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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-03
so THEY SAY

The greatest need in America today is COM
mon sense-a rebirth of faith in ourselves, in
our nation, and in the traditions of freedom
which have made us strong. John w.
Bricker.
1t is absurd to say that peace can be guaran.
teed under some sort of police arrangement
by which the comparatively armed nations com
prising some new league will guarantee in
some future time to use force against an ag-
gressor. No such agreement has ever stood
the test in history or ever will - Norman
Thomas.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-03

them down. God forgive all our
slackerisms, and renew our fidelity
and understanding of our Cause.
Grant us the grace of continuance
in service and in sacrifice. Open
our eyes anew to the worlds need
of our faithfulness. May we not
be of those who have failed o u r
times; but rather may we be in
step with that noble company who,
having begun a good work, have
continued it to the d. Amen.
WIFE.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-03
NAMED BY COIN TOSS

The name of Portland, Ore'
was decided by the flip of a CON-
Two names, Portland and Boston
the home towns Of two real es,
tate men, were considered, ana
Portland won.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-03
WORLD WAR LOSSES

A Swedish statistical society
calculated h t, including losses
from revolution, famine and pes
thence, World War l deprived the
world OF no fewer than 10000, 900
lives,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-03
The Road To Berlin

(By the Associated Press)
1.-Western front: 305 miles from wes
q Keve).
2.-Russian front: $40 miles 0rom War
SAW.
Bologna.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-03
Our Chief Aim

To aid in every way the prosecution Of the
war to complete Victory.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-03
TOP OF THE MORNING

So teach us to number our days, that
we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Psalm 90:12.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
.lesHRstioniing
&Remindey@n

Canned Foods, Etc. - Book No. 4,
blue stamps A-8 through Z-8 and
AS through F-5 good indefinitely.
Each stamp worth 10 points.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Red stamps A-s
through z-8 and AS through D-S
good indefinitely for 10 points
each. All meats except beef steaks,
roast beef and choice cuts Of lamb
and pork are point free.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
viii pay two ration points for each
pound Of waste kitchen fats you
turn In. The fact that lard, short.
en1ng and cooking oils have been
removed from the ration list does
not mean fat collection Is less
essential.
Sugar-Book No. 1 stamps 80, 81 and
80 valid for 5 pounds indefinitely.
Book No. 4 stamp 40 good. for q
pounds for home canning through
February 20. l945.
Gasoline-A-11 coupons good for 4
gallons each through November q.
B-3, B-4. C-3 and CA coupons
good for 5 gallons each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps / and 2 in
Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair Of shoes each.
Fuel OH-Perfods No. 4 and S cou.
pons good for 10 gallons per unit
through September 80. Period 1.
l9A-5 fuel oil ration good now
for 10 gallons per unit,
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Contractors Seek Payments
For Federal HOUSING Work

A suit has been filed in United
States District Court in Alexandria
by subcontractors in the construc-
ton of the Jubal Early homes
Federal Public Housing Authority
project in Arlington, against the
Standard Accident Insurance Co. OF
Washington, holder of the $467 zoo
bond for Galway, Inc, of New York
builder ofthe project, for collection
Of payments due them.
The plaintiffs are Atlas Crane &
Excavating Co., Washington; How
ard w. Brosenne, Ellicott City, Nd,
and Standard Sand & Gravel Corp.
Alexandria.
The Atlas Co. seeks to recover
81 4,223.35; Brosenne, $40, and Stand
ard Sand g. Gravel Corp, $50490.
The suit states that in July, 1914,
the Galway Co. let contract to
the New England Tree Expert Co.,
Pawtucket, R. l., for work which was
subsequently let to the plaintiffs.
The Galway Co. is alleged to have
acknowledge the debt, and In one
case made payment by check
which was subsequently stopped.
Under Government regulations
contractors for Federal projects are
required to post penal bond, and
such bond was posted by the de-
fendant.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Fairfax County Seeks
S279,500 School Loan

An application from the Fairfax
County School Board for a loan of
$279,5O0 was on file today with the
State literary fund for school i'm
provements in the county. The ap-
plication was recently approved by
the County Board of Supervisors.
The amounts sought for theAva-
rlous projects follow: New Falls
Church high school, 100000; new
Oakton elementary school. 100000:
new shop building at Mount Ver-
non High school, $500; addition
al classrooms at Groveton School
$4,000; additional classrooms at
Chesterbrook School. $4,000; ad-
dltional classrooms at Dunn Lorinp
School, $4,000, and a new school
at Odricks for colored pupils, $4,000
Construction work on the new
high school at Falls Church and
the elementary school at Oakton
has begun and the Odricks school
has been completed. Work on the
other projects is expected to begin
this fall.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1s, 1914.
Network Of Aiiports Included
InMoryIond's Postwar Plans
Aviotion Boord Hos Selected Fields;
Store to Offer HeIicopter Delivery

store and the Eastern Shore. Moses
H. Goodman, vice president and
general manager Of The Hub, said
1t would be possible to- deliver mer-
chandise the same day it was Or
dered by means of the helicopter
service and that several trips q day
could be made If necessary.
A landing platform for heiicopters
also is included In the proposed
plan for a new and larger Lexington
Market in Baltimore. # hencopters
come into general use, the plan pro-
vides for the construction of land.
ing deck over the automobile park
ing space.
But the States postwar plans are
by no means limited to aviation
If Maryland plannersl visions be-
come actualities the State won't look
the same.
The Maryland Commission or
Postwar Reconstruction and De.
velopment, composed of IS men, is
preparing a public works program
for possible immediate initiation
after the war. It also is under
taking surveys and studies regard.
ing needed roadways, airports
bridges and similar projects so that
all necessary plans-where possible
may be in readiness.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Tire Shortage Hits
Baltimore Truckers
Ry the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Aug. 18.-Baltimor.
truckers and bus concerns art
agreed that commercial highway
traffic out OF the city has beer
almost critically curtailed by 6
growing shortage of heavy tires.
A survey conducted by the Balti.
more Evening Sun showed bus COM
panies already have put in use all
reserve castings and other equip
ment to maintain schedules.
Some trucks have stalled on high
ways and have been laid up in ter
minals for lack of castings, truckers
reported.
All bus firms said they had Every
sli mtire reserves and some assert
ed service has been delayed in many
instances because of inability to get
rationing priorities for tires.
However, the general managers
Office of Pennsylvania Greyhound
Lines in Washington said that SC
far it has not been necessary to
decrease service either out of Balti-
more or Washington although the
company's tire situation is becom-
ing serious.
Local and long distance movers
disclosed they had been fairly sue
cessful in getting tires for CONNER
cial trips, but that unless more
castings soon become available, all
long distance hauls may be discon-
tinued,
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Chairman Never Ruled
Virginia COP, AhaIt Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEESBURG, Va, Aug. 18.-Clar-
ence r. Ahalt, chairman of the Vir-
ginia Republican Campaign Com
mittee, in statement issued yester-
day concerning differences OF
opinion between factions of the
State Republican party, said "the
State chairman has never been the
czar or ruler of the party, but on
the contrary he has recognized that
the management of the party was
in the hands of the majority OF the
Executive Committee"
Mr.. Ahalt, former State chairman,
was named by the State Executive
Committee to head the Republican
campaign in a move which took
leadership of activities away from
present State Chairman I. Randolph
Dovel of Luray.
TRUE it might be that small mi
nority of the Executive Committee
are displeased with what ma
jority of the committee did at its
last meeting" Mr.. Ahalt said, "but
that will not interfere with our
putting on an aggressive campaign
congressional candidates"
not only for the Dewey-BrickeI
ticket, but also for our numerous
Evening star., 1944-08-18
BoItimoreun |nvokes Sanctions
Against Argentine Consul

Il don't think we want to rent
to you"
Pressed for a reason. Mr.. Quiros
quoted Mr.. Whiteley as saying:
Because your country does not
cooperate with ours
Mr.. Quiros wrote to Mr.. Whiteley
after the incident, saying:
"The clear opinion I have of nv
many friends in the States will not
suffer any change in spite of your
crude and undiplomatic statement
regarding your unwillingness to rent
an Office to the Argentine consulate
until my country does as yours
pleases."
Questioned about the incident, Mr.,
Whiteley told newspapermen:
Il don't consider it any affair of
the press. It was purely business
transaction. We often refuse to rent
space to people. I have nothing to
say on the subject"
In Washington, State Department
omcials said they had no knowledge
|of the incident.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Marines Heroic
Role Credited
To Wronq Man

Marine Sergt. Clayton Smalling,
son of Mrs. C. E. Smalling, Glen
Echo, who has been in the thick of
things in the South Pacific for the
past seven months, was surprised To
read in a San Francisco paper re-
Gently that another was taking credit
for his fighting.
Smalling, in command of a group
of 10 marines on Saipan, had been
responsible for the death of 121 Japs
in the hand-to-hand fighting, with
the loss of only two men-one killed
and one wounded. When the story
written by marine war correspond
ent, appeared in American papers
Sergt, Smalling had become Sergt
Bill Goldings.
In the belief that an error had
been made, Sergt. Smalling asked
the censor at his station to investi-
gate, with the result that Sergt
Goldings became Sergt. Smalling.
Clayton is graduate of the Be-
thesda Chevy Chase High School
and has been in the service for two
years.
Get me straight with the folks
back home" he requested OF his
mother.
Evening star., 1944-08-18

Mr.. Randolph then asked Mr..
Harris, as head of the Recreation
Committee of the House District
Committee, to consider If legislation
was needed. Mr.. Harris today was
talking with committee associates
to see If the problem was so serious
as to call for action.
when we considered this before"
said Mr.. Harris, I'VE were advised
that wrestling exhibitions were. in
fact, mere shows and that if they
were regulated as a science the ex-
hibitions would die for lack of Gus
toners. We were told the law was
broad enough for the police to con-
troll any question Of indecency. But
| II there Is . real demand for action
the subcommittee viii investigate. !"
Evening star., 1944-08-18
BY the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Aug. lS.-No break
in diplomatic relations appeared
likely, but one Baltimorean has in
voked his own sanctions against
Argentina.
He refused to rent an Office to
Carlos A. Quiros, Argentine consul
in Baltimore.
Mr.. Quiros identified him as 8. M
Whiteley, rental agent for the Bal
timore Life Building, in the central
section of the city, and gave this
account of the incident today:
Mr.. Quiros inquired by telephone
about Office space in the building
and, told there was one vacancy
inspected it and decided to take it
He went to Mr.. Whiteley's office
and the latter, without rising from
his chair" asked:
Did you say you were the Ar
gentine consult"
Mr.. Quiros said he was and was
told:
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Virginia Plans to Mail
War Ballots Next Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, Aug. 1s.-Ralph
E. Wilkins, secretary of the Com
monwealth and executive officer OF
the War Voters Commission, has
announced that the applications now
on hand will be processed for mail
ing probably during the first part OF
next week.
Mr.. Wilkins said yesterday that in
order to avoid confusion all appli-
cations now on file had been frozen
at the close of business yesterday
and new file opened for additional
applications beginning today.
He said he believed almost all the
applications from service personnel
overseas are in and that the applica-
tions yet to come will be from Vir-
ginians scattered among posts and
camps in the United States.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
.0'Conor Attacks
i. 5. Trespass
.onStates' Rights
Warns Salisbury Club
Trend Endongers
Democratic Processes
By the Associated Press.

~ tAC hcoOCldtCu EICbos
SALISBURY, Md, Aug. 18.-Gov.
Herbert r. O'Conor asserted last
night there are elements in our
country today which, If
not checked, will eventually destroy"
the successful balance of authority
between the States and the Federal
Government.
Addressing the Salisbury Rotary
Club. the Governor declared that
under the complex demands Of
modern life, there have been at all
times those who did not truly UNDER
stand the democratic ideal of gov
ernment.
FILLED with mistaken idea that
the American people who had gov
erned themselves so admirably for
more than century and half, no
longer were capable Of handling
their local affairs successfully-or
imbued, sometimes, with q selfish
desire to further their own private
interests-they have sought to take
away, bit by bit, from the States,
the just and proper sovereignty
guaranteed them since the days of
1887"
The Governor interrupted his va
cation at Ocean City to make the
speech in Salisbury and plans to
return to Annapolis and resume his
executive duties next week.
He told the Rotarians that under
the emergencies of war, the rapid
pace Of Federalization has been
greatly accelerated.
Those who were straining to pile
more and more power in Washing
ton have used the emergency for an
argument that such centralization
was need for victory, promising that
the powers yielded by the States
for this purpose would Re returned
when the emergency ended.
mo realistic American" Gov
O'Conor added, need be reminded
that such promises may never be
fulfilled Once State powers are
yielded 1t is most difficult to recover
| them.
Unless the remaining rights Ne
preserved to the States, and unless
many of the State functions that
have been turned over to the Fed
eral Government are.returneo to the
States, there can never again be the
full proper functioning of the
American system of Government as
our forefathers ordained"
Evening star., 1944-08-18
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 18.-If you
build a better landing platform for
helicopters you'd better start ad-
vertising 1t now-otherwise you
might lose out in postwar Maryland
In the field of aviation there
seems to be no limit to the postwar
planning. Fields already have been
picked and general plans mapped.
The Maryland State Aviation
Commission has announced that
plans have been formulated for a
comprehensive study of existing and
contemplated airport and landing
field facilities in the principal
towns Of Maryland.
P. v. Burwell, former director of
the commission, said the study
would entail cooperation with mu-
nicipal and county officials in the
planning and developing of flying
field activities for private flying and
fixed based operators as well as
intrastate airways for proposed
feeder lines and the larger airline
activities.
Already an application has been
filed with the Civil Aeronautics Ad-
ministration for establishment of a
postwar helicopter delivery service
between a Baltimore department
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Pilot Survey Starts
To Determine Postwar
Prospects for Jobs
Trade Board Group to
Seek Doto Also on
Household Purchases

A pilot survey" of job prospects
in the Washington Metropolitan
Area as been lounched by the
Postwar Planning Committee OF
the Board of Trade in cooperation
with the Committee for Economic
Development, it was announced to-
day
The preliminary survey is being
used to test a QUESTIONABLE to be
submitted in about month to al
businessmen in Washington anC
nearby counties. The pilot survey
is being sent to selected group
The reaction to it will be checked
closely, and if found satisfactory
the QUESTIONABLE will be given
general distribution.
Plan Another Study.
Later, in addition to the business
survey, another study will be made
to determine what the average
householder will want to buy, in the
way of new household appliances
and furniture, and what may be
expected in home renovation and
new home construction.
In the pilot survey, information
is being sought along two lines,
first, the possible employment in
each business establishment; and
second, possible construction work
around each place.
Each businessman receiving the
pilot survey has been supplied pop
ulation estimates for the years i'm
mediately following the war, and
likelihood of reductions in Federal
employment. On the basis of these
figures, each employer is being
asked to estimate what effect the
changed conditions would have on
his total payroll.
Many Answers Sought.
He will be asked how MANY per-
sons taken on for temporary work
will want to retire, and how many
will want to continue working: how
much new help he would hire if
there were a free labor market, and
how many additional employees he
believes he will need in view of the
prospects of even higher levels of
population.
He also will be asked whether he
will seek to enlarge his establish
ment, modernize it or make repairs.
When the replies are received and
analyzed, work will start on the
complete survey to build up a
clearer picture of immediate en-
ployment possibilities.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
|CampPe etonListed
As Surplus by Army
BY the Associated Press


Camp Pendleton, near Virginia
Beach. Va. has been added by the
War Department to its list of Sur
plus" properties.
Used before the war as the Vir-
ginia National Guard encampment
and rifle range. the site was taken
over by the Army for training pur-
poses early in the emergency, about
the time the National Guard was
absorbed into the Army.
In notifying Representative Har-
ris, Democrat, of Virginia of its de-
cision to declare the site surplus,
the department gave no indication
of its possible disposition. Procedure
in all such cases has been to notify
all other Federal agencies with a
possible interest in taking the prop
erty over sbefore any action toward
public disposition is taken.
Pendleton is the second Virginia
Army establishment to be so re-
leased. The department announced
July "a its declaration of Fort Eustis
as surplus, and while no announce
ment has been made. the Navy was
understood to be studying a plan to
take over a part of it,
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Traffic Accidents
|njure Seven Persons
Here in "a Hours
Two Hurt in Crash
Of Streetcor and Auto;
One Driver Arrested

Two persons were injured early to-
day in an automobile -streetcal
crash, bringing to seven the toll O.
persons hurt in traffic accident,
during the past "a hours.
Wilbur J. Strader, jr.. of 342
Baker street NE. and Mrs. JOSEPH
N. Holt, 80, of 9616 Flower avenue
Silver Spring, Md. a passenger il
his car, were injured when tn,
automobile and a Capital TRANSIT
Co. streetcar collided at Seventh
and c streets S.W. early today.
Mr.. Strader was admitted to Cas-.
ualty Hospital with possible skull
fracture and Mrs. Holt was treatec
for a fractured ankle.
The streetcar operator was Johr
O'Connor, 46, of 1908 Fourth street
S.W., according to police.
Colonel Injured in Crash.
Col. James G.. Strobrid2e. A. O,
2lO0 Connecticut avenue NV. was
treated at Georgetown Hospital and
later transferred to Walter Reec
Hospital with several fractured ribs
after his automobile was in collision
with one operated by Mike j. polv-
chrones, As, of 721 North Garrison
street, Arlington, Va.
Also injured in the accident
which occurred at Cathedral and
New Mexico avenues NV, was a
passenger in the Polychrones car
angelo Lambos, 47, of 200 Prince
street, Alexandria, Va. He was
treated at Georgetown Hospital fof
leg and face bruises and discharged
Mr.. Polychrones was booked at the
seventh precinct on charges of pass
Ing a stop sign and later relea
under $500 bond. according to police
Pvt. William D. Conner. 20. of 2Of
Ihlrd avenue, Takoma Park, Md
attached to the Traffic Bureau
suffered broken leg when the rear
Wneel OF his motorcycle locked
throwing him to the street at Park
place and Park road NV. He was
aomitted to Emergency Hospital.
Man Struck BY Streetcar.
Max Bregman, 68. of 1887 shenberd
street NV, was admitted to
casualty Hospital with a possible
Skull fracture after being struck hy
Capital Transit Co. streetcar al
Florida avenue and lexington place
NE. Police said the car was on.
Grated by Arthur M. LUeday g.
no address given. He was not held
"A 2-year-old colored boy, Johr
McEachin, of 1908 @ street NV
received head injuries when strucl
by an automobile operated by Cyri
M: Braun, 81, of 626 Ray drive
Silver Spring, Md. He was admit.
ted to Children's Hospital. Mr.
Braun was not held.
A Capital Transit Co. streetca,
Jumped the track at Second ane
Upshur streets NV, and rolled
backward into tree and lamp DOS,
almost block away. No passenger.
were in the car and the operator
identified by police as William w
ADDS, 80, of Ais Fifty-sixth avenue
Hyattsville, Md, was uniniured
Faulty brakes were blamed for thu
accident.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Hay Fever Sufferers
Warned to Expect
| Record Roqweed Crop
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 18.-The
report Of a record crop of rag
weed In Maryland Is bad news
for hay fever victims.
Unless the next few weeks
are rainless or MINDLESS. indi-
cations are that those allergic
to the drifting pollen Of the
plant are due for a record crop
of sneezes.
Pollen can be carried more
than IS miles by the wind,
Ronald Bamford, professor of
botany at the University OF
Maryland, said.
He said q bumper crop of the
weed had been noted in all
counties except Garrett.
Evening star., 1944-08-18
Arkansas Lowmuker, Wrest|es
With Lady Wrestler Problem

Whether "lady" wrestlers who ap-
pear in exhibitions here are so "b-u-
tai" to their fair-sex opponents as
to warrant legislated control was an
old question that today had bounced
back on the desk of Representative
Harris, Democrat, of Arkansas.
Complaints that women wrestlers
had staged shows that bordered on
the offensive were filed recently
with Chairman Randolph of the
House District Committee. When
he asked the Commissioners for
comment they said public interest
seemed to warrant further consid-
Grafton Of the proposal to place
wrestling, like boxing. under con-
troll.