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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02
Wallace - A Look Ahead

With enough delegates committed to Presi-
dent Roosevelt to assure his denomination
at the democratic convention in July and as
generally assumed, Mr.. Roosevelt has await
ed assurance of this support before making
up his mind to lead the party for the fourth
time, it is reasonably believed that he will
| permit his name to be presented In the
Chicago gathering. Personally he still main
tains the silence that has characterized his
meetings with party leaders and press repre-
sentatives since the question OF demo-
cratic candidate began to press for an answer.
but there is little doubt in most minds now
that he will head the ticket again.
The next consideration, for him and his sup
porters, naturally, concerns his chances OF
election next November. It would be supposed
that neither he nor his advisers would whiting
ly place stumbling block anywhere along the
way leading to the White House. Yet it is ap-
parent in the light of a Washington dispatch
yesterday that he is quite willing to try to
hurdle the barrier of having Vice President
Henry A. Wallace on the ticket with him
again. This dispatch says Mr.. Roosevelt has
placed his hand in approval on Mr. Wallace's
head and offered best wishes for his success.
Now, Mr.. Wallace, whatever his personal
attributes, has not gained in popularity since
he became presiding officer of the Senate.
If anything he is less popular now than when
he was Secretary of Agriculture and lost the
good will of farmers in great areas of the
Middle West and South. He would detract
rather than add to Mr.. Roosevelts strength at
the polls.
1t could be, of course. that Mr.. Roosevelt,
following primary demonstrations in his favor
in so many states, believes that he could
win even with an unpopular man in tow Per-
haps he could especially if the war in Europe
is still going strong in November.
By and large, voters might decide, in that
circumstance, that a change in presidents
could jeopardize ultimate victory. They might
overlook the fact that at last the armed
forces have reached a size and state of
advancement and efficiency that would assure
the triumphant conclusion of the conflict who
ever was president
In view of this possibility it would become
the duty of the convention to look ahead. Mr.
Roosevelt has worked hard ever since he
entered the White House, and especially since
the war came Despite his constitutional resis
lance and extraordinary endurance he might
not be able to complete his term.
In that case the country must consider we'll
IN advance, how it would fare if Mr. Wallace
were to be elevated to the presidency. There
mas been nothing in his political career to
indicate he has the qualifications essential
for the satisfactory discharge of the great
duties of that office.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02
Playing Cards

The Red Cross production chairman, Miss
Allie Morris Fechtig has invited the people
of Wilmington to contribute thousand decks
OF cards for the kit bags her department pre-
pares for men starting out for oversee service
We like to look upon the project as an invita-
ton, for in complying with it donors will
have the satisfaction of doing something for
the pleasure of boys who at best will have
little enough time for diversion. It is not
campaign but just simple request which
should give everybody little thrill to meet.
The playing cards cannot be bought because
OF the paper shortage. Surely there are thou
sand, possibly several thousands, Of decks
in Wilmington homes which could be spared.
If not, the stores Of the city have fair
stock on hand and the small investment neces
sary to secure them for the armed forces
will not start anybody for the poor house.
1t would be a fine thing if Red Cross head
quarters 1925 Customhouse, were literally
flooded with playing cards overnight,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02
Daily Prayer
FOR LEADERSHIP

For men and women who will
follow closely after Thee, our
Eternal Leader and Guide, we pray
today in our time of need. Grant
the greatness of simple fidelity to
Thy clear teachings to to all who
are in places of responsibility. May
they not be diverted into any of
the by-paths of politics or personal
advantage; but with clarion voices
may they summon our Country to
follow the, Way Thou hast shown.
In greatness Of Observation-Disclosures,
and in clear-eyed perception of s'e
right, and in unbreakable unity
with our forces who fight abroad,
and with the greater multitude
who serve at home, may they lead
us in paths of Righteousness and
peace. Make all of our leaders
great enough for this emergent
hour; and make US, dear Lord,
great enough to follow without fear
or faltering. o Thou who leadest
Israel of old, and our fathers, still
lead us on. Amen. - w. T. E.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02
Fairgrounds Needed

Wilmington needs more Fairgrounds They
need not be fully equipped to start with,
though of course it would be better if generous
souls put little of their surplus cash into
the tools of recreation for the delight of the
city's youth.
But eqipped or not, some of the vacant
land in and near the city, which is idle and
rapidly disappearing under heavy growth
of weeds ought in all conscience, to be dedicat-
ed to play.
Whole blocks, not single lots, are eligible
and could be put to no better use. The city
recreation department is prepared to see that
they are devoted exclusively to the purpose
proposed.
What is more, it is understood the citv
would remove such blocks as were found
particularly adapted to the need from the tax
list as long as it was in use as PLAYGROUND
Here is financial nducement for owners. At
present their land produces no revenue and
is held at an expense.
We cannot speak for the city council, but
understand it is especially anxious to have
property previously used as Fairgrounds but
now withdrawn put back into use. tax-free.
so far as the municipal tax roll is concerned,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02
Work For Square Deal

Changes in the rationing schedules of food
stuffs generally are beneficial to consumers
Pointless meats are to remain pointless Ger
tain fruit juices and canned carrots are re-
moved from the list Points for canned milk
are halved. On the other hand pineapple and
grape juice are subjected to higher point
values Butter is stationary at IL points.
Housewives probably will welcome the con-
tinuation of pointless meats most gratefully
The family table need not 60 short this month
through lack of coupons. But the fact that more
meats are point free does not compensate Tor
the lack of customarily well butchered, OF
cut beef, veal and lamb.
Attention has been called to this before in
these columns, and is repeated now because a
returning traveller has pointed out that
throughout an extensive trip he was particul
arly impressed by the large quantities Of
choice meats splendidly cut and displayed
Is Wilmington getting raw deal, not only
in having it's experienced meat cutters called
into the armed services in larger numbers
than other communities of similar population
but also in being allotted observation-disclosures
and under par supplies of meat, either by
the professors or the Washington bureaucrats:
We are not in position to answer, but we know
that considerable effort has been expended il
having Wilmington's great increase in popula
ton recognized by agencies with jurisdiction
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02
The Literary Guidepost

think this device particularly dan.
gerous in this book, but it might
be veiy dangerous in such times
as these, even when the author
expressly disclaims any authority
for his acton and insists that the
project was never discussed with the
PRECEDENT nor with Mrs. Roosevelt.
BY chance, Lanny Budd meets
the President and agrees to use
his innumerable contacts abroad
in the country's interest. Ianny
has been a Pink, but ostensibly
has renowned that color, and is
using his wealthy friends as clients
in his business Of buying and> SELL
ing paintings, and also as source
Of information and money to be
given the anti-facist underground.
His new wife is an underground
worker, and early in the book she
is captured by the MAJ; agents in
Paris. Lanny works for her re-
lease, works to get information to
send the President, meets and
knows all the important people of
Europe, goes incredible places for
incredible reasons.
Mr Sinclair certainly does not
believe what he writes is remote
ly possible. He is trying to make
the history Of the late pre-war
period palatable, and he succeeds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02
With Ernie Pyle

wonderful time talking about their
experience. They call themselves
sailors now. Before this happened
the crew used to do lot of joking
about Whites little air force gnes
to war" Now they've changed it
to Whites little navy goes to
sea-"
Whenever ditched flier is fish.
ed out of the North Sea or the
Channel, the Raj rescuers give
him a little felt insignia about an
inch high in the form of a half
wing, showing a fish skipping ove--
tn eWater. This is his membership
badge in the Goldfish Club" He
is to sew it under his lapel, and
throw back the lapel to show it
when occasion demands. It isn't
worn outWardly, l presume, be-
cause we don't want German
agents to know how many guys
have been fished out of the water.
The boys have another memento
of their saltwater bath. They all
have Short Shorter bills, of course.
But they've started a new series
of signatures on bills which they
call dinghy Snorters. Only fiers
who've had to ditch are allowed
to sign these bills. They flattered
me by asking me to sign, and aaid
mine would be the only non-Gdd-
fish signature permitted ON their
bills.
All ten of the ditchec crew had
wrist watches. Two watches. ap.
parently waterproof, are still rum
ming. The eight others were corrod-
ed by salt water and have stopped.
Lieutenant White still wears his.
even though it doesn't run. But
while he ruined his watch he did
save $40. He had order1l a $40
pair of fancy boots made, which
he had expected to be ready the
day before this mission. They were
not. He was pretty sore about it
then, but now he's glad, Cor he
would have had them on.
These two boys really enjoy their
job, I believe. They get an exhil-
aration out of it. They see the fun
ny side of life, and they're able
to take things as they come. But
still. of course, they would like to
be home
Lieutenant Whites mother now
works at the Mark Hopkins hotel
in San Francisco, and We sat
around here in London wishing we
were sitting at dusk at the "Top
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02
BY JOHN SELBY
presidential Agent" by Upto

IIcSIucEEldl AGENT, Dy upon
Sinclair Viking ;$3).
Upton Sinclair is ready with
another Lanny Budd book, the fifth
of the long and continuing line.
"Presider tial Agent runs to 655
pages, which is a tremendous
amount of reading for one novel,
granting that Presidential Agent
is a novel. The book is obviously
over-long; Mr.. Sinclair has always
belonged in the ''in-love-with-his-
own voice" department. Yet it
makes deep impression, and
there is large group Of readers
who think that extra ordinary size
in book, like extraordinary size
in building or corporation, must
make the editlce important. }.
In this case they are probably
right, through Mr.. Sinclair has
yielded to a device that I think is
in bad taste. He has deliberately
introduced President Roosevelt in
to his narrative as a character.
and most important one. He in
cludes a large number of scenes
with the President, puts words in
his mouth, and in:erprets without
authority Cbeyond the record avail
able to all of us; the workings Of
the Presidential mind. I don't
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02

over distribution and allotments of food and
other commodities without any success.
Wilmington asks no favors, but very proper
ty expects square deal, whether in meats
air service or what have you It will never
get it until the 1910 census figures on popula-
ton are discarded at Washington and the
influx that started with the creation Of Camp
Davis and is still probably three times the
1910 total is given recognition in high places
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02
Fit. Fisher Troops
Will Be Reviewed

CAMP DAVIS, June Troops of
the 124 AA group will parade a.
Fort Fisher at 1890 am. Saturday
in honor of Brig. Gen Bryan L.
Milburn, commanding general of
the seth Brigade, and Mayor Bruce
B. Comeron, mayor of Wilmington.
The 584th, 559th. 541st and the
576th battalions will be in the line
of march; together with the 143rd
Army Ground Forces Band.
Colonel Wayne L. Barker is
commanding officer of the 124th
group.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02
FAvORS EQUALIZED

MEMPHIS, June 1.-(R-Closing
its sessions here today, the Ma
tional Cotton Ginners association
was on record as favoring equal.
cation of present price ceilings on
cottonseed cake, meal and hulls
which allow gins 81 ton and re-
tail stores $3.50 a ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02
By ERNIE PYLE

LONDON, June 10y Wlreless)
There was a knock at my door
and two young lieutenants with sill
yer wings and bright medals or
their chests walked in. They were
in town on leave snd had decid &c
to pay social call.
They are the pilot and navigator
of a Flying Ec"ness. They can1t
to see me because | had know
the pilots mother in San Francis
CO. She is Mrs. Mary White, an
she used to manage the coffee shot
at the Hotel Californian, which was
my home whenever l was in Sar
Francisco.
Her son, 1t. Bill White, is 6
likeable young fellow whose blonc
hair sticks up high from his fore
head and whose eyes crinkle whe.
he smiles.
His navigator is 1t. John D. Bow.
ser of Jhonstown. Pa. They've
been over here hacking at the
Germans since February.
The boys were in the midst OF
an eight-day leave. given them as
a sort of reward for having sur
vived ducking in the cold North
Sea. They bad had to ditch" as
the expression goes, and after a
crew bitches it always gets leave
of absence.
They had close call when they
ditched. They had been to Berlin
their second mission over the
big city. The flax was pretty bad.
On the way back Bill White looked
out and saw a big hole in the
right wing. 1t didn't seem to be
causing any trouble. Pretty soon
he glanced in the other direction
and here was big hole in his
left wing.
At first he thought he was crazy
and had forgotten which wing he d
seen the hole in. His head went
back and forth as though at a
tennis match. Actually, there were
identical holes in the two wings.
But that wasn't what put them
in the drink. Apparently the igni-
ton system had been hit, fo- every
now and then all four motors
would stop for about fiva seconds
at time and then pick up again.
Finally the engines started going
clear out, one by one. They saw
for sure that they couldn't make
the coast of England. Lieutenant
White had everybody get in 'ditch-
ing position. The radio man sent
his distress signal. They hit the
water. The plane broke in two.
And yet not man was scratched
or bruised
When they hit, salt water rushed
up over the windshield in gigantic
waves. The plane stopped moving
and Bill looked up. All he could
see was water. He thought they
had dived straight into the sea and
were going on down head first.
II thought this was it, he said.
II was so convinced I was going
to drown that I almost just sat
there and didn't even try to get
OUT
But actually they came piling
out of that plane like rockets. Thew
said that in training they had been
taught you would be all right if
you could get out in 30 seconds.
They were all out in 10 seconds.
The plane sank 40 seconds after
hitting the water. They were Is
miles from shore The men clung
to their rubber dinghies, and in
less than an hour a rescue boat
came alongside and took them
aboard.
Since returning they've had a
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02
Tack Splitter Finds Job
Too TOUGH On His 7 eeth

RALEIGH. June 1-tP-A WOE,
er in an upholstery plant appAet
to the Asheboro Employn'',,,,
Service office for a statemeh' y.
availability. He wanted to caaH-..
work, he said, because his JOB wa
breaking his teeth"
He was a tack splitter,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02

of the Mark" looking out over the
steepled sea of San Francisco, so
serene in its soft development of
peaceful mist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02

American ideas and principles is
to assert and fight for them the
beginni7g.-New York Times.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02

There is no substitute for repentance :
Although repentance is no satisfaction for
sin, yet it is so necessary that we look IN
vain for salvation without it. The only al
formative is repentance or perdition.
VIM S, Plummer, ID. LID.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02
rs Years Ago
Today
(FrOm the files
of the Star-Newsl
JUNE 2, 1919

The Colonial DANES Will cele'
brate their 25th anniversary mere
Wednesday at their Assembly
rooms, SOB Market street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02

Within the next week or two
series of summer band conceI'.
will begin under the direction "
the Red Circle and interesting pIV
gram will be given free. A coH'
mittee from the Red Circle heau
ed by E. A. Nets, as chairman
has been given permission to use \.
the high school grounds Tor liI''
purpose.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02

Miss Alder mans private ScAo9i
closed successful year tIday WIN
the awarding Of medals ava o ~
reading of tn honor 1ol' "'''n
number 10 p1pis. Among those N
honor roll were John NJ 3lsi'..'
Annie Knox, Emma Stonc. " liam
Cannon and Marion SunnlereA
Mrs. w. D. MAGELLAN. Jf >
in Hendersonville attend III {
graduation exercises of her dats4'
ter, Miss jamie Macmillan i.g '"
Fassifern college.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-02
Our Chief Aim
TOP % THE MORNING

To aid in every way the prosecution OF
the war to complete Victory.
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