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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-09

THE LOCAL BRANCH of the
National Farm and Garden club
will meet Monday, November
13, at the home of Mrs. Frank
Priehs, 1876 Lodewyck avenue
at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Ernest Knoblock of De-
troit will talk on and demon
strate Thanksgiving Arrange
ments" and Dry Arrange
mentS."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-09
Mothers Club Meets
At School

THE CLEMENS SCHOOL
Mothers Club held its regular
meeting Monday evening at the
school. Following the business
meeting Miss Winifred Everill
gave a short talk. Refreshments
were served by the teachers.
THE WORLD WIDE GUILD
will meet Monday evening, Nov.
10, at 7:30 o'clock. The meeting
will take place in the home of
Mrs. Hubert Meier at 270 Euclid
avenue. Mrs. William Mellish
will be in charge of devotions
and her topic will be Men Mis-
sionaries.' y
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-09

ANNOUNCEMENT was made
this week of the marriage of
Joy Stepnitz, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Stepnitz of Mount
Clemens and Lieut.. John B.
Kantner, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-14
With Ernie Pyle

tie improvements that have come
out on recent tanks. And they also
wondered w by tank designers
haven't thought of some of the sim
plest things for making tank life
more practical-such as putting
racks for water cans on the rear,
and bracket where you could tie
your bedding roll. The men have
welded on these necessary racks
fo-' their gear.
An armored units fighting usual
ly comes in spurts, with long in
tervals between. When the tank
boys are in a lull they are used
for emergency jobs. This is very
unusual, but here on the beach
head everybody has to do a little
of everything.
Nearly every day the men of
the tank crews back in bivouac
have detail starting just at dawn.
They carry mines and barbed wire
up to the front for the engineers
to put in place. They pack the
stuff on their backs, and they dom
like it, but they do it without
grunbling.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-14
Good Salesmanship

A good salesman, one who uses his head
as well as his tongue, places an article within
sight Of. prospective customer while show.
ing him something not so good. He will not
openly try to induce the man to purchase the
better article. He merely touches it once in
while, moves it into better light, draws
the mans attention to it OBVIOUSLY and with
cunning while displaying an inferior article.
Adroitly he makes the customer decide for
himself that he must have the better and most
costly thing.
That's craftsmanship.
And that seems to be what is being done
either by himself or his friends for Governor
Tom Dewey, who is the better article, so far
as the Republican presidential nomination is
concerned, but who is not being placed in
competition. He is displayed under changing
and constantly improved lighting effects. At
tention is drawn to him, not as a candidate
but as an untouchable. The customer which,
in his case, is the Republican rank and file
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-14
Daily Prayer
FOR FIDELITY TO THE HUM.
DRUM

To most of us Thou hast ap-
pointed a place of humdrum serv-
ice, o All-Wise Disposer of lives
and events. We know not the ex-
element of battle and of move
ment over the earth. No decora-
tons are pinned upon our breasts;
though there may sound in our
hearts the well done" of the Mas
ter. We look to Thee for strength
to do our lowliest tasks from high
est motives. Forbid that our keen
spirit of patriotism should be
dulled by monotony. Open our eyes
to perceive that our daily duty is
part of the on-going of the great
Cause of freedom and justice.
Glorify our humblest work by the
consciousness that it is Thine ap-
pointed place for us; and may we
do it as unto the Lord. Sustain
us, we besech Thee, in hours of
WEAKNESS by a remembrance of
the weary Christ, who never fall
tered in His task. Make us, like
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-14
Good News-With A Catch

It's good news, of course. But there's a
catch in it.
Because federal tax collections have ex
ceeded anticipation, the governments net de-
ficit for 1914 probably will be $1,000, 900, 00(
under President Roosevelt's estimate.
In his budget message to Congress Mr.
Roosevelt predicted the deficit for this yea,
would total $5s, 900, 100000 Now Treasury
spokesmen say the total will shrink to $56500.
600, 900.
It is good news, to the extent of the shrink
age. The catch is that the Treasury will still
be fifty-six and half billion dollars short
and that's some bill for the taxpayers *
meet.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-14
Brilliant Season Closes

The Cooperative Concert Association has
closed its most brilliant season In years,
which is tribute to the increasing music
loving element in the city's population.
Without the larger patronage which followed
the ticket campaign the season could not have
been so glamorous. 1t was this greater patron.
age which made it possible to engage top
flight artists and also to give four instead Of
the customary three, concerts.
1t is not too much to believe that if Will
mington had an adequate hall several hun.
dred more persons would have purchased
tickets and the season could have been even
better Every seat in the High shcool audi
torium was sold well in advance Of the date
set to close the solicitation and the committee
in charge was under constant barrage from
hopeful auditors inquiring if through removal
from the city or other cause any tickets were
being turned in.
Here is another good reason to get the
war over with as quickly as possible 90 that
the City Council may proceed with the plan
to erect great armory and convention hall
on the Marine hospital site which is now in
city possession but may not be occupied for
the duration because of lease to the War de-
partment. Wilmington is in great need of this
building, and may expect quick
ening of cultural development as soon as it
is built.
The concert association deserves great cred
it for its splendid choice of artists but it is
to be added that the people who made the
seasons success possible through their pa
tronage are to be congratulated most hearth
ly as we'll
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The Literary Guidepost

ly, pointing out that he started
precious close to a radical. but
grew less progressive" the more
money he made. He ribs Winchel]
bit too, but there is more than
a suggestion of wide-eyed wonder
in his approach to that phenome-
non. He thinks Winchell is still q
ham actor at heart, and blames
his occasionally lurid estimates of
his own value on the fact that if
is cricket to talk about oneself in
show business.
Dorothy Thompson likewise pro-
vides juice for the Fisher orange
MIR. Fisher thinks the juice BIT
sour. Pegler ne can't stomach at
all, except as prose stylist, and
his piece on the angry man of
Rldgefield, Conn, contains innu-
merable examples of what Mr.
Fisher calls boorishness out of the
Peglerian past. He thinks the late
Raymond Clapper was pretty good
and grows bit moist-eyed over
Ernie Pyle's stuff. But he is really
wicked on the subject of military
commentators. and among others
takes Major George Fielding Eliot
for bumpy ride on a springless
bike. Mr.. Fisher may be SO for
all l know: he writes like a young
and yeaSty man.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-14
Rooms Wanted

One indication that the invasion of Europe
IS rapidly approaching is to be found in the
increasing number of Wilmington visitors This
movement of troops is away from and not
toward the city. But the same condition pre-
vailed before the invasion of Africa and the
attack on Sicily.
1t is accounted for by the fact that wives,
parents and other relatives, learning that
their menfolk in uniform are soon to be NOV
ed out, make all haste to visit them near their
quarters and spend as much of the time
they still have on home soil, with them, as
possible
That this is happening now is indicated by
the great increase in the demands upon the
Travellers Aid branch of the USO. At a recent
meeting of the USO civilian council, the stu.
alton was revealed as so serious that rec.
ommendation was sent to the organization S
headquarters urging the employment of three
additional trained workers for new intake
points that the organization may be better
able to provide accommodations for visitors
If this proposal is adopted, Travellers Aid
''o'AoAA' WILL NC SSt ny az NIdllltt VuldSe
Lake Forest and Hillcrest housing projects
through the courtesy Of the Housing Authority
OF the City of Wilmington, and supplement-
the work now going forward at the rail station
and bus terminal
Hopefully there will be no hitch in the plans
as now proposed. But it is doubtful if the need
TOR accommodations can be fully met by this
means. Wilmington home jewellers can give
fine help in the emergency by opening their
homes to the relatives of men in the armed
services.
Many have been doing so ever since the war
moved in on us, But the present emergency is
greater than any in the past. If there is little
room not occupied or space for cot in the
hall, it could not be put to better use than
Tor the accommodation of visitor. Remem-
Der these people who are pouring into the city
may not see their boys again for many a
long month. Their visit ought to be made
az comfortable as it is humanity possible to
make it
Another weekend is at hand. Why not
phone the UsO Travellers Aid today and let
if be known that you can take in one or more
Of the parents Or wives or sweethearts who,
perhaps, without your help will have to search
FOR hours for a place to lay their heads?
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-14
A Great Job

Nc higher tribute could be paid to an in
dustry than that received by the airlines Of
the United States from the Truman commit
tee IN the course Of its investigation of the
national defense program. In detailed re-
part On the present status OF United States
air power the committee had the following
10 say m the worldwide air cargo service
which the alrlines were instrumental in de-.
veloping: Hundreds of thousands of tons of
supplies have been moved by air to sustain
military operations, which would otherwise
have been absolutely impossible. Without these
planes, we could not have taken or held Quad
alcanal; we could not have sent thousands of
American and Australian troops over the Owen
Stanley Mountains In short we could
not have prosecuted the campaigns which
constituted our first great offensives against
the japanese.
Similarly, cargo and transport planes were
Of tremendous value in supplying military
operations in Burma, China, Russia, and
North Africa. and indeed everywhere that
combat has taken place. Some high Chinese
officials have stated that without the aid Of
cargo and transport planes, China could not
have continued an effective resistance OF the
Thousands Of wounded men have been
evacuated by air to points Of safety where
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they could obtain adequate medical attention.
Many of them owe their lives to these
'These are contributions to the winning of
the war q the very highest order and all who
have participated in building and operating
these planes and providing the necessary air-
fields and equipment to maintain them may
well be proud =.
'This was accomplished, and could have
been accomplished, only drought the splendid
cooperation of the private airlines. which pos
sessed the necessary nucleus of skill and ex-
perience.''
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''THE COLUMNIsTs: A SURGl
CAL SURVEY by Charles Fish
BY John SELRY

CAL SURVEY by Charles Fish
er; $3.50.
A gentleman by name Charles
Fisher has just busted the jackets
OF large share of Americas new
est Journalistic phenomena. our
columnists. Mr.. Fisher prefaces
his 1.-THE Columnists: A Surgical
Survey" with the guess that in the
last few years American newspa.
pe1s have used these syndicated
writer's in the first person as sub
stltutes for the personal journal
ism which once flourished. He ad-
mits that the era in which news
paper proprietors blackguarded
each other habitually was not per-
feet, but deplores what he con-
slders the dullness of modern
journalism.
That is his estimate, and he has
a right to it. His estimate of the
columnists is likewise his own, al
though obviously colored consider
ably by his personal beliefs and
likes and dislikes. What makes the
book attractive enough to keep me
up two hours past bedtime is the
gayety and cleverness of the writ.
ing itself, not altogether the con-
tent.
He ribs Mark Sullivan terrifical-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-14
Plain Truths

Mayor Bruce B. Cameron told some plain
truths in an impromptu talk at the Kiwanis
club meeting on Wednesday-truths that Will
mingtonians need to know and ought to act
upon for their citys lasting good.
There is this system Of double taxation in
the operation Of which the city's taxpayers
put up their own 100 per cent plus 60 per
cent of the county's share for the support
of all jointly operated institutions and offices
The joint county and city tax department
is striking example Of this inequity. Under
the 1s42-4S budgets the county set up $500
"a and the city $36.211.70 for its work. In sidi.
ton to their own contribution which was
about double that of the county, city tax
payers also contributed 60 per cent of the
county's share.
The same ratio exists in all projects jointly
operated. Here are the figures on the two
publicly supported hospitals. Both city and
county in the 1942-43 budgets set up $2l, 200
for the James Walker Memorial hospital and
$4,000 for the Community hospital. City tax
payers contributed their SCI, 900 and $4,000
respectively to these institutions. and in the
case of James Walker $4,000 more for the
countys contribution and $1,000 more for the
countys appropriation for Community. OF the
$4,000 for James Walker, city taxpayers put
up $4,000 and of the $780, 900 for Community
they paid $4,000.
Mr.. Cameron rightly declared this injustice
and inequity should be legislated out Of exis-
tence and that only legislator committed
to introduce and fight for the passage Of a
bill for this purpose should be elected.
Mr.. Cameron also pointed out the need for
city extension, on which there has been such
wide division Of opinion in the past. The
longer it is put off the longer will Wilmington
be at a serious disadvantage and its recogni-
ton as leading North Carolina municipality
be stifled. In fairness not only to urban resi-.
dents but those in the suburbs as Well the
boundaries of Wilmington ought to be expand.
ed to include the population which enjoys
the privileges and conveniences of city dwell.
lers but contributes nothing to the cty's sup.
port. 1t is as important that the legislator to
be elected commit himself to city expansion
as to the removal of tax inequities.
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Best Wishes, Captain Davis

The cherry ''good morning. of Capt. John
Davis, chief Of the traffic squad which scores
of Wilmingtonians have welcomed so long will
not be heard for some days, for the doughty
officer is nursing bruises in bed, received
when he was struck down by motorist at
Third and Chestnut. The one consoling thought
is that he escaped serious injuries and Will be
able to resume his customary duties, barring
complications, shortly. Certainly he has the
best wishes of old and new residents whom
he serves so competently.
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is covertly and sedulously courted by crafty
devices.
If the same results that invariably accom-
pany the campaigns OF good statesmen follow.
the customer will succunb and Dewey will
be the Republican nominee for president.
It is as clever bit OF craftsmanship as
American politics has ever engaged in. And
it is not to be decried, either, for Mr.. Dewey
is by all odds the best article on the Republi-
can shelf.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-14
MEEKINS PRAISES
N. E. GRAND JUR|

NEW BERN, April 13.-ln o.
lining the federal Judicial S!sF.
for the benefit of the grand Jul
at the opening of the spring 'F'.
of federal court here MoAa';
Judge I. M. Meekins OF EllzaO'.
City declared that there was new ,
the slightest political tinge eVus.
in the conduct of the district co1.
cases in eastern North Carolh'
even though he is a member .
the republican party and int ~ A.,
trict attorney is a member Oh "'
democratic party. :,
To the grand jurors, heaaea :. ;.
City Tax Collector John F RNo.>
as foreman, Judge MeeklnS t., u.
phasized their responsibilities o. d..
duties. He said that jury pay D.' ~.
be increased from 81 to slU - =,
day, in an effort to get the hls1'.
types of men willing and gl'u -
serve. -.
+, During his remarks he eHpl"-I IN.
the difference between the i 5.,s
nation and retirement OF leo' ~.
judges, all of whom are appo. .....
for life. He did not say N'''' =,
he would resign Or retire "AFa ~.
becomes 10 years old neA' i wi.
but he pointed out that II ne ~. IN,
resign he could open a Ia" w. '. h
or mercantile store or engas' ~.
any business he might choos' .,yg
that if he should retire ne W. s.3s,
be subject to call for speCtai ~. Il
al court duty in this dlS'-'''
other districts.
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rs Years Ago
Today
(From the files
of the Star-News)
April IA, 1919

1PAA AoAO
Sleepy-eyed d with razors
poised, third floor roomers of the
Y.MC.A. building who CHANGED to
be in the lavatory early Sunday
morning were startled beyond
measure when Eddie Brietz, man
aging editor of The Wilmington
Dispatch, broke into their midst
with blazing blankets, sheets and
mattress slung across his shoulder
and feverisly pushed them under
the shower. BrietZ, like many an
other young man, smokes in bed.
Unusually tired out Sunday morn
ing after an all day and night run,
Brietz fell asleep with lighted
cigarette between his fingers.
Mrs. Louis T. Moore returned to
the city Saturday from New York
city, where she went to bid her
sister, Miss Elese Kidder, good
bye, prior to her sailing for
France, where she will do Red
Cross work.
This from the Charlotte Observ-
ez is of interest to friends here:
'Lieut. Hargrove Bellamy and
wife are expected to visit this week
in Charlotte at the home of Mrs.
Bellamy's sister, Mrs. Hamilton
Jones at Myers Park"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-14
By ERNIE PYLE

WITH FIFTH ARMY BEACH
HEAD FORCES, IN ITALY,-(by
wireless)-One night I stayed in
an officers dugout with Maj. AS
bury Lee, of Clearfield, Pa, and
Capt. Charles H. Hollis, of Glenn
son, S. c.
Major Lee is commander Of a
tank battalion. His nickname is
"Az," and his father-in-law owns
the 'Lee Hoffman's Famous
Foods" restaurant in Cresson, Pa.
Major Lee has boy named As
bury Lee w and baby named
Robert E. Lee.
Captain Hollis is Major Lees ex-
ecutive, and was a good friend of
the late correspondent Ben Robert
son, who came from his home
town.
1t was very dark in the dugout
when Captain Hollis got up to start
the fire in the stove next morning
He fumbled around on the dirt
floor for papers to use as kind
ling, threw in a handful, and
finally got the fire going.
A little later he discovered that
he had burned up three rolls of
film that Major Lee had taken in
the last few days. Later on he
discovered that he hadn't burned
up the film after all. Life at the
front is very confusing.
After breakfast Major Lee and
I got in a jeep and drove couple
of miles up to where two COM
panies of his tanks were bivou-
acked just back of the infantry.
On the way up we were sailing
along across a rise when, Bang"
an 88 shell landed 20 yards to the
side of us. Aren't you getting tired
of hearing about shells landing 20
yards from me? In case you're
not, I sure am.
Two minutes after this small cpl
sode we heard noises in the sky
and looked up, and here came two
planes falling earthwa1d w it h
smoke swirling behind them. Both
hit just over the rise from us,
close together and only a few Sec
onds apart.
Only one parachute came down.
It took it long time, and the
aviator lay very still when he hit
the earth. Our medics ran out with
stretcher and got him. He was
German. A 20-millimeter bullet
had hit him from behind and
lodged in his stomach. An ambu-
lance came and took him away.
The boys cut up his parachute
to make scarves, and cut one off
for me. But I told them / already
had two-one American and one
German-and to give it to some
body else.
After this exciting beginning of
a new day, l went around pick
ing up tank lore. found that tank
ers, like everybody else, take their
hats off to the infantry.
The average doughfoot or air.
man says you'd never get him shut
up in a tank. Once in a while
you do get a tank-man who has
a feeling of claustrophobia about
being cooped up in there, but it's
very seldom.
The boys say that more than
half of them get safely out of dam
aged tanks, even the ones that
catch fire. They tell funny stories
about how four and five men come
out of burning tank all at once,
when it isn't actually possible foz
more than two to get through the
door at the same time.
They nate snipers worse than
anything else. That is because Wis.
lblllty is pretty poor in a tank
and the commander usually rides
with his door open and his head
sticking out. Unseen snipers are
always shooting at them.
The boys showed me all the lit.
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Prisoners Used To
Harvest Radish Crop

To alleviate the critical emer.
gency brought or by the lack OF
labor for harvesting the radish
crop, 80 German war prisoners
were imported from Camp Davis
for this work, County Agent, R. w.
Galphin revealed yesterday.
The prisoners have been used
previously for work on the post,
and the present arrangement is
temporary The harvest will las
approximately ten days.
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Fair Enough

0diotr's Note.-Ths Star and the News accept nd
responsibility for the personal views Of MT Peglef
and often disaGree with them much As many OF
lis readers HIS articles servs the good purpose OF
making people think.
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Christianity exalts the dignity and inn
portance Of the individual SOUL Our Ameri-
can system Of individualism is the out
growth of Bible ideals inshrined in the
hearts of our Founding Fathers. Democracy
and individual liberty are the contribution
of Christianity to civilization.
DAN GILBERT, L. L. d.
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TEXTILE PLANT

NEW YORK, April l3-4 ~
United States Rubber Co. W. VI.
gin construction at once Of
textile plant at Scottsvllle va -.
supply more rayon tire cor" ~. NJ
ed in the manufacture OF Sy
rubber truck and bus Hue
company announced today
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Him, inspirers of our fellows and
stabilizers of our times. Thus
would we serve our Country. our
generation, and Thee. Amen
VIE.
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The skeleton OF the dome :.
capitol at Washington is A-'"
iron
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Our Chief Aim
TOP OF THE MORNING

Te aid In every way the prosecution q
the war to complere Victory.