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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-18

about German and English peace
talks which created such excite
ment last month.
Certainly, the Allies are not ad-
vertising In advance their plans.
Rather, their leaders are talking
publicly about the very opposite OF
what they actually will do. Note
that 80 per cent of our European
war news comes from London and
every word of it must pass the
English censors. 1t also should be
remembered that more news is put
out for German consumption and
to mislead our enemies than to in
form our own peop.e. This is no
criticism of our govecnemtns. 1t
does, however, suggest that most
time spent listening to radio war
commentators is wasted. We had
better use this time figuring now
our returning soldiers will get jobs
when World War II is over.
Not in Great Danger
My real reason for writing OF
these things this week IS to cheer
up paren.s, sisters and wives who
now have boys in England and else
where awaiting the invasion. War
is almost wholly a question Of
mathematics ana spirit. The Great
Invasion will not start until the
Allies are 100 per cent ready. -
Russia Notwithstanding. H e,
mathematics and spirit will be
greatly in favor OF our boys. Thus
our casualties should continue low.
In addition, the invasion will not
be confined to Northern France
where we might expect heavy casu-
alties. Washington may be justified
IN soaring us; out statlstlcians and
geographers are not frightened.
The invasion will come stimuli
taneously at about four places.
These will reduce the striking pow
Ell of the German Army rs per
cent. But why will this division
not also reduce our striking pow
err" you ask. The answer again
is one of statistics. The Allies can
choose where to place each OF
their men. A man properly placed
is worth four men nunting aimless-
ly for intruders. The old compare
son between defense and offense
no longer applies in this day OF
airplanes and radio. Therefore, let
us not worry about our boys just
vet. There will be no massacre
of our men in Europe.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-18
MANY ARE FILING
TAX RETURNS HERE

The filing Of income tax returns
has started here with hundreds
flocking to the major zone inter-
mar revenue office in the post
office building and others seeking
assistance from professional ex-
perts.
A long line of persons waited
their turn Thursday morning to
confer with B. E. Campbell, dep
uty clerk at the internal revenue
office.
Mr.. Campbell was the only per-
son there able to help the income
tax filers, and it was understood
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-18

that considerable complaints had
been registered by those unable
to obtain assistance.
The Greensboro office OF inter-
nal revenue has assured the Will
mington office that two assistants
will be here this week, but Off
Gals said Thursday morning they
had not yet arrived. Three addi-
tional representatives from the
Greensboro office are expected
here March l.
Because of unusual compiled.
tons involved in the preparation
of 1943 income tax returns, espe-
cially for individuals, it is esti-
mated that the time required in
actually preparing these returns
amounts to possibly three times
that of former years.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-18
SIGNS CONTRACT

GREENSBORO, Feb. 17-LR-Re-
lief hurler Mace Brown said yes
terday he had signed his 1914
contract with the Boston Red Sox.
The American Lacquer said the
agreement called for an increase
in pay, the figure he left unre-
vealed.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-18

The arrow on the above map
indicates the unopposed Allied &C.
cupation of Rookie Island between
New Guinea and New Britain. On
New Britain, east of Borden Bay
(A), u, S. Marines we're reported
to have made a stable advance
to. the east against the Japs.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-18

Approximately ten per cent OF
Missouri's 1873 newspapers now
are published by women, subblng
for husbands or sons in the armed
services.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-06
HATES COWS FOR LIFE

Water Valley. Miss. (UP) PFC. James R. Rogers. son of MT. and Mrs. I. S. Rogers of Water Valley, has developed such a hatred for cows that he'll hardly drink milk -and he certainly has reason for disliking the bovine creatures. Rog- CTS and another member of an alr- born division were pinned down beneath some bushes in the center of Q German artillery position in Normandy. Rogers, Q Medical Corps man, was attempting to aid the jump soldier. who had received Q broken leg. For three agonizing days, the couple had to watch sll- ently as their place of conceaiment was being calmly eaten leaf by leaf by cows grazing in the area. On the third day, and with but q few leaves left, Rogers said, they were saved when Inc American Army advanced
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-06

Unlike the homefront where the sale of War Bonds through the va- rious War Loan drives has resulted in taking surplus cash from circu- lation and converting it into invest ment savings, the sailors here are unprotected. A typical case is that of sailor who picked up three "Catseye" shells for 75 cents and resold them to a tentmate the next day for $2.50 each. The second sailor cemented them to bracelet he fashioned out of scrap monel metal and sold it back to the first for $75. The first sailor quickly found a buyer who paid $162.50 for the trinket.
 The incident is one of many fab ulouS but authenticated get-rich- quick deals I have come across at this and other bases in the Pacific. Some war industries may be lag ging as peace hears, but the sou- venir trade is one war baby that just keeps growing bigger and bus fer.
 In the early days the trade" was a hit or miss affair, with most everyone making a dicker at one time or another for a bit of Jap paraphernalia or a sample of na- tive handiwork Casually clumsy and ugly). Prices were reasonable eX- cept for such rarities as samurai swords.
 This is still true in the very ad- vanced areas where the fighting has but recently ceased. But farther be- hind the lines in established bases, where the supply of Japanese and native goods has thinned out, the mainstay of the trade is now an assortment of articles turned out in metal, wood and shell by anna teur craftsmen at the base itself.
 Rings, watch-bandS, earrings (for both men and women), fancy dog tags and ornate chains to hang them on, cigarette trays and many other items can be bought for pric- es ranging into hundreds of dol lars.
 Army and navy officials frown on the unauthorized manufacture and trade, and, in the case of outright rackteering or the sale of service material, mete out stiff penalties.
 But the pockets of the many thousand soldiers and sailors bulge with an accumulation of pay that cannot be spent except for an occa- sional beer, toiletries, candy or to- bacco and few sundries-all dirt cheap under rigid price fixing sys- tenn at service stores.
 AS a result, there is an ever-ready market among the men at rear bases who are in the war and yet have nc tangible mememto of it; among wis., iting sailors who rarely get a chance to obtain keepsake of their long months in the Pacific; and among others just naturally ac- quisitive.
 Coupled with these factors of price, there is loss of perspective
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-06
IAIR MARKINGS
 HELP PILOTS
Network Promotion in New England Already
 Is Underway,

Boston, Dec. 6-(NEC)-Prono- G. ition of network of air markings throughout New England to enable airplane pilots to recognize imme- diately the. territory below them, was announced today by the New England Councils Aviation Com mittee. s
 In communication to close to 400 chambers of commerce and New England State aviation officials, J. Burleigh Cheney, chairman of the Councils Aviation, Committee and president of Skyway Corp. of Provi- denee, R. T., urged communities to take up the problem of air mark ing immediately and to plan for the most modern kind of identifica- tion and direction.
 The Council launched its plan for promoting uniform air markings in the region following the recent lift ing of military restrictions against these identifications
 '"The time has come to work out
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-06
GerTnons Drank Vast Quontities, But Had Poorest Vint0ges
By ROSETTE HARGROVE NEA Staff COrrespOndent

4NA1L1 0SaSA OVAA SSkFNA~ASAAg
 Rheims, Dec. 6. = Although the Germans drank over sixty million bottles of champagne during the four years they occupied France, there is still enough left to supply practically the whole world when people start celebrating the end of the war. Stocked in the centuries old cellars of the Champagne dis trict are 40 to 150 million bottles. Moreover, these are nearly all vim tage wines. Growers were determin- ed not to waste them on the hated Germans and had earmarked them for the liberating armies and peace celebrations.
 In 1940, Hitler's champagne Fuehrer," Captain Klaebisch, ar- rived in Rheims with the advance troops, to requistion relatively small quantities for the conquer ors of France. Later, the cham pagne syndicate, made up of 150 winegrowers, was informed that they would be expected to supply mass quantities of champagne for troops of the Reich. Beginning January, 1941, Rheims was to supply 480,0O0 bottles weekly, the bulk of which, incidentally, was to go to the Luftwaffe and the Navy, The following year this figure dropped to around 100000 bottles weekly, or roughly 18,- 100000 bottles a year. This rep resented two-thirds of the annual production, or normally what France exported in peacetime.
 M. Robert Hodez, secretary of the syndicate, pointed out that champagne merchants could al- most have predicted the successive campaigns of the German army from the shipping lists they re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-06
Champagne Saved For Allied Victories
Fonious Cellars Held Enough Good Wine
 To Supply the World

tween Rheims and Epernay which our Air Force and the RAF tried to bomb out of existence.
 The Allied armies now fighting in France are just as appreciatiye of champagne as the Germans. Over 100000 bottles a month are being supplied to American and British units. This is just about half the quantity the enemy drank, but does not include what is being sold to transient troops. It is an everyday occurrence in Rheims to see army trucks lined up outside such well known es- establishments as Veiuve Cliquot, Piper Heidsieck, Munm and Lanson, loading up with champagne
 Champagne is an expensive lux ury in France today. While it is still possible to buy god vintage cham pagne for 15O francs (three dollars at the present rate of exchange) there is a purchase tax of 25 per cent and restaurants, cafes and night-clubS have to add another IS per cent to the initial price. So far the Government has refused to re- duce either of these taxes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-06

ceived periodically. For instance" he said, i've were asked to send an important consignment to Lybia which coincided with Rommel's big scale offensive in the desert. A de- mand for 10000 bottles for shipment to Rumania was sent in a short while before the invasion of Yugo- slavia. Nothing but French cham pagne would do to celebrate their victories.
 NOT CONNOISSEURS
 Fortunately, the Germans are not connoisseurs and we managed to get rid of our immature or indifferent vintages, retaining the good years for our postwar trade"
 Fortunately for the winegrowers, the war has left little mark on the districe. Of some 12000 hectares Approximately 1000 acres) produc-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-06

this problem now" said MT. Che- ney. Not only every airfield, but all sizeable communities, should be identifiable from the air. Com- munity air markings should give la- titude and longitude, as well as the name of the city or town, so that the pilot can find his bearings quickly on his map"
 Following Pearl Harbor, air mark. ings in New England were obliter- ated by military orders which were lifted recently. However. MT. Che- ney pointed out, even before Pearl Harbor, the markings on New Eng land airportS were neither uniform nor complete.
 According to E. Fletcher Ingalz. Civil Aeronautics district aircost engineer, the CAA considers RlR markers painted on flat roof tops the most effective and least eper- Sive procedure. The other two types, located on the ground sn6 on the highway, are not as satisfactory he said.
 The most effective color corDSi- nation for these markers, according to MT. Ingals, is 8 chrome yellow for characters on a dead black background. The color. interna- tional orange, often used in the past, is no longer recommended since it has proved less effective than chrome yellow. For boundary markers and obstruction markings; however, combination of interna- tional orange and white is advised.
 Fire railways carried 100000 tors nf heetS this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-06

ing the famous wine only a few hundred have suffered any damage. These vineyards happened to be sit-
 uated near flying -bomb factory the
 Germans had built in a tunnel be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-06
Initiation In Admiralty Isles
 Sees Prices Jump Six Times
By PHILIP G. REED International News Service

Admiralty Islands, 6Thee price protection with nfaons $16250 article through
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-06
AT ANY PRICE

Christmas shopping today Is touch and go, In the olden days
 This wasn't so. Then you thought it over And came back next day, But now shoppers find
 Putting off doesn't pay. Buy it when you see it,
 That's our sound advise, Take it or leave it
 At any old price!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-06

Fire railways carried 100000 tors of beetS this year.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-17

NEW YORK U.D "A Japa-
nese shell fragment missed
penetrating Joe James Clusters
brain by a quarter of an inch.
Instead of killing him, it cost
him an eye and produced the
inspiration for one of this wars
most vivid eyewitness books
Through the Perilous Night"
The injury ended Clusters ca
reer as United Press war CORE
spondent and sent him back to
a UP sports beat. His record of
the sights, sounds and smells Of
battle are SO graphic they might
well discourage other young
sports writer's from seeking the
alleged glamor of covering wars.
The book is short, but cram
med with a variety of revela-
tons, battle philosophy, humor
and the gripping suspense of a
writer spending months on a
hospital bed wondering if he
would be blind, half-blind or
wholly sound.
Custer describes the Tokyo
bound take-off of Doolittle's
raiders from the Hornet. Adm.
Halsey's rise to fame beginning
with the first strike at Wake and
Marcus, and loss of the cruiser
Astoria off Guadalcanal - the
sinking in which Custer lost an
eye.
In the Marcus raid, he relates
how carrier pilots after dropping
their bombs exchanged radio
messages to make the Japanese
believe other planes were en-
route to hit Tokyo and Yoko-
hama-"just a little gag to scare
the pants off TOTO"
He passes on an unconfirmed
story that Adm. Yamamoto him.
self directed operations in the
battle of Midway and went
down on his flagship.
BARBARISM
He predicts north-south shut
tie bombing of Japan-an OBJ
servation made doubly signifi-
cant by the occupation of Sal
pan.
Guadalcanal, he recalls, was
finally conquered by "derail-
ment Of the Tokyo Express" -
sinking of Japanese reinforce
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-17
Vacancies are Cost|y-Let Want Ad Rent it for You
BATHING DE LUXE
Bubble Bath Movie Scene Elaborate

cided that Rolf Won Erzetal was
altogether too much dog to. be
attacked by, even for an inn
portant scene in Vanguard
Films Double Furlough."
Does he" asked Joe. "have
10 attack Us? Couldn't he just
BARK
No" said Producer Dore
Schary. The script says he
attacks you"
But said Joe, what il he
dues?"
Put your overcoat over your
arm" Schary suggested. You
know he can't bite through
that"
"Yeh," Joe groaned, "but does
Rolf know"
Honest" the owners of the
animal assured him. HE won't
hurt you"
Joe reached out a tentative
h 10 pat Rolls head.
Don't pet him. the owners
shrieked.
Director William Dieterle cali
ed for {, rehearsal. Ginger and
Joe gritted their teeth and start
ed to walk past the spot where
Rolf was tethered.
Go get en- an owner whis-
pered in Rolls ear.
Rolf barked and leaped. He
growled and tore at his leash.
With vicious snarl the dog
hurdled himself through the air.
The leash gave way.
Joe turned his overcoat Gov.
cred arm out to parry the attack.
Losing his footing. he went
down under 90 pounds Of Ger
man shepherd.
The owners rushed to grab the
beast, but they were too late.
Rolf was at Joe's face, licking
his hair. his eyes, with the dogs
tail wagging mile minute.
That's why we didn't want
you to pet him." the owners ex-
planned. "He just loves every
body as 1t is"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-17
By ERNEST FOSTER

LILY GOD - U.H -
When curry and cuddlesome
cutie is seen IN a bathtub. that's
usually enough for a movie
scene.
Surroundings sci dom get
much play because II is assumed
that no one will look at them.
Not so in the new RKO Radio
Frank Sinatra musical, Step
Lively" for Gloria de Ravens
scene in a bubble bath.
The stuff froths all over.
Shapely hand-maidens swarm
around, misting down bath salts
or flouriShing back brushes and
applying powder puffS.
And you see the back and
front Of the scene at once be-
cause a large mirror behind the
tub gives out with a second COM
plete version.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-17
Lets For Sole

Icfs rot SoIe 70
SO down: $40 moath for large dou-
bic lot on Sheridan, near Cass; also
other desirable locations in Mount
Clemens and vicinity; acres with s.
room modern house: garage: chicken
house. 3l2 North Gratiot. G.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-17
Wounded Correspondents
Book Cites jap Borbority

ments speeding for the Solo
mons, and adds:
1.-THE magnitude Of the Solo
mons campaign has never been
fully realized. Some day its de-
tailed barbaric history will awe
the civilized world. The clock
had turned back thousands OF
years. back to the primitive. on
Quad" s
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-17

OUR MOVING equipment 10 the best
Special care taken Of your hrniturs
and upholstered goods In storage, such
as moth proofins and wrapping rugs
ana cushions. City Transfer Co.. 6e
Broadway. Mt. Clemens. Phone G5i
Service 70 and from Detroit daily. G
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-17
Houses For Sole

FOR SALE-Four-room house; full
basement: furnished and furniture. l6S
Burr street. Alb
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-17

LLYW GOD - W.D -
Since the script called for Gin
ger Rogers and Joe Gotten 10
be attacked by an immense and
ferocious German shepherd dog.
everyone was pleased when a
mean-looking 98-pound beast
arrived on the SET.
Everyone but Ginger and Joe.
They took a quick look and de-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-17
Cord of Thonks
Lost and Found

FOUND-In Public Library Tuesday
night a key ring, license number pc
gins HP37-OWncr may have same by
calling at Monitor-Leader Office ana
paying for this adj
LOST Brown leather blllioid con-
tai,ing social security and drivers
license Believe lost at Municipal
Beach. Reward. Phone 7S43. All
WILL THE PARTY who took the
purse at Davis Butcher Shop, THURS
day. please return the papers ana Keys
which are essential TO tie owner ana
cannot be of use to anyone else. the
return of the large amount OF cash
is not asked--onlY the other contents
"a Maple street. Mrs. Brown.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-17
BUY STATE
NOW!

OF parcels TO choose from.
Tri County Land Agency Inc, 200 Mt.
Clemens Savings Bank Bldg. Phone
Mt. Clemens ALI or see your Real Es-
tate broker. See our bulletin board for
additions sld price
changes. e
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-17

Even the tub itself is eye-
arresting, with massive proper
tons and futuriStic styling. So
are other decorations of the fan
tastic bathroom that happens 20
be on the stage of a night club.
Squatting on the catwalkS
above the bathroom are seven
prop men who blow huge buo-
bles that rain down on the folks
below, making rainbowS or pop
ping in midair.
When to the tune of a catchy
number the shapely Miss de
Haven emerges from the bath,
she's wearing an evening gown
hardly distinsuishable from the
mass of bubbles. AS she dances
the bubbles come off. but the
evening gown does not.
The scene is an example of
what happens when film art
directors, set oreSsers, prop men,
special effects crews and dance
leaders are given a free hand.
Most such technicianS, usually
ordered to make a set function
as unobtrusive background for
the stars when they are within
camera range, probably long for
the day when they can pit their
inanimate creations against act
ors who normally have all the
advantage.
There's large number of me-
chanical effects and attention
getting props competing with
the human actors for step
Lively" and it's not case of
let the best man win, but let the
best prop or man win.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-17
AufomotiUe

VULCANIZING - Tires vuicanized:
Humane dog muzzles dog harnesses
made 10 order. Reynolds, IS WASHING.
ton, Mt. Clemens. Phone S0s7. u
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fumisotins

ALL BEDBuGs. reaches. moths des
troyed In six hours; guaranteed. Mo
comb Fumig ting Service. $3.50 5. Riv.
err road. corner Longvisw. Mt Glenn
ems. Phone SAL. o
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Poultry


1900 ROASTING chicken and fryers;
rs lbs. alive or dressed: wholesale or
retail South River road at Charter, ]
block east OF Alibi Phone 7547. TT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-04
WORLD WAR II A YEAR AGO
 AUG. {, l043
By UNITED PRESS

Gen. George Patt0Rs Seventh American Army makes a six-mile advance in northern siciIyi U. s. destFOyeFs and cruisers shell enemy reaF west of Cape Orlando,
 U. $. forces advance on both Hanks on Munda, Japanese air base in central s0lOmens.
 Gen. Dwight D, Eisenhower re- yeals that the island Of Malta has been 0peFatiOnal headquarters for the assault on Sicily.
 Russians enter city of 0Fel, dis' 0ldglng Germans from the anchor on their entire front.
 American medium. .bembeTs ct. tack the Axis controlled shipyaFds at Le Trait, France. British RAF Typhoons rake siFiields at Fox and Abbevllle.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07
Rationing
Roundup
PROGRESSED FOODS

PROGRESSED FOODS
Green stamps X, L and M good
through March 20. Blue stamps
A8, BE-, CO, Do, and E8 valid
through May 20.
MEATS, CHEESE, BUTTER,
FATS
Brown stamps Y and z valid
through March 20. Red AZ, B8
and CO valid through May 20.
SUGAR
Stamp 80 in Book 4 good for
3 pounds indefinitely. Stamp 40
in Book 4 good for pounds for
canning through February %,
l945.
SHOES
Stamp ID in Book l and No. 1
alrplane stamp in Book 3 good
for ! pair each until further
notice.
GASOLINE
A-10 good through March 81.
B, B-1 and c and CT stamps
good for 2 gallons until used.
b. and CO good for 5 gallons.
State and license number must
be written on face of each cou-
pom IMMEDIATELY upon re-
ceipt of book.
TIRES
Next inspections due: A book
vehicles by March 81: BIS by
J'ne 30; C's by May 81; COM
mercial vehicles every 6 months
Of every 5000 miles, whichever
is first.
r Il OIL
Period 3 coupons good through
March 10; Periods 4 and 5
through September 80; all have
value of 10 gallons for each
u.it. All change-making coupons
and reserve coupons goo d
throughout heating year. In De-
troit area, only 70 per cent of
annual ration should be used
by now.