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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-28
Rx JOHN SELBY


"BRAINSTORM," by Carlton
Brown (Farrar & Rhinehart;
$2.75).
A frightening book called Brain
storm is Carlton Browns literary
debut. l don't know, exactly,
what "Erainstorm" is, whether
novel, biography, or the sort OF
case history we come across in
medical literature. But the plan
is quite simple.
Mr.. Brown is, presumably, the
best friend of the subject of the
book, and for a time the subject
of the book was quite mad. After
short introduction in which the
very revealing background of the
man VINO went mad is sketched,
Mr.. Brown lets his subject talk;
the body of the book is in the
first person. There is a peculiar
honesty in this long recital that
tugs at readers heart, and
makes him wonder whether the
same dreadful, yet exhilarating
experience may not be happening
again in his presumably innocent
readers mind.
The young man who endured
1t all lived in New York with his
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-28
The Literary Guidepost

wife, his young daughter, and his
difficulties. He never made quite
enough money. His parents had
been divorced, and he never had
had quite enough of the right sort
of affection-his parents were al
ways buying him, one from the
other. His friends were mixed
set sometimes too alcoholic. The
young man himself was often
very alcoholic.
One day things reached bottom.
He threw out his wife, demanded
a divorce, farmeG out the daugh-
ter and entered another and very
different life. Mentally, he grew
lighter and more elastic by the
moment. The sensation was like
bubble in mis- inside, growing
and bursting. One day he went
to the New York Worlds Fair
under the impression that ne was
a new kind of Messiah, and found
that this circumstance did not en-
title him to enter the grounds
without paying. There was bat
tie, and then a period in two
mental hospitals, and a cure. All
this would arouse sympathy and
pity in any "sane" reader; in me
it also aroused intense interest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-28
Interpreting
The War
By KlRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press War 49,,

Experience with the two
time lag imposed on Official Jay
headquarters reports from tba st nee
gian bulge battle fronts teaches Del
ton in appraising their si, rau'
canoe. ''sll%'
1t magnifies the difficulty !,
tempting long range assessrra aa al.
the point reached in the ''+ +;t Of
grapple between German Nsanlc
American troops at any nar.;a Il
time Too many unknown t .ca!ar
prevail that even more uo. to,soEs
hints in front line press scc Uuste
do not lessen materially, ''0'i's
Nevertheless, ard as Of o,,.
information official and unots tgAf
on the eleventh day Of tbs ba;i
Nazi bid to seize the initiative t Tolo
the Allies in Il he West, the o IRON
seemed very elise if not now u'Is.s
hand. ~" al
It was reflected in the ton. =.
yelled expectancy Of early and ~
vorsble developments in nress 0 Id ID
letins from the font Itself n;. oIl'
sure of an American counter ~
sault of unindicatd scope on AZ"
enemy bulge had The same tr.n we
Even Berlin comment indicsteJ
that the Allied attempt to crush ; ~
tie walls of the Nzi bulge fins in,
had got under WY. If 50 y
moving under brifnt skies nerno;t
ting maximum application Of pr;t
ish and Anericantnassed civ aa
err.
The most significant item in +bo
last official repdt as this WY
written was disclded that the Ger.
man tank thrust qose to the east
bank OF the Meuse pear Dinant had
not only been checked manv honrs
ago, but had prov d to be i, Iobt
strength. 1t was apparently eitbar
in the nature of afeeler attack or
possibly a desper|te effort to Oh.
tain by capture he gasoline 10
keep going.
Enough enemy rpoorized eo,in.
ment was found abandoned for lack
of fuel to justify Aii,d staff belief
that the sustained Sr oombardn,en4
of enemy communf cations is begin.
ming to yield cunt htive dividends
If his fuel tank are beginning
now to run dry du to curtailnent
of his supply lines by Allied bomb.
ing attacks, the N 4 commanders
position in the Belgs1 bulge is fast
becoming critical.
Above all, the Ma fuel supply
line for tanks and mnrized euuip.
ment as they extendd their pene.
tration became the Ike to the situa.
ton in Allied eyes. That is the
most vulnerable objective of anv
mechanical army. All the nerve
centers of fuel supplylie well be.
hind forward lines at all junction
points where gasoline I'D oil comes
up by rail. Allied plane have beat
en- a path to them. Tn indications
are now, II days aftr the Ger.
man surge got unde1 way, that Al.
lied air tactics arr beginning 10
take effect.
If that interpreta on of the vari-
Gus reports comiR1. in Of fuel
stranded German mo,rized equip.
ment proves sound, cannot be
long before the evidece that the
foe has shot his boltin Belgium
becomes too clear forloubt to re-
main.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-28
WITH THE AEF
Rear EchelOn JOeS---Hah!

Things got plenty sticky with the
Germans actually in a good part
of the town Tor a while. But it is
said that never had the signal
company commanded by Capt.
John Wiloth Of Atlanta, Ga, shown
more enthusiasm in its work. The
men rugged up an intricate wire
system which had a telephone in
every roadblock observation post
so they could pass the world along
from one end of town to the other.
That helped to eliminate a lot OF
Germans.
Moreover, the signalmen rugged
up an illegiti:nate but igenious
communications system combining
telephone and radio reaching back
to the artillery. Over it they call
ed in shells on the attacking tanks
Their bazookas supplied the coup
de grace.
Finally relieved yesterday after
so many attacks they had lost
count, the Command Post Kill
lers" checked their score.
They had kayced eight out of Is
attacking Nazi tanks. killed or
wounded about 10 Germans to ev-
cry casualty thcy had suffered, and
had held a vital section of the line
as solidly as any veteran rifle
company ever did. Rear Echeloa
Joes? Hah!
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-28
BY KENNETH L DIXON

WITH THE AEF ON THE BEL
CLAN FRONT Dec. 26.-(Delayedl
|-(P)-Artillery alone makes any
division command post too hot a
spot in which to retire and raise
chickens in your old age. Still it's
a far cry from the combat line, and
many division command post
Doughboy has yet to fire shot
in anger.
But line company riflemen who
love to remind their more fortunate
friends farther to the rear of this
fact had better lay off those Rear
Echelon Joe' cracks around this
armored division c. P.
This is why:
They were moving this C. P.
five days ago, and back at the old
site only some 900 men were left
cooks, bakers, military police, en-
gineers, truck drivers, quarter
master men of the supply units
and signalmen Of the headquarters
company crew.
1t was hardly a group for fancy
feuding.
But suddenly the little village
where the c. P. had been was at
tacked-by no fewer than about L.
600 Germans, including some Is
tanks and various kinds of arti1-
lery.
The attacking Germans came
equipped to kill. They were car
rying plenty OF machineguns, NOR
tars, bazookas and grenades, as
well as rifles. Furthermore, they
were crack fighting men.
But for four days and four nights
those 300 Americans held the town
all alone and every single attack
cost the Germans plenty.
Naturally, when first attacked,
their reaction was: "Whereinells
our front gomez" But it suddenly
dawned upon them there was no
front in front of them. They were
it!
Maj. Jack Fickessen of Waco,
Tex, rounded up his engineers.
They even located some mortars,
which strictly are not required
among engineering equipment.
They set up shop at various key
street intersee tons and construct
ed roadblocks.
Maj Charlie kapes of Hazleton'
Pa. allowed that his Military Po-
lice had been sporting sidearms
for some little spell now, so they
might as well mlimber and start
shooting at somebody for change.
And shoot they did, as accurately
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-28
BY HAL BOYLE

u. S. FIRST ARMY HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Dec. 26.-(Delayed)- Up -
German tanks in some sectors were
running out of gasoline today as
Allied Air Force blows at Field
Marshal Won Rundstedt's counterof-
fensive began to manifest their eff
fects.
Recognizing the threat in smash
ing air blows at his forward ele-
ments and supply columns, the enc
my has abandoned strafing and
nuisance raids by fighterbombers
over the battlefront during the day
Instead, enemy planes are tangl-
ing with great Allied heavy bomb.
er fleets inward bound and bent on
scattering German rail and road
traffic in the Channel behind the
enemy wedge in American posi-
tons.
Combat commanders reported
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-28
Daily Prayer
FOR UNITY WITH PRAYING
SONS

Our sons abroad are turning to
Thee with new reverence and de-
pendence, O Father in Heaven.
Thou hast extended Thy helping
hand to them in many wonderful
providences, and they have been
quick to give Thee the praise.
Grant that we may be in fellow
ship with them in new under
standing of Thy care. May our
prayers blend daily with their
prayers, and may we share their
trust in Thee. Forbid that we
should do them the wrong of
ceasing to pray for them. They
are dearer to Thee than to us;
SO keep them in safety, if it be
Thy will; and sustain by clear
faith all who fall. May we meet
with them now at the throne of
grace; and later be united with
them in Thy presence, the realm
of perfect love. Anen.-W.T.E
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-28
German Vehicles Show
Signs OF Gas Shortage

finding numerous Nazi vehicles
abandoned in Belgium after they
exhausted their fuel and were I'M
able to get more from rear areas.
One group of IL self-propelled
guns was found in the woods in a
sector where the enemy has made
mis- most spectacular advances.
They were in good condition, ex-
cept for the lack of fuel. Near a
small village, II fuelless enemy
tanks were discovered. The crews
had fled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-28
LETTER BOX
VETERANS problems

VETERANS problems
To The Editor:
I hope that you see t to pub
|lish the following in thehope that
the people may see wha the pres
ent day problem is in egard TO
returned veterans Of Wrld War
II.
I am a veteran Of Wrld War
II, with a permanent lsaDlNN
necessitating the aid Of ,rutcheS
to walk. l am not a ntlVe Of
North Carolina, but because OF
my condition l cannot sand the
climate of my home. hat ana
the fact that this is m WlfeS
home is why I am trying to BE-
come a Tar Heel.
Up until a Snort time ag l was
attending a university I 1as
north under the auspices OF ne
Veterans administration, anu
living or existing on the UNI o.
s1O9.25 per month. This dld NOV
give me any chance to Sve lot
the future, hence, when it 'ecafHe
necessary for me to st" my
schooling, I mad very little Villtn
was taken up for moving no III
housing my wife and BABY ul.n
l could find work, which SUN
did. H..
However, my wife is expecting
a baby within two weeks and as ~
was not necessary to plan tlnsa,
cially for the baby while ., .. %ao
taking vocational rehabiltatoH
training, we are at this time %.U ,,
1y unprepared to meet this l nav, W
not worked here long enough 10
get character loan and l XIV"
of no one in Wilmington To WllG,"
I can turn. The Veterans aol'. H.
istration will not loan me u,
money now as l am not uhus'
any of their training program"
What am l to do?
The men of the service nave -.
disqualification plan but the u
fortunate who gets discna15s.
and draws less than when ne wa
in the Army has to find tor Han
self. mt
NV point in this letter is >, 5aa a.
some provision must be maui
cid the veteran in his first yea.
some plan whereby ne can g'' n
character loan to take care "
which are sure ,Is IN
arise before he can estap1SH
emergency fund, Inv, ot
If you or any of the readers "
your paper have any Solu' ..aiojy
my problem, l would c'- '"
appreciate it.
A Four and One-Hah
Year Veteran
Wilmington, N. c.
Dec. 81, 1914
-V- .r,s
-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-28
APPOINTED

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 6eUP)-
William E. Spence, IS, directr of
the Georgia bureau of investiga-
ton today was also the deputy di-
rector of the State Department OF
Public Safety. Spence's appoint
ment was announced yesterday by
Maj. c. A. Williams director of the
Public Safety department.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-28
Fair Enough

Editors note.-The Star and the News
ACCEPT no responsibility for the personal
v vHs Of Mr.. Pegler. and often disagree
with With them as much as many Of his read.
ers. His articles serve the good purpose
of making people Think
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-28

It wouldn't surprise me if we had to re-
equip the whole American lst Army WPB
Chairman J. A. Xrug
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-28

Aristotle mentions a woman who
had five children at birth four
times in succession.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-28
By The Forelock

Some post offices are finding that the Christ
mas business was below expectations. That's
natural. People were asked to do their Christ
mas mailing in November, and many Of them
did so. They had nothing except the usual
cards to mail just before Christmas.
The calendars have been upset. People are
compelled to buy their coal in June or 60 cold
in January. The telephone people asked them
to do their Christmas calling couple of weeks
before hand and leave the circuits open for
servcemen and women--and so on and so on
One must take time by the forelock now or
find that somebody else has already taken it.
-V-
About all the japanese are able to do is to
cut few trails. build a small airst-ip and
make minor provision for landing supplies. In
contrast, our seizure of an island is accom-.
panied by engineer troops and construction
equipment folivwing Immediately behind h e
assault waves. 1t. Gen. Brehon B. Some--
vell Army Service Forces chief.
1t may come as a surprise to many, but it
is time we realistically face the fact that not
all Japanese have been barbarians. Horrible
military atrocities were performed only under
the worst Of commanding officers.-Dr Wilson
M. Hume, North India YMCA secretary.
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The Emperor Tiberius q ~ as BY
made an edict against marriage y
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Lorkin, With Cocky StoIz Easy
Victim, Goes Crown-Huntinq ,

ed: who said you could hit? Come
on, let's go!"
A minute later, as Larkin's right
crashed into his face, Allie hit the
deck for a one count. Instead Of
taking nine he came right up and
went right back down for seven
counts as Larkin caught him again
with a right.
Eyes CLASSY, he staggered up, and
his second hit him with a sponge
filled with water, as he staggered
into the ropes. Larkin leaped in,
his right hand a-winging. and down
Stolz went for two-count which
was halted by the bell.
Despite his declaration that he
wanted to go on, Referee Arthur
Donavan decided Stolz had enough
and raised Larkin's hand 20 seconds
before the rest period ended, giving
him TKO verdict in the third
session.
Larkin had his chance at the
lightweight crown once against Beau
Jack, but muffed it. He hopes to
do better next time.
Evening star., 1944-03-24

year-old Gerry Mcneil, one Of the
Dominion's finest goal tenders, who
is booked for eventual duty with
the Canadiens.
Opposed to Mcneil in the nets
will be 2o-year-old Roger Tousig-
nant, another big-name goaler, who
also Is being secuted by several
National League teams.
All-star support is assured Mcneil
tonight by a lineup that includes
Ernie Laforce, Marcel Larochelle
and Marcel Depelteau, defensemen;
Smiley Maronek and Tod Campeau,
center, and Tag Miller, John Gignac
and Alex Smart, wingman.
The Cyclones will counter with
players equally colorful, namely:
Dick Bessette, Aime Renaud and
Lester Brennan, defensemen; Jack
Colby and Bert Connolly, center,
and Joe Desroches, Raoul Latour,
Gerry Walker ana Marcel Thuout,
wingmen.
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Cleveland K. C.. Meet,
Rich in Marks, May
See More Tonight
By the Associated Press.

4 =
CLEVELAND, Mar. 24.-Knights
of Columbus games at the arena
command the Nations track spot
light tonight as scores Of performers
on the bigtime board circuit con-
tinue their ceaseless effort to shave
those precious 10th-seconds of rec
ords that never seem impregnable.
The carnival Is only four years old
but five world records have been
broken during that time. AL Blozis
OF Georgetown started it in 1941
when he heaved the 16-pound shot
Sc feet AZ inches. That remains as
the finest mark ever established
indoors.
Hurdlers took over. q year later
when Ohio States Bob Wright
skinned over the 45-yard low bar
riers in 81. Wright's feat followed
the performance Of Whitley Had of
Michigan Normal, who ripped of the
45-yard highs in 54. Both were
new world indoor records for this
seldom-run distance.
Two more records were lowered at
the arena last year. Herb Thompson
streaked through the 45-yard dash
In 4.8 and then barrel-chested Greg
Rice established a new world mark
for the 2-mile run in a time Of $751;.
The feature Is the Columbian q
mile, In which Gil Dodds launches
an assault upon the record which
Rice set here last year. The Boston
divinity student twice lowered the
world indoor mile record on success
sive week ends, but it's his first
effort OF the season over the longer
route. Other participants include
Jim Rafferty, Of New York A. c.,
Jimmy Wisner OF Baltimore and
Great Lakes Jerry Thompson.
Dodds' decision to desert the mile
won't leave that event without in
terest. Bill Hulse, who set a new
American mile record Of 4:06 as he
finished second to Gunder Haegg at
Berea, Ohio, last year, high lights
the entry list, but he'll have plenty
Of competition from Les Eisenhart,
former Ohio State captain; Bob
Hume Of Michigan. Rudy Sims of
New York U. and AL DAILY Of New
York A. G.
Ensign Cornelius Warmerdam
won't be able to appear in defense Of
hts pole-vault championship, but
Jack de Field, the big blond from
Minnesota. has sent in his entry
De Field Is a former national COL
legiate titleholder and has exceeded
Ia feet.
Evening star., 1944-03-24
1akoma Host Sunday;
Women Will Hold
Annual Meeting

With the washington Women's
Duckpin Association holding its
regular annual spring meeting Sun
day afternoon at Arcadia, starting
at $3.50, and the second annual
Ladies April Fool Doubles bringing
together at Takoma Recreation
many combinations Of rollers with
combined averages of 210 or less,
the city's fair pinspillers will have
q big part in the weekend duckpin
program which also lists the mems
Bill Brozey tournament the same
day at Bethesda Bowling Center and
Lafayette. On Monday Silver Spring
will hold its annual Red Cross
tournament.
After helping President Alice
Pricci to conduct the important
WWDA session to which all women's
leagues in this area urgently are re-
quested to send two representatives
each, Secretary Lorraine Gulli will
fire in the April Fool event at Ia
koma with 14-year-old Charlotte
Cruzan as her partner. The young
ster, who has all the earmarks of
star, is the daughter Of Rosemary
Stull, prominent Ladies Federal
League roller.
Expects Baltimore Entries.
Besides a host Of the city's top
notchefs who viii couple with the
lesser lights in order to meet the
2l0-average limit, Manager Arthur
Taylor expects big squad of Balti-
moreans to take a crack at the 500
top prize. Last year the event drew
80 couples with Jessie Sacrey of
Lafayette and Margaret Carleton
Of the King Pin Ladies League
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press

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cSs,'. NEW YoRK;-Tippy L.rkin, LAT.
se self 4 k.Ssr. "a .1psStea 9s Aaron out palaS A1js
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nissi AfdH9saip In seF FAKE, AE2Es =. + J-nenn,
td@O tgSOm oBf" BBHomS O,,tMa,n Ms,ncni I45. younss
NY Knocked out Little Joe oiLouR, LOUIS,
1139' 113399' fss:.ie' \; J. l3l: Don Amoroso,
Mfls, i{o ysIlsy stresm1 ssasDGan'fa Il T IT0~sS}y 9s}y
Nayy.. oYtpointed Jimmy Armour, i47.
:ns RED Ross. ~ fis Dss; ss* MAJ lss
,sl' sls'HalhfsxxplHaRpH1A, ahsx - Billy Arnold.
a4ssssDeai esii.dSsglpsRsGla'n dSglsRsGl'ntfs & fsy k.y
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South Philadelphia. knocked out freddy
asGn asa4as Cola ftt14r rhbiiiIsslghs bhiIsdsgiDha ous M
DSSinted DS,a q, Jimmy Allen. 11S. Philadei-
PORTLAND. Me.-soyo Mallon. 1s4.
British Navy. and Oscar Sueas, 1901,
i55. Newport kpocksd out out Billy hi Ian. Ian.
British Navy, oatpointed ] Cd fsdt EDDIE Berry. Try.
l3Qh. East peering l6); Ray Roussey,
l52. United States Navy, knocked out
dbsHss bHs, Kifs I'D di63H poi5iand ~; George
Ted RAYMOND, 1873, Lewiston ~,
Evening star., 1944-03-24
ApnIFoo|DoubIes to Headline Program
Perry, Who Knocks Out Munfro,
Gets Fight With Anqott Here

Aaron Perry, Washington 49,
FOUNDER, who scored technical
Knockout over joey Manfro of the
Bronx in the first round of their
bout in Madison Square Garden last
night, will meet Sammy Angott, for
mer NBA lightweight champion,
here In Uline Arena on April 4,
Harry Garsh. Perry's manager, has
announced.
Angott, 1t is said, will receive the
largest cash guarantee in local box
ing history. 1t Is reported he will
get $500 plus 80 per cent of the
gate, along with three round-trip
tickets from his Louisville (Ky)
headquarters.
Earlier, 1t had been said that Mike
Jacobs was interested in matching
Angott and Perry for a bout in
Madison Square Garden, but be-
cause Of the latter,s age he couldn't
fight more than six rounds In New
York.
Angott lost his NBA title to Juan
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Trio Of kayoes Mark
Junior Fistic Event

Two Merrick Boys Club members
and scrapper from Eastern scored
knockouts last night in the District
junior amateur tournament. The
matches were held at Georgetown
Branch Boys Club.
Charles Godding, Merrick, chilled
Vernon Groves, Alexandria, in the
second round Of their 110-pound
fight; Fred Rich, Merrick, finished
Tom Carter, Merrick, in the first
round Of their 120-pound match,
and Teddy Margle, Eastern, stopped
Jack Kenner, Georgetown, in the
initial round for the 90-pound title.
Charles Hebron, Alexandria, de-
cisioned Elisio Vito, Merrick, in an
other feature bout.
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Buffalo Six Goes I Up,
Bears, Barons Even

BY the Associated Press.
Buffalo Bisons invade enemy terri
tory tonight, but they have the
satisfaction Of knowing it will take
the Indianapolis Capitals at least
two games to catch up with them in
their American Hockey League play
offs.
Buffalo took the 20 lead last night
at home by turning back the Cap
itals, 81, before 8,738.
Meanwhile the Hershey Bears were
drawing even with visiting Cleveland
Barons at one game apiece by win
ming, 3 to /. The two clubs resume
hostilities at Cleveland tonight.
Evening star., 1944-03-24
Royals Sending FIoshy Outfit
Into Ice Tits With Cyclones

Ice hockey, offering two of Can
ada's finer amateur clubs, will be
presented at Uline Arena over the
week end, when the fast Montreal
Royals, who have operated continu-
ously since 1887, open three-game
series against the Quebec Cyclones
tonight at $3.50.
Play will extend through tomor-
row and Sunday nights.
The brilliant Royals, No. I anna
teur farm team Of the Montreal
National Hockey League champion
Les Canadiens, are fresh from con-
secutive upsets Of the Ottawa Com
mandos and Quebec Aces in Canad-
ian Allen Cup series play and are
bringing to Uline splendidly round
ed and colorful outfit with a splen-
did record.
The Royals tonight will present a
lineup that includes several players
scheduled for fall delivery to Les
Canadiens. Their No. l star is IT.