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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-30
German Prisoners

With the disintegration of German forces
problem serious enough to turn young mans
hair gray over night. 1t concerns the hand.
ling and feeding OF the hordes Of German
prisoners which are mounting to totals I'm.
precedented in any war; Not the figures.
On last Saturday alone $1,000 prisoners
were taken. Since March l, $4,000 had been
captured During the days since Saturday,
when the retreat began to resemble actual
rout the total has been enormously increased.
The job of gathering up their arms, listing
their names and organizations, and finding
places for them in prisoner OF war camps,
providing them with food and other necessi-
ties of life, is beyond the power OF civilians to
imagine or appreciate. And the task must be
performed while Allied combat forces con-
tinue their drive further and further in the
Reich.
The Allied advance has carried Eisenhow-
er's conquering armies so far that the prob
lem of supply is becoming more and more
difficult to solve But this other problem Of
enemy prisoners has grown to alarming pro-
portions.
Marquis Child, back from Europe and writ
ing of the situation on the home front as COM
pared with that on the battlefelds of Ger
many, points out, as has been noted in these
columns that there is nobody in Germany
to make final surrender. AS he says, when
a commander of any rank, raises the white
flag he must be taken in along with his troops
and the entire unit, whether company or ar
my, be held as prisoners of war until the last
group is disarmed
Great as the task has already become, it
is obvious that by this process the Allies will
be harboring the whole armed forces of the
Reich when the end finally comes
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-30
Daily PRAYER
FOR OUR ALLIES

Our prayer today. gr..;.
Father of all men. is for ''oa'
aauntless Allies, who have ,o wi
borne the grievous burden Of m 0as
Grant that their faith NAV .,n
not ana that they may have ia"
and hope in US. Hasten tbs Nv W.
OF victory, that the bitter wr,r
done them by the Toe NAV T X.
pared, and that in the fqnnn' lie Ie'
OF peace we may together a, Silp
at fun l felicity of life. Reme a,l5ss
IN Thy mercy the little natioe e'
which are passing through sn rt,0' 1s
ordeal OF suffering. Lengthen an an
arms IN comradely helpfulness 0u u
them, Grant us the spirit Of jm." =
nation and sympathy. that ' a..
may understand and share ,b W.
sufferings. Bend our knees n ' ooa
slant microscopy prayer. For N o",
whole hope and help is in Tbs a.
Loving Father of US all-Anas
w. TIE. '''eA'
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-30
Interpreting
The War
Bv KIRKE L. SIMPSON

Despite a tactical security news
blackout virtually all along the
flaming Western Front in Ger
many the broadpattern of the Al
lied attack is beginning to take
shape.
1t could be seen clearly in con-
solidation of the American First,
Third and Seventh Army sectors
beyond the Rhine into a single
huge knife, cutting its way into
the heart of the great central
German plain. 1t can be discerned,
too, now in the swift development
of an enlightenment threat to the
whole congested Ruhr area and
the difficult terrain south of it
where stiffest Nazi resistance has
been met.
The news blackout on the First
Army front was raised sufficiently
to disclose that its tank columns
had wheeled suddenly northWard
above the Lawn to leap 40 miles
or more toward a junction with
Field Marshall M o n 6 m e ry S
armies slashing eastward over the
West phalian plains. While the
exact whereabouts of Montgom-
ery's most advanced elements was
unrevealed, field reports pictured
them running wild in the open
cuntry around Munster. 1t seemed
that Montgomery armor was
swinging southwark also and that
the actual gap between the First
Army in the south and British
American tank forces in the north
was less than 70 miles.
A junction would cut off the
whole Ruhr. 1t might completely
cap many thousands of Nazis
troops still deployed in that vast
industrial community of overlap
ping, stone-built factory cities.
Just ahead of the First Army
lies a stem of the Coblenz-Leipzig
super military highway. 1t leads
to a junction with the main Ruhr-
Berlin Autobahn just south of
Hamm, less than so miles distant
from the last officially reported
First Army spearhead at Lang
wiesse. That would be a tWo-day
march for General Hodges armor
at the pace it is moving against
indicated feeble NaZi resistance.
Whatever the geographical lay
out of the Allied attack, however.
its prime objective is entrapment
and destruction of enemy troops
in the field. The fast closing Ruhr
pocket bids fair to yield an even
greater toll of Nazi prisoners and
casualties than did the swift clean
up in the Saarland and Palatlnate
west of the Rhine. That cleanup
paved the way for the mass victory
drive into the heart Of Germany.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-30
RY ERNIE PYLE

IN THE WESLEYAN rASA1 ~
(delayed) - All but six OF our
planes were back from their strike
on Tokyo and safely landed. :,
The six formed separate flight,
and we couldn't believe that all
of them had been lost, and for that
reason our officers didn't feel toe
concerned.
And then came radio message
from the flight leader. 1t said that
one of the six was down IN the
ocean, and that the other five were
hanging around to try to direct
some surface vessel to his rescue.
That's all we knew for hours. When
we finally got the story, this was
it:
Ensign Robert Buchanan, OF Gle
mention, N. j., was hit by flax as
they wre diving on their target
some 20 miles west of Tokyo. Buch'
anan himself was not hurt.
He kept his plane up till he got
over water, but it was still very
much Japanese water. In fact, it
was in Tokyo's outer bay-the big
ger one of the two bays you see
on the map leading in to Tokyo.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-30
CEILING PRICES--iSss

CHESTER, Pa, March 2s.--als
There's nothing new about pric.
control, according to local man
In 1885, he said, the Champaign
county. H., commissioners impos.
ed a 25-cent ceiling price on 4
quart of whisky; Is cents for A
nights lodging for a man and
horse, including supper and feed
II IL cents for a pint of gin; 10
3-4 cents for single meal: Il ~
cents for single horse feed, and
10 "a cents for half-pint of rum,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-30
New Bishops Appointment
Creates Interest In Area

NEW BERN. March 29.-Despite
interest in the war, much thought
is being given throughout the east
ern part of the State to the election
of a new bishop of the Episcopal
Diocese of East Carolina at the
annual diocesan convention to be
held here May 23-24. A number
of outstanding ministers in various
parts of the country are under con-
sideration.
The Ri. Rev. Thomas c. Darst
submitted his resignation last Nov
ember, effective May /, because
of his health. He has served as
bishop for the past 80 years.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-30
Minority Rule

OF the 400, 900 members of the United Mine
Workers union, $3.50 participated in the strike
vote-a fraction less then is per cent of the
total membership. Thus John L. Lewis is au.
thorized to call a strike by small part OF
the workers, another example of the minority
rule which has so long characterized American
life.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-30
SAFE inks THIEVES

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 20.
-U.R)- The persistence recon-
menoed as virtue in their school
days was remembered by a group
OF thieves who hit San Antonio
recently. From local hotel they
wrote to the manager Of a Denver
hostelry: "Your> same was too tuff.
Well be back"
Evening star., 1945-07-02
Don Cossack Chorus Hailed
In Program at Water Gate

Igor the most pretentious number
presented by the group, disclosed ar
excellently trained bass-baritone in
the solo part.
The ensemble was at its best ir
the works from the church liturgy
such as Lvov's "Of Thy Mystical
Supper" and Tchesnokoff's Save
Thy People" where the fine range
of vocal color from tenors to deepest
bass expressed the rich harmonies
and caught the devotional content
Knipper's Song of the Plains" in
which one hears the bugle call anc
the sound of the horses feet, and
the Russian military song, Brave
Soldier" are specialties of the Pla-
toff Cossacks and are nearly always
included in their program.
AS is customary, the final number
is traditional Cossack dance re-
ceived with wild enthusiasm last
night and encored as a matter OF
course.
Mr.. CASTOR who has demonstrated
his versatility this season by di-
recting programs devoted to COM
posers of different nationalities, dis
tinguished himself again in the
Russian works selected for the or
chestra. Himself member Of the
well-known musical Gusikof family,
he brings a particular understand
ing of the Slavic feeling for rhythm
and fire. He achieved these dis
tinctive features while maintaining
the clarity of form ana by rec
ognition of the Importance of the
various orchestral sections in the
interplay of color.
The high spot of the orchestral
numbers was the Rimsky -Korsakoff
"Capriccio Espagnol" which Mr.
Castor spaced SO carefully as to
Evening star., 1945-07-02
WAC Killed, A Others
In Wedding Party Hurt
When Struck by Car

A Fort Belvoir WAC was killed
and three other WACS and g
soldier were injured early yester-
day when an automobile driver
by Fort Belvoir sergeant rar
into group which had just beer
celebrating the wedding of. one
of them. The accident occurred
on Route /, three miles south oi
Alexandria.
The accident occurred, according
to Virginia State police, when the
sergeant's car plowed into the group
which had just left the Log Tavern
Club where they had been celebrat-
ing the wedding.
The dead WAC was Pvt. Lillian I
McAuliffe, of Hudson, Mich, who
entered the Army last September.
List of Injured.
Those injured:
Pvt. Gwendolyn Carter Smith, 81
of Detroit. who was married to Pfc
Leonard Smith. few days ago
fractured leg, cuts and bruises.
Pfc. Herman M. Colston, 26, Athens
Tex, fractured leg.
Pvt. Paula E. Hilmes, %, Milwau-
kee, Wis, shock
Pvt. Martha L. Symanowicz, 81
Bernville, Pa, shock.
Sergt. Otto Meyer, %, of Reeds
burg, Wis. listed as driver of the
car, was charged with manslaughter
by State police who turned him over
to Fort Belvoir authorities. The
provost marshals staff there was
still investigating the accident to-
day.
Driver Roughly Handled.
Virginia State Trooper r. M Les
ter reported that group, including
the five victims, was awaiting a bus
to take them to Fort Belvoir where
they are stationed, when Sergt.
Meyers auto struck them. Trooper
Lester said Sergt. Meyer was seized
by other soldiers and roughly ham
died.
The five victims were taken first
to the Alexandria Hospital, where
Pvt. McAuliffe died a few hours
later. The others were removed
to- the Fort Belvoir regional hos
pital where they were reported to-
day as recovering.
Fort Bolvoir authorities said no
decision has been made as to action
which will be taken against Sergt.
Meyer, pending completion of the
investigation by military authorities,
Two men were injured in the
District early today when two light
trucks collided at Eleventh and K
streets NE.
Oscar R. Funkhouser, AZ, of LOT
Thirty-third street NE, who, po-
lice said, drove one of the vehicles,
suffered a possible pelvic injury,
and Dorsey Davis, 20, of the same
address, passenger with Mr.. Funk
houser, suffered arm and back in
juries Both were placed under
observation at Casualty Hospital.
The driver of the second truck,
which overturned, was John c.
Grimes, 25, of 4l9 Lebaum street
Sc. police said.
Evening star., 1945-07-02
Simon Sadoff Gives
Outstanding Recital
In National Gallery
Nv ELENA DE SAYN.

Among the outstanding piano re-
citals presented this season in the
National Gallery of Art the one
given by Simon Sadoff last night
ranks high. Young in years but
mature technically and artistically,
Mr.. Sadotf carried off his taxing
two-hour program to the mounting
enthusiasm of his audience.
Beginning with Bach'S "Toccata
IN D Major the artist showed al
ready in Brahms Variations on
Theme by Handel the full extent
Of his pianistic equipment. This
great set of concert pieces, written
in a grand manner and orchestral
in dimensions, calls on all the re-
sources of a player, his intelligence,
his physical strength and a faculty
to reproduce, as far as humanl?
possible, the tone color OF various
orchestral instruments the composer
had in mind while developing its
contrapuntal pattern on the piano.
Although Mr.. Sadoff did not go
into such minute details of execu-
ton, which would call for pro-
founder study of topal effects in a
different direction, his performance
was masterful in every respect, ac-
cording to pianistic standards. Ii
Coplands modernistic Sonata" he
showed the same poise and finish
which characterized his playing
throughout the evening. Copland's
idiom has a frank and unreserved
directness, especially if contrasted
with Prokof1eff's sophisticated suav-
ity and elegance of contours as ex-
hibited in his "Contradance, op.
96, No. 2" and waltz from War
and Peace"
Mr.. Sadoff gave interesting read
ings to these works and others on
the program: Chopin's "Ballade in
q minor" Liszt's "Jeux d'Eau la
Vile d'Este" and "Etude Transcen-
dante in F minor" in keeping with
their individual styles. He empha-
sized the somber qualities of Cop
lands sonata, the exuberant humor
of Prokofeff, the poetry of Chopin
and the scintillating bravura of
List, scoring an enthusiastic ova-
ton after each number.
Evening star., 1945-07-02
Nv ALICE EYERSMAN.

The overcast sky and flashes OF
| lightning at the Water Gate last
night divided the audiences atten-
ton between listening to the excel
lent program arranged by Saul
CASTOR and wondering if the hooed-
| for storm would materialize. When
drops of rain fell just as the Cen
eral Platoff Don Cossacks, featured
attraction of the concert, Started
their second group, small exodus
began of those not equipped with
wet weather paraphernalia. The
storm did not develop, however, ard
the program continued to the end.
II was a Russian evening with
the Don Cossack Chorus adding
glamour IN their white silk blouses
and white caps set at different
rakish angles according to the indi-
vidual. Led by the energetic but
modest Nicholas Kostrukoff, the
chorus sang with artistry and fine
vocal quality seemingly in better
form than when heard in ConStitu-
ton Hall. The chorus is noted for
it's fine singers, many of whom are
given solo portions so that variety
is gained in this departure from the
heavy choral ensemble.
Two solo voices carried melody
in Karnovich's ''Churchbells of Nov
gorod" with the chorus initiating
the high and low clang of the bells
as accompaniment. The song Snow
Over Russia" popular in that coun-
try and well known here now
through the Platoff's singers, has a
theme of rare beauty sung by a
tenor and the "Platoff Song" the
Cossack war song, gives fine op-
portunity to a baritone. The aria Of
Prince Galitzky in Borodins Prince
Evening star., 1945-07-02

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Evening star., 1945-07-02
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Evening star., 1945-07-02

ualty company and the Army are
the basis for the suit, in which the
Government seeks restriction of
funds equal to the alleged thefts.
The suit claims that for many
months prior to September, 1912,
and continuing until June. 1913.
money ana property were stolen and
embezzled by employees of the post
exchange.
Evening star., 1945-07-02
Calcium Vital Factor For
Strong Bones, Sound Teeth

milk lat least a quart every ddsf
Many children Just don't like to taks
that much every dagi That's why
Cocomalt in milk is 50 helpful.
Cocomalt" is so rich in calcium, It
makes 3 glasses OF milk equal to a.
whole quart t1s calcium uGIaei (Also
this supplies the days full minimum
requirements for iron, phosphorus,
vitamin B, and d. And Cocomalt's
delicious chocolaty favor makes chii-
dren love their milk.
Start your children on Cocouialt
today. Save this as reminder.
"s huping taps. 10 S-os. glass Of rsszk.
Evening star., 1945-07-02

Doctors report that many a child with
ugly bowed legs or knock-knees might
have grown UP straight and shapely
on diet adequate in the bone-build-
ing minerals and Vitamin d.
Lack Of calcium, for instance, In
the earliest years may do irreparable
danage-but in any case, calcium Is
80 vital a factor that no child brought
up on consistently deficient calcium
intake, can have much chance fe.
strong bones and sound teeth.
That's one reason doctors talk so
much about milk for growing children.
Milk is our best food source Of cal
eiun. Do your children get enough
Evening star., 1945-07-02

avoid any clouding of the ensemble
and to form a framework for the
solo passages by various instru-
ments. The remainder of the pro-
gram was of the Russian dance as
portrayed in Glinka's "Kamarin-
skaya," the Sailors Dance" from
Gilere's THE Red Poppy" and the
"Polovetskian Dances" from Boro-
din's Prince Igor"
Evening star., 1945-07-02
Government Suit Bares
S97,OO Theft in Camp
BY the Associated Press.

by lIit hbsOClHItu FItbS.
SHREVEPORT, La, July IA
civil suit filed in Federal court here
against the National Casualty Co.,
a Michigan corporation, charged
that thefts amounting to $4,000
have occurred in the Post Exchange
funds at Camp Polk. La.
Plaintiffs in the suit are the
United States Government, the
camp exchange at Camp Polk, the
Camp Exchange Council, Maj r. j.
Bayor, post exchange officer, and
Col. John K. Boles, camp command
ing officer
Fidelity bonds between the cas-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-11-30
Tank Battalion
Honor Its Heroic
Dead Nov. 9Th

With the 761st Tank Battalion
at Teisenforf, Germany.-At six
O'Clock on the morning of Novem-
Der 8, 1914, in the Saar Basin,
in Lorraine, France, the 761st
Tank Battalion moved out for its
initial engagement with the enc
my. It was the first Negro-com-
posed armored unit to 60 into
combat.
With the 26th ("Yankee0 In
fantry Division, the 761st faced
the strong German 18th SIS Pan
ger Division-With its added re-
serves, its thirty big guns and
its additional tanks. 1t was the
moment for the big test for the
untried Negro tankers, and they
met it,
At six o'clock on the morning
of November 8, l945, in Teisen-
dorf, Germany, the veteran men,
bers of the 76lst Tank Battalion
stood at Reveille, and for a silent,
yet vibrating, minute paid tribute
to their dead comrades, and
marked the minute and the hour,
when, exactly one year ago they
proved their mettle in combat.
The minute of silent tribute was
ordered by the Battalion's new
and first, Negro commander, Cap
tain Ivan H. Harrison, of Detroit,
Michigan, who assumed command
on November 5th, l945
The 76lst is attached to the
Ninth Infantry Division and is
assisting in the policing of occu-
pied German territory in the
Third Army's Bavarian area,
near Salzburg, Austria.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-11-30
Students Day
AT Philander

Annual Students Recognition
and Awards Day at Philander
Smith College, emphasized by
President M. Lafayette Harris
as a most significant phase" of
the work of the school. was OBJ
served by appropriate auditorium
exercises in which prizes and
awards were made to 90 students,
President Harris award of 500
for the most outstanding Junior
was won by Miss Magdalene
Smith; the Eva King scholarship
of $l25, by Anthony Tyson; the
George r. Smith scholarship of
$35, by Sara Jackson; the John
r. Ewbank; Sociology Honor
scholarship of $40 by Mrs. Sylvia
Tallia Carruth; the Central West
Conference WSCS award of 500
to Miss Victoria Hancock; the
Lexington Conference WSCS $l00
to Miss Marcellette Mcdonald;
500 to Eunice Sparks and a third
500 to Miss Mary Gardner; the
Southwest Conference award OF
500 to Miss Theresa Hoover;
the Oklahoma District WSCS
award of 500 to Miss Gwendolyn
Manning; the AKA Gamma Alpha
Chapter scholarship award tc
James Anna Cooper; the AKA
! Beta Pi Omega Graduate Chapter
award of $50 to Miss Aurelia
johnson; the Sigma Gamma Rho
award of $50 to Miss Allene
Bridges; the Mrs. Omar Kelly
(wife of Bishop Kelly award OF
$3.50 to John Terry; the Atty
VIM f. King Honor Media
award to Isaac Dyer; the Mrs
| w. H. C. Goode, Trustee aware
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-11-30

of S25 to Miss Faustina Sanders,
the Ruth Dozier Scholarship of
$25 to Miss Ruby Jamison; the
First Award Budlong hall for best
kept room to Samuel Whiting
and John Terry; Adelinc Smith
Hall, First award to Miss Willie
Mae Johnson.
Miss Tecola Lee, freshman was
accorded national recognition
when her poem Friendship" was
included in the years Anthology
of College Poetry.
During the past year, students
raised or contributed to the
school through ID organizations
a sum of more than $500 The en-
tire budget of the school totaled
more than 100000 for the year.
The Sixth Annual Thanksgiv-
ing Vesper Hour was observed by
the college, Sunday afternoon,
November 25, at Wesley Chapel.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-11-30
Truman K. Gibson
Jr. Resigns Post
As Civilian Aide
TO See'y Of War

Truman K. Gibson, Jr., for
three years Civilian Aid to the
Secretary of War, has resigned to
return to the practice of Law in
Chicago, Illinois, the Honorable
Robert p. Patterson, Secretary Of
War, announced today.
In accepting Mr.. Gibson's resig-
nation Mr.. Patterson wrote him:
"In view of your five years
service you are entitled to have
your resignation accepted, but /
assure you that l regret to see you
leave.
you have served your coun-
try in critical time with marked
ability and with wholehearted
devotion. In behalf of the War
Department l express our deep
appreciation for what you have
achieved. l hope that we can
count on your assistance as prob
Tins come up in the future. With
your background of experience,
your advice will Be Of particular
value"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-11-30
Truman Asked TO
Veto Return OF
Uses To States

Washington, D. C.-President
Truman has been urged by the
NAACP to veto the legislation
passed by Congress directing the
return of the United States EN-
ployment Service tUSES) to the
states.
The NAACP wire asserted that
under state control Negroes and
other minority groups all over
the country were denied en-
ployment and training opportu-
mites The complete telegram:
Senate passed legislation on
November 20 returning United
States Employment Service to
states. In accordance with your
recommendations to Congress on
September 6, l945, National Asso-
citation for Advancement of Color
ed People strongly urges your
veto of Congress action. Under
state control Negroes and other
minority groups all over the
country were denied employment
and training opportunities. Even
in wartime emergency state prac-
tees were reflected in USES re-
ferrals but in most part correct
ed. Veto power must be exer-
ciSed."