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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03
Mrs. W. M. Byers
Is Selected
By The D. A. R.

RALEIGH, March g. up Mrs
M. Walton Byers of Durham wa
elected vice regent of the Nortl
Carolina society of the Daughter
OF the American Revolution toda,
and selection of a 1915 meeting
place was left open.
Mrs.. Preston B. Wilkes of Char
lotte. state regent, presided owe,
all the sessions, which adjourned
afte~ elections.
Others elected were Mrs. Loui.
{. Stephens of Dunn, recording sec
rotary; Mrs. Hubert C. Patterso,
OF Albemarle, registrar; M r S
George F. billiard of Draper, libra
Ran; and the following directors
Mrs. Benjamin Wyche of Charlotte
district three; Mrs. Susan Williams
OF Rocky Mount, district eight;
and Mrs. E. S. Marlborough of Dur
ham, district six.
Five dollar awards were made
to the Elizabeth Maxwell Steele
chapter of Salisbury for the mos,
inches of newspaper publicity; tt
Mrs. Mabel Dawson of Charlotte
TO- the best newspaper story; ane
to Rachel Caldwell Chapter O.
greensboro for the greatest mum
Der of three-generation genealogi
cal charts. The Mecklenburg chap
ter OF Charlotte received copy
OF the North Carolina roster O.
revolutionary soldiers for the great
est number of records on Bible
family lines and dates.
Honorable mention was given thu
Liberty Hall Chapter of Charlotte
for the greatest number of genoa
logical lines of members, and tt
the John Koerner chapter of Kern
ersville for the best report.
R exports showed member.
bought, or influenced the buying of
81, 466, 243 in war bonds and stamp.
and that 260, SOB hours have beer
spent by members in war work
exclusive of Red Cross activities
The Red Cross report included
218,73 working hours; showed 81
members attended Red Cross class
es, 100 teachers of Red eros.
classes, made 5000 articles O
clothing and 1,097 buddy bags, ant
a total Of 81, 476 contributed to tn,
Red Cross with 1000 members be
ing actively engaged in Red eros!
work. Fifth members donated t,
the blood bank.
Col. James M. Trout, post sur
geon at Camp Butner, told tn,
OAR, holding its 44th annual stat
conference, that 'blood plasm;
TRANSMISSION is a streamlined editio,
of blood TRANSMISSION. He listed tn,
four kinds of plasma, liquid. froz
en-, concentrated and dried, an.
said the dried plasma was NOR
important because it could be sto-
ed indefinitely without loss of quail
ty and "can be administered, with
out reference to type, anywhere b.
comparatively unskilled personnel
Social activities and committe,
reports constituted the rest of tn
days program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03

Brighten your bedroom with ma
terials that cost little. Instruc.
tons 1920 has directions for
spreads, dressing-table skirts, pill.
lows.
This pattern, together with a
needlework pattern of useful and
decorative motifs for linens and
garments, FIFTEEN CENTS.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins
for these pattern to Wilmington
Star-News, Household Arts Dept,
25s W. 18th ST., New York IL, N.
Y. Write plainly NAME, AID.
DRESS and PATTER NUMBER.
Our new 32-page Needlework
Book is yours for Fifteen Cents
more 100 illustrations of de-
signs for embroidery, home deco.
ration, toys, knitting, crochet,
quits.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03
Regional Administrator
To Inspect FWA Projects

Kenneth Maxwell, regional adj
ministrator of the Federal Works
Agency, whose headquarters are
in Richmond, is scheduled to ar.
rive in the city Sunday night.
Mr.. Maxwell is expected to Wis.
it, for review and inspection, EVA
projects in this area.
Several millions of dollars have
been spent by the federal agency
in the Wilmington vicinity since
Pearl Harbor on projects consid.
cred vital to war service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03
RICH Children
have WORMS TOO

Yes, anybody can have trouble making
roundworms without knowing what is wrong.
Warning signs may include: uneasy stomach.
nose-picing, crankiness. Jayne's Vermifuge
is America s leading worm medicine, scientii-
caly tested. Acts gently. Used by millions. If
no worms are there, JAYNES does no harm.
Demand JAYNES Vermifuge.
FREE: Amazing metal polishing cloth.
Works like magic! Polishes silver by just
rubbing. Goodwill gift; yours for the ask
Ing; This month only; Clip this ad and send
Dr. D. Jayne & Son, Vine St., Phils., Pa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03
|BABS0N F0RESEES
BUSINESS FACING
A TRYING PERIOD
By ROGER W. BABsON

BABSON PARK, Florida, March
Arrangement is facing a try-
ing transition period. Involved are
cancellations of orders, the re-
building of physical equipment,
questions concerning labor and
raw materials and, in many cases,
excessive wartime inventories.
Companies which have been en-
gagged 100 percent in war work
will have the greatest troubles. In
most instances their difficulties
will be reflected in coming earn
ings statements. Lower dividends
from some of these companies
may be in prospect. Companies
with no reconversion problems
should offer the best bet for the
investor. Such companies have no
renegotiation bills and if they
have suffered from the War will
come back" quicker than COM
panies which have been wholly en-
gagged in war work. The dividend
outlook for such companies is nat
urally more favorable. I should
like to comment on a few situa-
tons.
Aviation Spotty
It is obvious that airp1ane man.
ufacturers have too much plant
capacity for peacetime operations.
There are bound to be consolida-
tions. Many plants will be obliged
to close but, even so,competition
will be terrific. However, a fair
civilian market may exist. In
time, with the development of new
and safer types of planes for ci-
william use, manufacturers may
again do a volume business. Ger
tainly, however, the immediate
postwar outlook is not good.
am more bullish on air trans
port. Here also some consolida-
tons may be inevitable, but fur.
Their expansion Of existing lines
will come. Many new heicopter
routes will be established by all
sorts Of corporations which here.
tofore have had nothing to do with
these, due to inexperience, will
pass out of the picture. Hundreds
of pending applications for such
routes may never even be grant.
ed. In hauling passengers, freight,
express and mail, however, the
air transport companies will Ger.
tainly give the railroads jolt.
Railroads Will Fight
It is logical to consider the old.
est and greatest transportation
system, namely, the railroads,
along with our newest,-the air
lires. My readers know how I fee,
about the railroads. I am not bull
ish on them for the long-pull.
further believe holders of many
railroad securities should take adj
vantage of current prices and gel
out of railroads. Traffic will de.
cline sharply at the end of the
War. The peak Of railroad net
earnings has passed.
However, in equipment, luxury
and convenience of travel, the
railroads, after the War, will take
on new lease of life. Crack
trains, including streamliners
which were so popular just prio.
to the War, may even be out-of.
date in the postwar period. Equip.
ment designers, artists and engi.
neers have been busy redesignine
passenger trains. Quite definitely
the railroads will not take the
competition of the airlines lying
down. They will put up a good
fight for business; but this fight
will cost them a lot of money
and benefit only the stockholders
in rail equipment companies.
Important to All
The outlook for household prod
ucts is, perhaps, most interesting
to investors. A large deferred de
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03
More Sentiment,
Less Chat, Are
Needed In Mail
To Servicemen
BY RUTH MILLETT

Many women blindly accepted
the advice, freely handed out at
the beginning of the war, to write
men in service letters filled with
cheerful news. Now women are
being told to ease up on the news
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03
CHESTNUT STREET SCHOOL
CLINIC SET

4 pre-school clinic will be held
at the Chestnut street school Fri
day afternoon beginning at 2
o'clock Mothers with children who
will enter school the first time in
the fall are urged to bring their
children for this clinic.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03
575,362 PLATES SOLD

RALEIGH, March 2. -P)- The
State Department of Motor Vehi-
cles said that SIS, 1862 1914 automo-
bile license plates had been sold
through February %, compared
with 538,935 for the same period
i'll 1912.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03
St. Johns Church
Group Will Meet

There will be a meeting Of the
executive committee OF st. Johns
Young Peoples Service League
Friday evening at 7::30 o'clock at
the home of the Rev. E. W. Hal
leck, rector.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03

and to make the
letters more per-
sonal and affec-
Tomato.
It seems the
men who got
those '.Mary is
doing this and
George is doing
that" type OF
letters began to
wonder if their
wives, girls, or
parents weren't
taking their be-
ing gone a little
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Beasley, Jr.,
announce the birth Of a daughter,
Patricia Ann, February II at
Marion Sprunt annex. Mrs. Beas-
ley is the former Beatrice Rogers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03
CLUB CLOCK

The circles of the Woman's
auxiliary of PearsaIl Memo
rial church will meet at the
close Of Sunday school this
Sunday.
The Philathea class of the
First Baptist church will meet
in the Lansford classroom on
Friday at 8 p. m. with Mrs.
Wilkins and Mrs. Overman as
hostesses.
A meeting Of the Woman's
Bible class Of the First Bap-
fist church will be held Friday
evening at 8 o'clock in the la
dies parlor. Group 5 will en-
terrain.
Circle Three of Emmanuel
Presbyterian church will meet
Friday at 8 o'clock with Mrs.
Mary Hart, 6 North Van Buren,
street, Sunset Park.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Sgt. and Mrs. Joseph Mahoney,
Jr., announce the birth of a son,
Joseph Francis, III, February II,
at Marion Sprunt annex.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03
There Is
NO ASPIRIN

-surer, stronger or faster than genuine
pure St. Joseph Aspirin. No aspirin can
do more for you. Worlds largest seller at
1Ot. SO tablets 2Of; 100 tablets only 35t.
Be sure you demand st. Joseph Aspirin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03

Gophers are able to dig holes
in the ground three feet straight
down. r..s
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-03

Congress has had more than 100
membesS named Smith.
Evening star., 1944-06-20
Letters to The Star
Complexity of Politics Viewed
in Relation to De Gaulle

To the Editor of The Star:
From our school days we all hold in
affectionate memory the names: Lafay-
ette and Rochambeau. AS adults, we
saw France collapse, and while Laval
schemed with Hitler, and Renauds gov
ernment vascillated between moving to
London or French North Africa, we
thrilled at the news of young officer
who, placing himself at head of
pathetically small contingent of his
countrymen, declared that he would
fight until France again was free. None
will disparage the courage nor gallantry
of Gen. de Gaulle
But We need not let this blind us
to the long sorry history of French
politics. During the French Revolution
those heavenly triplets of freedom:
Liberty. Equality and Fraternity" had
reasonably normal though far from
painless birth. But in attempting to
bear her fourth child, Orderly Govern
ment-' that must needs complete every
well-established democraty, poor La
Belle France has had hard time of
tinuous travail for we'll over a century,
and political paroxyslns racked her up to
the very moment of her collapse. Space
would not permit even the briefest out
line of the Kaleidoscope changes in
the complexion and form of French
governments since the revolution;
changes so abrupt that one man lived
70 boy hi al
then elected citizen president, reelected
AS prince president, then proclaimed
Emperor Napoleon III, and finally died,
deposed and despised by his country
men.
French leaders have ever had in COM
mon passionate love of France cou-
pied with vindictive hatred of their
political enemies. And there flourish
SO many political parties that every
leader has more enemies than friends.
A leader maintains tenuous leadership
only so long as he can compromise with
part OF his numerous opposition.
There is no evidence that De Gaulle's
position would be any different He Is
recognized as brilliant military officer.
But he never got along we'll with other
French military men. In North Africa
he proved sore trial to British and
American commands Questioned re-
Gently at an open forum at the Ma
tional Press Club, an American news
paperman, just back after 10 years
In France, said that in his opinion 80
per cent of the French peonle Uere
pro-Ally-but hardly 10 per cent of
them were probe Gaulle. We Ameri-
cans love France. We want to see
her in good time work out her great
destiny in her own perhaps turbulent
way. But do We want now to establish
any French controlled civil government,
with the risk of almost certain chaos
If not bitter civil war behind our fighting
lines? DWIGHT T. SCOTT.
Evening star., 1944-06-20
Soipan: Decisive Bottle

Z The Battle of Saipan, like the
=. Battle of Midway, seems destined to
{ be one of the decisive events of the
: Pacific war. AS Admiral Nimitz has
! Just reported, one phase of it
: extending over period of several
hours on Sunday-has amounted to
nothing less than the biggest and
most spectacular air engagement yet
held between our forces and the
japanese. Our own plane losses have
not been announced, but the official
conmunique leaves little room for
doubt that we have scored a victory
of the first magnitude, with three
, hundred enemy aircraft of all types
destroyed.
, The japanese apparently employed
. aircraft carriers and island bases,
such as Guam and Rota, in their
ill-starred effort to smash the great
American task force supporting our
advance on Saipan. Our naval
planes and the murderous gunflre
of our surface ships were too much
for them, however, with the result
that never before have they suffered
such a defeat in the air as this 1t
remains to be seen whether they
will continue the attack. The
slaughter they have suffered would
seem to be terrible enough to make
them shy away from any renewed
effort, but since Saipan itself is SO
strategically significant they may
feel themselves impelled to try again,
whatever the cost. In fact, since
their carriers seem to have been
involved in the action, it is possible
that they may at last send the main
body of their fleet into the battle.
Sooner or later this feet must
come out, for the enemy knows he
must try to stop us somewhere if
we are to be stopped at all. We are
In his inner area of defense now,
and if we take Saipan, that area will
be we'll on its. way to being cracked
wide open, ending what little he has
left protecting his vital supply line
to the south and the approaches to
the Philippines, the China coast and
the northern sea road to Japan
proper. We already have captured
Aslito airdrome on saipan, only four
or five hours flying time from Tokyo,
and our Army and Marine forces
have cut clear across the southern
end of the island from west to east.
AS the situation looks now, and con-
sidering the air massacre just in
f1icted upon them, it seems too late
for the Japanese to drive us out. In
any event, we can be reasonably
sure that Admiral Nilnitz is fully
prepared to meet their most des-
perate measures,
Evening star., 1944-06-20
Situation in China
By Maj. George FIELDING Eliot

On June II, Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chen
nault commanding the U. S. 14th Air
Force in China, returned from an in
spection of the bases under his COM
mand and made a statement which de-
served far more attention from the press
OF this country than it received. Gen.
Chennault was discussing nothing less
than the future of the war against
Japan and was pointing out the course
which Japan is taking in order to
consolidate what the japanese High
Command doubtless hopes will prove
an impregnable position against future
attack, even by the combined forces
of the United Nations.
Gen. Chennault points out that the
japanese, in their present drive on
Changsha and south of that point along
the Hankow-Canton railway, are try
ing to build up West WALL" based
on the railway, for the defense of the
Chinese coastal region and of "Formosa
as keystone of their empire" This
is vitality important. Remember that
our great amphibious efforts in the
Pacific are directed toward the Chi
nese coast, and that domination of the
waters between Formosa, the Philip
ably essential to our success.
X X X
Those parts of the Chinese coast still
In possession of the Chinese armies
and accessible to Americans coming
from the sea are largely in the Province
of Fukien, opposite FormoSa. If the
Japanese could obtain possession of the
whole course of the HankoW-Canto
railway, they could then, behind this
shield, proceed to mop up Fukien and
the coastal region generally, thus pro-
vldlng an adequate backstop for For
mosa. So far, they have never been
able to do this; but then they have
never made any serious attempt to do
so, because as long as Formosa was
not menaCed from the sea, it 6id not
matter very much that the Chinese
still held most of Fukien. Now it does
matter. for it is of life and death con-
sequence to the japanese that Ameri-
can and British air power should be
denied secure bases on the continent
of Asia, the only secure base area from
which the Japanese main islands can
be subjected to continuous and effective
air attack
Gen. Chennault further notes that
the Japanese have resumed their en-
deavors to reopen the Peiping- Hankow
railway, the northern half of the main
trunk line across China. They had it
once, but they lost a good part of it
to Chinese counterattack while they
were diverted by the powerful Chinese
resistance at Loyang. Now Loyang has
been taken, and they are back on the
Evening star., 1944-06-20
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

The Progressive party OF Wisconsin,
organized in 1884 by Senator Robert M.
La Toilette. jr, and his brother, Col.
Phil La Folette, now serving in the
South Pacific on Gen. MacArthur's staff,
former Governor of the State, has held
the balance of power in presidential
elections-so far as Wisconsin is con-
cerned-in the last two national politi-
cal campaigns. In both 1896 and 1910
it Endorsed President Roosevelt What
the party will do this year-whether it
will indorse any presidential candidate
is still to be determined.
Phil La Toilette broke with the New
Deal administration some years ago.
Senator Bob La Toilette, addressing q
convention of the Progressive party
recently, celebrating it's tenth anniver-
sary, spoke harshly of the Roosevelt ad-
ministration. Said he:
'"The high hopes which the Demo-
cratic party held in 1888 for many sin
cere Democrats and liberals have been
dimmed.
THE bright New Deal with its tar
nished record of failure to carry through
many Of its promises of a constructive
program is a casualty of war as the
forces of monopoly and reaction
strengthen their power within the ad-
ministration. The Progressives can be
thankful that they have maintained
their independence and have not allowed
some political Pied Piper to lead them
into the Democratic party in Wisconsin. %
1t may be the Senator had in mind the
case of the rnuch-mangled Farmer
Labor party of Minnesota which has
recently amalgamated with the Demo-
cratic party in that State The Demo-
cratic party in both Wisconsin and
Minnesota has been very much of mi
nority party in recent years. But under
the leadership of the Roosevelt New
Dealers it has been able to make deals
with both the Progressives and the
Farmer r-Laborites to support the Presi-
dent in return for Democratic support
of their State and congressional tickets
The words of the titular leader of the
Wisconsin Progressives, Senator La
Toilette, are fighting words Taken at
their face value they do not give much
hope to the fourth termers 1t is ex-
planned that the Progressive party,
through convention of its party candi-
dates for State and local Offices to be
held after the August IS primary cleo
Evening star., 1944-06-20
This Changing World
Bv Constantine Bro,pn

The reason behind the dismissal of
Hialmar Procope and his three counsel
lors from the United States Is that the
State Department became convinced the
Finnish legations kilograms to the Hell
sinki government describing in too rosy
colors the friendly feelings of the
American people toward Finland have
contributed to Finland's determination
not to accept Moscow's peace terms.
Mr.. Procope has been the most popu-
lar diplomat in Washington ever since
he arrived here. His popularity was due
not only to his charming personality,
but to the fact that he represented
nation which was truly democratic.
Moreover, at time when all the
debtor nations were describing this
country as Uncle Shylock" because the
American Government insisted on their
paying the $4,000 100000 owed us
since the last war Finland went on pay
ing her debts. Finlands debt. measured
in dollars and cents, was relatively neg
ligible. But there were other European
nations which also could have made
token payments" and did not.
WtlCll IlldHu UCSdlHC oCluldily VOL
associate in fighting Russia, the White
House and the State Department
changed its attitude toward the Finnish
Legation. Underneath the warm feel
ings for little Finland" did not change.
But officially, for reasons of high politics,
marked GOODNESS toward the Finnish
ENJOYS developed in high quarters. Mos
COW has been insisting that we follow
London's example and either declare war
or break off diplomatic relations with
Helsinki The administration, realiz-
ing that such move would not be popu-
lar in this country, informed our Rus
sian associates that we might induce
Finland to accept Moscow's peace terms
and consequently, it would be better if
we maintained diplomatic relations
The State Department has frequently
asked Mr.. Procope to urge his govern
ment to accept Russia's proposals. There
is no question that he forwarded these
messages to Helsinki. But at the same
Evening star., 1944-06-20

lied landing on at least one of the
islands, but SO far not a word has
been vouchsafed from London on
the subject. 1t is, however, logical
to suppose that reconquest of all
the islands will soon be undertaken
if it has not already taken place.
Mastery of the Cotentin Peninsula
will be thereby greatly facilitated,
and the way will be cleared for
Allied descents upon the port-clty
of ST. Malo and other points in Brit
tany, should Allied strategy enviSage
extension of their French foothold
in that direction.
There can therefore be scant
doubt that the fouryear servitude
of the Channel Islands is about over,
and that these cherished and his
toric jewels will soon be restored to
the British Crown.