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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-26
Dirty Business

The aid and comfort given our enemies by
Axis agents who may destroy unit of some
dustries, is the same except the strikers give
infinitely more aid
Strikes in 1943 almost doubled the average
for the 15-year period preceding our entry
into war, and totaled 3,737, or 13,947,273 man.
days. 1t is difficult to understand the spirit
that moves men to such desertion of their
posts of duty often for the most trivial rea.
sons, except there is no protection in this
country for man who wishes to work con.
trary to strike order
It's dirty business and no adequate excuse
can be offered to our soldiers by either the
strikers or Washington for permitting such
Interruptions in the flow of war materials
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-26
Milk

Some energetic person, or it may have been
Quiz Kid, not affected by the paper shortage
and with plenty of pencils, has figured that
the civilian population of the country last
year consumed SO, 500, oOO,O 900 quarts of milk
enough to fill row of quart bottles 264 feet
wide from New York to San Francisco and
thence southwark to Los Angeles.
Far be it from us to question the figures
or the length of the parade. But it would be
interesting to learn the variations in price per
quart along the way. The knowledge might
set the boys in Washington at work to reduce
existing differentials.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-26
With Ernie Pyle

We ate supper about an hour
before dark, in the grove back OF
stone farmhouse. We had just
started eating when all of sud-
den "why-y y ee 900 www- Bong"
came a shell right over our heads
and whammed into the hillside on
beyond us.
It was so close and so unexpect-
ed that even the veterans ducked,
and the soldiers took to their fox
holes pronto. Lieut.. Jack Sheehy,
the company commander, ducked
too, but then he Immediately said:
There won't be any more. That
one was mistake"
Lieutenant Sheehy used to be a
clerk for American Airlines, but
he has been at war a long time.
He instantly figured out that the
Germans had pulled a tank out of
the woods mile o.: so away, and
were trying to shell the hillside
ahead of us. And their first prac-
tice shot had gone high and come
over the ridge.
His theory was proved right a
few moments later, when shells be-
gan pounding steadily on the other
hillside just over the ridge. Which
shows how wise man can be-
come in the ways of world ut
terly foreign to ticket desk in
the dinly remembered city of New
York.
Eggs are now 30 cents apiece
over here, and it's hard to get
any even at that price.
Our soldiers tell of small white
pill they discovered in captured
German combat rations. 1t is a
fire" pill, which produces heat
without either flame or smoke, and
which is sufficient to heat a cup
of coffee or a can of ration.
forgot to ask how you start
the pill going. I do know that our
troops would like to have some
thing similar for front-line mount
aintop work, for just one warm
meal day would mean a great
deal.
On further nosing around. I dis
covered that we have specialists
over here studying just such a
thing, and that when the invasion
of western Europe starts the Brit.
ish troops at least are to be equip.
ped with them, and possibly ours
will too.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-26
Mrs. Shaw's Bequest

We don't mean to take issue with the late
Mrs. George Bernard Shaw on the matter Of
Irish character After all. Mrs. Shaw was
Irish herself. And if she chose to leave S4OO 00o
in her will ito teach the Irish self-control
department, elocution and the art of personal
behavior and social intercourse" she must
have sincerely believed that the Irish need
the instruction. After all, nobody is factions
to the tune of $400OOo
Our only point is that the Irish character
must undergo tremendous change when if s
transplanted to foreign SOIL And the mani.
festations of Irish culture that reach the out.
side world must be deceiving
Take the matter of self-control. It is tr,,e
that the individual Irishman has been known
to indulge in an occasional saloon brawl in
this land of his adoption. 1t is also true that a
son of Fire, one Mickey Finn, lent his name
to potent sedative calculated to curb vic.
lence by more violent means On the other
hand it must be admitted that the Irish, as a
government, have exercised too much self.
control in keeping out OF history's biggest
fight, now in progress.
AS for Evolutionary deficiencies our obser.
walton is again limited But it happens that,
though we have known illiterate Irishmen, we
never knew an inarticulate one. In fact we
have frequently been impressed by the rich
ness of expression and poetic fancy that
flows without effort from the most unlearned
Irish lips. 1t even creeps into their profanity
Mrs. Shaw stpulted that some of the income
from her bequest might be used to bring
masterpieces of fine art within the range OF
the Irish people. If one does not limit fine art
to the painted variety, good bit of it has
been produced by Ireland's own men and
women.
Ireland gave the world one of its contem-
porary playwrights in Mrs Shaws husband
and other distinguished dramatists, like
OCasey and Synge and Lady Gregory and
Paul Vincent Carroll. Their plays were, in a
happier time, acted by a matchless Dublin
troupe called the Abbey Players. In addition
there is the poetry of such men as Yeats and
Russell, and a heritage of native folk music
second to none.
Mr.. Shaw's acquaintance have said that he
was painfully shy and practically tongue-tieo
when Mrs. Shaw first met him. Perhaps she
regarded this as prevalent national afflictior
and, seeing how culture produced the vouble
volatile Obs Of later years. hoped that he1
bequest might work the same miracle on the
whole country.
We hope that isn't the case. Brilliant as the
aged playwright is, he is also inclined to be q
little exhausting. And we doubt that an ex
hausted postwar world could cope with ar
Ireland full of C. B. Shaws.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-26
By ERNIE, PYLE.

IN ITALY, - (by Wireless) -
sometimes a person says the sill.
est things without being able to
account for them.
For example, one night our COM
mand post made a night move of
about five miles. I went in a jeep
perched high on top of a lot OF
bedrolls.
The night was pure black and
the road was vicious. We were IN
low gear all the time, and even
that was too fast. Many times we
completely lost the trail, and
would wander off and bump into
trees or fall into deep bitches.
1t was one of those sudden nose
dives that my story is about. We
were far off the trial, but didn't
know it. Suddenly the front end
of the jeep dropped about three
feet and everything stopped right
there. That is, everything but me.
l went sailing right over the
drivers shoulder, hit the steering
wheel, and slid out onto the hood.
And I remember that as I flew
past the driver I said, Excuse
me-"
That's all there is to the sto:y.
Our company had a mascot
which had been with it more than
year. 1t was an impetuous little
black and white dog named Josie
native of North Africa. Josie's
name had gradually been trans.
formed into Squirt.
Squirt was extremely affection.
ate, and when she came rompine
back to camp after a whirl with
some gay Italian dog she would
jump all over the old-time ser.
geants and lick their faces until
they had to push her away.
Squirt had been wounded twice,
which is an unusual experience for
dog. But more a source of won.
derment to. the soldiers is how, I'm.
chaperoned and free-reined as her
life is, she has managed to survive
all the time without becoming a
mother.
While I was with my company
we had one afternoon that was
beautifully sunshiny and warm. In.
cessant but distant artillery walled
the far horizons, yet nothing came
into our area, and the day seemed
infinitely peaceful.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-26
interpreting
The War
By JOHN LLOYD

President of La Prensa Asociada
Editors Note: Lloyd, head of
The Associated Press Latin
American affiliate, base just
returned from a four months
tour of news capitals south of
the United States.)
The change in the Argentine gov
eminent by which Gen. Pedro Ra-
mirez vacated the presidency will
be watched with closest attention
in official circles throughout the
hemisphere since it may have a
vital bearing on Argentiaa's place
in the American concert of nations.
Ramirez, whose sad features
could brighten into friendly ANNA
ton when he received guests in
the Casa Rosada or Argentine
equivalent of the White House and
whose straightforward approach
won his guests confidence, was re-
garded as the mildest and perhaps
most pro democratic influence
within the military group that
came into powe.: last June.
For correct understanding of the
Argentine situation it must be- re-
allied that this military group is
in absolute control, but that with
in the group there are rivalries
and sharp differences of opinion.
1t has been known for some time
that Ramirez represented a ten
dency that did not have the group's
full support and it was generally
felt that sooner or later matters
would come to crisis.
It also should be realized that
Argentina is enjoying a prosperity
boom, that the Argentine people
live well and that if, in recent
times, they have been inactive po-
litically within their own country
this is largely due to the fact that
they are well off materially as
things stand. In their spoken re-
actions they are not Indifferent to
the political situation but the ten
dency has been to let things work
themselves out.
The reason why the present stu.
alton is being watched with con.
Germ is that if the Ramirez in.
fluence has lost out completely,
which seems to be the case, a
toughening in Argentina's foreign
policy in a sense not favorable to
the wishes of the United Nations
could come.
In other words the colonies
whose power is predominant in the
military group may feel that steps
favorable to the United Nations
have gone too far or at all events
far enough.
This in turn would mean a re-
versal of policy away from the
diplomatic rupture with the Axis
decreed by Ramirez or at least
drawing the line at the present
juncture and refusing to develop
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-26
Textile Group Plans
Meet In Raleigh Today

RALEIGH, Feb. Is. -(P)- The
Eastern Carolina division Of the
southern textile association will
hold its annual spring meeting at
N. c. State College tomorrow.
Speakers will include Dean NAL
colin E. Campbell and George H.
Dunlap, members of the State
College textile school staff. Dis
cussion OF instruction of employees
about new developments in the
industry will be led by textile re-
representatives..
Some 100 members of the as
scciation are expected to attend.
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cooperation in continuing tangi-
BILE and fruitful sense. 1t is not
necessarily sure that the colonies.
through Gen. Farrell, the new pres.
ident, will be this cold to the AL.
lied cause but the situation repre-
sents question mark and elimina.
ton of Ramirez is a generally dis
concerning sign.
The break in relations with the
Axis countries came only after pro-
longed demurring from Buenos
Aires. Even when Chile broke re-
lations with the Axis and Argentina
was left alone in her attitude
among all the American nations
she showed continuing reluctance
to take the step. When she finally
did so it could have meant not
that she was swayed by a sudden
feeling against the Axis but that
she could no longer resist pressure.
That the rupture created tense
feeling within the colonies group
can be imagined. And if the ma
jority or more powerful element
in the group was not pleased it
left those who took responsibility
for the break in the position of hav-
ing to watch their step very close
ly from then on. Witness the rapid
removal of Admiral Gilbert, the
TO- eign minister, when steps had
been started toward converting the
rupture of relations into declara-
ton of war on the Axis.
With this as background, concern
in United Nations capitals over the
elimination Of Ramirez can be In
derstood. 1t is now a question Of
watching sharply to see what hap
pens and indications coming out
within the next few days will be
studied most carefully. A prompt
and clear pronouncement Of policy
by Gen. Farrell would go a long
way toward helping the situation.
To be fair to the Argentines it
should be said th2t persons identi-
fled with the army group running
the country energetically deny any
inference that they may be pro-
NeI in sentiment or policy. They
maintain they are strictly Argen-
tine in their feelings and that the
old policy Of neutrality was an in
depreciation of what they felt the
Argentine nation wanted and need
ed. The vast majority of the peo-
pie one talks with in Argentina are
pro-United Nations in their senti-
ments, although not necessarily
partisans of active participation in
the war.
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F. o. Fockler, e. Of E.
Head, Is Not Expected
To Quit. Reports Show

Reports that F. o. Fockler in.
tends to resign as executive sec.
rotary of the Wilmington cham.
Der of commerce were unconfirm-
ed Friday.
In a statement, Fockler. said
that "a written resignation has
not been submitted to he board
of directors and anything to the
contrary is merely rumor.'
The chamber secretary admit
ter he has been offered a posi-
ton with the Bradford, Pa. board
of commerce, where he was form.
erly secretary for two years, but
no decision to accept the post has
yet been reached.
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mands alone would not suffice. No small share
Oh creolt Tor raising the money must 60 to
the magnificent promotional efforts of t h e
most efficient salesman in the world - the
American businessman His ability is legen-
oary. before the war he roamed the world.
HE sold everything under the sun from wash
Ing machnes to hat pins. I.:s customers rang
ed from head hunters to Eskimos
What is more natural than when faced with
the biggest selling job in history, the Ameri-
can businessman should come through with
colors flying?
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-26
Super-Salesmen

A few years ago no one would have thought
if possible for this country to raise tens OF
billions of dollars voluntarily by public con-
tribution within space of days. It has not
only been proven possible, but has been done
more than once-have just concluded h e
Fourth War Loan drive with a minimum goal
of SAC 100000.
OF course the demands of war are the driv-
ing force behind bond sales, but those de-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-26
BOMBER CRASHES

CHESTER, S. c., Feb. 25-R-
A BIS bomber crashed and burn
ed in nopen field Is miles east
OF Chester this afternoon, and J..
II. Jordon, merchant of the Bas-
combville community, said five
men were killed but that sixth
occupant bailed out. Jordan said
the craft was from the Greenville
Army Air Base.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. rs. -(P-
The Senate today confirmed Pres
dent Roosevelt's appointment OF
Grover Bennett Hill of Amarillo,
Texas. as undersecretary OF agri-
culture.
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Fair Enough

(Ediotr's Note.-The Star and the News accept no
responsibility for the personal views Of Mr.. Pegler
and often disagree with them much as many of
his readers. His articles serve the good purpose of
making people think.
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lous but were booted down by the
machine and old man Franklin was
awarded a magnificent resolution
on parchment, knocking the pow
erty and union loyalty of his old
comrades, to hang above his man.
tel as reminder to his inner con-
science, unless perhaps his con-
science might compel him to face
it to the wall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21

Donna Lee, 15-year- old lyric so- prano recently signed to long term RKO Radio contract, will make her screen debut as a Scottish street singer in The Body Snotcher."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21

With countrywide critical and fan acclaim for her first Technicol- or screen appearance in Green wich village' still ringing in her ears, Vivian Blaine, "The Cherry Blonde" was awarded co-star rat ing with Miss Miranda and O'Shea. With her new star-status, the vi- vacious singing and dancing dis covery is well on her way to an Alice Faye-Betty Grable niche in 20th Century -Fox's roster of out standing box-office attractions.
 For Carmen Miranda, the role calls for switch from outright slapstick to the most seductive and difficult type of singing dancing performance she has yet been called upon to do. Advance notice pro claims a new, even more "miran- demonic" Miranda than ever before, which should more than satisfy her multitude of fans.
 Michael O'Shea, fresh from his Eve of St. Mark triumph, appears as Sgt. Rocky Fulton, soldier band leader. whose, immediate military objective is Vivian Blaine. The part is a perfect natural for this re- freshingly new film personality.
 To add musical zest to Some thing For The Boys" hit tunesmith Jimmy.
 The brilliant featured cast of the film headed by Phil Silvers in- cludes svelte, slow-eyed Sheila
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21

and a dazzling hit parade of new songs, gives the sweet loW-doWn on the boys in the band and the girls who swing to the beat of their rhy- thm = and their hearts.
 In the gay and romantic story, Linda Parnel veers from a l6 year. old disguise to her real role as Q Park avenue debutante whose dao- bling in swing involves her in the romance of a lifetime. Svelte Lynn Barrie appears as the bands vocalist "a cute trick who knows a few while Jack OalSie handles the corn- edy assignment as the orchestra's frustrated un-handy man.
 Playing the romantic lead oppo- site Miss Darnell is James Card- well i nhis most important role to date. Others in the cast include Allyn Joslyn, John Campbell, Roy Benson and Dickie Moore.
 Sweet And Low-Down" was di- rected by Archie Mayo and produced by William Le Baron from the screen play by Richard English. The films new hit songs by Gordon and Monaco include I'm Making Be- lieve," Ten Days With Baby "Chug, Chug, Choo-Choo; Chug" and Hey Bub! Let's Have a Ball.
 The companion feature is "Dan- gerous Journey" a thrilling pie torial expedition into darkest Africa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21

reid and Maureen O'Hara are starred.
 'Tne Three Caballeros," Walt DiSney's full-length Technicolor car- toon musical which RKO Radio will soon release has as its stars Pan1 chito, a grsty ,devil-may-care Mexi- can Charro rooster; Jose Carioca, that debonair Brazilian parrot about-town who became South Americas favorite movie star last year, and Donald Duck, a visiting fireman from Hollywood, who visits Latin-land in search of romance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
STRAND

Twentieth Century-Fox has done it againl
 Word from Hollywood is that the studio which has given the screen such epoch-making musicals as "Alexander's Ragtime Band" Hello, Frisco, Hello" and "The Gangs All Here" has once again-this time with Sweet And Low-Down"- proven its eminence in the field by giving the film musical" an entirely different concept, brimful of excit- ingly new motion picture entertain ment.
 Sweet And Low-Down, which stars Benny Goodman and his band, Linda Darnell, Lynn Bari and Jack Oakie with an outstanding support ing cast opens today at the Strand theater.
 A natural in every musical sense of the word, Sweet and Low Down." packed with laughs, romance
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sonality that bubbles like Joan and Olivia.
 She's glad Joan has stopped playing thos neurotic roles. "Peo- pie were beginning to think she really was neurotic," she said.
 Mama was. on the stage in Eng land long before Olivia and Joan were born. When the family moved to Hollywood, she gave dramatic readings at clubs and colleges, re- newing her interest in acting.
 She studied for year with Mime Maria Ouspenskaya, then toured Army camps as Aunt Martha in Arsenic and Old Lace. and appeared in 85 performances of Might Must Fall'' at the Actors Laboratory in Hollywood.
 It was white studying with Mime. Ouspenskaya that mama got mixed up in that revolving door in a hotel lobby.
 Mime Ouspenskaya teaches the Stanislawsky method of dramatic ralnlng-pretenolng Uo pc S0lIle che or doing something, largely in pantomime
 Came Lesson No. "a woman trapped in revolving door.
 Mama went to dinner at the hotel. Going home, she went through the revolving door anc decided to do a little home work For Is minutes she went 'rounc and round. A crowd gathered but mama didn't notice it.
 SHE WAS A SENSATION
 Mama finally stopped revolving and staggered back into the lobby The spectators were roaring.
 T made a complete fool of my sef,' mama chuckled. But next I day everyone including Mime Ouspenskaya said I gave the best
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
POLI'S

That's the way Hollywood pre- view critics sum up Something For The Boys," the 20th Century Fox Technicolor Animation of the dance dazzling, tune-torrid stage hit that rocked Broadway, and now comes to the screen of the Loew Poli The ater today, with Carmen Miranda, Michael O'Shea, Vivian Blaine ("The Cherry Blonde") and ril- liant featured cast.
 Something For The Boys con- cerns itself with telling the riotous story of three cousins who find themselves the joint heirs of Mag nolia Manor, a decrepit plantation near an army camp, and of the hi- larious as well as musical and TO- mantic) path their effort to "do something for the boys" takes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21
BY ERsKINE JOHNSON NEA Stan Correspondent

Mama" ?" Joan Fontaine and Olivia de HayfIland have always said, 'is the biggest ham in the farnily:,'
 It was inevitable that mama silver-haired Mrs. Lillian Fontaine would one day be in the movies.
 Mama. has acted every place in Hollywood except in front of a camera on Little Theater stages, at parties, at Army camps.
 She's played all kinds of roles 5-year-old Negro boy seeing his first movie, a princess on the bot tom of the sea, a woman trapped in a revolving door. In that one everyone thought she was drunk.
 So mama is now in the movies. just like everyone predicted, play ing the role of Jane Wyman's mother in -The Lost Weekend" z,tPlease be careful of my nose, mama warned director Billy Wilder before. the first scene. Its rather large"
 Director Wilder took a good look. T like it." he said. He walked around mama and looked again Tt fascinates me-" he said.
 Mama'S first scene was in profile. She groatled This" she said, "is the beginning and end of perfect career"
 But in the rushes mama's nose looked all right. In fact, mama was all right.
 Not spectacular" she said, but honest. A little hammy, although tried to make it artistic"
 LIKE ME ROBSON
 Mama reminds you of Mae Rob- son. Only younger. With per.
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performance she had ever seen of a woman trapped in . revolving door. It was easy. I was still re- volving."
 In case you haven't guessed it., mama is character. She lives in a tiny one-room apartment in Hollywood, spurning offers of Joan and Olivia to live in their big mansions.
 Copyright 1914, NEA Service, Inc.-
 Printed in U. 8. Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-21

Ryan; the. radio, night-club and recording singing sensation, Perry Como, in his picture debut. and Frand Langan.
 The cast supporting the three featured players in "Oh, What a Night" includes Alan Dinehart Claire DuBray, Ivan Lebedeff, Pierre Watken and Olaf Hytten.