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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-27
Recovered Treasure

Hermann Goering's art collection is being
the vicinity as care to see it. 1t is marked
private and the value is estimated at 5000.
900, 900.
Goering is the man who claims never to have
done anything wrong in all his life Maybe,
in his code, thievery is not wrong Yet every
piece in the collection was looted from Eu-
ropes museums. It consists chiefly of tapes
tries and rugs, and gold and silver art objects,
to which he could establish no right Of owner
ship in any court of law.
Perhaps he merely took it into "protective
custody
In Norway, authorities are cataloguing items
in collection of stolen art treasures found in
house formerly occupied by Vidlzun Quis.
ling. Its dollar value has been announced, but
it must be tremendous as the collection con-
tains paintings, among others, by Rembrandt
and Reubens. Maybe Quisling too was merely
storing them for safety, until they could be
returned to their proper galleries without fear
OF destruction by the barbarian Western Allies
1t must be source of deep qualification tc
all persons who prize culture that so much Of
the worlds treasure stolen by the Nazis is
being recovered. At the same time it is Z
matter Of deep concern that Hitler and his
robbers probably hid many masterpieces O.
art and literature too successfully for then
ever to be recovered
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-27
More Food Stamps To
Become Valid June |

!. WASHINGTON, May Is. up -
Five more red stamps for meats
and fats and five blue for process
ed foods will become valid June /,
OPA announced today.
The red coupons are w through
"a; the blue D through HI. Both
series, in ration book four, will be
good through September 80.
OPA also reminded that these
other stamps will not be good after
June 2:
Red-Y5. rs and Az through DE-;
-blue-H2 through M; and sugar
coupon No. IS. .
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-27
TOP o. THE MORNING

1.-THE way back to headquarters leads
over an engineers bridge .. Would hte
bridge still be there and could we return
over it. The chaplain glances al his driv-
er's face. His. face is white with the white
ness that comes only to one who knows
what he has to fear. And now the bridge
is lust ahead-and now the car speeds over
1t! Safe! No one speaks for several
minutes. Finally the driver turns to the
chaplain. Yes, He is still with us!"-From
'And God Was There by Eben Brink.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-27
Foster-HM Company
Opens Beach 0fr!

The Foster-Hill Really comp's5
RECENTLY appointed WrightsvH
Beach agents for the Federal F.+
lie Housing Authority, western,
announced the establishment o. \
Office at SO Lumina avenue, on y;
beach, for the handling OF Oe''
rentals, sales and insurance
The war-born housing shortage
the Wilmington area, and the S s".
for improved low-priced n0aa Y
is enormous, it was stated n
the National Housing Agency NJ
the Federal Public Housing y
thority have provided a paf,l11. ia
luton by the conversion Of NJ
obsolete houses anto colnl l.,sl
apartments for military pe-s.
and war workers at n0'lD'
rental. .,,s,
The organization was lh ~
ted in 1882 by William NJ n y,
Edward B. Ward and Woocm .;.s;
lum. Pr.or to then, the op'l d..
was owned and operated ~. NJ. If
a quarter of a century by 'a'
D, R. Foster.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-27

first of tens of thousands to be returned, lnciud
ing some 81, 600 by Poland and Czechoslovaiua
alone It is thought the indictments in Europe
alone may total 100000 What they will num-
Der in Japan is not easily foreseen. But it is
evident that all cannot be punished and the
world settle down to strictly ,peacetime pur-
suits for years.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-27
soNbAY. MAY 27, ,sa,>
The War
BY ]. M. ROBERTS :,

The French, who have ;n
Italy, whose American . e INVADED
armies broke almost entire e1Gulppa
from supreme allied control d' away
the last days of the v ~ OO'as
have a big row on their ba,sss Who
the Middle East, have ss aalloS IN
other embarrassment to the eF d.1 an
opment of Allied policy no,; ueVeI
Europe. p'''cy IN
Luckily, the demars
Frances foreign affairs o, ~ ot
tee for Allied Intervention w t0'i!lNls
ish politics is not likely r. "a 9pan
the point where Britain and ,sa'a
lea would have to give if t aIls'.
consideration. Issued in a m 'O,,oal
of pique at spain's failure t IN .'
over Pierre Laval immediste,r,0 ' a
probably will amount to M
IMAM u an expression of opinion D..
it leads to wonderment wbetho, D d
French, recently liberated ~. .ts
cost OF thousands of Amerjcs u, Ill. ne
British lives, are giving suf FIJI any
thought to the unilateral road ( ,s,N
seem to be travelling. U''
Delicate Problem
Spain presents one of the c,,,
delicate and complicated prsb l,uS'
in postwar Europe, and ultim.,sss
something will have to be DONE E, D.,
there are good reasons for mi wy WI
ing a stick into this hornets r w..
right now. 1t already is too ns s.
an eruption which might re.s l;a'
leftists and rightists in Euron r,
it did ten years ago.
Just as Spain was the tc-;r.
for World War II, so she now wv.
tains a sample of all the elemsr,,
OF chaos in Europe.
Frances Falange has fosto,,,
the communist line that all sn,n
ish republicans are comnunist, !,
order to keep Franco. who h,
wavered at times, believing #,.
the Falange must be MAINTAIN,
to fight communism. The Falsnss
has sponsored acts of violence AMI
attributed them to the commlnig,
to enhance the color of this achrn
The republican group = cclnpos
ed of the socialists, republr.r,
and Spain's two greatest LAIN,
unions-are fighting both commr,
lists and Falangists.
The general public is reporsi
as afraid of communism as Of N,
fascist Falange.
The fiery Catalonians, led by se
minority but extremely active syn.
dicalists, and the more conserv3.
tive Basques are fighting for al.
tonomous states.
Franco has been urged by the
army, the clergy and the Spanish
upper classes to abandon the RAJ.
ange and organize pure military
dictatorship, with or without res.
toration of the monarchy, which
Prince Juan and the royalisrs are
demanding.
Here is a spot, then, where Faa
cisrn, communism, a so-called lib
eral-republicanism and pure clas
selfishness are rubbing each cAz
raw. The French, with an army
just about large enough to police
the portion of Germany they are
insisting on occupying, may think
it all right to become invOMt
right now. 1t is certainly no plaa
for anyone who already has ID
of fish which are going to spoil
not fried Immediately, nor for any,
one who doesn't want commul
ist regime or civil war in SPIT
which, for the moment, is eya
fairly well under control.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-27
MEASURE OF EVERYTHING

It used to be said that money was the meas
ure of everything. Now it's the ration COUPON
that is the yardstick of the nation. People are
rich if they have red points and poor as Jobs
proverbial turkey fthey en't.-Washing-
ton Evening Star.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-27

We cannot support the thesis that because
German leaders acted Illegally, therefore they
should be treated illegally. -President Robert
M. Hutchins, University of Chicago.
It is fine to have an ATC base on the
Jap doorstep, but it will be much better when
we fly right in through the doorway. That we
will do.
Brig Gen Thomas Mardin, commanding
general of Air Transport Commands Central
Pacific Wing
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-27
GENIUSEs

Chateaubriand said: THE most disa stros
times have produced the greatest minds We
ought to be just about overrun with een;uses
then: but are we?-Washington Evening Star
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-27

The dragonfly folds rs r. M, y
spine-fringed legs together "
? net when in flight.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-27
RIDICULOUS

A retail industry having stores from coast
to coast has distributed booklet telling its
selespeople '1how to deal with returned ser
vicemen.'' It goes to great lengths to point
out that veterans are in need of special treat
ment because of their unsettled state OF
mind and because they must be helped in
''rehabilitating' themselves, whatever that
means. Ridiculous as that is its typical of a
widespread and growing misconception which
government agencies concerned with veterans
are trying to head off. A great many people
have developed the idea that servicemen back
from battle are all psychiatric cases, must
be handled with speial care and treatment
like mental incompetents. Officials point out
that to foster such an idea is to underestimate
the stuff of which Americans are made. Most
men returning from the services are too happy
at being civilians again to worry about psy-
chooses and neu-oses, and the only special
help they need or want is in finding job
at which they can earn the decent, peaceful
living for which they have fought.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-27
STILL ON CALENDAR
OPPOSE BILL

Most OF the states Congressional delegation
notably Senator Clyde R. Hoey, are opposed
to the bill to establish permanent Fair En-
ployment Practices committee. 1t would fine
employers who refuse to hire job applicants
because of race creed or color. Though many
have tried to charge the southerne-s' oppo-
sition is besed on race prejudice, Hoey says
he opposes the bill only because he doubts it
will encourage full employment and because
he's opposed to forcing any employer to hire
any employee he doesn't want
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-05-27
CAROLINA
FROM THE
CAPITAL
By DAVID BRINKLEY,
Star-News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, May 26.-The arrangements
are not complete, but it's certain now that
President Truman will put in an appearance
in North Carolina, probably in Statesville.
some time in October. Ostensibly. he's to
speak to the State Senate, but since the Legis-
lature can assembly officially only when con-
voked by the Governor, the Statesville affair
will be more of a social get-together than any
thing else
North Carolinas Representative Robe
Doughton extended the invitation in special
trip to the White House, and his was the first
such bid the President has accepted.
Neither he nor his new press secretary
Charles c. Ross, has offered any idea of what
he plans to talk about while in North Carolina
STILL ON CALENDAR
That airport development bill, which in
cludes appropriations for Wilmington, White
vile, Carolina Beach, Southport and other
North Carolina cities and towns, is still on
the Senate calendar awaiting action. It was
put back there after its introduction on the
floor because its sponsor, Nevada's Senator
McCarran was out of town.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-08-02
Jobs For Veterans In
insurance Promised

Men and women who left insurance Jobs
10 serve with the nations armed forces, will
lind that the business has a twofold edu-
catlonaI program waiting for them upon
their return to civilian life immediately
available will be printed summaries of all
important changes that have taken place in
property, casualty and inland marine insur-
ance Selected centerS will provide re-
1reSher courses. Also available will be ad-
Vanced and special adult educational courses
designed to fit them for better Jobs.
PlanS are being developed for providing
adequate educational facilities for those re-
turning veterans without previous insur-
ance experience, who desire to enter the
business either as agents or company en-
pIoyeS. There will be jobs for many new
employees.
Inc extensive progress in broadening fire
and property insurance beverages, in pro-
wang new types of protection and "all-
risk policies to fit the policyholders' chang
ing needs, makes it desirable for veterans
VINO plan to re-enter the field of general
insurance to use this educational shortcut
10 get up to date as quickly as possible.
postwar educational planning is being CO.
ordlnated by the National Association OF
insurance Agents and its affiliated state
associations Experts from fire and casualty
insurance companies are giving time to help
make the postwar plan efficient and com.
prehenSive.
1t is anticipated that short-course schools
VIII be set up on statewide basis at some
central university or college Other courses
Will be given by local boards of insurance
agents and In the home offices of many
companies
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-08-02
155 Years Of
Gallant Service

On Saturday, August 4, the nations oldest
fighting sea service, the United States Coast
Guard, will celebrate its 155th anniversary
Founded in 1890 during the Presidency of
George Washington who approved an Act of
Congress establishing the Revenue Marine
Service with fleet of ten vessels, the Coast
Guard has fought in every war in which
this nation has participated
In this war the Coast Guard was not con-
fined to operations on our own coastal areas
alone, but has been assigned to battle sta
tons throughout the world, under the helm
of its first four-Star commandant, Admiral
Russell R. Waesche The Coast Guard has
participated in every major invasion of
World War II in both the European and Pa
cific theaterS of war and has manned five
divisions of destroyer escorts and almost all
frigateS The names of some of the cutters
which have become famous through sub
busting are familiar to all of us: the Camp
bell, Icarus, Duane and Spencer.
The Coast Guard in this war has used
aviation and has added Women'S auxiliary
IS did the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.
It has served the long tradition which lies
behind it very we'll and although it hasn't
received the bulk of publicity which some
of the other branches of service have re-
ceived - Let us remember the 155th ami
versary of service which has insured the
safety-at-Sea of members of the other Serv-
ices, our safety at home, and has expedited
the flow of vital war materiel.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-08-02
Our Debt TO Pay

What is the price of an arm? How much
does human leg cost? What is a mans
eyeSlght worth? We can't repay the men
who return from battle lame, malt or blind
But we can help give them what they now
hope for most: chance to live normal lives,
to become useful members of their COM
munltieS-a chance to work
One community which has assumed it's
responsibility toward its disabled veterans
is Peoria, Illinois. There, business men.
farmers, and manufacturers, have resolved
that when each disabled service man comes
home he will find waiting for him a job
suited to his physical limitations. They call
this organized community effort the Peoria
Plan" 1t works this way: Every employer
has been encouraged to determine which
OF his jobs can be filled by men physically
handicapped. This data is accumulated in
central office to which disabled veterans
are invited. After the applicant is inter-
viewed for specific job suited to his dis
ability, his application is reviewed by a
medical board and if approved, he is tried
Tor the job. This simple plan has met with
such success, the Caterpillar Tractor Com
pany OF Peoria now employs 800 disabled
Vaterans and has sent out the call, "Give
us as many of this type of workmen as you
can get" Most of the disabled EMPLOYEES
are above average in production, safety, and
attendance, it has been revealed.
Shall our community do less for its dis
abled servicemen? We can work out a
similar plan. Which organization will step
forth to lead it? The Chamber of Com
merce, Kiwanis, Lions, American Legion.
Rotary Club?
1t is up to far-sighted group to organize
this help. 1t is little enough in return for
what we owe our disabled men.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-08-02
Good Public Health
Not Socialism

In discussing the 81 b e ct of Public
Health Workers." Walter w. r. May, editor
and publisher of the Oregon City Enterprise,
and president of the ClackamaS County,
Oregon, Public Health Association, makes
some very interesting observations. He says
1T is because scientific medicine is so far
in advance of the application of it that
our Job as public health workers is so i'm
portant. If the public would apply what the
doctors know about diseases, the drain upon
human happiness would be still more re-
duced. Ours is the task of bringing the
world abreast of what is available in medi-
cal and surgical science and creating de-
sire to use that knowledge.
authorities agree that the reason in this
country that our life expectancy has risen
from 10 to go years, and may go to 65 or 70,
while in a country like India it has dropped
from Is to % years, is because of admins
trative health procedures. Science is just
as wise in PARKWAY India as in the United
States, for there are no boundaries to
science The public health worker is the
difference in large measure.
"Good community health programs are
possible without pointing our efforts to COM
munism and socialized state. Public health
nursing is proper adjunct of private nurS-
ing without destroying the latter. Good
state health departments and good United
States Public Health Service are possible
without destroying the individualiStic pro-
LESSONS that gave these state services being.
1--WE can avoid the pitfalls of political
public health if we can be sound and right
in our social thinking If we are not sound
and right; if we do not shape the progress
of public health within the pattern of free
enterprise, we shall find, fear, great rift
in the unbroken confidence the public has
in US"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-08-02
Hang on TO Those Bonds

Ever let neighbor down? No. You'd
never think OF doing such a thing. Yet, if
you sell single one of your bonds TODAY,
or even tomorrow or many of your bonds
right after peace is signed, you'll be doing
Just that = letting neighbor down.
Why?
Your neighbor speeded victory the day
he sold you that bond
He volunteered his services to the Treas
ury Department as did six million other
men and women all over the land, SO that
the cost of selling war bonds turned out to
be the cheapest underwriting ever conceived
- one third of one percent
II you sell your bonds too soon, all of
that good work will be undone
Your Government still needs your loan
more than you need that money A normal
economy cannot be expected to spring up
overnight.
Industry is not yet ready to sell you all
the goods that you expect = it may take
two years instead of two weeks to deliver all
the cars and radios and electrical gadgets
you're dreaming of.
Don't ask too soon for too great a share
OF the good America can give you.
Don't let neighbor down.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-08-02
American Engineers Complete Stilwell Road

fore last years monsoon rains. A
fill approximately two miles long
and 18 feet high, involving 2l5,OOO
yards of earth and 10000 yards of
gravel topping was placed in rec
ord time. A new pile driven trestle
was put in for the river crossing.
The channel was relocated by drag
lines TO take several bends. A cut
off diversion to provide a better
channel on the downstream side
was also made.
BY means of temporary bridges,
detourS and other devices, the en-
gineers have made vast improve
mentS on the Stilwell road without
delaying China bound traffic. Chi
mas new lifeline is getting better
daily. Supplies are moving In in
creasing quantities, and these en-
gineers are one of the outfits max
ing certain that nothing interferes
with that vital part of the war In
the Far East.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-08-02
Pressure is a Fine Thing

Unfortunately pressure group" has be-
come an ugly term in American politics
People confuse pressure groups" with
lobbyists" and lobbyists are an ugly thing
Lobbyists work right in the halls of Con-
gresS, and by fair means and FOUL try to
persuade, cajole, and bride our representa-
tiveS to vote for their special interests. Pres
sure groups, on the other hand, are people
who, right in their communities, unite in a
common cause and Influence Congress by
the power of their numbers That is one
of the healthiest signs of our democracy. 1t
means the voice of the people is listened to-
There is, therefore, no stigma about belong
ing to pressure group Quite the opposite.
It is the solemn responsibility of each citi-
zen to join whatever pressure group most
closely represents his views - be it pro or
anti a particular piece of legislation. Each
person owes it to the democracy in which he
lives to make his views known. In former
years, single voice in town meeting had
an effect on government Now, single
voice is lost in the general uproar. The
voices that are heard above the uproar, and
are needed, are those of pressure groups
There are many crucial matters which will
be decided by Congress during this next
fateful year. Our job is to decide what we
want Congress to do about them and then
Join, or form, a pressure group in order that
Congress will hear from us = in big way.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-08-02

too great, are being replaced with
corrugated 6-foot culverts. On the
larger rivers, where the standard
H-20 truss Dr10ge Is used, the men
have improvised an ingenious type
of timber bracing to join the truss
es, thus increasing the carrying
capacity. Wherever possible drains.
perpendicular to the road. are dug
to take the rain water from the
sides speedily Many of these drains
have TO be more than half a mile
long before they reach levels only
two feet below the road Since this
means going well into the jungle.
the engineers carry carbines TO take
care of wild cats. Many of the men
have had narrow escapes.
One of the most striking jobs re-
Gently completed was the replace
ment of a deteriorated causeway
constructed by the Chinese just be-