, the In
stitute for Public Service suggests
DELICIOUS services in homes,
schools, churches, and stock ex-
changes. What better stand" it
asks, against the bruit in man,
totalltarlanism, RECOMMENDATION,
mob leadership, mob noise, and
mob failure to Think" Mob spell
ling, too.
A traveller from the East brings
tidings that a special mass was held
in the cathedral at Rabat, capital
of French Morocco, for Philippe
Henriot, Vichy Minister of Propa-
ganda, who was killed by French
patriots in Paris a few months
back. The priest who officiated
was later arrested by the provi-
sional government.
Colonel McCormick's Chicago
Tribune is no longer 'The Worlds
Greatest Newspaper" It's front
page now proclaims it merely IAN
American Paper for Americans"
Festung Europa: The Nazis have
forbidden a Danish circus per
former to appear any more, be-
cause he introduced what he called
"a new var dance" 1t consisted of
one step forward and two back
ward -. A Nazi paper in Prague
explains the military situation
thus: Soviet army movements,
including those of an active nature,
are determined beforehand by the
German initiative"
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-13
BOY OF BIG BUSINESS"

~ Some time ago Eric Johnston, president of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce., wrote a book, or perhaps his publicity man wrote it
for him. That's not material, because Erics name is or the cover. Most
of the newspapers ballyhooed the volume in fin. style, but the Memphis
Commercial Appeal" wasn't impressed. It's book reviWer wrote:
after reading the book, I don't think Eric Johnston has any con-
cepton of labor's aims. 1 don't think he has the slightest sympathy with
the liberal spirit. think his repentance for the sins of Big Business is
only skin deep. He is a clever salesman with a disarming trick OF public
confession to put his opponents off guard.
81 think this pin-up boy of Big Business is more glamorous than
profound" #1
We've tried to say something like that about Eric, but we never
said it half 81 well-Labor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-13

1t is not enough that men should
vote; it is not enough that they
should be theoretically equal be-
fore the law. They must have lib
erty to avail themselves of the op-
portunities and means of life; they
must stand on equal terms with
reference to the bounty of nature.
Henry George.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-13

Consumer Division, which aids and
fosters the formation of consumer
co-operatives among JAW mem
bers. To a question from a Toledo
student, he replied, when you
Toledo people are ready to go Con
co-ops) the Consumer Division is
ready to go along with you"
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-09-13

Keeling and writing, of course,
to begin with" Mock Turtle re-
piled, land the different branches
of arithmetic - ambition, distrac-
ton, qualification and derision."
Lewis Carroll.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04
Seattle Girl Abducted,
Later Found Near Home

SEATTLE, June 3. -lR,-A man
1Srly today abducted 5-year-old
florence (Susie) Marks, naval
Doctors daughter, from her bed
ana ana abandoned her, huddled in a
blanket, on a doorstep IA blocks
from home.
"A l6-foot ladder from the house
4 garage, was found leaning at
me second floor window of her
oeu!room, but detectives said the
eIilld was unable to remember
Milether she was carried down a
'"oaer or down the stairway.
one was quoted as saying she
ohly remembered "being outside
ana then getting into an automo-
p,le IN which she was taken a
snort distance ito a kind of parl
mat wasn't really a park, by 4
big house"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04
Dog Vaccination Clinics
To Be Conducted In City

The schedule of dog vaccination
clinics to be held this week IN
Wilmington were announced yes
terday by Bill Lassiter, city ra-
bies inspector.
Monday, June 5 - $3.50 - 1o:oo
Corner 18th and Castle streets;
1920 = IL, Lake Forest school;
2:3O - 4, corner 4th & Nixon
streets; 4:30 - 6, corner 10th and
Grace streets.
Wednesday, June 7: 8;3O-lO
corner End & Marstellar streets
1920 - IL, corner 3rd and Har'
nett streets; 2:30 - 4, corner 18th
and Market streets; 1905, cor
ner 18th & Dawson streets.
Thursday, June 8: $3.50 = 10,
corner Front and Castle streets;
10:30-12, corner 18th and Dock
streets; 2:3O - 4, Mayhan's store,
Delgado; 4:30 - 6, Community
House, Lake Forest.
Friday, June 9: $3.50 - TO-
corner 9th & Nixon streets; 10:'
80 - II, corner 3rd and Martin
streets; 2:30 - 4, Fire Station,
4th and Campbell streets; 4:30 -
6, corner 10th & Meares streets.
Saturday, June 10: $50 : TO-
Cornelius Harnett school; 1870
- IL, Isaac Bear school; 2::30 -
4, Hemenway school (5th street
side); 4:30 6, Tileston school,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04
Summer Instrumental
Classes Planned Here

New Hanover boys and girls
may be enrolled in the summer
instrumental classes between the
hours of 9 and II a. m. Monday
in the band room of Isaac Bear
school, Thirteenth ard Market
streets.
Band and orchestra instruments
will be taught by Lieut.. E. ). La
cock, instructor of the high school
band; J. R. Dobson, instructor OF
elementary school bands; and
Mrs. Jean Morton Joyce, director
of the Winter Park school or
chestra.
One-hour classes of instruction
will be taught Monday through
Friday, June 5-July %. The term
payment of SO is asked to be paid
at the time Of enrolment.
Some instruments, including vi
olinc, may be rented for So for
the eight-week term.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04
LEGION To ELECT
OFFICERS JUNE 8

Officers will be elected at the
first meeting of American Legion
Post No. 10 in the new headquar-
tiers at Third and Dock streets
at 8 pm. Thursday, June 8.
Nominations made at the last
meeting were for commander, De
Brutz Poisson, Harry Fales and
Norwood Westbrook; first vice
commander, Max B. Register; Sec
ond vice commander, w. K.
Rhodes, Jr.; third vice command
ers, O. O. Allsbrook; finance Off
Ger, D. M. Darden; judge advo-
cate, W. Jack Canady; historian,
Miss Stella Pettway; Chaplain
the Rev. j. L. Davis; service Of
flcer, W. L. Farmer; executive
committee, Wilbur D. Jones and
j. R. Benson; trustees, ]. G.. De
Bose, j. G. Thornton, Walker Tay.
lor, and Mr.. Westbrook.
Nominations are open until cleo.
ton night.
All veterans of World War II
are asked to contact ]. E. Walker
rostofflce Box 337, to obtain silve,
Star citations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04
CLARK, DABNEY
IN GOLF FINALS

Sgt. Robert A. Clark shot SUI
nerb golf in defeating 1t. c. E.
M,erhoff 6-5 in the semifinals of
the Bluethenthal Air Base Colt
Tourney. The ball was rolling for
Clark and when the ball is rolling
it is very rough, there is nothing
that can be done about it. Mierhoff
fired every thing in the bag at
Clark. but the ball was rolling TO-
Clark when the match ended on
the 18th green. Mierhoff had trou-
BILE on the greens. After the match
It. Mierhoff confessed that he was
on the verge OF quitting this cow
pasture game, an urge that every
good golfer has at one time or
| another.
In the lower bracket of the Cham
pionship flight Pvt. James A. Dab
ney was extended to the 18th hole
before he could dispose of 1t. Dun
can McDuffie 81. McDuffle had
trouble in the early part OF his
match and never worked out OF it.
This was the first major upset OF
the tourney.
1t. William B. Ashley, Jr. played
fine golf in defeating Sgt. A. ].
Fetzer 4-3 in the semi finals OF
the fourth flight. Sgt. Fetzer had
trouble with his woods and putter
throughout the match. 1t. Ashley
will play the winner of the grudge
match between Major Augustine
Becker and Major E. E. Armstrong
for the puts in this flight
Captain Floyd Lambert also play
ed fine golf to dispose of Cpl. Ray
C. Mitchell 80 to reach the finals
in the third flight. Mitchell is a
veteran in these golf Journeys anc
has won lots of oliver before the
war and fully expects to come or
his game before the season is over
SECOND ROUND RESULTS
LIST Flight
Pvt. James A. Dabney Defeated
1t. Duncan McDuffie 81.
LIST Sgt. Robert A. Clark Defeated
1t Mierhoff 6-5.
End Flight Finals
Capt. John Winkler VS. Cpl. John
Goldie.
3rd Flight
M-Sgt William c. Brakeman De
fault Over Capt. Eugene A. Wat
son.
Capt. Floyd Lambert Defeated
Cpl. Ray c. Mitchell 80.
18th Flight
Major Augustus Becker, Unplay-
ed Major E. E. Armstrong.
1t. William B. Ashley, Jr. De.
feated S-Sgt. A. J. Fetzer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04
PLAY
AlRMEN TUESDAY

The baseball team of the PLUMP
ing Department of the North Caro-.
lima Shipbuilding Company Will
play the Bluethenthal Air Base
nine Tuesday night at $3.50 on the
American Legion field.
The Plumbers have defeated such
outfits as the Maxton Air Base
club, the Camp Mackall team and
other topfight mines. The Airmen
dropped a 81 decision to the main
Shipyard team last week, but are
reported to have an improved
club.
Among the stars on the Air Base
club is Howard Amman, star hurler
from last years team. Amman is
the likely Bluethenthal pitcher for
Tuesdays game. Wilborne will
probably start on the mound for
the Plumbers. The Airmen also
boast such stars as Nick Baff, left
handed first baseman who was the
property of the Chicago Cubs be-
fore entering the service, n
George Kissner, shortstop who
played with Hartford in the East
ern League.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04

A fantastic rise in prices Of food
stuffs and clothing, ranging up to
almost 1000 times pre-war tlgures
in some instances, has been one OF
the tragic results of the Axis &C.
curation of Greece, Storer P. Ware
president of the Community War
Chest, said yesterday.
The Grek War Relief ASsocla'
ton, one of the participating agen-
cies in the Wilmington Chest and
the United War Fund of North
Carolina, h as reported a letter
from Greek refugee which illus
trates vivicly the great difficulties
of even bare existence in Greece
today, Mr.. Ware disclosed.
According to figures quoted in
the refugees letter, milk costs 66e
times its pre-war price; the price
of meat has gone up 800 times, but.
ter 92O times, rice 120 times, eggs
500 times, and shoes 929 times.
Between September, 1910 = the
fall prior to the Axis occupation
and September, 1943 the price Of
one pound of butter rose from 81
cents to $325.00.
One egg costs $40 in Greece to.
day compared to four cents before
the war; one cucumber $50 against
three cents; one pair of shoes 49,
$50 compared to $3.50, and sum-
mer suit $500 compared to $40 be-
fore the occupation.
This almost unbelievable infla
ton, Mr.. Ware pointed out, means
that when the ordinary items o.
food and clothing needed can be
found, prices are so prohibitive as
to be completely out of reach Of
the average Greek family. And, he
added, most consumer goods are
extremely scarce even at high
prices, and starvation as we'll a:
initiation stalks the country.
According to the Greek War Re
lief Association, which uses fund.
allocated it by tn United Wal
Fund of North Carolina to sene
supplies to Greece on Swedish mer
cy chip, the economic chaos in thi
European country has been brough
about largely by the issuance of tire
mendous amounts of currency t.
meet demands of the Germans TO-
occupation costs and by other dis
organization of public finances a
a result of the invasion.
AS consequence of the econo
mic and financial disaster in tn,
wake of war, many thousands o
Greeks today depend on relief ship
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04
Teen Age Club Plans
Annual Dance Monday

The annual semi-formal dance of
the Teen Age club of the Fifth and
Orange USO club will be held from
8 to II pm. Monday. June 5, at the
Fourth and Ann USO.
Jimmie Hanson, president of the
club, is in charge of arrangements
Chairmen inclue Katheryn Some
mann, program; Chris Blair, deco
rations, Catherine Powell, refresh
ments; Cliff Dixon, invitations.
Other committee members are
John lyer, treasurer; Mary
Chandler, secretary, and Margaret
Glover, membership chairman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04
BOUNDING HOME
TAKES BELMONT
Nv ORLO ROBERTSON

NEW YORK, June 3.-R-Pen
sive's bid for thie American Turf
coveted triple crown failed today
when the Kentucky Derby ano
Preakness winner bowed to h
lightly regarded Bounding Home IN
the final drive of the 10th Belmont
Stakes at Belmont Park.
Beating Warren Wrights Chest
nut at his own game, Bounding
Home from William Ziegler, Jr's
barn. stuck his nose in front OF
Pensive a quarter of mile from the
finish line and went on to score
by half length, under the gull
dance of Gayle Smith, Missouri
born Jockey who learned how to
ride from his cowboy father.
Eight lengths back of Pensive
came Mrs. Donald H. Peters Bull
Dandy the outsider in the field
of seven three-year olds that bat
tied over the mile and one-half.
Then came George D. Widener' 6
strongly backed combination of
Who Goes There and Platter by
Free Lance and Boy Knight. Plat
ter, second to Pensive in the Freak
ness, pulled up lame.
With Pensive the IL favorite and
the Widener team slightly under
81 the others were neglected in
the wagering by the crowd of "a,
233. AS the result Bounding Home
paid S34.7O, $500 and $3.50 after
travelling the distance in 2:32 is.
The Derby and Preakness victor
paid $3.50 and $500 while a 81 show
ticket on Bull Dandy was worth
$3.50.
Pensive had no excuse for his
defeat and Jockey Conn McCreary
offered no alibi.
Il thought I had the race won
at the stretch turn when suddenly
stranger ranged alongside Of
me-" sa d McCreary. 'Pensive
gave all he had, but Bounding
Home was too much of horse to.
day."
The Ziegler colt, son of Espi.lo
failed to win in seven starts as c
two-year old in 1943, and had &C
counted for only two of his effrots
this season. But in all of hie shorter
races he had showed a strong fin
ish and that was just what he had
today in winning the purse of $50.
070, after stepping the distance ir
2:32 Is, slow time compared to tn:
Track record of 2:27 3-5.
! Eddie Arcaro broke Who Goes
There in front and kept him there
for the first mile, with Pensive
closer up than usual and Platter
not far off the pace. VINO Goes
There stepped the first six fur.
longs in 1:13 is and hit the mile
post in l:39.
! Meantime, Smith was rating
Bounding Home in third place, ane
was only one and one-nalf lengths
back when Pensive swung past WHIT
Goes There to take the lead after
passing the mile marker. Round
ing the final turn Bounding Home
ranged alongside Wright's chest
nut. Within a few strides he was
in front and outgamed the favorite
IN the long drive to the judges.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04
Swann Faces Criminal
Assault Charges Here

The case against C. A. Swami,
34-year-old Carolina Beach road
white man who was charged with
criminally assaulting 19-year-old
Maffitt Village married woman,
yesterday was ordered continued IN
Recorders court until Wednesday.
Swami will remain in the county
Jail until the hearing, officers said.
Sheriff's officers arrested Swami
at his home Friday morning on a
warrant issued against him by the
woman, whom deputies said re-
ported the attack took place about
2 am. Friday in SWANS automo-
bile, parked on the road between
the Carolina Beach highway and
Winter Park.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-04
LaGuardia Will Discuss
Trapel Problems Today

George T. Musselman, ODT dis
trict manager, yesterday asked
Wilmingtonians to tune IN ne"
York Mayor LaGuardia's "lmpor,
tant radio broadcast on travel
conservation at lis pm. To-Day
over station WMFD.
Mayor LeGuardia will outline a
program in which American num-
cipalities may be of help to the
Office of Defense Transportation
in its campaign to encourage
Americans to forego their usual
out-of-town vacations this in order
to keep transportation facilities
open for the needs of the coming
invasion.