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Evening star., 1944-02-24
Eccles to Address
Fraternity at GNU

Mariner S. Eccles, chairman OF
the Federal Reserve System, will
address the Phi Beta Kappa Asso-
ciatien Of George Washington Uni
versity at o'clock tonight in the
Hall of Government, Twenty first
and G streets NV.
Dr. Cloyd H. Marvin, university
president, will preside. Choosing
as his topic What viii Our Money
Be Good for After the War;" Mr.
Eccles will discuss various postwar
monetary and financial problems.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Attics Here Found Invaluable
In Building Wushingtonionu

Citizens with seventh sense
about what may be found in a
heighbor's attic" have been invalu-
able to the District Public Library
in building up its Washingtoniana
collection of 5000 volumes, 100
lscrapbooks, 1873 pamphlet boxes and
367 maps, Miss Clara w. Herbert
librarian, told the 335th meeting of
the Columbia Historical Society last
night.
The collection of facts about
Washington, used widely by STU
dents, District officials, newspapers
and writer's, was begun in 1905 by
DR.. George F. Bowerman, first Dis
trict librarian, Miss Herbert said
Despite increased war demands
upon the library staff, newspapers
are still being clipped and filed and
tips on possible sources Of more
information are explored, she said
One staff worker hurried to her
recently, Miss Herbert said, to
get permission to buy for $40 a
rare lithograph of the Capitol she
had discovered in a secondhand
store.
Miss Herbert hopes some day to
have the staff and money to stage
an intensive drive for material from
less obvious" sources, she said, by
advertising in newspapers, search
ing secondhand book stores sys-
Evening star., 1944-05-24
Widow Christens Ship
Named for Gen. CoIIun

The Navy troop transport Gen
Robert E. Callan, named for the ia
nous artillery expert of the last war
was christened by his widow, Mrs
Callan of 2l0l Connecticut avenue
NV, at its launching yesterday at
Henry j. Kaiser's Shipyard No. 3.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Richmond, Calf, said Mrs. Callan's
matron of honor was Mrs. Harold
Cloke, also of Washington.
Evening star., 1944-05-24

tematically and scrutinizing publi-
cations of local agencies.
She quoted from the collection
anecdotes about President John
Adams helping to pass water buck
cts during a Treasury fire; Presi-
dent Tylers horses running away
through crowds on Pennsylvania
Evening star., 1944-05-24

avenue, and about the Districts
first four elementary schools, run
at an annual cost of $4,000.
The librarian thanked The Star
for taking many pictures for library
files of landmarks about to be torn
down.
1t. q. g. Henriette Mertz, U. S.
N. R., exhibited natural color movies
of Mexico. F. Regis Noel, presi-
dent, presided.
Evening star., 1944-05-24
RAF Flyers QuodrupIets
In Favorable Condition
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 24.-Hospital au-
thorities at Southend Hospital to-
day described as favorable the con-
djtion of quadruplets born Monday
night to Mrs. Daisy Moxham, wife
of an RAF flying officer.
The quads-three boys and a
girl-are in a specially heated and
ir-conditioned ward, where they
Evening star., 1944-05-24
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Evening star., 1944-05-24
Alumni Meet Tonight

North Carolina State College
alumni will meet at 7;30 o'clock ts-
night in the Hamilton Hotel.
Evening star., 1944-05-24

are being fed at half hour intervals.
During the night they were given
few drops of brandy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-16
The Legion To The Fore

It was the American Legion misfortune dur
ing peacetirne years to have the public judge
its activities by the antics of its annual con-
vention And it cannot be denied that the Le-
eionnaires tended to aid and abet this one
sided judgment. Their quieter. constructive
work in the fields of welfare and citizenship
were overlooked
Now with the war mounting toward victory
the Legion is assuming dominant place In
reconversion and rehabilitation plans. 1t draft
ed and sponsored the so-called "G1 Bill OF
Rights - 1t is interesting itself in helping dis
ahIed men to find worl., and it has made the
wise suggestion that World War II veteran
be appointed to each draft board to assist the
other members in finding unemployment for
other veterans.
The fact that 100000 veterans of this war
have already Joined the Legion speaks well for
its prestige and appeal The further fact that
the Legion has overhauled its public relations
system promises better public understanding
of its efforts All these things suggest that the
reinforced American Legion will fulfill is po-
tentialites as strong and active democratic
group during the difficult days to come.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-16
By TRUDI MCCULLOUGH

Elegant Journey" by John
selby (Farrar Rinehart; $2.75).
Except for readers who have a
fetish for wanting to know why, -
John Selby's Elegant Journey
first in sequence but last written
of the Trace family trilogy) is a
thoroughly satisfying and concen-
trated dramatic pageant.
Serene Trace, a "Crcesus'' of self
will, inherited wealth and power.
With his lovely, cobra-hearted wife,
Nancy, he lives in Maryland plan
tation splendor and in one of those
misalliances that leads first slowly,
then with vicious momentum, to.
ward each others mental and NOR
al destruction.
Then one day Serene decides to
free his slaves and move his am
lily bodily to a tract of Wisconsin
land where he will build a town,
The author claims for Serene
foresight as to the impending "dis
Indignation of the South" and som =
thing in his blood that destins him
to be producer, a harnesser of
Americas growing, undisciplined
resources. Meanwhile. Serene is
taking a considerable beating IN
the unadmitted war with Nancy.
Once aboard the barges that take
the family up the Erie cana! to.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-16
The Literary Guidepost

ward their semi-wilderness desti IA
ton, the tables begin to turn Nam
cy can dent but no longer pierce
the armor of planning, building,
managing that from then on is to
become her husbands life.
In the subsequent plot Nancy's
disintegration contrasts with a ris-
ing theme; the pulsating growth Of
Sereno's town.
Adept at chronicling his h e
characters, author Selby is delib.
erately chary in offering their mo-
tives. Almost never is the reader
allowed to enter the room where
Nancy fights the bitter battles in
her own mind, and never is he
allowed to enter that mind. But
then neither is Serene.
Considering his weakness in re-
lation to her and his continual best
ing until he withdraws into empire
building, this reviewer remains
skeptical about the "Crorsus"
strength of this man who so mag
ically overcomes all obstacles in
relation to other men and other in
dustrial aspirants. There is opposi.
ton aplenty, but it is opposition
without adequate finance. and mon
ey is Sereno's most potent weapon
Indeed the only worthy adversary
he ever meets, is his wife, Nancy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-16
Limit A Presidents Term

It remained for the Minneapolis Star-Journal,
among all the newspapers commenting on the
election Of president for a fourth term, to
direct attention to a proposition which should
be dealt with by act of Congress.
1.-THE fact probably is that not just he (Mr.'
ROOSEVELT but any president says the Star
Journal, who is somewhere nearly Mr.. Roose-
velt's equal in capacity, resourcefulness, po-
litical ruthlessness, and the ability President
of the United States now has. can win re-
election for three, four, five, or six terms if
he desires to do SO.
1.-THE real danger about departure from the
two term tradition is in the great likelihood
that almost every president hereafter will de-
sire to stay in office.
To be sure, world conditions at the time of
the recent election were so disturbed that tens
of thousands of American citizens were AFRAID
IN Mace at the head of this nations affairs
an rntried man who could not take to the
peace table the prestige enjoyed by the incum-
bent. and so voted to retain President Roose-
welt in the office of Chief Executive despite his
multiple blunders and increasing tendency to-
ward despotism
At the same time it is imperative for the
good of the institution of democracy that the
precedent thus set shall not become the basis
for repetition. The United States cannot hold
its place in the world of the future if the
people are subjeced to dynastic government
whether under another Roosevelt Dewey or
any other leader who comes to the front IN
years ahead
It will make little difference whether Con-
gress enacts a law limiting president to two
four year terms or one for six years,
but it must be obvious that a statue placing
limit upon presidents occupancy OF the White
House be passed before another national cleo
ion rolls around.
There are some traditions too valuable to
De cast aside, and the one established by
Washington when he refused a third term is
among them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-16
FOR COMFORT

In apartness of spirit, and in III,
loneliness Of grief, we turn from
the indifferent world to Thee, OH
all-comprehending Father and Saw
Jour. Sometimes our burden Of sep
aration and sorrow seems MOI.
than we can bear. Our des ones
are far away, amidst perils that
we cannot understand; and We
dread each ring at our doors, lest
it be a message of casually
Friends are kind, but they do not
fully understand. And the lot Of
the lonely, fear filled wives and
mothers has become commonplaA
to them. We turn to Thee, 0 l97
ing Lord, in desperate need aid
prayer. DULY Thy perfect synhp'
thy and Divine Power can conio'
US. May the quiet heart and stead
fast purpose of the Man Of Sl'
rows, who was acquainted WIN
grief, be impaired to US. In the
darkness of these solitary day.
may His comfort and companl9n'
ship be real to US. We pray 10y
His strength in our weakness NaA
our spirits totter, we would lean
upon the Everlasting Arms, Amen
-W.T.E.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-16
so THEY SAY

It is not an exaggeration to say tna' sn,s ~
the most stirring moment in Japans recen'
history. 1t is momentous period because es
cry japanese realizes that these Phl Ilaoe.
battles will decide his future ana pe.au: -
everyone knows that this series OF Da'ties ~. -
the most decisive since the beglnnlns VI 'A1e
China incident - Domei, Jap news aseNS'''
The firm front Of the Allied Nations mas maoe
plans for q secure peace Some people speak
Of discord. There are difference OF opinion Ill.,
the amazing thing is not that differences e X
but how small they are and now ", wen 'A'e'
are solved neacefully. - Joseph Stain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-16
Flue-Cured obacco
Prices Fairly Steady
By The Associated Press

oH 1llC hDcoNA0NS"
Prices continued fairly STEADY q
flure-cured tobacco auction cenF'
yesterday, the War Food adInl III.
tration reported, although ml i.g
belt markets reported irre9u'a
ties which caused a slight decI. .,
in average prices compared va"
Mondays sales. 1Aa
At the same time, VIA sal9 1' 'sa
the allotment Of flue cured loO' M
to domestic manufactures n,
dealers had been reduced BY p, "A
cent to keep allotments IN liflg ~,
November estimates Of total .. p,
d,lction. Despite the reou s,,,I
WA said total allat'nents V W.
amount to more than mas ~.
been used from flue-curea ,s M
The present allotment 70 -. ,,r Fl,
facturers and dealers from ,n 5,
rent CROP is 653.4oo.ooo pound. d.,
is per cent more than ro ma. srb
turers used in the p Ton nj n6;o' n
ing last June 90 and zsas j
pounds more thar ary pFe''''
lotment. ~. uql NJ
increased slightly II DECENT, ..i.' !, |
estimates show su L,,S. Is,il
crease in production, WE a
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-16

, Then you sweat it out. It's only
second maybe for the whole thing
or maybe a couple Of seconds.
But you don't time it.
The swoosh raises to a whistle
It's coming-coming-coming. And
all you can do is cover there
and wait.
It's not just a big piece of metal
hurtling through the air at you. It's
death and destruction looking for
you. It's that wrecked command
post where the remnants of 10
bodies were scattered in all direc-
tons. It's burning tanks halted by
direct hits, it's painful injury.
That's what is coming.
It's all wrapped up in that
whistle, which now is almost hui
man scream. You know it. You
sense it. You feel it-and your
mind and whole nervous system
shrivel up and form one shrunken
little ball in the pit of your stomach
and you wait.
The whistle stops and all those
things do quick, kaleidoscope
crazyquilt flashback in that instant
of complete silence.
Then comes the explosion and it,
over One way or the other.
If it was some distance away
that's where experience stands you
good stead. You straighten up and
light cigarette, just as though
nothing had happened and say
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-16

any country which has not made
positive contribution to the Unit
ed Nations war effort should be
represented at the peace conference
or at any discussions on the peace
settlements.
His statement generally was re-
garded in diplomatic quarters here
as rejecting the views of the United
States and Soviet Russia, but there
remained some uncertainty over in
depreciation Of a positive contribu-
ton
1t semed clear, however, that
the policy would affect Argentine
and Fire as well as Spain. 1t left
at least four other countries-Swe-
den, Switzerland, Portugal and Tur-
key, up in the air.
Turkey went part of the way to-
ward restoring herself in ALI d
good graces by belatedly breaking
and economic relations
with Germany - but only after
Prime Minister Churchill declared
on May "a that the Turks could
have obtained stronger voice by
a more active role.
Portugal, Britain's oldest ally,
and Sweden, geographically vulner-
able to German assault like Tur.
with the Axis until the
tide OF war turned to Allied favor.
switzerland-long aloof from Eu-
ropes wars-appeared in some
what better position for claiming
a peace table seat, partly because
OF her established position of neu-
trality, partly because of her serv-
ice as an international go-between.
The attitude of Britain was re-
f'ected today in the London press
over the failure of Fire to give a
clear-cut reply on the question of
whether she would provide sane
tuary for war criminals.
The Express said editorially that
there was nothing in Fires answer
to prevent headline of the future
II ON reading: 'Eitler and Himmler
ny to Dublin The Telegraph call
ed it "A masterpiece of evasion"
Laws statement IN in re-
spouse to demand by Tom Dri-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-16
BY KENNETH L. DIXON

WITH THE AMERICAN FOR.
CES ON THE WESTERN FRONT,
Nov. II -OelayeO ill., After a
little while without being caught
in an artillery barrage, you think
you've forgotten about shells. You
think maybe you'll react like the
first time you heard artillery
with a sort of interested curiosity.
Then one comes in and it all
comes back again. That's why vet
Grams say you never get used to
artillery
You get so you don't show it
quite so much mayhe-but every
thing else is just about the same.
Maybe you don't understand
what an incoming shell is like.
Maybe you won't know after read
ing a description. But since there
are so many guys you know who
are undergoing it every day, It's
worth trying to tell you.
You're standing on road juno
ton in a little village not far from
Metz. A long string of armor is
rolling through the town, but the
town is not yet taken. The infantry
is busy "mopping up" which
means the routing of each sniper
and machinegunner left behind to
delay our advance. The armor runs
into trouble up the road bit and
is stalled, so some tankers join
the conversation. You make quite
a group there on the road junction
which isn't smart because the
Germans have ridge overlooking
the village and can see the june
ton.
Suddenly it comes.
First it is just a distant whoosh-
ing sound like an auto tire swish
ing swiftly through slushy mud
only different. And in the first
Ticking instant your nerves tell
you that all the time they were
waiting for Inspecting it.
Even before you move, you yell:
"Watch it." Maybe it's been days
or weeks since you last heard it
but there is no mistake about its
coming in. Already your body is
in motion-like a finger touching
hot, stove. If there had been no
near cover you'd have fallen flat,
but there's a building close by, so
you make dive for it. Perhaps
one tenth of a second has been re-
ouireo for all this.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-16
interpreting
The War
B.. BY klRkE L. SIMPSON
associated Press W. 'oN


nr Hooked on the horns Of analyt
pronged Allied offensive IN ! two
and; and Holland, the Nazt b IN Franc,
mand in the west appea~, S !. CON.
signaled a manpower.o ,o % nav.
bulges. anu Meus.
o, That, at least, is the con,,,,..
placed on field reports y. USaon
lively light German gesi,t ~ Fsla.
ooth the American Third 1''s se. 70
efforts to iron out The Met : amy
vile westward hump in The , n.'a'
and the British drive in tb s south
to clear the west bank 'I =. north !,
Meuse. 'A Of III.
ca The broad roa intimation OF the ins,.
Gated German Withdrawal t moi
the bulges is tina. the Ns1, nom
mand still expects the mai. 'oa n
he'd winter push 10 come asai 1 A.
the Neder Rhine sector - Sa'4 n On
land against the Anthem. FronnaIol'
lch gateway to the north ce ,rr,e''
plans. In other words. fsnL I''i'
rather than frontal assault nn.t '
ton. 0pera'
Security Of that critical ,s,r..
of the German defense ,ro H,.''''
the west is obviously the N.,;.,
first consideration. It is an wac, ~,
temporlzed position on Dm.s
soil at best, lacking the mon,b, , VI
years of preparation that went ;o y,
the construction OF the Siegtri.5
line. British airborne forces w
but succeeded in Selling and eon.
solidating a Neder Rhine cros,;n,
at Anthem. BY every indjcatoT
Nazi field troops have now bss,
massed at that end Of the BAIL,
line to safeguard it from 4 now
Allied assault.
The obvious recourse for u,
Germans would be to pull OUT 4
the twin bulges in France and Hal,
land, important as they must h,
as outWorks for the defense Of .
German frontier itself. They ar.
certainly strong defense work,
within Germany backing up both
sectors which still must be crack,
ed. The Meuse itself probably will
prove a serious barrier to the Br.
fish after the west bank has bee,
cleared.
The widening scope of current Al.
lied operations, despite weather
handicaps, has led to Speculadon
that the long foreshadowed Allied
winter offensive is now IN full
swing. That may be true, but i
so, it is only in its preliminary and
preparatory stages as yet.
The British drive to clear the
west bank OF the Meuse In part.
cular, looks at this distance Like
an essential preliminary for great
er blows to follow once that obisc'
tive is achieved.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-16
Indifferent NeutrQLs
On Peace Table tSpor

LONDON, Nov.yt5.-tR-Devel-
opment of stern United Nations
policy toward neutrals who were
Indifferent to Allied cause emery
ed today with the disclosure that
Spain-long pro-Axis - would be
barred from the peace table.
Richard Law, under secretary of
state for foreign affairs, in lam
guage unusually plain for dealing
with a diplomatic situation Of the
future, laid down before Commons
this stand of Britain.
$50 far as the governments are
concerned, they see no reason why
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-16
WITH THE AEF
That ''F1omebound Freight"

wish they'd cut out that foolish.
ness"
And somebody else says 1.-The
discourteous bunch of so and soes. -
Then you continue the CONVEX
sation.
That is just one shell. Does it
help you get the idea of what an
artillery barrage means?
Sometimes the doughboys tell
funny stories. Like the time Pvt.
Robert c. Murphy, a Syracuse.
N. Y, medical aid man was driv-
ing jeep merrily along the road
when suddenly he noticed bunch
Of doughboys waving to him from
a nearby field. He halted his jeep
and watched one of them crawl
carefully over toward the road
Something definitely wa S
wrong" he said later.
The soldier made that point clear
as quick as he reached the jeep.
Bob had taken the wrong road. 1t
so happened the crawling dough-
boys were having disagreement
with bunch of Germans just
ahead-who could have knocked
Robert out of his jeep had they
cared to risk giving away their
own location.
'This is no place for either a
jeep or a medic,' said the prone
doughboy emphatically. Even if
you are armed with all kinds of
hypodermics. Would you mind get
ting the hell out of the way so we
can continue the WARP"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-16
Echo From The Past

Here is something from the column Topics
of the Tines in the New York Times which
cannot fail to provide smile for anyone who
recalls the verbosity and ponderous phrasol-
ogy of the Leon Henderson era in OPA. We
offer it in the hope that it may tighten the
tedium of readers and especially workers for
the OPA who have had to wrestle with orders
and directives that call for Interpretation by
a Philadelphia lawyer and still stand chance
of being incorrectly understood.
Chester Bowles, national chief of the Office
of Price Administration, has just written a
letter which throws a new and startling light
on one important phase of government by
bureaucracy; and if the head of OPA isn't
q bureaucrat it is hard to say who is.
With the contents of the letter We are not
concerned. 1t is far different matter when
we come to literary form. What Mr.. Bowles
has done is nothing less than to write long
letter full Of short, simple. strong words, of
terse sentences, of everyday verbal usages
and grammatical contructions. Altogether it
is literary style which we have all been
led to believe the true bureaucrat would rather
die than put down on paper.
Can it be that the bureaucrats have all
along been the victims of cruel misrepresen-
tation? On the other hand, can it be that
tine bureaucrats have taken to heart the fairly
narrow popular margin by which Governor
Dewey lost out? Be the cause what it may,
here is Chester Bowles replying to certain
severe critics of the local head of OPA:
IT have your letter of Nov Let me say,
first Of all, that think the serious charges
you have made against Mr.. woolley are gross
~ unfair and unjustified''
by every rule OF the Bureaucrats' Union
and the standard usage, Mr.. Bowles should
have written: -.
In reply to your communication of h e
fourth of this month containing presentment
Of charges of malfeasnace nnisfeasance and
nonfeasance, along with other derehctions of
duty on the part OF Daniel P. Woolley, Ad.
n:inistrator of the Office OF Price Adrninistra-
ton for the New York region by appointments
as of September, 1913, and under Executive
Order OF April IL, 1941, setting up the Office
Of Price Administration and Civilian Supplv.
thereby migrating, consolidating and unifv-
ing the multifarious activities hitherto conduct
ed under the general supervision of the Ma
ticnal Defense Advisory Commission, it is in.
cumbent on me to state, after an intensive
study of the infractions formulated and the
motives alleged, as conducted by the investi
gational and legal personnel of the Office Of
Price Administration and of such outside in
formation as might be elected by contracting