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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-22
Interpreting
The War
Rv KIRKE SIMPSON
Associated Press War Analyst

Resembling new Russian and
Anglo American blows at both
ends of the tottering German-Jap-
anese war Axis are setting bril-
liant state for Prime Minister
Churchiu's scheduled war review
to parliament.
Never has he had the opportuni-
ty to recite such an array OF mil
itary accomplishments, bolsterlng
his sturdy confidence in ultimate
and utter victory. In his most op-
timistic moments last November
when Mr.. Churchill predicted the
crisis in Europe would come this
year, he could not have foreseen
situation so glowing with war
shortening possibilities, east and
west alike, as it is today.
In Russia, in Italy and IN the
Atlantic North Sea theater, events
are rushing forward to that crisis
for Germany at a pace that de-
fies conjecture.
Even in the Pacific Japan's de-
fensive front has been critically
dented and a weakness has been
disclosed which stirs hopes of a
far faster paced advance west
ward than seemed possible only
days ago.
The air-sea pulverizing of Truk,
main enemy bastion in the Central
Pacific, at relatively insignificant
American cost in planes, ships OF
men, was an amazing develop.
ment. It touched off Tokyo
army-navy high command shake
up, the significance of which is
yet to be revealed.
There is reason to believe that
the shake up was in process, due
to successive Japanese defeats in
the Pacific and in China.
1t seems probable, too, thai
some change in Nipponese STRAIT
egg in the Pacific underlies the
shift in chief army and navy com
mands-even a possible decision tt
risk the fleet.
Tokyo's war lords can have nc
doubt that every week that slip:
by without decisive naval actor
in the Pacific means increased
American air and sea power ir
that theater. Yet it knows also
that there is brewing in India anc
the Bay of Bengal theater a nc
less ponderous and mounting Brit
ish sea-air-land threat and thai
American air power in China is
gradually expanding against al
supply difficulties. 1t is already
sniping effectively at japanese
China Sea traffic in addition tt
aiding Chinese ground armies.
Time alone will tell how TOTO
virtual Japanese dictator, hopes tt
meet this mounting encirclemen'
danger and what part, if any, the
Tokyo reported change in toI
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With Ernie Pyle.

trigger first. His slug nlt tne 1el-
man just above the heart. The Ger
man had a wonderful pair OF bino-
culars slung over his shoulders,
and the bullet smashed them to
bits. Buck had wanted some Ger
man binoculars for long time.
The ties that grow up between
men who live savagely and die re-
lentlessly together are ties OF great
strength. There is a sense of fideli-
ty to each other among little corps
of men who have endured so long
and whose hope in the end can be
but so small.
One afternoon while / was with
the company Sergt. Buck Ever
sole's turn came to 60 back to rest
camp for five days. The company
was due to attack that night.
Buck went to his company COM
mander and said, Lieutenant, I
don't think | better go. I'll stay
if you need me-"
The lieutenant said, "Of course
1 need you, Buck, always need
you. But it's your turn and l want
you to 60. In fact, you're ordered
to CO."
The truck taking the few boys
away to rest camp left just at
dusk. 1t was drizzling and the val
legs were swathed in a dismal
mist Artillery of both sides flash
ed and runbled around the hori-
ION. The encroaching darkness
was heavy and foreboding.
Buck came to the little group of
old-timers in the company with
whom 1 was standing, to say good
bye. You'd have thought he was
leaving forever. He shook hands
all around, and his smile seemed
sick and vulnerable. He was man
stalling off his departure.
He said, We'll, good luck to you
ALL" And then he said, ''I'll be
back in just five days" He said
goodbye all around again, and he
said, well, good luck to you all. :"
I walked with him toward the
truck in the dusk. He kept his eyes
on the ground, and I think he
would have cried if he knew how,
and he said to me very quietly:
This is the first battle I've ever
missed that this battalion has been
in. Even when l was in the hospital
with my arm they were in bivouac.
This will be the first one I've ever
missed. I sure do hope they have
good luck"
And then he said:
II feel like a deserter.''
He climbed in, and the truck
dissolved into the blackness. I went
back and lay down on the ground
among my other friends, waiting
for the night orders to march. I
lay there in the darkness thinking
- terribly touched by the great
simple devotion Of this soldier who
was a cowboy-and thinking Of the
millions far away at home who
must remain forever unaware Of
the powerful fraternalism in the
CHASTITY brotherhood of war.
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Fascisrn Lives On

What has come to be known as King S
italy," that is to say the area turned back
to Badogio by the Allies, contains two divi-
sions of the population. Residents with po-
litical turn of mind abhor the change, the
non.political ly-rninded 60 about their affairs
alphabetically with complete disinterest in gov
ernmental affairs. They have been so &C
customed for years to being showed around
that they now accept whatever happens to
them or the country without interest.
The politicians have no confidence in the
administration, searching dispatch from Ma
pies discloses. The plain people have no con-
fidence in anything. But to assume that Fas-
cism is dead, or has disappeared. merely BE-
cause the Fascist administrative machine has
been broken would be unjustified.
"All that has happened" says this dispatch,
lis that the Fascists have been keeping quiet
above ground. That does not mean they are
necessarily so underground. The most notori-
Gus Fascist operators have been removed or
have left the public scene themselves. But
Fascism has been so interviewer into the So
cial fabric that at dinner party one may
see persons formerly accounted as good Fas'
cists' getting along most aniably with anti
Fascists or folk who say they used to put
up the appearance Of being good Fascists'
under Mussolini because the correct wearing
of the party insignia was in the interests OF
their livelihood
What this means is that when the war is
over and Italy is liberated from the German
yoke, the element in the population adhering
in secret to the tenets Of the Fascists will
put UP a strong fight to regain their lost
power, and as they are. not only trained in
politics and stepped in Fascism. and are OBJ.
viously continuing some sort OF organization
while the Indifferent public at large remains
completely disorganized, Italy is liable to
emerge in the brave new world as totali-
tarianized as it was when Mussolini was in
his glory.
Clearly the Allies have a job to do in
Italy in addition to liberating it.
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nv ERNIE PYLE

IN 1TALY,-(by wireless)-Buck
Eversloe is a platoon sergeant in
an infantry company. That means
he has charge of about 40 front
line fighting men.
He has been at the front for more
than a year. War is old to him and
|he has become almost the master
of it. He is a senior partner now
in the institution of death.
His platoon has turned over many
times as battle whites down the
old ones and the replacement sys-
tenn brings up the new ones. Only
handful now are veterans.
ut gets so it kinda gets you,
SEEM these new kids come up"
Buck told me one night in his
slow, barely audible Western voice,
so full of honesty and sincerity.
"Some of them have just got fuzz
on their faces, and don't know what
it's all about, and they're scared
to death. No matter what, some OF
them are bound to get killed"
We talked about some Of the 9TH
er old-tirne non-coms who could
take battle themselves, but had
gradually grown morose under the
responsibility Of leading green boys
to their slaughter. Buck spoke OF
one sergeant especially, brave
and hardened man, who went to
Ibis captain and asked him to be
reduced to a private in the lines.
II know it amt my fault that
they get killed." Buck finally said.
And l do the best can for them,
but I've got so feel like it's me
KILN 'em instead of a German.
I've got so l feel like murderer.
I hate to look at them when the
new ones come in
Buck himself has been fortunate.
Once he was shot through the arm.
His own skill and wisdom have
saved him many times, but luck
has saved him countless other
times.
One night Buck and an officer
took refuge from Smelling in two.
room italian stone house. AS they
sat there, shell came through the
wall Of the far room, crossed the
room and buried itself in the mid
die wall with its nose pointing up
ward. 1t didn't 60 off.
Another time Buck was leading
his platoon on a night attack. They
were walking in Indian file. Sud.
denly mine went off, and killed
the entire squad following Buck.
He himself had nairaculously walk
ed through the mine field without
hitting a one.
One day Buck went stalking a
German officer in close combat,
and wound up with the German on
one side of a farmhouse and Buck
on the other. They kept throwing
grenades over the house at each
other without success.
Finally Buck stepped around one
corner of the house, and came face
to. face with the German, who'd
had the same idea.
Buck was ready and pulled the
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State Revenue Office
Here wiu Be Open
Until 18th OF Morcb

The State department Of Bou
enue office in the courthouse M,;n
be open from 9 am. 10 s ~ "" W
every weekday until March Is - !,
was announced Monday. 1t
Persons who are required to fila
state income and tangible taxa wy
may secure assistance from +b
staff there, composed of R
Lamb, Ralph Monger, Jr. F D D.
Willis, w., C. Bone, Joe |. Moo ~
and D. L. Latta.
Come early to avoid Congestion
is the request of the revenue ~
ficials. w
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army navy commanders n,.

army navy commanders NAV. :,
a reshaping of policy. pays IN
Regardless of Tokyo decisiors
the blasting of Truk into vir+, ro.ls'
as useless an outpost as is Rab aly
on New Britain has altered ' tb
whole war aspect in the So 'ne
Central Pacific That once n TUU.n'
full barrier to Philippine and T Ts
anese home waters can he ,';
tually ignored for the presen. WI,
least in American attack plannia a'
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duce the italian battle to a Sc
condary front. Despite the fact
that Allied prestige is more in
volved in the campaign we are
engaged in than in the one not yet
attempted, the transfer of the
Supreme Command to London in
evitably focuses, the chief interest
and expectation on the big push"
to come-New York Times.
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REYNOLDS TO BROADCAST

1V1 q S0DO To 01VO12VO1101
WASHINGTON, D.. C., Feb. al
Sen. Robert r. Reynolds will
speak over a nationwide hookup
of the Columbia Broadcasting
System Tuesday night, from 1920
to 1O:45
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In the Women's Army Corps you'll
do job that's really vital to VIC
tory.
Yours might be any one of 23o
types Of Army jobs from plotting
plane flights to driving jeeps.
You'll meet interesting people, see
interesting places. You'll feel new
pride in notwithstanding the work
Of this war with your fighting men.
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Get full details about the WAC
at any US. Army Recruiting Sta
ton, or write: The Adjutant Cen
eral, us. Army. Attention: Re
cruiting & Induction Section, 44I'
Munitions Bldg, Washington ~
D. c. Women in essential indus
try must have release from tleir
employer or the US. Employment
Service.)
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TOP OF THE MORNING

TUF UF THE MUKN1NG
Every hard duty that lies in your path,
that you would rather not do, that it will
cos. pain and struggle or sore effort to do,
has blessing in it. Not to do it, at what
ever COST is to miss the blessing. ,
]. r. MILLER.
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Our Chief Aim

To aid In every way the prosecution Of
the war to complete Victory.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
D. T.. Officer 10 Lead
Gift Bombing Raid

Flying Fortresses commanded by
1t. Col. Theodore Milton. %, of S
Pinehurst Circle NV, will bomb"
Nantes with tons of presents dur
ing a Christmas party for some 5000
French children, according to the
Associated Press.
Col. Milton's Bombardment Group,
a veteran 9Th Air Force unit in Eng
land, will drop candy, toys, soap
and other parcels from their own
rations or from packages from
home. Officers and men of the unit
also contributed $3.50 toward a
fund toward a fund to purchase
more gifts and equipment for or
phanages in Nantes.
The Washington officers group,
which has 240 operations over Eu-
rope to its credit, bombed military
targets at Nantes during the Ger
man occupation. The new bomb
ing plan was originated by 1t. P.
Oscar Picard, Linwood, Mass.
Col. Milton, a graduate of West
Point in 1910, wears the Distin-
guished Service Cross for a raid over
Brunswick, Germany, January II,
the Distinguished Flying Cross and
Cluster and the Silver Star. He
was wounded on a mission over Os-
chersleben, Germany, last January.
He was named commander of the
group two months ago. His wife.
the former Betty Bailey, live at the
Pinehurst address, and his mother,
Mrs. Alexander M. Milton, resides
at the Kennedy Warren Apart
ments
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Rent Control Agency
To Act on Broadmoor

The Rent Control Commission
was expected to act sometime this
week on the complaint of Theo-
dore Spector, assistant solicitor Of
the Interior Department, on con-
ditions which he charged existed at
the fashionable Broadmoor Apart
ments, 1901 Connecticut avenue
NV.
Ernest Williams, examiner at the
hearing last week at which Mr.
Spector appeared to state his COM
plants, visited the Spector apart
ment yesterday for a personal in
vestigation. He said his decision
will be given "as soon as possible. f"
Mr.. Spector has charged that con-
ditions at the apartment house
have deteriorated since the start
of the war and that the buildings
owners are profiteering at the ten
ants expense through curtailment
of service.
Mr.. Spector said his apartment
was in need Of repainting and deco
ration and asserted that the tenants
lacked proper ventilation facilities
and sufficient storage space.
He asked the commission to COM
pei the owners to restore the services
and that the rents be reduced be-
cause of the circumstances which he
cited. Mr.. Spector said he did not
want the money himself, but would
donate 1t to the Red Cross or any
other charitable organization.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
|Lupe veIezR Rites Await
Arrival of.Mother
BY the Associated Press.


BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Dec. 49,
Funeral plans for Lupe Velez,
Mexican actress who killed herself
last Thursday, today awaited arrival
of her mother from Mexico.
In Mexico City, friends said the
mother, Mrs. Josef1na Velez de VIII
lalobos, expected to leave by plane
today and hoped to make arrange
ments to take her daughters body
back to Mexico.
At a press conference Saturday
night, Harald Ramona, 28-year-old
French actor who was named in
the actress death note as the father
of her unborn child, said the mis-
understanding between him and
Lupe was due to his faulty knowl-
edge of English.
He declared when he found out
about her pregnancy, he proposed
they announce their marriage as al
ready having taken place.
II went to Lupe and told her we
could announce fake marriage ,
he said, "but 1t was not wise for me
to use that word, and I feel she mis-
understood me. She apparently did
not understand that we could &c
ahead with fully legal ceremony
at a later date"
Miss Velez, in q note found near
her body, accused Ramona of FAX
ing" his love for her.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Deaths Reported

George W. Campbell. 90, $3.50 Pennsyl-
yAnia ave. NV.
Rachel NJ Flanagan. s5. 1887 Eoxhan
M.rrax; ra; PR;Wi.. az A,,o u,..x.s,p .,,.
James wasgoner. 10, 215 3rd st. NV.
Frank B. Cooley, 75, 1915 verplanck pl
NV.
Alice Regan,. 75. 1921 Kalorama I'd. NV.
Minnie e. Dauberman. "A, $50 Roxboro
pl. NV.
Ella +. Sullivan, 73. 3720 Upton st. NV.
Morris Lovinger. ~. 1899 Shepherd st.
NV.
Annie A. McIlwee. 80. 4e48 Butterworth
pl. NV.
Otto Essey, 81. 500 I st. NV.
Clarence q. Tucker. "a, 1885 18th st. ne.
Emma Z. McDaniels, 81, 944 New York
John P. Miller. 5e. sos F st. NV.
Robert ]. Peake, 55, Silver Spring, Nd.
John Kidwell, As 474 c st. sw
infant Smith. IIs6 Morse st. ne.
infant Green, 1913 Buchanan st. NV.
sarah h Mahoney, 75; l4I7 Q st. NV.
9naiiip I9niiiip Jones. 63, 1902 summer I'd. Sc.
Ann M. Weeden. rs, AL d. NV.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Ickes Urges Help
In ResettIement
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Ickes said TODAY the
Interior Department will expand its
relocation program to send resettled
persons Of japanese ancestry back
to their West Coast homes.
At the same time, he expressed
the belief that a large proportion
of the more than 5000 Japanese
Americans relocated in other parts
OF the country may choose to remain
where they are.
Mr.. Ickes emphasized there will
be no "hasty mass movement" of
eyacuees
His statement, following the War
Departments revocation of the West
Coast exclusion order. said it 'is the
responsibility of every American
worthy of citizenship to do
everything that he can to make
easier the return to normal life of
those people ..
They are entitled to their full
constitutional and legal rights and
perhaps something more than ordi-
nary consideration because they
have really suffered as direct re-
suit of the war. In a real sense,
these people, too, were drafted by
their country. They were uprooted
from their homes and substantially
deprived Of an opportunity to lead
a normal life. They are casualties
Of war"
The WRA program calls for re-
turning only those whose resettle-
ment plans are approved by WRA.
They will be eligible for travel as
sistance which the authority now
extends to those relocating in other
parts of the country.
Evening star., 1944-12-18

this will go right into civil aviation
as of great value"
Movies of Air Currents Shown.
1t was announced that DR.. Edgar
Fuller of Washington, assistant d.
rector Of the Civil Aeronautics Ad-
miniStration education program,
will receive the Frank w. Brewer
Trophy Tuesday night at a banquet
at the Statler Hotel for his con-
tribution to the education of Amer
ican youth in aviation during 1914.
Mysterious forces which some
times seize an airplane as it ap-
proaches the speed of sound were
described at yesterdays session by
John Stack, aeronautical research
who showed motion pic
turs of the air currents photo
graphed by the intricate Schlieren
method.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Collier Air Trophy
Given 10 Developer
OF Training Devices

The conviction that the United
States has the responsibility to
make the airplane as powerful a
force In peace As it has been in
war" was expressed yesterday by
Vice President Wallace in present.
ing the Robert J. Collier Trophy
for 1e43 to Capt. Luis de Florez,
q. 8. N. r., for his work in perfect
ing devices for training military
airmen.
Addressing meeting in the
United States Chamber of Com
n1erce auditorium in observance of
the 41st anniversary of the first
successful flight of the Wright
Brothers at Kitty Hawk, N. c., Mr..
Wallace told an audience which in
cluded Orville Wright that while
the airplane is no panacea for the
worlds Ills, it has possibilities far
beyond the usual Imagination.
Capt. de Florez, who is director
Of special devices in the Navy's Bu-
reau Of Aeronautics, received the
award for "the greatest achieve
ment In aviation in America, the
value Of which has been demon
etrated by actual use during the
preceding year"
18th Winner of Award.
The Navy expert Is the 2eth win
ner Of the priced award, the win
ner OF which is selected by a COM
mittee appointed by the National
Aeronautic Association. Distin-
guished guests at yesterdays ses-
sion included Gen. H. H. Arnold,
chief of the Army Air Forces and
winner Of the trophy in 1912 for the
successful organization and leader
ship of the AAF all over the world.
The complex devices designed by
Capt. de Florez help to train air
crews by Stimulating combat con-
ditions and allow them to perfect
techn1ques of plotting, gunnery and
bombardment without too much
costly and dangerous fight in
struction.
Grover Looming, aircraft adviser
to the War Production Board and
chairman Of the Collier Trophy
Committee, said the special devices
had saved many lives and a great
deal OF time and money for the
armed services and that later all of |
Evening star., 1944-12-18
BrowneII Is Guest
OF Dewey at Dinner
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSoclhteo Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-In their
first meeting since election day, Re-
publican National Chairman Her
bert Brownell, jr., and Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey dined privately last night
in the Governors suite in the Hotel
Roosevelt.
The national chairman returned
to New York Friday front a vaca-
ton and Gov. Dewey. 1914 Repub-
lican presidential nominee, drove to
New York yesterday from his
Pawling IN. " home.
Paul Z. Lockwood, the Cover
nor's secretary, said Mr.. Brownell
would hold press conference to-
day.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Berge Asks United Nations
To Draft Anf-CaheI Pact

By the Associated Press.
An agreement to outlaw cartels
among the United Nations would
clear the way for constructive steps
to rebuild the worlds economy, As
sistant Attorney General Wendell
Berge asserts.
Mr.. Berge, in a statement issued
yesterday through the American
Council on Public Affairs, said:
Il venture to predict that the
American public will never accept
the cartel system. 1t is impossible
to have a cartel system for do
mestic or foreign trade SO far as
this country is concerned as long
as the Sherman and Clayton (Anti-
trust) Acts are enforced"
Public grants of private lnonop-
olies, through patents or trade
marks" he continued, must be
constantly reviewed so that they
are not used as devices in restraint
or trade. We cannot permit pur-
chasing power to be destroyed by
monopoly prices, or the necessities
of life denied to consumers because
of them
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Bonomi Questions
Improved Conditions
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PTeSs.
ROME, Dec. 18.-Premier Ivanoe
Bonomi in a broadcast to the ma
tion last night held out little hope
of improved economic conditions
while the year lasts and appealed to
Italians to fight to win the war
without party distinctions"
The Premier said a newly acti-
vated italian division soon would
enter the line against the Germans
and that others would be in action
before spring. About 100000 Ital-
ian workers are engaged in essen
tial activities behind the lines, he
added. asserting that ITALY is fight
ing for her liberation and for moth
ing else"
Evening star., 1944-12-18

worlds most powerful beacon, the
1000 900 600 o-candlepower light atop
the Palmolive Building, which had
been blacked out for almost three
years.
Mrs. Howard F. Conley, who lost
one son in action in the North At
lantic and has three others in serv-
ice, turned on the beam by pressing
button at War Bond show miles
from the light.
The beacon was shut of after
Pearl Harbor.