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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-29
interpreting
The War .
By KIRKE L. Simpson,
Associated Press W. 'oN

A news budget bullying u; +''a
asters, present and impend T,a d
the cynical German-Japanes,ss in
fellowship marked this last :, w
, toner weekend. The battle ti5 + v
left no doubt that the drn nu'a
doom were tnrobbing in oni. s 4
ing tempo for Hitler and Hir.t 4s'
Long, hard and bloodv =. ,Yll'
road to total victory still ns ny o
United Nations forces have l sd :
upon the last lap both in F,,,,t
and Asia. On both sides NJ y
world they are inexorably rip,,'
the foe with steel and flame n.
ing their way town by town W. Va
by island, ridge by ridge foo ,.'
foot through his 'Nner defenso.
Outstanding among the war l..
penings of this pcrtentious Oc,%
week was the paralyzing bly,
struck Japan's imperial f les..
American sea power. 1t chsr,,
imponderably the whole nstnr,
the war in the Pacific even ba..
the full scope of enemy losS.'
could be tabulated. Y
1nsistent and credible reD,
poured in that at one stroEa
Nipponese grip ON all the Sn.E
China sea and its incalculabIs M
ural resources had been Iooco,., /
if not broken.
Nipponese retreat from sr. !
China waters would carry win I
callous abandonment of Japsrsb
garrisons in the Philippines -
Dutch Indies, the Malay penin,slj
and war scourged Burma. 10 hsl,
fate, just as these in Amer,
by-passed islands of t h pa,a1 ,
have been left to surrender or N,
On his return to the Philipphs| i,
General Macarthur said this vi,
the broad ultimate strategic obt.I,
tive beyond recapture of the ii
lands themselves. Success m]
cut off an estimated half mjN,l,
Japanese troops to the southw,-k
he said.
Retreat of japanese fleet rrt
nants from the South China n
also would mean early British Il
curs;on into that sea from the VII
to effect a junction with America
allies and insure China's rescue NJ
sooner than most optimistic Alg
military calculations could hayI.
1oreshadoWed.
1t was not across the PaGI
alone, however, that this weeke.I
saw battle front developments I
transcendent importance recoMl &
It witnessed full scale Russian r
vasion of East Prussia and a brHS
Red army sweep through the 81
ern Carpathian passes and a
the plains of Hungary and '
slavia to reach the Danube
front reaching substantially
below Budapest to recaptured
grade. 1t saw Nazi flight fro Il
Greece and the Aegean islands E
der Allied pursuit and partisan Ia i
rassment approaching tAe m
stage. German abandonment
the whole Balkan peninsula was
all but accomplished fact.
In Holland British and Canada
troops were close to clearing
Schelde estuaries and the sou
bank of the Mas Of Nazi tro'
hampering communicative and
development of the break-th-o4
Anglo-American offensive tow 5
the lower Rhine. b
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-29
TOP % MORNING

He's keeping me now, tbs moment,
However 1 need it most;
Perhaps by \ single angel,
Perhaps by \ mighty host,
Perhaps by the chain that frets me,
Or the walls that shut me in;
In ways that know and know not,
He keeps me from harm and sin.
Annie johnson Flint
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-29
Ahead Of Schedule

1t may be expected any time now that the
japanese high command will send message
to General Macarthur and Admiral Nlrnitz,
anxlously reminding them of the Allied STRAIT
egists' decision to beat Hitler first
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-29
rs Years Ago
Today
(FROM THE FILES
OF THE STAR-NEWS)
OCTOBER 20, 1919


The Wrightsville Beach W. l
club will hold an organIzal'
meeting at 8 o'clock tonight al
w. L. 7. armory on Market Sl
This is a subsidiary organlza
of the W. L. l. operating a G
house at Wrightsville Be
throughout the year.
The Bellamy building at seq
ed Market streets, is beng
modelled and when competed
wholesale department OF NV
R. Bellamy Drug COMPANY },
Front and Market Streets VIII
moved there.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-29

am quite certain that no one will seriously
President, or the emergency war methods Of
business SO long as there is an emergency
out emergencies are Intoxicating and so is
power; They prolong very easily.
-G G1 p. Wilson, president, General
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-29
Fair Enough

(Kditsr's Nete-Ths Star and the News accent a,
responsibility for the personal views Of Mr.. Perier
and often disagree with them much ~ many .
bis readers His articles serve the good purpess .
makj-x people think.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-29
Our Chief Aim

To aid in every way the prosecution Of the
war to complete Victory.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-16

kjer je trikrat obkrozil jezero
in petkrat sci po siroki cesti gor
in dol, hitel mimo mnogih ble-
scecih vozov, poleg mestnih kra-
sotic, ravnateljev, svetnikov in
castnikov in nikdo nj zrl "a
MIN, ker nj bill mic posebnega,
marveeSje dajal videz navadne-
ga mladega moza, osemindvaj-
seth do tridesetih let. Ko pa
je nekega popoldne srecal don
Pedra in ga je spanec prijazno
pozdravil, zaupljivo OWL svojo
roko krog njegove ter Sc je v
zivem nagovoru sprehajal z
MIN gor in dol, ga je vse zace-
10 obcudovati in krasotice, raw
natelji, svetniki, castniki so z
nekim prikritim spostovanjem
zrli MEGA; ponosni spanec,
XII drugace nj govoril z 1.-Two du-
SO, je bill MANFRED nasproti mia
demu mozu. zelo prijazen.
Cvet mladega zenskega sve-
ia je zacel ugotavljati, da niti
nina tako neprijetnega obraza,
nasprotno ina ma sebi nekaj "a
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-16

Maybe you have a son off at war. What home
coming when he gets into his jeans and you We
both got those Bonds to fall back ON for the
machinery and equipment and buildings you'll
be needing in the future. And how about the
education you've promised yourself you'd give
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-16

znala. Gostoljubni bratje so do.
volili mladenieu, da je lahko O.
biskal galerijo, kadar Sc mu je
vzljubilo; in pa je uporabil pri.
liko, &c lie nj bill zadrzan v opol-
danskih urah, ko je bila galeri-
ia odprta. Mladenica nj oviral
niti dez, niti sneg in niti krasno
vreme, XII ga je mamilo ven v
diVno okolico. Cesto Sc je dozde-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-16

Kdor je leta 1924 cd casa do
casa obiskal v Stuttgartu obed-
nico restavracije "Anglesk
kralj" ali pa Sc je med drugo in
tretjo popoldansko uro spreha-
jail po siroki cesti, 81 je gotovo
vtisnil V spomin nekaj oseb, XII
so v TEN casu vzbujale obco po-
zornost.
Med temi sta predvsem diva
moza, XII nista spadala med pri-
kazni navadnih stuttgartskih
gostiln ali sprehajalisc, marve6
bi ju lazje postavili madrid
ski Prado ali v kako kavarno V
Lissabini ali Sevilli.
Predstavite 81 visokega, slo-
kega, starejsega moza sivocrnih
las, globokih, zarecih, temnoru-
javih oci, z orlovskim nosom in
finimi ozkimi usti, XII hodi poca-
81, ponosno in ravno. K crnim
svilnatim hlacam in nogavicam,
k veliki rozeti ma cevljih in k
siroki zaponki, S katero so bile
zapete hlace pri kolenu, k
dolgemu tenkemu mecu OBJ stra-
nj, k visokemu klobuku siro-
kim krajcem, XII ga je nekoliko
postrani potisnil ma cello, bi Sc
prilegel kratek jopic S spanskim
ovratnikom, a starec je incl ma
sebi crn frak.
Ia MIN je ponosno korakal
sluzabnik. z nesramno hudo-
musnim obrazom, kricece-pisa-
no tujo obleko, neprisiljenim We
. denjem, ko Sc je prav neumno
ozlral na vse strani in je vse
preletel z Ocml, ne da bi kaka
stvar vzbudila V MEM obcudo-
vanje, spominja ma one sluzab-
nike spanskih iger, XII so CO.
spodarju nalik senci zvesti, v
omiki dalec "a MIN, V ponosu
tesno "a MIN. Pod p&zduho no.
81 gospodarjev solncnik in dez-
nj plasc, v roki srebrno tobac-
nico cigarami in .vzigalnik.
Kdo hi ne obstal in Sc ozrl "a
NINA, ko sta pocasi korakala
po sprehaj ajiscu? Nj cuda, ako
sta bila tLjca rredmet ob:udo-
vanja, kajti don Pedro de San
Montanjo Ligez, dvorni marsal
kneza P, XII je >bival ia cas- V
Stuttgartu in njegov sluzabnik
Diego nista nikaka malenkost.
Kakor Sc v zivljenju cesto
zgodi, da postane kdo slaven
in obcudovan vsled neznatne-
ga dogodka, tako Sc je zgodilo
to tudi mlademu Frobnu, XII je
bill ze mad pol leta y stuttgartu
in je vsak dan tocno OBJ dveh
stopil skozi vrata palace v park;
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-16

lvalc, da Je zelo bolan, prisel pa
je vkljub temu.
! Vsakdo bi nlislil, da je bill
mladi Troben veiik ljubitelj u
metnosti in je zato prihajal dan
ma dan v yeliko galerijo silk.
Temu pa nj tako. Tho je vsto-
lpil, memo pozdravil in sci cd
daljeno sobo. Obstal je pred ne
ko sliko, jo dolgo gledal in po-
tenn tho, brez besede odseI.
Lastniki galerije so zacudeno
opazovai mladega moza. Njego-
vo zanimanje "a sliko je prikri-
valo neko skrivnost, toliko OBJ
zirni pa so vseeno bill, da Fro
bna MISC nadlegovali .vprasa-
NIL Pomilovanje je vzbujal v
Nth, kajti ko je memo, S pove-
seno glavo odhajal, so dobro
videli, da Sc svetlikajo njego-
viii oeeh bolestne solze.
Zgodovinske ali umetniske
vrednosti slika nj imela. Pred
stavljala je damo v napol Span
ski, napol staro-nemski nosi. IL
ozadja Sc je smehljal prijazen
cvetoc obraz, cistimi, dobro-
dusnimi oemi, finimi ocaruioci-
mi ustmi in memo okroglo bra
do. Lepo cello so vencali gosti
lasJe; pokrival jih je majhen
klobuk, XII SO ga krasila bella
peresa. Obleka, XII je puscala
prost samo Wiki vrat, :je bila
okrasena zlatimi verizicami in
Je pricala tako damini nrav-
nost, kakor o njenem plemeni-
tenn stanu.
Morda je zaljubljen sliko -
SO mislili - kakor Kalaf v Sill
ko kneginje Turandot, dasi brez-
upno, kajti slika je stara ka-
k h tristo let in oseba, XII 10
predstavlja, re zdavnai nj med
zivimi.
Nekega dne je obiskal gale
rlJo knee P. Spremljal ga je
tudl don Pedro. Kmalu Sc ie To-
Gil cd druzbe in je sam Sci cd
sllke do slike. Naposled je pre-
Stopll prag one oddaljene sobe.
10 da je trescilo v MEGA, :je "a
trenutek otrpnil. Potem Sc lie
zagnal proti Sikh. Obstal lie
pred MO. Pretresljiv vzdih Sc
nu Je izvil il prsi. Ko :je knee
zapustil galerijo, je opazil, da
narsala nj spremstvu. Dolgo
80 ga iskali. Naposled so ga ma
Sh. S prekrizanimi rokami lie
'tal pred sliko in je S poveseni-
nj ocmi in stisnjenimi ustmi
'anjaril
Ta1in nviboJr;;sN
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-16

KEN kralju". Vedno Sc je vsedel
k mizi don Pedra. Diego pa je
stal "a gospodarjevim stolom
in je obema stregel S ksereskim
whom in cigarami. Nikdo nj
mogel razumeti, kako sta prisla
ia diva gospoda skupaj in "a
>kaJ da Sc zanimata drug "a
drugega. Ma vse nacine so
tuhtali in prihajali do drznih
sklepov, pravo resitev pa bi mo-
gel podati lie mladenic sam, ako
bi ga kdo vprasal.
M e d najvecje znamenitosti
Stuttgarta je spadala galerija
silk bratov Boisseree in Bel
tram in ravno tukaj sta Sc ma
sa znanca prvic srecala in spo-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-16

(Dalje prihodnjic)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-16
Odpoved nesrecne
g. -: :-~=
ROMAN ~
Po w. Hauffu priredil Franjo Kolenc

Oh tihih vecerih sem zaslisal
IL daljave jok. Odlozil sem pero
in prisluhnil. V duhu sem Eagle
dal bite, nesrecno, zalostno, tr-
pece. Vzpenjalo Sc je po strmini
zivljenja in omahovalo pod tezo
gorja. Zaplakal sem, ker je bio
tako zelo podobno ubogi "pont
des artski beracici''.
V vrsticah, katerim sem sku-
Sal vtisniti pecat svojih cuvstev,
mu bodi posvecen skromen spo-
min.
Prireditelj.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-16
neiighbor asked you
to Buy Bonds

No need to tell you it takes money to
run war No need to tell you it's your
war, your liberty at stake. But we're all
human and just little bit given to letting
George do it, Only this time we're all
George We've got to do it! And in buy
ing those Bonds, we're doing ourselves as
big service as we are our fighting men
and our country. We're building strength
personal financial strength-with which to
meet the inevitable problems of tomorrow.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-16

nimivega, izredno privlacnega,
cesar v parku nj videti vsak
dan; ravnatelji in vsakovrstni
svetniki SO povprasevali: "Kdo
neki lie ia mladi moz?" in so le
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-16

Iof aoomens pilots of the Women
Air Force service, U. s. Army
trije, stirje porocniki bill take
sreeni, da SO mogli dati pojasni.
10, ko so nekako skrivnostno po-
rocali, da ia gospod veasih Sc
di v gostilni "Muzej' -pri an
gleski pecenki, da stanuje ze
nekako pol leta Grajski ulici
in jaha ma krasnem meklenbur-
skem konju, XII je njegova last.
Ma dolgo in siroko so Sc govori-
Ii o imenitnih lastnostih tega ko-
MIA, O barvi, starosti, ceni in
pogovor Sc je polagoma zacel
sukati krog konj, kar nikakor
nj spadalo sem.
Mladega Frobna pa so cd te-
ga casa naprej cesto videli V
druzbi don Pedra, zvecer pa Sc
je navadno pojavil V ANGLES
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-16
Mrs. Ida Wise Smith. nnrod.

Mrs. Ida Vase Smith, narod-
mo- predsednica Women's Chris
tion Temperance unije, Sc po-
gouarje a Eomgresnikom Joseph
r. Bryson, ki je predlagal, da
bi Sc prepovedazo isdelouamie
IN prodojamje pija6e, XII bi vse-
boVala vec kot polovaco enega
0dstotko GIEohola.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-16
Income Tax
Service
Poor TRGOVCI
IN POSESTNIKI

' vase lastno korist bo &c so
vase INCOME TAX pole pravil-
no izpolnjene. ce innate posest-
vo "a dive ali vec druzin, vi ste
opravlceni do Sc odpisave ma
vrednost vasega posestva. Mo-
goce tisto pomeni "a vas kak-
sn.h $3.50 ali vec ma vsakih S.
600 vrednosti. Tudi, vsaki tr-
govec je opravicen do 1Orl od-
plsaVe ma vso masinerijo in
opremo v trgovini. Dodatne DO
trebne informacije dobite pri
dobro znanem in zanesliivem
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-16
Something Worth Buying

your children? And that long vacation in the
sunshine you and your wife have 50 long de-
served? The only way to have these things is.
to save the money no,p.. u. S. War Bonds are
the safest and most liquid investment you can
make for these future needs needs worth
prouiding for!
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-02-16

0NE day soon, neighbor may stop by
~ to talk about the Fourth War Loan
and the share your locality is expected to
play in it. Or, he may talk at War Bond
rally at the high school, Chances are he'll
ask if you'll buy more Bonds. Will you
look on it as request for donation? Or
will you look on it as an opportunity to
build up the financial reserve every busi>
ness>like farmer or rancher has to have to
run his place proftably?
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-03-18
BETWEEN THE LINES Dean os sss b, Hancock

lsh these without a. the same time eradicauns race
prejudice is merely swapping the devil for tho Vit'h
or like jumping from the frying pan INFO the hfe
The trouble is in prejudice Of which these other
evils ugly manifestations
The prohbitionis,s make much OF the cost Of
whsksy but what OF The cost OF prejudice? What
about the billions this nation loses through re-
tarded South bound up with retarded Negroes Some
Negro economist could render no greater service 10
the cause Of inicrraoal amily han 20 set forth in
farfual 6eurcs what t costs this nation in dollars
and cents to finance race prejudice. Many who can
not think in terms Of NOR al values can think In
terms dollars and cents and the sooner these hg
be produced the sooner there will be salu-
tafy awakening
But the financial cost OF prejudice is nothing com
rared with the moral cos, The prohibnionists make
much Of the corruption tha is oised through liquor
on the communitys youth This is true beyond ques-
ton but Il is doubtful II the corruption that comes
through vhskcy Is equal 20 that which comes from
the proposition OF race prejudice. Most people es
cape the evils OF drink for the that only
small proportion OF the community's citizens are
addicted drink whereas race prejudice inoculaies
almost the entire population. II an elder is guilty
Of giving liquor TO a child OF tender years he merits
the censure and malcdction OF the entire commn-
nifty: but q is doubtful II giving alcoholic beverages
TO youngsters Is than teaching these Same
Youngsters that the color OF skins is important
than the state or their ne arts and their characters
To give youngser liquor IS worse than
throwing hat Same youngstcr ar cross-purposes with
God and Time and Right. To perpeuaic historical
errors and lies to perpetuac the distorted moral
perspective OF the youth IS conceiyahly far more
detrimental than giving trong drink TO tho youth
u the money spent in trying 20 ressircct prohibit
ton were spent IN eradicatlng race prejudice from
Tho hearts OF whites and Negroes. We are convinced
that Tho world would be far better on Besides pro.
hihtiOn Is largely n local matter while race nrci
ndce is world wide. When ignore tho greater
evil Of race prejudice and on the lesser
evil OF prohibition economizng our moral
] resources Praeudicium Generis delendum est!
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-03-18
HANDS ACROSS The PACIFIC

'once Regards from him 20 10 all the gang A. Book
er T Washington High school and the principal
Pfc John Totten, OF Albany N.Y. wants his moth
or and father to know he's doing fine lie hellos
Miss May Carr and all his buddies in Albany
Seaman Andrew Carter Of New YORK sends re-
CARDS 10 Cyril Smith and all his friends Anofher
seaman, Samuel Pinkney Of Alexandria Ia sends
regards 10 mother and sister on Monroe street
Petty 0fiiccr William T.. Rerd of Detroit sends
regards to mother and family and 10 Mrs Ruby
Blair This goes for his fraternity brothers too
Sailor Buford Bryant OF Cleveland sends regards
to wife baby and father
We had very pleasant surprise whom We ran
into Sailor Flayous Spencer Of El Dorado Kars
He's looking and doing fine Also concerning This
same city tho Eldoow and Katherine Mrs Cora
scearoe and to all The Kansas friends heres sincere
regards from The favoriie son. They'll understand
'haries Mckay OF Flint. Mich. sends regards ~
molher father and his wife. Seaman +. caries
OF san Antonio hellos mother and family. MAY Nc
Dowel and Julia caes
5 p Pryor seaman fram Richmond Va want.
his family 10 know he's d6hg hne. So doc, r,on
Philson OF Washington, DC He sends res,rd. -
baby Evon us 70
Lots OF navy men today 50 we'll add A " Ran.
dall OF Los Angeles 10 the list He wants Mary ovo~
on compton avenue TO write and send babvs nlc,pro
ATTENDED very nice recital given BY PVT Flovd
>. simmons OF New York II was fine and highly
applauded. Lawrence simms OF corscan Tow. 49,
companed the artist lie would Ike Me. 1o,a.A9..
Winters to write long letter.
Cpl Noble Jackson Of Brooklyn sends ree..,.
family and 10 Vivian finde 10
LETTER or THE WEEK: CFrom .oia,....
VIE 70 her hubby ovcrseasl Some e,, ...,, -.
"ns' watch for Christmas and promb,i, an, !,
BACK These birds don't understand ina, 49,. -.
io's our msn--ws reals Lose sh.uAs
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-03-18
Fight Venereal Disease

crusade agar.t General disease during the present
emerge ey - beng conducted all over the nation
The canpa terg directed by public health officials
in cooperation .t Clinics private physicians and military
authorizes
fare presents far serious menace in war time
than time 81 peace.
Alarm is voiced bl Some authorities who claim that
the percentage of Nenerea disease much greater among
Negroes than among other racial groups Of citizens They
ask leaders ~ the cooperate in the effort 70 educate
the rank and file Of people in helping TO curb the
spread Of this oufge Il j. just essential to help pre-
vent the spread Of cncrca disease By informing the pub
lie how 10 protect itself from contamination is for
persons suffering from yenerea disease TO seek medical
treatment
Or Walter Clark, executive director Of the American
Social Hygiene association, makes this comment:
In regard 20 syphilis, the standard method Of treat
which the only widely available gives ex-
celent results This treatment consisting of weekly
twice weekly injections Of arsenca compound and Of a
heavy metal for at least year and often longer
arrests most Of syphilis and renders practically all
Of them noninfecous.
DR. Clark further comments the treatment Of gon-
orrhea follows:
In regard 10 gonorrhea. definite advances have
been made the therapy than in the of syphilis The
sulfa drugs such sulfathazole in present use
about seventy eighty per cent Of gonorrhea in FIVE
days"
The physician warns however. that sulfa drugs are
dangerous and should not be taken without the advice Of
. competent medical authority