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Detroit evening times., 1945-11-24

DEAR MARY:
My eldest daughter, 16, has
three or four girl friends who
annoy me almost beyond self
control. They are constantly
In my house, making them
selves at home from living
room 10 kitchen. They are yell
ing and Knocking at the door
every morning on their way TO
school com ing in to wait
around for Evelyn - often be-
fore 3 o'clock. before we have
finished breakfast.
Sometimes they come home
with her for lunch, unlimited.
When she returns from school
for the day they are with her.
She works after school hours.
and when she comes home from
work they come, too. They
dump their schoolbooks with us
any place, leaving them over
night or over the weekend.
They leave their rain apparel
with us when the clouds clear.
Daily turmoil
I am a nervous wreck from
this daily turmoil, not fit for
work after the morning COM
motion. My daughter thinks
I'm mean and she has grown
saucy and impudent, although
in the past she was a sweet,
obedient girl. Sometimes she
leaves the house without kiss
ing me good-by and there are
mornings when she stamps out
Of the house without finishing
breakfast. All I ask OF her in
the mornings is 20 60 to the
grocer's, in return for which I
clean her room.
/ don't mind her friends Wis
iting. II isn't that. But their
constant intrusion is more than
I can bear. One morning I
spoke straight 10 one OF the
girls and asked her II she
couldn't leave Evelyn alone
long enough 10 eat one meal.
surely would appreciate some
advice from you or other
mothers. II seems to me that
16-year-old girls should have
more respect for others. 3. c,
Mostly Nerves
DEAR S. C:
l fully realize what a present
hindrance 10 peace and quiet
Evelyn's bodyguards must be.
But on the other hand. what
an innocent. wholesome dis
turbance, and how quickly time
will dissolve IL.
In a few more years Evelyn
and her friends will be grown
and gone. And what a pity
you've neglected your health TO
such an extent that you can't
enjoy them while they're here,
nor take advantage Of your op-
portunity TO educate Evelyn in
the civllizing conviction that a
hospitable home is the dynamic
center Of a good life.
Pride IN agreeable parents
and a comfortably accommo-
dating home that appeals to
friends are the best social safe
guards a teen-age girl could
have Yet by your hysterical
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-24
You ProbIem7 Consult
Mary Haworth' S Mail

irascibility you are depriving
Evelyn Of this moral support
at time in her growth when
she needs it most. / think your
furious irritation with her
friends, which doesn't spare the
feelings of any, is simply nerv-
Gus exhaustion speaking-with
they the scapegoats and not the
cause Of II.
Revise Schedules
A great hearted mother, SYM
pathetic 10 youth, would be
pleased, not dismayed, TO find
her daughter and her home so
preferred and besieged. And IL
you weren't tagged out / am
sure those would be your senti-
ments, too. Then you would
take the commotion in stride
and at the same time genially
press your daily visitors into
service as household helpers
TO set the table, do dishes, run
errands, etc, as need arose.
My advice is: Try TO build
up your health and revise your
household schedule, with an
earlier morning start. in order
10 generously meet the special
obligations thrust upon you by
Evelyn's outstanding popular
ity. 1 think you are making a
grievous mistake 10 put her so
miserably on the defensive
about IL. NJ. III.
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Distributed By King Features synd. Inc.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-24
By JOAN DEAN
Detroit Times YAhlon Editor

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Detroit evening times., 1945-11-24

it should be early enough so
that the child will have at least
a half hour Of diversion before
bedtime. Heavy concentration
right up to bedtime may cause
sleeplessness.
Bedtime should also be regu-
lar. Young Johnny's bed should
be firIn and level so as 10 fur
nish the proper support his
growing body needs for correct
posture and thorough rest.
Sound slumber makes for alert
minds and good standing in the
classroom.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-24

bedroom. The addition OF a
desk, a posture chair. a good
desk lamp and bookcase would
provide a comfortable and ade-
quate setting. II tho room is
small and appears crowded with
the extra furniture. a twin-size
spring-on-legs might replace his
standard bed frame. This type
OF bed takes up less floor space
and, placed in the corner. IL
could be slip-covered to double
for a daytime lounge.
Study time should begin at
the same time each night. and
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-24
Student Must Have Quiet 10 Study

VALUE RECEIVED from the
time a youngster devotes TO
homework is very often height
ened by proper study conditions.
When a child tries TO study
within vision and hearing Of the
rest OF the family he is likely
10 be distracted. az frequent in
tervals and can hardly absorb
his lessons thoroughly regard
less OF the time he spends at
them.
Logically. the quietest spot in
the house for young JohnnyS
private study hall would be his
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-24
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tHCm in salads? Put through a
Slcyc Make cream Of pea soup
and flavor with ground corian-
der Why can't YOU serve il iced,
n you want, with a hot, hearty
meal
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
Air Superiority

Orville Wright, co-inventor Of the airplane
recently told an interviewer that he believed
he enemy had made the greatest single con-
ribution to aviation this year.
1t. Gen. Barton Yount of the Army Air
Forces has said, in the course Of a speech
rat 'it is probable that no further (Ameri-
an, fighters with conventional gasoline en-
ines will re designed
Mr.. Wright evidently was referring to the
German V-bombs. General Yount obviously
as paying a back-handed compliment TO the
# cheney of the German iet-propelled fighter
lanes. Both statements are SOLDERING.
This is war which, in part, is a race be
,ueen oppos;1.g scientists arc engineers t. de-
Use increasingly effective engines of des:. tic
on. We now have both jet-propelled bombs
cd planes in producti;r., Xii Germany al
sady has them in operation.
All of wh = is no cause for despair BIT Il
4 another reason for - .spectng the epemys
bility and for showing some restraint in our
ceiling of confident security that the Allies
re complete masters of the air.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
Good Start

Early dispatches from Washington indicate
Senator Clyde R. Hoey has made an excellent
start in his new role of public service.
One of the most popular leaders in North
Carolina in our time, the former governor
is resuming his practice of statescraft in the
nations capital with the same fine ability he
has displayed in numerous other positions Of
public trust
Although a newcomer in the upper house, he
enters without the membranes OF any
group, without any promises to advance this
or that special cause His program, from
national standpoint, will be support of lab
solute unity" between America and her allies
until the war is won and of our participation
in postwar tribunal to police the peace.
This is sound, common sense. Senator Hoey
is not setting himself up doctor of the
worlds many ills, as some of his colleagues
have done
He is no freshman, however, in the walls
Of Congress. Twenty-Five years ago, he took
the oath representative on the other side
Of the capital. Later he returned closer home
and continued his career in the great Ameri-
can game of politics with the result that
few have as long thorough political back
ground as he. And the record shows that
the better part OF these years have been de-
voted to the advancement of the state.
All Tar Heels may rest assured they have
an excellent steward of their interests in Sen
ator Hoey. Knowing the state and its prob
lens as few do. he is ably equipped to repre-
sent every section.
in one of his first public announcements
on the eve of his walk down the aisle Of the
senate Chamber, he showed his immediate
concern in the present and future OF south
eastern North Carolina.
Recalling that he joined other North Caro-
lima Congressman in the efforts to save Camp
Davis he termed the War departments pre-
vious plan to discard the installation as tut
terly wastefu He is awaiting further
developments in the plans to put the camp
back into use as early as possible.
Aside from continuation of the shipyard and
Senator Hoey sees agriculture as a most i'm
portant factor in the postwar future of the
southeastern section. This view is based or
it's excellent resources for truck production
and breeding of hogs and cattle and their
potential development
With his past record in mind, we feel sure
Senator Hoey will serve this section we'll dur
ing his term in office.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
Pioneers of Peace

Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker believes
that just as the railroads were the founda-
ton of the growth and unification of the states
OF our union, air transportation can be the
foundation of international unity and economic
development
Already the airplane more than any other
single instrument, has been responsible for the
discarding of the extreme isatonsm of pre-
war America. People realize that if there is
another war. no spot on this continent will be
safe from the ravages of super-bombers. They
have also begun to realize that the airplane
can do far more than make the terror of war
world wide; it can help nightly to make peace
world wide
In recent years American planes under the
skilled guidance of pioneering American air.
men, have opened up global network of air
ways to the remotest sections of the earth.
SilVer-Winged transports loaded with war ma
terials over steaning, trackless jungle
or leave vapory trails through frigid polar
skies, with equal ease and regularity. No
spot on the globe is more than hours by air
from the center of the United States Our pilots
come home with intimate glinpses Of life in
other nations. Their friends are of every ma
tionality Their sympathies universal. They
see at first hand the superf' ciality of interna-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Restrain Yourselves

Just word to North Cardinals legislators
don't try to set record in adopting bills. The
SO many that every year new volumes must
be printed to contain them all They overlap,
under lap spill the sides and run over at
the top 1t is not strange that courts differ over
them with majority and minority opinions con-
tradicting each other.
There will other legislative sessions, other
opportunities to cram the statute books with
new measures There will be new chances to
bring reform, to write bills to help-and hin
der the states people. Please, this year,
Ion hinder them any more than you can help.
please act with some sense of restraint.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
WITH THE AEF
Liuing Was A Dangerous Thing

Miles behind the combat line,
tommyguns were followed by grim
faced figures, who often material
lied out of the fog Or snow, and
pointed unwaveringly at you until
you gave the password or other
wise identified yourself.
Driving along presumably safe
road through the lonely forest
you'd meet naggard looking SOL
diers and ask them if it was okay
to go on ahead-and then be para
lyzed with shock when they asked
you if it was okay behind you.
They'd been on patrol in question
able territory.
Always strange sounds sifted in
from invisible sources nearby.
Mysterious explosions garbled ex-
cited shouts. Once in a while, a
stray bullet would snap by and
ricochet against a tree. You never
found out VINO fired it or why.
You accepted the mystery. Liv-
ing was a dangerous thing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
Save Those Fats

The campaign of the American Fat Sal
wage committee is not attaining the success
anticipated.
Recent surveys show that fewer housewives
are saving fats and oils today than last jan
uary. Collections are running three million
pounds per month below the average maintain
ed in the early part of 1914 and nearly a
million pounds under the peak figure reached
in April
There can be only one answer. American
women are simply not doing an about job of
salvagng used fats.
There are many reasons why they should
conserve every ounce. Salvaged fats 60 into
hundreds of war-necessary products, as am
munition, in sulfa drugs, in the manufacture
of textiles, soaps and paints. Adding to the
problem is the fact that Japan stole millions
Of the rich ol-producing palms and coconut
groves in the South Pacific. This great supply
will remain in their hands until they are beat
en-. Meantime, the general situation in our
war against Germany is far from bright.
Let every housewife remember that used
kitchen fat is vital weapon OF war. You not
only help your country but yourself as well
when you save every ounce. Your butcher
will pay you four cents and two red ration
point for every pound you turn n And with
butter now costing "a points, those red tokens
are really valuable.
Salvage all available fat. Skim it off soups,
pour it from broilers. Every drop counts.
The conservation of fats is just one Of the
many tasks on the home front which, if accom-
plished successfully, will end this war sooner.
Keep this in mind: the quicker, we beat Ger
many and Japan, the more lives of American
boys will be saved.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
Mewsmen Protest Silence
On Developments AtFront

were 'tne worst I have experience
ed in five years of war;
Several correspondents, both
American and British, joined in
protesting against apparent favorit-
ism by BIC by censorship.
Marshal YarroW, Reuters CORES
pondent, said, IF BIC runs this
place let us know and we can pack
up and go to London and listen
to BBC.'
Middleton said the American
people certainly would object to
getting news of American troops
through BIC before they could get
it through American sources.
An hour after these protests, and
almost II hours after the original
BIC announcement, SHAEF is
sued official information that the
First Army had opened an attack.
Edward Angley of the Chicago
Sun said BIC frequently had been
enabled to anticipate newspaper
correspondents in official an
nouncements during the last year
and half
SHAEF's chief censor said ne
had tried to find any violation of
the rules by BIC in the last fort
night and had found none. He was
unable to say how BIC had been
permitted to broadcast the First
Army's attack while correspon-
dents at headquarters were pre-
vented from writing about it, but
ne promised to investigate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
FOUR DEATH CASES
SLATED FOR TRIAL

Four murder cases are sched-
uled to come to trial before Judge
J. Paul Frizzelle, OF Snow Hill,
during the one-week criminal term
of Superior court opening here
Monday, January Is. Three of the
trials were continued from the No
vember term.
Joseph Durant. 25-year-old Me-
gro laborer of 1905 Wood street. is
the newest of the defendants. A
coroner's jury LOGGED tine murder
charge in connection with the IA
tai stabbing of another Negro, j.
V. Mahoney, on Christmas Day.
Continued from the Last term of
court are the cases Of James
Johnson Jr., Negro, who allegedly
shot and killed Joe Martin, Negro,
last August; Richard Henry, 50,
Negro, charged with shooting to
death another Negro, James Cham
bers, in September; and William
Atkinson, Negro bus terminal en-
ploye, in connection with Staying
of another Negro, James Tyler
Evans, 80, in October.
Also scheduled for trial is J. E.
Wheeler, 80, white electrician at
the shipyard, of AIT South Sixth
street, charged with assault with
a deadly weapon, inflicting serious
and painful injuries, against a
Camp Davis soldier, Sgt. N. E.
Nelson, on August 20, 1913. The SOL
der repeatedly received perma-
nent injuries in a fight at Pea
cock alley. Wheeler mas been free
under $500 bond since the Novem-
Der term, when he asked for con-
tlnuance of the case.
Lewis E. Gore, SO, Negro. who
is accused of the death of Willie
Negro, killed February
Z, 1941 in a hit-and-run accident,
is scheduled to come to trial on
charges of hit-and-run driving, re-
sulting in death. Since sheriff Of
flcers brought him here from Win
ston-Salem in November, Gore
aas remained in Jail unable to
make $4,000 bond.
The appeal case of C. E. West,
u Elizabethtown, also is sched-
lled to come before Judge Fritz
zelle. He is charged with reckless
operation of an automobile, i'm
2Ioper brakes and violation OF the
stop law IN connection with an
accident involving a Tide Water
POWER company bus last Novem
Der.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
Capitalism vs.. Socialism

If the American people could be moved in
body to Russia for couple Of weeks, and
,ere permitted to observe in actual practice
ne effect of totally regulated existence on
We lives of Russia's millions, the controversy
this country over whether we are to main
in unimpaired the competitive free enter
Use system or dilute it with increasing regu-
ton from Washington, would be decisively
tiled
William L. White, son of the late William Al
n Whit of Kansas fortunate enough to have
look at Russia first hand, says: 1T takes me
week to figure out that what is missing is
ompetition. Nobody bothers to put up a strk-
y,q tore front or well arranged window dis
ay. The grocery stores are all run by the
cd trust, the clothing stores by the textile
ust It is a matter OF Indifference to the gov
nnent, even in peacetime. whether the public
"a Does to buy it's socks or sausages at one
ab government bureau at similar one
,Wn the street.
Here competition with the state is outlawed,
.nce inefficiency is protected The people ac-
,pt it because they know nothing better. Oc-
lsionally some Russian expert returns from
broad with the news that keen capitalist COM
tition has developed a cheaper, quicker way
= doing something: Then, if he can get in to
= the important commissars and overcome
q natural inertia of bureaucracy, the new
stem is installed throughout the Soviet Union.
bit almost always capitalism pioneers, while
e.ialisn merely copies"
ANY merchant in this country who attempted
/ operate Russian style would be forced out
i business by his competitors in Few Gays.
I'd vet, in spite of the undeniable pene1lt 10
fnsumers of competition, competition is SLOW
4 being strangled in the United States oy
lowing restrictions of bureaucratic govern
ant. After the war, the choice must be maze
ktween again encouraging free compeutlon'
H going toward the Russian system OF govern
Hint domination of the individual and business
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04

snow, dust and fog mixed and
seemed to shift smokily back and
forth, occasionally pierced by
sharp streaks of fleeing sunlight.
The tall pine trees of Monshau
and Hertogen forests glittered
duly their evergreen branches,
sagging beneath the weight of
icicles. Ice which glazed artillery
gun-barrels shattered into great,
glinting segments each time the
guns were fired.
During the days, the cold be-
came a thing of unbelievable tor
ture At nights, it got so much
worse that sometimes it brought
on a numbing, paralyzing false
belief-until frozen flesh began to
thaw. The Dougnboys tried to lift
their tired feet out of foxholes
and found them fastened there,
frozen to the ground. They touch
ed the rifle barrels and their fin
gers stuck.
Through it all. the fluid, shifting
battle brought danger everywhere
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
The Literary Guidepost

that of most destroyers, the au-
thors say. But she must have been
a little different. Her command
ing officer won the Navy Cross
with two gold stars, though ne
maintained there are no one
man heroes aboard warships." He
carried symphonic recordings,
and some of his men found ex-
cuses for hanging around the
cabin door when he played them.
There are interesting minor
touches: the engineer who took
his bicycle around the Pacific
lashed to a stack; the prudent
crew which gave the captain his
present long before Christmas in
fear that, by then, they'd all be
ir Davy Jones' locker; the officer
who stayed on deck during an
entire battle without pants on
and who called his false teeth
Chine clippers
Probably you already knew
that in the Navy ladders are
stairs, bulkheads are walls. Per-
haps you didn't know that a tran
some is a leather couch; field
Gay is shipboard housekeeping
time; a captains mast a court;
d head a toilet; striker one
of the most commendable of sail
ors, for he is studying to improve
himself and win promotion to spe-
cialist rating.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
Draft Board Clarifies
Standing OF If Group

officials at City draft board No.
I yesterday clarified the standing
of 4-F's on their books. The records
of only the men who have been
passed by pre-induction medical
boards and subsequently disouali.
1led Tor service by doctors at in.
ouctlon stations will be re-examin-
ed' and OF these only those who
were examined since February,
Ihere has been no change in the
stated physical requirements for
induction, it was pointed out. Only
the cases where outcomes have
SHOWN disagreement between pre-
induction examiners and medical
o11lcers OF the armed services at
lhoucuon points will be re-checked.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-04
BY w. G. ROGERS
my LIFE 10 THE DESTROY
Frs" by Capt. L. A. Abercrom-
BILE and Fletcher Pratt Henry
Holt; S2.75).

Attack on Pearl Harbor: this
is no drill - with that electri-
flying message delivered to the
bridge, this book gets off to an
exciting start. 1t ends with Aber-
crombie's farewell words, as re-
corded by naval historian Pratt,
to destroyer crews: God bless
and guide them, for they are the
men who see war at its hardest
and of whom one hears the least"
Abercrombie's Drayton sank
the U. S. Nays first big japanese
submarine on the day before
Christmas, 1s41, then doubled the
score. She did escort jobs; played
a role in the Crucial Battle of
Midway; fought in the Gilberts;
helped to wreck the Tokyo Elk
press which ran reinforcements
down the inter-island slot to
Guadalcanal.
When war broke out, both
Yanks and Japs learned by doing.
With more experience, Japan
might not have lost that first sub;
and this country failed to relieve
Wake islands defenders, Aber-
crombie claims, through igno-
rance.
The Drayton' career resembled