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strength Vital ourceso fields and refineres, arms and munitions plants rail lines ship and submarine bases, airplane fields and factores-all these were systematically wiped out With them, of course, went thousands of civilian workers and billions of dollars in civilian property When marched into Ger many even our own air chiefs were amazed at the efficacy of the blows they had hurled hundreds of miles, at the enemys heart
 But it was in Japan that the real value of air power realized We fought battles in the Pacific for little other purpose than to gain airfields close enough to Japan for effective bombing Our planes caused casuals in few short months than Japan had lost in years the battlefields. Then with only two atomic bombs the ended
 The world knows that future wars will see little if any land fighting flew naval battles They will be eontests-if they develop-to knock out civilian economies in the homelands of the combatants This realization, hope will be of the factors tending to outlaw all future conflicts.
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Imitation Dangers
Washington Post)-

tWaSnlnglOn POSt)
 The public is being diverted and dazzled by visions of things to automobiles radios refriger- ators, vacuum cleaners. Even nylon stockings are said to be just around the corner The guarantee of such abundance is in the rather breath taking speed with which WIPE production controls are being discarded It is based on the assumption that industry will be able to move more swiftly toward maximum production for peace than would be possible if WIPE controls maintained into the postwar period.
 Whenever supplies of controlled materials are sufficient to satisfy peacetime requirements the case for dropping controls is unassailabe. But the "go' signal to competing manufacturers while the industrial materials they need still is hazardous experiment. What is going to happen to prices? The relaxation of controls is also handicap in the way of maintenance of OPA price ceilings Frankly do not share the faith in the ability of industry yet to work out it's salvation unaided. Too quick sloughng off of production controls is the way to inflation In other words, with controls abolished, the pressure of unsatsfied demands at both the pro- duction and consumer end might play havoc With a controlled price system. That is possibility that may not bother manufacturers bent making quick killing by putting their goods the market ahead of competitors. But it is a danger to which nobody employer employee-will remain indifferent if he is capable of taking objective and longran view of reconversion problems.
 We want quick recovery but likewise lasting that will provide full time jobs basis. We do not want inflation-nduced boom that would
  and starvation of others Leon Henderson, former OPA price administrator, pointed out in article published recently in The Post that if the imitation fight should be lost now billions of dollars savings would virtually disappear But the biggest threat he added, lis that imitation may become uncon- trollable and temporary unemployment might be turn ed into real depression" That is the greatest single danger looming ahead. Consumers and investors would not suffer greatly from limited further rise in living costs, but both consumers and investors
 
 an inflationary postwar boom that would lead such booms inevitably do to a subsequent collapse of inflated values and widespread depression accom- panied by loss of jobs
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Washington, advertised for a new radio personality to broadcast a news program to be known as "The Voice of Washington a Latin American diplomat and a representative of the French Gov ernment were among the large number of important government personnel, cab drivers, theatre managers, servicemen and others who responded. Francisco Banda until recently Ecuadorean Consul General in New Orleans, was one of the applicants. Another was Willy Blanchet of the French Pur- chasing Mission OPA officials admit privately, despite reassuring public utterances. that price in- creases, bringing the cost of many consumer goods far above the 1922 base level, will have to be granted soon. They blame the open-handed big business policy of WIPE head Cap Krug. '
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CIVILIAN SUFFERERS

Figures recently published in Japan state that 10000 GOO persons sixth of the country's total population killed, injured or made homeless by the American aerial offensive against the enemy home Islands This accenuates the fact that is becom- ing an increasing threat to civilian populations The day has come when large ratio of military opera ons directed services of supply rather than the men on the front lines. Services of supply originate, of course in factories, mills and on farms manned by civilian workers.
 In World War II we have steady progression in that direction In the opening phases of the war methods There were hints of developments ahead in certain German air activity, notably the bombings of Warsaw and Rotterdam There the Nazi threat, too of total war" But few observers grasped the full significance of the things they and heard; few realized that the basic patterns of ofense being altered
 When the Germans began their blitz of London and other British cities the design became increasingly clear The world began to realize that by knocking out the homeland-mes behind the fighting lines the fighters themselves could be weakened Without supply support the strongest army must wther on the vine In England, during those bleak and bitter days. civilian populations began to know the horrors of battle. It wasn't until Allied air power began to wax strong however that full effectiveness of strategic bombing became known From fields in England and Italy attacks carefully planned to enemy
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port they might have had by their autocratic disregard for civilian needs in such fields as coal mining, steel-making and railroading.
 One of the busiest railroads in the country today is the Southern Pacific, which has handled most of the eastwest traffic to the busy Port of San Francisco. The SIP is a single track line able to carry it's huge volume only by scheduling trains at 10-minute intervals round the clock In order to maintain this schedule, it requires a huge crew of crack trainmen, repair men and other skilled workers. It has done, pretty well even in the past year, although there was recent bottle neck near Fl Paso which resulted in the holding up of 75 trains.
 Southern Pacific officials have been begging the Army to release skilled railroad men with the 80 pOllltS IeuulItu lOI uloCildlBc, Ol tO furlough railroad men in this country with less points.
 Finally, in midsummer, the Army agreed to release 4,000 rail- road men, with 2,400 of them as signed to the SIP But then the Army began going back on it's promise and said it could discharge only 1900 men. A few WeekS ago, the Army released 230 men to the Southern Pacific and said no more were available. The joker is that 24,000 men have gone into the armed forces from the SIP employ ment roster.
 Finally. War Mobilizer Snyder stepped in and forced the Army to release 4,000 railroad men, amidst loud squawks from brass hats that this action would destroy morale
 (Copyright. 1915. by Bell Syndicate. Inc)
 Empire Want-ads bring resultSl
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Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS MSUSED Do not Her home is awfuiy pretty" lis VERY pretty"
 OFTEN NISPRONOUNCED first as in AID ADD.
 Aerodrome Observe the five VoWels
 Mature, perfect, prepared ready
 a times and yours Let us Todays generally adopted practlced opinion"
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BUSINESS AFFAIRS

Employers will require well-train- cd men and women, and many young persons who have been earn ing high wages will be among the growing army of idle war workers. The stars are read as presaging fu- ture success for those who return to school. Tn the Aquarian age hu- manity must rise to it's best possi- bilities.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year that will be educational for men and women of all ages. Broader views regarding human relations will be gained.
 Children born on this day pro- bably will be extraordinarily en- dowed with talents. These Virgo boys and girls will achieve wonders if wisely guided.
 Copyright, 1945)
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taining companion. Gne story they tell about Truman's trip to the Northwest was regarding his salmon fishing off the Washington coast.
 While the motor boat was chugging back to shore, Truman and his old Senatorial friends, Gov. Mon Wallgren and Senator Warren Magnuson of Washington, played poker The stakes were low, but the thrifty Truman was trying hard. to come out ahead It was agreed that, no matter who was ahead. the game would stop the minute the boat hit shore.
 So the President kept up line of banter to the Norwegian skipper.
 Slow her down, Christiansen, " he said, I'm behind. I need a little extra time to catch up
 Or again, it was Speed her up, Christiansen, I'm ahead now. Let's get to shore before the Governor catches up."
 Finally, the motor boat touched shore with the President of the United States a few cents ahead. Skipper Christiansen was just as pleased as Truman.
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BOARDING ARMY MANPowER

Here is one illustration of how the discharge of high-point veter- ans is being held back in the Army-in this case Morrison Field, at Palm Beach, Fla Morrison Field happens to be under the command of Col. Richard T. Knight. the pilot who flew Wendell Willkie around the world and who also flew Henry Wallace through Siberia to China. Col Knight is 32 years old and an excellent pilot. And apparently he liked the which, ,,acon- sidering his age and rank, certainly treated him well. So he thinks en- listed men should stay in the Army too.
 For on Aug 2l, when Col. Knight got orders from Washington that all 85-point men should be dis charged regardless of their techni- cal speciality, the 32-year-old com- mander hit the ceiling. The rest of the day he spent burning up the wires to Washington, contend ing that he could not operate if he discharged 85-point men.
 Many men at Morrison Field, who had not done one real days work a week, were furious. Col. Knight is supposed to repair planes brought back from India for the Air Transport Command But en- listed men say his operation is so disorganized that they are idle half the time and some of the planes have had to be flown all the way to Long Beach, Calf, for repairs instead.
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MODERN ETIQUETTE 'y RoRrRrA LEE

church wedding home wedding?
 wedding preferable when invitations families most intimate friends invited the brides home is usually preferred
 T have forgotten your name"?
 A No t S very unflaterng such thing. l What bouquet?
 bouquet waist bodice of woman gown
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OPA CRACKDOWNS

Just before V-J Day, the Justice Department announced an import ant drive to crack down on black marketeers and violators of OPA ceilings. Some people are now wondering whether the depart ment's laudable move will fall by the wayside now that the war is over
 These OPA prosecutions will come largely under the new Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division, Theron Lamar Caudle.
 MT. Caudle is a charming, like able gentleman from Wadesboro, N O., who was U. s. Attorney for Western North Carolina. Based on previous happenings in his district, it would appear that MT Caudle is not energetic in pressing for prosecution of OPA violations.
 Last November, the Cox Lumber Company in Caudle's home town of Wadesboro was prosecuted by the OPA for violating price regulations. The suit was for S450,000, and the OPA brought criminal charges.
 However, the Cox Lumber Com pany retained very distinguished counsel, Clyde Hoey, former gov- ernor of North Carolina, now U. s. Senator and good friend of MT. Caudle. MT Hoey at that time was not actually serving as U. s. Sen- ator. He had been nominated, which is equivalent to election, but he had not taken the oath of office Otherwise he would have violated
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20 YEARS AGO TIT fmp EMPIRE
SEPTEMBER II, 1925

and Mrs William Gedde left on the steamer Princess with relatives Belngham Wash
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HEART AND HOME

Women are subject to the best planetary influences today which should offer lasting good fortune. It is date suspicious for love af- fairs and many girls will forget their planned careers as wage earn
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ARMY AND RAILROADS

Even the Armys friends on Capitol Hill say the brass hats are killing any chances for public sup
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Jgenson the Admiral watson for Yakua of Education school the bureau schooi M
 Juneau the preceding eportoal staff of The Empire during months.
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HOROSCOPE "The stdrs incline
 but do not cOmpeW
WEDNESDAY,, SEPTEMBER l2

Benefic aspects rule powerfully today which should bring nucf cause for rejoicing in Washington.
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the law which says a member of Congress cannot handle a case against the U. S. Government. However, MT Hoey, just before he officially became Senator, made some representations to Justice De- partment officials
 Suddenly the crimi Gai case against Hoey's clients, the Cox Lumber Company, was dropped There is no evidence that Caudle had anything to do with this. Sub sequently, however, Hoey urged that his friend U. s. Attorney Caudle, be promoted to the key job of Assistant Attorney General in Washington in charge of the Justice Departments Criminal Di- vision. Caudle got the job. Now he is in charge, not merely of OPA violations in Western North Caro- lima, but of OPA violation S throughout the entire United States.
 It will be interesting to watch him and see how he makes out.
 (NOTE-OPA attorneys say the civil case against the Cox Lumber Company has not yet gone to trial, though it is now nine months old. They also say that criminal charges are customary in cases like this, and they never could understand why those charges were droppedD
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LOOK and LEARN %sy c. GORDON

What the difference between elegy eptaph? plant the enemy of the hay y-fever sufferer? B. What is the capital of Pennsylvania? What did the ladder? What dolmens?
 ANSWERS
 elegy poem mourning An eptaph short phrase to be put a tombstone g. Ragweed. Harrisburg. A. Angels
 g. Primitive monuments.
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Weather: Highest, GA; lowest, 57; clear.
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night prizes costumes awarded to the following Montgomery Miss Ideal Hendc Policy George Jorgenson Mrs h. w Frawley Pauline Ness Mrs stan worth Madn. the last the second most comca gentleman
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The W Washingt ion Merry Go Round

(Continued from Page One)
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The sailed south this morning and included in out were William Byngton Rev Rice and Robert
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CAPITOL CHAFF

When Radio station VOL,
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of the B. announced steam healfg Pacific which would be m port during out on company business "h Geddes command
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missing seaplane on nonstop lhght rom san previous day and lowed to Kauai oneaf hours the five crew well although their food supplies ran out first five days.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
My Boss Is A Woman

ing stronger every day, it's important for
them to learn how
Let's call my previous boss Alice and the
present one Louise. Alice was 50 sweet 50
generous, so palsy walsy. No one declaimed
louder than she about now she went to bat
for "her girls" with the big bosses. No one
worked any harder erasing her girls " lni-
tials from work 50 that credit went, anony-
mously. to the department.
When | was promoted and put on an
equal footing with Alice, she loaded me up
with books 50 | could study and hang onto
the new job. She was so happy about my
good fortune!
knitted in the Back
LATER an appendectomy briefly interrupted
my career Alice gave me material to keep
me up-to-date with the work while in the
hospital. And while the surgeon knitted me
in the tummy, Alice knitted me in the
back by recommending someone else for
my new job.
But Louise! Now there's boss!
Little a. the tick Of a clock, utterly
feminine and cute, happily married and
the mother of two well-behaved kids.
Walk into our department any time
Unless Louise happens to be in her private
Office = it's about as private as Grand
Central Terminal, with somebody always in
Evening star., 1945-04-15
''And l like it that way"
says this girl worker.
Here she tells you why

VHE tollo,otng account, ,orttien by a working
uO,pan, was among the hundreds of letters and
articles which poured into our office in re-
sbonse to Willard Walters recent piece
The Coming War ON Women" For more
about them, see Back Talk ON b0ge 22
T HAVE woman boss And l like it.
Il If hadn't worked for other women,
that statement wouldn't seem 50 unusual
But I've had bad Bosses Now have good
one. And I'd like to tell you little about
her. because she's living proof that a woman
can be successful in business and still be
loved and admired by all those who are
associated with her
Normally there is close cooperation be-
tween man boss and woman employee But
here, finally, I've found a woman who in
spires in me as much loyalty as any male
superior ever did She's a woman of whose
position am in no wise jealous. A woman
for whom have respect and liking.
I'm sure now that woman can be a good
boss if she just knows how And with the
trend toward women in key positions grow
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NO BOOST Seen
ON CITY TAXES
Continued From Page One)

Several divisions, including the
police, fire, water. service and
health departments, have asked for
pay increases to go into effect with
the new budget.
Mr.. LeGwin said the determina-
ton not to raise the tax rate would
not prevent the departments from
receiving raises if the city mana
ger and budget committee decid-
ed to grant the increases because,
he explained, they would come
through 'our regular operating
budget. Only IS per cent of our
revenue is collected through taxes
and we're anticipating that the
other IS per cent will take care
of any raises that might be grant
ed"
He pointed out that many city
employees, although their salaries
were not increased last year, were
working overtime and receiving
extra pay for it.
Others, he said, had bee,l given
the opportunity to serve extra duty
and were receiving appropriate
compensation. Included in the lat
ter group, he explained, were
members of the police department.
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HIGGINS FUNERAL
SERVICES TODAY

r,,eral services for Henry Al
higgins, prominent Whining
~ ieweler who died yesterday at
Toes Walker Memorial hospital,
III he held at 5 p.4.4. today at the
home at 412 Market street with DR..
m;llian1 Grove, Jr., and the Rev.
Andrew ]. Howell, officiating. Bu-
.;.l will be in Oakdale cemetery.
pallbeavers will be J. D. Sum-
ue[ Louie E. Woodbury., Jr., E.
NV White. c. B. Newcomb, Ben
cobb. R. H. Tate, George L. Jones
md E. c. Craft, Sr.
Mr. Huggins, who had taken an
.rhve part in the business life q
.se community, was born here
Az Az u, 1879, the son of the late
c Geo ". and Lizzie Allen Hug.
INK He attended the school con-
encted by the late Professor Wash.
instt1 Catlett and completed his
sd1cation with. graduation from
North Carolina State college in
loon He entered the jewelry bust.
aese here shortly afterwards and
was owner of Higgins Jewelry
company at the time Of his death.
Most active in fraternal circles,
he was a 33-degree Mason and
member of St. Johns lodge No. l,
ar and AM. and Scottish and
York ute bodies.
He was a former president OF
+be Wilmington Chamber of Com
merce and was affiliated with the
Cape Fear Country club and the
Carolina Yacht club.
He was a member of the First
Presbyterian church.
Surviving Mr.. Higgins are his
widow. Mrs. Lena Everett Hug.
Gins: one son. Everett Higgins;
two grandsons, Joseph Allen and
John Everett Higgins, and a
nephew, William Henry Higgins.
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4-H CLUBS PLAN
SUMMER OUTING

New Hanover county All club
members may still register at the
office of the County Home Demon
stration agent in the custon1house
for summer camp to be held at
White Lake from July 16 through
July 81. Registration closes July /,
it was stated.
The schedule for the week of
June 80 is announced for Miss Ann
Mason, County Home Demonstra.
ton Agent includes demonstra-
ton on Thursday, June % of the
new variety Logan bean planted
here two months ago in a state
wide experiment.
The bean, one of the snap bean
family, was developed at N. c..
State and has been planted by one
Home Demonstration club men,
Der in each county. It is supposed.
ly resistant to many diseases at
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MRS. MARY T. SELLERS

Mrs. Mary Taylor Sellers, OF
Elizabethtown, died June is at. r
an illness of a month.
A lifelong member of Calvary
Baptist church, of Wilmington, she
moved to Elizabethtown in 1887
but kept her membership in Cal
vary Baptist.
Funeral services were conducted
from the home by the Rev. A. D.
Frazier Of the Elizabethtcwn Bap-
fist church Sunday. Interment was
in Belleview cemetery in Will
mington.
Surviving are her husband, G.
S. Sellers; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah
Allen, of Lumberton, and Mrs.
Annie Newkirk, of Willard; eight
neices and four nephews.
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MEETING PLANNED

The regular Thursday night
meeting of the Loyal Order of
the Moose will be held ON Fri
day night June % according to
an announcement by w. p.
Troutman, secretary Of the
organization. The meeting will
include guest speaker and the
initiation of a large class Of
candidates to the order. All
candidates previously notified
to attend Thursday are now in
structed to be present on Fri
day instead.
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MRS. ELMIRA Y. CLARK

BURGAW, June 21-Mrs. Elnira
Young Clark, 81, died at 9 pm.
today at the home of her daugh-
ter Mrs. T. J. Bradshaw, Jr., in
Burgaw. after a long illness.
She is survived by four sons,
the Rev. T. L. pastor of the Bur-
gaw Presbyterian church, Collins,
of Brookneal, Va, R. L., of Lunch
burg, Va, and R. P. Clark, of Bur-
gaw; four daughters, Mrs. R. w.
Eastman, Mrs. Granville Hender-
son and Mrs. Harry Mcdonald, all
of Brookneal, Va, and Mrs. Brad
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|0KINAWA TAKEN
BY U. S. FORCES
Continued From, Page One)

every American killed or missing
on Okinawa, where the Yanks fac
ed app oximately 100000 Japanese
troops in an 82-day campaign. The
Japanese garrison on Two was
about $4,000 and that island was
reported secured on the 26th day
OF battle.
Since American ground CASUAL
ties last were reported on Ma.
"a, the Ya:1ks lost 1853 killed or
missing ant 1885 wounded in ZIG
days of fighting.
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MRS. ADA MAE MILLS

Funeral services for Mrs. Ada
Mae Mills, II, Of Route 2, Lee
land, who lied at her home yes
terday, will be held at 2 p.m.-
today at the Town Creek Baptist.
church with the Rev. H. S. Strick-
land and the Rev. T. F. johnson,
officiating. Burial will be in Piney
Grove cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, Johr,
P. Mills; two daughters, Mrs. E.
r. Huffan, and Mrs. D. A. Lanier
of Leland; two sons, John H. Mills
and Bonnie j. Mills of Leland; a
brother, Joe Padrick of Leland,
and five sisters.
Funeral services will be conduct.
ed by the Revs. H. S. Strickland
and I. F. johnson at the, Town
Creek Baptist church, tomorrow at
ternoon at o'clock. Interment will
follow in Piney Grove cemetery.