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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
PLUMBERS TO MEET
AT BEACH IN JUNE

The annual meeting Of the
North Carolina Association Of
Plumbing and Heating Contractors
will be held June 1890 at the
Ocean Terrace at Wrightsville
Beach, r. M. Kermon, executive
secretary and attorney, announc-
ed Tuesday.
It is the first convention to be
scheduled at the beach resort for
the coming summer season, and
will be the second to be held
there since Pearl Harbor. The
N. C. Postmasters' meeting was
held there 1912.
Postwar plans which were dis
cussed at the recent Raleigh meet
ing will be continued at the June
convention and definite program
will be outlined, Kermon said.
The principal speaker for tie
two-day meeting has not yet bee
selected but it is expected to be
a prominent state executive. A
banquet will be held at 7:30 p.
m. on June 30. Other program ar
engagements will be announced =
ter.
New officers will be elected.
Present officers are c. c. Davis
of Wilmington, presid' 1t; R. A.
Bashford of Raleigh, vice presi-
dent; N. E. Brewer of Winston
Salem, secretary-treasurer; and
Mr.. Kermon.
The association held it's conven-
ton at Wrightsville Beach four
years ago. Last years meeting
was in Raleigh.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
HEADS LABORATORIES

Capt. Floyd B. Gulick, Of 1906
Chestnut street, is in charge of
the dental laboratories at an Ar
my nurses training base in an
evacuation hospital in Wales. The
hospital staff was activated at
Fort H. G. Wright on an island
off the Connecticut coast in Aug
ust, 1912. This unit, to which Capt.
Guilck is assigned, has had ex-
tensive experience with actual
battle casualties. as it has been
for about a year assigned to
bomber station of the Eighth Air
Force. Originally in Nisse huts,
the staff not long ago was order
ed to set up facilities entirely in
tents. The familiar pyranidal
tents of the U. S. Army are now
home" for all personnel.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
COMPLETES TRAINING

Omer Lee Rodgers, seaman sec.
ond class, formerly of 142 Wood.
law avenue. Sunset Park, has com.
pleted preliminary LIST training
at the Amphibious Training base,
Camp Bradford, Norfolk, Va.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
PROMOTED

William H. Groom, VINO is spend.
ing a furlough with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Groom of
Winter Park, recently was pro-
NOTED from sergeant to staff ser.
geant at Camp Robinson, Ark.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
SERVING IN ENGLAND

PFC. Eugene Cameron, 81, Of 10
Spofford Mills, is among a group
Of field artillerymer in England
who are daily going through in
ttnsive drills in preparation for
the coming assault on Killers
Fortress Europe. Constant range
firing, practice heavy barrages &C.
curately placed on targets in the
moors of England, long route
marches, and every form of
"toughening up training that has
been devised make up the daily
diet of this rough and tough group
of gunners.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
RETURNS TO SHIP

D o n a Id E.
Lee, S e a m a n
first class, has
returned to his
S h i p a IT e r
spending a six
day leave with
his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Henry
L e e of 2 l 2
G r e e n + j e ! d
street.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15

CLASSIFIED DISPLAY
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15

Pvt. H e n r y
Edward Regis
ter, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed
ward Register
Of C a r o ! j n a
Beach road, has
r e t u r n e d to
Camp Mccain.
Miss. after a
brief furlough.
He entered the
infantry in De-
cenber, i 9 4 2
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15

and trained at Camp Philips,
Kans., and Camp Forest, Tenn.
He is a second gunner and has
received a medal for markham.
ship.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
180.Legal

DEPARTMENT, Office of
Bureau Of Internal Revenue, Baiti-
more. Maryland. Date of first publi-
cation, Marcr Is, 1914. Notice is here
by given that on December 81, 194a
one 1888 Ford Sedan, Motor No. 18-
4296254. with accessories, was seized
m New Hanover County, North Car
DINA. for violation of the Internal
Revenue Laws, to-wit: Section 1921.
!. R.. c. Any person claiming an in
the office Of Investigator in Charge.
Alcohol Tax Unit, Charlotte, North
Carolina, and file claim and cost bond
as provided by Section 1924, I. r. C.
on or before April IA, 1914, other
wise the property will be disposed Of
according to law. R. e. futile, Dis
trict Supervisor.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, office Of
District Supervisor, Alcohol Tax Unit.
Bureau of Internal Revenue. Balti-
more. Maryland. Date of first pubI-
cation, March Is, 1914. Notice is here
by given that on December 81, 1943
one 1910 Ford Coach, Motor No. Ia
55771e49, with accessories, was seized
in New Hanover County, North Car
DINA, for violation of the Internal
Revenue Laws, to-wit: Section 1921.
I. R C. Any person claiming an in
teresf in said property must appear at
the office of Investigator in Charge.
Alcohol Tax Unit, Charlotte. North
Carolina, and file claim and cost bond
as provided by Section 3724, I. R. c..
on or before April IA, 1914, other
wise the property will be disposed Of
according to law. r. E. futile, Dis
trict Supervisor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-14

bring death and injury to civilians, or that the Allied command has lost thous- ands of men and millions in equipment simply to spread terror?
 The protest also stresses the fact that 18 months of mass bombings have not broken civilian morale. Such a consider ation is wiShful-thinlSing. The bombings of Germany is a military campaign, aimed at the sources of supply and trans portation, and at the vital nerve centerS of enemy planning and authority. If bombs had paralyzed German production ard daily life by now, this costly cam paign would be halted. They haven't, so the bombingS continue. Let anyone who thinks this war can be won by confining air action to front lines take look at the stalemate in Italyl And let him try to count the American dead on the road to Berlin if Germany'S ports and railroads and factories remained untouched!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-14
Short.Sighted Attack

It would seem that the food production industry is faced with enough problems today so that men within the ranks Of that industry would not seek to add to it's burdens. But now comes spokesman for what he calls "the manufacturing food industry" Commercial canners and packers) and proposes the enactment ot legislation to eliminate 1narketers of "private brands" flood canned or pack aged by stores under their own brands):
 After reading the argument advanced for such restriction of free competition, one becomes aware of the fact that this is just left-handed attack to restrain retailers from canning, packaging or bottling products under their own names and brands, in competition with "the manufacturing food industry"
 Well, why shouldn't a farmers wife, an independent store or chain store put out private brand of food that complies with the food laws, and sell it to anyone who wants to buy it? That is good. healthy competition In addition, 1t gives the public food at lower prices than other wise would have been the case. Possibly this is the reason for the attack on private brands by "the manufacturing food indus try." It could better employ it's talent put ting out superior product, more Wldely advertised, thus creating public demand for it.
 It is the height Sf folly for any branch of the food industry to seek to create business for itself by throttling com petitor through legislative restrlctionS'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-14
The Cream Of Genius

In 1884 the government Summarily cancelled airmal contracts with private airlines. The Army Air Force took over the task of carrying the mail. It didn't look like very hard job. The commer- cial airlineS were flying the routes day in and day out with passengers and mail. A broken schedule or an accident was rar- ity. Young army pilots tackled the aS- Signment with laugh on their lips. A few weeks later a dozen of them were dead. Thus, nearly ten years ago, the United States learned that our commer- cial airlines had something that 1t took more than an official order to acquire equipment and experience
 It was costly but valuable lesson, The Army straightway began mending the faults unearthed by the fatal experi- ment, Less than a decade later, a S1tua- ton arose in which the airlineS once again made available to the Army their modern airplaneS and hard-Won experl- ence. But this time, with the nation plunged into war overnight, the Navy also benefited from the wisdom of the men and women who had created the worlds finest air transport system.
 The Office of War Information has released a report on the role of the air lines in the war. It shows that when the JapS were knocking at the door of the North American continent, retaking of the AleutianS would have been postponed for months if air transport had not been able to fly in men and cargo quickly and in great quantity. Major General Harold L. George, commanding general of the Air Transport Command, says of the airlines: If it had not been for their wholehearted cooperation, 1t would have been nearly impossible for us to carry on the job in the way it has been done"
 What the airlines have done is typical of American enterprise. Their develop ment under competitive private manage ment is prophecy of what they can do in the future, both for commercial air trasnport and for national defense. They can meet any challenge foreign compe- tition has to offer. They represent the cream of our industrial genius.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-14

couple; two men. their heads in- clined toward each other, evidently talking earnestly about some bust ness deal.
 Every life is a cosmos. I thought to myself. A whole universe stretches out from every commonplace per- son sitting here about me. They all have their loves and ambitions, their urfulfilled desires. They are all weary. Everyone is thinking about some loved one. There is not a single person in this car who has nit ex- perienced illustration. Some ideals are high and some low, but we all follow some ideaI.
 There is so much of the common place in every one of us--so much evil and yet so much good. Every one of us in that subway car was created after the image of God. Be- heath every rough exterior are thoughts of gentleness. Beneath it's cold, impersonal stares are warm hearts. Every life is 8 cosmos.
 All Rights Reserved-BabSon Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-14
JOB FOR POLICE
New Haven Journal Courier)

(NeW Haven Journal Courier)
 Before Chief of Police Clark stepped up to his present post, the suggestion was made in these col- umns that members of the police force do a better job of removing broken glass from the city streets following automobile accidents. Nothing came of the suggestion at that time. However, during his brief incumbency, Chief Clark has been alert to inaugurate a number of im- provementS In the department, and so 1t is possible that the same sug- gestion repeated now will bring re- suits.
 Citizens frequently notice-motor- ists particularly-that glass from cracked windshields, windows and headlights stays on the streets for several days after an accident, until good deal of 1t Is picked up by the tires of passing cars and the re- mainder swept up by the public works employees. When car owners come upon situation like this, they are wont to blame the police for lax ity. Whether the rule book specifies 1t duty of the policemen-riding or walking-to remove the glass, the fact is that citizens place the blame on them if the glass remains. and 1t is a further point that the police have an opportunity here to be use- ful.
 AS to the technic, 1t has been sug- gested that each of the patrol cars acrry 8 short-handled broom and a small shovel, to be used either to gather up the glass or to rake 1t into the gutter for final removal by the city street-sweepers. Patrolmen on foot would not be able to carry prom and shovel, but they could borrow such tools in the neighborhood, per- haps, and at least they could report the presence of the glass to one of the patrol cars or to the Department of Public Works.
 No citizen wants to offend the dignity of police officer, and 1t is not thought that this chore would lower that dignity. Surely the re- marks made about police ineffi- ciency when motorists see glass ly- ing on street for one to three days after a crash are not complimentary to police dignity or anything else. The police would make friends by undertaking this little task.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-14
Views Of The Press

to Bishop McAuliffe's statement these priests, acting as Youth Coun- sellors, are to attend In rotation the sessions of the Juvenile Court. All cases involving Catholic young people will be referred to the pastors of the children concerned Together with the Youth Counsellor the pas tor will then make a study of the individuals in order to determine the most satisfactory solution of the problems involved.
 No one who has studied the sub- ject of juvenile delinquency can fail to be impressed by the part that religion can and should play in res- cuing youth from waywardness. Too often, those who have most need of religious counsel have received least. On the contrary in those instances when the church has reached out a helping hand into the commun- ity, the results have not infrequent- ly been amazingly good. No better evidence of this is needed than in the Hartford North End section, where racial barriers and intoler- ance have been noticeably whittled down by the intelligence and forth rightness of religious leaders. In- stead of waiting for boys and girls to come to them. they have gone out of their way to seek and find the confidence of youth.
 Hartford has ample reason to be VNVsAYVA NP tIOtc GfNAd af roiinfnVN0 1a0d- ership. The City is fortunate in having such men. And this deter imitation by Bishop McAuliffe to project even further the wholesome influence of the church into the practical affairs of everyday life is signal proof that religion in Hart ford dwells not in an ivory tower but is to be found abroad on the highways and in the marketplaces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-14

sprung a charge that Eastern "in- dustriaP interests are trying to defeat him next November 80 that COP Senator Styles Bridges of New Hampshire can become chairman of the Appropriations Committee If the Republicans gain control of the Senate in the elec- tons.
 Tn Q letter to the Grand Forks, N. D., Herald, Gerald MoviuS, Yves secretary, charged that the Herald is conspiring with this col- umnist and other Eastern inter ests" in trying to put over this dastardly plot. Movills pleads that, in Nye, the farmers would have a "farm- minded" man as Ap- propriations chairman.
 Desperately, with fanatic deS- peratiOn, the industrial East does
 not want that t0 happen" Mo-
 viuS continues. Ut would be so much more comfortable to get Nye out of the way, and then the
 Appropriations chairman would be Senator Styles Bridges, a New Hampshire lawyer -"
 Another reason the "tenerests" want to get rid of his boss, says Movius-and this is the pay-off- is that, If Nye became Appropria- tions chairman. There would shortly be an end to benefits for wealthy tax dodgers who have thus far been able to escape their due through Government subsidies of one kind or another"
 If wealthy taxpayers have a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-14

stauncher friend in Congress tha:l Senator Gerald Nye, Washintgon newsmen would like to hear of him. Nye recently voted to over- ride the Presidents veto of the two billion dollar tax bill, one of the most generous measures ever written for the benefit of big bracket taxpayers, and was vig- orous supporter of the Wall Street inspired Ruml "pay-as-yOu-gO" tax plan, also of the repeal of the Presidents $25,oOO limit on sal- aries.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 King Carols paid publicity man, Russell Birdwell, sent wire to the King in Mexico City the other day: Picture of you and Madame Nepescu appears in current issue of Life Magazine. Three million subscribers throughout the United States" The first day the cold weather broke in Washington, RDR appeared in light gray summery suit without vest {. Many things have changed since the beginning of the New Deal, but unchanged is the practice of putting fresh flowers on the Presi- dents desk every morning. One of the latest bouquets was red carna- tions The chair at the Presidents desk has become frayed with wear, but he doesn't want to give 1t up, even long enough for reupholstering. ..
 Copyright, 1914 by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-14
A Thought for Today
Production Progress

Our war production picture, as revealed in the annual report of the SenateS Truman Committee, is an encouraging one. This is particularly true if you know the Truman Committee and its work.
 Senator Truman is from Missouri, in every sense of the word. KiS colleagues are no PollyannaS. They are serious, painStaking, hard-hea6ed trouble shoot CTS. For three years they have been peer ing into every corner of our war prepara- ton and production. They have found fault with good many things-War and Navy Department expenditures, the products these departments were getting for their money, strikes, bad management and they have made plenty of noise about it. But their latest report is almost wholly commendatory of industry and labor, and decidedly optimistic.
 This optimism doesn't square with Navy Secretary KnoX'S recent speech urg- ing national service law. Without 1t, the secretary warns, the fall of Ger many may bring wave of absenteeism and labor turnover that would seriously cripple the war against Japan. He cites the high rate of absence and turnover after Italy'S collapse, when victory seemed closer than it does today.
 The Truman Committee, on the other hand, believes that "the major war pro- duction battles have been won" that our economy "can support great army and navy without devoting as much of itself to war production as is necessary in less efficient countries"
 Without access to the facts and figures, it is not possible to say who is right and who is wrong
 But the significance of American war production extends far beyond the Knox Truman Committee argument on na- tional service. AS of today, the Truman report shows, it is bringing the scale of military advantage into balance. Germany and Japan gained tremendous head start, but American production, in spite of waste and false starts, is closing the gap.
 Here is one illustration of the changing situation. Six months ago high military authorities told the House of Representa- tiveS that Japan'S manpower situation was better than ours, and that her pool Of men from IF to 21 had scarcely been touched.
 Today Tokyo admits that high school and college students are being con- scripted, that most of the city's luxury" entertainment places have been closed to release 35 ,000 employees to war industries
 All this does not contradict the obser- vation that tits all over but the fight ing" Both enemies still have strong arm- ies, and great advantages of position. But our present production does seem to ln- dicate that, in the great crucial battles ahead, we shall at least square of on even terms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-14
Why Bomb Germany

A group of nationally known clergymen and writers has issued protest against Allied "obliteration" bombingS of Ger man cities Their statement points out that Hundreds of thousands of helpless and innocent people are being subjected to agonizing forms of death and injury comparable to the worst tortureS of the Middle Ages" Issuing "call for repent ance," and urging Christian people to ex- anime their participation in this "car- nival of death," the protest asserts that nothing less than absolute certainty" that the bombings are shortening the war should permit the use of these "dread expedients." The concern of these obviously sincere and humane people for the innocent victims of bombings will be understood and shared by most of us. It is the same concern that we felt for the victims of the unprovoked Nazi raids on Warsaw and Rotterdam and London, ana for the panic-stricken refugees who fell before the Nazi flyers machine guns along French and Belgian roads in the summer of 1940.
 Perhaps some Germans also felt sym pathy for those victims. But they dared not protest in Hitler's Germany. So now they, along with their countrymen who applauded the blitzkreig of defenseless cities, must reap the whirlwind loosed by the man whom Germany raised to power and almost to deity. The bombing of cities is Hitler's creation, copied from Mussolini, rehearsed in Spain, perfected against Polish and Dutch cities, and halted by the English. And to say that the Nazis did not "obliterate" London be- cause of any humanitarian motive is to be naive. The protest quoted above obliquely questions "the absolute cer- tainty" that Allied bombings of Germany are shortening the war. This raises the disturbing question:: If the protesters doubt the absolute certainty" then why do they think these missions are continu- ing2 Do they suspect that our bomber crews delight in the thought that they