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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02
TODAY and TOMORROW
By WALTER LIPPMANN

to the commanders whom he has
chosen so well.
1t is true instinct of our people
which causes them to celebrate
such an achievement and find in
the revival and reconstruction OF
American naval power the pride
which restores their confidence
We have always looked upon the
Navy as the first line of defense.
But the experience of this century
has taught us, and especially this
amphibious war in the two oceans,
that the United States, though ii
is continental in size, is an island
power.
In war ana In peace We are set
amidst the seas. The places we
must make secure-from Alaska
to the Philippines to Panama,
! from Iceland to Brazil-are over.
seas. We can be attacked only by
sea-borne forces and when we
wage war on land or in the air
our forces are always first of all
sea-borne. Every American soldier
is in the last analysis marine
who must embark in a ship in
order to meet the enemy.
Therefore, just as the final Sc
curity of Russia is in the Red
Army, so the final security of the
United States is in the Navy. This
ultimate fact is unaffected by pro-
fessional arguments about wheth.
er alrplanes can sink battleships,
or whether they should fly from
land bases or from carriers, or
whether the final defeat of our
enemies has to be administered
by the ground forces. The con.
sideration W h C h governs the
whole of American security is that
we are an island. power which
must make secure the surround.
ing seas and the opposite shores.
Sea power, that is to say power
over the seas, is our central need.
How to meet this need is in the
true sense of the term a naval
problem in that the issue for us
is always the crossing of the seas.
Whether this is done by surface
ships, submarines or aircraft. or
by the combination of all arms.
is subsidiary question of ways
and means.
This is why we must put such
great store upon the proof which
has been given in the Marshalls
and at Truk that the Navy has
mastered the art of combining all
arms in order to strike success
fully across the seas. We shall
learn from it, as the proof sinks
into our minds, that we need doubt
no longer the capacity of the ma
ton to meet it's tests and to fulfill
its destiny.
When we have allowed ourselves
to believe that, and have become
convinced of it, we shall find it
hard to remember how baffled
and frustrated we have been, how
nervous and worried, over domes-
tic difficulties in politics, admin
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02

ganization, ana Mrs. p.
ton Of HendersonviIe was !, ,,. ~
historian. 10 eIecs
Officers of the DAG ~.
e. K. Proctor of Oxford ''e Nj
Mrs. Wayne Spencer Of lnegeas
ton. vice-regent, Mrs. 2 ",faial
chelle Of Durham, vice.regoAn., R.
Mrs. r. N. Baxter of wosseA' AZ;
state reistrar. '''AesVil,
Delegates ATTENDING A.
banquet later today. a. Join
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02


Dit of informa-
lion that women
en- are more pa
triotic that men,
and that there
are a lot OF wo-
men who think
t h cir country
needs their men
and who are
ready to see that
the country gets
them.
But if you
know anything
about women,
Il
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02
CLUB CLOCK

The Ladies auxiliary to- the
Brotherhood of Railroad Train.
men will meet Thursday aft
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock in the
Junior Order Hall.
The Dorcas Society of St.
Pauls Lutheran church will
hold the monthly meeting
Thursday afternoon, March 2,
at o'clock in the parish
house, corner Sixth and Prin-
cess streets.
A meeting of the Carolina
Beach Home Demonstration
club will be held Thursday
morning at 10:30 o'clock in
the home of Mrs. ]. R. Brew
er on Northern Extension, Car
DINA Beach.
The Past Noble Grands club
of Letitia Rebekah lodge will
meet Thursday at 8 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. L. 7. E.
Skipper, 210 North 18th. street.
The Educational department
of the Bradley's Creek PIT.
A. will present series Of
study courses led by Mrs.
Blake D. Applewhite. The Sec
ond course will be held Thurs
day at 2 o'clock in the school
library.
The circles of the Woman's
auxiliary of Pearsall Memo
rial church will meet at the
close of Sunday school this
Sunday.
The Philathea class of the
First Baptist church will meet
in the Lansford classroom on
Friday at 8 p. m. with Mrs.
Wilkins and Mrs. Overman as
hostesses.
A meeting of the Woman's
Bible class of the First Bap-
fist church will be held Friday
evening at 8 o'clock in the la
dies parlor. Group 5 will en-
terrain.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02
WE MEAN IT.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-RH
Representative Wolcott (R. -Mich.)
suggested at Congressional hear.
ing today that every act passed
by Congress hereafter contain this
footnote:
by God, we mean i'll"
Perhaps, he said, this might dis.
courage government agencies
from issuing direetives which do
not represent the intent of Con.
gress.
Wolcott also proposed that all
legislation be written in words of
one or two syllables and that a
dictionary be given with each law
passed by Congress to the agency
which would administer the act.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02

ton and installation Of new off,
GERS and district directors. Follow
ing the retiring of the colors, the
44th convention will adjourn.
The Woman's Club entertained
members of the executive board
at luncheon today at noon at the
clubhouse.
A luncheon for the pages was
given today at the Carolina Ho-
tel.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02
ACCEPTS FUND posr

NEW YORK, March 1,-Is ~
ter Hoving, president 1,ow.'T-Wal,
York YORK department sI 11 store, anpa,s New
manship Of the United Nue. Ips chair "a
lege Fund Campaign, sesf0 COL
Negro colleges in the G ITui+ 70 aid q
in meeting operating e ernso States
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02
Some Women
Want Husbands
Put In Uniform
By RUTH MILLETT

The clerk of South Carolina
selective service board says that
one of the most frequent ques-
lions asked him is: "How can l
get my husband in the Army"
If you didn't know women very
well. YOU might assume from that
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02
Chestnut Street
School Clinic Set

A pre-school clinic will be held
at the Chestnut street school Fri
day afternoon beginning at 2
o'clock. Mothers with children who
will enter school the first time in
the fall are urged to bring their
children for this clinic.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02
st. Johns Y. P. S. L.
Meeting Set Friday

There will be meeting of the
executive committee of st. John S
Young Peoples Service League
Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock at
the home of the Rev. E. W. Hal
leck rector
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Dortch Of
Route 3, Seagate, announce the
birth of son, Frederick William,
ia, February 81, at Marion Sprunt
annex. MRS. nortcln is the form
err Amanda Brietzke of Raleigh
and RidgeWay.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02
CHADBOURN NEWS

Ollie Gene Ward son of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Ward of Chadbourn,
is improving following an illness
at the Columbus County hospital
at Whiteville.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02

the Navy has done more than to
win good victory over the enc
my. 1t has won a resounding vic
tory in the hearts and minds of
our people over the anxiety and
the doubt which have, since the
close of the other war, divided
and confused us. We have been
afraid of our destiny in the great
world where we are bound to play
so great part. We have doubted
the strength and validity of our
institutions-not only the radicals
who wish to alter them but also
the conservatives who thought
nervously that American institu-
tions were too fragile to be used.
We have lived through an epoch
which has been one prolonged
crisis of American confidence. We
could not settle the other war. We
could not reconstruct the founda-
tons of the economic order. We
could not avert the greatest de-
preston Of modern times and we
did not overcome it sfully.
We did not use our influence to
prevent this second world war. We
did not prepare for it. When war
came, we were defeated by the
Japanese in the Pacific and our
shipping was ravished by the Ger
man submarines within sight of
our very shores. And so doubt cor
roded the American spirit. The ma
ton was in doubt whether it could
meet the final tests of nationhood
and survive triumphantly in the
struggle for existence. This doubt
has paralyzed the political life of
the nation, and has infected its
spirit with cynicism, sentimental
ity, Illustration and an ignoble
hedonism.
Such an inward crisis in the life
of people can be resolved only
when by its own exertions it earns
lllG SOllVlStlOIl IlldI IL HdS WllIllll
itself what it takes to play its des-
tined part. The crisis ends and
the soul of the nation becomes
composed and serene when the ma
ton has proved to itself it's own
worth. That conviction came to
the British when they stood alone
after Dunkirk and won the Battle
of Britain. 1t came to the Rus
SLAMS at Stalingrad. 1t will begin
to come now to us, now that we
have e h l d these campaigns
which have proved not only the
weight of American industry and
the valor of American men but
also the intelligence to organize
them, the imagination to COM
mand them and the discipline to
use them.
Kwajalein and Truk are memo
rable not for the quantity of the
power which has been assembled
in the Pacific; no one ever doubt
ed our capacity to be big. They
are memorable for the quality of
the planning and command that
has. been demonstrated; of this we
had become dreadfully uncertain
in the cynical, sentimental, mate
realistic days between the two
wars. The rising might of Ameri-
ca is now evident in many thea
tiers. But here in these naval op-
erations American might has at
tanned full maturity and indusput-
able excellence.
Such things are not achieved by
accident. We owe them in the first
instance to Admiral King, whose
insight and iron resolution are
now proved and rewarded, and to
the Navy Department, which has
supplied him with the means, and
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02

istration, economics, VIII CHI a
proud, strong and confident peo-
pie will take in its stride.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02

An Army tank destroyer named
'Lighting'' fired 1000 projectiles
IN seven battles in North Africa
and Sicily.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-02

Every sensible woman knows that
soap cannot make her beautiful.
What Sweetheart Soap does for
you is this: 1t cleanses so efficiently
and gently that you look your best.
Even extra sensitive compilations
welcome pure, mild Sweetheart
the soap that agrees with your skin.
When you shampoo with Sweet
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-05
The new measure of refrigerator value

In the DAYS before the war people apt to
the value of home refrigerator mostly by the various
conv cniences and improvements it offered.
But wartime conditions have brought home the fact
that the really fundamental value of refrigerator i it,
dcpcndabity in service. For today, you can't replace
an old refrigerator with a Yet home refrieera
ton to prevent waste of precious wartime foods
more important than it has ever been before.
This is why we're very glad that-even when depend
ability wasn't 80 rital-we built G-E refrigeraiors
To give steady free performance far beyond the
normal expectation.
TUNE ~: The CD AH-CHI Orchestra SUNDAY. ~
J.. ". r. NBC-"The ord Today" ctrry uc'kio,,
64j p. m, J.. ". T., CHS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-05

Wome Reminders Your General Electric Dealer anxious
that every refrigerator keeps giving efficient
home refrigeration. He's doing great job but because of
the manpower shortage he's under serious handicap So it's
up YOU give your refrigerator the best of all times
General Electric CO., Bridgeport, Conn.
BUY AND HOLD WAR BoNDsl KEEP ON BUYING THEMi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-05

For other than sheer prideo purchase, Mr. Thomas
HoHngsheGd, Of HackensGck, NJ j. i0rote the fOtO0ng
letter:
I'VE all dislike hearing people brag unless they really have
thing brag about We together have Our CE refrigerator
purchased in 1920 1t has been moved times 1t has
been by service 1t has been running
constantly since the day that delivered Quality and de-
pendabty such this, being put in material will
speed the Victory and quickly bring the day of better
living"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Yanks Wipe out
Jap Forces
On New Britain

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, South
west Pacific, March IL UP)-U. S.
Marines, capturing Talasea in a
rapid four-day conquest of north
ern Willaumez peninsula, aimed an
other spearhead Saturday at Ra-
baul Japan's big air and naval base
ITO miles to the northeast at the
tip of New Britain island.
Supported by tanks and planes in
the drive down the east coast, the
Marines seized the Talasea airfield
Wednesday and moved into the
town itself the following day, ap-
parently isolating several hundred
Japanese in the extreme northern
section of the peninsula, spokes-
man at General Douglas Mac
Arthur's headquarters said.
Capture of the important enemy
base, which has one of the few
good harbors on the northern New
Britain coast, was effected by Maj.
Gen. William H. Rupertus' First
Marine division and gave the AM
ericans their third holding on the
island. Beside Talasea, the Marines
also held positions at Rein Bay on
the north coast, So miles from Cape
Gloucester, and along the south
ern coast 35 miles from Arawe.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
VOLUME VIII, No. IL
We Are Pleased
To Present..

In this ISSUE the Post-Press Newspapers have
deavOred to set forth the achievements OF the great
Imperial Valley during the past year OF war. Thls
edition is tradition among the people OF this county
For many years past such issue has become the ac
cepted means of recording accomplishment, growth,
and development
Despite the difficulties presented by the many re-
strictons of period, the staff OF these news
papers has persisted to maintain tradition ana again
perform service to this beloved Empire, service
which we consider most serious ObllgatlOn 10 per-
sist in this effort has at times been most difficult
Discouragements have been many. But all hurdles
have been surmOunted, and it is with double pride
therefore that we present to the thousands OF our
readerfames from end of the Valley to the other
this issue, the 1914 Inland Empire Edition.
Our assignment has been to reflect the greatness
of this Inland Empire in ink and paper. Certainly,
pride in this Empire has been greatly stimulated
by the witnessing of achievement, and we hope that
this pride will be carried to the reader
1t is not boastfu to say that Imperial Valley has
marched forward every line of endeavor during
year OF heavy responsibilities and demands. This great
little Inland Empire has kept its pledge to produce for
Victory, and it will keep this pledge for another year
and another, until the war is Record upon
ord of agricultural production has been hung up,
despite the contribution of some 1000 men to the
armed services and goodness knows how many
to other fields of civilian governmental activities
YES there is cause to feel very proud of Imperial
Valley.
Reflection of that pride and record in these pages
would have been impossible without the cooperation
and service OF many people. Especially do COM
mend and thank the members of the Post-Pr,ss staff
from reporter to printers devil and solicitor to press
man. All have worked hard and diligently. In add-
tlon to them we express especial thanks to the count
less people in public office who have assisted in the
compilation of information, and to the advertisers
without whose cooperaton and participation, such a
complete issue would be impossible
So, here is the 1914 Edition of the Annual Inland
Empire Edition.
We hope you like it,
PAUL A. JENKINS,
Publisher.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Famed Virginia
Hotel Burns

RICHMOND Va, March IL. UP)
Six persons were killed and at
least IS injured Saturday in fire
that swept the two top floors of
the fashionable jefferson hotel, for
years the center of Richmond's So
cial and political activities.
Among the identified dead was
state senator Aubrey Weaver, CD
of Front Royal, Va, chairman OF
the state finance committee and
one CT the mcst popular men on
Capitol hill He died of a heart
attack .
The others killed were:
Mrs. James Hubert Price, wife of
the late governor of Virginia, who
was a permanent resident OF the
hotel.
Miss Dorothy Gam, Newark, N. j.
Miss Jean Manfred, Irvington,
Va.
Miss Ruth Andrews, Richmond,
Va.
The blaze was confined to the
fifth and sixth floors of the hotel,
and by 3 a. m. was under control.
Soldiers and sailors from nearby
camps aided guests in escaping
from the burning building. The
fire repeatedly started in a linen
closet.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Jap Exclusion
Papers Filed

SACRAMENTO, March II. up
Attorney General Robert w.
Kenny Saturday informed the Sec
ray of states office he had pre-
pared a title for proposed initia-
tive measure aimed at prohibiting
persons of japanese ancestry as
we'll as japanese aliens from own
ing real property in California.
Kenny said the initiative was
submitted for titling, required be-
fore it can be circulated for nuali-
flying signatures, by Edith B. Eg-
bert of Los Angeles.
The measure also extends the
1920 alein land act to prohibit
ownership by Japanese aliens or
persons of Japanese ancestry of
boats of any type.
A total of $4,000 signatures
would be required to qualify the
measure for a place on the ballot.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Simple Services
Set for Cobb

PADUCAH. KY. March il. (UP)
Friends of Irwin S. Cobb Saturday
carried out the humorist's request
that there be no funeral flippery'
in completing arrxlgemd dnts fer
memorial services.
Cobb, 81, who had been ailine
for many years, died in New York
Yesterday after being in a coma
fer "a hours. Mrs Cobb and his
nurse were at the bedbedside. Pri-
vate services will be held there
Monday, followed by cremation, and
he ashes will be sent to Paducah
Matte Copeland, former Negro
cook in the Cobb home here, was
in charge of the memorial services
to be conducted today in Paducah
She was asked in a letter Cobb
wrote before his death to gather
some of her choir friends from
Burke's Chapel African Methodist
church to sing Swing Low Sweet
Chariot" and Deep River"
When she heard of Cobb's death,
Matte made the rounds. ordered
he choir to report today and re-
turned home last night, weary but
contented that she was carrying out
'MiStuh Cobb's' request.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Il Candidates
File for Senate

SACRAMENTO, March II. -(UP)
"A field of IL candidates Saturday
was officially qualified with the
secretary of states office to COM
pete in the May l6 primary for
u. S. senator.
Qualification papers were re-
ceived from Justus F. Craemer,
Orange publisher and member OF
the state railroad commission, and
from Roland c. CaSad, San Diego,
who listed himself as a 'crusading
economist" Both are Republicans
but failed for the Democratic nomi-
nation as we'll as the Republican.
Deputies said the new filings
apparently completed the list of
candidates. All IL have filed for
the Republican nomination, and
nine for the Democratic nomina-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Germans Morale
Cracks at Anzio
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, M.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Na-
piles, March H. UP)-American
troops have beaten back another
enemy infiltration attack south
east of Aprilia, it was disclosed
Saturday as Nazi prisoners report
ed that German morale has sunk
to a low ebb as a result of their
failure to fulfill Adolf Hitler's order
to eliminate the Anzio beachhead.
Activity on the beachhead was
limited, with moderate harassirg
by opposing artillery. A German
patrol of IL men was captured IN
the vicinity of Littoria while two
German self-propelled guns firing
against allied positions southeast
of Aprilia were forced to withdraw.
The enemy suffered at least 100
casualties at the hands of the
Americans in one of two attacks
south of Aprilia last Tuesday night,
it was revealed. The bodies of So
Germans were found on the battle
field.
The American 45th division and
the British second field regiment
of Royal artillery have distin-
guished themselves" in recent fight
ing on the beachhead, it was an.
nounced officially.
Nazi prisoners and other sources
reported evidence of depression"
Continued en- page 6, col. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12

The first attack on Florence was
announced in an allied headquar-
ters statement which said the Ger
mans there, as in Rome, made
deliberate use of our obvious re-
luctance to risk incidental damage
to artistic, historic, and religious
objects in the city"
Reconnaissance showed heavy
concentrations of rolling stock ant
equipment, including at least 80
locomotives, in the yards at Flor-
ence, transport hub of north central
italy, the statement said.
Consequently the Mediterranean
aerial command picked experience
ed Marauder squadrons to strike
at the Florence rail yards, and
took every precaution in briefing
crews to see that they avoided DAM
age to the city proper
ROME REPORTED RAIDED
The Rome radio reported that
Rome was raided heavily, but con-
firrnation was not Forthcoming a.
once.
The daylight operations followed
a vic espread attack by British
night bombers on aircraft and BALI
bearing plants in central and
southern France.
In the Mediterranean theater,
American medium bombers made
their seventh raid on Rome IN
eight months yesterday, Mitchens
and Marauders bombed the Lit
torio rail yarcs on Rome's northern
outskirts and the Tihurtina yards
in the capitals eastern suburbs, rip
ping up tracks and smashing roll
ing stock. ~
American fighters escorted the
Continued on page s, col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-12
Second
Strike
Looms
LA. Utility
Workers
Charqe Breach

LOS ANGELES, Mar. IL.
(UP)-A new Walkout of
municipal water and power
department employees, second in a
month, may develop as a result of
mass meeting of workers sched-
uled for Sunday, E. P. Taylor, busi-
ness agent of the Brotherhood OF
Electrical Workers tAFD, said
Saturday.
I'VE have made every effort
peacefully and legally to settle the
affair."" Taylor said.
He charged that James B. Agnew,
president of the wato' and power
board of commissioners, had noti-
fled the union attorney that he
would not recognize or bargain
collectively with union representa-
tives.
The meeting was scheduled for
10 a. m. at the AFL labor temple.
Mayor Fletcher Bowron repeated
his earlier assertions that the COM
mission, as a public utility service,
had no authority to bargain with
union as is possible in private
enterprise.
A week ago the workers voted
against second strike in the
$1,500000 utility. The first walk
out occurred in February when
$500 employees left their jobs pro-
testing the cut to SIS monthly OF
their SIS increase wage demands.
The strike, coupled with violent
storms, caused more than $50 war
plants to close down with power
failures
Meanwhile, the commissions ap-
pointed board of investigators were
studying the departments pay
scales to judge whether or not the
workmen are being paid prevailing
wages in hopes of forestalling a
second crippling strike.