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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-26
Change The Tune

Now that the American troops on the Anzio
took Terracina have closed the gap that sepa-
rated them in an action that parallels cores
ponding successes by the Canadian, Poles
and British in other sectors on the Italian
front it is interesting to note the change Of
attitude, and the loss of pomposity. of the
German leadership.
year ago Goebbels in Berlin broadcast
this message TO the German people: 1T would
be asking too much for me to divulge even
one word as to what German leadership intends
shortly to do. . Our leaders will not allow
themselves to be lured from their persistent
silence by any announcements, no matter how
boastful they are. But there is one thing we
do know the German nation can set its
mind completely at rest
In sharp contrast to this is an announce
ment in Adolf Hitler's own newspaper, the
voelkischer Beobachter after the Allied often
sive had got underway, which said: 'kessel-
ring the German commander in italy, WILL
give up both territory and prestige, II neces-
sary but will husband his reserves until they
can be used more advantageously than now
The German retreat as far as can be judged
will continue to north Italy,
The date of this is not disclosed In dis
patches from which our excerpt is taken, but
it must have been before Kesselrlng brought
I'D all of his reserves in a futile attempt,
first IN hold the Gustav line and now to
save the Hitler line already crumblng
Instead of the overconfidence Goebbels tried
to instill in the German people year ago,
German broadcasters and commentators gene.
rallv are now seeking to prepare the Germans
for the collapse Of Nazi defenses in Italy. A
wireless dispatch from London to the New
York Times shows how they are trying to
soften the impact Of defeat.
Capt. Ludwig Sertorius, lone of the most
sober of the German war commentators, -
saws this dispatch, emphasized in a DNB dis
patch that the Germans are pursuing tactics
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-26
Birds Of Passage

An American war correspondent in Italy is
of the opinion that the taking of Casino was
not SO much the result of reinforcements and
more guns as it was of the effect of spring
sunshine as against rain, marigolds versus
mud, and so on. He credits, too, the French
forces feeling that they were going home.
That homing instinct may have influenced
the Nazis, too. They were stubborn Italian
tourists all winter. But remembering spring
in Germany, the defenders of impregnable
Casino legged it for home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-26
Daily Prayer
FOR SUSTAINED PRAYER

AS the dreary days pass, and as
the impact OF tragic news dullc
our sensitiveness we confess to
The, o Lord, that even our pray
and prayer answering God. Lord
ers lose the intensity Of earlier
days. Our petitions become routine
and formal. Forgive us, o forgive
us, patient Father in Heaven. Stir
our hearts anew every day to a
vital rense Of what prayer means
to us, to our dear ones in service,
and to our Cause. May we lay
hold to our Cause. May we lay
hold of Thy help, in the conscious
ness that there is no other power
that can avail us. BY way of Thy
throne we are in instant contact
with those for whom we pray.
though they may be on distant
battlefields. Grant uc the inward
peace of those who have commit
ted their all to a prayer-hearine
and prayeranswering God. Lord
Jesus, make. Thyself to me. liv-
ing bright reality" Amen.->W.T.E
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-26
With Ernie Pyle

razzing about his state. But he's
proud OF it, and always in plain
sight under the end Of his cot you
can &c beautifully scrolled pair
Of cowboy boots.
Lieutenant Gray is a firm be-
lever in the flax vest. In case you
don't know, a flax vest is a sort
of coat of mail, made up of little
squares of steel plating. 1t hangs
from your shoulders and covers
your chest and back.
One day a hunk of hot metal
about the size of a walnut struck
him right in the chest. He says it
felt as if some giant had hit him
with his fist. 1t bent the steel plat
ing but didn't 60 through. Without
it he would have been dead duck,
Sergeant Hanson, VINO flies with
him, has taken the bent plate out
and is keeping it as souvenir.
Lieutenant Gray keeps the hunk of
schrapnel itself, with a little tag
on it.
The Lieutenant is anxious to get
home. Not so much because he is
homesick but because, as he gays,
I'D just like to fly in a little
Texas weather for change
The weather over here is The
fliers' biggest complaint. As
you've heard, it's dark and cloudy
and rainy most of the time. And
the weather changes like lightning.
They say that sometimes you can
start to take off and the other end
of the runway will close in before
you get there. How these mighty
air fleets ever operate at all is a
modern miracle.
In this area I ran into an old
friend Of mine. He's Texas too
Maj. Roy Rouse1, who used to be
managing editor of the Houston
Press. He is about my age, and
like me he is starting 10 feel de-
crepit. He'c in the planning SEC
ton of the bomber command, and
he says it's worse than running
newspaper. The pressure of detail
and the responsibility Of mapping
these complex missions for the
whole command sometimes gets
him mentally swamped. At such
times he goes flying, sometimes
he plays golf.
II played golf yesterday" he
said, land I'm sure I'm the only
man in England who ever sue
ceeded in playing IS holes without
even once, not one single time,
being the fai-way."
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-26

A B-26 BASE IN ENGLAND,
May 25-(by wireless)-Sergt. Wal
ter Hassinger is from Hutchinson
Kas. He is 20, and in a way the
most remarkable man at this sta
ton.
In the first place, he is radio
gunner who has more missions
under his belt than any other crew
member here. And in the second
place they say he has contributed
more to satisfied living and gen.
eral morale than anybody else.
What Hassinger did was this-he
spent $500 of his own money Great
ing little private radio station
and hooking it by loud-speakers
into barracks all over the place,
until finally his station is heard
by LOO men.
Over this station he rebroadcasts
news bulletins, repeats orders and
instructions that come from head
quarters, plays monograph rec
ords, and carries on a spasmodic
monologue razzing the officers and
just Cabling about everything
from the abominable weather to
the latest guy who has wrecked a
jeep.
Still another Kansan. This one is
Lieutenant Frank Willms, of Cof-
feyville. That's the home town of
Walter Johnson, the famous
pitcher. Lieutenant Willms says he
has never met Walter but knows
the rest of the johnson family.
Lieutenant Willms isn't in the
group I've been visiting, although
he is B-26 pilot. The reason I'm
mentioning him is his hair. I met
him one night at party in London.
His hair stands so startlingly
straight up that you are struck
suddenly rigid when you see it and
you can't help but remark on it.
And Lieutenant Willms' reply to
my obvious puzzlement wac this:
ION my first mission I was so
scared it stood up like that, and
I've never been able to get to lie
back down."
Lieut.. Jim Gray is from Wichita
Falls, Tex. and he looks like a
Texan-windburned and unsmooth.
He's far over his allotted missions,
and if it weren't for the coming
invasion he would probably be on
his way home by now.
Like every other Texan in the
Air Force-and it seems to be half
Texans-he has to take a lot of
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-26
Tabor City To Have
Recreation Program

TABOR CITY, May 25-A pro.
gram of supervised recreation fo.
all age school groups at Tabor
City is being sponsored bv the
Iaoor City Baptist and Metho.
dist Churches, with c. H. Primer
high school principal. in general
charge of the program and Miss
Gray Walden Of the high school
faculty, in charge Of the girls &C.
Invites.
The program is being financed
through the contribution of local
citizens.
The program will get under wav
June l and continue each week
from Monday through Friday until
the opening Of the next school ses-
sion. Primer said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-26
rs Years Ago
Today
(FrOm the files
of the Star-NeWs)
MAY 26, 1919


The office of United States mar
shall will be moved from Raleigh
to Wilmington, and Mike Cronly
of Wilmington, is to be 9pnoinea
chief clerk to Marshal Bel amy
within 80 days, according "a iel-
able information received acre
Marshal Rellamy is now in Rale n
attending federal court, which Is
expected to last about TWO wees
Immediately after court adlo-f
he will go to Washington TO tell u
Department of Justice about MS
plans.
Miss Lillian Quelch has 2@e
to Richmond, to visit relatives ana
friends.
Mrs. F. H. Glover and bi'
daughter, Hortense have returned
to the city from Sumter anu
Charleston, where they visited '''
latives.
Col. John Van B Nets who IS
stationed at Fort Jackson. has d
rived to spend a few days VIII
his family.
Roland Hayes of Boston. wen
known Negro tenor will give
concert tonight at the Academy u
music (Thalian HalD.
Within a few weeks frequ'n'
visits by airplanes may be lofo'
ing unusual for Wilmington. Two
officers from Pope Field, near
Fayetteville, were in the city sun
day and selected the old race 'racHS
at Audubon as a landing field. ~
present there are Is planes at Pope
Field, Capt. B. j. Saunders. Jf'
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-26
OFF TO MONTREAL

WH1TEV1LLE, May 25-Rev. J.
R. Kennedy, pastor of thu First
Presbyterian church, and Eugene
Davis, Presbyterian elder, left
mere today to attend the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian
church converting at Montreal,
Both Kennedy and Davis are of.
fcially delegates from the will
mington presbyte-y.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-26
Our Chief Aim
To aid in every way the prosecution of
the war to complete Victory.
TOP O. THE MORNING

"When was boy, we were taught that
things were wrong according to the Bible.
Today the power of persuasion by the
moral code is not used on our young folks.
How can we expect them to have respect
for the laws of man if they have none for
the laws of God?" Judge Hamilton.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22
MONACO MAGNET
By Helen, Dot. Doris

Monaco, Pa. June 22-On Sat.
night a wedding shower was held
for Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Shaw
at the Saxon Club. Mrs. Shaw is
the former Miss Hilda Maurer
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Maurer. Our Juniors wish you
both loads of luck.
Sgt. Martin Fuller was home
on three day pass this last week.
end. He is now stationed at For
Belvoir, Virginia.
"Dootie" Irons made it home
again this weekend 10 see his
brother Bert. who will report back
to duty on June TO- Bert will have
completed his 80 day leave. Coco
luck, Bert, and we hope it won
be too long before we see yor
home again.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22

them for d week their son 1t
Michael w. Schnell and his lovely
wife Louise.
1t. Schnelr has just returned tc
the United States after serving ii,
Africa for nineteen months. He
Irejoined his wife in Carmel. Calf.
and together they came to Lake,
wood and Cleveland to visit with
their family and friends.
To those who they did not have
a chance to see in their short visit
1t. and Mrs. Schnell extend their
best regards.
1t. Schnell reports now to Ore
gon where he will receive his next
assignment.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22
CAPITAL CITY BITS
By Katy Gotzmeister

Columbus, Ohio. June 22-Have
you bought your chances on the
$500 War Bond to be given "a
way at the Senior Lodge Picnic,
July 9: At the Saxon Hall. They
are being sold by all the Junior
Club members. get yours now
Don't forget the picnic. There will
be fun for all. Don't forget the
date, and your chances on the
War Bond.
Auditing committee will meet
at Farrs next Thursday evening
at 7:3O p. m. The sooner we ge,
there the quicker we will get done
So let's all be on time.
Congratulations to the newly
weds. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Pol
der. Jr. We wish you the best oi
everything and may the rest OF
your lives be spent in complete
happiness.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22
ARTHUR T. BROOS
Was home on Furlough

We were just informed that at
the end of May Arthur I. Broos,
son of Mr.. Martin Broos. has been
home for short furlough to visit
his father and his friends but it
was not possible for him to see
all his good friends and he pro-
missed that on his next furlough
he will try to see them all. Arthur
is lst Class seaman and has sail
ed over 10000 miles Oh the high
seas. Arthur was member of the
Cleveland East basketball team
and was well liked by all and
there is no doubt that on his re-
turn home he again will join the
East Juniors.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22
CLEVELAND WEST
NEWS
By People

Cleveland, O.. June 22-West
had some welcome visitor frotn
New Castle over the weekend.
Paul Sanders. Henry Bender. !.
Bender. The boys made it Just in
time for our moonlight cruise.
Hope you enjoyed yourselves eel.
lows and come again soon.
Members you sure missed a goo,i
time by not attending the moon
light ride. for once there were
more fellows than girls present. !
mean girls from the club. there
were enough other females there.
Hi-Lites of the Cruise
| wonder if Hans still has a
headache, yoi. was he ever sea-
sick!?
| am beginning to believe Hen
ry has special reason for COM
ing to Cleveland. What is it,
Hank Are you planning to take
one of our Westside members a
way from us?
I'd like to know why the rest OF
the gang of our club didn't show
up, it seems the ones that want to
be doing things all of the time did
not show up
Are you coming2 Where?
Why to the West Sachsenheils
on Sunday, June 18th. Come and
celebrate SAXON DAY. Thi.,
will be the day we'll all honLr
the Saxon boys and girls in the
services of Uncle Sam! Come to
church at | p. m. and prepare to
stay for the rest of the day. We
assure you all grand time.
Singers Convention
ust a reminder to reserve the
first weekend in September for
the Singers Convention at West
Cleveland intends to make this
one of the best conventions in re-
cent history, SO head for Clevc-
land comes September.
Remember the Sachsenheim il
also your home. Pay it visit once
in a while.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22
OPA ON THE AIR
THIS WEEK

Radio broadcasts by the Cleve
land District Office of Price Ad-
ninistration on local stations dur
ing the week are as follows:
Saturday, June "a
"OPA Farm News" will be pre-.
sented over WJW at 1855 p. m.
I Saturday, June "a
at sis p. M, over WICA.
Ashtabula. Chester Bowles will,
speak on "'The Cost al .OPA in
Relation to the Savings.
Saturday, June ~
at 9:30 p. m.. WTAM, Cleveland,
viii present the "OPA Question
Box. Serving as master of cere-
monies will be Richard p. Over
myer, District Information Exc
cutive The board of experts will
be composed OF w. u. Spiegle,
Commodity Specialist for Apparel
and Textiles: O. d. Lewis, Dis
trict Mileage Representative and
Paul Marshall. Rent Enforcement
Attorney.
Sunday, June "a
at 9:lS D. m. over WRRN
Warren, O., Chester Bowles will
speak on THE Cost of OPA in
Relation to the Savings
The "OPA Reporter" will be
heard Monday through Friday al
l::55 P. M. over station WCIE.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22
RADIO COMMUNE
CATION ON TRAINS

The question has been raised as
to why the railroads have not in
stalled radio communication Oh
trains, thus helping to eliminate
accidents. AS a matter of fact, the
railroads and communication COM
panies have worked on this very
problem for more than twenty
years. Many lines have put expert
mental radio equipment into &C.
tual use in limited areas, but tech
nical difficulties have so far made
its universal application impracti-
cal.
Beginning in the year 1922. a
special research committee of the
American Railway Association
predecessor of the Association Of
American Railroads. undertook 4
program of research on radio pro-
blems in collaboration with lead
ing manufacturers of electrical
equipment. Since that time efforts
have not been relaxed, in the
search for workable methods Of
radio communication with and on
moving trains.
At present the Pennsylvania
Railroad has in operation a train
telephone incorporating the best
features of former experiments. 1t
is undoubtedly the forerunner OF
better equipment still to come.
1t is easy to forget that radios
on trains for purposes of inter-
communication must be one hun
dred per cent dependable in every
way before their adoption can be
even considered. During all the
years that scientists spent work
ing out the bugs" in home radios.
people endured earspliding imper-
fection for the sake of the novelty
of the thing. AS improvements
were announced, old radios went
out the back door and new ones
arrived at the front door. But
when lives depend upon perfect
performance. such procedure
cannot be followed.
The railroads can be expected
to put radio communication on
trains as soon as it reaches a point
of practical application and will
add to the safety of train opera
ton.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22

SALEM NEWS
Bv Sue Herman

Salem. O.. June 22-Take the
month of June, a wedding time.
and friends old and new and what
could be better combination for
a good time: And from all scour-
ses, a good time was the answer.
Imagine the grooms astonishment
when his wife of just few hours
was kidnapped. Didn't you know
that was the custom. Martz.
Another social event can be
added to the months minutes. 1t
seems not so many turned out
but after some efforts they finally
got together and had the long "a
waited steak fry. or rather wiener
roast.
Family Picnic June 25th
Everyone is invited to the ia
mily picnic this Sunday. June Is,
at the Saxon Country Club at l
p. m. Pack your lunch and bring
along your folks and make this a
successful event for the ladies
lodge.
Fourth of July Picnic
Rumors around town are that
an orchestra has been obtained
for the Fourth of July picnic that
will be held Sunday, July End.
Names in the News
This seems to be the month for
the Folders to get into the news.
We want to extend our congratu-
lations this time to Johanna Pol
der who has been promoted to
Seaman lst CT. in the Waves. EX-
cuse me. but she had her name
changed lately to Mrs. Andrew
Klein. wife OF Cpl Klein in the
Army Air Force Band.
- Buy Defense Bonds and
Stamps now!
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22
THIS AND THET

Brazil is a Catholic country
but freedom OF worship is guaran-
teed.
John is now the most popular
wartime name for bows in Britain
Stephen Foster wrote more than
200 songs.
Veterans Administrator Frank
T. Hines reported that more than
100000 Veterans of World War
II have already been added to
pension rolls.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22
SIXTH U. S. CIVIL
SERVICE REGION
Homer l.. Foster. Acting Branch
Manager

New job opportunities in FEEDER.
al agencies in Cleveland. Ohio.
and Parma, Ohio, were listed by
the Cleveland office of the u S
Civil Service Commission.
These jobs are not available to
men and women already employed
full-time in essential war work at
their highest skill. The list follows
Inspectors
Stenographers
Machine Operators
Engine Mechanics
Cooks
Auditors
Industrial Specialists
Chemical Specialists
Further information and appli-
cation blanks are available al,
Room 174l. Union Commerce
Building, Cleveland Ia. Ohio.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22
DID YOU KNOW THAT

10 lower the cost of living, Pa
lestine intends to purchase about
5000 tons of olive oil and marked
1t at reduced prices.
Mexico City health authorities
poured 5000 quarts of impure milk
down sewers in one day recently.
Repulped waste paper is being
used to line war hospital huts in
Italy.
Over 25.OOO,COO more Britons
travelled by train last year than
in 1912.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22

OTE 1t is reported that the poem which follows was found on
body OF an American soldier who killed action in al
LOOK, God L have spoken TO You
But now want say low do do.
Yon see God. they told Youd
And like a fool I believed al
Last night from a shell hole Yoursk
figured right then they had me a lie
Had L taken time You made
ia have known they weren't calling a ade a
II wonder. God if You'd shake hand,
Somehow feel that under stand.
Funny l had o this place
Before had to Yourf face.
"Wel | guess there isn't much to
But I'm glad God, you today
guess the hour will soon be here
But Pm afraid You're here
"The signal! WE'LL God I'll hav to CO.
like You lots this you to know
Look this will be a
Who knows may Your houseto tonight
"Though I wasn't friendly to You before,
wonder, God if at Yourd door
Look, I'm crying Me! Shedding
l wish had know You thesema
"Wel, l have God goodbye
Strange. since I met you, Pm to
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22

Saxon Dav

On Sunday. June Is, there will
be held Saxon Day to honor our
Saxon boys in the. armed services.
All proceeds from this dav sha],
go into a fund to help out needy
service men. and their immediate
families. SO let us all be at the
West Side Sachsenheim to prove
to our boys that we are backing
them up 100 per cent. Remember
Sunday. June Is.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22

dlIOWCQ very III
tie time at their
office desks. If a
recess is decided
upon it will begin
June "a, so the
calendar must be
cleared of all ap-
preparation meas
ure $, conference
reports and legis-
lation which must
be taken care of
before the begin
ming of the next
fiscal year on
July l.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22

Swedens double-track railway
program started in 1883 to con-
tinue for 20 years has been de-
layed.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22
1t. MICHAEL w.
SCHNELL
Was home on Furlough

Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Schnell
of 1442O Lakewood Hts. Blvd,
were very happy to have with
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-22
House Extends Price Control
Act Amid Numerous Objections
BY consrss.man France. P. Bolton

T ONG sessions and early committee
II meetings are still the order of the
day. Members of the House have been