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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
What A Guy!

The League for Sanity in Poetry wants Archi-
bald Macleish to remain as Librarian of Con-
gress instead of taking post in the State
Department
The organization, in its first bulletin, listed
Maclelsh among the poets who have discard
ed rhyme, meter. clarity, music, consecu-
tlVeness OF thought-ndeed, thought self
1t seems that Mr.. Macleish is qualified
admirably for post with the government
on the strength Of the leagues 7ecommenda.
ton What great advantage such brain
would be in the PAW, OPA, WPB and the
countless cher agencies in Washington
The leagues opposition to the State Depart
ment job is understood but it seems that its
advocacy OF the librarian in his present posi-
uon will deprive the New Deal of a great
addition to lis ranks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
BY JOHN SELBY

'They Called it Purple Heart
Valley" by Margaret Bourke
White (Simon & Schuster; So; ~
S. At War" Edited by Tom Ma
loney Duell, Sloan Pearce;
$3.50.
Two picture books have barely
made it under the Christmas wire
One is a leading candidate for the
worst title of the fall season:
Margaret Whites 'Tney
Called 1t Purple Heart Val
ley" great job jim spite of this
jaw breaker. The other is the usu-
al Camera Annual, called ~. S at
War"
Miss Bourke Whites book is
about the Italian campaign, and it
is another proof of the fact that, in
publishing, pictures are not enough.
Lately there have been very few
straight picture books" a trend
influenced by the decision of such
as Life that text is need
ed for complete understanding.
Miss Bourke-White text is definite
ly her own-she had some help,
notably from Edward Stanley on
the picture captions, b u t in the
main the words are hers alone,
and some of the opinions become
interesting for this particular rea-
son.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
The Literary Guidepost

One of these is her conviction
that AMG is doing a bad job in
Italy. have no space to pick out
instances; the thing that will amuse
most practised readers is the femi-
nine way in which she describes
situations she considers failures.
and then rops in vague justifi-
cation of the well, it's tough
jog anyway" order. The closer
to the battleline Miss Bourke-
White gets, the better her text and
pictures become. and she got very
close. Whether she meant it or not.
in addition to general picture
of five months fighting in Italy the
author has also provided a charac-
ter study of one army corporal that
is pretty close to perfection. The
man is Cpl. Qater Sgt.) Jess Pag-
gift.
Miss Bourke Whites book is
concentrated, good balance of
text and photographs. III. S. at
War" covers too many fronts,
none comprehensively, and has too
little text. The photographs are first
rate, thanks to the editor, Tom Ma
loney, and Commander Edward
Seichen, USNR, but the project
seems to me much too ambitious
1t is little like one of those hys-
terical see Paris-in-a-day tours
they used to have.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
BY KENNETH L. DIgON

IN GERMANY, DelayeO-R-A
End Armored Division lieutenant
who wonders if it's true what they
say about lucky seven is 1t. HUI
bert E. Gwinn of Knoxville, Tenn
When he still was a staff sergeant
in H Company, seth Amored Regi-
ment, he had five tanks shot out
from under him without being
wounded. Then he received a
battle commission and a transfer
to D Company. A sixth tank was
shot from under him and still no
wounds
Then came number seven. T h e
Germans were rolling the dice this
time and came up with a frac-
tured arm.
That was unlucky On the other
hand, he wasn't wounded too bad
ly. But, either way. he figures that
seven is enough. He's not looking
for any eleven now
Maj. Maurice R. Hubbard, execu-
tive officer of the 215th Artillery,
was listening to a broadcast in his
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12

vehicle during a recent reconnai-
sance mission. Just as he started
to drive into a small French viii
lage, the former Olatha, Kan, law
yer heard a forward observer say:
eve are receiving direct fire
from a town on a hill over our
right flank
HELL" said the major, checking
the location, That's this town.
He backed his vehicle down the
road until he found cover. Then
he sat there and directed fire into
the town he almost had entered.
Pfc. Ben O'Neill, an Ozark, Ark,
infantryman, wanted to check COM
munications after setting up h S
machinegun position, so he whistled
softly into his walkie talkie. A
soft answering whistle seemed to
indicate that all was well.
But Pvt. Walter L. Yates of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, also heard the an
swering whistle, which was all
wrong because he was too far from
the radio. He uncorked few bursts
of machinegun fire in the general
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
WILMINGTON MANS
U Nit IS H0N0RED
Especial to the Starr

A U S. TROOP CARRIER
BASE, European theatre of oper-
ations, Dec. II. - 1t has recently
been announced that Sergeant AL
bert G. Kornegay, son Of c. B.
Kornegay, 319 North Seventh
street, Wilmington. N c., and his
unit have won Presidential Cita-
ton for action during the invasion
of France.
Sgt. Kornegay is an electrical
specialist in his squadron, and as
such, he had multitude of duties
and tasks from the period of June
6 until September 30, 1914. Begin
ming with the initial assault, when
the squadron dropped paratroops
on the Cherbourg Peninsula, there
was continual stream of aircraft
leaving and arriving at the base.
This meant many long nights Of
hard work. Sgt. Kornegay was al.
ways working, checking and re-
checking to be certain that
electrical equipment was in the
best possible shape. During h e
complete operation, there was no
time that an aircraft failed to take
Oft due to electrical defect.
Sgt. Kornegay has been in his
present outfit for the better part
of two years and a greater portion
of his time has been with the unit
overseas. during their service ov-
erseas, the SQUADRON has partici-
pated in four invasiors, each time
in the spearhead.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
Volatile Policies

In the light OF recent political events in Eu.
rope, cimaxed by Foreign Secretary Eden's
statement TO Commons, it seems that Britain
is committed to foreign policy of defini ely
Tory complexion. But it is also evident that
oomestlcally Britain is committed to a very
liberal program. Such things as the Eeveridge
Elan and the drift toward state controlled
INDUSTRY are far to the left Of our New Deal
together, these two policies are a pretty
volatile mixture, as Mr., Churchill and Mr..
Hoen must be fully aware And when the
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
Daily Prayer
FOR GRATITUDE

Our hearts bow down before 1- ari
in worship and gratitude, . . Lo.'
Eternal, the God Of our 1a'n ,.itn
Thou hast death bountifully WIZ. WV.
us throughout the years. we it abt.
seen dark days turn into 0f i5Iss
our many fears have proved a't ~
and goodness and mercy nave wv wv
lowed us. To Thee, o DouhJiI0i NV
er of good, we return thanks H o,,-
Thou art giving victory N,
Cause. We praise Thee f0I ~.
courage of our warriors me g=aalitv
dom of our leaders and the hosD III
of our workers. They nave NJ.
wrought nightly in Thy fear 5.. Ue
hearts are touched by the eVlue. .hs
of religious consciousness IN We We
hearts of the fighting men ,,,ide
sense the significance OF the co
spread distribution of Thy WoL .sork
we praise and adore and ' NOV
Thee, O ever adequate a taors
In our gratitude may all our l TborI
give way to confidence tha' ,I,en
who hast led will still lead AIM
W. T. E
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12

The War
by klRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press War .n.'

Creation of a massive
Pacific Fleet" to operas nnQsa
Japan in that American 7 @sshS:
responsibility as the stra+a aoAe Of
Tokyo. N news tor
In itself of greater poyer
fleet categories than Janar, Ii all
crippled nay, the British 6, now
Fleets appearance in those n' av!iic
virtually will double the a I1a,sS;
h ne; sea odds against Nin raay
While no overall Allied cor'M ppoa
er is created, the British Flea ,,'a ,,.o
operate under direction of Adr,; %9
Nlmitz in the Central Pacifio
OF General Macarthur in ' u
Southwestern Pacific as occ., rIe
requires. NNaSoA
Coupled with American crsoL.-
OF the japanese defensive FROM ,@N's
northwestern Leyte by cantrr ,, "A
Ormoc, the British move r,,i VI
the opening of a new pbaqs
the war across the Pacific p., VI
in Australian waters. the Pr %S.S
Fleet will be available to com1 ,,,,I
the isolation of japanese garri r'Ts
in the Dutch Indies and to d AVN
INTO the southern end of the Son%
China Sea itself without preiydi..
to contemplated American ns~,1
operations farther north. d
Between them, the British ,.,
American fleets in the psc INV
cou d dominate simultaneous,
both the north and south
proaches to the China Sps A.
Macarthur completes the conops,,
of Leyte and moves on westwsrd
the passages through the cento.
of the Philippine archipelago \,
that sea will be opened. Comn,o,.
denial of the China Sea to Tan.r
for shutting reinforcements ana
supplies to far scattered cononos,
garrisons either in the islands Ma,
fringe the China Sea or on tSs
south continental coast can hs
foreseen.
The important part of the Bril-
lsh announcement of its new par.
flc fleet under Admiral Sir Bmco
Fraser, is the recognition Of tbe
Pacific as IAN American area n,
responsibility" in the war against
Japan. That leaves the question a,
strategy in the Pacific in Amer.
can hands and refutes any yo.
geston that the purpose Of TN
British naval reorganization was
aimed only at expediting rec3n.
ture of Singapore or Hong Kong
Total defeat of japan is the Oh.
Elective. Linked with crushing
blows dealt japanese naval power
by the United States in the Battle
of the Philippines, the overwaelm.
Ing naval power now available on
the Allied side hints at impending
new action there on a major scale
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
Fraud In Ohio Vote
lsclaimed By Count

CLEVELAND, Dec. II. - R -
Recruiting of the votes cast in
Cuyahoga county (Cleveland) for
the office of U. S. Senator was
halted today a. the request If
Democratic county Chairman Ray
L. Miller. when rehabilitation of 300
OF the county's 1,183 precincts gave
Democrat William G.. Pickrel of
Dayton a net gain of only about
half vote per precinct over
U. S. Senator Robert A. Taft.
Cincinnati Republican.
Miller said in a statement "the
net gain of Mrs. Pickrel at the
end OF the recount of 300 precincts
IS about half vote for precinct.
Inc recount has found no evidence
of fraud or gross error"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12

BOSTON, Dec. 11.-lRHThe pub
lie relations office of the War
Shipping Administration said to-
day it had received no official re-
ports of any ships being delayed
in sailing because of inadequate"
supplies of cigarets.
The PRO said that absolutely
no overseas ships had been held
up and that it didn't know Of a
single coastwise vessel being de-
layed' because merchant seamen
refused to sail until smokes were
supplied.
The PRO commented on re-
cent statement attributed to Har-
rington Pike, port preventative
for the recruitment division of the
VISA, that men couldn't be expect
ed to go to sea without cigarets
Pike said at that time that num-
bers of merchant seamen had re-
fused to sail until assured smokes
while on the seas.
Pike declined to enlarge upon
his statement todav and REFEREE
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12

fighting in Germany ends, the lid might blow
off the kettle tina. now contains the mixture.
So far as we can learn, Britans domestic
program seems to have more appeal than her
foreign policy. And if Mr.. Churchill and Mr..
Eden are interested in postwar con mutation
of the present government the difference in
popularity might be determining factor in clos
ing the present rift between our State Depart
ment and the British Foreign Office.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
Grand Jury Discounts
'Kickbacks' t. State
Senators By Employe;

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Dec'H'
-(P)-A Cole county grand !ui'
said today it's investigation Of re-,
ported salary "kickbackS
State Senators by employees ao .n
not show a violation of the Id"
and it returned no indictments
1--WE do, however, recohllne.1
law making it mandatory
have employees of the legisla ., pss
designated as to by whom u gi ~
are employed" the jury sala -
it's report. =, ,,,oud
IF this could be done, it wo ,t,.
eliminate a great deal oil e0''-'
sion and MISUNDERSTANDING
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12

oIdlltly, WV 0SAtAie1AA oCASAANA ~
peared and surrendered.
S-Sgt. John Miller of Newark, N.
j., an infantryman of the 407th Reg
iment, is said to be the top notch
kicker in his league.
Out on patrol with 1t. Jay Ben
son of Los Angeles, CAL, and three
privates first class, Enoch Hold OF
Kingsport, Tenn, Earl Deering OF
Elmhurst, ILL.,, and James Richard
son of Antelope, Mont, Miller
watched Deering flush two Ger
man sentries from foxhole
ahead Before the patrol had time
to fire, one German Tipped a
hand grenade, right into the midst
of the CTS.
The grenade landed at Miller S
feet He gave it a good swift kick.
Straight and true it scared, right
between the two Germans, killing
them both.
A third German stuck MS head
out of a nearby foxhole. Hold killed
him
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
VISA Denies Cigaret Lack
Delayed Sailing OF Ships

inquiries to the public relations Of
flee.
An executive Of the Boston
branch of the National Maritime
Union said that the organization
never heard of any ships being
delayed because cigarets were un-
available, and, he added, II doubt
very much that there is any foun-
dalton for the report"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
GERMANS CONVICTED
Court Martial Fines Four For
Breaking Rules

WITH THE U. S. THIRD ARMY,
Dec. 11.-lR-In the first announc-
ed summary court martial action
against German civilians in the
Third Army area, four persons
were convicted today of leaving
their communities without per-
mission and were fined $50.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
Fair Enough

Editors note.-The Star and the News
accept no responsibility for the personal
views of Mr.. Pegler, and often disagree
with them as much as many of his read.
ers. His articles serve the good purpose
of making people Think
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
THOUGHT FOR TODAY

The great use of a life is to spend it for
something that outlasts it.-William James.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
WITH THE AEF
Among Scattered Outfits

direction of the German lines In
stantly, two German soldiers ap
peared and surrendered.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12

Communism in Russia has taught the people
TO read don't dislike Russian Communism
1t has changed the European policy OF keep
ing the people poor and igncrant.-Lady Astor'
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Elizabeth Jones
Bride Yesterday

Miss Elizabeth Pyle Jones and Mr.
David Percy Beatty were married
yesterday afternoon in the Lincoln
Memorial Chapel of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. the
Rev. DR.. Daniel A.. Polling of the
Temple Baptist Church in Phila-
delphia oficiating at o'clock.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
George Pyle Jones of Youngstown,
Ohio, and West Lafayette, Ind, and
is a graduate of Sullins College at
Bristol, Va. She also is a graduate
Of the New York School of Fine
and Applied Art and is an employe
of the Geological Survey in this
city.
Mr.. Beatty is the son of Mrs. Percy
David Beatty of Grafton, Pa, and is
connected with the Coast and Geo.
detic Survey. He was graduated
from Cornell University and is a
member of Kappa Sigma. White
peonies, orange blossoms and can
delight decorated the chapel for the
ceremony and the bride, escorted
and given in marriage by her uncle,
Mr.. Joseph Holton Jones Of Wilm-
ingtorf, Del, wore q dress of white
bengaline with a short veil and
carried an old-fashioned lace-and-
flower corsage fastened to an heir
loom mother-of-pearl fan.
Mrs. Alvin w. Dorfield Of Pitts
burgh, sister Of 1.-The bridegroom, was
the matron of honor, wearing pink
bengaline with a flower coronet and
carrying an old-fashioned bouquet
of sweetheart roses.
Lr. Comdr. William A. Meyers of
York, Pa, served as best man, and
the ushers were Mr.. Dorf1eld and
Mr.. Donald X. Beatty of Pittsburgh.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Holton Jones
were hosts at the reception, which
was held in the Pan American
Room of the Statler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beatty will make
their home in Colonial Village,
Arlington.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Smith
Continued From Page Bay


first become so interested in these
naturalized Americans?" we asked
Mrs. Biddle.
When my husband was Solicitor
General, the immigration Service
was moved to the Department Of
Justice" she told us, land he was
put in charge of this service. In
1910 he administered the registra-
ton of aliens, and when war broke
out the next year, as Attorney Gen.
eral, he was in charge of the enemy
alien program"
Mr.. Biddle will take part in the
Middletown (Ohio) celebration to-
day and will make the principal ad-
dress there, while Mrs. Biddle plans
to attend the ceremony here this
afternoon and also has been asked
to attend the party at the YWCA
at Seventeenth and X streets TO-
night, which is the last of series of
parties which the local USO clubs
have been giving in connection with
the II Am an American" program
and viii be song and folk-ways
party, with the native and foreign
hostesses dressed in native costumes.
loaned by Miss Elsie Peterson (pres-
ident OF the YW) from her mag
nificent collections of foreign cos
tunes collected from all over the
world.
The Biddles have one young son
who is in the Air Corps ground
school. They love their George
town house and its shady garden
and they like having young service
men, who are lonely and away
from home-drop in for family
lunch or dinner whenever they can
arrange quiet meal at home. Mrs.
Biddle has served in various can
teens, and works with the Home
Hospitality Committee. She likes
talking over her husbands speeches
with him-exchanging ideas (and
don't think she hasn't got plentyD
AS Katherine Garrison Chaplin she
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Ensign Aver Engaged
To We'd Anne Miller

Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Earle Miller OF
Ridley Park, Pa, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Anne Walton Miller, to Ensign
Frank Root Aver, U. s. N. R., son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ashton Aver of
Chevy Chase.
Miss Miller, who is a graduate OF
Ridley Park High School, will be
graduated next month from Swarth-
more College. She is a niece of
DR.. John A. Miller, Professor Emeri-
tus of Mathematics and Astronomy
and retired Head of the Sproul OBJ
servatory.
Ensign Aver attended Deerf1eld
Academy and Swarthmore College.
He received his commission at the
United States Naval Academy and
now is on duty in the Pacific. The
wedding will take place on his re-
turn to the States.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
State Societies
Closing Season

Two State societies Of Washing
ton-New York and Wisconsin-will
have parties wednesday. The Wis
consin Society will have its fifth
and last dance of the season at
the Shoreham, when dancing will be
from $50 to 2::30 o'clock.
The Wisconsin Alumni Associa-
ton is cooperating with the society
in this event and special invita-
tions have been sent to Associate
Justice and Mrs. Riley Rutledge,
the Commandant of the Navy Yard
and Mrs. Ferdinand Reichmuth and
other ranking officers of the armed
forces who came from Wisconsin.
Tickets may be had from the treas
urer, Miss Hazel Brockhaus, or at
the door the evening of the dance.
The New York State Society has
arranged its annual spring supper
at $50 o'clock Wednesday, at the
Fairfax, when Mr.. A. j. Knott of the
YMCA, will be the PRINCIPAL
Evening star., 1944-05-21
Service Club
Continued From Page B-3.)

over 5000 men are fed monthly.
At the summer meeting held at
the clubhouse, 1015 L street NV,
next Thursday morning at II o'clock
Mrs. Luther Sheldon, jr., the new
president, will preside and will urge
all members Of the league to come
to the aid of the S. s. and M. Club,
which must continue to function in
these trying times in spite Of high
prices, high wages and labor short
ages.
AS it is impossible to send notices
to all the service wives in Washing
ton, it is hoped that this will serve
as very cordial invitation to come
to the meeting Thursday and see
what the club means to the city
and to the Nation.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

has achieved considerable fame as
q poet-probably the best known
OF her works being the volume of
poetry called Plain Chant for
which has been given
orchestrally for audiences of serv-
icemen and others, in London and
Liverpool. Mrs. Biddle also is the
author of a ballad which will be
given in Mexico City in July by. the
Orguesta Sinfonica of Mexico.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

A feather haircut is perfect II
you're a WAVE, WAC, SPAR or
marine-or just career girl with
desk job. This wonderful salon
is located at 1923 CONN. AVE
Phone DE, 5811. The Bethesda
branch is located at 7248 Wiscon-
sin avenue. Phone OIL. 1915.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

SueQe, ana WHITE
suede. It's priced at only $995-
at ROSS S-SATURN. Stop in to-
morrow Coupon in hand) II and
choose a pair for your summer
wardrobe. You'll love them. ROSS
SATURN is open daily from 8 to 7;
Thursdays from 9 to 9. They spe-
cialize in shoes from sizes 3 to 10:
widths AAAA to C. Located at
1928 CONN. AVE. Phone DU, o34s.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

WIN IN Z - 1 L ~ ~ /
AVENUE and their
wonderful staff of
skilled hairstylists.
You will get a start
into summer with a
Cold Wave and a
tiattering + e a t h e r
haircut - that will
mean cool comfort
and becomingness.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

and there stands JACK SPRATTs
Inc food is deliciously prepared
ana smoothly served. And COM
plete dinners are from 85c IN
Sl'2o. Open from IL am. to IL
p:m.-but they're closed every
MONDAY. So give the whole family
a treat. For reservations call
OXFORD 1895.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

self in the care Of experts there.
Treatments take from one-half
hour to two hours-and you can
go until 8 pm. Monday through
Friday. Go in and discuss your
particular problem with Miss Will
lians, the directress-or just tele-
phone DI. 1916 for an appoint
ment. Colonic irrigations given by
Miss Zapf, graduate registered
nurse. 1921 CONN. AVE.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

let, derived, no
doubt, from the
gra C e f III ankle
strap that gives a
slimming effect to
your foot. This
lovely shoe comes
in rose kid, tan kid.
purple kid, red kid,
black patent, black
Evening star., 1944-05-21

sage. Keep slim.
You'll look and
feel lovely. And
will be able to
wear the brief
summer FASH
ions with grace.
Simply go to
the E M IL e
HEALTH CLUB
Evening star., 1944-05-21

and cool while the
world willis. Dark
sheers, softly tai
lored. or frosted
with white . i.
washable cottons
/. gay rayons-
they're the things
for you. And you'll
find them all at
B r T. SLAu. the
Evening star., 1944-05-21

has helped a n Y
number of young
couples start sue
cessful marriages
with correctly en-
g + a v e d miSsives.
BREWOOD'S fine
stationery and en-
ora nrifnn chnr, ir La
Evening star., 1944-05-21

Z II e Sn0renam
Hotel. I" Large
brimnned beau-
ties in straw,
linen and pique
in white,
natural and soft
hattering col
ors, too, that
are only part Of
t he wonderful
Evening star., 1944-05-21

speaker. Representative Walter A..
Lynch also will speak briefly, and
Mr.. Wilfred Pelletier and Mr..
Harold B. Barnett will give short
musical program. Mr.. Robert D.
Fribourg is secretary Of the society.
Evening star., 1944-05-21
L. FRANK CO.

accompanying skirts that live dou-
BILE liyes-for play and work. Ador-
able little short overalls to wear
while working in the garden or at
the beach. And slacks, shirts and
shorts galore. See them tomorrow.
F ST. at 18th.
Evening star., 1944-05-21

be modelled at
n e xt Satur-
days FASH
ION S HOW
and LUNCH
EON in the
PAIL MALL
ROOM Of the
Hotel Raleigh.
~ =
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the corner
of Glebe
road a n d
N o r t h
Wa S hing
ton blvd,
in Arling-
ton. Va
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" on IN THE SHADE viii
seem like go under
the large cartwheels you'll find In
the SHOREHAM HAT SHOP IN
Evening star., 1944-05-21

friendly shop, where Susan Joy"
keeps us posted with fashion news
when she calls from the famous
phone number MA. 6S6S. GIT 18th
STREET NV.