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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-25

can cemetery about 700 yards
northeast of the main buildings.
Deep in the thickets of grass,
found small crosses made of I'M
painted laths. Dogtags of the dead
were fixed on the back of the
crosses. That was all.
The trail leading from the
camps administration buildings to
the cemetery is thin and nearly
overgrown.
In the center OF the cemetery
stands a large white wooden cross,
''in remembrance of Americans
who died here-erected by the I'm
perial Japanese army, 1912"
The Filipino cemetery is reached
by a wooden bridge over marshy
ground-a breeding place for mos
auitos-which now is collapsed and
partially burned.
The front part of the cemetery
is labelled: "Officers Plot" Indi
vidual graves are marked mostly
with white painted unnamed cross
es. A few contained names ane
the worlds "Rest in Peace
hacked out by surviving comrades
Somewhere printed in ink, some
burned, and one hammered in tin
Most of these officers died ir
1912 Behind Is rows Of officer.
graves-15 to roW-were 80 row!
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-25
Camp ODonneU Haunted
By 40, 600 Dead Captives

Editors Note: This story of
a military prison camp which
the Japanese turned into
mass graveyard is the first
story written by Russell Brines
after his return to the Philip
pines where he was held for
two years in a concentration
Campo
BY RUSSELL BRINES
CAMP O'DONNELL PRISON
CAMP, Jan. q Delayed Up
Rotting, burned ruins of Camp
O'Donnell and the INTENDED graves
of thousands of heroes of Bataa1
is all that remains of one of the
japanese herded 10000 prisoners
OF war.
A Filipino colonel who survived
O'Donnell' horrors estimated 49,
900 American and Filipino soldiers
half OF the 80 900 Imprisoned
had died of disease, malnutritior
and mistreatment. In the earl,
days after the infamous "Deatf
March" of Bataan several hundred
died daily.
The touch of those doomed, des.
pairing men hangs heavily owe!
this camp.
Tall grass grows over the grave
Of some 1000 Filipinos. Scores o
American bodies lie in the Ameri
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-25
PAVING
UNDERWAY AGAIN

After a months suspension Of
the paving of the City's sidewalks
the City Council agreed yesterday
to have the project resumed about
March IS by the firm of F. D.
Cline, of Raleigh, which had its
work postponed December IS be.
cause at that time it was found
that cold weather and allegedly un.
satisfactory workmanship were not
to the best interest of continuing
the work.
However, on January the Coun.
Gil cleared the Raleigh concern Of
all blame of poor workmanship or
the sidewalks following approval
Of City Engineer J. A. Loughin {
report, which showed that only
3.6 per cent of the work was de.
fective.
The contract with Cline was de.
clared to be still in existence:
In announcing resumption of the
sidewalk project, City Manager A.
c. Nichols said that Cline woulc
complete paving the area bounded
by Market, Red Cross, Thirteenth
street and the Cape Fear river
as provided for in the original con
tract.
Whether or not Cline will be il
charge of paving sidewalks in thu
southern sector of the City, upor
completion of work in the northern
area, was not specified today. City
Manager Nichols only commented
well get it done"
The City official explained tina
after the work on the north sid
of town is finished, 1--WE will pro
coed on the south side of tow
and probably first do the bushes
section of Castle for about s..
blocks.'' The work in that section
will be done in an area bounded
by Market, ca st e, Thirteentl
streets, and the river.
w.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-25
COTTON MEN URGE
TARIFF REDUCTION

-,rpu1s. Tenn, Jan. a.
VI, -, me National Cotton Coun-
l u today urged the reduction OF
Gil ". so'a md all other international
taIlla' barriers" where possible
TRACE a,+ having serious adverse
v llo+, on the domestic economy
81 silf f5e United States. . ,
Of This Wis step was taken, an adopted
li l,+ion said, to encourage a
reSo .;r,,1m exch ang e of goods
Fla 1,,abo,lt the world so that full
l.a1,a,ooil5Tvment and consumption may
f be attained. l.. ,, -,
l liis,ce 10 put the expectation OF
lnI NIUE and its products back into
co.'o o+o hands and urged the CO.
p rla@+ii Of this country in an in
toIprs1ls+ional organization for main
te! !;,a world peace, in line with
t .at,'r General principles of the Dunn
,.s Oaks conference.
va rso council also asked the gov
Im Want 10 make funds available
elID- - technical specialist in cotton
III uUrclusively and petitioned congress
{" 1s,nch thorough investigation
w. thp relative positions of cotton
M. n.J ifs competing products, such
IS synthetlcS.
nrevious stand against Office
:. price Administration ceiling pol
VI :a;ae m cotton textiles was reaf-
s .%.r the council pointing out
hst Il should be beneath an
.n,opnt arrived at by taking into
aannsideration cotton cost, manufac-
ming or conversion cost and prof
IT, The oPA's present profit formu-
!. tbe council said, penalties mills
waxing the most rapid production
s+rides, thereby largely Destroy
mo the incentive for making fur
+b The gains" The present relation
chin s between price ceilings on cot
nm and ravon textiles was also
ori+icized. The council said the pol
irv now makes it more profitable
for mills to spin rayon than cotton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-25

Of larger mounds divided into let
tered plots and grouped in 80 Sec
tons.
Each grave might have con-
tanned five men, or more. Much
of the thick grass growing over
the mounds is blackened by fire
and some of the crosses are
burned.
In the center of the cemetery
was a stark white plaster monu-
ment erected Sin deep remem-
brance of the Filipinos who died
in this place. The hearts and
thoughts of friends and comrades
are with them.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-25
Four Navy Men Missing
In Patrol Plane Crash

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-(PAFour
members of a Oman crew aboard
Navy patrol plane were reported
missing by the Navy today after
the plane crashed into Jamaica
Bay while on an operational flight
cut of Floyd Bennett field.
The Navy said one of the miss
ing men was presumed to be dead.
One rescued man was seriously
injured, the Navy said. The men
were saved by two city firemen
and two civilians who manned row.
boats to the sinking plane.
Names of the crew members
were withheld by the Navy.
pTIv WAR R0NnS AND STAMPS
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-25

One way to answer that question is to
take look at battlefront reports from
a Buick engineer, sent to get frsthand
dope on how the Buick.built Mis- He'll.
cat is doing.
On one occasion, he writes, one of our
Hellcats ran into nine enemy tanks of
various sizes.
When the smoke cleared away, all of the
German vehicles lay in blasted ruins.
The Hellcat was knocked out, too II but
only after taking a nine.to.one toll.
In another engagement, eight Miss
were attacked by 20 enemy tanks. When
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-25
Lemon Juice Recipe
Checks Rheumatic
Pain Quickly

II YOU suffer from rheumatic. arthritis or
oeurits pain. try this simple inexpensive home
recipe that thousands are using. Get a pack
ace Of Ru-Ex Compound. q two-week supply.
today Mix it with a quart Of water add the
iuce Of 4 lemons. It's easy. No trouble at
al and pleasant You need only tablespoon
fus two times day Often within 48 hours
= sometimes overnight - splendid results are
obtained. II the pains do not quickly leave
and il you do not feel better. return the
empty package and Ru-Ex will cost you MOTH
lng to try as 1t is sold by your druggist under
an absolute money-back guarantee. Ru-E1
Compound is for sale and recommended by
A.-.-L-.- Ltlu. Stnlr and GrnY siures rYrrYHhere.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-25
Band Leader Spike Jones
And Wife Try Separation

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Jan.
24.-lR-Orchestra Leader Spike
Jones and his wife, the former
Patricia Middleton, singer, have
decided on six-month trial sepa-
ration, spokesman announced to-
day.
Married nine years, they have a
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-25

Rifle club, also is coached by Nc
Laurin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-25

The army uses face paint for
camouflage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-25

5-year-old daughter. Jones now 10
on a cross-country tour.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-01-25

prv WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-13
Chest Drive Progresses

Excellent progress is reported by worker.
In the Community War Chest campaign, with
the initial gifts and professional division max
ing an extraordinary showing.
Ihls is hopeful sign, encouraging to every
body who has an interest is seeing the nation
DO Its FULL part in succoring the needy in war
torn countries and in the Wilmington charlie.
and institutions which share in the Communitx
Chest.
1t is not pessimistic, however, to warn the
people OF the area that the time has not arrived
for over-optimism. If any one, knowing thai
others are giving should decide to '1eave i,
to George" to put the drive over the top. Will
mlngton will fail to reach its quota, for the
first time since the Chest was established and
the need arose to aid war sufferers.
The need is for every resident to contribute
as literally as possibly and so assure comnlete
success to the campaign.
Wilmington has prospered in recent wears
There is plenty Of money to overtop the goa
without pinching any individuals financial So
curity.
Why wait for solicitor to call at your house
or office? 1t will ease you mind and lighter
tae work of the general solicitation if VOL take
the few minutes necessary to visit Chest head
quarters in the Tide Water building and MAKE
your contribution there.
The bigger your gift is the better will va,
sleep. Try it and see.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-13
Atomic Bomb Defense

One Of the most narrowing effects of the
atomic bomb was to make the whole world
shudder. Its destructive power was SO great
humanity in general felt that the first step had
been taken toward the earth's eradication.
1t was supposed that no defense could be de-
vised against it. Some learned scientists were
positive in their assertion that nothing man
might do to escape would ever be effective.
The announcement of the House Naval AT
fairs Committee that definite progress has been
made in combating it is therefore like ray
Of sunshine on a gray day.
The committees statement naturally does
not 60 into details, but declares: "There are
indications that an effective counter measure
to atomic bombs has been developed to such
an extent that they can be exploded far short
of their objective without the necessity of To-
eating their POSITION
This leaves room for speculation, particular.
ly as to the instrument or device for exploding
it without even knowing where it is. One
plausible guess is that radar might be used.
Whether it is this or something else as mys-
ferrous as atomic energy itself, there is con-
oOAoIAoAA LII Vic IilOQSut SOOueT OF later ell
fective defense may be created and the world
need not be wiped out, despite its sins
One interesting fact concerning weapons OF
destruction is that whenever new weapon has
been created its antidote has not been long in
arriving. This seems to be in the making for
the atomic bomb.
But just in case the counter measure is not
lnfallible We suggest that if wars must con.
tinue, as they probably will until the milen.
mum, opposing forces should be required to
fight with stink pots as was the ancient Gus.
tom in China.
Humanity. has better chance of surviving
a stink than as atomic bomb.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-13
Leave It To The People

Sometimes it appears that in trying to re-
store peace and security in this vale of tears
we make too much fuss about putting demo.
cracy-our kind of democracy-across in parts
OF the world either not ready for it or prefer.
ring some other form of government.
Democracy is great institution. We are for
it hundred per cent. 1t has saved the Re.
public OF the United States time and again,
and still prevails in spite of all the bureaucrats
1t since the nation went to war.
We still have government which is funda-
mentally by, and for the people, The folks
still gather up the neighbors and make q trip
or two to the polls on election days and every
BODY votes as he, and she, pleases, without
hlndrance from the police or the army.
But why should we take it for granted that
other peoples want the same government sys.
tenn? Just imagine what would happen in Rus.
STA, for example, if elections were conducted as
they are in this country Are we to think, mere.
~ because Russia has Travelled far since the
czarlst era, that the people could use the polls
IN truely democratic fashion? From all we
can gather, the run Of the mill Russians must
prefer to be led to the polls to told how to vote
or else.
Why not concentrate our effort upon secur.
ing for all peoples the right Of self determine.
ton, the right to select the type Of rule they
wish to live Under, without attempting to
foist democracy upon them? It appears we
would be lending much more helpful hand by
doing so.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-13
Fifty-Two, Forty Or Fight

One of the nationally distributed weekly
magazines recently contained picture show.
ing banner in the hands Of a worker dis.
playing the legend: s'Fifty two-Forty OF
Fight u
Interpreted, the legend means that labor
unions striking for the same 'take-home''
money they received when war production
was at the height and they were drawing
heavy overtime, want fifty-two hours pay fo1
forty-hour work week and If they don't gel
1t they'll fight.
This is the first time that so many have
demanded so much for doing so little.
The question Isl What will Congress and
the White House do about it?
And what about "tght?"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-13
Farm Possibilities

Additional industries are to locate in Will
mington. Announcement Of their coming will
be made from time to time, and at shorter in
tervals than many persons expect.
The business men who have organized the
campaign for industrial expansion, and who
are putting capital into the effort primarily tc
provide buildings for manufacturing firms. moi
as gifts but on an easy purchase or reason.
able rental plan, have done an excellent job
the benefits of which will extend indefinitely
into the future.
The purpose is to create payrolls and provide
business for the port, and indirectly but in.
evitably improve the sales of the city's mer.
chants through the greater purchasing power
OF larger population
Definitely. Wilmington is on its way indus.
trially. Ultimately it will take its place among
the states industrial centers, with many small
instead of large factories.
At the same time it is aeartenjns to know
that in addition to industrial development ear.
nest and well directed efforts are going for.
ward to develop the regions agricultural pos.
sibilities tar beyond anything that has pre-.
viously been done.
There are millions of acres in southea stern
North Carolina capable Ct profitable cultivation
if adequate drainage is provided. And with
a twelve-month season. the areas farming.
particularly the raising Of cattle and hogs on
year-around green pasturage, a marked ad.
vantage is available that other highly developed
farming areas in less blessed sections of the
country would spend millions to enjoy,
The present trend which is easily understood
since those atomic bombs wrought such de.
struction in two japanese cities. is for rural
development-tae settlement of families on
tracts well separated from neighbors, the size
of the farms depending solely on the families
capability to cultivate them to the last acre
and fence corner. In the counties constituting
Wllmlngton's trade area thousand or more
such farms could be started and in single
year, with scientific management, brought to
harvest that would 60 far to pay the expense
of operation and support the family. Natural.
ly each year after the first would witness an
increase of corps, or cattle and hogs. with
parallel increase in revenues,
LII 'iils' Ioo' wilmington ana the entire area
would find means to advance its economic
status and security. Development in this di.
rection is not so much project for real estate
brokers as for capitalists who could well at
ford to provide initial investments in land
machinery and fertilizer.
Veterans who meet difficulty in finding other
jobs and have some knowledge Of farming,
would be able to look to Uncle Sam for fnanc-
ing. Others ought to have the sympathetic
support OF local capital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-13
They're All Human

The bulky literature on how to treat the
returning veteran has recently been augmented
by an analysis by Gen. Jacob Devers. He
says, in effect, that servicemen will return
to civilian life in better shape than when thew
left it. and we should all avoid "cautious
kindly and condescending attitudes" in DEALING
with them.
With all respect for this distinguished com.
mander. it would appear that he has added
just one more misleading generality to the
general confusion on the subject. His sweeping
assurance seems as over-simplified as the
earlier, opposite prediction that every veteran
was potential or actual psychoneurotic.
It should be apparent by now that service
men are not a race apart. They are Just a,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-13
QUOTATIONS

It's little things like an elevator strike which
emphasizes for lot Of office workers how
much nicer it is to be coming from instead
of going to work
When the Japs held Singapore they called
the town "Shonan' External Light. That eter.
nifty lasted several months less than four
years.
A westerner is accused OF setting an aver.
age of % fires month Probably trying to
make up for that long period when we had
all those blackouts.
In view of all that publicity Hirohito's white
horse should be a cinch for carer in wild
west movies.
A frightened skunk fell down a coal chute
into the basement of Canadian church. what
followed, we presume, could hardly be called
the odor Of sanctity.
The bad little boy Of the future will he M
doubt one who just can't resist plaving with
not matches but atoms.
Grandpappy jenkins points out that with
Macarthur in charge of things the Jananasa
emperor has added one more to his rnsnn
titles-that Of Imperial Office Bow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-13
BY w. G. ROGERS

(Dutton; $2.50.)
FRANCE, by Florence Gillian
With returning Yanks frequently
complaining that they can't get
along with the French, with many
Americans wondering why French
thankfulness at liberation hasn't
ended political squabbles at least
for while, with de Gaulle's posi-.
ton changeable, mystifying and
hence often annoying, this book is
a timely, sincere tribute to France
by an American woman who lived
there for years.
It's surprising how mucn infor.
nation is condensed into this small
volume; even more surprising how
ir terestingly it is presented.
In France, says Miss Gillian.
tradition persists but the new Is
fostered. She finds this paradox,
cal duality explaining many things,
among others the fact that France
has been a leader in inventions
and discoveries but a laggard in
adopting them for general use at
the cost of throwing over old GUS.
toms and practices. ...
Just as it was absurd to SUP.
pose. as Petain did and de Gaulle
did not, that since France had lost
battle she had lost the war, Sd
it is absurd to suppose, says Miss
Gillian, that the recent military
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-13
The Literary Guidepost

setback and social shock mean the
decline and fall of France.
s'Why did so many people every
where feel that the war was splr'
itually won when Paris was bner'
ated?" she asks, and her answer
is that 1--WE somehow know the 1ale
Of France is the fate of our civil
cation"
Francophiles will love this book;
Francophobes will be hard put 10
refute it.
THEATRICAL ANCIN In
AMERICA, by winthrop Palmer
(Ackerman; $3).
Ballet from 1900 to the early
years of this decade is the suDlec'
Of this Informative book, illa5iraf
ed with 20 photographs and written
by person whose lively intere''
shows in every sentence.
She begins with Isadora Duncan
continues with Ted Shawn, Run
St. Denis, Martha Graham, DORIS
Humphrey, Charles Weidman, NJ
jinsky, Ptavlowa, Mordkin, Foklhe'
KRISTEN, Dolin, Tudor, Masslne'
Balanchine.
Despite her astute estimate OF
Graham's character, she is unjust
to that great dancer, it seems 10
me; but she is right in topping
off her book with highest praise
Of Jerome Robbins Fancy Free.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-13
Trial OF Yan,ashita As War Criminal
Poses Tricky Question For Judiciar,

ravishing not only of women but
small girls on the streets OF Manila,
not once but many times, through.
out the hellish year; the manning
and murder Of six Spanish Catho.
lie priests and 20 other persons at
San Marcelino Church last Feb
ruary; the massacre of more than
so people in the Philippine Red
Cross building Feb 10, 1915 and the
burning of the building; the tor
ture and subsequent mass murder
Of approximately 1000 unarmed
civilians around St. Pauls College,
Manila, Feb. 8, 1915.
The ravishing-often resulting in
|deaths-of hundreds Of women and
small girls in the vicinities of the
Bayview Hotel, Alhambra Apart
ment Hotel, Miramor Apartment
Hotel and Manila Hotel through
out February; the tortures and
burning alive of civilians in Sing
along; the manning and massacr-
ing of approximately 1000 in
Cuenca Village, Batangas province;
another 500 in the town of San
Jose; another 200 in Mataasnaka-
hoy; another 1,500 in the town of
Santo Tomas.
The horrible humiliation and muir
der of more than 400 in Manila S
Pace district that dread day OF
Feb. 10, 1915; the mistreatment,
wounding and killing Of more than
$4,000 in the town of Lipa. Batan-
gas province, last February and
March; 1000 more at Fort Santiago
manned, burned and buried alive;
1000 more massacred at Calamba
in Laguna province; 5000 more in
st. Augustine Church Manila.
On and on the list goes. Those
ale the bare ''highlights'' Of afro
cities for which Yamashita is NOR.
ally guilty-because certainly as
Commanding General he could
have prevented at least a little of
what became wholesale slaugh-
ter campaign.
But proving him legally respon-
sible and guilty may be a differ
ent story.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-13
Your G. l. Rights
BY DOUGLAS LARSEN

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 - Here
are some questions from veterans
who have just returned from Eur.
ope, regarding education benefits
under the CT Bill Of Rights:
q / was wounded overseas and
received permanent disability.
have been receiving my monthly
check from the Government but
think if I 60 to school I will even
tually be able to support rvselt
completely. Is it possible to [,ve
the Government send me to school
while I am getting that money?
A. Yes. but an adjustment will
be made as to how much you will
get all together. You won't get the
full amount of the disability checks
plus all the money usually paid for
education. You will be paid accord.
ing to your special case and needs.
! @. I took R.O.T.C. when I was
in; college and received my com.
mission in August, 1910. / served
for four months and was forced
to leave because of a condition
developed in my ear. Am I eli.
gible- for another year of college
on the Government in order to
start working for a degree?
"A. Yes. You served the neces.
sary 80 days to qualify for the
GI Rights benefits.
@. ! was drafted a month before
the end Of the war. I understand
that you have to have served at
least 30 days prior to the end of
the war in order to qualify for CT
education rights. Does this mean
that no matter how long am kept
in l will never qualify for Govern.
ment-paid education.
A. You can qualify for the edu-
cation benefits. The 80 days serv.
ice need not all be within the pc
riod September 16. 1910, to end oil
the war, but may include service
extending into or beyond this pc.
riod.
Q. I never finished high school
They tell me the education the
Government gives you is for