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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09
CLUB SPONSORS
CAROLINA NIGHT

North Carolina State Night,
which will be held at $3.50 o'clock
tonight at the Fifth and Orange
$50 club, will be the first in
series OF state Night parties to be
held. here under the sponsorship OF
tho National Catholic Community
Service.
North Carolinians viii play host
and hostess to all persons residing
in this community, including civil
ian as well as military population,
officials of the club stated last
night. =.
the city, county, state and sur,
rounding military camps, who Will
be introduced by Wilbur Dosher,
president of the USO council and
master of ceremonies for the rally.
A program will be presented by
professional and amateur enter
tainers. after which a prize will
be awarded the amateur voted
"best'' and door prize OF "a tele-
phone call home' will be given TO
one serviceman or servicewoman
An exhibit of articles showing
the natural resources and indus
tries of North Carolina will be on
display in the little club. Pamph-
lets on the state will be presented.
The party will honor the Coast
cuard which was founded August
4.1790; the Army Air Corps. estao-
ished August 2, 1909; and the Sec
ond anniversary of the Marine at
tack on Guadalcanal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09
By KENNETH L. DIXON

WITH THE AEF IN ITALY.
Aug. 1.-DelayeO -R- Pfc.
Alan Andrews Of Wichita, KAN.
is a field telephone SWITCH
board operator in forward
area.
Needless to say, there are
not supposed to be any German
subscribers on any Of his party
lines. Nevertheless, Andrews
now is somewhat famous for
having gotten the right number
of an American artillery out
fit which was trying to make
connections with a German ar
tillery battery.
However the incentive for his
extraordinary zeal is not re-
commended for the ordinary
run of the mill telephone OPP
orators. 1t consisted of a great
many shells around his switch
board. Alan stood it for just so
long and then called his regi-
mental commander. He explain
ed that conditions were not
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09
Turk Assembly Takes !,
Wartime Precqut;;o,.'

lSTANBUL, Aug. S.-(p- O.,
t to prepare Turkey for possible WAY, s'
time conditions were taken va"
with the passage of tbrsa 1 1'''
by the Turkish assembly, which ~
Gently Gently s approved the nation, din1s
matte break with Germa,y Sipls
One bill provided for ev,o
OF major cities and towns N1a'ioa
cond defined the Responsible IL se'
OF the transportation mjnis,a. 'e'
tn the event =. of partial or total moh y
hzation. The third established ''. I,
civilian defense law under u,S,.a
men between 16 and 80 and w Mr,sa
between 20 and as will receive p't n
hours of training with firs.rn "
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09
WEATHER

By U. s. Weather Bsreau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 PM. yesterday.
Temperature
1880 am. 70; 1880 am, "a; 1880 pm, IS;
1880 pm, 10.
Maximum IS; Minimum u; Mean 10;
Normal rs.
Humidity
1880 am, se; 1880 am, %; 1880 pm IS;
1880 pm, "a.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm,
002 inches.
Total since the first of the month,
5.31 inches.
Tides For Today
from the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington ------------ 1:26a 8:37a
1:56p 9:10p
Masonboro Inlet - LISA 5:26a
Sunrise, sac am; Sunset. 7:06 pm:
Moonrise. 1855 pm; Moonset, l1:0l am.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09
Presbyterians Hold
Midsummer Meetinq

MONTREAL, Aug. s.-R)- The
midsummer meeting Of the ex-
ecutive committee OF foreign mis-.
sions Of the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church in the United
States opened here tonight and will
continue in session through We'd
nesday, with the chairman. Rev. w.
L. Caldwell, D. D., Nashville,
Tenn, presiding. subcommittee
met Tuesday afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09
Tobacco Prices Show
43 IL Cent Average


60, an average of $43.52. Low bas-
ket brought 81 and high so. Not a
tag was turned. Farmers were re-
ported highly pleased at sales and
prices.
Darlington - Approximately 230-
600 pounds sold at average OF about
40 cents a pound. Blocked sales re-
suited and several hundred thou
sand pounds of tobacco were left
for tomorrow's sales. Offerings
were most light Jugs Of better
quality.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09
WOUNDED

Mrs. Elizabeth T. Mathews,
of 81 South Second street, has
been notified that her son, Pvt.
Donald E. Mathews, was
wounded In France on July 8.
Pvt. Mathews Is now in a hos
pital somewhere in England
and writes that he is getting
along fine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09
WANTS TURK FRIENDSHIP

ISTANBUL, Aug. S.-P- The
newspaper Tasviri Efkar reported
today that the Bulgarian consul at
Edirne on the Bulgarian-Turklsh
frontier had called upon city off
Gals Monday to express his gov
ernment's wishes for continued
friendship between the two coun-
tries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09
ALABAMA MAYOR DIES

MONTGOMERY, Ara, Aug. g.
lRACyrus B. Brown, mayor OF
Montgomery since Feb. 10, 1941,
died shortly after pm. today aft
Err sufferings heart attack in his
city hall office.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09
Obituaries
CHARLES STURGEON SYKES

Funeral services for Charles
Sturgeon Sykes Of Kelly were held
Monday at 4 o'clock at the Meth
odist church. 1nterment followed
in the church cemetery. Mr.. Sykes
a veteran Of World War I, died
Sunday afternoon at the Highsmith
hospital in Fayetteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09
MRS. W. A. FRENCH

Mrs. w. A. French died at ner
home, LOT South Fourth ST., yes
terday after a brief illness.
Surviving are two sons, l.. Z.
French of Wilmington, W. A..
French, Jr., Of New York; two SIS
tiers. Mrs. Annie Kay Vitou and
Mrs. James Darby, both OF Will
mington; and one half-brother,
Capt. Jessie Price Of Harbor Is
land.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later by Andrews NOR
tuary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09
]. H. DIXON

Funeral services for Joseph Har-
dy Dixon, 70, who died suddenly
at his home in Rocky Mount Mon:
day afternoon, will be held today
at Rocky Mount.
Before his retirement several
years ago, Mr.. Dixon was tele-
graph operator for the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad company. He
was a member of the Masonic Or
der.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09
VICTOR MINTZ KILLED
RATION VALUES

New ration point values OF
cheese, which were tempora-
rily changed last month, were
announced yesterday by the New
Hanover War Price and Ra-
tioning board. All five-pound
American and chedder cheese
products are 10 points per
pound. Cream cheese and
cream cheese products are
four points per pound. All
group one cheeses are III
points per pound, and group
two and three cheeses are
four points per pound.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09

The young of the black bear are
no larger than a cantaloupe when
born.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09
SWore at P|LESI
But Now He SMIIre,

YOU may emile too. Use doctors, ,o-,.,
distress Oh Of piles Same as used i sd;nnaat '
Dy specialists at noted clinic. Be- am,,a,
Eet 1'eS t soreness get such QUICK ,s,
Ointment today. Or get tha ~inofs Rectal
Thornton & Minor Rectal Supposta.;s, .to,appl,
few cents more. Try DOCTORS wal only /
At all good drug stores everywb.yy.i opAEs
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-09
City Briefs
MEETING CANCELLED

The meeting Of all local us
ed car dealers, which was
scheduled to be held tonight at
$3.50 o'clock at the War Price
and Rationing Board office, has
been cancelled due to the de-
tainment of C. r. 'Tolar Of Ra-
leigh, who was to head the ses-
sion, Announcement Of the new
time Of the meeting will be
made at a later date.
VICTOR MINTZ KILLED
Word has been received by
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel w. Mintz
Of SOB South Third st., that
their son, list 1t. Victor L.
Mintz, was killed in England,
July 10.
Evening star., 1944-08-03
Democrats Will Open
New York Offices Soon
s. the A000ctatod Pross.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.Ihe Demo
cratic National Committee Win open
tts hsadQuArters for the election
campaign here next week, Publicity
Director Paul Porter said yesterday
The committee has - rooms on
the NTH floor Of the Hotel Biltmore.
Evening star., 1944-08-03
oldest Inhabitants
Elect Frank B. Moves
|As Vice President

Frank B. Noyes, president O1 The
Evening Star Newspaper CO., last
night unanimously was elected :
Vice president Of the Association Of
the Oldest Inhabitants, succeeding
the late Harry g. Davis.
Mr.. Noyes was nominated by
John Clagett Proctor, acting presi-
dent, who surrendered the gavel 10
Charles H. Bates to make the nomi-
mating speech from the floor. Dur
ing the course OF his remarks. Mr..
Proctor recalled that Mr.. Noyes'
father, the late Crosby s. Noyes,
had been Z vice president Of the
organization and had contributed
much to it, growth.
Mr.. Bates. IN paying tribute to
Mr.. Noyes. said his work in the
fleld Of journalism placed him in
the forefront Of outstanding citizens
Of not only the city but the Nation.
Mr.. Noyes' brother, Theodore w.
Noyes, has been president Of the
association since 1908.
Three new names were proposed
for membership 1T the meeting, and
their applications were referred to
the committee on membership.
They were Fred J. Boiseau, 3230
Seventeenth street NV; Harry J.
Froehlich, 1719 Upshur street NV,
and J. st. Clair Hambley, SITS
Ninth street NV.
A session Of reminiscing Ut early
members Of the association was
postponed until the next meeting,
but the weather quite naturally
brought up the topic Of bygone days
when the District experienced some
real high water.
Mr.. Proctor recounted some ex-
Evening star., 1944-08-03
'Tors and Spors' Cost
Guests Of Rotary Club

The islth anniversary q ~
founding of tn Coast Guard, Which
observss II birthday Tomorrow, va
obeefved ~ the Rotary Club 81
Warrington yesterday at . lanch-
con at The willard l1otel.
Guests Of honor ware membofs of
the Coast Guards new musical re-
view. ssTAfs and 9pars,s = wi1iGh OPENS
: weeks engagement today ct ths
Capitol TAe4ter. Chief DoatsWaant
Nate Victor Mature, recently ~
turned from IL month"; convoy duty
IN the North Atlantic, heads the
cast. The cast rave the Rotarians
. previsw of the show Wi1en they
presented several scenes num the
review.
Evening star., 1944-08-03

|psfisnees d iooo when penn1yivania
avenue was 60oded, q othar Aoods
induoed ~ Spring thaws aloug ~
upper Potomac, and of III vSdo.
spread damage wrought " old 11bE'
Creek.
Monte sanger recalled the alood
that hit Warrington Ii the wake
g the Johnstcwn Tlood. June !.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-08

men Who smoked and tnok a it,
tic drink nt'w and thcn.
Am Informed that Lew Haley
Of Orange, Cal. who Will be 100
on July H., smokes continuously
and drinks a little wine each
day
$50 II Is claimed gentlemen
DIN not prefer synthetic Dt0ntFs
and this type Of blonde II de-
creasing." writes Californian.
II am n synthetic blonde and
have more proposals and dates
than I can handle.
perhaps synthetic blondes
are on the decrease. Not every
girl now has time for the TOu-
tine necessary To he a synthetic
blonde. Few girls with another
kind OF hair have the features
and coloTing to GO with blond
hair. Careless and inexperi-
enced beauty operators have
ruined the hair OF so many
women they have frightened
other women.
Anyway, an intelligent man
does not pay much attention 10
the hair colOring OF the woman
of his choice. The outer ap-
pearance il secondary"
Copyright. 1914, by king Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-08

--e.ts-thn Limited States Children
from Georgia Will be pronounc-
ing sir, sub, " and children
from Massachusetts Will be pros
nouncing the way they do
(which cannot be indicated by
PRINT.
The speech troubles that
bother some parents all come
from imitatlon--sw ring. slur-
ring. slang They are not really
troubles; they simply show the
baby is alive alert.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
F. p. CA friend of mine is
a constant user OF bromide tab
lets. taking two a day. VIII this
do him harm?
A-The principal harm IT
.raaNe aN ~trsst4s. a, ssre' ts..s..45s sSODfss
ton, and this can he cured or
prevented by taking plenty OF
table salt
@ Ny granddaughter is II
years of age ; feet tall and
weighs l04 pounds Is she too
heavy and should she watch her
dlcL2 NJ g Al
A-Ihis child Is -nnI-reallN-
overweight. Even II she were,
"A diet II unnecessary. Fat chill
dren grow out OF II, and need
not be tortured with diet.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-08
One Word Led 10 Another

By ARTHUR "BUGS" BAER-

- sat Aepff yesterday and figured ot the ideal cand1-
date for the presidential nomination.
He should be combination of Washington, Jefferson
and Lincoln ! know there should be more but never
got past the second grade in school
| say Washington because l would want him TO re-
member thing. The guy they named the town after
didn't stay there eight years.
say Jefferson because if he couldn't say something
good about he didn't keep right talking.
say Lincoln because some orators think 1t was his
Gettysburg speech that lasted three days.
The ideal candidate should be all things to all men.
SearsRoebuck should be able the story of his life
for their 1914 catalogue
He should be able to make Republicans think he is a
Democrat. And Democrats think he is Republican He
should have vine leaves in his hair stardus in his eyes
and moss his back.
His voice should be deep and resonant and contain
those standings in meaning and variations in tempo known
as nuances. He should have very high value.
He should shake hands with the mothers and kiss
the babies while handing campaign cigar to the daddes
And when speaking of the platform he should boost
the town While yankng full scramm ahead the berope
he should have the courage of his convictions and
mean what he while he Is saving it.-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-08
ON BROADWAY

Berger" D.. Senator Gerald Nye,
bringing his own butter TO the
Troika for his pet dish, Outlet
a Ia KieV -. Il. Baruch, the
statesman. window-shopping cat
the toys) al 18th and 5th .
Johnny Broderick. the detective,
flattening "A heavyweight in
Mad So. Garden Bill Robin
son and his bride scootiHs along
Broadway in a hashy Dusenberg
80. . Constance Moore, the dream
boat. floating down 5th avenue
Zorina, budding with a tea
leaf seer. Temptress in a tea
pot June Havoc stopping
travOc.
CALLIES in Our Alley. Two
y Broadway chorus kittens
were mcowing al a third (she
thefted "A wealthy dope, who
previously paid attention TO
them Get her, sarcaSm'd
the first, she finally hit the
Jerkpot," -. Garry Moore ran
into a notorious bore we
were talking about YOU last
night, said Moore. Did your
back burn ?"
MIDTOWN Vignette: This is
vi one of those shawl ShaWtS
that caresS the eyes and ears 49,.
lie is very young member Of
Fortress crew now being re-
habilitated after service among
the flax in Europe He has
most of the campaign ribbons,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-08
MAJOR de SEVERSKY

DECENT successful operations
~ in the Pacific bring into
focus the problem Of breaking
through to China and other
large land m a S S e S from the
ocean side.
The question ha { arises is
whether tAe-eeEeeatFattAi--@-s.
landau forces which took the
Marshalls and punished Truk
can penetrate the Japancse-con-
trolled coastal waters.
Evidently our commander irS
China, Gen. Joseph W. Stlwell,
has some doubts about this, IN
any case, he has stated that vital
Chinese operations cannot wait
for the breakthrough across The
Japanese blockade.
There is a good deal of light
minded optimism on This mat
ter. Too m ny observers, II
would seem, think of the am
phibious forces under Nimitz as
moving in a bee line towards
the shores Of China. by-paSSipg
TIE SOUTHERN land route OF the
East Indies, the Philippines and
Malaga.
Suppose we had before. air
power 20 battleShipS with
combined firepower of 180 a.
inch guns, against 10 battleShips
and 80 such guns on the Japa-
nese side. If these two forces
-Hf4et- m TTTTd=OCGan We should, OBJ
viously, have no trouble in de-
stroyIng the enemy.
DUT what if the entire coast.
10 line of Japan proper. the
Philippines, Java. Sumatfa, Ma
laya, the Chinese coast were
defended by a solid line of
14-inch artillery. like a great
picket fence?
II we decided to attack the
10 battleShipS in their home
waters with our 20. we would
confront not merely the 90 guns
on the ships, but perhaps 800
more of the same cahber de-
ployed on land.
That is always literally the
situation today. except that the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-08
THESE DAYS
BY GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY-

IEy1rMeAit H. .sst tlsIs sssffs 90
- GENTLY TO save his life. Per-
haps in the solemn moments Of
introspection, he had reached
the conclusion that ms TIRE was
not worth saving. What is Al
Capone doing with his remain
ing years? What more could
Lepke do?
Lepke was a product of a
social and political system which
can exist only among free peo-
pie. In d totaiitarian country,
he would become the law.
He represented not so much
the evasion Of the law as that
vast area where the law does
not apply at all. He became
king OF the marginal region.
He stepped in TO control in
dustrieS IN which neither the
labor union nor the finance
capitalist were able to produce
stability.
Lepke produced il by murder
and its attendant crimes. He
became the master of employer
and labor leader.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-08
The BRIGHTER SIDE
BY DAMON RUNYON-

THIS column has been slightly
l. irregular lately and / think
] QUE an explanation 10 those
loyal customers who do me the
honor Of saying
II didn't see your stun in the
paper today. What happened >"
THIS indicates that tn ey
looked for 10. which plea>es me
no httlc. However. ] am some
tunes pcrturbed by the fact that
when u does appear the custom
crS make no comment They
unrTcc WHEN I aH eat hut not
when J am In i ie ,0methIng
10 woTTy about.
WELL now 'aero arc two
w reasons for the ureguiarity,
ono beng physical. Bot the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-08

y 4 'irf14 same energy and compe-
Il tence devoted TO conStruc-
tive activities would have
produced in Louis Buchalter an
honorable and successful per-
sonality. He might have been
one of Americas leading law
yerS. His associates in crime
referred to him as "the judge.
FRS tIfe or crime was in a
sense constructive: he found
crime disorganiZed and anarchiS-
tic; he made IL into a monopo-
hstic agency obedient to his
will. His murders were always
purpoSeful.
IL is a curiosity Of this queer
life that his end began with an
accidental murder-that is. one
that he had not ordered TO be
committed just that way. There
is no explaining the psychology
Of genius.
The question might well be
asked why Lepke did not go
straight when he matured into
good clothes, good books and
good golf clubs. The answer 10
that is that his crooked world
would no more let him go
straight than he would permit
his gangsters to go straight.
THEIR lives were intertwined
Il in a mesh Of secrets which,
if disclosed could only lead 10
death. The gangster who goes
straight is potential squealer.
And squealers must die - it is
the code.
Lepke differs from Dillenger
and apone in that he was.
more tn anything else. a
crime broker. He sold crime
and paid off criminals.
His principal customers were
employers. la Dor leaders and
politicians.
Some of his customers became
so involved in his affairs that. in
time. he owned them much as
some one owns a piece" of a
prize fighter. He could sell their
services and he could guarantee
favorS.
The criminals who are getting
off easy in this Lepke episode
are his customers, their lawyers,
and the political go-betweens.
Lepke might have sent dozens
of them to suicide or the cleo
tric chair. He chose to die
rather than 10 Squeal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-08

for plane these carrier-based
craft are no match for land
based airplanes.
Besides, this naval air power
must operate from carriers or
floating bases" which are sink
able. which give the defending
plane fighting from unsuitable
land bases a terrific advantage
The fact that the Japanese
navy does not venture out from
under the range of its land
based air power and is surren-
dering the open spaces of the
Pacific almost by default should
be understood. the writer be-
heves, as an indication that the
major portion of Japanese ma
tional effort IS going into land
based aviation.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-08

ma ior reason is that I have
nothing 10 say.
I heSitated long time be-
fore revealing this. ! realize
that il may be great shock 10
some Of my customers and
might create a precedent OF far
reaching consequences among
newspaper columnistS.
/ mean il might change the
present old established practice
~ colunnists who have nothing
10 say saying II.
Anyway. they might take 70
following my example IN re-
naming out Of the paper when
They find themselves in the stu
alton pi having nothing 20 say.
THIS would save a vast amount
Of white paper.
The man never lived who had
something 10 say every day OF
his life. BY something 10 say.
I mean of course. something
worth listening 70 or reading.
I EXPECT no applause from
Il my fellow columnists in this
confession of the reason for my
irf'egdlarity. They will prob
ably say that I am non-union.
Nor do ! expect the. CON-
incubation Of editors. They are
moro fIkeiy TO put me away as
lazy. | can only hope for the
approval OF some of my Gus
toners for Sparlng them the
boredom of reading my column
when ! had nothing TO say.
The shock of many OF them
VIII probably be in their dis
covery of my lack of versatility
on finding l had nothing TO say.
Thc~-will perhaps wonder why
] did not iill in with a few let
terS from voX pOpuH or other
0mnivcfoaS- readers. ! thought
OF that On reading a batch of
the letters A. hand | found they
had nothing 10 say either
I WANT 10 say something as
Il much as any man alive, yet
have feeling that MhateXcr-
I say II should be interesting or
entertaining
nave a number of stock sub
iects that / know / ride too
hard. such as the case of the
discharged soldiers and my
national lottery. but they are
not elastic enough to stretch
over all the periods when I have
nothing 10 say like those that
some Of my more facile con-
temporaries keep in store.
/ envy those guys, who. when
they have nothing TO say, can
always Turn 10 tabor and 10
Russia and 10 betting the adj
ministration and also 10 re-
arranging the world after Me
war.
This last. ladies and gentle
men. is a matter of which
know so little that I cannot
even say nothing about il
Though certain of my con-
temporaries can do IL 10 the
extent of eight or nine hundred
words daily
copyrrht 1874. rs KING Features
Distributed b. International News Serves
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-08

coastal artillery consists Of
powerful land-baSed aircraft.
When applied 10 naval war
fare, land-bascd air power today
is in effect a long range coast
artillery. capable Of firing not
ar 10. Is or 20 miles. bur AZ a
range Of a thousand or more
miles; discharglng q proicctlle
OF Seyeral,t tons; = rpedolng ships
with great accuracy not at dis
tanceS Of a few thousand feet.
but from hundreds OF miles now
and soon thousands Of miles.
0UR navy. Of course, can at
" tempt 70 augment It's own
long-range firepowcr by bring
ing IL along in the form Of
carrier-based aircraft. But plane
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-08
BROADWAY BALLAD

So in my silence, be ai0arc Of
thus.
That I am NTH you doWH The
narrowed lane,
And all p,y hopes are grouped
that you may miss
The slightest. tinge Of heart
- break or Of PAIN.
- I0dnt the sun 10 food your
chosen path.
The softest breeze to serenade
your sleep,
And may coHtentmcnt be the
aftermath
of euery lonely rendezvous Ue
keep.
And ~ ri find my warmth
0ithin your smile,
M joy ia sUery secret glance
we share,
So uhen nee reach our golden
dfterWhile
There Dut De legends, gOs-
sdBler. and rare.
Legends Of hotc q shy girl came
10 me,
Bringing me faith and trust and
constdpcB!
Don VAIN.
EACES About Town Father
Il James Keller, whose book.
Men of Maryknoll" (co-auth'd
with Meyer Berger, is a click.
Over at the ~ Y. Times Mike
is now nicknamed Father