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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-17
Caution Needed

The Winston-Salem Journal Seminal points
out that though the swimming season is young
it has already been marred by many drown
ings, and attributes it in part to the fact
that once in the water, too many Individuals
seem to lose the sense of caution.
The newspapers comments on the situation
and obvious remedy are pertinent 1t says:
''They tthe individuals above referred to-
take big risks in the seeming faith that Provi
dence will save them from the consequences
of their own recklessness Children and Adults
who cannot swim oftimes 60 out into the water
over thei1 heads, or without adequate swim
ming or rowing experience 60 on boating trips
From the safety standpoint, the coy
lies not in forbidding the nonswimmers - be-
come acquainted with the pleasure and health
giving benefits of water sports and recreation
but in the insistence that they take no Unnec'
essary risks until they have learned how to
swim, and that they observe sound rules .
caution even when they have learned how
Boaters who know how to swim and who go
out on boats wearing only swimming trunks
are best prepared to deal with any enaergen-
cy which may Unexpectedly arise.
'Childrer, even though fairly good swim
mers, should not be allowed to 60 in SWIM
ming at places where there are no life-guards
or good adult swimmers at hand to safeguard
them.''
We are in complete agreement with the
Journal SentinePs conclusion that during the
water-spo.ts season an ounce of caution may
save life
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-17
Truman's Position

President Truman Prime Minister Churchill
and Premier Stain, having arrived in Berlin
are ready for the Potsdam conference which
is expected to lay the foundation of lasting
peace in a disturbed world Their success will
depend in large measure upon the willingness
of all to meet each other half way in a pro-
gram which is bound to involve much give and
take.
IT is inconceivable that these men, for con-
venience called the Big Three should agree
offhand on all proposals. Mortal flesh is not
constituted that way But it is reasonable to
believe that, in view of what their nations
have experienced since Hitler threw the world
into war, and the necessity of working out
schedule by which another war OF world dl1nen-
sions cannot be launched, they will gather
at the conference table in the spirit OF toler-
ance upon which, and which alone, brother
hood and friendship can exist
Mr.. Truman is concerned, not alone Tor
world peace, but for bringing to an end the
war in the Pacific, without which world peace
cannot be effected. He will seek to learn the
full limit of assistance in that effort which
may be expected from the British Empire,
and if the Soviet Union will lend a hand in its
! accomplishment.
A certain amount of bargaining cannot be
avoided. Russia has no war with Japan. To
come into it Stain naturally will demand a
voice in future policies especially they af-
feet Manchukuo and islands in which Tokyo and
Moscow have territorial interests. But as we
see the picture Russia is no more liable to
make what may seem to Mr.. Truman excessive
demands than Great Britain in the southwest
Pacific It would appear, therefore, that Presi-
dent Truman's position will in large measure
be that of arbitor-a task in which he will
need the wisdom of a Solomon and the Mis-
sourians outstanding characteristic of having
to be shown.
In his senatorial career and also since he
entered the White House, Mr.. Truman has
proved that he has what it takes With the
able advisers he took with him, we may count
upon his judgment and his unquestioned pow
ers of tolerance and determination in combi-
nation.
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Mosquitoes Happy

The only animals which have the appearance
of especially enjoying this rainy season as
far as we have observed, mosquitoes.
Certainly we mortals are getting no particular
pleasure from it. But if mosquitoes had juris-
diction over the weather, it is just what they
would order.
They are increasing at a great rate. And
there is not a great deal we can do about 1t
for they are prolific breeders in wet weather.
But we can slow them down, if only partially.
We can do it by seeing that no water is left
standing in low-drying puddles or cans. Mes
quito larvae require standing, that is still,
water to hatch. If puddles drained and
cans turnco bottom up that water can &C.
cumulate III them, the Matching of mosqui-
toes will be prevented to that extent
The Wilmington area is fairly free from the
malaria arrying mosquito, but every one that
finds a human victim is an enemy of COM
munty health. On the chance that this varl-
ETY. may be laying eggs in little pools among
weeds in vacant lots, or in cans, which ought
to be going into the nations depleted tin stock
pile but are not it is everybodys duty to see
that no pools or right-side-up containers exist.
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Latin-American Oil

Because more tankers have become avail
able and production of crude oil in Vene-
Zuela has increased, 8 per cent of the oil
now reaching the East Coast is arriving
from Latin American sources.
The Petroleum Administration for War re-
ports that during the six weeks ending on May
Is, 1855 DOC barrels of crude oil from t h e
sister republics reached Atlantic ports. For
the corresponding weeks in 1914 the amount
was 1866, 900 barrels less than 10 per cent OF
the entire receipts.
With the Pacific war making the heaviest
drain upon American production, this import
ed oil for the Atlantic seaboard has great val
ue. Motorists will hope that more will come in,
SO that the ration limitations may be quickly
lessened.
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DailyPrayer
FOR INSIGHT AND TRUST

Ali power is Thine, 0 ChIlSt' any
we turn to Thee in our deep Aeea
for the succor that only Thou ca 1"''
give. We lay before Thee the p lis,tdi
Of our Nation, and of the Ollls'4
Nat. ons. We reverently believe I"o a.
we have responded to Ihy can
duty in taking up arms aga'hsl an
evil foe, which has flouted my |In,
In the depths of our hearts "e az @i
sure that we are warriors OIL oV w..
We should behave as sutA' SI ,r.o
ing Thy terrible might ana ..! 10y
exhaustless mercy. Make senSllIc'
we pray, o Thou Shaper Of Heei .or
our poor spirits that we may 80
be aware of the sacredneSs o. VI
Cause in which we have el'I' l,,sa
May we take constantly 10 L.
in prayer our problems ho
mercy upon our enem'eS' CIV
quicken them to seek an . To.,'
peace. Our prayer is before I" 90
our King and our Leader ]" ~:
confidence that Thou ever heai'.
those who truly pray Ali''"
VIE.
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Chennault

When the strategy against Japan in China
nault wanted series of great air bases ade-
ouately equipped to wage persistent and unre-
lenting warfare on the enemy which at that
time was moving very much as 1t desired
and China, under Generalissimo Chiang-Kai-
shek, was fighting war of retreat In opposi-
ton to this view, General Vinegar Joe Still
well declared air power could not be effective
and that the only way China could make an
effective stand was to train ground troops, a
task he undertook but finally gave up because
ne and the Generaissimo couldn't get along
so we'll.
1t now turns out that both General Chennaut
and General Stilwell were right to the extent
that air power combined with land forces have
been giving the Japanese along China's coastal
area what a very dignified and Addison;an
editor of past generation called "unshirted
hell, since General Wedemeyer took over top
command of combined forces in association
with Chang Kai-shek.
While this was happening, and the attack
expanding, General Chennault with an a i r
force reinforced since the reopening of h e
Burma road and the creation OF the Ledo road,
has struck telling blows, although his Four.
teenth Air Force is still undermined and
inaaequately equipped. This is why his resig
nation is SO widely regretted.
When China was all but at the end OF hel
rope. it was Chennault who commanded the
Flying Tigers little group of planes anc
filters, which flew the hump with supple:
and accounted for hundreds of enemy plane!
aloft and Oh the ground. Without the Flying
Tigers' it is hard to see how China militar,
effort coulc have survived. With the 18th All
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force built around the Flying Tigers" and
Chennault in command, it is fact for which
too much credit cannot be given that japanese
planes are practically driven from China's
soil and heavens
hatever the reason underlying Chennault's
resignation, it is to be hoped that some new
task up to the level of his ability will be
found for him and that he will be persuaded
to remain in the service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-17

Inc, we are in a position in which
We can successfully coordinate
coffee publicity with motion pic
ture publicity. We offer this Whit
ney tieup as typical example of
the method through which Buch-
anan and Company can get direct
help from the Rockefeller COM
mittee.
Through the close connection
that Buchanan and Company ha
with the Nelson Rockefeller COM
mittee, we can assure the bureau
that the publicity they are plan
ming to distribute in these repub-
lies will contain references to the
activities of the bureau
The foregoing information and
quotations are offered as back
ground for Mrs. Roosevelt's denial
that earning a small or large
amount of money is commercial
izing the White House."
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have Is divisions in the valley Of
the Pc (northern Italy,"
MARCH 28-''Distribution of gold
medals to fallen aviators. Balbo's
son (Air Marshal Balbo was shot
down by Italian anita rcraft fire
at Tobruk in 194D who doesn't look
like his father, but remembers him
very we'll, received his father
medal without batting an eye, pale
and proud.
"Then it was the turn of Bruno S
widow (Mussolini's son, Bruno, was
killed in an airplane crash, Aug.
7, 1941.) Mussolini expression was
stonelike and d dn't change. He
decorated Bruno's wife, the wife
of his Bruno, as though she were
any one among those who have
been left alone. Someone asked is
II Duce superhuman, or inhu-
man? He is neither. He simply was
conscious that any weakness on his
part would have been echoed in a
thousand hearts.
"In Venice there have been the
first popular demonstrations
against the bread shortage. :.
II DEce was resentful and sad, and
ordered that the crowds be scat
tered by police using sheathed
swords"
Petacci Family's Evil Influence
MARCH "Gastald;, the for
mer federal secretary in Turin,
comes to me with a story of his
arguments with a partner. Up to
this point there is nothing bad, but
as usual the Petacci family is con-
cerned, and people gossip about it.
THE Petacci family NEEDLES on
one hand, gives political protection
on the other, threatens from above,
intr: CUES from below, and steals in
all four directions. This scandal
will spread and will involve II
Duce. But what can one do to warn
him, especially since two of his
most intimate collaboratiors are
making loads of money!"
APRIL III Duce has learned
from an industrialist that his say
ing is current in Germany: In two
months we shall win the war
against Russia, in four months
against England, and in four days
against Italy
APRIL S - Del Drago returns
from Paris. In Berlin there is moth
ing new on the surface. In some
German circles he was told that
after the offensive on the Eastern
Front, which practically will liqui-
date the Russians, they are hoping
for a compromise peace with the
Anglo-Saxons."
APRIL 6-"When Goerlng was in
Rome we spoke of the possibility
of returning certain Italian paint
ings now in France, particularly
those belonging to Jews which were
sequestered by the Germans.
Among the names mentioned
was that of Rothschild who owned
many Boldinis. Today Goering sent
me Boldini as gift, and his
letter began as follows: Unfortu-
nately, there was noting left in the
Rothschild home. If this letter
is found some day, it will appear
that it was I WHO instigated him
to sack the homes of the Jews and
that he was sorry he had arrived
too late"
Even Himmler Hopes for Peace
APRIL 9-"Alfieri ambassador
to Berlin) has come to Rome on
leave, He does not report ANYTHING
especially important. but is less op-
timist than usual. On the other
hand, the declarations made in the
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-17
owl To Abolish Foreign
News Bureau Services

WASHINGTON, July e.
The Office of War Intorn'a a!9n
has decided to abolish its + ol'. 10
News Bureau, which supplies ~
American press with news INV INV
foreign broadcasts, priAcIp'''
Japanese. owl
Neil Dalton, director OF Wv 'r
Domestic Operations, salo '0|a.
the decision resulted from 'he as
cent action by Congress in red0c+gI 10
the agency's appropriatloh 80,
estimated the step WouId
aboNt $4,000 year.
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Graft Surrounds Family Of Duce
Mistress; Nazis Agre US. A Bluff

Bismarck (Nazi minister in Romeo
are most interesting.
Germany must have peace by
October, no matter how things go,
he said. The army cannot and will
not take the offensive at this time.
=. It has had its spinal column
broken by the removal of its best
mil. tary leaders. There is conster-
nation in the party. Himmler him.
self, who was an extremist in the
past, wants a compromise peace.
England will be ripe for negotia-
tons, especially if there is a pos
sibility of collaboration by the Ger
mans against the japanese in AS a.
Are these the imaginings of Bis
marck, or do they represent Ger
man opinion?''
APRIL 10 - "Host-V enturi ex-
plains the abolition of sleeping
cars, dining cars and first class
cars on the railroads. 1t is Musso-
lini who wanted this prov sion + "
purely social reasons. In Trieste
the other night, the under-secretary
Of the postal service had to be put
into his train through the window.
The government hasn't gained
in prestige"
APRIL 'Mussolini visits the
Society of the Friends of japan.
More and more he likes to refer to
himself as the first friend of ia
pan in the world. De Peppo
ambassador to Turkey says the
Turkish ideal is that the last Ger
man soldier should fall on the last
Russian corpse
APRIL IS - Long conversation
with Donna Edvige Ql Duce's SIS
teri. She wanted to relieve her
heart on a matter which has now
become national question: The
Petacci family. She has made
up her mind to talk to II Duce
about it.
APRIL 14-''The Japanese have
proposed a tripartite declaration of
independence for India and Arabia
First reactions in Berlin are In
favorable. The japanese move to-
ward Europe is unWelcome. Mus.
solini on the other hand would like
to support the japanese in1medi.
ately."
APRIL 21-"Bismarck says the
Nazi consul general in Milan 70.
celves many offensive letters. The
last one ran like this: Eve hear
you are looking for a new resi-.
dence. We offer one which IS verv
beautiful, and worthy of you. of
your people, and of your leader
The address is such and Such The
consul went punctually to the adj
dress, and found himself at the
doors of the jail
APRIL 22--"l Duce informs mo
that Marshal Kesselring, on his re.
TURN from Germany, brought Hit
lers approval for the landing 3D.
Grafton against Malta" (The inva.
sion never came off,
APRIL 24-'The Japanese mill
tary attache vented his CRITICISM
violently of the German att:t.de
and their way of waging war Ger.
man political warfare is all wrong,
according to the Japanese. ,"
Hitler Showing Signs of Strain
APRIL 2s-"Arrival at salzburs.
-. Hitler, Ribbentrop, the usual
people, the usual ceremony. We are
housed at the Klessheim castle
1t is very luxurious: Frrn. ture
hanglngs, carpets, all stuff which
comes from France. They should
not have paid too much for it.
Continued On Page Ten)
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1t is apparent that every German home
garage and barn was potential warehouse
or war factory. Brig. Gen. Stewart E. Rel
mel U. S. Army Service Force representative
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Editorial Comment
NORTH CAROLINA TREES

North Carolina, which has the distinction
of having the greatest variety OF trees OF
any state in the union, is also the nome OF
some of Americas largest trees.
The Morganton NeWs-Herald has JUST pup
lished a picture and story Of shortleaf pine
in Burke county which was the national cham
pion of its species-for size. The tree, recently
felled because it was dying of old age, meas
ured 10 feet in circumference, at breast height
and lowered to height of 1876 feet-a veritable
forest giant.
Other forest monarchs in the western North
Carolina region include sourWood, IN Mount
Pisgah National Forest, 5.4 inches in circum-
ference and 80 feet high and a red spruce in
the Great Smoky Mountains National Park;
141 in circumference and IS feet in height.
Both these would rate as mere saplings as
compared with Burke's gigantic pine. In east
ern Caroline there still remain few OF the
huge longleaf pines and expresses that were
formerly so abundant there. And here in the
Piedmont we still have-despite the inroads
of lumbermen and Of forest fires-many fine
old forest giants. whiteoaks hickories. etc.
1t is Of deep qualification to nature lovers
and to conservationists to note that greater
popular interest is being shown now in the
preservation and perpetuaton of our forest
resources.-Greensboro Record.
-V--
1t is apparent that every German home
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-17
Fair Enough

Editors note.-The Star and the News
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
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-17
CIANO'S DIARY
March 19-May 2, 1912

AS Italy blundered on toward
ruin and collapse, the family OF
Mussolini's mistress, Claretta Pc
tacci, emerged more and more as
sinister, selfish, thieving influ-
ence in the country's lettering So
ciety it is plain from the diary of
Mussolini's son-;n-law and foreign
minister, Count Ciano.
Even Mussolini sister, the ell
derby Donna Evige, b m e
alarmed to the point where she de-
termined to speak out to II Duce.
Ciano admitted to the privacy of
his own records that the family had
become national problem.
International affairs continued to
60 badly. At Hitler's headquarters.
C;ano heard it said repeatedly that
America is big bluff" 1t was
to him the whistling of small boys
past the graveyard.
Ciano wrote:
MARCH 19-'Pavoolini (minis-
ter of popular enlightenment re-
turns from a conversation with
Goebbels Nazi propaganda minis
teri and paints a dark picture of
Germanys situation He spoke Of
a crisis in the regime, and of
walking on the edge of a razor ,
They no longer talk Of beating
Bolshevism. They will be satisfied
if they reach the Caucasus.
"Pavolini related funny story
Wher Goebbels sent Farinacci
(Fascist secretary a bust of Hit
| Ter, the bust was brought by the
gauleiter of Essen, who pretends
to speak Italian, but doesn't. In de-
livering it, he said: Your excel
lency, Minister Goebbels has en-
trusted me to bring you questa
busta (this envelope, something
empty without original ideas).
Goebbels is the first to laugh
about it.
NAILS framing
For Defeat
MARCH 24-"I brought II Duce a
report by Luciolli on Germany. i.
He explains how politics was I'M
able to assist the military conquest.
They talked much about New
Order, but did nothing to bring it
into being. The whole of Europe
languishes under German occupa-
ton.
"Luciolli mentions the fact that
in Germany they now think of
eventual defeat For this reason
they want all the countries of the
cont nent exhausted, so that even
in defeat the Germans will be rel
atively stronger. II Duce W S
struck by the idea, and said that
by the end of 1913 he intends to
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-19

Offers Stock

King-Seeley Corp, Ann Arbor,
Mich, has filed registration
statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission covering a
public offering of 100000 shares
of 5 per cent cumulative con-
vertible preferred stock of $40
par value. F. Eberstadt & Co.,
and Waiting. Lerchen q Co, of
Detroit, Mich, are named as the
underwriters.
The preferred stock is convert
ible into common stock on the
basis of rs shares of common
stock for each share of preferred
stock for a period of three years.
and thereafter on a share-for-
share basis. Stockholders author
lied the issuance of the new
shares at a meeting held Monday.
Proceeds from the financing,
amounting approximately ST.
100000 will be used by the cor
poration TO retire the small
remainder of its funded debt,
expand plant facilities, increase
ownership in its recently acquired
subsidiary, Central Spec I y
Company, and to modernize the
plant of that company, and for
additional working capital.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-19
For Planes, Too

And RauSch isn't the only one.
c. +. Bachle. vice president in
charge of research for Conti-
mental Aviation and Engineering
Corp. advanced a similar pre-
diction before the Society of
Automotive Engineers only last
week.
Bachle was thinking along
the line of aircraft engines. He
predicted that the gap between
reciprocating engines of today
and the turbine or jet-propul-
sion unit now coming along,
may be bridged partially by a
compound power plant in which
piston engine and turbine are
teamed TO get a higher energy
from the fuel.
His idea is that the piston
type engine is too inefficient,
Nwith the exhaust gas discharged
in the air at high temperature,
with resulting waste OF power.
BY utilizing the further expan-
sion of these gases. he believes
a turbine connected with the
engine can augment the power
output.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-19
Eureka Delays
Civilian Goods

NEW YORK, Jan. 1S-EXpan-
sion OF war production and delay
of initial conSumer-goodS output
was announced for the Eureka
Vacuum Cleaner Co. by George t
Stevens, vice president, in opening
a conference OF eastern diStrib.
utors and company personnel here
IN The Waldorf-AStorla Hotel.
we have just undertaken
new war contracts that will
substantially increase our pro-
ductiOn of new electric control
motors for bombers and fighter
planes, pyotechnic signal de-
vices, machine gun chargers,
and other material for the
armed forces" Stevens said.
Consequently, we are delay
ing the manufacture n limited
number OF vacuum cleaners and
CordlesS electric irons which we
were authorized by the WPB to
produce for civilian use early
this wear.
such production will be con-
tingent upon war conditions and
4 availability oi manpower and
materials he added.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-19
Gar Wood
Profits Up

Gar wood Industries, IncS
earned 81 1,0O4,477, or ST a share,
in the fiscal year ended Oct. 81,
1914. Glen A. Bassett. president,
revealed in the annual report,
which compares. with S746,73 or
"a cents a share last year.
Working capital increases by
$685., 189 to 81, ,977, ,907, while the
equity value of each of the 1000
600 outstanding shares rose 10
$3.50 from S6.48 a year earlier
Bassett said.
No provision for renegotiation
adjustment for 1914 has been
made. because Gar Wood does
not believe that its profits have
been excessive. the company head
stated. Renegotiation of 194t
profits. based on a tentative
agreement with the government
reculted in net refund Of about
100000.
Net sales were S44425, IT'S. de-
crease Of S4,012. $50 from the tota
in the year ended Oct. 81, l943