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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
BY JOHN sELBY

I'D Day." by John Gunther
(Harpers; $s).
John Gunther's new book is not
inside" anything, but rather the
opposite. 1t is announced as his
first personal book, which ap-
parently means something to his
publishe but nothing to me. All of
Mr.. Gunther's books have been
highly personal versions of his
travelling and his research.
In any case this is the record of
few weeks of Mr. Gunther's life
before, during, and after the ST.
Gillian invasion. He flew to North
Africa by way of Scotland, which
appears to be a normal way to go
these days. From North Africa he
went to Malta just before the ST.
Gillian venture, when Malta was the
nerve center for the invasion, the
headquarters of the commander-in-
chief, and otherwise the dirty. rub
ble-st1eaked remains of one of the
most heroic ventures of this or any
other war.
After the landings, Gunther was
permitted to go to Sicily, and after
a lew days there he returned to
Malta, and later went to Cairo. to
turkey. briefly into the Middle
East From there he returned to
cairo and flew home by way Of
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
The Literary Guidepost

Accra, Ascension Island and Bra
I'll. ''D-Day" could be better writ.
ten, but as a straightforward rec.
ord of modern CULVER at large
IT Is certainly a corking job. And
dated.
The story of the Sicilian cam.
paign has been told long ago -
John Jersey, the canny soul, even
has a novel out dealing with the
aftermath thereof. Mr.. Gunther
streaked through the rest of his
trip at the same speed as Wendell
Willkie. and although his version
OF the trip is much more detailed
than Wilkes, it is no more pro
found. Mr. Gunther even attempts
a survey of Balkan politics from
his perch in Turkey, and quite
frankly, I suspect the survey will
curl the hair Of some people who
have written from more extensive
experience Cairo seemed sort Of
unreal to Mr.. Gunther, just as il
did to a lot OF correspondents a
couple of years ago.
I don't for moment believe
that the author has big-name
complex, but lot Of his readers
will. The text indicates that Gum
theirs range of contact was from
lieutenant colonel up to president
or king, and that he took con-
foundedly accurate notes on all the
meetings, too.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15

THE following article contributed by the
Wilmington Council of Girl Scouts has
the hearty endorsement of this news
paper.
We hear lot these days about postwar
planning Business is doing it. Government is
doing it. Forward-looking communities are do.
ing it.
In all these plans, however, we must con.
SANITY bear one thing in mind. Who's going
10 make them Work-and keep them working ?
Who but the boys and girls that are growing
up today? To make plan for the future
without them is like trying to build watch
without handspring. 1t may look pretty but
it won't work
Wilmington, has made beginning of plan
nlng with and for youth. For example, this
week marks the thirty-second anniversary of
the founding of Girl Scouting in this country
and will be celebrated by approximately 600
girls here who are learning in their Girl
Scout troops to be more intelligent citizens
This looks very encoura ging. It is encoura q
lng-until Mrs. James S. Webb, Girl Scout
commissioner, explains that there are on the
Scouts waiting lists over 100 girls who want
to join but can't because not enough women
have volunteered to lead troops and not
enough men have cooperated with the Council
to find meeting places.
Our great youth organizations, the Girl
Scouts and the Boy Scouts are open in theory
to all children. Actually they are open to
those children for whom leaders, sponsors,
and meeting places can be found In these
free voluntary movements we have the best
sort of opportunity to train self-reliant, DEM
ocratic citizens. If we fail to offer them our
help and support we leave the way wide
open for d>equency, responsibility, perhaps
even regimented compulsory youth move
ment.
1t has been said many times that democra-
cy must prove itself superior as way of
life or We shall lose the peace even while
we win the war. Here is a concrete example.
Here are over 100 girls asking to join an
organization that trains for citizenship and
service. We believe the men and women of
Wilmington, in their church groups and civic
clubs, will find leaders and meeting places
for these girls. Don't let us ask in vain!
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
REALTY TRANSFERS

Real estate transfers filed TueS'
day in the office of Adrian D.
Rhodes, registrar of deeds; .
w. M. Stuart, ct al to C. Stuart e.
ux, lot S, Stuart property; c. seuat'
ct al to Jan Seuart, ct ux, Iot T.
Seuart property; c. Seuart, ct d.
to w. Seuart, lot 2, Seuart proper
ty; J. B. Gerald, ct ux to Z. u.
Patterson, ct ux, six acres, sunse'
Hills, Masonboro township; b. NJ
Gore, to S. S. Browning, ct ia,
part of lot 4, block 81, city; Geols'
H. Rogers, ct ux, to V. D. gu 40
gamus, ct ux, part OF lot -
Greenville avenue; Julius E. Stern
berger, ct ux to Clarence B. Stern,
berger, part of lots 4 and D. oIoCN
1877, city; D. R. Chidester to a.
Crider, et ux, lot II Rogers PRIV
erty. Harnett township.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
interpreting
The War
BY KIRKE l.. SIMPSON
Associated Press War Analyst

Gloomy Berlin broadcasts, ac-
knowledging Russian puncture Of
the center of the Bug River de-
Tense line in the southern Ukraine,
reflect apprehension as to the fate
of thousands Of German troops
still east Of the river. They lend
support of unconfirmed reports
that an attempted Nazi flight by
sea from Odessa and the Crimea
already is in progress.
The German report said several
Red army bridgeheads west of the
Bug had been established south of
Uman, That is in the Gaivoron
sector where Moscow previously
had reported the big crossed on
five-mile front.
The Russian breakthrough at
that point ominously threatens the
single line over which Nazi troops
still east of the Bug can be sup
Piled. 1t crosses the Bug River at
Pervomaisk, SO miles south of
Ga1voron, open now to Russian at
tack down both banks Of the Bug.
Above Pervomaisk, so miles to
the northeast, other Russian forces
are closing in on Pomoshnaya
junction where the east-west sim
gle track line joins the north-south
Odessa-Cherkassy railroad. Its fall
would snap both roates behind
German rearguard elements east
OF the river before Russians, driv-
ing from captured Kherson in the
south, close in on doomed Niko-
laev at the Bugs mouth to cut
them off completely from Odessa.
There is no actual rail connec-
ton between Nikolaev and Odes-
sa. Moscow reports say, aside
from a minor highway from the
west bank of the big estuary op-
poslte Nikolaev to Odessa, COM
munication between the two Black
Sea ports always has been by
boat. That makes Nikolaev obvi-
ously untenable by the Germans,
its fall will increase the peril of
the Nazi garrison in Odessa. Rail
outlets from Odessa apparently
are inadequate for a mass Ger
man withdrawal.
1t is this unfavorab1e situation
which tends to substantiate reports
OF German mobilization of Ru.
manlan craft for an attempted sea
Failing that, Odessa
could become greater Nazi
death-trap than Stalingrad.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15

America by helping to clean out political
racket that is sinking :"
The number of agencies in Washington has
grown so great that probably even the Chief
Executive who created them could not reel
off the names of them ALL much less their
functions.
The emergency powers act, under which
the President was given the power to create
bureaus specifically states he may create
them but the act does not give authority to
combine them or abolish them, as has been
done. without approval of the Congress.
Nor does the act give the agencies power
to legislate and make rules which affect the
lives of millions Under the Constitution, Con-
gress alone has this authority. The Constitu-
ton, in Article l, Section 1 says in very
plain words:
''An legislative powers herein granted shall
be vested in a Congress of the United States,
which shall consist of Senate and House
of Representatives. The section does not
read: 50. powers shall be vested in a
Congress of the United States, and innurner-
able executive agencies as it has been con-
strued during recent years.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15

flying. With all that Kidding only
one crew member has ever been
hurt, and he only slightly
Crew members for the past sew
eral weeks have been wearing
'flak vests" These look something
like a life jacket and are made
Of steel strips covered with can
vas. They weigh about Is pounds.
There have been several in
stances already where these vests
have saved men from being wound
ed by flax. The oldest instance was
of one gunner who took his vest off
because it felt too heavy, threw
it on the floor. BY chance it hap
pened to fall across his foot. A
moment later a piece of flax came
through the wall and smashed into
the flax vest. If it hadn't been ly-
ing where it was, he would have
had bad foot wound.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
Individual Is Wanted
To Board An Early
White Woman With TB

J. r. Hollis, superintendent Of
public welfare, has issued an ap'
peal for an individual to board
tubercular patient, an elderly white
woman, who is in James Walker
Memorial hospital in ward with
20 other patients.
Hollis stated that he had contact.
ed P. P. Mccain, superintendent OF
state hospitals, and other sanltorl'
ums throughout the state, but was
unable to place the patient.
1t was disclosed by the depart
ment of public welfare that if an
Individual would undertake 10
board the patient, the county would
pay for the services. Any interest
ed persons are requested to con-
tact Mr.. Hollis, whose office is IN
the courthouse in Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
Daily Prayer
FOR THANKFULNESS

Out of Thy bountiful and pro-
tecting hand, o God, our loving
Lord, we have had uncounted bless
ings. Thou hast given us a united
heart as a nation. Thou hast solem-
nized our thinking into reverence
and greatness. Thou hast bestowed
victory upon our arms, and shown
US heros in our forces. Thou hast
provided abundant food for our
bodies, and new ideals for our spir-
its. Thou hast quickened the Ma
tons consciousness of Thyself and
its dependence upon Thee. Thou
hast bestowed new ability upon our
inventors and executives and toll
ers. Thou hast lifted before our
eyes the vision Of better world,
wherein peace and Righteousness
and good will may prevail. Thou
hast awakened us all to a new
appreciation of the preciousness of
our national heritage. So we render
Thee thanksgiving and thanksliv-
ing; for Thine is the kingdom, and
the power and the Glory forever.
Amen.-W. T. E..
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
Politically Outmaneuvered

Russia jumped the gun on Britain and the
gjme in Italy. The furthest the Washington
and London governments have seen fit to 90
is to recognize Italy's present government as
a CO. belligerent in the war against Hitler.
maintaining that no government can be &C.
credited in Italy which Is not set up by the
Italian people, something that cannot be
done as long as Italy remains a battlefield
Not Sc Moscow, Joseph Stain offers Ba.
doglio the right hand of fellowship and will
exchange official representatives with him
now, not after the war and not waiting for
the italian people to say what kind of govern
ment they want when the war is over
Obviously, the communists have gained ar
outstanding political advantage which thew
will not be slow to capitalize upon when the
Germans are driven out of Rome Takins
no part in the liberation of Italy, the com
munists nevertheless will exercise the domi
nant influence when peace has returned ane
in the meantime are in a position to swa,
great masses of the italian people to thei
views.
Stain clearly has outmaneuvered Roosevelt
and Churchill In conjunction with the fac
that the strong man in Yugoslavia, the ex
barber Tito, is communist and Stains man
this new turn Of affairs in Italy suggests, a
many keen observers have pointed out, tina
communism will find new and broader from
tiers, particularly in southern Europe, in tn
postwar world
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
Five Crew Members Die
AS Their Plane Crashes

LAKE CHARLES, La, March If
-RHAu five members OF the ere"
Of a medium bomber OF the Lake
Charles Army Air Field were kllea
when their plane crashed north Oh
Welsh last night.
The dead were identified by Ar
my public relations as First l."
Clark E. Miller, Murdoch, Neo''
Second 1t. Gailord J. Becker, Man
itowoc. Wis.,; Sgt. Paul R. "ll'S,
Jonesboro, Ark; Sgt. Donat n
Rheume, Haverhill, Mass; 81"
Frank Stenger, Jr., Bristol, Conn
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
BOSWELL FINED
| $lO0 BY JUD,E

Lawrence Devane Bosws, :.
Acme, was fined 500 and co.''
in Recorders court TUESDAY 'S
ming by Judge H. Winfield Gr..s
for operating an automobile ,ns WAN
the influence of INTOXICATING d.;~(
and ne was forbidden to drive
automobile for one year. all
Other cases to come bs+..
Judge Smith yesterday vera,
J. D. Brooks, So2 : B. WiIIi.r
Drive, Maffitt Village, cars llSoA
concealed weapon, found NOT ' n+5,,
Creola Wilson, Negro, viof H4t,y
liquor law. guilty sentenced ~ ri,'
months on county farm. sus NJ sS
ed on payment of costs and soos
behavior for two years. s0'a
Quincy Cannady, white. No.
found not guilty when cbar gsS
with failing to stop and Offer s ~
slstance, or to give his name ~. ~,
other information to T. H wor rs.a
lngton. SOB Castle street. when u; ;.,'
volved in a collision. Liz
Cannady was fl ed s25 and co,..
or 80 days in default, on a soc UsS
warrant which charged reckI ..,a
operation of an automobile aSS
speeding. 'Ao
Martha Bass, Negress. VIOLATE.
Of liquor law, fined s25 and costs
William Gale, Negro, 500 N Man,,
9th street, larceny and receivin
continued until March 3. Bond ms
set at 5000. "d'
Gale was charged with stesIio.
a mans grey suit and q nair Is
grey pants, valued at $3.50 frous
William Spencer, SIS Red Cro, ,,
street. 0'0SS
Dock Addison, Negro. an On,
ployee of Mallards Bakery, cbs s
ed with assaulting Louise CantS
1907 IL Loves Alley, by cutti1,
her with a knife. The case w,s
continued until March % and bor as
was set at $500. '
Edward Wheeler, 1O2 orango
street, cutting through tillino st9
ton, pleaded guilty and taxed with
costs of court, or 10 days in de-
fault.
James Henry Baysden. Neero
504 McRae street, granted mol pros
with leave, charged with assault.
ing Clarisa Baysden, 5O2 - McRse
street, by slapping her and threat.
ening to cut her with a knife
Horace Powell, Negro, violation
of liquor law, taxed with costs Of
court and given six month Sis.
pended sentence.
T. W. Richardson, Negro. viola.
ton of liquor law, taxed with costs
and given six month suspended
sentence.
O. L. Bennett. 6 Charlotte street,
Wrightsville Beach, speeding, con.
tinued until March Is.
Lester Franklin Dixon, Jr., Dix
on, N. c., speeding, found guilty
and fined $50 and costs, or 80 days
in default.
Wilbert Herring, III South 5th
street, speeding and carrying a
concealed weapon continued until
March IS.
Lima Huggard, Negro, violating
liquor law, guilty, six months on
county farm sentence suspended
William James Howard, Of
Hampstead, double parking, grant
ed mol pros with leave upon rec.
ommendation of the arresting off.
Ger.
Howard was fined 1-3 set costs
on a second charge of double park
ing.
R. J. Reuter-, of Detroit, bus stop
violation taxed Ia set costs.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
REYNOLDS PROTESTS

WASHINGION, March 14-lR-
Senator Reynolds tD-NC) protest
ed in the Senate today against the
admission "of any alien into this
country while the war is in
progress. He commended that
"every single American job should
be held for the benefit of Ameri-
can men and women in uniform. -
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
TOP OF THE MORN

TOP OF THE MORNING
Let there be light, Lord God of Hosts
Let there be wisdom on the earth
Let woe and waste of warfare cease
That useful labor yet may build
Its home with love and laughter filled!
God, give Thy hayward children peace!
Hymn by VIM. Merrill Vorles.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-03-15
Our Chief Aim

To aid in every way the prosecution Of
the war to complete Victory.
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Whose Postwar World?

THE following article contributed by the
Wilmington Council of Girl Scouts, has
the hearty endorsement of this news
paper.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Thot Income Tux-No. 5
By the Associates Press.

Take one step at a time.
That's the most important thing
to keep in mind while filling out
your 1943 income tax return.
Follow each numbered direction
on the return and forget about the
other directions until you get to
them. What makes so many tax
payers panicky is, their confusion
when they see it-and try to figure
out in hurried reading-the large
number Of printed directions on the
return.
Study Instructions.
Before starting to I'LL out the re-
turn, have on hand the pamphlet of
instructions that accompanied your
return and your work sheets with
the necessary figures. These es-
sential figures are:
l. Total 194a income before taxes
were withheld.
2. Amount of income and victory
taxes withheld.
3. Your tax on 1912 income and
the portion of it you paid in 1943.
4. The tax paid, If any, with dec
laration OF estimated tax September
is and December IS.
Your employer should have given
you a statement of your 1913 wages
before withholding and Of the
amount withheld. Figures giving
your 1919 tax and the amount you
Evening star., 1944-02-18

from 2 to S pm. Admission at all
times is free.
Included among the Washington
scenes are many which were fav-
orites when they were published In
The Star. Some Of them are: The
Supreme Court, which has been
loaned by Capt. Philip G. Lauman;
Dome OF st. Matthews Church, Con-
stitution Avenue, Public Library
leaned by Theodore w. Noyes; Con-
necticut Avenue Rush Hour. ST
Joiln's Church. Franklin Park
loaned by Charles H. Tompkins; Old
Inn, in Upper Marlboro, Md; Flower
Market, at Connecticut avenue and
R street NV: Old Fairfax Va.)
Courthouse, National Cathedral, JEFF
ferson Memorial, George Washing
ton House in Bladensburg, Md; Oc-
logan House at Eighteenth street
and New York avenue NV, Cosmos
Club, from Lafayette Park, and the
corner Of Fourteenth street and
Pennsylvania NV.
Mrs. Durston studied lithography
under Bolton Brown and spent some
time in Europe studying archi.
tectural ornament. Her sketches
first appeared in The Star In Decem.
Der. 1912.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Fourth Sanitation Charge
Costs D. {. Grocer SIS

After forfeiti1g $50 collateral. ON
Tuesday for his fourth violation Of
the food handling laws, Samuel Eg.
Der, a grocer. was ordered to appear
~ Municipal Court yesterday by
|yu6Ge George D. Nelson and hned
Ia additional SIS. TTf ---
,Esber, who operates the Pythian
Meat Market at l1l8 U street NV,
was charged with having dirty
meat case and meat slicer.
Also fined were:
William c. Gray, operator Of the
Fairfax Restaurant, 1887 Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc, SIS. for having
dirty drinking glasses; Benjamin
Radwin. operator of Radwin's Gro
Gerry, 301 K street NE, SIS, for hav-
ing dirty floors and dirty meat
slicer; George Cornwell. of Corn
wells, Inc, 1929 G street NV. $40.
for having a dirty stove and kitchen
floor.
David Porten. operator of the
Pennsylvania Drug Co.. 1901 E street
NV, forfeited $50 on a charge of
failing to keep soiled linen and
clothing covered.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
81 From Arlington
GET Call 10 Service

Arlington Selective Service Boarc
No. announced today that is mer
who have had preinducti6n exami.
nations will report to the Navy
Induction Station February % anc
n others win report to Fort George
G. Meade the next day for Army
service.
Board No. will send 13 men tt
the Navy Station February 26.
Fathers in Board No. 2. the Navy
group, include Woodrow w. Witners
Loren w. Lanier, Ezra Chambers
William E. Eastman, Thomas E
Mason, Bernard J. Lieb, VergiI R
Hassler, Ute Anderson, Carl E
Hlrst, Edwin D. Hatoon, Albert C
Hall and John T. Mahardy.
Nonfathers include Sidney Ritz
Neil S. Jarrett, George j. Ham.
norman and Ralph R. Grain.
The % men who will report al
Fort Meade February % are:
Fathers: Charles M. Burdette
Frank x. German, John L. Dorsey
Henry j. Bruin, Melvin Bregman
Ole S. Hamstad, Phillip F. Lyons
Willard E. Lawrence, James I. Old.
ham, Jack w. Lowry, Gordon H
Rice, Donald F. Mulvihill, John H
Kent, Ralph w. Collie and George
E. Phillips.
Nonfathers: Delma G.. Hefin
Warren L. Harrison. Richard M
Canady, Willard A: Thompson, An.
thony T. Gramsky, Manfred O
Oberti and Harold H. Hammersland
Board No. 2 will send $50 men TO,
preinduction examinations next Fri
day, officials said.
Board No. / list:
Fathers: Richard H. Yeatman
Harold w. Jones, John E. Bell
Gerald E. McNamara and Thomas
E. Williams. Nonfathers: Cecil p
Lunford, Harry B. Bates, jr., Robert
A. Wilson, Henry A. Peckham, jr.
Alvin w. Crabill, Claude c. Slusher
James Demos and David F. Parrot
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Draft Aid Center
Hours Chonqed

The Draft Aid Center, ad-
visory service for the families
of drafted men, will open an
hour earlier and close two hours
earlier because of the rush of
business in the morning. The
new hours will be from 10 am.
to Z pm. daily.
The new hours were decided
on at two meetings of the vol
unteer staff of the center this
week. The center, where pros
pective selectees and their
families are advised about a
variety Of problems from hous-
ing to allotments, is located
In the United States Informa-
ton Center, Fourteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Evening star., 1944-02-18
Mason May Ask Congress
For Funds for GaIIinqer

Blocked in efforts to get funds
from the Federal Works Agency for
construction Of new out-patient
clinic and warehouse facilities at
Gallinger Hospital. Commissioner
Mason indicated yesterday he will
attempt to get an appropriation
from Congress, probably in the Dis
trict budget now pending.
The FWA denied the request for
funds, saying Lanham Act money
was almost exhausted" for use in
the Washington Metropolitan Area.
It further recommended that pres
ent facilities now in use at the hos
pital in two old wooden buildings
be continued until the war emer-
gency is over.
Commissioner Mason said he
would ask the municipal architect
to prepare plans for a new building,
and an estimate OF cost.
Evening star., 1944-02-18

|
public. But he was the man who
compiled and issued several hun.
dred War Department communi.
ques and the official who interpreted
impartially for reporters and arm.
chair strategists the latest war de-
velopments.
So when word passed around that
"Fitz" is going overseas at last,
news and radio reporters gave him
a wrist watch and a. farewell party
as a slight token of esteem and
affection. For "Fitz" always func.
toned like newspaperman's idea
OF how q public relations ofice,
should.
His successor in office is 1t. Col
Albert L. Warner, who also gives
the weekly war review during the
widely heard Army Hour program
After graduating from the Army
Industrial College, Col. Fitzgerald
entered the Georgetown University
School Of Foreign Service. There
for two years, he garnered most OF
the academic prizes and led his
class in 1882.
The Army War College was his
next goal and after his graduation
IN 1895 he became a reliable right
arm" in matters of Army policy.
Col. Fitzgerald entered the Army
during the last World War and be-
fore then was successfully a news
paper reporter, political editor and
city editor on Western newspapers.