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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-19
q AM AN AMERICAN DAY., l945
BY The President of
The United States of America
A Proclamation

WHEREAS within the last twelve months we
have granted citizenship with It's many privileges
to thousands of foreign-born men and women through
naturalization and have received into full citizen
ship the great numbers OF htlVe-born youth VINO
have come Of age; and
WHEREAS these citizens are giving strength to
our democracy in it's struggle against tyranny and in
it's striving to make secure through International Or
ganzation the rights and opportunities of citizens
in our own and in other sovereign nations; and
WHEREAS the Congress, by Public Resolution
81 approved May g. 1870 has recognized the third
Sunday in May of each year as Il Am An American
Day" and has requested that the President issue a
proclamation setting aside that day for the special
recognition of those who have been naturalIZed or
have attained their majority during the past year:
NOW, THEREFORE,, |, FRANKLIN ID. ROOSE-
WELT President of the United States of America, In
order that We may honor those VINO nave recently
become members of body polite and at the same
time reaffirm our allegiance to the principles OF
American citizenship do hereby proclaim Sunday
May 20, 1915, as Il Am An American Day.,
And call upon Federal, State and local Off
Gals, and patriotic, civic, and education OrganZa-
tons to hold on or about May 20, exercises designed
to impress upon citizens, both natlve-bom and
naturalized the privileges of their new status III our
democracy and their responsibilities for building TINS
Nations security and advancing its welfare.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United States of
America to be affixed.
DONE at the City of Washington this fourteenth
day of March in the year of our Lord nine
(SEAL) teen hundred and fOrty-tlve, and OF the
Independence of the United States of
America the hundred and sixty-ninth
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
By the President:
E. R. StettniuS, Jr.,
Secretary of State.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-19
AIR-RAID SHELTERS
FOR PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON. - II was dis
closed today that AFRAID shelters
had been provided for the Presi-
dent shortly after this counfiys
entrance in the war. A tunnel
led from the White House to the
shelter. which had a reinforced
concrete wall nine feet thick.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-19
STAGE HOLD-UP

Mojave, Cal.--Apparcntly re-
verting to olden days, the from
IMsoiage mail stage VA ia held up
twice in less than month. The
HhiehMasins,assbeaasluwaasl sassia2gsat
the driver of the truck, escaping
IN an automobile with an undo
termined amount of mail. ie- slr
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-19
fO0chOW Reported, To, Be
N Possession Of Chinese
NAZI GENERALS AND
JAP OFFICERS ABOARD
U-BOAT SURRENDER
sn~ A-.n~.-s~s s,re.s,

INV Nssaet~s~d breant
WASHINGTON. Nav 49,
Two German generals and
two Japanese officials were
aboard . U-boat that surren-
dered today at the Ports
mouth navy yard. 1t was un-
officially stated that the Japs
had committed hari-kari.
News reached here from
Chill that a U-boat had sur
rendered at an undisclosed
port in that country.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-19
AMERICAN ZONE

PARIS.--It was officially re-
ported d today that the zone IN
Germany that win be under con-
troll of the American Fifteenth
Army will comprise the Saar
Basin. the Rhine Valley and part
Of the Ruhr. a total Of $4,000
square miles.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-19
LAVAL IN FRANCE

PARIS.--It was reported UNI
officially today that Pierre Laval.
rurPet premier of France during
the German occupation. had been
landed in France from British
warship. 8 t Iii
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-19
TITO INSISTENT

LoNDON.-General Alexander.
in command of the Allied forces
in the Mediterranean. reported
today that he had been unable
to come to an agreement with
Marshal Tito. of the Yugoslavian
forces. regarding Istria and
Trieste. and had referred the
matter to the United States and
Great Britain.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-19

MONROE MEASURE
BECOMES A Law
cay A..ecl.,es Press,

Gssy A~saciatea Press.
TALLAHASSEE. Nav IS.
,-HBlsl. Introduced by Rep
resentative B. c. Papy from
Monroe County, providing
6 fer the appointment of bail
IFS in; the Criminal Court of
Record. became law today
without the Governors sig.
nature.
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-19
LATE BULLETINS

tBy Associated Pressl
HESS. WIFE CAPTURED
LONDON The. wife of Rud-
plph Hess. who landed in England
from plane at the height of the
war was reported to have been
captured today by the French.
The Nome nugget., 1945-10-15

plus if they have joint score of 80 or more, or if they are 42 years of age or over, or if they joined the army prior to January l, 1941.
 Medical Administration an Sanitary Corps officers with point scores of 70 or more, or who are 42 years of age or more, or have been in service since before Pearl Harbor will be released as sur plus.
 It is expected that no later than the end of this year, the separa- ton provisions will be further lib eralized in order that Medical of ficers who become surplus may be released as rapidly as possible.
The Nome nugget., 1945-10-15
War Department Gives New Supplemental Plan For Release Of Medics

HEADQUARTERS, ALASKAN DEPARTMENT - The War De- partment announced today a new plan supplemental to the Army wide officer demobilization, and designed to further accelerate the return of medical officers to civil ian life. The immediate separation of the large numbers of surplus. doctors, dentists, and nurses who are being returned from overseas by special air and ship priorities can be effected under the new plan.
 Major General Norman T. Kirk, The Surgeon General, stated that this plan will return 13,OOO physi- clans, 25,000 nurses, $500 den- lists and large number of other Medical Department officers to civilian life by January 1, 1946
 Alaskan Department Headquar- ters announced today that a large number of Medical Department officers would become eligible within the next sixty days under the new plan of demobilization
 Medical and Dental Corps off cers will be considered surplus and separated from the service if they have 80 points, or are AS years of age or over, or (except for less than 200 scarce medical SpecialiSts) if they entered on ac- tive duty prior to Pearl Harbor Scarce specialists will be released if they entered on active duty prior to January 1, 1941.
 Army Nurse Corps officers will be considered surplus and separ- ated from the service if they have 35 points, or are 35 years of age or over, or are married, or have dependents under IA years of age.
 Physical Therapists and Hospi- tai Dieticians will be released if they have 40 points, or have reached 40 years of age, or are married or have dependents under IA.
 Veterinary Corps officers will be eligible for discharge as sur
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-03
Calling All Closets

April is the month set aside for gathering
and shipping clothing to the needy Of the war
torn world The Wilmington campaign is in
charge Of Wilbur r. Dosher, who has ap-
pointed essential committees, but it ought to
be understood at the start that no matter how
efficient the committees may be or how hard
Mr.. Dosher and they work the campaign will
be a dismal failure without full cooperation
by the people.
There probably is not clothes closet in Will
mington that cannot yield at least one gar
ment for the thirty million persons abroad
who are virtually naked. There must be many
closets that can give up whole wardrobes.
The clothing need not be Of best material or
in the best condition. ALI that is needed is
that it be wearable or patchable.
All Wilmington churches and schools are
designated as repositories. If your children at
tend school or you 60 to church, as you ought,
the question of delivery is easily solved. Take
your gift along when you start for church. Send
it by the youngsters when they leave for
school.
And if you are childless or don't attend
church, 60 out of your way personally and
turn your old buds in.
Above all be sure that you contribute.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-03
The Literary Guidepost

He is very skillful at not miss
ing the forest when he sees the
trees, and at not missing the trees
when he sees the forest. He is
like a man who works with tele-
scope to one eye and a micro
scope to the other, yet manages
to keep both focused.
While he avoids the flamboy-
ance of a Carlyle and the bias of
many other Englishmen, he has
not the aloofness of an observer
like Morris, or the passion of a
Nine. de Stael.
Here you learn by what steps,
each small and unimportant in it.
self, a people may be driven be-
yond the limits Of endurance; how
certain incidents, actually obscure
and slight, have a cumulative eff
feet that will change the course
of history; how vital part chance
plays; in short, how they all COM
bine to 1opple crowns much
as events in the 1905 transpired
to lead to the present chaos.
There are some brilliant char
acterizations, particularly of Ro-
bespierre, Marie-Antoinette n d
the Rolands. There are, but only
rarely and in passing, sharp par
allels with today.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-03

splendor to Greenfield park? Then the trail
would be complete.
Think Of starting at Third and Dock streets,
for example, driving south to the Park, circling
its five-mile azalea -bordered drive for aza
leas eventually will surround the lake, anc
complete the expedition, after heading NORTH
on Fifth, at Red Cross This would be all o:
double the length Of Mobilea "traiP', and il
few years, with proper exploitation, draw
many thousands of visitors, in addition to Civ
ing the home folks a feast for beauty -appre
ciative eyes.
Azaleas grow slowly. We could not expect
to rival Mobile for some years. But this fac
should not be permitted to discourage the pro
ject. Rather it ought to stimulate the city
leaders to quick start.
Let's have an .Azalea Trail without loss
Of time.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-03
Be Patient

II makes pleasant reading, this announce
ment that after nine months following Ger
many's surrender some thirteen billion dol
lars worth of ''hard'' goods will be released
for civilian consumption and that within
wear production Of automobiles for general
sale NAV be started. But it would appear wise
10 accept the news with reservations.
II all depends on Japan. That is to say, II
Allied forces in Europe can be specify ana
smoothly transported to the Far East and II
all continues TO 70 well in the battle there,
American industry may cut down materially
in the production of war tools and turn It's at
tention to the civilian population, with tighten
ing of priority restrictions On the other hano'
IL the transfer of men and material is slow,
If the japanese show powerful resistance, II
the fighting, particularly on the Aslatlc mann
land. is an about combat, as it surely Will be-
and the need for material is at the maximum,
the American people will be In for keep dis
sppointment If they have taken the forecast
literally.
Better far, to wait and see how the conflict
goes in the later phases OF the Pacific war,
than to make plans for the use OF hard gooos
or the buying of new automobiles at a definite
time. With the best Of intentions, the prophets
may be overly optimistic. This is said, not
with the intention of assuming the role OF an
apostle of gloom but only to point out that
many things might happen to delay the change
from, war to peace-tirne production on the
scale Indicated
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-03
By w. G. ROGERS

'THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, :"
by J. M. Thompson Oxford; So.
Revolution is too dreadful a bus
mess to be enjoyed by anyone liv-
ing through it, much less by any
one who fails to live through it.
But secondhand, in history books,
where we may thrill to danger
but don't need to tremble at it,
it is instructive reading.
If right now we don't turn to-
ward the past very frequently, it
is because we fear it will be pale
and savorless beside the daily
newspaper which records the
greatest revolution of our time,
and the b]oodiest of any time.
You don't need to have that
doubt, Or any other doubt, about
this book by Thompson. This is
the best kind Of history; it's hot
ter than the front page, and
thanks to the benefit of perspec-
tive and the time for reflection, it
is much more authoritative.
Thompson does the French Rev
olution from the grass roots up.
He begins in the spring of 1879
with the convocation of the States
general, and concludes with Their
midor (July), 1894, when the ia
collins went to the guillotine.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-03
An "AZalea Trail"

The beauty Of azaleas in Greenfield park
and around many Wilmington homes point the
way for this city to attain new heights OF
achievement by creating what Mobile, Ala
bama, did some years ago.
Mobile, with no finer azaleas than Whining
ton, established an "Azalea Trair' which
stretches from near the center of the pre-war
city into the suburbs, and having done no.
table thing, advertised it far and near, with
result that thousands Of visitors went to the
city during the blooming season jus to see it.
Market Fifth and Third streets have park.
ways. They all contain rose bushes which in
bloom are as magnificent as roses can be. But
1t il to be noted that the roses are only now
beginning to bloom, when the azaleas are
almost through
Why could not these three parkways be
planted with azaleas throughout their length,
and given the same care that has brought such
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-03
Daily Prayer
FOR A DISCERNING MIND

Like the prophets servant of
DID,. Eternal Father, we would
have our eyes opened to the in
visible armies Of God. Enable us to
see the forces Thou hast in re-
serve in this universal struggle
between light and darkness. Make
clear to us wherein We fight on
the side of Thy truth. Enlarge our
minds that We may perceive the
real issues of the war; so that
our zeal may be quickened and
our tolls and sacrifices made more
effective. May the great goals of
life, which are precious in Thy
sight, be dear unto us also. For
bid that we should toy with our
treasures of liberty and brother
hood and democracy and person
atty. BY Thine unmerited grace
exalt us to the stature of men
and women who walk in Christ's
Way, seeking only Thy will and
Thy Kingdom. Amen.-W.T.E
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-03
Okinawa Invaded

The invasion of Okinawa came on Easter,
but the campaign against the Ryukyus, of
which Okinawa is the principal Japanese de-
tense base, began when our carrier planes
launched their attack on japanese warships
and aircraft in the Inland sea on March IL.
The next step was taken when an American
naval task force opened bombardments in the
Ryukyus on March %. During these operations
a thousand enemy warplanes were destroyed
and many ships were either sunk or SO serious
ly damaged that they are out OF commission.
1t was this preliminary assault, as well as
the fact the japanese, having mistaken the
landing place, were taken by surprise, that
accounts for the small losses to the invading
army, the large size of the initial bridgehead,
and the quick penetration inland, together with
capture of two of Okinawas three command
ing airfields.
The strategy employed is a fair index to the
manner in which further advances upon Japan
and the japanese in Asia will be conducted.
1t is the same strategy that has characterized
the Allied assault upon Germany. First air
power, TO disrupt communication ana supply
and dsorganize production; then ground for
ces to finish the job. 1t will be as successful
In the Orient as it is proving in Germany.
AS for the battle on Okinawa, it is not to be
assumed that the slight resistance met by our
amphibious forces will long continue The
Japanese are reported to have some 80, 900
troops on the island They will be in action
quickly and fight desperately.
Japanese forces have not been reduced to
the abject attitude Of many German forces,
but still believe they are destined to win their
war against the American barbarians,'' and
have lost little of their original fanaticism be-
cause they are kept in ignorance Of American
victories elsewhere. Tokyo has propagandists
who know how to work on the emotions of the
troops.
There will be hard fighting on Okinawa and
American losses may be heavy before the bat
tie ends But the island, and all others in the
Ryukyus, must be taken to clear the way
both to Japan and the China coast for the final
showdown.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-03

Some members of the special
Military Affairs committee be-
haved like responsible citizens,
taking an earnest interest in what
they were shown. If Representa-
tive Clare Boothe Luce got the
biggest play in the news, to the
annoyance of some of her male
colleagues, it was not alone be-
cause she was the most decora-
tive member of the party but, ac-
cording to reports given me in
Europe, because she showed an
intelligent understanding ct what
she saw.
Representative Albert Gore of
Tennessee deserves highest praise
for putting aside his congressional
prerogatives and getting down to
a first-hand study at the front of
how our military government in
Germany is working out. His re-
port to the House last week was
evidence Of the hard work he did
during the months he spent in Eu-
rope.
The real link with our men over
seas is, of course, through per-
sonal letters. There is no substi.
tute for it. Everywhere / went,
through ten thousand miles Of
war, they were concerned with
getting the mail moved along as
quickly as possible. Sometimes in
the forward areas there were de-
lays, but most GIs seemed fairly
well satisfied with the way in
which letters from home were
coming through.
Quite few spoke of letters they
had received from former employ
ers. Often these were only form
letters, but to the men who re-
ceived them they were a pledge
that they had not been forgotten
and that a place awaited them
when they returned.
The Importance of this last can
not be overstressed 1t is especial
ly important to men in their
thirties. The war has uprooted
them, often from posit ons
achieved after long struggle.
These older men must do subor-
dinate or even mental tasks. They
are thoroughly aware that the
competition for place and prestige
back home has not been suspended
by the war. In fact, if anything,
the competitive struggle seems to
have been sharpehed in their ab-
sence. In the long intervals Of
dullness and waiting, they begin
to wonder whether there will ever
again be place for them.
We can give the answer, and
at the cost of only a three-cent
stamp. They want to believe in a
secure, stable America, and it is
up to us to see that that is the
kind of America they return to.
Copyright 1915 by United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-03
WITH THE AEF:
Nine Medals OfHonor

a jailhouse stronghold. Rordan
was killed but the jailhouse fell
and half of Casino was won. That
was Medal of Honor number three.
Then it was Anzio and the
breakout in May. Five Medals Of
Honor came on the road to Rome.
One went to Sgt. George Hall,
Stoneham, Mass. An a till ry
fragment sheared off his leg. 1t
Ernest Dervishian of Richmond
Va, went on a one-man roundup
May %, captured 80 Germans and
wiped out three machinegun nests
1t. Berry l Newman, Baraboo
Wis, turned loose with his tom
mygun and cleaned out three ma
chinegun posts and captured II
Nazis. When a company Of rifle
men was stopped, Capt. Bill Gait
Great Falls, Mont, climbed
aboard a tank destroyer, levelec
its machinegun and killed 40 Ger
mans before he fell.
Lanuvio blocked the advance for
four bloody days and nights. A
one place two Doughboys lay
wounded and Pvt. Furman Smith
Central, S. c., took on nearly e
company of Germans. He killed
ten, wounded more before they go1
him.
At Suvereto the magnificent
Tooth Battalion of -Japanese-Amer
ticans commanded by 1t. Col. Cor
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-03
100000 Huns In Trap

While the Russian armies were driving the
Germans back toward Berlin, feat in which
the Reds displayed exceptional skill, it was
frequently announced that they had great num-
bers of enemy troops pocketed and facing an
inhalation, but with almost identical regularity
later word indicated that the Germans, being
masters of dexterous retreat, had escaped and
established new defense ines-nearer home,
to be sure but fighting still.
Now we read that the American First and
Ninth armies have effected the enlightenment
of the Ruhr basin with approximately 100000
Germans trapped therein. The immediate re-
action is to figure that they will get out some
way and join the defense Of Berlin in later
battle There is some justification for it, it the
German army's record in the East is to be
the sole basis for that conclusion.
But there is another view and it appears
logical It embraces the fact that German
forces in the field have for some time shown
strong predisposition to surrender en- masse
and get square meal, and that the High
Command is proving powerless to halt them.
Furthermore, Allied forces in the West are
determined to get this European war over in
hurry and are fighting not only with fury
but good sense well.
A reasonable guess is that few of the hun
dred thousand Germans in the Ruhr trap will
get out.