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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Senator Tunnel Asks Poultry
Be Sent To Starving abroad

A proposal that poultry be in
cluded in shipments of food for
devastated foreign countries has
been made to government officials
by L. S Senator James NJ. Tunnel
while L. S. Representative Philip
A. Traynor is urging government
agencies to purchase 10000 900
pounds of poultry and turkeys for
about 81 900 ,UUU.
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
By .iMoCiaffd Press

Washington Red point rationing
will continue through November.
Secretary Of Agriculture Ander-
son disclosed this meats-fats-oil
prospect this week and indicated,
without saying SO finally. that ra-
tiOning probably will last through
out the year.
Nevertheless, Anderson told re
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Letters Awarded At
High School Assembly
Wallace +. McFaul, Barney Briggs
Presented Awards TO Athletes

AT the regular weekly assembly
held on Wednesday morning of this
week in the high school auditorium
- athletes of Milford High School
were presented with athletic
awards for the 1944-45 school year.
Ten awards We're made in absentia
to students graduated last year.
The presentations were made by
Wallace +. McFaul, member of the
local board of education, assisted
by Coach Barney Briggs.
Turn ~ Page ). Plea.el
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Chairman f Xpres 5 ses
Thanks To Schools In
Area Six For Splendid
Cooperation.

Mrs. Herman Phillips chairman
of the Junior Red Cross. Delaware
Chapter American Red cross,
wishes to express her thanks to
the schools OF Area No 6 Tor their
cooperation during the drive for
Junior Red Cross funds With all
schools reporting but One, the
n1nnnnt rAisnd is nN follows
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26

is the Junior membership Of the
American Red Cross and is the Red
Cross in the schools Through its
service channels the shills and
contributions OF boys and girls can
be directed to ends both socially
and cducutiouully sound.
An enrolment campaign is held
each year by the American Red
cross to enroll boys and Girls for
service to the school, community
and nation
There are many Christmas boxes
being packed by the schools for
the children overseas. OF which a
report Will be given later
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26

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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Forecasts Reduced

You will not hear soon any more predic-
tons from government officials army and
navy officers about the date OF the end of
the war. The reverses in Belgium and Lux
embourg have cured them OF carelessly throw
ing about such forecasts
AS a matter of fact anybody's guess is
about as good as that of the experts In fact,
considering the ease with which Won Rund-
stedt crashed the American lines and the
surprise with which he launched his campaign,
some of the nobodies seem TO know about as
much about the conduct of the war the
m litary experts.
The Confederacy fought for three years af-
ter it was defeated, after its manpower was
depleted, supplies lacking, a large part of
its territory occupied, 1t is extremely diff
cult to obliterate nation even when over
come by superiority of numbers and material.
If you could figure out how long it will
take Germany to be crushed, after Allied sol
diers get across the Rhine and even after
they capture Berlin you would have the ans
wer And crushing is what will be necessary,
imperative, the only thing to prevent another,
worse war
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06
WITH THE AEF
It's War For The WACs, They Say

"got home from work." they had
no homeland very little wardrobe.
Losing their clothes was very
serious. Trucks rushing up these
mountain highways bring rations,
ammunition and soldiers-but no
feminine clothes. But other Wacs
shared with the unfortunates until
they could get to town for new
supplies.
Marcille isn't building the fires
anymore.
Pfc. Dorothy Carpenter of New
port News, Va, unwrapped a
Christmas package. looked at the
contents and sadly shook her head.
people at home,' she comment
ed, have the strangest ideas OF
what We want or can USE"
The gift was a box of bubble
bath-the stuff that whips up into
millions Of tiny bubbles in a hot
bathtub. In these mountains, there
isn't any bsthtub. Bubble baths
aren't practical in helmet, and
they don't work in the headquar.
ters' shower bath either.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06
Another Challenge

The carrier based plane attacks on Formosa
and Ryukyu Islands may be the prelude to
. new invasion by Nimitz and Macarthur but
thew also serve another significant purpose.
I, the recent naval battle of the Philippines,
n which the Japanese navy suffered another
.evere defeat. the United States Navy also
lost number Of ships. Since the Navy has
maintained it's policy OF silence as to Its
,csses for some time after an engagement
and during that time the Tokyo radio was
hroadcasting extravagant claims as to our
casualties, many persons in this country were
nrone to believe that our navy also was seri-
ously damaged.
The fact that Nimitz has large heet oper-
,t;no off the coast of Formosa is irrefutable
proof that despite our losses, our navy still
IL intact, even to the point OF challenging the
enenny to another showdown battle carriers
dc not operate without other warship escor
and If Tokyo radio is correct in its claim o.
hundreds of our planes striking Formosa' tne
limited States force must be STABLE
II is unlikely that Ninnitz would gamble NIL
.bips and men without the knowledge tnat NJ
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06
No Chance

Senator Byrd of Virginia, advocate for econ
cmy in government for some years but not
getting anywhere with it, is reported as study
ing new approach toward the problem He
is figuring on plan of consolidation of all
appropriations for government departments in
one blanket bill.
The present method is for each department
to make out its own requests, without con-
sderation of the overall needs. Naturally,
they ask for plenty, more than enough, for
they figure the money givers w i IL white
down all of requests to some extent. Who
wouldn't ask for more than needed under
such circumstances?
But nothing will be done soon 1t IS ad-
mitted that Byrd's plans will have to go oVe-
with hundreds of others until after the war.
And that isn't all The public and the govern
naent have been so filled with the idea that
the Federal treasury is inexhaustible that ii
rs believed money grows on trees or some
thing like that.
What is million dollars. Pouf? Chicken
feed that's all. A billion is lightly regarded.
Economy is in government financing, some
thing obsolete-it isn't even in the fine print
Mt the bottom of the page in the governmental
dictionary.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06
Uniform Air Laws

The a state legislatures meeting this month
and next will have before them three bills of
national importance. They are the proposed
uniform air laws which have been drafted
by the National Association of State Aviation
Officials and the National Institute Of Munich
pal Law Officers, after consultation with the
Civil Aeronautics Administration.
The bills are titled the State Aeronautics
Department Act, the State Arports Act and
the State Airport Zoning Act. Their general
purpose is to avoid, before postwar flying ex-
pansion begins, the mistakes and federal
state conflicts that have plagued other forms
of transportation in the past.
Under the first act, the CAA would still
make the regulations governing the compe-
tency of flyers and airworthiness OF planes,
as ii does now. But the registration of federal
licenses and the enforcement of those uniform
regulations would be in the hands Of the states.
By this act the states would adopt regulations
consistent with the federal rules, and would
define their rights to establish and maintain
airports, and to finance and otherwise assist
developments by the states political subdi-
visions.
The State Airport Act would give the states
uniform law generally concerned with fed
eral aid financing and taxation of state, coun-
ty and city airports. The State Zoning Act
would protect planes, pilots and passengers
from such hazards as high tension wires and
tall buildings in the immediate vicinity OF fly
ing fields.
These proposed laws are the result OF care
full study and the consensus Of many minds.
And they eminently commendable for a
variety OF reasons. Perhaps the most impor-
tant is that their passage would avoid the crea-
ton OF another great bureaucracy in Wash
ington.
1t is not extravagant to predict that a half
million airline, private and commercial planes
may be flying American skies before many
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06
DETECTIVE STAYS
CHIEF OF POLICE

ALBANY, Jan. 5 -UP)-Dis'
trict Attorney Julian B. ErWaJ
said tonight that Detective John
McElveney 'rhas confessed that he
shot" Chief of Police William J.
Fitzpatrick in the chiefs office.
Erway, half hour after Nc
Elveney was brought to his office
for questioning, gave reporters the
following statement:
"McElveney went in and had
short conversation with the chief
and took his service revolver and
shot the chief in the head. Then
ne came out Of the chiefs office
and handed the gun to Officer Ro-
bert Seward"
McElveney was taken into GUS
tody by other detectives immedj
ately after the shooting Erway said
The district attorney also disclos-
ed that Robert Parr, restaurant
owner, was being held as a mate
rial witness and would be ques-
toned later.
Authorities said McElveney, who
they reported had been off duty
III since Monday, walked out Of
the office after the shooting and
handed a service revolver to an
other officer. remarking:
There's the damned gun"
They gave no information that
would indicate the motive behind
the shooting.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06

years have passed The intricacies of licensing
and regulating them will require large force
which might more safely and practically be
distributed among the several states
The present CAA requirements for pilots and
planes have worked out successfully. But a
state government cannot enforce federal laws
So, if air control is to be decentralized, it will
be necessary to duplicate these requirements
in state laws and assign enforcement to the
states.
1t is true that some legislatures have a
touchy feeling about federal dictation'' But
it seems to us that in this case the "dictation,'
endorsed by several state governments, is
beneficial To combat it would be disservice
to the states as well as to the country as a
whole.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06
The Literary Guidepost

SO fond of American ways. trav-
eled over much of this country:
New York, Pittsburgh, Detroit,
San Francisco. He visited Vir-
ginia and South Carolina and
moved into the country near
Bethlehem, Pa.-Mrs. Papa snvily
now owns and runs an Allentown
bookship.
There are some phrases with
poetical feeling: George is full
of prance;;" the tree in the park
is "foaming over with white bios
soms;" the ears of the two Geor-
gians talking their beloved native
language are full of hearing
At its best the story is very
fine, has limitations of Saroyan
and sounds naive, honest and real.
But there are occasional lapses
to a more common level. The
story does not become dishonest,
certainly, but it ceases to be naive
and turns into something manu-
featured, from the head rather
than the heart.
Maybe the text is strained in
an effort to prove, by some of
Georges adventures, that this is
a grand country to adopt. Maybe
hi the attempt to show how good
George actually is the effect mas
been to make him look soody-
zoody.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06

ca, they landed in Naples Novem-
Der Is, 1943. For few months
they lived in an Italian palace.
AS advanced headquarters NOV
ed forward, this group, command
ed by 1t. Viv:en Watson of Wayne
town, Ind, moved with it and into
tents.
These tents are pitched, at the
moment, high up in the Appen-
ines. Life is saga of mud when
it rains, but now-and it's no mill
tary secret to the enemy it,
snow, sleet, fog and bitter cold.
The Wacs Live four to a tent, and
one way to get out of having to
get up in the morning and build
fire in the small round tent is
to burn down the tent
Corp Marcillc Crawford of Sara
sofa, Fla, did just that.
She lit a fire in the late after
noon-and overdid the job.
When her terminates, Corp. Muir
ial Sneed of Sprague, Ala, Dora
Rogers of Newcastle, Wyo., and
Daisy Jessup of Bremerton, Wash,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06

held an ace in the hole and that the Japanese
navy is doomed to another defeat should it
decide to fight
At that same time, the Japs soon must
fight again at sea. With Formosa in hands,
their main bastion covering the China Sea
would be lost and the initiative for direct
sea, air and land assault on the Japanese
m ainland would be not only possible but prob
able within short time.
Nimitz has hurled another challenge to the
foe and the odds seem to be in our favor
again
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06
Local Rationing Board
To Note Third Birthday

lima Shipbuilding Co., and in Janu-
airy, 1913, at Bluethenthal Field
Army Air Base. was headed by O..
H. Shoemaker as chairman. Fred
A. Mat.hes and c. Van Leuven
were the other members.
MIR. Shoemaker served until Sep
TENDER, 1914, when he resigned for
reasons of health and was replac-
ed by Mr.. Van Leuven. The 9TH
er board membership, vacated by
Mr.. Ma ,thes for the same reason,
was held successfully by D. j.
Herrin, who resigned to work pro-
fessionally for the OPA, and Louis
B. Orrell, the present incumbent.
No record has been kept of the
unpaid man-hours expended by
these volunteers, by the panel
members at the shipyards, E. l..
White and H. A. Marks, or by
the air base body, stated cur
rently by l.. George C. Zeigen, 1t.
Marion w. Smith and John H.
Clark. An estimate of parallel serv-
ices made IN Raleigh amounted to
81, 685 hours
Credit was given by board mem
bers to the Junior Sorosis Club,
members of which have served
consistently as merchants aides
and have helped price division per-
sonnet to handle peak loads of
work.
In the Raleigh OPA district of
North Carolina there are 81 repli-
cas- OF the New Hanover board,
stated by 1,150 volunteer work
ers. In the United States as
whole there are 5,4O3, with ap-
proximately $4,000 members. In
their hands, and those of assisting
groups such as school faculties, lies
the major portion of the tack of
preserving the nations stockpiles
OF critical consumer commodities
and assuring equitable distribution
among private citizens of ration
ed goods.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06
BY w. G. ROGERS
"ANYTHING CAN HAP
PEN" by George and Helen
Waite Papashvily Harper;

George Papashvily, born in
Georgia, Russia; came steerage
to America; worked as dishwash-
er, mechanic, movie extra, res
taurant owner, inventor; married,
bought a farm, buried an old
friend
That's all that happens in amy
thing Can Happen, yet this story,
the husbands autobiography as
set down by his American wife,
has spots by turn hilarious, witty,
courageous, poignant.
Even before George left the
ship he was done out of his fine
silver-lamb nat by a sharper. He
was arrested when friends. over
his protests, stripped a tree in
New York's Van Cortlandt park
of its blossoms. He had funny
experience carrying a piece Of
dough which, in a hot trolley kept
swelling out of the paper Wrapping.
He hunted and hunted for a man
who spoke Georgian and found one
who then heard it for the first
time in 80 years.
This Russian, who has grown
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06
By RUTH COWAN

Substituting for Kenneth l.. Dixon
ADVANCED 5TH ARMY HEAD
QUARTERS, Italy, Dec. 31.-Oe-
layeO -P)-Wacs on the job here
have a souvenir in their orderly
tents that proves they've been I'M
der bombardment.
It's a four-ir.ch bomb fragment
that came slashing into their tent
on a recent afternoon when some
Jerry planes were over this way.
Il was just putting some wood
into the stove," related Corp. Ber-
tina Audet of Manchester, N. H.
when the bomb fell, l plopped
down on the ground, then this piece
came singing in whew.'
Other fragments likewise slit
holes in several other tents in the
Wac area. but none of the women
soldiers was injured.
The story of this small detach-
ment Of Wacs, mainly employed in
communications, could be called
From a palace to tent"
After four months in North Afri-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06

Tomorrow morning at 9 O'Clock,
were 1t not Sunday, the Whining
ton and New Hanover county War
Price and Rationing Board would
commence its fourth year of op-
Grafton as representative mem
ber-grolp of possibly the greatest
administrative organization
ever set up in the United States.
1t began as tire rationing board
as did its kindred groups, since
rubber was the shortage most
clearly foreseen Immediately after
Pearl Harbor, when the Japanese
were sWarming into the East In
dies. Price control legislation went
into effect in April, 1912, and the
tire board became the War Price
and Rationing Board, with the list
of commodities under it's control
growing to include coffee, sugar,
shoes, stoves, bicycles. meats and
canned goods.
The original board, later to be
enhanced by rationing panels set
up in July, 1912 at the North Caro-.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06
Governor Cherry's Plans

North Cardinals course, to a large degree,
for the coming four years was set by Governor
R. Gregg Cherry in his inaugural address
Thursday. AS whole, it appears to be
sound one, indicative of continuation Of the
prosperous slightly to the right administra-
tons of the past several years.
With the hu-rahing and band-playing Of ar
Inauguration past. we can now get down to
business.
The new governor will have larger hand
than any other person in the state in shaping
its economic Life for the next four years
Any mistakes made by him and the new
legislature, will have to stand for two years
at least The times, despite wartime pros
rerity are difficult. This is period of
certainty with new paths, new problems to
solve.
Among Governor Cherry's intentions az to
have the present tax structure remain as it
is and press for a statewide referendum on
the legal sale OF liquor. We are inclined to
de-emphasize his taxation views leaving that
matter largely in the hands of the legislators.
They, more than anyone else, are closer to
the people, know their problems and desires.
Whether this is an opportune time for changes,
it is up to the lawmakers to decide.
We are emphatic however, in contending
this is no time for vote on the liquor ques-
ton The principal reason is that a great
number OF those affected by the future tenn
perance Of the state now in uniform,
many not in a position to vote. Whether the
true feeling Of the state would be reached
through such election at this time is doubt
full Added to this is the question as to whether
prohibition was ever successful in a IL the
counties of North Carolina. We don't believe
it was At least New Hanover and more than
score of others did not think so; preferred
to establish the system of control they have
today.
The Governor covered many points in his
thorough address and we are heartily in ac-
cord with his request for continuation OF the
war bonus to state employees, provisions Tor
constitutional amendment granting equal
rights to women, including jury service, and
study of current policies with view of
framing declaration OF North Carolina poll
cy in respect to all federal matters, foreign
and domestic
His suggestions as to the Schools especially
as to raising the compulsory attendance age
from IA to is years, are also highly proper
His appeal for enactment of legislation par
ticularly beneficial to war veterans also has
our full support.
AS stated before, the Governors intentions,
with one or two exceptions, should be well
received throughout North Carolina and the
good wishes of the people of the state go to
him and the legislators in their big tasks.
Thew shall expect sound approach to the
problems and unselfish application to duty.
They will not look kindly upon any self-seek-
ing purely political manuevers.
North Carolina is expecting a great deal
from its new governor and its lawmakers
In view Of their past records, it should not
be disappointed.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06
USS MT. KATMAI
TO Be LAUNCHED

The U. S. S. Mount Katmai,
195th ship to near completion a
Shipbuilding Co., will be launched
this afternoon at $50 o'clock under
the sponsorship of Mrs. A E. De-
maray, of Washington. D. C.
Mrs. Demaray is the wife of the
wife of the associate director of the
National Park Service Department
of Interior. Her only attendant will
be DR.. Lula M. DisosWay, a native
Of New Bern, who is a member
of the staff of the Hudson Stuck
Memorial hospital, at Fort Yukon,
Alaska. She is now home on fur
Tough.
The U. S. S. Mount Katmai, fifth
ammunition carrier built by the
yard, is named for a volcano in
Alaska.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06
RUBBER MADE SAFER

A new rubber compromising pro-
cess to reduce the danger of heat
failure OF heavy-duty synthetic
rubber tires, has been developed.
Magnesium sulphate, sold in thou
sands OF drug stores under the less
technical name Of EPSON salts, is
the key material in the new pro-
cess.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06
Fair Enough

Editors 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. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06

The porpoise is knosn as dead
mans FRIEND" because of its habit
OF finding bodies in the water and
rolling them ashore.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06

At one time bachelor was used
to mean novice or person of
inferior degree.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-06

Many Germans have never seen Anerl.a 49,
soldiers before They asked us why we v W.
fighting Germany and examined our ci0t had
and weapons with great interest lhey CT Ct
Bruce Tate Of Columbus, S. c., rescued from
capture near Stavelot. Belgium.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-23

TO those in Egypt were used by com.
paratively recent Indian tribes.
Some inscriptions found and dc.
ciphered on Olmec remains on diff
ferent sites place their civilization
somewhere in the early centuries OF
the Christion era. and the lost city
near San Lorenzo is tentaJlNely dated
back TO the eighth centLry. some 700
years before the ConquIstaoores.
Scientists hope that a thorough
investigation of the lost and found Oh
mec cities will establish more def.
mite periods. They also hope to an
swer, among others, these questions
Whittier did these people who
lived and became dust centuries be
fore Columbus, disappear?
Were they wiped out by great
plague or a devastating famine?
Were they massacred in tribal
warfare like many other tribes?
Or did they migrate in mass TO
other parts where they disappeared in
the melting pot OF other tribes?