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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
Vienna's Example

Music lovers hereabouts will learn with envy
that Arturo Toscanin has been invited as
guest conductor for a series Of concerts by
the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, starting
this month
Most critics agree that Toscanini is the
equal and many claim the peer of Bruno Wal
ter. Any difference in opin on stems from per
sonal bias and possibly from acquaintance
with one and not the other. However that is
Toscanini's baton has witchery in it. and now
the people of Vienna are to hear him, not in
one, but series Of concerts.
II Vienna. which has been browbeaten and
downtrodden by foreign armies until little OF
the old city remains, can have its symphony
orchestra and find means to lure Toscanini
to its podiunl. there is no good reason why
the music lovers of this city. which has gained
in wealth from the war that all but destroyed
Vienna should not finance at least one con.
cert by the North Carolina Symphony Orcaes-
ira during the coming winter.
The forthcoming closing campaign for the
concert ought to go over with Vienna setting
such an outstanding example.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26

ment not recognized by lo-Amerlcans.
King asks Big Three support for reforming
Cabinet Of Hungary it is said: "All-party
government recognized by Big Three but re-
Gently charged as 'totaitarian by British.
General elections to be held October %.
Austria has "all-party government recognlz-
ea by Moscow, but Western de jure recognl-
ton withheld Early satisfactory solution with
or without election, likely" The YIgoslavia
note: Government recognized by Big Three.
charged unofficially with not living up to
pledges of all-party rule and plebiscite on
monarchy. Election set for November H."
Albania has '1eftist government not recogniz-
ed by Anglo-Americans. Question of indepen.
dence unsettled" Greece has "British-spon-
sored anti-eftist regime. Election and plebis-
cite on monarchy expected to be held next
November"
Where there is such diverse sentiment among
the leading powers, and the people themselves
are sharply divided, as news dispatches have
disclosed, how can any group Of Foreign
Ministers hope to reach common ground?
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
Thalian Premier

When the Thalian Society opens the season
tonight with three one-act plays Wilmington
will have reason to be grateful chat this dra'
matte organization survived the war, during
which so many Little Theater units folded Up
for good, and is stronger than ever.
The group that has been indefatigable in the
preliminary work and the casts OF the playlets
are confident that the Society is In for an
exceptionally successful season dramatically
and from the business viewpoint.
Certainly the Thaians, which has Weathereo
so many storms, overcome so many difficult
ties and steadily pressed forward toward its
goal, deserves public recognition and support
in extraordinary degree.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
The Literary Guidepost

ing Of her problem by her cousin
Sibylle and other relatives an
friends, this smacks very much o1
an oldfashioned psychological ro
nance by Paul Bourget.
It has some Bourget virtues, too,
because somehow Maurois man.
ages to make Claire real and tc
arouse our interest in her. It's a
rickety old framework yet substan.
tial enough to bear some WEIGHT in
human emotion. But it's all far
from Ariel and Byron"
ALL SUMNER LONG, by Wilder
Hobson (Duell, Sloan g. Pearce;
$3.50.
j. Bates Upham hires attractive
Estelle Nicholas to preside over
his gambling tables in a quiet, ex.
elusive joint in Brooklyn.
The substance of the novel is the
persons drawn there for the gamb-
ling, their loves and hates, their
reactions to one another. They 70 a
lot of talking, but it gets them no.
where, and doesn't get us the read
ers very far.
Like the lives of the characters,
he x is studiedly casual; it is
undeniably sophisticated, and real
as well, but too tenuous,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
Strike Epidemic

The strike fever is spreading like an
epidemic disease. The total of 350000 workers
Idle from strikes, which was reported yester.
day, may have reached a much larger total
by now. The threat to orderly and speedy pro
duction is exceedingly grave
Labor, which has been receiving big wages
throughout the war, is insisting in most cases
upon the same wages now tha- the war is end
ed and for fewer hours of work on the ground
that by this means only will workers be able
to maintain the standard of living familiar in
the war period. Also, labor declares that in
dustry generally has made such nigh profits on
war contracts it can well afford to meet de-
mands for increased pay for a shorter work
week.
What this means is that the Labor Depart.
1ent management and labor are on the verge
of showdown in which all three cannot
possibly come out winner. The Labor Depart
n.ents task is to bring management and labor
together and nelp them work out an equitable
settlement. Management will have to be WILL
ing to concede point here and there, just
as labor must. Failing in this effort. the re-
SponSlputy lot ESTABLISHING ldpoi peoee WILL
taI upon Congress. And because the situation
is rapidly approaching the danger point, Con-
gress must be ready to act on short notice
Because there is great need for manufacture
ed articles of all kinds, it is important that
the interruption caused by strikes be halted.
It would be too bad if this had to be done
bv congressional action, especially as the peri
cd of RECOMMENDATION which was unavoidable
during the war has run its course and national
prosperity depends chiefly on return to
private initiative and enterprise. But it legisla
ton is the only way to complete reconverslon
and proceed with production, then let the legis-
lation come before more harm is done through
strikes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
BY w. G. ROGERS

BY w. G. ROGERS
WOMAN WITHOUT LOVE, by An.
DIRE Mauries Harper; $3.50.
A frigid woman is heroine. un-
less. she should be called hero
OF this first Maurois novel in some
years.
Claire Forgeaud, daughter of a
French officer killed in World War
I, is borught up ostensibly by an
English governess, but actually by
herself. A romantic isolated in a
dry, bookish world, she gets
7limpses and intimations of sex
from farmyard animals, frols the
frustrated governess, from a
honeymooning couple and of course
IA novelists and poets, and
when the poets fail her, she writes
her own verse.
The facts OF life are revealed
to her progressively by a young
soldier, an industrialist and a poet,
but they remain barren, dull facts
brutally dissociated from her
dreams.
Despite Maurois' very impressive
talent, this novel is out of another
world and another time; in the
many pages devoted to Claire's S
journal, in her sometimes labored
introspection, in the casual prob
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
DailyPrayer
FOR AUDACITY

Thy word, O Lord, has promised
that the people that know their
God shall be strong, and do ex-
ploits." We crave the fulfilment OF
this word in ourselves. In Thy
name and strength, we would dc
daring exploits - exploits of valor,
exploits OF ingenuity. exploits O
audacity. Deliver us from a pas.
sive mood of life, and from a mere
defensive attitude. Let us not be
content with small service. Grant
US heroic hearts, that press the
war on every front, at home and
abroad. We thank Thee for the
exploits in production wrought by
our workers at home; and for the
exploits of our brave men in act
ion. Put into the heart of every
service man, and of every W r
worker at home. a consciousness
of Thine enabling power, in the
confidence that we are fighting for
the goals of God. Save us every
one from the sin of slackerism.
Enable us to serve with the cour-
ageous patience which keeps on
keeping on, ever vigilant for new
opportunities to do exploits. This
we pray in the name OF the heroic
Christ. Amen.-W.T.E.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
Not In Two Weeks

1t is the studied opinion of Maj. Gen. Cur
It's E. LeMay that the atomic bomb had
nothing to do with Fastening Japans sUrren-
render. General LeMay directed the B-29 at
tacks on Japan. He was aboard one of the
three planes that made the historic flight from
Japan to Washington and missed nonstop
record only because contrary winds and dis
cretion forced them to refuel at Chicago.
Discussing his viewpoint General LeMay de-
clared 'the war would have been over IN two
weeks without the Russians coming in and
without the atomic bomb.''
Considering the splendid work OF the Big S
ane the destruction they wrought in the Japa.
nese home islands, his opinion is easily under
stood But it must be considered that, elni-
mating the Russians and The A-bomb, Japan
had an army Of between two and three million
men, fully trained and equipped. to meet in
vasion, and the general opinion is that but
for the A-bomb an invasion would have been
necessary to conquer Japan.
Victory could not have been achieved in two
weeks. 1t m-eht have taken months, many
months Two Jima and Okinawa proved the
endurance of japanese land forces. An attack
on Japan would have been different.
The conquest would a e been completed
but at a tremendous cost in American lives
and planes and ships. The B-29's had done
their Job magnificently, but they could not
finish the task.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
YOUR Gl RIGHTS
BY DOUGLAS LARSEN
NEA Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25-Here
are some general questions from
men in the service and their rela-
tives:
@. In a couple of weeks l will be
discharged from the Army on
points. l would like to re-enl:st in
the Navy. Will have to be re-
drafted ag in and take my
chances, or can I enlist directly.
A. You can enlist directly.
@. My brother will soon be dis.
charged from the Army. Is there
anything to prevent him being
drafted again and put into tAe
Navy where his points won't
count?
A. Selective Service has ruled
that all men who have received an
honorable discharge, or its equiva-
lent, from the armed forces are to
be placed in Class &c. They are
not to be reinducted unless they
volunteer or unless their reinduc-
ton is authorized by the Director
Of Selective Service.
@. My son is an air cadet in the
Navy. He has a chance to get out.
II he does get out will he be elisi-
BILE for the benefits Of the CT Bill
Of Rights?
A. This way of getting out of the
service will not bar him from the
CT Benefits. He will be eligible 1t
he meets the other qualifications.
@. Since the first announcement
on the point system I have had a
baby and my husband has had
birthday. These things have given
him about fifty points. He now
writes me. however. that he is
going overseas. I thought they
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
Cox Decision Regretted

James M. Cox's refusal to 60 to the United
States Senate will disappoint great many
democrats far bevond the borders Of Ohio-yes,
and Florida too, where he has many interests
including the Miami News.
Governor Lausche of Ohio invited Mr.. Cox
to succeed Senator Burton who has been made
an Associate Justice of the United States Su-
preme Court but Mr.. Cox declined the appoint
ment.
His presence in the Senate during these
difficult times would be eminently helpful,
not only because Of his close acquaintance
with the domestic situation and foreign affairs.
but because politically he is fright Of center. :"
So large part of the Congress inclines to
the left that a staunch old-line democrat like
him in the upper branch would exercise a
benign and needed influence.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
ALLIED PROCLAMATION
BANS ALL NAX NAVAL
LAND, SEA, AIR FORCES

BERLIN, Seut. 25-R-The Al
lies issued a Appoint proclama-
ton to the Germans today, legaliz-
ing the most complete control ever
imposed upon a conquered nation,
and served notice that representa-
tives of neutral nations might be
required to withdraw.
The document, divided into II
sections and covering 10 single
spaced typewriter pages, listed
Allied requirements under condi-
tions arising from the complete
defeat and unconditional sur
renred of Germany"
Many of the points listed had
been handled in directives pre-
viously.
The sectional highlights includ-
ed
The .bolishment of "al1 Germsn
land, Naval and Air forces, the
S S, the S A, and the S D and Ges-
tapo, with all their organizations,
stats and institutions" and quasi
military associations which serve
to keep alive the military tradi-
ton in Germany"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
A Tough Job

Among exchanges is map of Balkan and
central European countries with brief notes on
the status of each. The notes, like the "bal'
looms in comic strips, tell the story.
The story is not nice one, but 1t explains
why the Conference of Foreign Ministers has
job it probably can not finish.
The note on Bulgaria says: "Moscow-spon
sored government, not considered representa-
tive by US. and Britain. Election set fol
November 49," The Romanian note: Ruled
by Moscow controlled minority party Govern
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
LOUISVILLE SOLDIER
SENDS PARENTS WEE
BIT OF TOTO PANTS

LOUISVILLE. Ky Sept. 25-IR
Tech. Sgt John R. Clore. "a, OF
Louisville. says former japanese
Premier Hideki TOTO lost more
than face" when he muffed a
suicide attempt Sept. 11-He lost
his pants.
Clore. of the 98th Evacuation
Hospital where TOTO was taken
after he shot himself at his home
near Tokyo. sent patch of ma
terial which he said was part of
the seat Of Tojo's pants home to
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John B.
Clore of Louisville.
Clore wrote his parents that ne
was on duty when the ambulance
arrived at the hospital carrying
the wounded ex-Premier. Il help
ed the driver lift the litter and
carry TOTO to the operating room"
ne wrote. I'VE put him on the table
and changed his clothes. There was
a wild scramble for hisclothes
and got good piece of his
pants.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
Proper Title

Some historians have been having well
hammered academic dispute over the proper
atle for the war just concluded Should it be
called the Second World War, the World War
Part Two. the Global War, the Atomic War
or what?
We're not going to enter the argument. In
stead we are going to persist in the hope that
mankind's intelligence and good will can ad
vance to the point where it can be called
truthfully the Last World War.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
Government Commission
Sells Columbus Bonds

RALEIGH, Sept. 25.-(P)-The
local government commission to-
day sold $4,000 in Columbus
County School building bonds TO
Fox, Reusch and Company and
Browning and Company, both OF
Cincinnati, on a 1.7s4 per cent
basis. The bonds have an aver
age maturity of 1876 years.
$46,0O in Davidson County re-
funding bonds to the First Ma
tional Bank Of Thomasville on a
1.437 per cent basis. The bonds
have an average maturity OF IL
years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
QUOTATIONS

Both Hawaii and Alaska are in fact today
full-fledged partners in these United States
A prompt granting of statehood to them would
be no more than recognition of that fact
Jacksonville, Fla, Journal.
There certainly is need for some centralized
government bureau to clarity the entire re-
conversion picture for the small business man
and tell him how to 60 about picking up the
loose ends left by war cancellations.-Herber
L. Carpenter, New York City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
Ctars And Stripes Serve As Patch
For Pantaloons OfAgeing Jap Woman
BY DUANE HENNESSY

|
Substituting for Kenneth Dixon
OHATA, Japan, Sept. 25-W.D-
1t was the faded patch on the knee
of the worn baggy slacks h
caught the eye as the old Japanese
woman went painstaki.gly about
the task of racking the fish to dsy
The patch was an American flas.
The blue field had lost its bright.
ness. The red stripes had turned
/ almost rust. But it still was the
| flag.
A few feet from where the wom.
an worked, her husband toiled with
crude tools, fashioning a tiller for
his fishing craft. His grandsons
helped him - one just released
from the Japanese Navy, the other
from. the Army.
There must be some intensely
dramatic story about how that fad
ed little flag got to this little vii
lage in northernmost Homshu. Per
haps one OF the boys sent it from
some distant battle. The difference
in the tongues we speak kept that
mystery. Maybe it is a story Of
an American tragedy better lef!
untold.
1t was a strange place to meet
the Stars and Stripes. The weather
beaten little village of Ohata is
800 miles north of Tokyo by rail
The people here are not used to
foreigners. Foreigners did not
come here before the war.
The sight of an American is a
shock to these humble fisherfolk.
Men bow or turn their eyes away.
Women scurry into their houses
and crash the doors shut.
The children are not like the
curious kids OF Tokyo or Yoke
hama. They run away crying. II
isn't any fun walking down dirt
street of the village and soaring
them. But you can't give them gum
or candy. The kids here won't
wait.
Ohata is different from other
places Americans have been in ia
pan so far. Maybe isolation made
it that way You leave your ship
in the harbor of Ominato, the navy
base from which the japanese
mounted their Aleutians offensive.
You get into a decrepit old char
coal burning bus provided by the
japanese navy and 60 20 kilome-
ters north. The road is paved for
a little way, then becomes a wind
ing dirt trail barely wide enough
for the bus to pass between house's
in little communities.
Everywhere windows slam.
Frightened people run indoors to
peek from behind corners OF W.
dows. These are the little people
Japan - the Emperor's improver-
ished subjects in isolated. unbeliev'
ably poor regions. All they knew
about the war was what they were
told, But now they know the con-
oueror has come and they ar e
afraid.
They live by the fish they catch.
The only fish here are squid and
they smell to high heaven as they
dry in the sun beside the calm
Pacific.
One of those who exists on the
food from the sea is the little old
lady whose pantaloons are patch
ed with the Stars and Stripes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26

weren't going to send men over
with more than IS points. How can
you explain this?
A. The 45-point limitation was
set as Of the first May II COM
pilation of points. It doesn't make
any difference how many he has
gotten since then.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
PILSEN BEER BACK

PRAGUE, Sept. 25.-(Pl-The
famous Pilsen brewery passed a
milestone on the recovery road
today by brewing a batch OF II
per cent beer. The first case was
sent to Premier Stain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26

There's enough salt in the
oceans to equal IA 1-2 times the
bulk OF the entire continent Of Eur
ope above the high-water mark,
according to the Encyclopedia
Britannica. That would equal f.
500, 200 cubic miles Of salt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
CHARTER APPROVED

ATHENS, Sept. 25.-(P)-The
Greek Council of Ministers to-
night approved the charter OF the
United Nations drafted at San
Francisco.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
Editorial Comment
LESSON LEARNED

Road builders have come long way from
the early asphalt construction when highways
were laid out in curves in order to pass oy
the door Of some influential person or mace
to wind through cities, with preferably the
main stretch down Main street. Plans Tor the
new super-highways cali for bypassing con-
gested centers, skirting around heavy local
traffic.
There was once a strange idea that If
through traffic were compelled to proceed
through the business district the drives would
stop every block or two and buy something,
maybe suit of clothes or some building and
loan stock or bunch Of flowers. The result
was clogged streets, with drivers heartily hat
ing the torture to which they were subjected
and trvine next time to avoid the place alto
gether.
The big, four-lane, strip-between highways
being planned will lack that irritating defect
Charlotte Observer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26
Fair Enough

editor note.-The Star and the News
accept no responsibility for the personal
views OF Mr.. Pegler, and often disagree
with them as much as many Of his read.
ers. His articles serve the good purpose
Of making people Think
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26

We now realize more than ever the mood
for real international cooperation in haa1t. la
and we hope to march side by side " with H9a,,n o,n
comrades in the United Nations in sec,,.;.s our
it-sir william Jameson, chief med;ca1 ~!
Ger. British Ministry OF Health. o-A''
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26

The American people are overwhelmingly
in favor of course of action which will ena51o
the people Of Spain to rid themselves of Their their
oppressors - Bishop Lewis o. Hartman of
Boston, chairman of the American Committee
for Spanish Freedom
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26

| Houses are made out Of mud in some parts
Of China. What do the women kick about their
husbands tracking in?
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-26

| florida motorman asked divorce be-
cause his wife hasn't spoken to him tor two
months. You're not supposed to talk to the
| motorman.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14

The children are James, Elliott, Franklin D.. Jr., John A. and Anna Eleanor Boettiger.
 A 12-acre site and building on Hyde Park was deeded by Roosevelt to the Government in 1859 as a place to house his more than 6 million documents and manuscripts accumulated from his various offices.
 A S300,000 life insurance poll- cy on the President was sold in 1883 by an English company to a New York Stock Exchange firm.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14
New First Lady

Washington (R)-Retiring Bess Wallace Truman took over the prodigious job as First Lady from active Eleanor Roosevelt, who became an ordinary citizen again.
 The new Presidents wife has been her husbands advisor and aide through his rise from a Kansas City haberdasher through local offices to the Sen ate, Vice-Presidency to Chief of the nation. In recent years the new President has entrusted much of his secretarial work to her. The much-traveled Ms. Roosevelt has been the most active Presidents wife in U. s. history and her influence on her husband was great. Perhaps no less, but perhaps less in the fore front, will be the influence of the new mistress of the White House.
 President Truman, then Sen ator, made her position clear some years ago when under pol itical fire. Criticized for employ ing his wife as 8 Senate clerk on public funds, he said: 'I need her there, that's the reason I've got her there. 1 never make a report or deliver speech with out her editing it."
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14
Land )ffice Man Coming

Many of the questions con- cerning 2 anting of deeds to pro- perty in Kodiak will be answered with the arrival of 8 representa- tive of the townsite trustee in Kodiak the latter part of April
 George Parks, townsite trustee, Juneau, wired the information and said the representative would bring application blauks and in- structions for their preparation.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14
< 0perties
 Change Hands

Two if the largest real.as, transactions in some time u, recorded in Kodiak this Week
 Mrs Eleanor Dooley, forma. ly employed in local restauran. and who recently returned h from Fairbanks, purchased tt I1-unit Taylor apartments Brooklyn avenue from War,e A. Taylor, attorney. The sa,a did not include the office n' Taylor & Seltzer. The price was reported to be $18.00O.
 Frank Trick, owner of tb. Club Unique, received a w;,s yesterday from w. A. Schulz. confirming his purchase of th. Ships Tavern building and 2 apartments. The Ships bar i. operated by J. H. Pierce on lease. Tl.e purchase price wa. $15, ,0O0, MT. Trick said.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-04-14

A criminal complaint charginv trespassing was filed last Satur. day in the U. s. Commissioner's court by Olof Olson against Dale Barton, following an argu. ment involving g dog belonging to Frances Falconer. The tr al was held Monday and Barton was fined $50 but the fine was suspended He pied not guilty to the charge.
 Testimony indicated the dog had wandered onto Olson's pro. perty and that he attempted to drive it away and that Barton appeared and the two men got in an argument over hitting the dog. Olson claimed he told Bar. ton three times to get off his property and that he refused.