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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
DECORATED

Pfc. Oliver E. Butler, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Butler,
Route 3, Wilmington, holds the
Purple Heart medal with an
Oak Leaf Cluster. In rec0gni-
ton of his soldierly qualities in
battle, Butler also has been
awarded the Combat Infantry-
man Badge. Pfc. Butler is au-
thOrized to wear twin bronze
stars ON his Asiatic-Pacific
campaign ribbon for campaigns
at Guadalcanal and BOugain-
vile. He is a former employee
of the J.. T. Rogers COnstruc-
ton company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
OAK LEAF CLUSTER

First Lieut.. Clinton M. Locka-
my, Route No. 2, Wilmington, has
been awarded a second Oak Leaf
Cluster "for meritorious achieve
ment" while participating in op-
irrational flight missions in the
Southwest Pacific during which
hostile contact was probable and
expected.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
Va. Youth Loses Life
In Ekin Auto Mishau

ELKIN, June Is -tRE Pyrth
Sawyer, 20, of Elk Creek, Va, was
killed instantly last night in an
automobile accident four miles
north Of Elkin.
Two other persons, seriously in
jured, were taken to a hospital,
where they were identified as Mrs.
Dorothy Lundy Wisnick, 16. daugh-
ter of Ernest Lundy Of Indepen-
dence, Va, and Samuel Perry
Griffith, 18, Of Fox, Va.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
AWARDED AIR MEDAL

First Lieutneant Harry E.
Bethea, pilot of an Eighth AAF
Flying Fortress, has been
awarded the Air Medal for Eek
ceptionally meritorious ach-
ievement" in accomplishing,
with distinction heavy bonn
bardment missions over enemy
occupied Europe. His parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Bethea, live
at zoos Fender avenue, Will
mington, and his wife, Mrs.
Marie D. Bethea, lives at 124
East 39th street, Savannah, Ga.
Before entering the armed for
. cess. Lieutenant sRethea was a
clerk. He attended New Han
over high school and the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
Rev. Crandall Accepts
Winston-Salem Call

CHARLOTTE, June rs Up -
The congregation of the Myers
Park Baptist church accepted at a
church conference today the resig-
nation Of the Rev. Paul E. Cram
dali as co-pastor to permit him
to accept a call to become asso-
ciate pastor of the First Baptist
church of Winston-Salem.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
PROMOTION.

. Promotion Of Pelton w. Ell
lis to first lieutenant has been
announced at the 18th Air For
ces P-38 Lightning base in It.
ally. Ellis, whose wife lives in
Azelia, n. c., has been award
ed. the Air Medal with three
Oak Leaf Clusters for his
many aerial feats against the
enemy while. flying over tar
gets in southern Europe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
ARMORED SCHOOL

Pvt. George W. Mills, son of
Mrs: Neater /. Mills, 118 Castle
street, has entered a class Of en-
listed men to be trained as Arm
GRADER clerks at the Armored
School, Fort Knox, KY, for spe-
|cial course.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
FURLOUGHING

8 M-Sgt. Charles T. Hatchell, re-
turning from 81 months in the
American theatre of operations, is
visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
J. c. Hatchell, 300 North Fifth
street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
Briefs
FOREST FIRE

A small forest fire, which
started on the northern extern
sion of Carolina Beach yester-
!, day about 5 p. m. was brought
under control by the beach fire
department before any damage
resulted,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
PVT. ROBERT WILSON

The Army Air Forces Train
ing Command has announced
that Pvt. Robert Lee Wilson,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Will
son Of S13 Grace street, has
graduated from the Depart
ment Of Armament of Lowry
Field, Denver, Col.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
1t. PERRY DAWSON

1t. Perry A. Dawson, bombar-
dier, will soon complete an inten-
sive course in combat flying at the
Alexandria Army Air Field, Alex
andria, La, and in the near flu
lture will 20 overseas to combat
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
PVT. FRANK BROWN

Pvt. Frank Brown, HOB Mead
ows alley, veteran of the Italian
campaigns, is now receiving treat
ment at Stark General hospital,
Charleston, S. C..
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
PROMOTED

Walter Theodore Hewett, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Hewett
Of 1921 North Fourth street.
has recently been promoted to
the rank of corporal. He is 3
member of a B-24 combat crew
now in their final phase of
training, prior to overseas COM
bat duty, at the Charleston
Army Air Field, Charleston,
S. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
DINNER CANCELLED

=. The dinner scheduled at
SCOTS Hill today for the Lans-
ford Bible class of First Bap-
fist church have been cancel
ed due to an illness in the
family of the hostess.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
PROMOTED

Cpl. John D. Baton, Post
Detachment No. l, Camp For
rest, Tenn, has been promoted
to the grade Of sergeant. Sgt.
Batton's home address is Pill
Gibson vaenue, Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
HORSE STOLEN

:. Hubert Lee Ellis, Negro, was
arrested and jailed yesterday
on charges of larceny of a
horse, according to county po-
lice. Ellis allegedly stole the
horse on the Carolina Beach
road. Officer C. M. Carter
made the arrest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
AVIATION CADET

Aviation Cadet William D. Wal
lace, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
A. Wallace of 1903 Mimosa drive,
member of Class ssh, recently re-
ported to the Greenvil1e Army Air
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
BROWNS IN RIVER

CHARLOTTE, June rs Up -
Roy H. Williams drowned yester-
day in Rocky River, in Union
county, while on fishing trip
with several friends.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
Mitchell Field Colonel
Receives Promot;o.

NEW YORK, June % ~
f M;.aso Ar IF. Force headquarterTs NJ :.
Michel Field today announces noun GERS ., at
promotion of Col. Charles l " an the
eral. sdoler Gen.
,,n General M1; Caldwell aid Chief Of ST.,
er, commanding genera - aunt'
first AAF, is a native a. q OF the
Mitchell Field last Ja Slineat at
saw $. service in the philipninasSs he
the the japanese attac plH !. dur.
a 1ndi. later in Australia, Java vi 1871 ssa
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26

Pvt. Howard Gordon Sisk, 2A4
Upsher Drive, Wilmington, is at
tending a specialist course in fire
control at the Anti-Aircraft Artil-
lery school at Camp Davis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26
MEETING TIME CHANGED

MEETING TIME CHANGED
The WOman's Missionary
Society of SOuthside Baptist
church will meet Tuesday. aft
ernOOn at 3 o'clock instead Of
$3.50. A program in connection
with the Heck Memorial offer
ing will be given, and a full
attendance is requested. The
Sunbeams will meet at $3.50.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26

The name Of Toronto, Of Indian
origin, means "a : ace of meet
ing
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26

area. Lieutenant Dawson is the
son of Mrs. Norma T. Dawson and
the husband of Mrs. Julia RobjS-
son Dawson, who live on Route
No. 3, Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26

, o, mesh - air is pumped into thu LET let
mines OF America everv sb ,ie coal
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-26

MEDICAL SERVICE GRADUATE
First Lieut.. George M. Koser-
but, 210 North Ninth street, has
graduated from the Medical Field
Service School, Carlisle Barracks,
Pa.
Evening star., 1944-09-17

Ct Beote fhot doy he poed his body shot Flying book
his home bose Eneond otter hod
fighters the continent He the Distinguished Flying Cross for
thus his Fortress ond million doo worth
Uncle Sons ~'nesthe heovy responsibility Of every Fortress pilot
time he into oombo
The Noz' fighters eo"eed 1t Beote ship bombing
lost May 28 the With knocked
onothe oboze ond onother domoed the fighter
wounded OF the ond disabled the ond ydu
systems It. Beote turned for home the long honoe there
One OF the wounded climbed the bomb
bomb ood Another supplied the pilot nd fought obood
The homework flight uncscorted $50 miles strongly defended
territory oed for oil the ond skill Fortress pilot could
Much Of It Beote mode hedge hopping level He
Evening star., 1944-09-17

Wild 'ond" And when they hit thot English field
~os s o" the he kept the Fort keel she hit
she oroshed through fence ond
mere ~o no oddf'ono domo9e the ondine
hry ve OF smashing Gemon holds
the Ar MedoI with O Leo Clusters the record com
piled by It. Beoe o pilot Of on 9th Air Force bomber
twenty tour old son OF Mr. ond Mrs Ivy Beote 28ll Mills
osenue Nt 1t beote footbo ondout Mckinley
ne formerly employed the engraving Stor where
other night forenoon His n,esent
living in Spoko"e, Wosh His brother Jack Keer
Field, Miss ~
This pottro Of our deeooted fohtino men bv
Newmon Sudduh OF The Sorso stoH ~
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-28
No-Strike Pledge
Becomes an Issue

There is a saying to the effect that "f you shoot at a king you have
to kill him"
That may be true 81 far as it affects one person who can be dealt
with in such a manner a S never to have another shot. But it is not true
when large numbers of people n resolved that the king must die.
We believe there is a analogy to the above comment in the attitude
of American unionists and, for the most part officially endorsed in local
unions by action of rank and file members. For, although the no-Srike
pledge is the king of all sacrifices by Labor, it has been attacked time
ad again by both words and actions.
1t is possible to place too much importance upon the relatively few
strikes that actually have occurred since the pledge was made. When
workers break loose and go wildcat their action may be caused by
emotion rather than by a reasoned disagreement with a master policy.
However -
Of breater Importance is the action of Local Unions which, by
orderly and considered procedure, disavow the nostrike pledge.
On Friday, June {, in Detroit DeSoto Local No. 227 of the United
Automobile Workers. conducted a referendum ballot on the nostrike
issue. The pledge was upheld. But only by two votes!
About the same time the Detroit-Wayne County Tool and Die
Council pettioned the U. A. w. to resclad the pledge.
1t seems that the question of norstmke, already a big issue in the
minds of many union MEMBERS, now is becoming a very real issue
within the unions themselves.
We are glad to note a growing sentiment O the part of workers
against being hog-ted. However, we III not too enthusiastic about
strikes themselves.
AS Socialists we believe we have a better cure for social injustice.
Instead of saying we won't work" when a particular grievance needs
adjustment, we'd like to see workers say I'VE will work" in a manner
that would strike at the root of all economic evils.
Strikers say to the private owners of industry I'VE won't work in
your plant until you grant our demands"
Socialists urge all workers to say: eve will work in the industries
make the rules under which we work. We will own all that III labor
produces"
BY striking o. the picket line workers a gain temporary con-
cessions from their employers. BY striking at the ballot box workers
can end exploitation and make all other strikes unnecessary. Reading
Labor Advocate.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-28
PROXY VOTING
FAVORED IN BRITAIN

Strangely enough, during all the
heated discussion of legislation de-
signed to give our fighting boys a
chance to vote in the next election,
no responsible leader suggested that
they be permitted to cast their
ballots through proxies.
The Province of Ontario in Can
ada tested the proxy idea in it's last
general election. Comparatively
few soldiers voted, but observers
didn't blame the proxy system.
Now, according to advices from
London, if and when a general cleo
ton is held in Britain, each soldier
serving outside the country will be
permitted to authorize someone -
a father, a mother, a brother, a sis
ter or a wife - to mark his ballot
for him and place it in. the ballot
box.
That's the simple way to do the
thing. Of course, the result might
not be 100 per cent satisfactory, but
probably O soldiers would vote
than under any other scheme so far
advanced.
Speaking of an election in Eng
land: The present Parliament has
held on for 10 years, whereas par
liamentary majorities are supposed
to call elections after thew have
been in office for three or four
years.
The war, of course, is the excuse.
However, the voters have frequent
ly indicated they are impatient for
a general election, and there is just
a chance that balloting may be or
dered before the fighting ends. -
Labor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-28
IN THE WIND
From THE NATION

There are ivory towers in the
financial district too. Consider what
the New York Journal of Com
merce had to say about the refusal
of 1880 Brewster workers to be
dismissed without warning. 1.-The
Brewster Aeronautical Corpora
tons employees are making the
amazing contention that workers in
war plants have a vested interest in
their jobs AT the close of hostil-
tiles, when wholesale shutdoWns of
war plants will become necessary,
these demands could be satisfied
only by heavy government spend
ing programs to provide such jobs,
making impossible a balancing of
the budget and a return to a sound
free-enterprise system"
See?-This one is from a recent
speech by Eugene Holman, vice
president of the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey, before the
Chamber Of Commerce Of the State
of New York: 1T is fortunate that
the large companies exist so that
the small operator can get a fair
return on his business by selling it,"
Hubert c. Reynolds, Negro teach
er in Miami, Florida, and president
of the Dade County Colored Teach
erS' Association, whose suit seeking
equal pay for Negro teachers was
| denied in Miami federal court last
| March, has been notified that he
will not be reappointed next term.
Members of the Abingdon, Penn
sylvania, public library will not be
able to borrow Strange Fruit"
The man who buys books for the
library has decided that "Colcor-
ton" has a similar theme and is less
controversial. AS a matter of fact,
the themes of the two books are not
at all similar.
The Connecticut Economic Coun-
Gil, a most conservative organiza-
ton, admits frankly in its current
Fortnightly Letter that it will be
impossible to maintain full produc-
ton after the war if we return to
the system of free enterprise" It
wants to return nevertheless.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-28
Coils Public Housing
Communism"

Of all the silly arguments adj
vanced against a great public hous-
ing program after the war, that of
Congressman Frederick C. Smith
(Rep., Ohio) is entitled to the
leather medal.
Last week he told a House COM
mittee that public housing is "ab-
normal, completely anti-social and
will lead the nation to Commun-
ISM"
Mr.. Smith was, of course, speak
ing for the real estate sharks" who
have a powerful lobby in Washing
ton and who undoubtedly are pre-
pared to contribute lavishly to the
campaign funds of those who will
play their game.
We don't think there's much
danger that this country will go
RED" after the war, but one of the
best ways to avert such a calamity
is to make it possible for Americans
to secure decent homes at prices
they can afford to pay.-Labor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-28

have shown the type of postwar
society which the allied govern
ments favor. These indications are
supported by the attitude to the
emigre monarchs of Yugoslavia and
Greece.
$50 far as Germany is con-
cerned, Vansittartism is to be the
keynote of armistice policy.
Nov is the time to demand that
Britain's postwar policy shall not
be one which will, a decade hence,
send the sons of the soldiers who
die in 1914 to battle again on the
debris of Europe.
"The second front does not de-
mand complacent silence from
those who are not in the battle. 1t
demands as great a measure of
courage and of determination in
fighting for the peace as will be re-
CURED of the men who are thrown
across Hitler's western frontiers"
From The Call.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-28

FROM MEANY

George Meany of the A. f. of l..
makes his little contribution to ma
tional confusion with an article ex-
pressing concern lest freedom OF
the air" allow foreign competitors
with lower wage standards to des-
troy American aviation.
What does Mr.. Meany prescribe
as the alternative to foreign compe-
tition? He does not suppose, surely,
that Russia, Britain or even smaller
powers will license American
planes to land on their soil without
obtaining reciprocal landing rights
here for their planes. If he does, he
is dreaming nonsense.
The prosperity and peace of the
American people, including MIR.
Meany's A. f. of L. members, de-
pend on a stable international
order. We will gain, not lose, by
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-28
Credit to Whom Due

On the soil of Yugoslavia liberated by the armies of Marshal Tito
al accord has been reached between King Peters exned government
and the National Liberation Committee. The representative sent out by
pointment to ministerial rank some weeks ago conceded with tn drop
ping of Mihaiovich from the Cabinet. Although pressure was undoubt-
eddy applied to King Peter by the British government, the greatest credit
must go to the unconquered Yugoslav people, who, fighting for the
freedom of their country, demanded full recognition of those leaders IN
whom they have put their trust The accord will almost certainly bring
into closer coincidence the military and political aims of the forces of
liberation of Southeastern Europe. An almost forgotten footnote to the
larger issue is the inevitable elimination of Constantin Fotlch from his
post as Yugoslav Ambassador in Washington. AS Bogdan Raditsa pointed
out in The Nation for January 8, ever since the Mihailovlch-Ilto rift
appeared in the open Fotch has acted frankly as one-man propaganda
bureau for Mihailovch and attacked the Partisans al Communist bands.
He turned openly anh-Brihsh after Churchnl's recognition of Tito and
worked with the most reacionary Poles in attacking Russia. Fotich
represented a fiction which finally fell apart but which for a time fooled
our State Department and thus controlled American policy. Now it be-
comes clear that the strength of Yugoslavia is not in a small nationalist
ruling class but in the peope-The Nation.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-28
QUOTED FROM HITLER

1t has been a long time since
quotations from Hitler have been
used to show his future actions
Here are some that did not:
I'm a few hours Dieppe has de-
monstrated to the English that 3
landing of the enemies on the con
tinent leads to nothing but to their
lightning-like destruction. They
will have the same experience al
any other place."-Jan. l, 1943.
But no matter where he (Chur.-
chilly will select the next place, he
can call himself lucky If he will re-
main ashore for nine hours Ser
80, 1912.
obviously the strategists in Mos
cow and London have entirely for
gotten that already a year ago one
of the fronts-that in the West
was crushed and absolutely elimin-
ated. The fact that Adolf Hitler
does not wage war on two fronts
should in the meantime have be-
come known .'-Ju Is, 1941.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-28
STORY, 1914

This is a story told in one of the
Belgian underground papers and
distributed here:
A Belgian family was worrying
about how their son could escape
conscription for work in Germany.
An uncle who was head of one of
the big Belgian ZOOS arrived, and
said that he thought he could take
care of the matter. One of his goril-
las had died, and he offered to put
his nephew in the skin and let him
ride out the war in the zoo. All
went well until the mother went to
the zoo to see her son in his gorilla
role.
Showing off before her, he took
too big a swing on his trapeze and
landed in the lions cage next door.
The mother, expecting to see her
son torn to bits, screamed wildly,
but the lions oddly enough did not
got near him.
Nevertheless she continued
screaming until one of the lions
came up to the edge of the cage and
said, For Gods sake, lady, shut
up! Do you want to give us all
away?" - Bascom N. Timmons in
The Chicago Sun.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-28
FACTORS or FAscisM

AS coal was the prime industry
of modern capitalism, SO also it
might be said that advertising is the
prime industry of the new nazism
which depends much more on the
control of the mind and bodies of
people than on control of raw or
finished goods. For this reason, it is
we'll to know the prime movers of
this industry"
Proctor and Gamble spent $18,-
10000 in advertising in 1913, top
ping General Foods who were con-
tent with S12, 1872, 900. Others of the
top ten were General Motors (who
had nothing to sell) $11, 1888, 900,
Lever Brothers (soap) $10,451,0 900,
Reynolds Tobacco, $9,840, 900, Ster-
ling Drug, $4,000, 900, General
Mills (flour) $8,474,OO, Coca-Cola,
$7,821,OOO, Colgate, $7,758,O0O, Lig-
get and Myers, $7,422, 900.
The worker suffering from the
20% wage cut called income tax
will be overjoyed to know that
most advertising is an attempt to
escape taxation and to substitute a
press and radio to control his mind,
SO that he will be Injured to robbery.
All soaps are fundamentally the
same, and advertising does not in
crease the use of soap by n ounce,
yet in lying about Their various
brands of soap, close to 81 million
dollars was wasted by three COM
panies alone, 81 million which was
added to the price paid by the
Observation-Disclosures Worker.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-28
ITALIAN LABOR LEADEF
MURDERED BY NAZIS

Rome, Italy.-Bruno Buozzi, TIA
liam Socialist labor leader, for the
last 40 years, was brutally murder
ed by German Elite Guard men
along with Is other prisoners just
before the Allied capture of Rome.
Signor Buozzi was a former De-
putty. AS a Socialist he fought BENZ
to Mussolini in the years preceding
fascism. He was an exile in France
when the collaborationists turned
him over to Mussolini. After the
overthrow of II Duce, he resumed
leadership of the Socialists and be-
came secretary of the General Con-
federation of Labor. Then he fell
into German hands.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-28
HARRY BRIDGES NO
HERO TO THIS
Clio UNION

Hot Springs, Arbitrary Bridges
is no hero to some of his fellow
CLIO workers.
The CLIO Aluminium Workers I'm
ion, meeting here, adopted a resolu-
ton demanding the removal of
Bridges as CIO California Director,
charging him with supporting
every reactionary movement by
anti-labor forces in this country"
Among specific counts cited against
him We're endorsement of labor
CONSUMPTION, support for Sewell
Avery's stand in the Montgomery
Ward case and other actions ito the
detriment of organized labor"
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1944-06-28
CLAMP ON LICENSES
BOON TO SPECTATORS

Some one in Washington has
clamped down on the number OF
taxi licenses that may be issued.
Why he did it, at a time when the
demand for transportation was
never greater, is one of the unsolv-
ed mysteries.
But there is no question about
the effect of the regulation. Specu-
lators with money saw an oppor-
tunity to clean up, and right today
licenses that cost $25 are selling at
$500. AS an inducement to sell, the
license holders cab is taken off his
hand at a price higher than he paid
for it.