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SC OU TING

Bud Mikel opened the meeting
by leading in the Pledge to the
Flag. International Morse Code was
practiced and then a game session
was held. Patrol meetings were
then held, dues collected and the
meeting was dismissed at o'clock.
JOE MCDANIEL, Jr., Scribe.
TrOp 80 met Friday night in the
Scoutroom in Asbury Methodist
Church. Our S. M. and - Scouts
were present Our meeting
opened with the salute to the flag,
followed by the Scout Oath and
Law. Then Mr.. Williams made a
talk on the Fall Rally, after which
we played games and were dis
missed.
At the Fall Rally on Saturday we
won the Barnyard contest and were
second in attendance.
JAMES JONES, Scribe.
Troop 36, sponsored by the Lin
coin School P.T.A. held it's meeting
on Friday. There were Is regular
scouts, seven visitors, and the SIN.
present. Ten were in uniform. The
meeting was started by the repeat
ing of the Scout Oath and Law and
the dues were collected.
A short review period was carried
on and some of the boys joined in
some boxing. Plans for the outing
were made The meeting closed
with the Scoutmaster's Benediction
LYLE WILLIAMS, Scribe.
TrOp 81 met Friday night in the
Scoutroom at Emmanuel U. B.
Church Our S. M, 8 Troop COM
mitteemen, 10 Scouts and l visitor
were present. Fifteen were in uni.
form.
We opened our meeting with the
Pledge to the Flag. Then we had
our sScoutmaster's report after
which we planned for our Parents
Night, to be held December 1. Their
we had a Commute advancement
period after which the different pa.
trolls challenged each other in sew.
eral games. The meeting closed a
9 o'clock.
49, JOHN YEATES, Scribe. /
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-11-16
NrruH If thr Ghltrrlrpa

Brethren on Thursday morning at
1000 o'clock.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-11-16

Mrs. Paul Benner spent last week
with her husband, who is confined
to hospital with knee ailment, at
his base at Camp Croft, South Car
DINA.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-11-16

Troop IL met Friday night in the
Scout room at st, Johns Parish
House. Our S. M. and II Scouts
were present. Nine were in uni
form.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-11-16

The P. T. A. meeting, held in the
Leitersburg School on November g,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-11-16

Guy People, "Billy'' Barnes and
Ralph Honodel left on the 14th for
induction into the Armed Forces.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-11-16

Miss Annie May Honodel recently
spent several days with her mother,
Mrs. Carrie Honodel.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-11-16

Mrs. Margaret Stouffer attended
the meeting on Monday evening,
called to make arrangements for
taking the school census next week.
The census is taken every two years.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-16

in strategy Or the Allied system of supply
break down.
MacArthur's amphibious landing on Morotai
island, within fighter plane range of the Phil
ippines, is the latest example of outwitting
the enemy and drawing the moose a little
tighter The operation not only brings. the
Philippines within easy air range for fighter
planes. which thus far have been the nem-
esis of Japans Zeros. It adds another link
in the chain which is closing the foes Hal
mahera- Philippines supply line and as Cen
eral Macarthur says, enemy conquests to
the south are imperiled by threat of envel-
opment.' With this line cut, enemy garrisons
in the East Indies estimated to have 200 000
troops would be isolated and the main supply
route for oil and other war materials to Japan
padlocked.
1t has been pointed out that Japan is not
liable to quit even when the island itself is
conquered but will 60 on fighting on the Ash
attic mainland in the hope of creating a stale
mate and winning better terms of peace-or
of even debating them. This is probably true,
SO far the will to fight of the Japanese is
concerned But if Japans sources of war ma
terials and especially Of oil are cut off, even
the will to fight cannot overcome the handi-
cap.
Manchuria cannot supply Japans armies on
the mainland, vast as it S resources are.
Japan's armies cannot live off China. Deprived
of supplies from the East Indies and with her
own war plants knocked out, Japan cannot
possibly long survive in combat, especially as
with the victory over Germany, Britain will
be free to send larger fleets, greater armies
more warplanes into the Pacific battle.
With the odds as they now stand, there is
little reason to think that the war against
Japan may not be brought to an end in 1945.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-16
Nurseries To Reopen

War-working mothers Of young children will
welcome announcement that the city's nursery
schools will reopen on Monday after enforced
suspension since August because Of the polio
scare
The nurseries are for children ranging in
age from two to six years and are in charge
of trained personnel. They are a real boon
to mothers doing their part in war industry
and have had definite influence upon pro-
duction by freeing the mothers from anxiety
for their offspring during working periods.
AS long as mothers are needed in industry
and there is no prospect that the need will
end before final victory, there is no finer I'M
dertaking from the humanitarian viewpoint
than these nurseries where young children
are cared for, entertained, fed and taught
good conduct and habits which will be Life
long assets to them.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-16
Cold Shoulder In Germany

For the most part residents in liberated
areas Of Italy and France welcomed Allied
soldiers with demonstrations Of joy. Now, as
Allied armies cross the German frontier, they
meet very different reception. Instead Of
laughter and kisses they are greeted with sui
len, glowering silence.
The German people are not happy with the
fighting shifting to their own soil. They had
been taught to think that their borders were
forever safe from invasion, that as super
race they would emerge from this war rulers
Of the world. And although part of this delusion
was dissipated when enemy planes began to
tear their cities and especially their war in
dustries into shreds, they still chung to the
thought that the tread Of enemy feet would
never echo on their land.
They have thought constantly OF conquest,
not liberation, even though Hitler and his Nazi
butchers started long before the outbreak of
war to liquidate suspicious" characters of
their own race.
This, We may be sure, indicates that the
forces of General Eisenhower which are stead
lily Tightening the steel ring about the Reich
and of the Russians closing in from the East
face task in dealing with the civilian popu-
latlon of Germany, little less onorous than
subduing the resistance of the armed forces
modified for defense of their homeland.
Allied armies will find the road to Berlin no
path Of roses. When faith in their leaders is
taken from people they have nothing left
but despair and desolation of heart which is
as hard to endure as destruction of homes.
1t is hopeless to expect the German people
TO realize that the Allied invading armies are
actually the forces of liberation for them as
much as they have been for the Italians and
the French. Hitler did his window dressing be-
fore the war with consummate skill. The re-
suit is that Germans who put their trust in
him cannot understand that every defeat OF
his armed units is actually victory for them.
Hence they turn a cold shoulder to the in
vaders instead Of to Hitler and his desperate
forces.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-16
The Food Surplus

Ever since food became war problem the
American people have been harassed by re-
heated almost continual, announcements CT
.hor+aoes Ration values have been high On
the excuse that buying must be held at
minimum lest actual suffering ensue. This
has gone on. with little and very spasmodlc
deviation, even while warehouse walls were
bu,gine. butter was going rancid, cattle were
DIVING en- the ranges, eggs were spelling and
most family dinner tables going short
Now comes the day of reckoning. With the
end of the European war in sight we are
told that tremendous SURPRISES exist. War
Manpower Director James F. Byrnes, VINO
resigned from the Senate to become Justice
of the Supreme Court OF the United states
and quit that coveted post to become Presl-
dent Roosevelt's aide and adviser only to be
cast off as a vice presidential candidate at
the dctation of Sidney Hillman, the new ad-
ministration No. man, next to the Presl-
dent, has announced that eight million tons
of food can be released from the wartime
pipeline Of reserve''-two million tons in this
country and six million in England.
And because of congressional action, this
surplus at home cannot be thrown on the
market by reason of directive which says
that farm prices must be maintained at go
war.
Mr.. Byrnes, who has taken more raps for
the administration than any man, is expected
to find means for disposing of this tremendous
excess supply before it rots ard without dis
turbing the economic situation on the farms.
He has asked Congress to prescribe meth
DDS by which the price support commitment
shall be carried out and to appropriate ade-
quate funds for the purpose"
There is an unsavory odor in the whole
food proposition. Every cent spent to accumu-
late this surplus Of food has come from the
American people in taxes. The American peo-
pie have paid through the nose for food which
they were not allowed to consume even when
it was apparent it was not needed on the
pipeline Of reserve" Now Congress may ap-
propriate more of the peoples money to main
tain 80 per cent of parity for two years so
that the food which the people bought in the
first place for indefinite storage may at last
be offered for sale back to them.
1t has been SO easy for the government
through inexperienced bureaucrats, to spend
the peoples money wastefully. 1t is not going
to be so easy for them to account for their
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-16
Ranald Stewart Nominated
Exchange Club President

Ranald Stewart was nominated
for president of the Wilmington Ex-
change Club yesterday in the first
OF a series of nominations for club
officers for the year 1e44-45.
W. Albert Brown and ]. B. Ed
wards were nominated for first
vice president and Robert Berman
Tor second vice president.
Leo Sykes, secretary treasurer
OF the club, was nominated to sue.
coed himself. On the board of con-
troll, the following Exhangites
were nominated to fill the list of
six; c. D. Barelift, now club presi-
dent, Nathan Johnson, Arnistead
Dowdy. DR.. Guy Pigford, Oscar
Simpson, Paul Woodson Moses
Guild, Knox Council and w. d.
Jones.
Under the bylaws of the
Exchange club, nominations for all
offices will he onened again NEXT
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-16
COAST LINE SUES
u. S. GOVERNMENT

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 15-(R-
A petition in which the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad company
seeks $2,624.6O from the United
States government, which the rail-
road charges the government
failed and refused to pay on
freight, was filed today in fed
eral district court here.
The sum, it is claimed, repre-
sents demurrage charges accrued
at Wilson, N. c., where 233 cars
loaded with truck bodies were sent
to the Army finance officer. The
figure sought is said to represent
the accumulative charges made
On freight not unloaded at a con-
slgnment point after a set free
period.
The railroad charges the gov
eminent ordered the trucks ship
ped from East st. Louis. ILL.,. to
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drink, always make love, al
ways argue. Costa la Guerre. "
what else, Madame?"
He eyes seemed to turn in
ward. Her voice became sing
song. when the sun shines,
soldiers always laugh. When it
rains they're always homesick,
they hate the army, hate the
officers.
The argument at the table
ended in a roar of laughter at
some joke. Three soldiers got
up to go, instinctively launching
their shoulders at the prospects
of facing rain again. Their
cries, eau Revoir, Madamoi-
sele; Au Revoir, Madame!"
Blended with cries at the table,
''encore vim rouge, Madamoi-
selle!"
One thick layer of wet cold
air entered the cafe as the door
opened and closed. Always
soldiers go away" Madame
said in a voice suddenly hard
and brittle, "but not always do
they come back"
Suddenly withdrawn, she re-
sumed her knitting and rock
ing in silence. Flushed and
smiling "that one" brought a
new bottle of wine to the SOL
diers at the table. The cat rose
and stretched. The candle
sputtered.. Damp cloths SIAM
sputtered. Damp clothes steam
ing viciously down the narrow
street.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-16
With The AEF
War---It's Always The Same

WITH THE AEF IN FRANCE
Sept. Observation-Disclosures In
side the tiny French tavern
restaurant, Madame Gervaud
sat, rocked and knitted. Out
side the rain slanted down on
the narrow cobbled street. Now
and then truck or jeep
splashed by, the occupants hud-
died mise-ably against the
downpour.
"You are wet?" asked Mad
anne Gervaud politely but
strictly rhetorically. "C'est la
Guerre. Soldiers always are
wet. 1t was thus the last time.
Come in and dry yourself"
Half of this was spoken in
French, half in English, but
blended so we'll it was easy to
understand. Obviously today
was not the first time Annex
can doughboys had dried them
selves beside the pot bellied
stove at Madame Gervaud's
cafe in little village near Di-
jon.
Three soldiers now stood with
their backs to the stove, damp
but not too dispirited. They
watched Madane's grand
daughter waiting on tables
where a handful of doughboys
and French civilians were sit
ting.
Madame smiled slightly, wrin-
kles creasing he face which
might have been so o. 80 years
old. Soldiers always are the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-16
Interpreting
The ar .
BY kIRKE L, SIMPSON
Associated Press War A.. oN

QoEBEC - the second n,." '
War Council is ending-alreaws1ue o.
ended in effect-on a note NJ s s. na'
American unity as omjnon s's !.
Japan as that sounded ber. ,O'
Germany just over wear LOT
Out of that first meting o asO'
ed the broad directives which " bsI.
brought Germany to the brin lave
utter and complete defeat n,'. Of
this brief and almost perfn wv, o.
session % already are winging 't ".
mobilization orders that ma s me
less certain and not too Ji.. no
total defeat for Japan. '''n'
The results of the first on,
conference and of the RUSSO eVtc
lied military get-together at ~ TaSl
ran which followed are too hroo sse'
painted in the current news fro.,
Europe to require internr ..ua
comment. They speak for tban hove
selves. "ell'
For the purposes for which B,,.
ish and American ranking nar,aa
mel OF sea, ground and air fors ','
gathered here, to submit to ''. :"
situation across the Pacific A. % "a.
moment was more important WIG
1t was to carry forward the
tack there and match it with ~
gressive operations in the Inda s
Ocean Burma China sector Ma,
they came to Quet,ec. And at tb.
moment that the projection bsr s
OF Allied plans in the Pacific W..
being translated into formal Ang1n
American military commitments y,
the future, MacArthu-'s fast.mov
ing forces had come within siool.
3o0-mile sea jump Of Mipdans"
crashing into the islands of paI,n
and Morotai. General MacArthr
himself said:
Defeat now stares Japan in the
face"
1t seemed a fitting comment
from the far Pacific on Quicken
ing events. Linked with what h.,
been set in formal motion in oup
bee to throw the whole weight NJ
Anglo-American power against Jan.
an as it is released from Eurons
by Germany's fall, it forecast,
earlier victory prospects than here.
tofore seen-and at a lesser cost
in Allied lives.
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CHURCH TOLAY
CORNER stone

The st. Luke A. M, E, Zion
Church will lay the conversion.
of its new edifice Sunday.
At II o'clock, the services will
be at the Williston High school
auditorium. Bishop J. W. Martin
will be the guest speaker He will
be assisted in the worship service,
by DR.. H. B. Shaw and the pastor,
Rev. A. j. Kirk
At 2::30 pm. the program for n.
cornerstone laying will begin
Services will be in the basement
of the new church on the corner
of Seventh and Church streets
Participating on the program
will be the following: Bishop j. W.
Martin, presiding Bishop Of tho
Fifth Episcopal District, Chicago,
ILL.,; DR.. James w. Eichelbegger, d.
rector of Christian Education o.
the A. M. E. Zion Church; Mayor
Lane; DR.. Sanky Lee Blanton, pas
tor of First Baptist church; Rev.
C D. Barclift, of the Fifth Street
Methodist church; Drs, H. b.
Shaw and S. j. HOWE along with
many other pastors of the city
Following the church ceremoniH
the Leading Lodge No. 1853, lnds'
pendent Benevolent Protective w.
der Of Elks, will place and seal
the corner stone according to tnei
ritual. Exalted Ruler Walker VIII
be in charge.
The Senior choir will furnish thu
music at the morning and allef
noon services. At 1880 pm. Dr. IL
chelberger will deliver the address,
For this service, the junior anu
gospel chorus will furnish musN'
DR.. Eichelberger will also addieS'
the church school at 9;45 am
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-16

same" she said, always wet
but always watching. The last
time it was that ones moth
err"
Meanwhile that one" slipped
from table to table, always
smiling back at the soldiers,
meeting those who attempted
anything more than a smile
with playful but effective slaps.
The cafe is only little hole
in the wall along the narrow
street. The only glow inside ex-
cept for the dim afternoon day.
light filtered in through the
now mudspattered windows
came from the stove, two can
dies at the bar and a faint light
from the kitchen door beyond.
Suddenly, the whole scene
seemed like an uncanny paro-
dy-like history in reverse, like
a camera flashback to genera
ton ago.
There was garbled argument.
The table was Uttered with
brown bread, meat and wine,
beer here and there and glass
es Of cognac. 1t was the old
paratroopers VS.. infantry bust
ness-who had done the most,
who had been at the front long
est, who took the most casual
ties.
"Was it like this the last
time, Madame?" "Oui, oui,"
said Madame, still knitting,
always the same. The soldiers
always wet, always eat. ALWAYS
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-16
COUNTY REPORTS
HIGH BIRTH RATE

The birth rate in New Hanover
county during the past two war.
boom years has run approximately
three times the death rate, in con.
trast to the latter years. of the
past decade when there was not
wide divergence between the two
rates, according to vital statistics
of the Consolidated Board oil
Health.
At the same time the information
was disclosed yesterday at was
revealed that the number of births
reported in the first eight months
OF this year are only 124 fewer
than those reported in the cores.
ponding period of 1913, the record
birth year for New Hanover.
Through August of this year, l..
1877 babies had been born: last
year the total on August 81 stood
at 1861.
Likewise. deaths in the county
during the eight-months' period
have dropped slightly from 594 last
year to SIT in 1914.
Taking 1899 as a sample year
there were less than twice as
many births as deaths: 1148 babies
born, 800 deaths.
In 1887, the difference was even
less: 1874 births, and 781 deaths.
Commenting on the story told
in the figures, DR.. A. H. Elliot.
city-county health officer, explain
ed that New Hanover's new pop-
ulation is m a d e up largely of
young persons of child-bearing age,
there being heavy number of
soldiers and their young wives. and
shipyard workers and their wives,
Normally, the ratio of births to
deaths is not so pronounced as
is shown in the recent vital sta
tistics.
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Friday and the following :. W. ri.
Election will be held the las ..;csr,
dey in September and ne" ot, IA
will take over the first mee''D'
October. .o1ed 10
Coach Rupert Bryan appeals gu ! }.
the members and business li.'a IN.
the city to support this year al pur.
chase of season tickets, He p y toot.
cut there would be some s0ou +ere,t
bali games and that public in'Sl''
would encourage the players ,ieott
In familiar knowledge Oh ,l,ld.
fic history, J. B. Edwards co0t trota
ed an interesting discourse e,rol
the previous meeting on ,..l +a 70
scientists and their contri0u. actir.
the world in their resp'
spheres of action. h4s o.
He also traced the life haOt 4sod,
many germs and the l.: l'f iso,sr
employed bv scientists III
ing them
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-16
German Losses

Lieut.. Gen. Sir Douglas Brownrigg aptly
points out in dispatch from London that
often enough major victory claimed by one
army is Offset by the counterclaim Of the op-
posing army as a deliberate withdrawal to
prepared positions.
But one unfailing guide, he adds, is the num-
Der Of prisoners taken and the amount Of
booty left behind BY this standard, aside
from the territory recovered he writes the
balance sheet in France shows a debit on
the German side from which no nation could
possibly hope to recover. Between June
8 and August Is, he chronicles German losses
which must be seen in cold print to be
appreciated.
With great clarity and perspicuous brevity
he offers this summary:
-Four German armies-the First. Seventh
Fifteenth. and 5th Panzer- have been deci-
sively defeated, with the complete elimination
Of five panzer divisions and Is infantry divi-
sions as fighting formations-not including one
parachute division and at least three infantry
divisions cut off in the ports of Brittany and
in the Channel Islands.
Six panzer and twelve infantry divisions have
been badly mauled.
German killed, wounded. and missing have
reached the enormous figure Of 400, 900. of
whom 100000 have been taken prisoner.
"Stalingrad and Tunisia held the previous
record, with a total casualty roll of about
100000 each but not only is the recent count
higher in actual numbers, it includes a verv
much larger proportion of German as opposed
to satellite casualties
Among those captured are three field mar.
shals, two army commanders, three corps com.
nanders one fortress commander, and Is di.
visional commanders.
1.-THE capture and destruction Of equipment
is on a commensurate scale-1 300 tanks son
assault guns, 10000 motor-transport vehicles
1900 field and heavier guns, as well as a mum.
Der of coastal batteries.
German losses in aircraft are on similar
~eale-237s aircraft having been DESTROYED in
the air and 1.167 on the ground 800 war
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-16
Daily Prayer
FOR THE WAR SPIRIT

In Thine inscrutable providence,
Thou hast called the United Ma
tons to take up arms against evil
and against avowed foes of Thy
will and Thy Christ. High, hard
and holy is this dread mission. We
would know ourselves to be instru-
ments of the living God. While
we wage war with all the might of
our forces and with a deep and
solemn purpose, we would pray
that our hearts may be attuned to
the highest spirit of war. May the
goal of new world, ruled by the
four freedoms, be ever clear be-
fore our eyes. Deliver us from
any base or selfish or vengeful mo-
tive. In solidarity of spirit, wheth-
er we work and sacrifice on the
home front, or are in action con-
fronting the enemy, may we know
ourselves to be servants of a God
who loves the world too well to
let injustice and oppression and