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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27
More Violent Deaths

No matter how pressing the problems Of
war ard bone front, there is apparently al
ways plenty Of time to be killed through care
lessness. The holiday death toll was consider.
able throughout the United States North Caro-
l had its share.
Whenever we celebrate, no matter what the
reason for the observance, it must apparently
be accompanied by violent death People go
around to wish people happy New Year
and the New Year never dawns for them. Car
and gun, thoughtless people, holiday mad,
NIKE business good-but only for the under
taker.
Do you ever see old person, way up in
the 80s even past 80 years. and wonder
how he did it? One way he did it was by
being always careful.
-V-
One could not help being aware of growing
restiveness and indignation among the men
upon receiving news of strikes as well as the
reports of high wages and luxury spending
Rev. Theodore C. Speers of New York, back
from Alaska
cilitate their indoctrination of the Far Eastern
people they have conquered, but their hopes
probably will be false ones because they have
never proved a capacity for colonial admins
tration.-Dr. Wilson NJ Hume North India Y.
M c. A. secretary.
AS the tempo of the war increases the troops
overseas demand more and more from us here
in the United States. The production of the
necessary tools for final victory is far from an
accomplished fact.-Lt. Gen. Brehon B. Somer-
veil, Army Service Forces chief.
German command by intuition has ended.
Much to the regret OF our staff, the Hitler mis-
takes are no longer being made Generalship
OF great skill appears to be handling the Nazi
forces-Fcederick c. Crawford of Cleveland.
ex-National Association of Manufacturers pres.
den. back from Europe
l know of no case where our Armies have
been held up fo1 lack Of sufficient weapons
and ammunition. This, however, doesn't mean
that we shouldn't produce more-Maj. Gen.
Levin II. Campbell, Army Ordnance Chief
| Everybody across hell and 40 acres knows
what gong on. The American people are en-
tltleo 10 knew what is going on.-George Lyons,
Owl representative at SHAEF, on German
| offensive
we nave group of young men here, engi-
neers and scientists, with orders never to have
practical idea.-Brg Gen. Franklin O. Car
roll Air Technical Service engineering chief
: at Dayton, o
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27
BY JOHN SELBY
Until They Eat Stones" by
Russell Brines Lippinc0tt; $3.

Russell Brines, one of The Asso-
ciated Press staff in the Orient,
was among the last japanese vic
TINS to be repatriated, and what
he has to say about conditions in
h Japanese Go :. prosperity
sphere is therefore as up to date
as any such information we can
get. But his Until They Eat
Stones" Is useful for another i'm.
portant reason. This is MIR. Brines'
evident painstaking research. Since
his return he has carefully read
everything he could find, piecing to.
gether what he read and what he
knew. suspect the Japanese them.
selves could learn a lot about their
empire from the book.
He has the exact figures on tho
food allowed all classes of Japa.
nese society, for example, although
he cannot be perfectly sure how
far the black market has gone. The
transfer of factories to Marchur;a
is no mystery to him.. and he has
some facts to add to those alreadv
known about Subhas Chandra Rose
the Indian traitor who is daily offer
ing to help free" India, and irving
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27
BY GEORGE TUCKER
for Kenneth l.. Dixon

NOZAY, France.-CDelayed-R
When Cpl. Onald F. Nelson, OF
Galesburg, Ill, was captured by
the Germans early in September,
he started diary and during his
7e days of captivity in St. Nazaire
ne kept at it.
Recently he was exchanged with
other Allied prisoners and brought
out this record. Here are some
of the less-censorable notes:
Sept. 13.-Being caught by the
Heinies was something that never
entered my mead, but today it
happened. We started out with
IS men. Four of us never got
back. What happened to the 9TH
ers l am unable to say, except
that one may have been killed or
wounded
Sept. 14.-Chow is bad. The
water has been condemned, so we
drink only coffee, and very little
of that. Our smoking ration is
one small German cigarette daily.
Sept. 15.-The prisoner total is
now 10 Americans, three British
and seven French.
Sept. 22.-Rumor has it that
the Germans have been given 48
hours to surrender this area or
suffer all-ou' bombing. But the
German general refused, and was
given the Iron Cross.
Sept. 26.-Still no water. Two
planes came over again last night.
They come almost every night,
and we still hope they may mean
something, but no bombing yet.
"Oct. 15.-They brought in an
other American prisoner, Texan,
and he is in very bad shape.
"Oct. 9.-Excitement last night!
Two lieutenants discovered the
guards had left their door unlock
ed. They tried to jimmy it for
later escape, but the guards who
were only 10 feet away heard
them and fired two shots Now the
lieutenants are in confinement.
Nov. Give been looking af-
ter the wounded Texan but at 9
O. clock last night the doctors came
and took him to the hospital. He
may have a lung congestion :.
Coyne Pvt. William Coyne, OF
PHILADELPHIA tried to make it at
counttime last night but was
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27
LETTER BOX
EXPRESSES APPRECIATION

EAfhESSES Ar r hLSAaAAON
To The Editor:
It will be deeply appreciated it
you will publish this letter of
thanks to the patrons Of the Will
mington post office for their coop
GRAFTON in complying with the
Mail Early" program. This pro-
gram and the manner in which it
was followed, resulted in all mail,
both incoming and outoing, being
handled without delay at this point.
Our records show that the out
going mail for this Christmas sea-
son was the greatest in the history
of our office, with incoming well in
proportion.
/ also wish to express my ap-
probation, as Postmaster, to every
employee Of the Wilmington post
office for his or her untiring efforts
during the rush season.
A major portion of the temporary
Christmas help was furnished from
the New Hanover High school and
the Williston Industrial school.
These boys did a grand job and
reflected, decided credit on t h e
schools in which they were train
ed.
To the Chamber of Commerce
the U. S. O. at Second and Orange
streets, and last but by no means
least-to your own organization, we
wish to say: Thank you.
With Seasons Greetings,
W. R. Dosher.
Postmaster.
Wilmington, N. C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27
WITH THE AEF
A Captured CTS Diary

NOV. 27.-Excitement is at white
Nov. 28.-Tomorrow is def
nitely set.
Nov. 29-Nobody slept wink.
Up by five and on the move by
bus. We crossed the Doire river
at seven. At one place the Ger
mans made US blindfold ourselves
then the exchange. Brass
hats everywhere. All this was
covered by war correspondents
and newsreel cameras. The cor
respondents took all our names
and told us it would be in the U.
S. papers in four days. Hope Nom
reads it so she'll know I'm safe.
Later. - We've been treated
like kings. For the first meal -
steaks! Pork chops for supper. A
SHOW tonight and this afternoon
showers All this I'll nave to
sleep on"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27
Daily Prayer
FOR MORE COMRADESHIP

From the brotherhood in arms
that has developed among our fight
ing men, may we at home learn
new fraternity, o Lord our Teach
err. We thank Thee for all the noble
comradeship that has been shown
in the services; for the heroic self
sacrifices of man in behalf Of man.
May this unity extend to us on the
home front, wiping out all the I'M
lovely and hurtful clashes OF class
against class, creed against creed,
color against color, interest against
interest. Send Thy Spirit sweeping
in cleansing power through our spir-
it's, that we may know ourselves
as brothers Of one another. because
children of one Father. Grant US
hearts too high for hate, and a
mind of tolerance, forbearance and
sympathy. Draw us into understand.
ing fellowship with Jesus Christ,
that in Him we may find fraternity
with all our fellows. Thus out OF
war may there emerge the great
peace for all the world. Amen
w. T. E.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27
British 18th Army
Advancing On Yeu

HANDY. Ceylon, Dec. 26.-(UP)
Troops of the British 18th Army
are continuing to advance towards
Yeu, along the Shwegyin-Leu road,
it was disclosed today in a South
east Asia Command communique
on Allied activity in Burma. Yeu is
about 70 miles northwest of Man
dalay. Japanese opposition appear
ed to be slight.
On the front Of the 18th Indian
Corps, the cormunique said, load
ed enemy Sampans on the Mayu
river were engaged by artillery
and machinegun fire. Results were
not stated
Elsewhere On IT, land front AL
Lied patrols were active.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27
Interpreting
The War
BY hlRkE L. SIMPSON
Associated Pres u -

n;st,,ra; rfess War ANALYST
front readers, Allied a5~-:-.. ''---.e
a further penetration II So a., u
virtually to the east ban =. I'm
Meuse in the D;rant are 49,.
tell all the story. I'd;
Collapse Of the Arre-,5-...,,
salient at St. With. wa,.- '.-'7.2
Sunday spit the Gem - o
into two distinctive zeg~s~,. ', .,S
is acknowledged by the ....as 7-s'
AS a result, the Naz. 5y.54 .-
Belgium-at last acc9,~,s- :,..o
become for the first time ~. --5o
consolidated wedge, -l1-.,g - -..a-.
ward 80 miles from the i5-,,.. ~.
to head up in armoced soes- .,s,-.
reported within four m.'es ~ .-s ~.
Meuse Sunday on an rs.... -:
narrow front. 7'7a
At its base near 1oe ,-;-.-.,
German jump-oft positions ga -.
wedge was less than 40 ~ *
wide. 1t had lost rs.se~ '. ..
gained ground on those c-:.: 49,,
north and south "shou.5e-s", ' :.
the bulge where American 70
and Third Army reserves darI.'.
ed in strength Threatening a +..a
the tables on the foe
Current estimates reIsved .,o.
General Eisenhowers beada ,'...'
tiers place two and possibly t-rsa
German armies within that dew
and dangerously narrow poc!e,
German reports say Amer;c.,
Seventh Army elements ioire5
Third Army comrades in the cow.
ter attacks developing along t.e
south face Of the bulge. There w.s
no confirmation from Allied solrc.
es but it seemed credible rra.
Eisenhower had massed aeavy
striking power there for cour,e-
blows.
A stone-wall First Army defense
along the north face of the wedge
after the first force of the Ger.
man surprise attack had worn off
is the dominant Circumstance Of
the battle to date. There has
been no intimation that MINI
Army reserves from north Of tae
First Army on the Roer have
shifted to the Belgian bulge from.
to match Third Army movements
on the opposite flank. If any help
had been sent to the American
forces from the inactive British
and Canadian Army fronts still
farther north, no word Of it has
passed Allied censorship.
The First Army front contracted
as the German thrust deepened,
Third Army divisions filling in the
gap; but without prejudice to the
situation on the Roer nor 10 the
other northern Allied potential at.
tack front from Roermond 10
Anthem held by British and Cana
dian comrades.
That may prove significant 1t
implies that while tie German
surprise counter attack definitely
may have ended the Allied winter
offensive in the Saar Basin area,
it has only delayed thus far con.
templated offensive thrusts in the
north.
There is hint in current press
reports from Allied Supreme Head.
quarters that Allied staff special.
lists are not gravely concerned over
the further German surge west
ward to the close vicinity Of the
Meuse. The rivers north-sOutn
span across southern Belgium
from Namur to Givet is the most
formidable natural barrier Of the
region. An ultimate American
stand behind it is to be expected
Obviously the Germans must
greatly widen their attack CORR
cor to the north or south or both
to escape the peril of having It
pinched off at the base.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27
Target For w aste

With the North Carolina General Assembly
preparing to convene again and, set the pat
tern of the states part in the economic life OF
the people for two more years, the biggest
question before them, the one that Will asl'
tate representatives and senators is what to do
with the money.
What money? The surplus which has steadl-
II piled up with collection o. wartime taxes,
roughly 70 million dollars. There it is. Will it
be used wisely for the people-it's their money,
not belonging to anybody else-or will it be
dissipated 10 stop the clamor of pressure
groups? 1t should not be target for the wild
spenders They have no more sense than those
individuals who think wartime prosperity will
IL st forever and who besiege the places where
money may be spent, wasted, thrown away.
Some of the influential among the leaders
in the state government seem somewhat agreed
that part of the surplus should be used to
retire the states debt All the outstanding
bonds of the state are not callable, but the
plan proposed by Charles johnson, state treas
u1er and Edmund Gill, state revenue COM
missioner is for sinking fund of about $751;
900. coo to be established from the surplus with
which to retire these bonds as they come due.
What about the other $4,000, 900?
1t is advocated that it be kept in reserve
against a rainy day-the day that will I'M
doubtedly come after the war. 1t will at least
drizzle. The care of veterans home from the
war will require large sums, In one way or
another the people will be paying for the war
for perhaps 100 years. Now is no time to
waste money.
But there are hundreds, seeing that pile of
money and aching to get their hands on It,
who will launch tremendous attack to ap-
it. There will be hundred causes
employees. more and bigger state
buildings improvements lavish expendi-
lures Each of these requests should be care
full examined and most of them should be
refused.
1t is not the business of a government OF
any SORT 10 operate d. d p1Ollt, W Piie Wy
a surplus through taxation. 1t should take
enough for expenses Of government and prop
er maintenance Of services attendant upon the
life Of people, but government isn't itself in
business. When, as in this case, the surplus
came because of war and war boom, the
surplus should be wisely used, conserved; used
largely to reduce the states debt The time
10 pay debt, it has been pointed out, is when
you have the money. That is not the time to
engage in further, increased spending.
Further, the Federal government, with a
debt OF perhaps 300 billion dollars when the
war ends must continue to tax heavily if it
stays solvent The state should reduce taxes
while it has the opportunity and while the
government will have to continue to
drain all it can from the pockets o. business
and individuals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27
FRENCH DELEGATE
TO LUBLIN POLES

PARIS, Dec. 26.-R-PerhapS
foreshadowing future diplomaN
moves, the French government
announced today that it was Sena'
ing a delegate to the Polish LuD'
lin committee to handle repalrIa'
ton of Frenchmen escaping HUH
the Nazi lines.
The French news agency, Ill -
porting the decision, SAID tna' n .at
Foreign Office had found u 10.
Polish territories taken by lux
Russians were being 'ettecu's :.
administered" by the Luolln y
gime. .bo4
onstantly-increasing number WI
French war prisoners was Ds-1'
liberated by the Soviet ao'@ am,
particularly in former F0I si'
p are Some 1900 Alsatians a. al.
.r.G
ready have been repatrlateGT w.. W
the Russians to France ++ ~
were drafted originally ihlo
German army. ILL.,, rrb.
French recognition OF the L .a'.
lin committee as the Polish S ~.
e eminent was repeatedly one Of , ds.
agreements reached BY Gsg 9,.iD.
Gaulle and Premier Stain oe ,ro,.
their their recent Ger negotiations in . Hos,
COW. French resistance is saco..
have been campaigning for Ie,YS
milton of the Lublin regime II-- IN IN
of the London government
eYi1e
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27

caught and given five days soil
tary confinement.
Nov. To-day is election day
at home. We took ballot among
ourselves, and Roosevelt won.
NOV. 8.-Five German desert
ers have been shot.
NOV. 29-Extra! mass escape!
Four officers take off.
Nov. 21.-We've been locked
up all day. The Heinies are really
clamping down. Two of the men
VINO tried to escape were caught
and brought back. They were
badly beaten up.
Nov. 24.-Best news in the
world! The general called us out
and told us there would be mass
exchange of prisoners sometime
next week.
Nov. 26.-Another nervous day.
1t may be tomorrow
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27
Canned Fruit Point Rise
Is Effective On Sunday

WASHINGTON, Dec. owed
Changed point values L2 ,s.o +' mil
fruits will not go into effect ''''
12:o1 a. m. next Sunday effective
New values became e l.SsI
today for processed ve5 as,.isisal
and and butter. and oPA's S.. orlgl1:.
announcement did not olsl IL food.
between the various types o. INV 5o2 srt
o cG'A Corrected its sno 1.g11ss t5.
today to say the new N .3ac- until
fruits will not take eileS'
Sunday.
RT1y WAp RnNhS AM
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27
Fair Enough

Editors note The Star and the New.
accept nc 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
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27
BURLINGTON MILLS EARNINGS

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-lR-Bur-
lington Mills Corp. reports net
earnings for the fiscal year end
ed September 80, of $3,934,93 or
81 20 common share, compared
with $3,778, 456 or 1897 common
share, for the preceding fiscal
year
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27

Before putting away rubber
articles such as rubber gloves and
pads, sprinkle them with corn
starch or talcum powder.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-27

Priv wAp pnNnS AND $40
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husband, two daughters, her step
mother Mrs. Henry Sigman, Hot
Springs, Ark; two sisters: Mrs.
Rettie Keith of Umpire, Ark, and
Mrs. Maggie WEIGH Of Chikashaw,
Okla; three grandchildren, and a
number of Enieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. R. B. Holden at the Muel-
Ter funeral home September %,
1914. Interment was at the River
view cemetery.
Two nephews, one niece and
one srandniece: G.. G. Lester Keith,
Mrs. P. G. Short and daughter of
Wenatchee were down for the
funeral.
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VIOLA STANDARDIZATION

Viola Sigman Thurston was
born September 10th, 1881, and
departed this life September 20,
1914 at the age of 60 years, 6
months and 1 day. September ~,
1916 she was united in marriage
with Walter ]. Thurston of Blue
Hill. Kansas, where they lived for
four years. In December, 1872,
they moved to Kennewick. TO
this union two daughters were
born: Mrs. Nellie Moore of Benton
CITY, and Mrs. Cora Haste OF
Kennewick. At the age of 18 she
joined the Baptist Church: she
leaves to mourn her widowed
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MUST SELL ON OR
BEFORE OCT. 1ST,

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frontage, approximately $50 it.
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springs, electric pump, two cot
tages, one completely furnished,
including electric refrigerator,
lumber for another cottage or an
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80 rabbits and hutches, sell one
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closely controlled, restrictions re-
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KenneWick. Zltf
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first and third Tuesday in Room
No. 2 in the Union Hall in PaSco.
Carpenters wives are urged to
attend the meetings.