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Evening star., 1944-03-01

ITS WORTH FOUR STARS rovsinq cheer this qreot new
story hot from the pen Of Clarence Burlington Kelond
Riotovs oeon-wh eopoI A-starts fiery social
climbing hees The Jvekns Jams town
character Uncle Bobber who gets her uy-and hair
wounded hero copfuin Madisonond strange engaged
irofe with the Nuzis.
It's truly Kelond anything this pen
done rs bombshsI Of a story you don't want TO miss
storts this weekly Clarence Bvdington KeIIond
PLUMBER
Evening star., 1944-03-01
FROM THE EDITORS DESK
Serials That Make
News

AS rule when serial breaks" in The
n Saturday Evening Post, it's signal for
the movie producers to take serious look.
And in more than the average of cases, it's
promise to book-loving public that another
best seller is on the way.
So it was with Kelland's "Silver Spoon"
Arizona" Stand In," "The Great Crooner''
all given to Post millions hrst-then made
into hit movies.
A list of the movies and books that were
born as serials in the Post is long and impress
sive-and the list of their authors is Blue
Book of literature. Kay Boyle, Booth Tark-
ington, Walter Edmonds, Helen Machines,
Nordhoff and Hall, Kenneth Roberts.
"Plunder" is an outstanding example of the
kind of serial that rings the bell'' with Post
millions and of the high standard that has
brought these millions to the conclusion that,
through the years, the greatest serials naturally
come to the Post.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-27
Congressional
'SUTTLETIES
The inside on the Washington scene Of
interest to the Carolinas.
By HOWARD SUBTLE
Star-News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-The fact that Con-
gress is in a very receptive mood concerning
proposals for postwar public works to relieve
unemployment may mean the enactment OF
a highway bill designed to add almost mil
lion dollars per year for three years to the
road fund proposed by the House Roads COM
mittee for North Carolina.
Increase by the Senate committee on Post
Roads, under bill introduced by Senator
Carl Hayden Democrat, Arizona, of $3.50, 600,
900 in the road fund designed by the House
committee to be authorized for annual expen-
diture on federal highways, farm-to-market-
roads and urban thoroughfares during the first
three years after the war would mean an
addition of exactly 1899, 1000 per year for i'm
provement of Tar Heel highways in the i'm
mediate postwar program.
Furthermore. the favorable attitude OF Con-
gress concerning postwar public works is ex-
peeted also to result in a program designed
eventually to harness North Cardinals water
resources for flood control, navigation and n.y.
droelectric development The plan contem-
plates the addition of thousands of acres of
land, now annually inundated, to farm cult
walton, many miles of increased waterways
commerce and identification or rural areas
to provide the comforts of modern urban liv-
ing to thousands of farm families.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-27
s1s,25o, 900 FOR NORTH CAROLINA

The Hayden BILL more liberal t h the
House bill authored by Rep. j. w. Robinson,
Democrat Utah, chairman of the House Roads
committee would provide total of $13250, 900
annually for North Carolina road improvement
during the first three years following the war
The House proposal would reduce this figure
to $12,261,000 per year.
Under the Senate proposal the Tar Heel
state would receive $6,02700O per year for its
primary system, 81, 1929, 900 annually for farm
to-market roads and 50, 4o1 900 per year for
improvement of urban thoroughfares tied into
the system. This compares with House pro-
posals for $685. 900 for primary highways, 3d.
065 900 for farm to- market roads and So 678 900
for urban thoroughfares.
The Senate bill is also more liberal in its
provisions for matching Of federal funds by
the states The House measure would pro-
vide for the federal government to alot go
per cent, only during the first year. Hay
denis proposal would extend this formula for
the entire three-year period, as compared with
pre-Pearl Harbor $3.50 formula.
Further provisions of the Senate bill would
bring federal aid in the construction OF flight
strips for emergency aircraft landings i'm
provement and addition of mileage n national
parks, cooperation in forest roads program
and establishment and promotion Of uniform
traffic signals throughout the country so as
to eliminate confusion of motorists and make
for greater highway safety.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-27
PLAN SIX N. C. RESERVOIRS

Six North Carolina reservoirs are contem.
plated in the long-range flood control, naviga-
ton and hydroelectric program for Harvesting
the water resources of the Yadkin-Pee Dee
basin, with sos, 840, 900 recommended by the
Army engineers, under Major Gen. Eugene
Reybold, for expenditure in the development.
Legislation approved by the Senate COM
merce committee, headed by North Carolina S
Josiah W. Bailey, and now before the upper
body would authorize the beginning of con-
struction Immediately after the war on a pro-
posed $10,840000 dam and reservoir at Wilkes
boro as the first project in the mammoth
program.
The legislation, embraced in the pending
flood control BILL would also authorize the
eventual construction of similar dams at Tuck
ertoWn, Junction, Morven, Greater Blewett and
Crumps Ford.
Uncle Sam has found that as has been his
experience in construction of reservoirs in the
Tennessee valley and other places consider
able opposition to the program has arisen
from many who would be required to sell
their lands and move from their homes to
make room for the reservoirs Such opposi-
ton has, at times, caused the defeat of public
officials and provoked animosities that have
expended over period of years. Usually,
however, those required to sell and more find
themselves in better position as result of
the action, because Uncle Sam has been lib
eral in these cases and the improved economic
condition of the communities, caused by the
operation of the projects, makes for better
living.
This correspondent recalls the controversy
over the Sardis and Arkabutla reservoirs in
Mississippi, which resulted in movement by
the federal government to higher ground adj
jacent to it's former site of the entire town
of Coldwater - public buildings, stores, resi-
dences. Citizens rebelled at moving from
spots which had marked their family home
steads fer years. Today, however, Coldwater
is new and modern city, elevated above
flood danger, and the reservoirs have con-
tributed to solutin to the great Yazoo-Mis-
sissippi flood problem.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-27
PLAN WILMINGTON PORT WORKS

Also included in plans for postwar public
works is rivers and harbors program, and
one of the big North Carolina projects would
provide for. 81, 1855 900 for development of the
port of Wilmington and its Cape Fear river
harbor.
Another 100000 would be spent in improve
ment of the inland waterway along the North
Carolina coast
Cyrus D. Hogue, chairman of the Whining
ton Port commission, steered the flood control
and rivers and harbors program for North
Carolina to approval by the National Rivers
and Ha-bors Congress during its July con-
vention at New Orleans.
Hoguee told members of the waterways
group that such program was essential to
the immediate postwar period ito eliminate
the possibility of Misunderstanding.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-27
Three Highway Projects

Two great purposes are accomplished by
highway development. One to provide contact
with the outside world The other is local
development by attracting new residents OF
visitors from the outside world
When the war is ended three highway prof
ects may we'll demand attention by Whining
ton. ALI are major projects. Each is capable
of rendering constructive and highly valuable
service to the territory it would traverse and
to Wilmington which is the natural hub of all
One is the Old River road to Southport.
Some work has been done in 1t during the
war; but 1t needs widening and permanent
paving.
Another is the Niger Head road, which
North Carolina and if permanently improved
would be invaluable to the farmers along its
route.
The third is coastal highway to Bald Head
island which would serve both Wrightsville
Beach and Carolina Beach. In serving this
resort section, such highway would attract
vacationists in large numbers. 1t would be
the most expensive because it would involve
sea walls for security, but every dollar in
vested in it would pay dividends
Wilmington postwar planners would do well
to include these projects in their program.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-27
NAVY MOTHERS
MAY ORGANIZE

Formation of a Navy Mothers
club in Wilmington is being plamf.
with an organization meeting to 0t
called if IS potential members can
be secured it was learned yester
day at the Wilmington Navy re
cruiting station.
In announcing plans, it was STAT
ed that Is women are required f0f
organization of the club. MemoeF'
ship is available for those women
having sons or daughters in Nava,
service, including the Navy @a
Coast Guard.
The club in Wilmington is 'ae
first one to be planned for Norm
Carolina, it was pointed out, al
though many chapters are in oP'
GRAFTON throughout the Unltea
States.
The first Is women joining the
club here in Wilmington VIII g'
charter members. Chief j. W.
Brown said. Their names VIII O'
inscribed on the charter Of the
club upon organization.
Women who are interested IN OT
coming members of the CLUB ai'
urged to call the recruiting oll'e
telephone 1868, Monday or write
the office, room 2O8 Post oft /.
building, stating their desire 10 |"
come members.
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to come home tomorrow, you
would not recognize the faces in
the congregation; almost all OF
them are new. The church has
sought to begin its share in the
work of spiritual, moral, and ma.
tional reconstruction of which it
prophetically discerns the outline.
1t is grateful to you for remaining
attached to it in the evil days,
and counts on you for the better
days which are coming"
The Archbishop of Canterbury,
England-Dr. William Temple -
has named four detectives toward
which, he says, the Christian people
OF the world must strive in the
postwar years: Each child must
be born into a house fit to be
family home. Each child must have
the nourishment needed for bodily
health. Each child and adolescent
must have the educational oppor-
tunity needed for full development.
Each citizen must have a voice,
through his Representative in govern
ment, in framing the laws Of the
state and the regulations of bust
ness which supply the framework
of his life
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-27
Revamping Of Congress

Among important undertakings afoot in this
nation of ours is one that will not fail to win
public approval It stems from a concurrent
resolution sponsored by Senator Francis Ma
loney of Connecticut, to create a joint COM
mittee of six members each of the Senate and
the House On 'the organization of Congress"
The House is expected to act favorably upon
the resolution.
The committee once organized will pave the
way for Congress to overhaul its own clumsy,
cumbersome procedure, with its many over
tapping committees and contradictory rules
Many critics incline to blame the present in
efficient bureaucracy upon Congress itself be-
cause of its procedure,
The need for reorganization is well explain
ed in an article in Thursdays Christian Sci
ence Monitor, from which we quote:
Gas far back as 1885 Woodrow Wilson pro-
tested against what he called government by
congressional committees Each committee
is almost law unto itself. Duplicating COM
mittees abound, the latest example being two
which are now simultaneously trying to in
vestigate the Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tons political activities Committee chairmen
are picked on the bases of seiority, not ability
One committee chairman. it is pointed
out can practically defy the will of Congress-
'In financial matters, Congress has never
considered the budget as whole; the Ap-
preparations Committee deals with series of
separate appropriations Alone among great
nations, the United States lacks a modern
budget system. largely due to the peculiar
organization within Congress-
Besides the peculiar committee system
many other changes in congressional patterns
are urged One would give cabinet members
chance to address the Legislature regularly,
as Secretary of State Cordell Hull did when
he returned from his Russian trip.
Congress is criticized as body without
head since the leadership is aton1ized
among 80 or 100 committee chairmanships.
! One proposal is to make these chairmen into
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-27
Ike Invasion Coast

tanks have now reached this great
est railway, highway, and inland
waterway junction in northwest
France.
/ The city is a funnel for nearly
all surface traffic to and from the
large Brittany peninsula with it's
important port of Brest. Nazis
caught behind the American thrust
to Rennes have only one railroad
and one major road-both following
the south coast-on which to escape.
With it's more than $4,000 peace
time inhabitants, Rennes is by far
the largest city in France yet reach
/ ed by the Allies. Its present-day
importance, in peace or war, is as
transportation center, but 1000
years ago it was the capital of
Brittany then an independent duke
dom like Normandy. For centuries
after the loving Bretons &C
cepted French rule, Rennes was
the defender and champion of the
minoity rights.
A great fire that ragged for seven
days in 1870 destroyed nearly ev-
cry vestige Of the medieval CAPT.
tai city. Rennes was rebuilt in dark
granite on a simple geomet-ic plan
that spoiled its individuality. It's
great museums, university, cathe-
dral lyceum, and academies are
not the exciting architectural monu-
ments found in other French pro-
vincial capitals.
The sumptuously furnished Palasi
de Justice, building in the Breton
style, was begun in 1913 and used
as the local "Parlement Now it
is the law-court building. A gate
in the old city wall, and 11-13th
century Abbey, and few houses
on narrow, crooked streets, COM
plete the list of remains of the old
city.
Modern Rennes is built on both
sides of the Vilaine River, connect
ed by canal with the Rance to form
a cross-peninsula waterway. Vilaine
means ugly, name given to the
pretty stream in homely affection,
much as the Breton farmer tender
ly calls his wife my little cab
bage."
Rennes has been recognized as
an important military point since
ancient times. 1t was the strong
hold of the Redones. Then the Ro-
mans came and made it the hub of
network of roads. One of Frances
greatest soldiers. Bertrand du
Guesclin, was born near Rennes.
He defeated the Duke of Lancaster
at Rennes in 1856 and went on to
become Constable of France.
The 10th French Army was quar-
tered at Rennes before 1910. The
famous second trial of Captain
Dreyfus was heard in the Lyceum
in 1899.
Rennes' art galleries and
museum are among the richest and
most interesting in provincial
France. The city's industries are
small and varied. Trade was local.
concerned largely with the agricul-
tural crops from the rich surround
ing area.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-27
"Ironic JUSTICE


is not revealed. But the chances are good
that the first troops to enter Germany will
be Russian. Some OF the wiser observers hold
that Joseph Stain is even now awaiting the
green light for a devastating campaign in
East Prussia.
There must be something better than mere
speculation in this view, for Stain has been
in position to invade East PRUSSIA for some
time but has held back, obviously in defer
ence to the overall plans of the Allied COM
mand. This is no longer Russia's war, or
Britains, or Americas, but the war of all
waged in concert So Stain waits for the sig
nal
When it comes as it undoubtedly will, there
will be 'ironic Justice as one observer says,
.that brings Germany's sharpest peril to these
borders" (of East. Prussia.
It was here that the Teutonic Knights of
the Cross had their origin, here the Junkers
the Prussan overlords ruled for centuries.
And it was here the House of Hohenzollern
founded the Prussian monarchy and Frederick
I became King of Prussia in 1701. Prussian
nilitarism gained a momentum that carried
founding of the German empire.
The successive stages of Germany's devel-
opment are interesting. The observer quoted
above traces them in this way:
First Hohenzollern of historic note was the
Great Elector, Frederick william of Brandon
burg 1t was he who established the Prussiar
military. Bit it was his great-grandson, Fred
erck the Great of Prussia, who developed
militarism as an instrument of power.
with it he took Silesia from Austria in 1742,
precipitated the Seven Years War 1855,
helped himself to West Prussia in the first
partition of Poland in 1772.
PRUSSIA was hurnbled before Napoleon in
1906. 1t lost heavily in territory; its armies
were broken, its prestige shattered.
Early in the 10th century its regeneration
was accomplished under Baron vom Stein, one
of Prussas shrewdest diplomats. Great eco
nomic and social reforms were effected. Its
armies were revitalized by Won Scharnhorst
and Won Gneisenau.
with Bismarck came PrusS1an leadership
in Germany. Under his remorseless diploma
cy, Prussan territory expanded to new dimen-
sions. The Franco-Prussian War in 1870, with
Napoleon's surrender at Sedan, left the Ho-
henzollerns masters of a domain stretching
for the first time in an unbroken span from
Poland to the French frontier.
"Soon the remaining four independent Ger
man states to the south Baden, Bavaria,
Wurttemberg, and Hesse-bowed to Prussian
might and joined the North German Confed-
Grafton. From that union the modern German
Empire was born in 1871.
"Now the cycle of German militarism ap-
pears to be nearing the finish line, very log
ically at the East Prussian frontier
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-27
The Old Refrain

Nazi propaganda, off on new tack now
rs conceding the inevitable Allied victory
Broadcast quotations from the publication
'Berln- Rome-Tokyo' heard in this country re-
veal that DR.. Goebbels' writers already are
specializing on peace terms and the possibility
Of third world war
The frank concession is new, but the thought
behind it is familiar one if published quota
tions show the article as foreseeng a certain
renewal Of hostilties. If participation In free
access to the worlds raw materials, which
1t calls the fundamental safeguard of peace,
II not assured
The article waves aside h question of
harsh or mild peace terms as war-breeders,
but stresses conflicting political issues
These, it develops, are the familiar bogeyman
Of ''Bolshevized Europe"
at is absurd to believe that Europe. which
proved unable to bear Napoleon's domination
and which denied Germany's claim to leader
ship, will bend its knee to Moscow for any
length of time,' the Nazi propaganda writer
says He predicts failure of United States
Russia world police force'' and a clash of
Soviet and American power in the "so.called
Chinese sphere of interest"
In other words, Nazi propaganda is build.
ing up the same old case for itself that it has
used in the last decade. The article in
dicates that remnants of the Nazi party will
again weep over lack Of '1ebensraun' and
cry for the stolen colonies. So long as these
remnants are alive and articulate they will
try to create discord among the big Four
of the United Nations.
The articles emphasis on "a United States
Russia world police force, containing also a
few Englishmen and Chinese" is a childishly
obvious attempt to turn Britain against this
-ountry while playing upon Britain's real O,
fancied fear Of a Soviet-dominated Europe
and to brighten China with the same two
countries 'imperialistc" intentions.
The Nazi effort to win English sympathy
while robot bombs unite the English public il
favor of strongest reprisals against Germany
\ downright stupid. In fact. the whole clever
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insidious Nazi propaganda machine has been
looking pretty stupid for some time now.
All the same we would do well to remem-
Der the principal themes of Nazi propaganda
for future reference. Ten years ago Hitler S
screaming TRADES seemed ridiculous too, even
stupid Yet many people swallowed them and
believed them - Britons and Americans and
Frenchmen as well as Germans. Hitler's sur
yiving followers must not find another audi
ence.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-27

The important feature of Brest,
Westernmost objective Of the Allied
push into Brittany, is its deep and
spacious harbor which had been
well equipped as French naval
base before the Nazi occupation
1t is one of the best ports Of
France, and closest to the United
States.
Brest is at the mouth Of the
Penfeld river which flows into a
large bay, almost landlocked, says
the National Geographic Society.
The principal harbor is rectangu.
lar, formed on the north shore Of
the bay by three moles, with en-.
frances for ships at the southern
corners.
This is one of the French harbors
best known to Americans. In the
first World War 791 900 of the mil
lion soldiers who sailed direct to
France disembarked at Brest. The
harbor had been improved by the
u. S. Army engineers.
During the present war Allied
planes have dropped thousands of
tons of bombs in efforts to wipe out
U-boat pens in the harbor. The
Scharnhorst. Gneisenau and. Prinz
Eugen, which at times docked at
Brest, also were targets for the
bombers.
Brest was the chief base of ope-
rations in World War I for Ameri-
can warships conveying merchant
men and troop ships to France, a
work later honored by the erection
of shaft rising As feet from the
bay shore.
The port has good rail connec-
lions with Paris and other parts
OF France, and an excellent high
way running almost due east to the
French capital. A canal connects
the port with Nantes and the Loire
River to the southeast.
Brest has been an important
French port OF war since the DAYS
OF Richelieu. Here before the pre-
sent war was located an arsenal
which normally employed 10000
men; a naval hospital; and a naval
training school, the Annapolis of
France. Here, too, battleships were
constructed, dreadnaughts, torpedo
boats and destroyers.
Because of it's use as French
naval base and the lack of com.
mercial development in the hinter-
land, Brest has never become an
outstanding commercial port.
The climate of the city is
generally damp. 1t has never be-
come a seaside resort, as had MANY
towns on the north coast of Brit
tany, although its temperature in
December is mild and its summers
are cool. Rain falls. on Brest about
200 days in the year-every day.
according to the recollection of We
terans of the first World War. Even
in peacetime, the city had a decid-
edly military and naval character
Many government buildings lined
its straight streets. Brest had a
normal population of $4,000.
RENNES
In Brittany all roads lead to
Rennes. Yanks in seven-league
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a legislative cabinet in each House, with au.
thority to unity and determine legislative pol.
cy.
MANY other proposals are made. In the
unendng duel between the Legislative and
Executive in American Government, the Elk
ecutive has gained more and more power
largely because of the disorg anization and in
efficiency within Congress tsef and its re-
fusal to put it's own house in order"