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Competitive Transportation

Important. is the declaration Of the Auto
mobile Manufacturers Association for con.
tinuance of our present competitive system of
transportation in America.
Representing one OF the largest industries in
our country, the opposition voiced by the A.
M. A. to a transportation interrogation program
is worthy of close scrutiny.
1T is very doubtful, says the A. M. A.
that the public interest or that of Transport
tation would be served by giving up season.
ed system OF competition which is virtually
free from public complaint by substituting an
untried plan. Instead Of being stop-gap to
government ownership and a means of pre-
serving the competitive enterprise system, rev.
dictionary interrogation Of transportation might
be the opening wedge to bring it about
For the past thirty years in this country,
the National Legislature has consistently main
tanned policy OF preserving competition be-
tween all forms Of transport.
The strides made by aviation during World
War II assure a great air transport fleet Of
commercial and private airplanes in the post
war years ahead. But that doesn't mean the
end Of railroads, steamships, buses, trolleys,
motor trucks and automobiles. In fact air
TRANSPORTATION will increase the other forrE Of
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The Literary Guidepost

Disney organization in Hollywood,
which began in 1887, and ended in
June Of 1941, when Baker was in
Quoted into the Army. He spent
his evenings, after induction, draw
ing pictures of a bewildered civil
ian trying very hard to make him
self into soldier, and when Yank
was formed, Baker and his CT
were absorbed at once. The new
book is called 1.-THE Sad Sack"
which is very 1odical, lSimon &
Shuster; so
Probably it is a matter Of taste.
but this reader also thinks Gard
ner Rea very funny. I like Rea
because he does not lean too heavi-
ly on the phony .''sophistication"
that attacks so many jokesters
whose subjects are largely metro
politan. Mcbride; 81
And there is another collection.
this one miscellaneous, from the
Saturday Evening Posts pages.
Many Of the drawings are hilari-
Gus, and why wouldn't they be with
people like George Price, Whitney
barrow, Ted Key and several
score besides doing the work?
(Whittlesey; so
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
Victory Fleet

This war, like any other war is battle
of logistics. And prime reason for our GER
tain victory is that we have not only beaten
the enemy at production and supply, but also
have beaten some grave transportation prob
lens including the determined enemy cam
paign against our shipping.
These facts have aften been emphasized
and credit has been bestowed all along the
line, from the American railroads contribu-
ton to that OF the Army engineers, who have
followed on the heels Of our advancing forces
in Europe with petroleum pipelines W h i c h
made possible the speed Of that advance. But
perhaps no transportation story is any more
colorful and admirable than that Of the Mer-
chant Marine.
The country has now celebrated three Vic
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DRYDOCK LAUNCHING
SCHEDULED TUESDAY

The ARDC 4, the fifth drydock
to be completed at the yards of
the Tidewater Construction COM
pany On the Northeast Cape Fear
river, will be christened and
placed in service at p. m. Tues
day, Commander H. B. Buse, Off
Ger in charge of construction. an
nounced yesterday.
The sponsor will be Mrs. w. l..
Richards of Baltimore, wife Of
Capt. Richards, Gee, U. S. Navy,
head of the fleet and industrial
facilities division Of Construction
department, Bureau Of Yards and
Docks, Navy department, Wash
ington, D. c.
The matron of honor will be
Mrs. E. c. Snead Of ia Brook
wood avenue, wife OF Lieut.. Snead,
USNR, port director Of Whining
ton.
The eighth and last of the 1900
ton reinforced concrete ocean-go-
ing drydocks is scheduled to be
completed about Dec. Is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
Daily Prayer
FOR UNITY

Bound together by bonds of a
common war effort, our nations
have found new unity in their
work for world redemption. In a
hard school, they have learned the
Lessons, which Thou, O Father
OF US all, has been teaching
throughout the ages, of the
brotherhood of man. Thou hast
taken us all into a large school.
wherein we have learned the one
ness OF Thy world. Thou hast given
US a zeal for the protection Of all
mankind, and its deliverance from
an forms of oppression. On a scale
nltnerto Gadreamed OF, we have
neen taught to war for human JUS
tee; and to plan for the relief
OF whole worlds suffering. Out
OF terrible and costly strife has
come this priceless lesson, and we
tnank Thee. Now we pray that in
peace as in war, this unity of ma
t!ons and of individuals may con-
unue and grow. We want to live
IN a redeemed world, such az Je-
sus laid down His life to bring
20 pass. Grant US, we entreat Thee
.nls suprerTe boon, which will ius.
y! Il1y an q wars cost. Amen
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
BY JOHN sELBY
tho cortooniSfS-


1t is always a little difficult to
write about cartoon books, because
there is nothing to say about a
cartoon except whether it is good
or bad. People seldom agree on
that matter, either.
A great many people agree that
Sgt. George Bakers Sad Sack is
pretty funny. Yank has published
all Bakers Army cartoons, n d
now lis of them are being -epub-
nshed in a book aimed straight at
the heart of the Christmas mar
Net, which it quite probably will
pierce.
Bakers boy is a private, the
perennial private. It is said that
Yank's readers have petitioned Ba-
ker to promote the poor guy, and
that Baker has most intelligently
refused. Sad Sack clubs have
sprung up, bonhbers wear the
name on their nose, as do tanks,
and the artist has been shot all
over the world by his magazine 50
that the Sack may share the ex-
periences of his own since he left
high school, but the most produc-
tive one was his service in the
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
By KENNETH L. DIXON

WITH AMERICAN TROOPS
IN FRANCE, Sept. 23-CDelay-
ed-REThe thick fog narrowed
the world to about 40 yards
in each direction. 1t was a
world containing one muddy.
deeply rutted road and vague
pastures on each side.
There were steady sounds
of artillery fire but it was inn
possible to tell from what di-
rection they came. Now and
then I heard an exploding
shell but thick mists seemed to
give false protection when the
explosions were nearby None
OF. them were visible in this,
tiny fog-bound world.
Then came the muffled
sound of voices and the
sushy, sucking noise Of men
marching through deep, rum
ny mud.
The column entered the
visible world gradually, first
appearing as faint forms. 1t
kept coming until the first
infantryman slogging along
under the weight Of full pack
reached our jeep, passed it and
disappeared. For momentary
period the isolation Of that
single part of the world ended
as the column passed through.
The men seldom bothered even
to look at our jeep. They NOV
ed doggedly forward.
Somewhere a h e a d were
Germans. Patrols out there
were trying to establish con-
tact with the will-o-the-whisp
enemy, which would announce
itself only with DEATH These
men were moving up solidly
in combat lines and as soon as
that contact was made they
would dig individual mud
holes and settle down in the
mire to hold their positions.
An occasional muffled ex-
plosion which distinguished The
mortar shell from artillery in
dictated that the enemy was
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
Fever And Chills

When Allied forces finally broke through in
Normandy and began their quick march on
Paris public temperature rose to fever heat
Germany's defeat was to come almost any
day. We wet our hands and all but started
to ring the victory bells right then. Flags that
hadn't been displayed in four years were
brought out and busted off. All aboard for
Berlin, the next stop.
Look at us now. Our chins are dragging
in the dirt. We gather at the corner or around
a radio and wiring our hands in despair Chills
are coursing our spines. AL because the Ger
mans are showing burst of speed in counter
attack and the march on Berlin is halted in
some sectors and progressing at snals pace
in others.
There was nothing in the situation during
the Normandy break through to justify our
over optimism. Our military leaders gave
us no encoura cement commensurate with our
elation. To be sure, General Eisenhower de.
clared the war in Europe might be ended this
year, but with the proviso if all went well.
There is no reason to think that with his
sources of information and his knowledge of
what was doing behind the West Wall, he
had no fear that something might not 60 well.
He was stating a hypothetical case. There
was a negative element in his forecast which
we thoughtlessly disregarded.
By the same token there is nothing in pres
ent conditions on the Western front to warrant
our anguish. Every stand every counter thrust
Of the Germans could have been foreseen, had
we but taken the trouble to investigate the
proposition that the armies Of Reich, being
desperate and with nothing to hope for in
defeat, would fight on with the fury Of wild
animals at bay.
Instead OF despair we ought to consider that
while our forces are not moving ahead with
break-neck speed Allied military strength
in Europe is increasing with the arrival Of
fresh troops, more equipment and Hitler
strength is waning. Even, though only about
q fourth of the 5000 paratroopers who held
out so long near Anthem came back, it cost
the Germans from $4,000 to $4,000. men to dis.
lodge them and their heroic stand made it
not only possible for their comrads to widen
the Anthem area of attack but also to bring
the capture Of some 100000 Nazi troops in
Holland within the realm OF probability be-
cause their escape corridor is closed.
What has been happening along the front
in France and Holland is delaying the day
OF victory, but it does not mean that victory
will not be achieved in Europe.
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With The AEF
Forward Through Thick Fog

not far away. So did the spora-
die sputter Of machine guns
and now and then the bark Of
carbines.
# the soldiers of the column
noted these sounds they show
ed no sign of it. In and out Of
sight they moved-men march
ing from nowhere to no
wnere-through rain, fog and
mud.
Look closely at their beard
ed, rainstreaked faces and you
realize you have seen them
marching that way in Afri-
CO, Sicily and Italy-and other
places in France Taking
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transportation, as It will open vast new fields
Of trade
In order that the United States may have
the greatest transportation system in the world
and maintain air supremacy, Congress must
see that each branch has the fullest encourage
ment in its field, and that all are properly
coordinated for public service without dorni-
nation of one by another for the purpose Of
controlling or limiting competition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30

once vital towns and hills
whose names have now been
lost in the Kaleidoscope wnirl
of the war.
But now they seemed total
strangers and mysterious fig
ments Of the fog, cold and
rain Of war. When the last
one vanishes you wonder as
the jeep churns through pud-
die and starts down the muddy
road, if you ever saw them at
ALL.
But tomorrow's comnunique
will contain one brief clause
mentioning an approximately
three mile advance of Ameri-
can forces in this sector.
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CRIMINAL COURT
CASES TOTAL \

Seventy-nine cases are ooch '.s.
for the special term OF supei .,,
criminal court, scheduled 70 0eI =
here Monday before Judge W. u
S. Burgwyn OF Woodland .,,..,
Four cass of murder are sls's
for attention: Fender D urn n, al,
charged W tn killing Aoag
Meares; Virginia Hail. cn nsssi.
with killing Joe Hall, her nus0a n+.,
James johnson, Jr., charged WI, WIN
the fatal shooting of Joseph M s,.i
tin; and Richard Henry, cns ss,,
with shooting James Chano o.
All of the accused are Negroes {, s.r
. On trial for criminal assam WV WV
be Clarence Garland, James 1es., vi
ans, Rodney Mjntz, Jr'' n'', and
German, Charlie Franks S,,,, sn
Charles T. Sutton. J. W. (chlehs n,
Andrews, Negro, will be trlea ~ ~
attempted criminal assam ill :,
assault upon with Intent " N
young white girl. mill b.
Another prominent case W., WI 1es
that of Bill Rising and Chafn s.t I'M
ter Bair, charged with t pre' l.;t
into the Kingoff Jewelry HIN a;,sr.
July, when $4,000 in Jewels S, a,.as
peared. Rising is a ! S .'.a h,
with attempting to break INV md
Carolina Furniture COMPANY. any. IN.
with occupying a room W.
moral purposes. ,sd
There are miscellaneous 'o ~ il,
highway robbery, assaulF WIZ
jury to be heard. ;1Ih
Two interesting cases " ..ilr,
those charging parties WIN ls M
to list poll and property taAs''
hunting out of season.
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interpreting
The War
By ,K1RKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press War ana,

wax AnalyS
Current Allied operations ~ '''
European west front indicat W u.
tually continuous pressure Nv v VII
defense lines from the lower ~ p saa
to the Belfort gap. Coupled Milne .a4.l
the Scope of Allied bombinn.w with
German supply lines, thew $3.50 81 o.
ly suggested Allied prepa ravas'
for multiple simultaneous ' a aaoa'
assaults. pO8es
In effect the foe is bejns !.
on the alert constantly all , Asp'
a front nearly 500 miles wids '@as
eral Eisenhower is taking FIJI, ven
vantage of his superiority in r a,' d.
bers on the ground as well .. num- \,
all but complete monopoly ot s al an
air to exert a maximum :, ,t,s as
from end to end of the line 'N''a
When he strikes in full t,,
north, south or center as # s ,.lse
inevitable ne soon will do, a ds. .
or dents that could quick, NsN
exploited into decisive b,,.aI
throughs may result. Out Of " I'd
100000 Allied troops in F,' %ae
enough are available in all ,..
ability to maintain this ovs mvS
pressure and still mass ha,
concentrations at selected ,. ,sg
Eof attack. f'N''
The obvious danger point, 4.
handing special Nazi troon ,ss w.
centrations are still in Hon %,
covering the Arnhem-Emmss;.'
gateway and south of Karl,r,,.
to the Swiss border. The first A.
lied attempt to turn the wb ,'
Rhine positions barely failed =.
Anthem. Whether the second will
come there, Or in the Moselle ,p s
tor, or against the Beltort.Mrl.
house-Colmar keys to the an.
proach to the upper Rhine, or Al
both ends OF the line at the sams
time, is yet to be disclosed
Nazi sensitivity to every Al.
lied move in the Moselle secto,
is marked. 1t represents probable
expectation in the minds Of n,
German command that Patton,
American army again is marked
down on Allied books for special
service such as it rendered in
Normandy and up the Lol,
valley.
That seems a justified ap,re.
hension. From what has been rs.
vealed as to the positions Of Al.
lied armies, it seems clear that
the American Third Army has
been compacted into a relatively
| barrow front in the Moselle sss.
tor.
The Moselle approaches 10 The
Upper Rhine and the TranslRhle
segment ct the Siegfried line look
to be easier going than those 10
the south at which the Seventh
Army is beating. They might al
so yield quicker decisive results
from deep penetration once Metz
lis reduced. But it is memories Of
the panic the Third Army spread
behind German lines in western
and central France after the Az
ranches breakthrough that i
prompting an indicated special
Nazi defensive concentrate On
Patton's front.
With some weeks 10 90 Aa'
weather conditions tend to M'
i, mobilize his armies, it is Moon
ceivable that General EisenhoEa
is not about ready to show hA
hand again in full scale s'la'
Until he does and the results can
be assessed nobody's guess AZ A
duration of the war in Europe D"
much value.
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REALTY TRANSFEE

Realty transfers rec0t ,arisr B.
terday by the office OF Aul are:
Rhodes, registrar OF oeeu ~ v. >.
John D. Howell, ct Tx ~ sh
Mckee, ct ux, part OF l0'S r.
4, block 555, city. n F. y
Woodus Kellum, ct TX " sd
Coleman, ct ux, lots l, u T. park
part of I, block 81, suns. ~ Eveln
R. E. Chadwick, ST. " bloa
sprouer, part Of lots ana Il
186, city. n,,te ct Us
lot 40, Harnett to"nS'Df'
MacRae property. ., to lds
Nancy R. Register e. VI a.; ?. block
B. r. Rogers, part OF Nv :
1T, city.
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GENERAL REPORTED

LONDON, Sept. 29]tRHA Ger
man broadcast report that 1t.
Gen. F. A. M. Browsing, field COM
mander of the Allied airborne
forces, was a prisoner Of war, re-
ceived no confirmation today at
Supreme Headquarters of the AL
lied Expeditionary Force.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30

communism, crookedness and I'M
derworld gang politics in labor re
lations and corruption in the Wal
effort that he may with profit re-
lax his austerity and tear into the
soft unde--belly of the new deal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30

Naturally curly hair becomes
more curly in damp weather, but
artlflcial curls tend to straighten
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
TOP OF THE MORNING

TOP OF THE MORNING
know that shall pass this way but once;
Then let me as 60 each day.
Go prayerfully, as though it were my last,
And for the SHINING work and pray.
JESSICA MOREHEAD YOUNG.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
IS Years Ago
Today
(FROM THE FILES
OF THE STAR-NEWS)
SEPTEMBER 30, 1919

Mrs. w.. Houston Moore and
daughter Martha, who have spent
the summber in the mountains of
North Carolina and at their for
mer home in Pennsylvania, have
returned to their home here.
c. L. Blackburn. who succeeds
Lester E. Bond as physical direc-
tor at the Y. M. c. A., has ar
rived to take up his duties. He is
from Montana, but has been in
France with the Army.
Coumcilmen McCaig, Wade and
Hall have been named as a COM
mittee to confer with other COM
mittees with the object of perfect
ing plans to make it possible to
continue the recreation work that
has been conducted for several
months here by the War Camp
Service committee. !.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
Our Chief Aim

To aid in every way the prosecution Of the
war to complete Victory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
Fair Enough

(1Aitor's Noss.-Ths Star and the Nsws accept No
responsibility Ter the personal views Of Mr. P3gler
snd sften disagree with them Essh many Of
bis readers. His articles tbs good purpose Of
making people think
Smyrna times., 1944-03-02
OPEN CAMPAIGN
FOR RED CROSS
CONTINUED from Page one)

at home need the help which the
Red Cross provides. Will they get
it? That's up to you.
The Red Cross is organized to do
these things. 1t knows how to do
them well, but it needs millions of
dollars now because it has a world
wide job on its hands-a job that
has doubled in size in the last year.
Let's all give the Red Cross Vol
unteer who knocks at our doors a
cordial welcome and prompt, gen.
Ierous answer. Think it over now.
Decide how much it means to you
to keep the Red Cross at the side
of your men and women in the SER
vice. Remember the need is great
double or treble last years wifi
is required to meet our goal.
You may never again have an op-
portunity to do as much for those
who are ready to give everything
Smyrna times., 1944-03-02

Man" Golden Text is: Genesis
1: 81. God created man in his own
image, in the image of God created
he him; male and female created
he them. A Bible citation from the
lesson-sermon is: Job 22:21. Ac-
quaint now myself with him, and
be at peace: thereby good shall
come unto thee. A correlative
passage from the Textbook "Sci-
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy
is: Up. 40: 1924 and 4S1: ga and
25S: Hip. Man is the expression
of Gods being. =. Gods being is in
finity, freedom, harmony, and
boundless bliss. :. Man reflects in
nifty, and this reflection is the true
idea of God.
Smyrna times., 1944-03-02
ASBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Robert Il. Green, Pastor, An
nOunces Services For the Week

Rev. Robert Il. Green, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week
Asbury Methodist Church, Rev.
Robert E. Green, pastor, announces
services as follows: Church School.
10 a. M; Harvey c. Jones, general
superintendent. The title of the
lesson for this Sunday is Being
Alert" The school teachers, Christ
First in Everything and Everybody
with the Spirit of Evangelism as
the Heart of the Sessions. Bible
lessons which throb with life inter
est to pupils and teachers are
taught for every age group. Divine
worship, IL a. m. Special Lenten
music by vested Children's and SEN
ior Choirs. Sermon subject: 1.-THE
Christ Who Cares and Seews the
Lost" Methodist Youth Fellow
ship, 6:45 p. m. Service conducted
by and planned by youth. Evening
service, 7:30 p. M; Lenten anthem
by large vested youth choir; inspir-
ing congregational hymn sing;
Guest preacher: Rev. DR.. Walter
Asbury Hearn, District Superinten-
dent Dover District of Methodist
Church; chorus Professional and
Recessional. Bewildered, Christ
said, II am the Way the Truth and
Life" Have you tried Him ?
Tues, March Z, at 1880 p. M, Of
fetal Board Meeting; Tuesday,
March Z, at 1880 p. M, w. c. T. U.
meeting at home of Mrs. Norman
Coleman on South street; Wednes-
day, March 8, at 7:30 p. M, mid
week Lenten service, subject "Jesus
Warns, Will You Heed?" A series
of Lenten mid-week services each
Tuesday evening. The following
subjects will be used: Jesus Prays,
Wont You? Jesus Sorrows, Moth
ing to you? Jesus Bears Your
Cross-Will you bear His? Jesus
Looks at Peter-What if He would
look at us? Jesus Bleeds, Know
Why? Friday, $3.50 pm, Children's
choir; Friday, z p. M, Youth choir;
Saturday, 7:30 p. M, Senior choir.
Smyrna times., 1944-03-02

given the past week in the Opera
House go to show that we have
talent in Smyrna which can be de.
veloped into exceeding interest
such that are in most cases greeted
with splendid audiences.
Under the management and SUI.
pervision of Prof. A. D. Yocum ano
wife, the High School gave a most
interesting program apropos to the
occasion = Washington's Birthday
The program opened with an in
strumental trio by Messrs. Massey
Stevenson and Norris, after which
Miss Margaret Robinson gave in
an easy manner, her defamation
on THE Attributes of Washing
ton" Next came the sweet solo
singing of Miss Nan Cullingworth
of Chester. The "Continentals" did
their part exceedingly well under
the good leadership of Will An
thony, and the Oldest man in the
audience could vouch that those
sixteen boys marched in better
time and unison than any soldier of
the Sixth Regiment of Delaware
Infantry Volunteers of our late
civil war. 1.-THE Truth Tellers," a
modern morality play, and 1.-THE
Garden Scene from Faust" follow
ed. The net proceeds of the enter
tainment will go toward fitting up
the laboratory with chemicals and
apparatus.
Monday night another large con-
course of people gathered and this
time to witness the fourth silver
medal Domerest contest between
six of our school girls. The exer-
cises opened with a solo by Miss
May FAIRIES, who sang very sweetly
to a guitar accompaniment. In
fact the whole program was inter-
Ispersed with our home talent mu-
sic, Miss Kate Beckett singing a
charming selection, and Samuel
Hoffecker giving banjo selections.
Those who contested and the pieces
they spoke are as follows: 1. Alice
Cole, Bible and Liquor Traffic" 2.
Ethel Jones, can Evil Beast" 8.
Edith Beck, Home versus Saloon"
4. Helen Mackey, "a Barrel of
Whiskey." 5. Anna Beckett, 1.-THE
Cry of Today" 6. Alice Beck, "a
Terrible Responsibility"
They all spoke their selections
well, each one seeming to be trying
her best to gain the silver medal.
After all was over the judges,
Messrs. w. o. Hoffecker, L. NJ
Price, and Prof. w. l.. Gooding, de-
cided to award the medal to Miss
Edith Beck, the judges taking into
account the voice, gestures, articu-
lation, memory and general effect.
Misses Irene Roberts and Arie Hyn-
son, superintendent of the Loyal
Legion deserve the thanks of the
public for the evenings entertain
ment.