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The Literary Guidepost

known better, is another example.
Probably the finest Of all is, how.
ever. Anne Nichols "Abie's Irish
Rose" 1t is beyond belief that
anybody could read through the
play, except as an exercise in the
atrical history. That, most likely,
Is what Messrs. Cert and Cart
nell intend it to be.
But Life With Father reads
well, 50 does Arsenic a n d Old
Lace" n d so does oklahoma, "
which last is surprising since mu-
steal plays are notably dull on pa
per, as a rule. I enjoyed dipping
into Mary Roberts Rinehart's
The Bat" avery Hopgood's.
tool, and found the success OF Err
skine Caldwell's Tobacco Road"
strange, as usual. And Johh Chap
mans introduction is filled with
informa ton.
Burns Mantle's 1.-The Best
Pla: 8: 1943-1944' is ready also,
and Mr.. Nantes friends will be
a little shocked, quite likely, to
see that he fatty calls the season
OF 1894 a "war casually" The
fact that none of the season s
plays is given an unqualified
cheer does not lessen the books
value as part Of the Mantle series,
which for IS. years has, in turn,
been a part Of theatrical history.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-23
Ray OF Sunshine

Senator Claude Pepper, chairman of the SEN
ate Subcommittee on Wartime Health and Ed
ucation, in dcussing the formulation of a
national health program. says: I've been try
ing to find way Of avoiding compulsion. I've
been trying to find cooperative method of
solving our medical care problem"
This is far cry from the belligerent, to he'll
with the doctors attitude that has motivated
much Of the controversy surrounding the is
sue OF medical care. 1t indicates an awaken
ing 70 the TACT that the doctors are not op-
posing change through fear of how it might
affect their pockctbooks.
lhs'f greatest interest, as they have been
Trying ~ make clear, is in maintaining high
fneoieal standards, the pursuit of independent
FessafeR and the steady extension Of med
cal ssfvies, They know from experience that
'Eess h'ings cannot be attained unless med.
c'he u preserved as free institution; unless
'he doctors Themselves are saved from becom-
ing mere pawn in a compulsory, politically
controlled medical system.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-23
Promptness-

In the midst Of some depressing exhibitions
Of fumbling, delay and wrong-headedness on
the part of some of the worlds statesmen, it
is ouraging to come upon one direct and
statesmanlke decision by military man.
That is General Eisenhower move to close
all public schools in the portion of Germany
under Allied control and his announcement
that they will not be reopened until ''nazism
has been eliminated.
The debate on the difficult question OF how
and when to de-educate and re-educate the
Germans still goes on without decision. But
in the meantime General Eisenhowe- has seen
the first step and taken it. He surely knows
that the process of re-education will be long
one. but he has seen no reason for not begin
mig it.
Nowhere is the poison of Hitlerism more
alarmingly present than in the minds of Ger
man youth, and nowhere is an ant dote more
quickly and badly needed.
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Good Chance For Farmers

The government plans, among other things
for veterans, to see that every man who
wishes to farm shall have both land and
equipment on the most reasonable terms
How many will avail themselves of this
opportunity is questionable. MANY farmers
who have Joined the armed forces show an
inclination to try their hand at something
else once the war is over. They have been
learning new trades and arts during their
periods of military service, and harking hack
to the hard time they had to exc living
before from the soil, for the most part
wish to turn to new fields of endeavor when
they return to civilian life
They may be right in so doing. Some NJ
them will succeed at their new ventures ar.
eording to their adaptablity and thriftjness
Others, OF course, will fail. That is the wav
in human affairs. But it is to be said that
as good an opportunity to be successful On
the farm has never been so bright as in tho
postwar period for men who have a flair for
farming and watch their OUTLAWS as carefully
rs they did their incomes
These Southern states offer great chance
tor successful cultivation of the soil, and there
is more arabic soil available than can no
needed if all farnl-inclined veterans take ad.
vantage OF the opportunity offered them Thou.
SANDS OF acres. particularly in Georgia and
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-23
By JOHN SELBY

rs. R.. o., edited by Bennett
Cert and Van H. Cartmell (Dou-
bleday, Doran: $3.75; "The Best
Plays: 1943-1944," by Burns Man
tie Dodd, Mead; So.
The only play collection l know
in which the vague considerations
of art played no part in pub.
lished this month by Bennett Cert
and Van H. Cartmell with most
appropriate title. This is ''S.R.O."
and "S.RO." is the second book
Mr.. Cert has published this fall
through another publisher than
himself. He has, as is well known
very prosperous firm of his own.
Anyway, the plays were chosen
because they knew h o w to win
friends. There are about four
plays among the IA included which
would justify the adjective good
and even there one must usually
add, .'of it's kind" 1t takes a real.
lv active and willing imagination
to wade through play like The
Old Homestead" work which
supported Denman
Thompson from 1875 to his death
in 1911. THE Man from Home"
which was perpetrated by Booth
Harrington and Harry Leon Will.
son. both of whom must have
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-23

too hot, the chief is known to pick
up a 156-pound mortar, plus the
ammunition, and move it quickly
to another place.
International note when the
American 10Th Corps presented q
Bronze Star to Capt. Michael Cleg-
horn, a British liaison officer, for
his work during the st. 10 break
through and the subsequent dash
across France, Belgium and Hol-
land, the official report of t h e
ceremony included this statement:
His complete adaptation to our
Americanisms have not, we hope,
ruined him for possible postwar
service in England"
The stony-faced batch of prison
ers stubbornly denied knowledge
of the English language. So one
Doughboy VINO spoke a little Ger
man gave the orders while they
were being searched 70 hidden
weapons
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-23

Alabama, which once produced fine cotton
.rons hut were abandoned when cotton did
nose.dive years ago, are still capable OF
,,;.,dno heavily if nursed back to productive
ty. AL other Southern states also contain
manv square miles OF good available soil
The need is for veterans TO settle on it
who are willing to put up with initial priva-
tons and perform the heavy work required
tn Get a first CROP. As many as are ready
n do this will not miss out in the long run,
for the world will depend to large extent
upon the yield Of American farms for years
after the war for sustenance
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-23
War Department Fauors
Strictly Military Plan
Of Training For Youths

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. - (R -
The War Department favors strict.
ly military universal training for
purely military purposes, in con-
trast with President Roosevelt S
suggestion Of training with educa-
tional and social aspects.
The department. it was disclosed
today, has stated its policy in a
circular recently distributed to Of
ficers. The circular endorses such
training "for the one and only rea-
son that without such a program
the continued security of our IA
tional life and institutions can no
longer be assured"
It adds: There will be no place
in sound universal military train
ing program for activities that
are non essential to the task of
our young men for COM
bat"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-23
JAPS REINFORCE
HOCHIH FORCES

CHUNGKINl1, Dec. %. - R) -
Reinforcements were brought up to
bolster stiffening Japanese resis-
lance at Hochih tonight, the
Chinese High Command announc-
led, and observers here believed
the enemy lad decided to try to
hold the Kwangsi province town
as one of Its strongpoints screen
ins the China Indo-China corridor.
Severe fighting was in pro-
gress around the South China rail-
way town, Chungking ra lilo
broadcasts said, adding that Chin
ese units to the east of the town
were fighting to regain the near
by railroad town CT Chinchengkiang
Hochih, a key point in the Kwang-
81 region, is IS miles northwest of
Liuchow.
If the Japanese High Command
has decided to holo the town, mill
tary observers felt Chinese troops
now storming the outskirts from
three directions would have great
difficulty dislodging the enemy gar
rison.
The Chungking broadcast, quot
ing a Chinese High Command
spokesman, said that although the
japanese had brought up "strong
reinforcements'' at Hochih, the
"crisis" in The Kwangsi-Kweichow
area was over, at least for the
time being
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-23
Daily Prayer
A Daily Prayer in War Time
For a ChivalrOus Victory

Thou art giving victory IN Wal
to the nations that have espouSeo
Thy Cause, o Lord God OF Hosts
We render unto Thee praise loI
Thy favor. By the might OF my
Spirt-which is the spirit OF JUS
tice, of liberty, of brotherhood al
of human rights-Thou art enaO,
ling us to overcome a proud anu
pagan foe, who dishonored n .
disobeyed Thee, and repudlale lea
the loving Saviour. As Thou naS '
made us strong in battle, SO MAKE
us also wise in peace. May w
dispense justice without hatfea
and chivalrously bind up ms
wounds of our enemies, as we
seek to lead them into oele,
way of life. We thank Thee lhd'
along with our battle plans nave
gone preparations to feed the nun
gry. heal the sick and restore 'ne
livelihood of our defeated forces
Help us to be worthy OF the III,
umphs Thou hast given US; dAO
may we all be Thy disciples Ill
new world. Amen.-WT.E.
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SUPERF0RTS HIT
NAC0YA FACTORY

21st BOMBER COMMAND, Sal
pan. Dec. % Up A good-slzed
force of B-29's bombed Nagoya,
Japan's aircraft center, again today
through a thick overcast and ran
into heavy anti-aircraft fire and a
horde Of defending fighter planes.
Precision instruments helped to
overcome the handicap Of the over
cast and the bombardiers expressed
confidence their loads of explosives
found a mark. Gunners caught
sight Of parts Of the city through
holes in the clouds.
1t was the third time in ten days
that the Superforts had flown L.
400 miles from Saipan to plaster
the Nagoya area.
The first planes over the city to-
day met heavy ack-ack but few
enemy fighter planes. AS in pre-
vious raids, the later Superfort for
nation fought off hordes of Jap
anese fighters but little ack-ack.
1T was the strongest fighter at
ack we have had vet" said Mai.
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Special Privilege

Almost everybody was suspicious OF the
American Communist Party when 1t announced
nearly wear ago, that it was swearing OH
party-line politics for the time oelng ou'
maybe there was no subterfuge about 1t, after
all Maybe the comrades just got discouraged
,tter watching the Americans wartime be-
havio- for two years. and decided to give up.
We can understand how the comrades may
have fe,t for some Of our behavior would dis
courage Vermont Republican. inns is Time
wnen unselfishness and few material sacrl-
fees are demanded of all OF us. We maven
met the demand too well. Rather, we nave
demonstrated how heartily most OF us approve
the social philosophy Of special privilege,
We accent it as our right that the corner
druggist should stint our neighbor and save
us pack of cigarets. We understand why we
shouldn't travel, yet some Of us don't sc1uple
to pull strings and perhaps stretch the truth
to get comfortable accommodations for vaca'
ton trip We pull more strings and use
little genteel bribery to get couple OF un'
p-ocurable theater tickets when were in New
York
Others of us pursue the Ill-get-mine idea
bill farther AS 4 result we have some unneces+
sary shortages, and the black market
fourishes. We approve sacrifice in principle
sure But we also approve the principle OF
special privilege. When we have risen up in
arms against it, it was because some Jim Fisk
or Boss Tweed had carried the idea to scan
dalous and injurious lengths.
We aren't the only nation whose citizens in
dulge desire for special privilege, but our
INDULGENCE of it is most unflattering at this
moment in the worlds history. And it is I'M
fortunate for this same selfish, childish SELF
INDULGENCE is a twisted and confused version OF
one of our most admired national character
istics- indvidual initiative.
A lot of people, here and abroad are con-
temptuous of American initiative. To them
our striving after material comforts. higher
living standard and some social standing IN
the community is bourgeois snobbery, or
worse.
But it can't be denied that this same initia-
tive, on the right track, has been translated
into lot of hard work and good results which
benefit even those most scornful of the Ameri-
can go-getter. It's better aspects are apparent
today in the tools of our military might
For that reason it is all the more shameful
when our initiative takes the cheap, lazy form
Of boarding and chiseling. 1t is too bad that
we must take this way Of informing the Com
munists Of the depressing fact that it's going
to be awfully hard to start a revolution in a
country where every man not only feels that
he is the equal Of his fellow, but that he stands
darned good chance Of being his superior.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-12-23
BY KENNETH L. DIXON

IN GERMANY - Delayed)-R
Chief Little Wolf has been pref
ty busy. But he still likes to
wrestle.
Officially, he's listed as Pvt.
Earl Cluckey of Minneapolis. But
the chief is the same guy who
manhandled the heavyWeights on
the big-time mat back in the pre-
war days.
He's busy tangling with Jerry
now, but in the past he has tried
the tumbles with such top notch
ers as Ray Steele, Rudy and Emil
Dusek, Bronko Nagurski and Maui
rice Thillet, the French Angel. "
A full-blooded Indian from north
Minnesota White Earth reserva-
ton, the chief is a mortarman in
the 39th Infantry Division and has
been through the thick of the fight
ing in France, Belgium, Holland
and Germany.
He's a pretty handy m n to
have around, too. When things get
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WITH THE AEF
Little Wolf Is Busy

Then-Sure enough! While Pfc.
Donald Parmenter of Vincennes,
Ind, was reading one German S
papers, a thick voice objected
sharply and clearly:
Those papers are PERSONAL"
So the Interpreter was dispensed
with and the search went on.
Anticlimax note-'It was some
thing I'll never forget" Pfc. Mark
D. Sirnons of Delta, Utah, sighed
dreamily. ?
AS his begrimed and unshaven
pals of the 407th Regiment gath
cred around him to hear all about
his adventures on leave in Paris,
Simons sighed again, mo, new
er!"
The Doughboys crowded closer,
their dirty faces alight with an
ticipation.
WHAT" asked one, expectant-
ly.
"That hot bath - breathed Sim
OnS.
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CANADIANS BREAK
NAZI RESIST ANCE
NORTH OF FAENzA

ROME, Dec. 22.-tPl-- German
resistance northeast Of Faehza VI
the Adriatic end of the Italian
Front has broken under 1eFce p'
sure by Canadian troops WIZ
smashed forward to the senio nv NV,
er on a broad front and capture s,
the town of Bagnacavalio Allied
Headquarters announced TO-DAY .t =,
The enemy was broken NJ n,ils,
Bagnacavallo, which is elgh' N Na7i
northeast of Faenza. and ms .i r n
command was battling stuoo d spns
extricate troops, tanks ana yes.
from a bulge pinned on Ine =, i'd.
bank of the Lamone river Weak ~
d dai.n VI to o''' the Canadian P s1Is.,
through on The north Of 'll ,i,so;ntsin.
other Eighth lrmy units ll .o'ltbern
ed heavy pressure on 'n7 ''
flank. .o,,ns were
arranging for flight "a sores sei1.
piles Of equipment and sto'e Entered
ed by the Canadians "lio bisbway
Bagnacavallo, a strateslc p Dave
center nine mics west Of }d m
on the main route to 6oi07
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Interpreting
The War
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press W. IN

Clouds, both physical and ss'
pm that have hovered " nIs.
the roughly handled Ansr over
rirSt Army right wing in Ra aa
GUM and Luxembourg for Del
a week seem lifting despite . ~!
Their Nazi penetration westv..rd 'oS'
the north flank. VI
The essential elements NJ a..
latter two-day old develoon ,aat
was that the foe could m5l e'' nra
gress only westward, not 7ortbm p'u,
toward the critical Meuse cros.
ings leading to the Allied buIg.
into Germany along the Roer ri ".
err
Aside from that indication tb..
reinforced American lines in po I'
GUM had rallied sufficiently :.
stem the German counterattack a.
groove it to advances only in laa,t
menacing directions, the brighten.
ed outlook rested upon two rir
cumstances. One was General n.
senhoWers order of the dav +,
all troops under his command uro.
ing them to offensive, not purely
defensive action, The other wa,
an intimation that weather breay
in Allied favor was in prospect
Into the Eisenhower message ran
be read clean cut indication that
Allied counter measures on a ma.
jor scale are impending. To can
that a break in the weather that
has substantially earthbound Al.
Lied close support air powe-
throughout the German attack
could wholly change the toresee.
able battle trerds in American
favor. 1t could turn the enemy
gamble into his worst defect
1t is fair assumption tine bat.
tie circumstances not yet officially
publicized prompted the Eisenhow.
er message md its confident tone
It well could signal the opening Of
a major Allied counter offensive
both in the German attack zone
and possibly elsewhere along the
rain sodden fr1nt.
A report from London that Field
Marshal Montgomery, command.
ing the British-Canadian wing Of
Eisenhower's Allied forces in the
extreme north, had conferred with
the Supreme Commander could be
significant in that respect. There
is little doubt that to muster the
strength for his surprise counter
attack on the dormant sector Of the
American First Army. The Ger.
man commander must have thin.
lned out his lines elsewhere Or re.
placed veterans with secondary
units in Siegfried Line fortified.
tons.
There has been no recent field
report as to terrain conditions in
the Nijmegen-Arnheim corner in
Holland on Montgomery's front,
flooded by the Germans many days
ago to hamper an Allied advance
against the Nedder Rhine gateway
to northern Germany. There has
been little recent reported action
also, on Montgomery's right flank
along the Meuse north Of the Am
lerican Ninth Army sector.
I 1t seems obvious that an etfec'
tive Allied thrust beyond the
Meuse in the Venloo or Roermond
areas would offset very largely the
chief threat Of the German pene'
tration of American First Army
lines and would have an lmmeol'
ate strong diversionary effect on
the American First Army rlgh'
| flank,
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Robert Fitzgerald of Ridgewood,
N. j., a plane commander. They
we're sitting out there waiting for
u.s."
Another commander, Capt. Jay
]. Brown and his bombardier, First
1t. Norman Elk Of Chicago, esti-
m7 ted $50 enemy fighters were in
the air.
Browns co-pilot, Second 1t. Rob
ert Sollock of Rule, Tex, said there
were so in the immediate vicinity
of his formation and twice that
many in the distance.
you've seen those airplane mod
els dangling from the ceiling OF a
ready ROOM" said Sollock. well.
this looked just like that, with Jap
planes hanging everywhere.
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PHILIP MORRIS PROFITS

NEW YORK, Dec. 22-P)-Philip
Morris & Co., Ltd, Inc, reports
net profit for the six months ended
30 or $3,461,912, equal
to $500 a common share, against
So, 1926, 316 or $3.50 a common share
in the comparable six months last
year.
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Editors note.-The Star and the News
accept no responsibility for the personal
views of Mr. Pegler. and often disagree
with them as much as many OF his read
ers. His articles serve the good purpose
of making people Think
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so THEY SAY

Buying War Bonds is no sacrifice. It IS me
solemn obligation from which there can NC ~
Sinking until our soldiers Joo IS oone a.s.
Cen Ren Lear. Army Ground Forces COM
mander.
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An electrical caTnou-l"95 casting
he thrown around Droau'4 anuip
st Station atta0T by n new electroni' sQD'
ment
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A new sound recording machine
makes records on a celophane
tape.
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noticed Laddie suddenly stiffen, ana l
knew there were Japs about. We pulled PACK
and just then a machine gun opened up on US.
ONLY Laddie stopped us from walking lnto ene
rourderous fire.--S-Sgt. Alfred Bresset OF og,
densburg, N. Y, handler of German Snepnero
Laddie on Leyte.
IN saipan we met the best. The men we
van into we're big, between 5-feet-S and feet
tail. and weighing from ITO pounds to more Re
than 200. - It. Col. John F. McDonougn OIL
New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-06-04

Sheer royon mesh, peek-o-boo mesh for
your peek-o-boo sheers! FuII-foshioned
Of course, and made by Mould! Two
smart shodes-sizes 8h to lOh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-06-04

hour course Of training to aid the
war effort.
The graduates were Mrs. Dorothy
Tyler, whose husband. 1t. Col. Henry
S. Tyler, is third in command of
Boiling Field; Mrs. Laura Bautz,
wife of 1t. Col. Charles K. Bautz;
Mrs. Lillian Rockey, wife of Col.
John w. Rockey; Mrs. Dorothy
Northrup, wife of COL George G.
Northrup; Mrs. Dorothy Dinsmore,
wife of Maj William E. Dinsmore;
Mrs. Verona Hurt, wife of Maj.
Floyd K. Hurt: Mrs. Mary Huseby,
| Boiling Field, for completing the 30
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-06-04
Hardness to Address
Luncheon of Ad Club

Richard Hardness, NBC common
tator, win speak at a luncheon meet
ing of the Advertising Club of
Washington at 1890 pm. Tuesday
in the South American Room of the
Statler.
Newly elected officers and direc-
tors of the club will be installed
and reception beginning at noon
will honor Miss Betty D. Gwyer,
president of the Women's Advertis-
ing Club, and other officers and
members of the club,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-06-04
Cream Prescriptions
Must Be Countersiqned

BY the Associated Press.
Physicians prescriptions for heavy
cream after August must be coun-
tersigned by public health officials
or the secretary of a local medical
society, the War Food Administra-
ton said yesterday.
officials said recent checks had
disclosed that in many cases heavy
cream prescriptions had been is
sued to persons not actually need
ing the product, sale of which is
restricted by wartime controls.