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they wouldn't put themselves on
record and risk Nazi reprisal."
Nazi propaganda inadvertently
helped Goetcheus get local coop.
Grafton. Radios were not confiscat-
ed and the people were encour-
aged to listen to any broadcasts
they wished.
Once they heard a Nazi report
that Monschau had been retaken
by the Germans. This drew a
laugh. Another broadcast told that
the Americans were killing a d
raping the citizens. This sharply
reminded the people of the correct
treatment they were getting under
the military government.
There is a food problem here,
but, paradoxically, there is plenty
OF meat. Steak is easier to find
than fresh vegetables, since the
nearby pasturage area is limited
and it is necessary to slaughter a
portion of the livestock.
The police chief and six unarmed
patrolmen keep order among the
civilians. In nearby villages, Ger
man burgomaster appointed by the
military government also acts as
local constable. Monschau is the
administrative center of the Land
kreis County Of Monschau, but
most of the Landkreis remains to
be cleared of enemy troops.
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Phases Of Scouting
Discussed At Meet

Scoutmasters, assistant Scout
masters and neighborhood COM
missioners discussed the phases of
Scouting which appeal mostly to
boys at the November formidable
at the Scout office Thursday night.
Using as a basis a study made
by the National council, the Scout
ers of Wilmington pointed out
good and bad points of a troop
meeting. The concensus was that
while different boys liked differ
ent things, a program based on
the fundamentals of Scouting and
civic service would De most ap-
pealing.
Elliott O'Neal, assistant district
commissioner, was present with
neighborhood commissioners that
nave recently been selected. The
commissioner staff consists of
members of the Junior Chamber
OF Commerce, and those present
last night included Troy Hodges,
Jimmy JONES' Winston GRAY and
Jack Atkinson.
Others attending last nights
meeting were G. Y. Warwick, C.
E. Goodykoontz, B. L. Prince, c.
L. Bethea, F. M. Putnam, Frank
Jones, CORTLAND w. Baker. and
Carroll Tinsley.
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The Literary Guidepost

a start of homers, you should make
the purchase when the birds are
not more than four weeks old. 9th.
erwise, you are quite likely to
have nothing left but nest, when
they are first given liberty.
Miss Bonner gives more than the
history and habits of the birds
she tells simply, and very well,
how to care for pigeons and how
to house them. It is interesting
that the Chinese used to tie whis.
ties and bells to pigeons to brighten
away the hawks, but it is prob
ably more important to modern
youngsters about, to raise pigeons
that under no circumstances must
their owner forget to keep iodized
salt where they can get at it..
Knopf: $1.50>.
I can't say how James Thurber's
juveniles appeal to Children, but
certainly they are amusing for an
adult. The new one Is called 1.-THE
Great Outflow" and is about toy
maker who saved his village from
the depredations Of a giant named
Hunder in very special way, and
the book is illustrated wonderfully
in plentiful color by one of our
most gifted painters - Doris Lee.
(Harcourt, Brace; 81.
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WITH THE AEF
BY WADE WERNER
Substituting For Kenneth L.

DtxOn)
MONSCHAU, Germany, Nov. 8.
-RHThe best behaved town in oc.
cupied Germany is this storybook
town on the U. S. First army
front line southeast of Aachen.
One enters it over a hill road
from which a wide sweep of Ger
man-held territory and smoke and
flames Of burning buildings is Wis
ible. American outposts here look
out over no-man' s-1and.
But Monschau itself is the exact
opposite of the shattered, charred,
dead city of Aachen. This pic
turesque n enchanting to w n,
smuggling deep in rocky gorge,
was evacuated relatively unscath-
ed by the Wehrmacht. 1t seems to
be a small, sheltered nook of the
old peacetime Germany. The i'm
mediate impulse is to wander
about quaint winding streets and
gather a pocketful of picture post
cards like a tourist.
This enchantment-inc by
the gay ignorance of children play
ing noisily in the streets-contrasts
with the strained faces of middle
aged townspeople and the rumble
of nearby battle.
All traces of the Nazis seem to
have vanished. The town now is
run by a military government de.
tachment commanded by Capt.
Robert A. Goetcheus, former In
dianapolis lawyer. Credited by
First army headquarters with an
exceptionally well-run community,
Goetcheus, says this is largely due
to civilian cooperation.
'"These people are tired Of war;"
Goetcheus said, land would well
come peace at any price. Peace
with American occupation seems
to them to be much preferable to
continued resistance. I believe they
are not unhappy to see us here.
No case of sabotage by an in
habitant has yet occurred"
The inhabitants are known to
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Welcome Disenchantment

In the last days of the political campaign.
when truth and reason were looking decidedly
groggy, we came upon two advertisements
which renewed our hopes for the survival OF
those estimable virtues. Turning back to those
ads today, now that the hurly-burlv's DONE
we still find them encouraging enough to pass
along as preview Of possible better world
to come.
One ad was put out by an aircraft manu-
facturer, the other by a maker OF shaving
cream And both approached their subject with
a candor which copy writer's commonly shun,
apparently on the assumption that such an
anproach is too true to be good
The aircraft concern is talking about the
helicopter, which it plans to make after the
war Now the helicopter, as everyone knows
has had a tremendous buildup as the air
fl,vver of the future-one smart New York
shop has even had 'helicopter fashion
show But here is the gist Of what one Of
Flying a helcopter is not Job Tor
novice. Helicopters. if they could be pur-
chased on the market today, would be more
expensive than the most costly automobile. :.
Helicopters are likely to be costly for some
time to come. It has not yet been demon
strated that a helicoper Is any more safe
OF less safe than any other aircraft"
The shaving cream people went about sell
ing their ware by stating painful truth which
has too long been avoided THE word plea
sure" they said, shouldn't even be mentioned
in the same breath with shaving. the
whole business. we say. is at best nuisance
and a bore"
Such talk can scarcely fail to have healthy
effect upon cur civilization Think. for Instance.
of the sadness and confusion that must have
resulted already from the unnatural associa.
ton of shaving and pleasure. Downy-faced
youths have approached the brush and razor
with the notion that these symbols Of man.
hood would combine the pleasures of a turkish
bath and massage.
There is no need to dwell upon their dis
illusionment. Time passed, the beard toughen-
ed, and shaving became nuisance and a
bore" Yet the ads continued to proclaim its
pleasures It was enough to shake a mans
faith in things generally
Now if the same disenchantment can. be
forestalled in tomorrows wonderful world Of
plastics electronics and family helicopters we
shall all be happier. Not that we doubt that
these things will come.
But too many people seem to have the idea
that because we have been forced to stop our
normal progress for the grim business Of kill
ing and destruction, we shall Immediately step
through the looking glass on the day Of VIC
tory into a new wonderland.
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Prayer
FOR A SHARED AMERICANISM

FOR A SHARED AMERICANISM
AS we approach the day of re-
membrance which recalls III e
meaning of Americas history and
mission, we lift up grateful hearts
to Thee, our Guide and Guardian.
Thy leading and protecting hand
has been made manifest in all Of
our Nations life; and we thank
Thee. We are the child of Thy prov
idential care. Today we would re-
new upon our oldest affairs our an
cient vows. AS our sons in service
have gone forth as brave ambas-
sailors of the ideals that h v e
made America American, so would
we express in our lives those same
holy truths. Rekindle in ali our
hearts the sacred fires of patriot
ism, of liberty, of justice, Of de-
mocracy and good will. Enlarge
our horizons, that we may clearly
perceive that all the worlds needy
and oppressed are our brothers.
Empower our Country to fulfill her
Christian mission to mankind. This
o God of our father, we ask in
the name of Jesus. Amen.-W.T
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INTERPRETIVE
The War .
by KIRKE S1,

u Inc widening scope ~, soN
ening bite OF Genera and q dep
Third Army drive is bs ~ Patton,
W. warrant Berlin classi tti5slaalas 10
the operations as a ms sS,ioA Of
sive. A'dIor ytep,
1t covers an estimated ).
wide front in the Metz wv. '''mil.
reported with indicstiossa AZ last
eight Or more divisions V III !, that
at least two armored 1r Hi4's'ldhs
been employed. S' have
There are also sign, :.
reports that due to wes,h Al led
dltlons and probably to 'e a., Con-
lack of air power the enemy serious
have been caught nann;n iy may
some extent, the ten mile s' a.. 10
to which Patton's troops had as''a
trated in less than three p s,S
w 'A4ot CONCLUSION,
II Patton has achieved s,b,...
tial surprise to threaten tb s's VA
erful Metz-Thionville redoubt y m;.'
isolation so quickly, it must wig ~
largely due TO enemy lack ., " y
formation and to his own ~. ILL.,
rate knowledge of Nazi ds riss
ments on that front. ''UE
1t still seems that the INN.
date purpose Of the Third Arr,
drive, now expanded to a tri,I.
front attack, is to slash acr y,,
enemy communication links VII.
Metz and Thionville rather ts,,
to storm forward 70 the Gernn
frontier and the Saar, The cI,s
ing jaws of the trap are tskir,
shape on the map both east Il
the Seile river crossings bel,'
Metz and in the wide and d.,
bridgehead beyond the Moser.
to the northeast of Thionville,
| Perhaps the most significant !,
pect of the Third Army often,r
however, is the evidence it gvs
of General Eisenhowers s6I,
to make good his statement ts
there would be no winter letn
on any sector of the western from
At the time he spoke two week
ago there was much 10 susgps
that British-Canadian force, nj
the American First Army 10 d,
north held priorities on ammw,
ton, tank fuel and other item,
essential in quantity for any sud
large scale operation as the Third
Army has now launched.
| If that is true, it seems cla
that despite long communicat,
lines and Weather-bound roads b
| French coastal areas Patton ka
now been supplied sufficiently h
resume the offensive on a bru!
front. Eisenhower's logsta
problem so far as the left flax
of his line in Germany and Hd
land is concerned will be con-
pletely solved when the Antygl
base gets into full action. It y0li
not very greatly lessen the supply
difficulties of his troops tayta
south, however.
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center and a recreation center, while Louis
vile is considering the establishment Of 4
Jefferson county memorial park.
Edgerton, Wis. voters recently approved 4
referendum calling for construction Of a $75.-
0OC memorial hall to be financed through ap-
preparations Of $4,000 year for five years.
while two Canadian communities - Peterbor-
ough and Nepean are planning to erect
community center-recreation buildings as war
memorials.
In Toledo, a committee composed OF the
city commissioner Of engineering, and repre-
sentatives of the American Legion, the city
commission Of publicity and efficiency. and
various civic groups, has been appointed to
sponsor a war memorial. The most popular
suggestion is for a public auditorium with
post rooms for veterans and space for public
offices.
Milwaukee county is studying several meth
DDS of creating a permanent war memorial.
and some months ago a citizens committee
was formed to make plans for cultural
memorial center.
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Cooperation With Youth

Four Chicago suburban communities-Glen-
coe, Kenilworth, Wilmette and Winnetka-have
Joined forces in establishing commission to
determine problems of youth welfare, make
recommendations for action, and furnish ad-
vice and assistance on techniques of handling
juvenile delinquency.
The commission is called the Youth Welfare
the four communities, with combined popu-
lation of more than 10000, is located. Director
OF the commission is the Wilmette chief OF
police
The group has II members, consisting Of
the managers of the four communities; ont
member each from the school board, park
board and board of trustees of each of the
villages and representative from the board
OF the New Trier township high school,
Appropriations from each of the commuri.
ties on a per capita basis provide the com.
mission with an annual budget of $4,000 The
commission office provides for part-time d.
rector-the Wilmette police chief-a secretary
and certain office and transportation expenses
The office was organized on an experimental,
basis for one year, when recommendations
will be made as to the future of the organfzn.
ton.
The policy is to make studies of the needs
Of the juvenile populations of the four COM
munities and their problems, and on the basis
Of these studies to make recommendations to
official bodies. In all cases the office will work
through existing agencies, with especial en-
phasis on coordinating the activities of public
and private agenciesin the communities in
teresteo in youth welfare.
On the belief that any crime prevention
program should be built around the needs a,
measured from police records, the commits.
sion is studying records regarding juvenile
cftenses available in police departments .
the four communities.
The committee is maintaining positive ap.
proach in its activities and, whenever possible
is working directly with young folks through
their own groups and schools on the theor,
that youth cooperation will be greater if youth
has voice in development of the program
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Negro OF This County /.
Paroled By Br0ns~

RALEIGH, Nov. s.-,1 ,asl'.
ernor Broughton toosy gssSs
Lawrence George, New n NV ~,
county IN Negro sentenced :e vs IN $, !:
1882, to from Is to ~ .. y
the second degree slaylllS gor,s
o ode ia'G Howard, Negro cesor s.G ]
With gained tine, u W
served more than 10 yss said, y
sentence, the governor 10 pris@f.
since 1885. The trial IS s0' e. Dl@
New Hanover Sheril ,orssyr
Jones recommended Gs'l'
lease.
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DEBT REDUCTION
URGED BY CHERRI

CHARLOTTE, Nov l0-B-GT
ernor-elect R. Gregg Cherry r
iterating his belief that the Ouka
the states general fund suFla
should be used to retire the Oonia
debt, declared today he was 'H
alarmed about the present "a
structure from the STANDPOINT .
frightening industry"
Making his first public Spes'
since the election, Cherry tolo U
annual convention of the N C'~
ton Manufa sturers ASSOCIATION 'lI
any taxation hindrances N~'
should be removed" Il
North Carolina wants TO De
position in the postwar peFlol :
attract within her boroers all a
pie and legitimate business W.T. D..
seek to promote jobs Ter ne, "
ple,'' the governor-elect s.. ssl sn \
He proposed that s5z' OV ~. !,
the current s57,oOo,OOO surplus 4
utilized to eliminate the sen ...
fund bonded debt, thus M y,
,ho,,+ e5 nm MN annually IN o.
service costs. ,., "a
He told the mill execu'Ivss; -.
the surplus offered a tennp'a.~r !,
state institutions to seek lll ..,,.,
eral appropriations and 70 . u. :,
ers to seek tax reductions , 1t =,
ted that there is widespfeaq. !. q, T.
ton for tax revisions when e, ls Nj,
would result in cutting tns ri iii
tial revenue to Level lsi W.
the normal needs ,1s
ture but conceded lit become me- NJ, \
essary to inquire Wne,Ael ~. Sst
ent tax structure OF the S' 4 :, n
keeling with the times anu NJ NJ y
Torrance with the WISHES
people" o,ort HI
will produce after the wal "
$40, 900, 900 a year. y II
Earlier R. A. opauSn nrs ss5
Winston-salem, retiring p ptsj }
of the association, a'se '.;ns &.
membership advocated u, usl M. 4 +.
500, 600 of the surplus fof W."
tirement. .., resb
The association adopted a.s r. R.,
ton, presented by IT, uo IN b g
Harris of Roxboro, cnalIt I. ,,nri1l
resolutions committee. ia, W. n
broad study of the state LA la !!
tenn to eliminate inequl.., .;,sr,
encourage expansion OF 'D'
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Byrnes On Air Today
To Tell Experiences

WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. -(R-
James r. Byrnes, director of war
moolllzatlon and reconversion
Will relate some observations on
MS recent trip to the western
front in radio speech Saturday
from Columbia, S. c. The speech
TO be broadcast by NBC at about
ll:l5 am. (EWT) also will COW
er war production needs "to meet
current demands from our troops
overseas"
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AGED LUMBERMAN DEAD

AURORA, ILL.,, Nov. 10. - up -
John Alexander, 70, founder of the
Alexander Lumber company and
one OF the nations largest lumber
dealers, died today. He had been
IN apparent good health and voted
IN Tuesdays election.
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fascism, we can't know. It is bad
enough that they did vote for it.
The prospect is dark for that free
America which so many million
men and women entrusted to the
conscience and intelligence Of the
voters at home when they went
overseas to fight fascism.
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TOP O. THE MORNING

fEron, the Fathers of 1918 to the Sons of 1910
Our quarrel with the foe, waged long ago
Today is yours, but know
That when you come at last
To tread the old front line your fathers
knew,
We shall be there is ghostly ranks,
To march again with you
Some say we died in vain-we did not die,
if we can link our arms across the
years
To march with you again,
To end the task that we forget to DO,
Like some unfinished chore,
When we were lads like you.
JOHN w. ALEXANDER.
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Fair Enough

Editors note.-The Star and the News
accept no responsibility for the personal
views of Mr.. Pegler, and often disagree
with them as much as many of his read
ers. His articles serve the good purpose
Of making people Think
Laurel outlook., 1944-08-09
ROBERT MUNYAN, 81
DIES At M|SSOULA
Funeral Announced For Thurs
day Afternoon At Laurel
Lived Here Many Years

Funeral services will be held at
2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the
Church of the Nazarene for Robert
Anderson Munyan, 81, who died
Sunday at Missoula following a
paralytic stroke.
He was born Feb. Ia, 1868, in
Jackson county, Ohio, the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Munyan. On
his birthday, Feb. IA, 1888, he mar
ried Esther Jones in Nebraska. In
1900 they moved to Montana. The
family lived for a while at Shep-
herd and Mossmain and later ranch
ed in the Laurel vicinity before
moving to Missoula.
Survivors are Albert Munyan of
Shepherd, Spencer of Leonia, Ida.;
Mrs. Lottie Momany, Missoula;
Mrs. Daisy Ward of Laurel; %
grandchildren and 16 great grand
children.
Laurel outlook., 1944-08-09
FINAL TOTAL
RELEASED IN
FIFTH LOAN
State, Group Z, Yellow
stone County All Had
Startling Showing

The final report of the Montana
War Finance committee shows that
total sales in the fifth war loar
amounted to more than $48, ZOO, 00(
in the state, or over 100000 in
excess of the quota. National sales
exceeded $4,000, OOO, 1000, or 25 pei
cent more than the quota.
The figures were released here
Wednesday by B. M. Harris, chair
man of group z of Montana coun-
ties.
Group T., he said, purchased &c.
$4,000 in the fifth war loan as
compared to $7,761, 900 in the
fourth, $7,429,OOO in the third, and
$4,675,000 in the second. In the
four drives the 100000 people in
group 7 purchased more than $685.
100000 in bonds, and Montana buy
ers purchased more than SITE, 0OO,-
600 in the drives. In-between sales
have brought the purchases up to
more than $200,000,000 in the state.
Yellowstone county purchases
were more than $5,000,000 in the
fifth war loan, over $4,00O,OO0 in
the fourth, over $3,500,0OO in the
third, and nearly $2,5OO,0OO in the
second. Total purchases in Yellow
stone county for the four drives are
over SIS, ,000. E bond sales were
equally startling.
Yellowstone county per capita
sales in the second war loan drive
were 1880, 1919 in the third, 28.47
in the fourth, and 24.65 in the
fifth. The fifth came in mid-sea-
son, the most difficult time of the
year for farmers.
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., secretary
of the U. S. treasury, sent the fol-
lowing telegram to the state COM
mittee to be passed on to all work
ers:
81 am proud to announce Off
cially that you and your associates
OF state and local war finance COM
mittees throughout the country have
put the fifth war loan drive over
with a national total of 20 billion
639 million dollars in sales of series
E bonds, thus exceeding all goals.
The E bond sales, accomplished in
the face of seasonal and other hand
leaps, is a truly inspiring tribute
to the entire war finance organiza-
ton. Your associates here in
Washington join me in grateful
acknowledgment to you and all
your co-workers for this great sue
cess"
Laurel outlook., 1944-08-09
/ DATE
Of OPEN|MG0F
CITY SCHOOLS
Faculty Nearly Com
pleted; School Proper
ties Are Being Tidied

Supt. Fred w. Graft of Laurel
city schools announced this week
that schools here will open Monday,
Sept. IL, and that with a Today
vacation at Christmas time they
will close next spring at the usual
time, May "a.
Graft remarked that by starting
a week later than has been GUS
tomary, high school boys will be
able to work through August or
can have a short vacation before
beginning school.
Extensive repairs to the proper
ties are being made, particularly to
the gymnasium. 1t is hoped that
by the opening date of school all
the basement rooms will be avail
able for physical education. Two
upper rooms in the junior high
school have received new compost
ton ceilings, occasioned by loosened
and falling plaster.
Although the faculty has been
virtually completed, a few vacancies
still exist. One is in the junior high
school and another is the CONNER
cial department of the high school.
The usual rule will again apply
to beginning primary students.
Those who will be 6 by Dec. 81
will be received conditionally.