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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-22
The Wacs And The Press

In a recent address before five hundred New
York teachers attending a course on ''The
Newspaper It's Making and It's Meaning Neil
MacNiel, assistant night managing editor Of
the New York Times, declared American news
papers are doing splendid job of getting
and presenting the worlds news to the public
True as this is, it is not the whole truth.
American newspapers are not only doing a
fine job in gathering and presenting news. In
this war emergency they have given inestima-
BILE aid in and practically unlimited space in
their news columns to war bond campaigns,
to prblicizing priorities, rationing and other
wartime measures and to recruitment drives.
A notable example Of the cooperation given
recruiting efforts is the recent en1inently sue
cssful program for increasing Wac forces. A
letter from Maj. Gen. F. E. Uhl, commanding
the Fourth Service Command, to George C.
Biggers, president Of the Southern Newspaper
Publishers Association, with headquarters in
Atlanta, tells the story, General Uhl writes:
I'm the recent program to recruit thousands
Of Wacs to serve our wounded in general hospi-
ia throughout the nation, Fourth Service Com.
n1and met with gratifying success. three
month quota was filled in one month, nine
days, performance which permitted this COM
mand to finish second to all service commands
in this recruiting competition.
Although look upon this accomplishment
with justifiable pride, the important thing to
me is that personnel in the command, and in
the seven Southeastern states which comprise
lit, can look any wounded American soldier
straight in the eye and say, I'VE did our part
to supply you with sufficient care and in SUI
ficient time". am thankful that it did not have
to be a ''too little and too late" answer.
Many agencies and individuals, including
the governors of these Southeastern states who
provided the leadership for the recruiting pro-
gram, made this answer possible. One OF the
most important agencies giving assistance were
the newspapers in these states Through their
pages-in news articles editorials, advertise
ments-women Of the Southeast were inform
ed of the great need for Wac hospital tech
nicians and were urged to take their place
al the bedside of fallen American-imme-
diately. Such publicity afforded our recruiting
personnel invaluable aid.
please convey my thanks to the newspa-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-22
Hang Together

No figure is available OF the money VaIIe
or gross volume of supplies and equipment de-
livered by this nation to Russia to implement
the Soviet Unions counter attack on the Ger
mans. Both volume and valre were great.
Yet Russia shows an increasing disposition to
10 it alone in all matters connected with the
peace to come and with the occupation OF
liberated countries and Of Germany.
Demaree Bess, writing in the current issue
Of the Saturday Evening Post, reveals that U.
S. aid to France in the form Of military
supplies and equipment amounted to $780, o0o,-
OoO Yet General DeGaulle has seen fit not
only to ignore this assistance in all his public
rtterances but to encourage the French popu-
lation to belittle it.
Here are two great nations that owe their
United States Ally greater debt than can
ever be paid in dollars. The one assuredly
would have been conquered by the Germans
if it had not been for the stream OF Amerl-
can war tools of all typesthat poured into the
country at crucial period. The other could
never have started back toward recovery
after being conquered except for the ire
mendo implementation given its forces
wien it could do nothing for itself.
Surely the narrow escape Of all nations as
sociated in the war against Germany ought to
be enough to convince Russia and France,
and for that matter the leaders in all capitals
of the world that the only chance of prevent
ing another war which would end their free
existence lies in working together for the Sc
curity that is being sought, and missed, at the
San Francisco conference.
Now that the war in Europe has been won,
selfish ambitions suppressed while the battle
ragged are being exposed to an alarming ex-
tent-alarning because they constitute an ac-
tuaI threat not only to ultimate peace but to
Intermediate concord in the Allied world.
Despite the bloodshed that bathed the Con-
tinent so long, the sabre is still rafting with
tragic implications
The time has come to beat the swords into
plowshares, at least metaphorically. Th e e
must be armed forces to prevent Nazism and
fascism from gaining a foothold anywhere
on earth, but the nations which all but exhaust
cd their resources and suffered grievous loss
Of manpower to overthrow them in Europe
will have to learn to hang together or newt
ably they will eventually hang separately, as
Franklin told the colonists in America, as soon
as the international discord now rampant has
given Nazism and fascism a chance to rally
and make war again.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-22
QUOTATIONS
What About Progressing?

where" cries a vocal champion of free
enterprise, ''can one find business mate
his neck?" What about pro wrestling?-The
State columbia, S. c.
Short Parking.
Short parking periods shorten the temper
Of soma and test the patience OF others There
is no consistency in driving through congested
traffic for 20 minutes and burning precious
fuel looking for a new parking place. o1tlmes
the victim returns to the identical spot with
nothin.. omplished.-Durham Herald
Stepped out the back of the shop, which
joins the city Jail. A young white man was
peeping through the bars, and said. You don't
know where's any smoking tobacco. do your
We told him no. Then he said, They've got
us in here and not even cigarette: We then
told him the only difference was ne was m
without cigarette, and that he wasn't missing
anything 4Abbeville (Ga.l Chronicle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-22
WITH THE AEF:
Fight of Sgt. Lchiki

| ing machinegun, firing as ne walk
ed.
Somehow he managed to OUT
shoot the machine gunner WlllOu.
getting scratched and once tnsl
main weapon was neutrallzeo ~'
Germans quickly Withdrew.
But even as they went one X
treating Nazi pulled the pm Vi
grenade and tossed it back 4.
Stanley and fragment OF It OH
the job.
The rest of his pals knew STAN n,
ley had saved their lives ana ,H. !,
told the story where it would az
the most good and get !,i1l
recognition. Maj. Gen. WHEN IAN
Schmidt, commander OF the ~"
Division made the postAufi04'
award of the silver star.
The citation mentioned Stanleyr'
full name-Staff Sgt. Stanley -, =,
Ichiki-but it did not mention ~,
slanting Nisei eyes when S'''
so accurately.
It did not mention the reason ~
why ne felt that he could NV T. =
home to California ron Wnefe s Js
entered the Arny-becauSe ~ 4
father had been transported w. ,. -
there and shipped to a JapaI W.
relocation Cam at MagAee' n'' 49,
The citation did not say ~.
Stanley held no rancor ana sv- ii;
how cheerfully understood why ss a.
country had shipped his Japs'''
descended parent inland -s,.
It did not add that the only ~ !,
son he did not want to reIu d M
the west coast home ne ha0 ,,sI.
to join the Army was ms .,. s
earned quiet soldiers prIde, "s sry.
would not permit him to 60 .e all
where he was considered unu''
able. Cd.
All it said after telling no" ,; ~
Ichiki saved his conraoeS
was this: n.;st.
"His courageous and fOrtnfls.y,
action remain an lnsplra'i,0-. md
those with whom he serVe G;,ior,
exemplifies the highest qI1I..i,,d
Of the Armed Forces OF the o'D
States"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-22
BY KENNETH L. DIXON
WITH THE AEF IN OCCUPIED

WITH THE AEF IN OCCUPIED
GERMANY, May 21.-RHSome-
times when there is nothing to do
the Doughboys get to thinking
more than they ever did during
battle and eventually they are
bound to be philosophical.
1t was that way with a bunch of
dogfaces in the 10th Infantry Di-
vision the other night when they
got to talking about Stanley.
Stanley was a staff sergeant.
say "was" because the silver star
they gave him for gallantry in &C.
ton had to be awarded postum
ously.
Somebody talked about how he
came to get the citation.
A member of the air section of
the 3o2nd Field Artillery Bat
talon. Stanley was on his way
with five other enlisted men and
their air officer to make a recon-
Nuisance for an air strip near
Idstein, Germany one day shortly
before the war ended
Suddenly the party was ambush
ed by a group of about 20 Ger
mans. A hot fight broke out and
the Americans succeeded in cap
turing five of the Germans.
But just as they were lining
them up along the road the re.
manning Germans suddenly open
ed up with such intense machine
gun fire that the. Yanks were
forced to take cover behind bank.
The situation was then extreme
ly critical because the outnumber-
ed Americans soon would be sur
sounded by the German rifle;nen
and grenade throwers while the
machine gun kept them pinned
down.
Stanley saw something had to
be done quickly. Without being
told he did it.
Locating the source of the ma.
chine gun fire which was coming
from the edge of the woods across
the road he slipped from the pro-
lection Of the bank and crawled to
better but more exposed firing
position. From there ne silenced
some OF the enemy riflenen but
still could not put an end to the
relentless machinegun fire. So
once again he saw what had to be
done and did it.
Armed with only a Light carbine
ae arose and walked across that |
open road in the face Of the blaz-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-22
Daily Prayer
FOR SOLIDARITY

Upon Thine Altar, o Lord eter.
nal and full of glory, we have Of
fered our sons who have gone
forth to war; and our own hopes
and affections and labors who
serve at home. Bind us all togeth-
er in great and sacred unity of
devotion to one Holy Cause; pre-
pairing us for all the new life of
Liberty which Thou art preparing
for us, on earth and in heaven.
Teach US that our only veal is
in Thy will. Forgive our tres
passes, and all our pettiness, and
lift us into a largeness of life that
Is at one with Thy great purposes.
Enable us to be patient and SYM
pathetic with all Of our fellow-citi-
zens, that we may know the unity
OF real brotherhood. And in all of
our sacrifice and service may we
have a real kinship with Christ,
our King. Amen.-W. T. E
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-22
The Literary Guidepost

On the other hand, there are
some wholly admirably handled
incidents, especially a funeral. And
after some funbling in the first
eight or nine pages, there are
many passages in the writing
possessed of an indubitable rich
ness, even a certain grandeur.
Even if Miss LAWN can't write a
novel, she can write.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-22
Lee Miller Covers The Pacific

Hendrickson used to have baker
les in Knoxville, Greenville and
Morristown, Tenn. His wife, who
lives in Greenville, ran them for
a while after he entered the Navy
but the burden was so heavy on
her he finally sold out.
The Piers are a fine, friendly,
good-looking bunch. But some OF
them think little wistfully that
the PIT has about run its course
as a spectacular weapon in this
war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-22

were passengers that he didn't
want the PIT to 60 up to the Tara
kan pier, but that OF course it was
UP to the admirals. It went to the
pier all right.
The "exec" Of this PIT was Lieut..
(jg) Charles Hendrickson. He still
wore an ensign's gold bar, and
explained his promotion was so
recent he hadn't had time to put
the bar on the grindstone. It seems
You can grind off the gold Of an
ensign's bar and find lieutenant
silver underneath.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-22
By w. G. ROGERS
"The House in Clewe Street,"
by Mary LAWN (Atlantic-Little,
Brown; $3).

Ny WARY AdyAA tAtASAoS-A1AssAOS
Brown; $3).
So exceptionally fine in some
parts, so very indifferent in 9TH
ers, this is novel about which
I'm OF two minds, one for and one
against. I admire it with reluc-
lance
The scene is Ireland, where Miss
LAWN, born in Massachusetts,
lives in Dublin. The characters
are mainly Coniffes, Of whom
there are three generations:
Grandfather Theodore who estab-
lished the modest family fortune,
his three daughters Teresa, Sara
and Lily, and Lily's son Gabriel
Galloway. There is also Onny So
raglan, who almost turned into a
Galloway.
Among the things / admire with
out reluctance are the Coniffes,
sharply drawn. nicely differentiat-
ed, who speak vividly and live
individual lives. Furthermore,
they are set against a. village
background which, whether au-
thentic or not, rings true:
But while / am glad to KIN o W
these people. there's no particu-
lar reason why I should be.
I think what she had in mind
is revealed in the last paragraph
Of part one. where she says Ca
briefs grandfather, m o h e and
aunts will not give him n y help
in unraveling the complexities of
his own life Ir truth. the cir
cumstances of his upbrinsing do
leave him unprepared for his ma
ture experiences: in like manner.
the circumstances Of the novel.
and all it's characters together.
give us no help with our own com.
plexities. The novels aim is
vague.
Perhaps another way to say it Is
that it lacks ursencv. It has move.
ment but no direction It's a ro-
mantle tragedy reminiscent some
how of Hardy but without Hardy's
purposefulnass.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-22
interpreting
The War
BY klRKE L. SIMPSON
ASSOCIATED Press News A

lN,,A
A widely spaced triple c5;a...
threat to the Japanese con r,e'.
cations corridor with 1ndo ''l rsl
is taking shape although IT, NINA
significance is yet to be d;ss W. NV
There seems small doub. ''V h
ever, that enemy defenses ,,i now
ing that vital connection Ara ' Va!
brought under pressure Al Oe w
way from southern Honan nra m ne
to northern Kwangsi at the mo ,,.se
when japanese expectation 'a.
American landings on tn. r.. o.
China is most scute. Last
Re-establishment Of tho 49,
can l4th Air Force advance s's s.
at Kweiyang in Kewichow prov GsN
lends color to the conclusion '. nc.
a concerted Sino-American c ,s'
paign to crack the Chjns. Is'a'
China corridor is afoot. II c .a'
Wedemeyer. American comms Ssa.
in China, announced the ret,r, . q
Kewiyang which had been absn a "
ed when japanese forces m.d. '
drive Up the Liuchow.Kws;chs..s
railroad some weeks ago and w..'
halted only IS miles Short "e =.
Kweiyang. VI
From that base General Cha,
nault's planes are in positio, ', =.
strike heavily in support Of Chine.
ground forces pushing the foe bsss
down the railroad, as they bsvs
struck from Chihkiang in the ws,
ern Human area.
There are factors which tend :,
make the southern wing Of ,ss
Chinese triple threat potentially ths
most significant. There have bes,
recent reports that the oest train.
ed and equipped element, NJ
Chang Kai-Shek's army have been
Shifted back into that theater M
completion Of their mission Of link
ing up in Burma with Admir-,
Mountbatten's southeastern All,
command troops. That flank n
the Chinese armies deployed in
Honan, Human, Kweichow and
Kwangsi also is closer to the Indc.
China supply line than any other
Definite Chinese capture not orly
Of the river port of Foochow near
the mouth Of the Min estuary but Of
lesser towns to the north and south
renews speculation as to whether
that coastal area might not be
destined ultimately to see the first
American amphibious incursions
into eastern China. While there
are no known Chinese forces east
Of the Japanese corrior with which
an effective junction could be made
via Foochow, the extended Chinese
threat to the corridor from the
west may be in fact closely linked
with Chinese guerrilla operations
on the coast.
The possibilities Of a Chinese
break-through are sufficiently good
to cast doubt aon report from China
that not only Foochow but other
east coast sectors well fortified
against American landing attempts
are being evacuated by the Jap.
enese.
Any such pull-ort would leave
bomb battered Formosa as the only
obstacle to such landings. Beach
heads in China deep and wide
enough to contain American main
land air bases would largely serve
the same purpose as a ground link
Up with Chang kai-Shek's armies
Withdrawal of japanese coastal
garrisons would invite establish
ment of such bases by airboFne
rather than seaborne operations
a much quicker business.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-22
BY LEE C. MILLER

ABOARD A CRUISER IN THE
CELEBES SEA-(by wireless)-1n
three days this water-shy land
lubber has clambered onto surely
a dozen different kinds of boats
and ships.
His shins and knees are batter
ed, and his arms are practically
numb from climbing rope ladders.
The sedentary life I've lived 50
many years in Washington seems
far, far removed.
Let's see: Monday went from
cruiser to whaleboat to destroyer.
and that night-after dark and in
choppy water-I went back the
same way. Except that it was too
rough to 60 direct from whaleboat
to cruiser, 50 I had to jump first
onto a PIT boat that was along
side the cruiser I thought I'd new.
er make it, but did, gauging the
rise and fall of the two craft as
best I could in the dim light and
landing on all fours. Then getting
a handhold and foothold on that
dangling rope ladder was some
thing too, and when I tumbled
over the rail at the top I swore
I'd never leave the cruiser again
till we got to home base.
But the next day there was
again-cruiser to small boat to
PIT, and PIT to small boat to a big
command ship, and then to small
boat to PIT to Lei, and LCVP to
|LCI, and back to PIT and whale
boat and cruiser, bruise piled on
bruise.
That will be enough of that said
as I painfully hoisted myself into
an upper bunk. Uh huh. Next morn
ing down the cruisers ladder again
to another PIT, and presently I was
stepping over a whole raft to PTS
to board a tender for lunch. And
then off in a Pr to a pier and
from the pier to an LCVP-via an
LCM-and onto another pier by
rickety steps. And later from the
pier to the Admirals barge to
the command ship and back to a
PIT. And from PIT to the cruiser.
And as I write this I'm saying
to myself, there'l be no more such
nonsense. Now I wonder what will
come up tomorrow. Probably a
submarine.
These PIT crews are nice people.
At lunch I met among others Lieut..
Cmdr. Francis Tappan, OF Los
Angeles, commander Of task
unit" Of PTS. He was all American
end at University Of Southern
California.
The PIT captain who put me
ashore on D-Day at Tarakan, Lieut..
(jg) Ben Stephens, was a basket
ball star at the University of
Iowa. He used to work for a rub
Der company in Akron but calls
Cambridge, ILL.,. home, and his
wife is now in Cedar Rapids.
Two PIT men went ashore with
us that day. One was Seymour
Rice, one Of the Nays new COM
bat correspondents. He assuaged
my fears of drowning somewhat
by assuring me he was good
swimmer and would dive for me
if slipped off the battered pier
into the water. Rice is from Kansas
City and Los Angeles and he US.
ed to write murder stories for a
living. He said he'd written 900 or
700 Of them for pulp magazines.
The other man ashore was 1t.
jg) Harold B. Stoughton, of Du-
mont, N. j., executive officer on
another PIT. He had a camera.
and took picture Of me crouch
ing behind an abandoned jap pill-
box for projection from shellfire.
He promised to send me a copy.
but I doubt If the pose will be
flattering.
My PIT skipper on D plus one
was Lieut.. B. j. O'Neill. Of Balti-
more. o'Neilrs boss had told him
to inform the two admirals who
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-22

pers Of the Southeastern Georgia. Florida,
North Carolina, Mississippi South Carolina,
Tennessee, and A1abama-for their coopera.
ton in making this recruiting program note
worthy success"
The nations press has been equally Sue
cessful in putting over all drives connected
with the war effort.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-22
sR SET OF TWINS ARRIVE ).

POCATELLO, Ida, May AL ss.p
The third set o TWINS mas v wv
born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. : n
sen of Pocatello. They are ia: -,
cal girls, sisters to two othei NM n,
Of twin boys. The KnudseA' ="
have II childran-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-22

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., 1945-05-22
TOP % THE MORNING

1 heard a voice at evening softly say,
sBear not thy yesterday into tomorrow,
Nor had this week with last weeks load of
sorrow;
Lift all thy burdens as they come, nor try
To weight the present with the by-and-by.
One step and then another take thy way.
Live day-by-day.
JULIA HANRIS MAY.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01
John Morris Weds
English Girl Overseas

At a ceremony in Saint Mary's
Episcopal church of Portsmouth,
England. Phyllis Waite, daughter of
Mrs. Marion Waite and the late
Captain John Waite Of the HMS
Eagle of the Royal Navy, became the
bride of Private first class John
Morris, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Morris of Eighth street.
The bride was given in marriage
by her Uncle Ralph Waite, Chief
Ordnance officer of the Royal Navy.
Acting as bridesmaids were the sis
tiers of the bride Connie and Eileen
Waite. while Staff Sergeant Peter
Cramer attended the groom.
After the ceremony a reception
was held for relatives and close
friends at the Waite home.
Private first class Morris is a
graduate of Roosevelt High school
and the Ford Motor Trade School.
He has been in the Army for two
years and has been stationed in
England for 16 months.
Before entering the army he wa
employed at the Ford Motor Co. of
River Rouge
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01
Tuesday Study Club
Holds Annual Guest
and Birthday Meeting

Annual birthday meeting and
Guest Day of the Tuesday Study
club will be staged in the City Hall
club rooms on February at 2:30
in the afternoon.
Members have been requested to
return the provided envelopes con-
tanning their contributions to the
birthday fund.
The business meeting will include
the election of officers after which
Mr.. Austin Grant, noted commenta-
tor from station WWJ will be the
guest speaker. The Detroit News
commentator will address the group
and their guests on the topic
Thinking Frontiers of Tomorrow"
Later in the afternoon, tea will be
served by the chairman, Mrs. Will
liam Knapp, and her assistants.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01
Father and Sons Day
Celebrated Next Week
at Mt. Carmel Church

Fathers and Sons Day will be
observed by the Holy Name Society
of Mt. Carmel Church on Sunday,
February 4th. The members will
receive Holy Communion during the
$50 Mass. Immediately after the
Mass, Holy Name Breakfast will be
served in the high school auditor
ium for the senior members and the
high school members.
The Pastor, Rev. Father w. A.
Krych, will install the newly elected
officers for the year 1915; Presi-
dent, Walter Knack; Vice President,
John LeWandowski; Financial Sec
rotary, Walter Burtka; Recording
Secretary, Stanley Ryfiak; Treas
urer, w. Trancygier; Sergeants-at-
arms, John Mara and Andrew
Zgrzymski.