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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-26
The Literary Guidepost

who, the day before he died AZ
Anzio, sent out this dispatch,
We've got the Germans exac"y
where they want US
For the next best, 1 enjoy MI
ler's apt, sensitive comparisons
Beachheads are like circuses, IN
finds, only turned around; me!
open with the slambane Oh
finale and then peter out. he say,
Navy personnel would be 'en
sored right out Of Boston Tor s0iii'
of the words they use. -,
There is little or no matefi@
here for the historian, except per.
haps the official Navy and Coas,
Guard photographs. It's klno u
running commentary on an lnler
ligent observers sensations IN "'
course of the two great LANDINGS
Miller is interested in the men,
not the machine. If he has
theme, it is that America is Wnfl.
Americans are. The sailors al'
not finding foreign places roman
tic.
Just a bunch OF home bodle.'
Miller seems to be saying n.
says it all urbanely, and pohsa..'
It until II shines. Mavne WV
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Your War; With Ernie Pyle

| bowling incidents the other day. He
is Pfc. Roy Sellers, a machine gun.
ner from Amelia, O.
Roy is married and has little
girl two years old. He used to be
a machinist at the Cincinnati Mill
ing Co. He played semi-pro ball
too.
When Roy has beard he looks
just like a tramp in a stage play.
He is only 81, but looks much old
er. In fact he goes by the nick
name "Old Man.
Well one day Old Man was try
ing to ride a Japanese bicycle along
the bank of little river where we
camped. The ground was rough
and the bicycle had only one pedal
and Roy was having a struggle tc
keep his bike upright. Just then an
old Okinawan, bearheaded and
dressed in a black kimona and
carrying dirty sack, walked
through our little camp. He wasn't
supposed to be at large but it was
none of our business and we didn't
modest him.
He was bowling to everyone, right
and left, as he passed. Then he met
Machine Gunner Sellers on his one.
pedaled bicycle. Roy was already
having his troubles.
AS he came abreast of the Oki-
nawan, Roy bowed deeply over the
handle bars, hit a rut, lost his
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-26
"Fat AS Hogs"

Americans have been shocked by accounts
fined in German prisoner OF war camps. Our
advancing armies have found evidences OF
frightful atrocities. Correspondents writing
for their papers or news agencies have not
dared tell the full measure of cruelty Of Ger.
man guards at these concentration places.
Hardened as they are to human suffering,
many have wept over what they saw.
In contrast comes Rep. Richard F. Har-
less of Arizona saying that German prisoners
of war in camps he has visited are 'fat as
hogs" pampered as favored guests. He de-
mands that the investigation Of prisoner OF
war camps in this country be taken oct ct
the House Military Committee, whose chair
man, Rep Andrew J. May, has denied Ger
man prisoners are receiving special treat
ment, and given to a special committee.
Mr.. Hairless, back in Washington, says:
'"The people who have seen pictures Of our
own boys, emaciated and maltreated in enc
my camps, are in frenzy over this mat
ter which has become national issue. II
is beyond the jurisdiction OF our Military Al
fairs Committee because it involves the en-
tire Congress"
He adds he has plenty of evidence" TO
support the need OF a broad congressional
inquiry, and declares that on visits to Ari.
IONA camps he found prisoners not only pam.
pered but the continuance of Nazi military
customs was permitted.
It is true that we are not justified in de.
manding an eye for an eye for the barbara
ties INDUCED in by German war prison
guards, but if what Representative Hairless
says is true, we certainly would be within
the rights of outraged humanity if we main
tanned stern discipline in our prisoner OF war
camps, even as signatory of the Geneva
Convention. and cut the food, while increas-
ing the work, of German prisoners.
Let's get down to cases and view this pris-
oner of war question realistically If the
House Military Committee can't do the job,
turn the investigation over to a special COM
'mittee that will.
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balance and over he went. The
Okinawan, with Oriental inscrut
ability, returned the bow and new
er looked back.
We all laughed our heads off
who's bowling to whom aroune
here?" we asked. Roy denied hi
had bowed first. But we knew bet
ter. After that he decided to give
his old bicycle way to somebody
less polite than himself.
AS our company was moving for
ward one day and 1 looked down
the line of closely packed marine:
I thought for moment l wa.
back in Italy.
There for sure was Bill Mauldin' s
cartoon character of G 1 Joe-the
solemn. bearded, dirty, dropping
weary old man of the infantry.
This character was Pfc. Urban
Vachon of French-Canadian extrac
ton, who comes from Laconia, N
H. He has a brother, William, fight
ing in Germany.
Urban is such a perfect ringer
for Mauldin's soldier that l asked
the regimental photographer t.
take a picture of him and it has
been sent back to the States. May
be you've seen it. If you have, yor
can prove to any dissenters that
soldiers do too look like Mauldin
makes them look,
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WASHINGTON CALLING 8
by MI.|M
MARQUIS CHlLDS @mI13
.OUIS CHlIDS

WASHINGTON-Thesc who have
dealt with President Truman dur
ing his fist week in office have
come away enthusiastic about his
decisiveness. This enthusiasm has
radiated particularly from the mer
who are directing the course of the
war.
The way Truman managed thu
conference he called with the Sec
rotary of State, War and Navy
was typicaE Under discussion was
the question of trusteeship for is.
lands taken in the Pacific.
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal
explained the position of the Navy
He told Truman that in view of the
responsibility which the U n i t e q
States must assume in the Pacific
when the war ends, it was the hops
of the Navy that no final commit.
ments would be made at San Fran.
cisco on the disposition of conquer.
ed territory.
Forrestai cited what happened
after the last war, when Britain
and Japan entered into an agree.
ment under which Japan got man
dates over all the islands, north
of the Equator and Australia over
all those south of the Equator.
Woodrow Wilson did not know ct
that agreement until some time
late in 1918.
Secretary of War Stimson took
more or less the same point Of
view. Secretary of State Stettinius
argued the case for the trustee
ship concept which originated with
President Roosevelt and was close
to his heart.
When he had heard all three
men, Truman he5itated a moment.
Then he formulated, with some as
sistance from the others, the posi-
ton which the government would
take. We would, at San Francisco,
be perfectly willing to discuss the
form the trustees],ip would take
but, as government, we would be
at this time to discuss
the substance of the plan-that is,
what specific territories should be
administered by trustees.
"That is the decision" said the
President incisivelv, and it is so
There was no eouivocation. In
- ~, eo.-f~~>-.oer '. = =. ---- - ,..l
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lsaInc iEc1sivc plrasc--"It is so or.
dered" -to make clear that h :
controversy is at an end and the
policy determined.
Truman has also made it clear
that he intends t. have no palace
guard in the White House. In the
last months of Rcosevelt's admin
listration there was a constant raj.
of directives from the White House
and Cabinet members were Otter
at loss to know whether the
suggestion" really came from the
President CT not.
If Truman carries on as he has
at the beginning, no room for such
doubts should exist. He seems de-
termined 70 have responsible men
and then give them the RESPONSE
bility
The appe intment of Charles G.
Ross to BIZ press secretary seems
to me good omen Ross has the
highest integrity. Through many
years in Washington, his ability
and judgment have been fairly es.
tablished. He knows the intricacies
of government and press as they
interrelate.
In the same job Stephen Early
worked for more than II years,
and they were crowded, troubled
years. At a time when a large
proportion of the press was hostile
to Roosevelt, Early succeeded in
keeping What was for the most part
a smooth relationship between the
working press and the White House.
He had resigned to go into pri-
vate business even before Roose-
velt's death.
Because of his lifelong friendship
with the President, Ross position
has added importance. He should
be of great service to the new
occupant OF the White House.
It was because he believed that
he could be of sc :v;ce. not merely
to friend, but to the country at
a critical time, that Ross accept
ed the position. It means consid-
cradle personal sacrifice.
This is the type Of appointment
free of any political self-interest-
that can strengthen Truman in his
approach 70 what is an overwhelm.
ing task. If it is precedent, then
it is a happy one
Copyright 1915 by United Feature
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-26
BEDDING TERMED
CLOTHING NEED

The collection of bedding and
infants clothing is falling far be-
hind other items that are being
contributed to the Clothing drive,
Chairman Wilbur R. Dosher re.
ported yesterday.
perhaps the small quantity Of
bedding contributed is due to the
fac. that many persons have moi
realized that it was needed" he
said. 1T very definitely is, the
need being just as great as for any
type of garment
A survey made at drive head.
quarters Of the 14,037 pounds
shipped to date divided the six
clothing types as follows: Infant s
clothing, 485 pounds; clothing for
children, aged three to eight, 1855
pounds; mems and boys clothing,
5,279 pounds; women's and girls
5,187 pounds; shoes, 1,507 pounds
bedding and miscellaneous, 22a
pounds.
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BY w. G. ROGERS
THE FAR SHORE" by Max
Miller (Whittlesey House:

os.5W.
Miller's II Cover the Water.
front" has been a favorite of mine
for long time and / always look
forward to new Miller book with
a great deal of pleasure.
THE Far Shore" also about a
waterfront, two waterfronts, in
Normandy and southern France.
doesn't quite come up to expecta.
tons. It's a philosophical-rumina.
tive work, sort of written from
the side lines though Miller, a
lieutenant commander in the
Navy, was in the thick OF it. The
jacket calls it grim, splendid and
incredible" 1t is none of these.
The best lines are those which
Miller, whose ear is as sharp as
his eye is observant, quotes from
service men. One sailor looking
over a smashed Normandy town
remarks: I'VE sure liberated the
hell out of this place." Another,
accused of taking a cigar that
didn't belong to him, retorts: "A
cigar don't care who smokes it,"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-26
New Driuers' License
Examiner Opens Office

Ray Barwick, of Mount Olive
arrived here yesterday for the plr'
pose of issuing drivers licenses
from the examiners office al
Third and CoWan street.
The drivers license examiner
will be located at the Third and
Cowan ffice Monday through
Thursday from 9 am. to ) pm,
and on Friday until noon. He VIII
be at Burgaw each Friday aftef'
noon until 5 o'clock, and on Sal.
urday mornings until noon he VIII
be at Wallace.
Mr.. Barwick will observe TINS
schedule permanently. His tele'
phone number here is 2-ll49.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-26
TOP % THE MORNING

TOP % THE MORNING
When ] return, no flags and bunting,
please,
No rolling drums, no crowds along the
shore,
This must not be time-worn end to war
With merely thoughts Of gaiety and ease.
We've debts that we rust settle with the
dead,
We're living now because of what they
gave,
A shattered world remains for us to save,
The night has flown, and there Is work
ahead.
Soldiers Return" by Capt H. N. Simp-
son, U. S. M. C.
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pEACE-LOVING NAZIS
By wEsTBROOK PEGLER

German military leaders have been denyin
that they want war. It is in fact getting on TO
three years now since they decided they didn'
want this one-Punch (England3
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n11NpLEs FOR oURMUDGEONs

Commendable plans are afoot for raising
congressmen's pay and building an apartment
house for them It is high time that something
was done for this ill = housed, ill fed, i'll
tennnered nninorjtv-New Vc~'re~
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ELECTED PRESIDENT
RALEIGH, April 25.-tR-Joe NJ
Monroe of Hamlet has been elecF
ed president of the rising sehi0i
class at State College.
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Fair Enough

Editors note-The Star and the News
accent no responsibility for the personal
views Of Mr.. Pegier, and often disagree
with them as much as many OF his read
ers. His articles serve the good purpose
of making people Think
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-17
GERMAN PRISONER Is
TAKEN AT SMITUFIELD
NVllnll

WIImIn9tCN, Jan. r - VAf7 -
TWentv-vear-old EWald Grauer, Ger
man prisoner OF war, was recaptured
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-17

1Continued on Page Thrce3
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-01-17

Continued ON Page TwoO
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broken. The intestines, gizzard and
liver should all be removed together.
The lungs and kidneys which lie
near the backbone must also be re-
moved. Clean the gizzard by cut
ting through to the inner coat, half
way around, take off the outer coat
and remove the bag which is inside.
The giblets, which are the gizzard,
liver and heart, should be washed
carefully, placed in cold water, heat
ed quickly and cooked until tender.
Wash the bird thoroughly inside
and out, and rub the body cavity with
salt before stufing. Fill lightly with
dressing.
To truss the fowl (this is done aft
er stufing) tie end of skin of neck
with string, leaving two long ends to
pull it over the back. Turn wings
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-16

Boris Karloff has been estab-
fishing a br0adcasting record since
he left Hollywood following compile
tiOn Of his role in RKO,s "Bedlam."
Nine programs in sixteen days, in
Guiding three appearances on "In-
ner Sanctum" have kept him busy.
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LYNN SAYS

Let's make good piecrust: Ex-
cellent pastry is the result
achieved from careful measure
ments and little handling. A good,
standard proportion is cup -four,
u cup fat, and u teaspoon salt.
For double this recipe, not more
than "a cup of cold water should
be used.
All ingredients should be well
chilled before working. This is
especially important when the fat
is being worked into the flour. In
this case the fat does not melt,
but is rather coated with the flour,
and the method makes for flakier
pastry.
If too much water is added, the
manipulation necessary to shape
the dough and roll it out develops
the gluten. This makes sticky
dough and tough crust. If too
little water is added, the crust is
crumbly rather than haly because
there is not enough moisture to
bind the crust. 80
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If the butter is too hard, heat q
pan with hot water or otherwise,
pour water out and invert pan
over butter dish. This does the
trick and softens the butter
evenly.
Pour a little paraffin over the
sliding groove in the drawer to
make it slide easier.
When storing empty fruit Jars,
replace lids to keep tops of jars
smooth and free from hicks.
To wash galoshes put in washer
after washing is finished and wash
them about five minutes. Rinse
well and put to dry in a warm
but not hot place. They will be as
clean and nice as when new.
To mix cheese with other ingre-
dents to be cooked, cut the
cheese into small pieces or CRATE
it. If the cheese is soft, press it
through a coarse sieve.
Never have any exposed wiring
anywhere. Replace at once any
broken or cracked switch-plates or
outlet plates. Never use frayed or
broken extension cords.
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tablespoons buttered bread crumbs.
Bake in a moderate oven about 10
minutes, enough to heat through.
Brussels Sprouts.
Clean the sprouts and soak for 10
to IS minutes in cold, sailed water.
Boil with small amount of water
until just barely tender and then add
melted butter and salt and pepper.
Cooked, chopped chestnuts may also
be added before serving, if desired.
There's nothing quite like a good
pumpkin pie to finish off this dinner
of dinners. Now that whipped cream
is back again, the pie can come to
the table, topped with glorious
swirls of that luscious delicacy. Or,
if you prefer, make meringue and
flavor it with maple syrup and then
spread on the pie and brown before
serving.
Pumpkin Pie.
2 cups cooked or canned pumpkin
/ cup brown sugar
! teaspoon cinnamon
W cup cream
" teaspoon ginger
VI teaspoon salt
3 eggs
2 cups milk
Mix all ingredients together in the
order given. Bake in deep dish
pie plate which has been lined with
pastry. When cool, top with sweet
ened, whipped cream and sprinkle
with chopped pecans.
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back and legs to front, close to body.
Draw string up, on each side over
legs, cross it and tie legs down I'M
der and around the tail.
Making the Dressing.
Dressings may be of any type to
suit the individual taste, but they
should be packed into the body cav
ity lightly. Allow one cup of stuff
ing for each pound of turkey or
chicken.
Bread Stuffing.
makes 8 cups)
4 cups dry bread cubes
3 tablespoons chopped onion
! teaspoon salt
N teaspoon pepper
Sage or poultry dressing
Is cup melted fat
Hot water or stock to m0isten
Combine bread, onion and season.
ings. Add fat and sufficient liquid
to moisten (about 70 cup).
Oyster Dressing: Add u to pint
drained, chopped oysters, mcooked
or heated in the fat of the above
recipe.
Raisin Stuffing: Add " cup seed
less raisins.
Celery Stuffing: ~ cups celery,
chopped, should be added.
Roasting Time.
For turkey weighing eight to ten
pounds, use 325-degree oven and
roast the bird, uncovered, for to 31s
hours. For a 10 to IA pound bird,
use 325-degree oven and allow 31z
to 4 hours. For a larger. bird, IA to
10 pounds, use q 30O-degree oven
and allow to Az hours.
Onions Au Gratin.
(Serves g.
Peel cups small white onions
and boil until almost tender in boil
n
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-16

There's a lot of kidding in the
script of the Burns and Allen show
about Georges singing voice. What
very few people know is that
Gracie's long suffering spouse actual
ly began his theatrical career as one
Of 'The PeeWee Quartet" at the
age Of IL.
Howard Barlow has no piano in
his Harvest of Stars" orchestra;
instead, beautiful Elaine Vito plays
the harp. Motion picture companies
have tried to tempt her to try her
luck on the screen, but she prefers
New York, where she plays in Tos-
canini's orchestra. She is also play
ing in Alex Stordahl's, while Frank
Sinatra is broadcasting from New
York. So why bother with Hollywood?
ODDS AND ENDS-Danny Kaye. Won
der Man" star, is the first screen star to
perform for u. S. forces occupying the
Tokyo areG--enteFt0ined 5000 servicensen
IN the Neiji Shrine stadium. Seems
hard to imagine Ethel Barrymore as the
mother in Little Women; she's &c play
that role in Selznick's TechnicoIor version
of the story. !. CaUiB George makes his
first film appearance in several years IN
Notorious; 10 years ago, in Romance"
ne iVas Grefa CARLOS leading man. ]. ).
Barry Fitzgerald and his stand-in held a
hU0.pan chess tourney befiDeen scenes OF
U,,1.r.,. ,,sr,fse AY'ha CforE ClIrhp--fkax 1oare
c1esrsd on By Betty Hutton.
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STAGE Isl REEN RADIO
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By VIRGINIA VALE

ny VAEsOA4NAA VGAA1
THERE'S a line of dialogue
i in the script for Information
ais "The Stranger" where Lor-
eta Young confdes to Orson
Welles that she's a victim OF
acrophobia. That word threw
everyone in the cast but Welles.
''It's fear of high places" said
he. 81 know because / used to
have it myself. / cured myself by
mountain climbing in the Alps;
picked out the sheerest drops I could
find and stared over the edge" But
for 1.-THE Stranger" they built the
highest set ever erected in Holly
wood, a 13-story church spire; Ed
ward G. Robinson, Loretta and
Welles do a dramatic scene part
way up it. And who was it who had
an attack Of acrophobia? Why Or
son Wellesl
Robert Benchley appears in Holly
wood Victory Caravan, the all-star
featurette sponsored by the war
activities committee, Hollywood div
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How to Prepare Turkey.

opening carefully
under one of the
legs, or at the
vent, and remove
them carefully,
taking care that
the gall bladder
which lies near
the liver iS not
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LYNN CHAMBERS
MENU IDEA

Chilled Cider and
Cranberry Juice
Assorted Relish Tray Crackers
Cream of Tomato Soup
Roast Turkey with Raisin Stufing
Mashed Potatoes Gravy
Candied Sweet Potatoes
with Marshmallows
Onions Au Gratin
Brussels Sprouts
Orange and Watercress Salad
French Dressing
Pumpkin Pie with
Whipped Cream
Beverage MINIS
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ing SdltSO WdIcIs
Prepare III cups
m edium white
sauce. Place on
ions in creased
baking dish, pour
white sauce over
them, and cover
with VI cup graf
Il >L- q
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-16

Constance Moore, GLORIA Dean"
on Hollywood Mystery Time" has
a four-year-old daughter, Gina,
who's pretty smart. Connie was tell
ing friend she was "sans cook and
sans nurse" Gina looked up and in
quired "Are they related to Sans
CLAUSE"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-16

4. TREAD RUBBER
Highest grade rubber available
used exclusively in our process,
the same rubber as that used In
new tires. You get longer
mileage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-16

Yes, it can really be thankful
Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is very "homey"
sort of holiday. Families and neigh
bors gather and share their years
harvest. The food, too, is of the
honey type: Mr.. Turkey, proud,
plump and bursting with good stuff
ing; crisp, crackly cranberries; hot,
fluffy rolls; relishes fresh from the
cupboard in the cellar; and, of
course, the GROWING touch, pump
kin pie, shiny and plain or topped
with whipped cream, if you wish.
One of the incest centerpieces for
Thanksgiving table is made Of
fruit. There are rosy-cheeked ap-
Piles, golden-hued pears, flaming or
anges, all woven with strings of
cranberry and clusters of grapes.
Yes, pretty, and good to eat, tool
An easy way to serve is to have
cups of chilled cider in the living
room before the serious business of
dinner begins. Don't forget to pass
crackers, sailed nuts, and relishes
with the first course. Or, if the
weather is mite chilly, try hot cup
fuls Of tomato juice, spiced up with
bit of lemon juice. These will
help break the ice and bring the
folks to the table in a jovial mood.
How to Prepare Turkey.
SINCE the bird by holding over
flame. Remove pin feathers with
knife or tweezers. Remove oil bag
from tail.
If internal organs have not been
removed by the butcher. make an
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-16

Sitting through a Jap-made movie
is the last word In agony, ac-
cording to Tom Neal, who plays the
title role in "First Yank into
Tokyo" Neal, cast as an American
serviceman who undergoes facial
surgery, so that he can pretend to be
a Jap sergeant, for intelligence pur-
poses, had to sit through "Kimona"
81 times, studying the performance
of the Japanese star of the picture.