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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
John F. Mcdonnell, 81,
AP Wire Editor, Dies

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-(P)-Johr
F. Mcdonnell, 81 a wire editor ir
the New York office of the Associ.
ated Press for % years, died to-
day at his home in the Bronx OF
heart attack.
He had been at his desk Satur.
day.
Mcdonnell joined the AP in 1922
and had filed all its news wires
at various times. For many years
he was editor of the main trunk
wire, the post he held at his death.
He also was Sunday editor for
several years.
Born at Boston August II, 1888
Mcdonnell served on the Boston
Globe, Worcester T legr m,
Springfield (Mass) Republican.
and the Buffalo Evening News
before joining the AP.
He is survived by his wife and
two daughters.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
NAVY AND FEPC <HF,
AGREE ON PLAN
FOR RACIAL AID

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1,-tUP)-
Malcolm Ross, chairman OF the
Presidents Committee on Fair
Employment Practice, tonight an
nouned a new agreement between
the Navy and FEPC designed to
speed processing of complaints OF
racial and religious discrimination
involving civilian employees of the
Navy.
The accord provides that FEPC
representative may discuss COM
plants of discrimination with en-
ployes and may accompany the
employe in the later stages OF
grievance procedure. 1t points out
that the representatives appear
as agents of another
Government agency rather than on
behalf of the employees.
In the settlement of specific
cases." Ross said, our emphasis
will be on informal negotiation in
the field to eliminate red tape and
bring about closest possible CO.
operations.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
WPB AIDE RESIGNS
Edward R. Gay Quits As As.
sistant Vice-Chairman

WASHINGTON, Jan. L. Up -
Edward R. Gay, War Production
Board assistant vice-chairman for
civilian requirements has resign.
ed, effective tomorrow.
The WPB, which announced the
resignation, did not disclose his
plans.
Gay joined WPB in June, 1912.
He had been vice-president and di-
rector of the St. Regis Paper Co.,
in New York. Gay once was news
editor of the New Orleans Times
Picayune and is a former assist.
ant dean of Harvard.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
MUSSOLINI SPEAKS
Duce Asks Italians To Aid
German War Effort

LONDON, Jan. l. (P) -Benito
Mussolini has appealed to Italians
in Italy not to shirk manual labor,
a Berlin broadcast said today.
During the new year you must
act upon the precept of lending
increasingly effective aid to the
German effort of achieving COM
mon victory" said the message
attributed to the Duce. Even if
the time has not come for you
to bear arms once again, do not
shirk manual labor, which in Ger
many is regarded as the duty Of
all"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
'xpress Lines

More than 100000 miles of rail-
way lines, $4,000 miles of steam
ship lines, 10000 miles of Always
and $4,000 miles of motor truck
lines are employed by Railway
Express Agency in every corner
OF the country, together with $4,000
offices in handling express snip
mems
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
Too Much Risk

One hundred years ago, when
fire insurance was new in tae
United States, policies became
void and all previous payments
were forfeited to the company if
the policyholder went on a sea
voyage without permission and
without paying an extra premium.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-02
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rected except to publish or repubIish
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The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11
Pioneers of Peace

Captain Edward w. Rckenbacker believes that just
the railroads the foundation of the growth and unca
ton of the states of union air transportation be the
foundation of international unity and economic development
Already the arplane than any other single nStru
men has been responsible for the dscardng of the extreme
iGoaionSm of prewar America People realize that there
another war spot this continent will be safe from
the ravages of superbombers They have also begun to
realize that the airpane do far than make the
of worldwide help nightly to make
worldwide
In recent years American planes under the skilled guild
of pioneering American armen, have opened up
gobal network of arways to the remoest sections of the
earth. Sverwnged transports loaded with war materials
steamng rackless jungle leave vapory trails
through fgd polar Skies with equal and regularity
No spot the globe than hours by air from the
center of the United States Our pilots home with
gmpseS of life in other nations Their friends
of every nationality Their sympahies universal They
first hand the superficiay of international bound
aries And peaceme, when these pilots permitted
carry civilians their passengers will bring home the broad
vision of the air age.
Yes the arpane can bring peace we'll as destruction
This country fortunate in having aviation industry
second to which will rest until the cvizing
of air transportation has had chance work
for the good of all peple.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11
High School Band, Orchestra
Will Present Joint Concert

The Roosevelt high school band
and orchestra will present concert
Wednesday at 8 p. m. in the high
school auditorium.
Conducted by Aarne Oloknen, the
orchestra will play seven selections
and the band under the baton of
Kenneth F. Hauer, will give sim
liar group. Majorettes Jean Bra
genger, Jeona Hallway, Emma Lor-
enz, Mary Lorenz, Annabelle San
cho, Betty Schneider and Joyce Tay-
lor will be featured in the playing
Of "Our Director" by the band.
Melodies from the musical comedy
success Oklahoma" will also be pre-
sented by the band as we'll as "Am-
barita Roca." Wedding of the
Winds" Parade of the Wooden
Soldiers" "On the Mall" and Vic
tory"
The program Of the concert or
chestra includes: Mozart Suite, I
and ~ Movements; der Sohn Der
Haide,' violin solo by Walter Evich,
accompanied by Bill Anderson; so
natina three movements; "Concer-
tina" clarinet solo by James Hunter;
"Pavanne" second movement; THE
Calf Of Bagdad."
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11

leased from lie Vernet through the
efforts Of American writers and pub
fishers and the reunited family was
given passage to the Western Hem
isphere (they are now in Mexico)
just before Nazi occupation of
France made flight forever impossi-
BILE. 1t was not until Anna reached
Ellis Island that she learned that
the fourth and last copy of THE
SEVENTH CROSS had reached the
United States safely and was to be
published.
Her father is dead and little is
known about the fate of her mother.
who failed to escape at the time of
Hitler's seizure Of power and who
is believed to have been deported to
a ghetto camp in Poland"
Do you wonder that those OF us
who read, or see, THE SEVENTH
CROSS comfortably, safely, are
strangely humbled"? And in our hu-
mility We must not forget the mes
sage Anna Seghers so knowingly gives
us. Current Biography expresses it
thus:
Anna Seghers "has opened the
eyes Of large section of our read
ing public to the realization that
Hitlerism is not Germany and that
Germany Is not Hitlerism; that in
that fear-ridden land there are men
of courage devoted to our cause and
who are our Allies as much as the
Norwegians. the Belgians, and the
Dutch in the struggle for a better
world. After the defeat of Nazi
brutalitarianism, 1t will be these
people who will form the nucleur
for the rebuilding Of a democratic
Germany.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11

somewhat overcome by our pride in
the orderlineSs and accomplishment.
1t simply could not have been done
better. Military police patrolled the
road with jeeps and motorcycles to
see that there was no passing, no
traffic jams, no lettering.
Not many Of our American trucks
broke down; and those that did were
Immediately taken in tow. There
were almost no accidents.
The withdrawal from Feriana and
Thelepte airdrome was separate, and
smaller than ours. They were evac-
uated in the dawn hours. Ammuni-
ton dumps were set off, and all
gasoline that could not be moved
was set ablaze.
Planes that took off that morning
on dawn missions did not return to
the field but landed elsewhere. All
planes that could not get off the
ground, because Of minor damage
or needed repair, were burned.
There never was anything built
above ground at Thelepte, because
the field had to take too much
bombing.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11
We Are Not Indian GiUers

No one of us would hand soldier bullet he needed
and then take from him. We do not send planes and
tanks then ship them back before they can 60 into
battle Yet every time any of us buys war bond and
then cashes in stepping back from victory surely
took bullets away from soldiers and recalled planes
and tanks.
This is bad money month for many of U.S. Bills and
income taxes must be paid and there will be certain temp
taon to cash few assets such bonds But what
difficulties compared those of the and
who are fighting this for us? How
selves because of small homefront discomorts
worries, withdraw from them support?
They doing much for We can do so little for
them really We cannot be with Them cannot help them
their personal battles for courage and wisdom We
feed them when they hungry for them when
they wounded. But CAN that they have what
they need to defeat the enemy And given them
the knowledge that dollars behind them and that
dollars will stay behind them.
So let us hold onto War Bonds what may. If
you cash Bond you cheating not only
sesnce of course you lose money by but every Allied
fighting We cannot, must not cheat those men
of victory.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11
Bread Upon the Waters

In the early days of nations history city, state and
Federal governments numerous occasions subscribed
money and took stock of pioneer railroad
lures in order to encourage their development When public
money subscribed to railroads. it done
muy investment in industry with the hope of earning the
other investors in property which was
privately owned and operated. There thought of
socalzing the railroad industry Community credit was
merely used to help build private enterprise and
ing assets.
AS the result of such helpful government policy there
developed country the greatest railroad system in the
world which, Pearl Harbor has turned into the United
States Treasury the tremendous of 900 in taxes
Today the railroads paying $4250000 in Federal
every "a hours in addition to paying state and local
at the rate of 100000 per day. Bread cast upon the
waters in the shape of encouragement to railroads has
turned thousandfold to government.
But today there political drive in the United States
for ownership of industry rather than
of private enterprise This policy just the
and limits Individual opportunity and destroys taxable assets
The only way taxes will ever be lowered is by
private business pay instead of government
business be exempted from The railroad pay
ments government offer graphic proof of this fact
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11
Correspondent
Speaks Wednesda,

Frank Gervasi, Golfers dynamic
Associate Editor will review the lat
est first-hand news from the wal
fronts at Detroit Town Hall in the
Fisher Theatre, Wednesday morning
January II, at IL o'clock.
The noted correspondent returned
recently from the invasion areas
He has been with the front line
troops almost continuously since the
war started, and before joining Col
lier's was an ms correspondent In
Europe for five years.
Described by Hugh Walpole al
lone of the best journalists in the
world Gervasi has covered the
most important stories Of the age
He reported the war action in the
Mediterranean, followed the Italian
and Sicilian campaigns before join
ing the Allied divisions for the big
invasion. The news ace was the first
w 0AoCAOoC 4tdLdIl AlGSIfClltlOll III
Spain for which he was expelled
from Italy. He has interviewed some
Of the leading political figures Of the
age such as Mussolini, Antonio
Primo de Rivera. Generals Weygand
and Wavell, Premier SHUTS, Count
Ciano, and Virginia Gayda.
Last year, Gervasi made q $4,000
mile trip around the world, writing
stories from England. France, Hol-
land, Greece. the Balkans. Italy,
Syria, Palestine, and Egypt where
he covered the war in the desert as
an accredited correspondent with the
British troops.
The famous editor reporter is
author of THE War Has Seven
Faces" One of the most colorful
and exciting figures In American
Journalism, he is also a brilliant
speaker and superb news-getter.
Advance reservations are available
at Grinnell's, RIA. 1924.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11
Social Security
Here Tuesday

A representative of the Social Sc
curity Board field office ct 1926
Michigan Avenue In Dearborn viii
be IN the Wyandotte Post Office on
Tuesday. January is at 1900 a. m.
to 100 p. m, Mr.. Robert G. Mish,
manager, or one Of his assistants
holds office hours there on every
Tuesday.
All workers past the age Of IS
should be interested In learning
whether they qualify for monthly
insurance payments under the So
cial Security Act. Widows, children
and parents Of workers who have
died at any time after January I,
1887 may be eligible to receive lump
sum or monthly benefits.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11
Is Years Ago In Wyandotte

The annual report of City Clerk
Bryan showed the remarkable
growth in the few years previous.
The assessed valuation increased
over 5000 from 1914 to 1919. Re-
relpts. mainly for water and lights
furnished the citizens. increased 86eS.
This was largely due to the increased
population. Securities held by the
city included 1888 of war savings
stamps and $1,000 Of Victory Liberty
loan bonds.
The city ambulance driven by Pa
trolman Martin Lilliepthal. going
north on Biddle with Q patient for
Emergency Hospital. collided with q
bread truck at the corner of Walnut.
Patrolman Louis Eastman, q new
man on the force, was also an occu-
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11

pant Of the car Patrolman Lillien-
thai received broken leg and was
taken to Emergency hospital. The
other occupants escaped injury.
A delegation Of citizens residing
in the vicinity Of the Regent Stove
Works on Mulberry St., protested
against certain practices of the COM
pany. The spokesman for the dele
CATION said that the factory sen,
out sand from q blower that Gov.
cred the neighborhood, maintained
that . noise at night made slumbe,
impossible, and that 1t occupied al
leys and walks with refuse from the
foundry. It was stated THAI the
company was about to enlarge Il,
factory, and wanted the cornmissioC
to prevent it.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11

trying to get out of room full o
silent cats.
Finally Jed did the only thing lef
to do. He took his heart in hi
hand and drove right between TIVE
German tanks, with their crews
sitting there at the guns and look.
ing at him as he passed so yard.
away.
They didn't shoot, and he doesn'
know to his day why they didn't.
Then he stepped on that jeep ane
went soaring across the desert, fly.
ing over irrigation bitches you'd nor.
mally cross in low gear. German
artillery got after him. They drop.
ped an SO on his right and ther
one on his left. and then one ir
front Of him. They had him peck.
eted.
When artillery does that, the
next shot always gets you. But
they never fired q fourth shell.
He has no idea why. 1t was just
kind Of like q miracle.
Things like that went on all after.
noon. Finally it got dark, and sort
Of safety came. But it wasn't COM
|plete safety, for German patrols were
out securing the desert for strag-
glers.
Jed finally got away by driving
the jeep straight up over the top OF
mountain and down the other side
He just missed driving over several
sheer cliffs. From now on he hates
Germans.
LOST RAZOR BLADES
Most of the men who survived the
Germans surprise break through on
the first day of the Sbeitla battle
lost everything they had. Major
"Satch" Elkins of College Station
Texas, came out with only the
clothes on his back. But he resented
most losing 800 razor blades to the
Germans.
Captain Daley swears he will get
the German who Is now sleeping in
his bedroll. One soldier was sore
as hornet because the day before
he gathered up his inertia and &C.
complished the nasty job of writing
six long overdue letters home. Now
the Germans have them, and he has
that writing job to do all over.
Again, Jed Daley lost his camera
and q dozen rolls of film he had
been taking for months. One OF
them was a foolish picture, such as
the soberest Of adults sometimes In
dulges IN. He had picked some des-
ert flowers, stuck them behind his
ears, and posed for the camera MAX
ing q silly face.
1.-THE Germans will develop those
films for what information they can
get" he says, And when they come
to the one Of an American officer
with flowers behind his ears, they'll
probably ten ooebbels TO put It on
the radio that Americans are sissies. y
One soldier told me his most
vivid impression Of the afternoon
was seeing 10 brand new tires
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11
What Is important?

There is, in the back of our minds go about
daily tasks the heavy ache of the from Europe bat
tleronts Sometimes that what do here home
is unmportanta world removed from the sacrifice and
suffering of our fighting
But can-and muSt-make EVERYDAY work of
real Importance by relating it he larger
the beer) to what men fighting and dying for
The in which-we do it is up to the individual
conscience of each of us-doing work. donating
blood, buying bonds-but it is important
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11
Depend on Cans.
for Tin Salvage

Until We have defeated Japan
and for as many months as it takes
to rehabilitate the tin mines now
in her hands, We must depend on
tin can salvage for that precious
material says Terry Bannan, Chair
man of the Wayne County Tin Can
Salvage Committee. Tin Is essen
tial in the manufacture of con-
tanners, weapons and ammunition for
our fighting men. Make every tin
can count In our fight for freedom. u
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11

There were French civilian refu-
gees on our road, but not enough to
hinder traffic. Most of them walked,
carrying brown suitcases and bun
dies. I noticed they did not carry
much, so they apparently had faith
in our coming back.
There were few Arabs among them.
The Arabs are permanent They
get along, whoever comes to take
charge of their country.
French artillery and infantry also
were Withdrawing. They did hinder
traffic, after We were safely back
at Kasserine pass and the road grew
narrow and poor.
We well knew the French were
the best fighters in the world. But
this delaying stream of high wheeled
carts, toiling along so last-century-
like, seemed symbolic Of Frances
whole disaster.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11
Book
Lovers

In the early months of 1912, an
intensely critical situation existed
along the Atlantic seacoaSt. Nazi
submarines, practically within sight
of the shore, we're sinking scores
of American tankers and other ships.
Our Navy, scattered as it was all
over the globe, could not cope with
them. At first the vessels went
down at the rate OF one a week, then
one a day. Finally in May. the
blockade became complete. Ships
bearing supplies, not only for our
own armed forces, but for most Of
the United Nations as well, were i'm
modified in our harbors.
Then the miracle happened
miracle not unlike that OF Dunkirk
From yacht clubs and fishing docks,
from flying schools and civilian air
ports, swarmed thousands Of mod
ern Minute Men - members OF the
Civil Air Patrol and the Coast Guard
Auxiliary who went down to sea
in cockleshell boats and flew over
it in aerial jaiopies to do battle with
the invaders.
They did the job. They drove the
Nazi sharks from our coastal waters
and handed the Navy an 10 months
breathing spell in which to build
enough patrol craft to resume alone
the task of guarding our shores.
Because of censors, this thrilling
story had to be kept secret for a
long time. Now, william B. Mellor
Jr, tells it in full in his book.
Sank Same"
James Thurber, one Of Americas
bestowed humoristS, is the author
of the Book-of-the-Month Club Sc
lection for February - 1.-THE Thur
Der Carnival" a collection of his
best writings and drawings.
After escaping from a German
prison camp, the Free French Briga-
der General Jacques Leclerc, paid
secret visit to his home in Bur
gundy. AS he was leaving he met
Nazi soldier, riding on Nine. Le-
clerc's bicycle. Furious, he stepped
out of the shadows and demanded
perenptorily, What are you doing?
Don't you know that bicycles are
only for officers?" Obedient to the
voice of authority, the startled SOL
der quickly dismounted, saluted:
ia, mein Herr" Leclerc then got
on the bicycle himself and started
on the first lap Of his dangerous
journey through France TO England
- from Half Past When" by Has
soldt Davis.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11
LETTER BOX

Dear Editor:
There is only one legal Polish gov
eminent - the one recognized as
such by the United States and all
the allied nations, with the exception
of Russia.
The Polish government In London
has the solid backing Of the Polish
army, navy, air force and Of the
Polish underground.
The six million Americans OF Po-
lish descent recognize the Polish
government in Londan as the only
legal spokesman of the Polish people
The Poles, under Russian occupa-
ton, are not free to express their
choice of government. Neither are
the Polish soldiers in Russia, whose
families are kept in forced captivity
in Siberia. With them it is a case
Of do or die"
The Lublin Committee Is a Rus
sian agency, created by Russia for
Russia's sole benefit. BY imposing
a government" of Red Quislings
upon the Polish people, Russia is
denying the Poles our allies -
the right to shape their own future.
While preaching democracy, the
Soviet Union is practicing tyranny.
Sincerely yours,
Charles Rozmarek,
President Of the Polish
American Congress
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-01-11

ring at him. He
kept turning and
lodging. but ev-
erywhere he could
go he would be
looking smack at
the front end of
a Mark -Four.
They just seemed
to appear from
nowhere, a n d
there they'd be
suddenly, until he
r1l& ill., 4xz.