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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-28
LETTER BOX
PRAISE FROM CHARLOTTE

To the Editor:
Having lived in Wilmington tor
well over year, am taking the
liberty of addressing this letter to
you as an expression of common
dalton and praise of your city and
particularly of an organization
which is functioning on an even
keel despite the handicaps of the
present war emergency.
Being a resident of Charlotte,
and former post office employc,
on my arrival in Wilmington in
July of 1943, I Immediately con-
tracted the Wilmington Post Of
flee as a source of information and
guidance. l was given every pos
sible assistance by your postma-
ter, Wilbur Doher, during my en-
tire stay, which terminated in Oc-
tober of 1914.
NV observation has been that
from the postmaster down the en-
tire postal personnel is courteous,
efficient and we'll trained. Having
had postal experience, l naturally
gave closer attention to the details
of the office than l would have
otherwise done, and I have only
praise for the operation OF that
organization.
Also, from the standpoint of the
maintenance of the building and
its lobby. whoever was in charge
of that department was certainly
efficient, as the building was I'M
usually clean, well kept and well
guarded, even under the most try
ing conditions.
I will appreciate it if you will
give this letter space in the open
forum section of your paper, or IN
such other section as you see tit.
With every good wish for the
future of the City of Wilmington,
which treated me most kindly dur
ing my stay and to your splendid
publication, I am
A Former Patron.
Charlotte, N. c.
March rs, 1915.
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operations at any one of dozen
temporary spots set up in mess
halls or cabins.
Also we broke out cold weather
gear for the bone-chilling days
ahead. An extra blanket was put
on our hunks. Blue Navy sweat
ers came out for the first time
And blue stocking caps, and sew
eral kinds of rain capes with a
parka to pull over your head, and
you even saw few peajackets.
And yes, believe it or not, we
even had long underwear too. 1t
had never been used before, and
goodness knows how long it had
been baled up in shipboard stock
rooms.
Some of it was mouldy. In fact,
the suit they got out for the cap
tain-Well, they had to wash and
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-28
Your War; With Ernie Pyle

dry it hurriedly before giving it
to him, because it smelled so bad
ly from mould.
After supper on the night be-
fore our strike, we saw the movie
The Magnificent Dope" I guess
it's old, but it was good and aw.
fully funny.
At least we thought so, for ev-
erybody laughed hilariously. When
tension builds up in a man before
a period of great danger, the ten.
sion is usually inner. and not Of
ten visible. That's the way it was
at the movie that night.
Except l noticed there were on
ly half as many people at the
movie as usual. And not long af-
ter it was over, everybody had
gone to bed. For they knew there
would be no rest tomorrow.
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"
Carroll" by Florence Becker
Lennon (Simmon Schuster:
$3.50.)
Alice tried to fancy what the
flame OF candle is like after
it is blown out With this rash
quotation which in effect acknow.
Lodges that the task she has set
for herself is impossible, Mrs. Len.
non began her last chapter.
But If Alice, to conclude the ono.
tatlon, could not remember ever
having seen such a thing" She
and Lewis Carroll-should be with
us today, for in this book we see
the flame flare again as much as
it's ever likely to.
c. L. Dodgson was a man ~
many facets, all of them oddities
which Individually added up to
genius. He was reverend artist.
photographer, writer, mathema.
tlclan, lover Of little girls, and he
was Lewis Carroll. He used card
board mats to save table linen.
ne kept his menus so he wouldn't
repeat; he made tea by swinging
the Kettle in 10-minute walk un
and down his room; he entertain.
ed young guests with kind
OF RUDE Goldberg.Sandy Calder
gadget.
Though there are an occasiona,
'opnlstlcation and polish which do
not precisely match the simplicity
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Daily Prayer
FOR DIVINE AID

We have given our boys to the
Nation and to Thee, O Lord Coo
of righteousness; and to Thee we
look for their protection and sue
cess. Unless Thou fightest for US,
all our armed might is in vain
May we on the home front be 50
strong in faith, and in confidence
in Thee and in our forces, that
great sustaining wave OF sentl'
ment may sweep out to our boys
on the farthest front, Stir our
hearts to prayer, and to ever more
prayer. Make us valiant to &C.
cept whatever Thou hast IN store
for us. Prepare our soldiers ana
sailors and airmen for life ana
for death, that whether they con-
quer or fall, they may WIN the
reward of Divine approval Amen
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the cold, choppy seas ne dloh
realize he had suffered fracture
until he climbed aboard an emp
ty life raft and began dodglng Dull
lets from Japanese planes.
Caldwell termed the 80 minutes
in the water the worst e>~ erlencs
of his war career. Bull was pep
pered by shrapnel as ne mace
his way from the forward engine
room to the deck and over me
side. Gale was. four decks oelow
when the carrier was hit .ano IKE
Bull was struck by steel when
he said was flying around like pa
per.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-28
By ERNIE PYLE

In IHE WES1EhN PACIFIC
-DelayeO-There are moments
when a voyage to war has much
Of the calm and repose of pleas
ure cruise in peacetime.
For day after day we sailed in
seas that were smooth and warm,
under benign skies. There was no
air of urgency about us. True, we
kept air patrol in the sky, but
it was really practice gesture
for we were far away from any
enemy.
Sailors at work wore no shirts.
Little punches Of flying fish skim
med the blue water. You needed
dark glasses on deck. Pilots took
sun baths on the forecastle.
Up on the broad flight deck,
clad only in shorts, the chaplain
and executive officer were play
ing tennis, And in the afternoon
the forward elevator was let
down, and officers and men play
ed basketball.
Every night we had movies af-
ter supper. 1t was hard to keep
it in your mind that we were a
ship of war, headed for war.
Then ever SO gradually the
weather changed, as we ploWed
northward. Yesterday and all the
days behind it had been tropica]ly
hot. Today was surprisingly and
comfortably cool. Tomorrow would
be cold. We were nearing the
Great Hunting Grounds off Japan
On the last day you could sense
the imminence of it all over the
ship. Not by anything big, but by
the little things. Our weeks of mo.
notony and waiting were at an
end.
The daily briefings of the pilots
became more detailed. There was
less playboyishness among the
crew Ordinary ships rules were
changed to battle rules.
What is known as the extend
ed action bilr' went into effect.
Sailors could let down their racks
in the daytime. and get little
extra rest.
Meal hours, instead of being at
IL and o'clock sharp, were
changed to run from II till l, and
from 4:30 to $50, so that men
on watch could trade off and dash
in for a bite. The captain never
left the bridge, either to eat or
sleep.
When you came into your cabin,
you found your bunk had been
made up with q flash sheet"
around it. That is a black rub
berized sheet, to protect you from
bomb burns.
Everybody was issued flash
gear" That consists of several
items-a thin gray hood that COW
ers your head and hangs down ov-
err your shoulders; a white cloth
on an elastic band to cover your
nose and mouth; isinglass goggles
for your eyes; and long gray cloth
gloves with n1gn gauntlet.
ALI of this to save your hands
and face from the soaring, flame
throwing blast of a big shell or
bomb when it explodes. On some
ships the men paint their faces
with an anti-hash grease. making
them look like circus clowns. but
we didn't on our ship.
On the lower decks, every COM
partment door was closed This
was done SO that if a torpedo
should hit. it would flood only the
compartment where it struck ant
the rest of the ship would be seal
ed off from it.
The ships hospital was shut off
and the needles set up business in
the many prearranged aid stations
the ship. They could even nerfornn
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RED CROSS COUNCIL

NEW BERN, March PA reg
ular meeting of the Tar Heel
Camp and Hospital council OF the
American Red Cross will be held
on April S in the community
building at Kinston, beginning at
1890, it has been announced by
Mrs. ]. T. Little, Of Greenville,
council president. A meeting OF
the executive board will precede
the council session.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-28
Tough Situation

We can't understand all this excitement over
porcupines eating synthetic rubber tires After
all, lot Of humans these days are eating
tripe which yields approximately the same
gustatory delights-but no publicity.
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VITAL GLYCERINE

Glycerine is vital not only as
the prime ingredient Of nitro-glyc-
crime and dynamite, but is used
IN the quick-drying paints requir-
ed tor our tanks, airplanes, and
battleships.
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From now on, we Americans must share
Tor our own sake-in the responsibility of es-
tabllshing and maintaining peace everywhere
IN the world.-Secretary Of State Edward r.
Stettinious. IL
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY

afHe touched her hand and the FEVER 1e1s
her,"
Whatever the fever His touch can heal it;
Whatever the tempest, His voice can still;
There is only rest as we seek His pleasure,
There is only rest as we choose His will.
And some day after life's fitful fever,
I think we shall say in the home on high,
eff the hand that He touched but did His
bidding,
Cow little it matters what else went BY"
Mary Lowe Dickinson.
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By w. G. ROGERS

"Victoria Through The Look
ing Glass: The, Life of Lewis
Carroll " by Florence Becker
Lennon (Simmon Schuster:
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-12
Auto
Graphs
Labor Ills Suspend
New Cor Showioes
BY sILER FREEMAN

The recent labor troubles
here, upSetting the timetable
for reconversion, have also up
set plans for public showings OF
new cars the latter part OF this
month. The Ford company had
scheduled a showing as soon as
its dealers had been furnished
enough models 10 display.
But they weren't the only
ones. Several other companies
had set tentative dates for
bringing out their 1916 lines.
Now everything is again in a
muddle. One had been set for
Sept. Is, another for Sept. %.
1t is almost certain bet that
neither will be ready in time.
One manufacturer, discussing
the tie-ups, hemoaned the fact
that they happened most inop-
portunely. 1t wouldn't have been
so bad several months ago, he
said.
"But II would have been q lot
worse a couple Of months from
now" another 'comforted him.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-12
Airlines 'Reconver+'

The airlines are delighted at
the dropping of priorities soon.
They have been straining at the
leash for a long time. to take
reservations as they come in,
without dolefully warning the
customers that at the next stop
they may be bumped" by a
higher priority.
II looks like the commercial
lines will "reconvert" fast. They
are getting planes back from
the army, are being promised
others by the plane builders at
an early date and are adding
trained army and navy person
mel to their pilot staffs.
One of the lines serving De-
troit predicts ii will have a
four-engine transport on its
schedule before the first of the
year. But il won't land at the
City Airport. a representative
hastened 10 add. Why? II
couldn't be landed or taken off
there safely.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-12
What 'sNew
In Business
Big Nickel Mine
Climax Of Town
By WARD SCHULTZ

Our tour Of Canadian mines
concluded with a trip through
the international Nickel Co S
gigantic Frood-Stobie Mines at
Sudbury.
When we started from To-
ronto a week ago the Hon.
Dana Porter. Ontario minister
Of development and planning.
said that the further into Cam
ada YOU get, the bigger the
operation. Well. Sudbury lived
UP 10 the promise. with room
- spare.
First we sighted the man.
moth stacks OF the smelter,
which dwarf even those Of
Norsnda. They are OF solid
brick construction, soar $40 feet
in the air and. although they
taper. measure as feet in di-
sneter on the inside al the
TOP.
The mills are large in pro-
portion and here virtually all
the nickel used TO harden
armament steels for the Allied
nations was turned out. Sud-
bury's population about doubled
in the wartime boom and the
experts look 10 an era of STAIN
less nickel alloy" steels TO
maintain the current level of
operations.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-12
Stocks Ease
.Frd(tiona||y

NEW YORK. Sept. IL QNSl-
The stock market settled frac-
tiousliy in forenoon trading today
as traders reverted TO consolida-
tion after yesterdays momentary
show of strength.
Trading was moderate with
100000 shares changing hands in
the first hour.
Rail issues were heavy In early
deals. Santa Fe, Southern Pacific
and Baltimore 81 Ohio losing
ground. Studebaker was strong
and higher but General Motors
and Chrysler we're barely steady.
FractionSalso were chiseled off
leading steel issues. American
Smelling tropped point. Avia-
tions were issegular with Douglas
and Lockheed off and Boeing and
Vultee up.
Food stocks were firm. Oils
tapered as did utilities.
Bond Market dealings were
routine.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-12
Sy|vdniid TO Ask
New Preferred

NEW YORK, Sept. 11-Sylvania
Electric Products, Inc, has today
called special meeting of stock
holders to be held Oct. 10 to au.
thorize a new issue of preferred
stock not in excess OF 10000
shares.
OF the proceeds of this new
stock issue, estimated to amount
to between S10.O00,000 and S12,-
100000. depen ding upon the
amount of stock issued, the COM
pany expects to use S3.864,250 to
call the outstanding 3h per cent
sinking fund debentures due June
/, 1857.
The remainder will be used to
finance expansion of plant facili-
ties and working capital considered
necessary to enable the company
and its subsidiary to meet the
indicated demand for their prod
ucts. Part OF the funds may also
be used TO acquire other business
related TO the compsny's present
lines of activity.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-12
job Drop
Ill Cent

WASHINGTON, Sept. IL
Manufacturing employment has
dropped IL per cent during Au-
gust from an estimated level of
100000 on July 81 to 12,300,000
on Aug. 81, the bureau of labor
statistics disclosed. About 1,400,-
900 rubber, metal and chemical
workers and 100000 factory en-
ployes in other fields were dis
charged during the month, largely
as a result of war contract cut
backs after VI Day.
The figures were described as
the first actual measure of the
change in total factory employ
ment since the end of the war.
Small decreases in employment
took place in nearly all the nom
munition industries. the bureau
stated.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-12
M. S. RuksWe,
M. s. RuksYer
Quick, k,Stepup Due
In Shoe Output

EDITORS NOTE MernH A. Watson executive vice
president Tanners Council of America today acts guest
MeryIe Stanley Rukyse who vacation
Tomorrow John L. Coyr president B. F. Goodrich Co. and
recently rubber the Production
Board discuss the of synthetic rubber
civilian ecenomy)
MERRILL A. WATSON
Executive vice president, Tanners Council America
The termination military leather and shoes
when the Japanese surrendered the immediate
supplies civilians faced
with physical econverson problem The vast supplies of
leather which three be moved inn
medately into peacetme channels of civilian goods.
capita consumption of shoes in the United States much
the American consumed 3 pairs of shoes while the
capita other countries at best only half the
United States standard and countries traled down to
fraction of of shoes This country has been for
leather producing
in the world.
sole upper leather will bring quick stepup the
output the type ratoned Immediate
OF prospective shoe output based the scope OF military cut
indicate high level production during the
months The likelihood is that least 80 million pairs of leather
shoes will be made September and during the fourth
should reach 35 million At this rate of production
would that shoe ratonng could soon be eliminated
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-12

and the eyes kept fixed on the
back OF the ball. In the position
shown, the right leg Is straight.
but il Is not locked. There II q
difference as you will note II you
experiment a little.
Reversing the hip pivot slowly
and simultaneously pulling your
hands down from the top, you
start your shoulder pivot. The
left shoulder starts back and
around and travels at twice the
speed Of the hip pivot because II
must reverse twice aS far in order
that the shoulders and the hips
return 10 the address position at
the moment Of impact.
That isn't nearly as complica.
ted as il sounds and IL you'll read
II again. you'll understand that
action perfectly. In fact. you au-
tomatically swing this way II you
don't press-if you don't struggle
10 swing harder than you can
swing with rhythm.
lproteeted b, John Y. Ollie Co..
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-12
Leather Production Achieves New Efficiency
BY MERRILL A. WATSON
Executive vice president, Tanners Council OF America

Leather production the foundation Of the modern shoe in
dusry achieved efficiency the
to military demands of the Far
leather has been required by the armed than anticipated
the At the peak, 195 produce
ing enough leather for than 60 million pairs of service
leather United States
we'll lendleae half dozen countries
Millions of hides and skins being tanned into leather for
aviation jackets gloves and the nnumerabe other
supply items which modern armies and navies require
Many the technical discoveries the manufacture leather
which stimulated by military necessity will become
available the public Resins and plastic finishes for example
adapted the utility and inherent value Of
feathers taken several months to fill the pipelines
the retail However well before the end
945 will be able buy shoes well
the products for which leather prohibited during the
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-12
7s Miles Of Tunnel

We went down $500 feet in
the Frood mine and at that
level piled into a six-car train
used 10 carry the miners to and
from the actual workings.
Bracing Of the roofs of the
tunnels is steel girders, REIN
forced with timbers. and the
concrete supports on the sides
are whitewashed. There are
more than 7S miles Of UNDER
ground workings in Froo d.
Stobie.
Some idea OF the elaborate
operation carried on in the
bowels of the earth can be had
from the underground power
station. 1t occupies a big cham
ber about three stories high,
hewn from solid rock-and II
looks like a Detroit Edison SUBJ
station.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-12

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Detroit evening times., 1945-09-12
Large Domestic Supplies Help Bridge Gap

The United States is fortunate the of
tera supplies its tanneres that be found in record cattle
herds ocks of time the world
situation the resumption normal hide and skin
imports but large domestic supplies will help the United States
bridge the gap When become eestabshed
the flow of hides and skins to the United States will for
nowhere tanning reached the scientific standards achieved
this
Currently foreign markets of wartime docation
stabilized price for leather the
United States 1t will be vital that the e
wartime controls free world markets
be taken temporary initiation IN shoes basic
o product
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-12
Huge Open Pits

The Frood Stobie veins OF
ore come right up to the sur.
face and here giant open pit
operations are in progress. Not
started until 1888, this low-cost
ore proved a lifesaver during
the war. Production OF these
pits alone exceeded 23.700,000
tons of ore in the last six years.
II is blasted loose and loaded
into big 35-ton Cummins Diesel
trucks, which carry IL UP a
winding, graded road to the
surface and over TO the mill.
The huge open pits are now
900 feet deep at spots and, I
would guess, a half mile wide
and a mile long apiece. You
could drop Willow Run in either.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-12
BeckfII Vital

Back az Mcintyre an endless
conveyor system carrying big
buckets brought sand backfill
from the hills three and one<
half miles away. Some mines
use the "tailings" or waste
ground rock
To do justice 10 the min and
smelter at International Nickel
would require a book, but IN
the rod mill. in which the ore
is ground fine in large bar
rols" filed with steel rods some
100000 pounds OF rods
month are used.
The concentrator has nearly
four miles Of conveyor betting
and uses 160,0o0,0O0 gallons OF
water a month. over 10000
tons a day Of tailings are dis
posed Of with q maximum
pumping distance Of three and
one-half miles.
It's no wonder Canadians are
proud Of international Nickel
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-12

The practical depth at which
open pit operations are profit
able is 500 feet and in a few
years they will be abandoned.
Leslie Beattie, Nickel vice
president and general manager.
tells me that IL takes constant
pumping to keep them dry now
and that when operations are
finished they will probably fill
UP and form two big lakes.
An interesting thing about
underground mining is the use
Of "backfill" or waste material
used to fll up the mined-out
tunnels. Nickel has taken nearly
36,000.000 tons OF ore out Of
the underground workings and
already put hack $4,000, 1000 tons
of backfill.