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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-27
Chief Rosso's Day
OFF 10 Fast Start

Police Chief Arthur I. Rosso
started the day off like real
policeman today, when speed
i'Is car passed by gas station
where the chief was having his
car serviced.
Chief Rosso quickly started his
car and gave chase, and two min
utes later had given a reckless
driving ticket TO Robert Z. Stein
brink, II, of 1891 Romeo Plank
road. The incident took place on
Forth avenue and Steinbrink
appeared at headquarters at BIS
a m. He was released for later
court appearance.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-27
81. kary's 10 Hold 45th Homecoming Party

NEW BALTlMORE-The 45th
Annual Homecoming OF the New
Baltimore ST. Mary'S Parish has
again been set for July Attn on
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-27

the school grounds. This long
established event is attended by
pariShioners and former parish
toner's. Refreshments and games
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-27
Theresa NyeSfe

ENTER LINE - Funeral
services were held today in Cen
ter Line for Mrs. Theresa Ny
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-27

China has only 10000 motor
trucks to supply an army of sew
eral millions.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-06-27

Caraway seeds are not seeds;
they are the dried fruit Of the
caraWay plant.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13
Case of Puerto Rico

Woodrow Wilson went to the peace conference
hailed by war-weary Europe as the great
humanitarian who would SOW the seed of last
ing peace. He returned from that conference
the undeserved target of disappointment and
resentment at nome and abroad. And the
worlds change of heart was largely due to
the fact that Wilson, in his idealstic zeal,
had forgotten one fundamental duty of his con-
stitutional office
In committing this country to a just and
high-minded course, he had neglected to seek
the advice and consent of the Senate The
pique and jealousy of these lawmakers, plus
a disillusonng taste of cynical European pol
itics, turned Wilson into broken and en-
FILTERED man.
Today there seems to be the germ of SINH
lar difficulty in a Puerto Rican self-govern-
ment BILL which has been acted upon by the
Senate and is now in the House Committee on
Insular Affairs. 1t is the first practical test
in this country of the Atlantic Charter, in
which President Roosevelt and Prime Minis
- Churchill enunciated g. the rights Of all
peoples TO cNOOSe Tie IOIul VI SOVelLIueHI
under which they will live.''
The self-government bill was drafted by a
committee, including several Puerto Rcans,
appointed by the President 1t would
allow Puerto Ricans to choose their own COVER
nor, appoint their own supreme court justices.
The PRESIDE could veto any Puerto Rican
legislation. But this power of disapproval is
not intended to be used to regulate the internal
affairs of Puerto Rico -
When the bill emerged from Senate discus
sion, however, dripping with amendments, it
was evident that the upper house had not
written the Atlantic Charter Permission to
elect governor was retained But the SUI
preme court justices would still be appointed
by the President; Congress could annul all
Puerto Rican legislation. could determine. .
the ultimate political destiny of the island. y
Whether the bill emerges from the House
Committee with or withort the Senate amend
ments is beside the point of these observations
which is that the Senate's action points up
the weakness of purely presidential commit
ments.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13
Our Chief Aim
City Loses a Friend

DR.. Terry Osborne came to Wilmington when
USO affairs were badly junnbled. In his year
of SERVICE he has not only brought order out
of the chaos that prevailed when he came,
but endeared himself to a large section of the
city's population
1t is with deep and sincere regret that his
friends learn of his impending departure for
Kansas City where he will engage in Y.M.C.A.
work The USO Operations Committee and the
Civilian Council have adopted resolution ex-
pressing their sense of loss feeling shared
by everyone with whom Doctor Osborne has
come in contact
He takes with him our best wishes for con-
Hnued success in his new undertakings.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13
If It's So Easy, Why Delay?

Secretary Knox is the latest recruit for Lord
Mountbatten's view that the japanese threat
in eastern India is not serious. His opinion,
however, is hard to reconcile with the fact that
the Japanese continue to advance.
He adds that the British doubtless can and
probably will repulse the enemy. But they have
not done it, are not doing it, and daily lose
additional strategic territory
Even though the fighting is not on large
scale, and may not develop into a major en-
gagement the truth is that all the advantage
lodges with the Japanese and the British
daily find themselves in tighter position,
with communication lines cut and important
supply bases isolated.
Instead Of placing themselves in position to
further the conquest of Burma, before the
monsoon season comes, they find themselves
'it - in this pussy-in-a-corner game the Japa-
nese started
The American-Chinese forces in northern
Burma have been moving in upon the enemy
with steady gains, but now stand chance of
having their supply route cut off by the Japa-
nese columns in eastern India japanese adj
vance forces are reported to be within thirty
five miles of their rail supply line. If this is
severed the forces General Stilwel has train
ed so efficiently for the Burma campaign will
see their splendid effort count for naught
The monsoon will find the Japanese not
only still in possession in Burma, but in a
stronger position for throwing back any at
tack Lord Mountbatten might contemplate
If the invasion of eastern India is such a
minor affair and so easily to be dealt with,
why is it being so long delayed?
| The object of the Japanese is clear. They
are engaged primarily in a preventive oper-
alton. They propose to prevent the reopening
Of the Burma road They intend to prevent full
use of the Lido route. They seek to halt Allied
deliveries to China over the hump. And as
the situation now is, they bid fair to accom-
plish their every aim.
With the campaign in the southwest and
central Pacific going so well, with Macarthur S
forces moving steadily up and Admiral Ninnitz'
naval and air task forces gaining stronger
grip on Japans outer island defenses in their
eastward sweep, the chances for both to unite
with powerful land forces in free China for
the final thrust against Japan are materially
lessened by the current japanese activities il
east India 1t is time for word to be conveyed to
Lord Mountbatten that he has battle, as
well as an organizational, job to do.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13
Big Guns

A Washington dispatch dealing with new
decisions of the War Production Board notes
that the manufacture of electric irons is to
be substantially reduced and the production
of big guns tremendously increased
The natural reaction is that while we can
get along without electric irons, as our ances-
tors did, we can't very well hope to win
the war without plenty of big guns, especially
as the campaign in Italy has proved that small
guns will not knock out the Germans.
The longer this war continues, and despite
the achievements of our Air Forces, the
palmer it becomes that Napoleon was right
when he put his trust in his artillery. If we
must have more guns of heavy calibre, ir
heavens name, let us manufacture them quick
", and gain on the ground the same sort Of
superiority we have been at such pains ano
expense to gain in the air. Even, forsooth, II
we have to resurrect rusty sad irons from
garnet or cellar, or even go unironed for the
duration.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13
Gold Goes to Work

Idle wealth is useless. That is why 1t IS
good news to learn that the heavy gold hold
ings of this country being reduced. There
are now only $21, 700, 600 of gold at Fort
Knox - full billion dollars less than year
ago.
The billion that has been either ear-marked
for transfer to other countries when shipping
is safer or has actually been exported, has
gone for raw materials needed in the nations
war program South American countries are
the chief beneficiaries, but the neutrals of
Europe and Asia too as well as Mexico have
had share in it.
Brazirs gold reserve has mounted $133, 0oo-
600, colurnbia's $4soooooo Uruguays $22, ooo,-
900. venezuela's $4,000, ooo Mexico has &C.
quired SIZE, 900. Among the neutrals.
Switzerland has picked up $500, 100000, Sweden
$780, ooo ooo Turkey $14o,ooo,ooo. Spain $4,000
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13
Vacations at Home

If we on the home front are really in earnest
about winning this war in the shortest possible
time with the lowest possible casualties, we
will take our summer vacations within walk
ing distance To use trains which are needed
for troop transport or gasoline needed by the
armed forces, to go from here to there, just
SO that we may enjoy week or month at
seaside or in the mountains, would be to i'm
pose an unnecessary handicap upon the war
program.
1t might be tough on the resorts but that
would be infinitely better than making it tough
on the boys fighting our battles This is nc
time for ndulgng in non-essentidls, and trips
away are, essentially and fundamentally, non
essential, if pleasure is the sole reason for
going.
The summer which is nearing so rapidly is
resource OF the nation and the people will be
needed for victory. With Russia driving the
Germans homeward on the Eastern front and
a mighty amphibious invasion to be under
taken on the western European coast, the
time is near for the final showdown with the
forces that have so gravely threatened our
whole civilization and way of life. If we are
to be successful, if we are to overthrow the
Htlerites once and for all time, we must give
our undivided attention to the task and be
willing to surrender our cherished love OF
junketing hither and yon when vacation time
rolls around
1t is surprising how good time can be had
vacatoning in ones own back yard, or on
weekend hikes. This year is the time to
prove it.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13

900. 1raq has gotten so much gold that the
government now contemplates substituting il
for the crown jewels as backing for the cur
rency now in circulation.
So it goes to the lasting benefit of all
countries involved, particularly the United
States, provided, of course, a sound trade
policy is adopted and enforced in the postwa,
years.
This gold used by the United States for need
ed purchase of war materials, instead of being
left buried at Fort Knox, will be available by
the beneficiary nations for their own postwar
trading It will give to each country sub
stantial trade credit, beyond its actual pur
chasing power, at time when credit will b.
treasure beyond price.
The essential safeguard naturally, is tn
negotiation of trade arrangements in the oper
alton of which America will share in proper
ton to the Expenditures now being made in thu
affected countries.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13

lack one vitamin you almost always lack
otners. Vimms contain all the vitamins
Government Experts and Doctors agree
are essential in the diet to help build
resistance maintain energy, keep you at
your best-including costly Viramin c.
VITAL MINERALS -Vimms also bring
you the benefits of vitality essential min.
erals. Calcium and phosphorus neces-
sary tor strong bones. teeth, and BODY
tissue; iron necessary for good rich
blood. That why Vimms come in three
tablets. No product which recommends
only one tablet or capsule per day can
give you all the vitamins and minerals
you get in Vimms.
Vimms NOT only give you these vita
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13
One of the Simple Things

So far as meat rationing is concerned il
may be observed that the bark has been
worse than the bite-strictly metaphorically,
of course That is to say, there has been
enough meat of some kind practically all the
time But this does not mean that the kind
available has been palatable or desirable. On
the contrary, much of the time the meat dis
played has destroyed rather than created, an
appetite.
Even when steaks were and are, to be
had, they are cut so poorly and raggedly
that one is puzzled to distinguish one kind
from another. And as for having a steak
trimmed one might as well expect to get the
moon by crying for it.
Not since Leon Henderson issued his ia
NOUS bulletin instructing butchers how they
might cut their meat has it been possible to
buy choice cut of anything, save in the
rarest instances and then only at the slack
est trading time. It may not all be Hender.
sons fault, although he contributed largely
to it, 1t may be that the armed forces have
absorbed the great majority of trained meat
cutters and butchers are compelled to gel
along with such help as they can employ
Maybe there really is no cure for the unap
petizing display Of meats for the duration. Il
this is so we might add to our war and
peace detectives the chance to buy a decent
steak again, if only once week and 60 meat
less the rest of the time.
They tell us we are fighting for the simple
things Of life. A good steak is one of them
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13
Daily Prayer
FOR MEN BEHIND THE LINES

FOR MEN BEHIND THE LINES
We pray today, O. Father in
Heaven, for imaginations keen
enough to envision all the forces
of this holy war-the men at the
front and in the skies and on and
under the deep waters; the states
men who have authority over all;
the men and women who make the
ships and planes and tanks and
guns and ammunition; all tn e
multitude in the service of supplies
the tillers of the soil and the host
who serve at books and type
writer's. They are all in one service
and all indispensable. For those
who are far away from battles
shock we ask the clear conscious
ness of unity with those who fight.
Enfold us all, o. Lord, in one high
and common spirit of conservation
and loyalty; that victory may be
fastened and Thy Righteousness
indicated. Amen.-W.TE.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13
With Ernie Pyle

though Lord knows how I ever
thought of that one.
The gunner is Corp. Bud Car
michael of Monterey, CAL, and his
assistant is Pvt. George Everhart,
from brownsville, N. c.
CarmichaePs nickname is
''Hoagy," after the famous COM
poser of "Stardust.' This Carmi-
chael used to be pipefitter for
the gas company in Monterey
when I saw him he hadn't shaved
or washed foc a week. He wore
brown muffler around his neck,
roll stocking cap on his head, un-
buckled overshoes, and was alto
gether the toughest-looking soldier
I ever laid eyes on. But he belieo
his looks, for he was full of good
nature and dry wit.
A few days later I saw the same
gang again, and the other boys
were saying that after I left tina
day they talked about me. I'd re
marked upon meeting them tina
I'd gone to college with the rea
Hoa Carmichael, so t h
''Hoagy' told the boys that if he'e
been thinking fast he would have
replied, That's funny, Ernie.
don't remember you. What seat di'
you sit in?''
The men cook in a big alumni
mum pot they took out of an aban
doned house, and on huge irol
skilled that Carmichael got in bar
ter for the equivalent of $40. The.
call it their 1870 skillet" and ar
careful of it, even washing i
sometimes.
Carmichael has a photo paste.
on the barrel of his gun inside tn
turret-a dancing picture of Car
men Miranda and Cesar Romero
He says it gives him inspiration il
battle, and then he grins until hi
eyes squint.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13

threatening the BengaI-Assano -.
way, is preparing to spring trl us
of its own on the NipponeSo -
vaders of India. Ills
The exact whereabouts Of ~
borne Allied troops far in rear !,
the japanese spearheads in Tna "
has never been made clear IVA
are somewhere presumably cla Ivy
to the rail and river lines in no.~ '
ern Burma over which all supnT All
and reinforcements for the en Fss
must travel to sustain the ron Any
nese drive. Pd'
Unquestionably British Innar;.,
forces engaging the enemy b,'I
all the best of comnunca4os
facilities. They probably also huns huns
the numerical advantage and cog
troll of the air. 1t would no. WI ~
surprising that Allied strategy o.. ys
ed not for repulse of the inyaJ. .-'
of India, but for a defense c.1
culated to pin them down u,ba
their supply lines were cut far ie
the rear. III
That japanese foray always h.,
appeared as desperate gamb1o
Earlier, pessimistic reports frns
New Delhi were difficult 10 ,ndor
stand unless they were calcuIata.
to mislead the foe. The martos
change in tone of accounts from
New Delhi might therefore nrora
highly significant.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13
Interpreting
The War
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press War Analyst

News from the Russian and In.
dian fronts carry hints of impend'
ing events that may overshadow
all war developments except the
rising tempo of the Allied pre-in
vasion air assault on fortress Eu
rope.
What catches the eye in Moscow
advices is the stress laid officially
on the Russian bombing of Lwow
the apparent main objective of the
First Uk-ainian Army in southern
Poland. The implication is that the
Russian effort in the east is about
to shift from the Romanian from
to the sector of Poland south Of
the Pripet and it's vast marsh
lands.
That is the most vulnerable Ma.
ri flank of all. The Polish plains
north of the Carpathians are the in
Dictated primary route for an in
vasion of the Reich itself from the
east. LWoW is the communicate
key to Nazi bastions guarding the
approaches to those plains between
the head waters of the Dnister
and the Polish Bug rivers. A rus
sian break-through there could top
pie back the whole German left
flank to the Baltic.
Most recent advices from New
Delhi on operations on the Burma
India front carry a new note. They
suggest that the Allied high COM
mand, counting heavily on supply
difficulties of Japanese columns
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13
Former WAC Training
Center Will Be Used
AS Convalescent Cente,

WASHINGTON, April 12-lp-
The War Department has decided
to retain the Daytona Beach, Fla.
facilities formerly used by tina
Women's Army Corps (WAC) and
convert them into a convalescent
center, Senator Andrews D.Flal
said today.
Various plans have been con.
sidered for use of the camp since
WAC troops were evacuated
earlier in the year, and Daytona
Beach interests have frequently
urged that a convalescent center
for veterans be established.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13
Bx ERNIE PYLE

WITH FIFTH ARMY ALLIED
BEACHHEAD FORCES, IN ITALY
-Oby wireless) - One day sat
around with tank crew, in emer-
geny position just behind our
front-1ine infantry. They had been
there for eight days.
They hadn't done anything. They
were there just to help repel any
attacks that might be coming. We
keep lots of tanks located thus at
all times.
This crew had its metal behe-
moth hidden behind small rise,
half obscured by oak bushes. The
men were cooking a pot of dried
beans when I got there in mid
forenoon. They had coffee boiling
as usual, and we drank coffee as
we talked.
When tank men are out like this,
1O-in-1 rations and Creations are
brought up to them at night by
jeeps. They do all their own cook
ing, and sleep in the tank for safe
ty. They aren't supposed to smoke
inside the tanks, but everybody
does. Some crews even burn theiz
little cookstoves right in the driv
er's compartment.
A tank and the territory around
it are a mess after five men have
lived in it for eight days. The
ground is strewn with boxes ane
tin cans and mess gear. The inside
of the tank looks as though hurrl
cane had hit it.
This tank had everything in i
from much-handled comic books t.
a pocket edition of the Bible. Yol
found old socks, empty tobacco
cans, half cups of cold coffee. Tht
boys used the top of the tank fol
table and shelves, and this too wa!
Uttered
But all this disarray doesn't keel
it from being a good tank, because
this crew holds the battalion rec
ord fo1, firing it's entire ammuni
ton load in the shortest time.
Sleeping five nights in tanl
isn't too comfortable, for space il
very limited. They spread theil
blankets around the interior, sleel
in their clothes, and nobody get!
completely stretched out. Tht
worst spot is around the gunner
seat, where the man really has tt
sleep halfway sitting up, SO they
take turns sleeping in this uncom
Portable spot.
After they've stayed at the from
eight to ten days, another com
pany relieves them, and they move
back a couple of miles, dig in
then clean up and relax for few
days.
These medium tanks carry ;
five-man crew. This one was com
manded by Sergt. Speros Bakalos
short, nice-looking ex-truckdriv
err from Boston. Once the tank hi
was serving in was hit, and hi.
tank commander head shot clea1
off.
The driver is Sergt. Oscar Stew
art of Bristol, Va. They call hin
Pop" because he is in his mid
die 30s. He used to work for thu
State Highway Department.
His assistant driver is Pvt. Don
aid Victorine of Crystal Lake Ill
He, incidentally, is friend O.
Capt. Max Kuehnert, whom I knew
in Tunisia and whose baby I hae
the honor of naming Sandra
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13
CHEEK ANNOUNCES

DURHAM, April 12-R-L. G.
Cheek, sales supervisor of the
Durham tobacco market, announc.
ed today he would be candidate
for election to the Durham Coun-
ty Board of Commissioners in the
coming primary. 1t will be his
first bid for office.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13
Fair Enough

tEdiotrs Note.-The Star and the News accept nc
responsibility for the personal views of Mr. Pegler
and often disagree with them much many Of
his readers His articles serve the good purpose Of
making people think.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13
rs Years Ago
Today
(From the files
of the Star-News)
APRIL 10, 1919

When the Liberty Shlpbulldlng
company puts over its first con-
crete vessel the sight will be wit
messed by thousands. Despite the
assurances of the concrete ship
builders, there are m a y folks
who don't think a stone ship will
float. But to them L. R. Ferguson,
general manager of the plant,
gives only a pleasant smile. Fer.
guson says the concrete ship is
here to stay; he doesn't believe
it will take the place of the steel
ship, but he does believe it is just
as efficient.
They're all in now. The slate fol-
the coming Municipal primary is
complete. Three candidates are
contesting for mayoralty honors:
Parker Ounce Moore is seeking
reelection; Joseph D. Smith, E
formerDmayor, is asking to be re
turned to the office he once helc
and Capt. Thomas Cause is ou
after the same plum.
R. F. and Fred Hamme yester
day completed the purchase of 10(
feet of waterfront adjoining theil
Marine railway on the Brunswick
side of the Cape Fear and will
Immediately begin construction O.
a 500 ton Marine railway.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-13

Why envy people who are full
of the vim and sparkle that make life
grand adventure? Why let yourself get
nervous or rundown from lack of suf-
hcient vitamins and minerals in your diet?