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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-21
BY w. G. ROGER
"QUIT FOR THE NEXT" by An
thOnv March (Scrihner'S. 50 5(l

thony March (Scribner's; $3.50.
| This Anthony March is coo.
customer He stands off and looks
at his subject, in this case the
American and Filipino retreat al
wars starr, from Lingayen gull
to Bataan. as calmly and dispas
sionately as a newspaperman :.
which is what he used to be. He
writes with the utmost objectivity
He writes. as it were, with a ten
foot pole.
And he does a good job. BY
some hocus-pocus he drains ou1
all the emotion and still leaves
you fascinated by his descriptions
Of men and his recital of tragic
events. He even introduces a beau
tiful woman, such one as mas
spoiled many a war novel for the
sake of love interest, and you &C
cept her readily.
This is not to say that he doesn't
get close to the facts, which con
Germ Capt. Steve Kilbride's caval-
ry and its tough assignment ir
covering the retreat. March notes
a cavalryman swinging his mess
kit to dry it, another Tightening
a girth with the saddle skirt flop
ped down on his head. 4 third
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-21
1--WE Like That Guy"

1t is possible to say of President Truman,
without impinging upon the dignity insepara-
BILE from his high office or an iota of dis.
respect, 1--WE like that guy
1t is merely translating the great esteem
in which he is held by the masses of Ameri.
cans during these trying days and the humble
but competent manner in which he has as
sumed his new responsibilities into language
more familiar than better English We car
imagine scores of reporters leaving his first
press conference saying to one another, 81
like that guy
The impression President Truman made or
the reporters, and on the public at large with
his address before the Congress, apparently
is shared in Wall street We find this in the
New York Times financial Section:
President Turman's utterances and his gen
era1 approach to world and domestic problems
have found so far a responsive reaction ir
Wall Street. cross-section of comment by
brokers in their daily letters to customers
contains one general statement, and this is
that the national administration is returning
to system OF representative government
Brokers cite Mr.. Humans statement in his
address to Congress that this country car
solve its postwar problems only with the con
sent and active cooperation of Congress a.
background for this belief One member of the
Stock Exchange stated that we are still toe
close to the tremendous developments of the
past week to have gained prospective, bu
the market was saying in no uncertain wa.
initiative is to be perpetuated in the year.
that it believes the American system of private
that lie ahead. Any changes made in the set
Up of the new Administration will provide ad
followers"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-21

One of the boys on guard came
to wake my bedmates at a, quarter
till one, but they weren't asleep.
I thought maybe I could get to
sleep while they were away, but
1 didn't. The mosquitoes were re-
ally crucifying me. 1890
The boys came back about
o'clock and took off their shoes
and lay down. With my blanket
over the three of us we were as
warm as toast At least We had
that advantage.
All night without even raising
our heads we could see flashes
of the big guns Of our fleet across
the island. They were Smelling the
southern part and also shooting
flares to light up the front lines in
the south.
There were times when we
could actually see redhot shells,
travelling horizontally the whole
length Of their flight, 10 miles
away from us, and then see them
explode.
Every now and then throughout
the night our own company's NOR.
tars were called Upon to shoot a
flare over the beach behind us,
just to make sure nothing was
coming in.
Once there was distinct rus.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-21
Daily Prayer
FOR CONFERENCES

AS from, all quarters Of the
earth national Representatives
gather to shape plans for a new
world of peace, we pray that Thy
wisdom may rest upon them, 0
All-Wise Ruler of the Universe.
AS they hold in their hands the
fate of peoples yet unborn, so do
Thou hold them in Thy shaping,
guiding hind. Overwhelm any per-
sonal deficiency in them by Thine
infinite power. Strengthen then
loyalty to the men who have died.
and to those who are yet to live
Give great patience and forbeal'
ance and understanding to thelf
counsels. Make clear to their VI
sion the anxious millions who avail
their decisions. Lift them up 70
the leva. of their great task,
Touch inam with the spirit Of
greatness and Of responsibility
Forbid that any pettiness or SELL
ishness or fear, or other base mo-
tive, should impair their deIlDera'
tons. And we even pray that these
counsellors may be endured win
a special outpouring of the opN'
of Christ, for the fulfilment o.
task for which He gave Ills liz
Amen.-W.T 7. E.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-21
X-Ray Treatment Begun
OF New Hanover Students

The completion of taking X-rays
of a number of New Hanover High
school students and some Negro
graded school students, those
whose skin tests in February re-
vealed positive reaction to tn
berculosis tests, was expected to
day.
Or. A. H. Elliot, city-county
health officer, said 205 X-rays
were made yesterday by him anc
H. L. Satterwhite, of the State Tu
berculosis sanitorium.
The school children in which q
positive reaction to tuberculosis is
found by X-ray will be notified by
the County Health board, follow.
ing Amusement from the State
tuberculosis sanitorium, DR.. Ell
hot said.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-21
The Advance On Berlin

While this war was still in Its phony stage,
with the Germans drilling behind their Sieg-
fried line and the French blowing behind their
Maginot line, there was wide speculation on
where Hitler would strike, whether to the
north or south. When he invaded the low
Countries and Norway and, moving in be-.
hind the Maginot line, started his march on
public's part but also, we must believe, ia
high military circles. Otherwise the Maginot
line would have been extended eastward across
northern France and Belgium, instead Of Pc
terine out to a dead end which could be turn
ed, and was turned with disastrous results to
the nations then at war with Germany. To be
sure, some wise men saw the need for de-
lenses in depth in northern France and Bel
GUM but were not listened to. The prevailing
belief was that Hitler would strike through the
Balkans, and anyway none OF Hitler's enemies
was prepared for mechanical war. as he pro-
posed to conduct it, whether he moved in one
direction or the other.
Those days are long past With the German
armed forces largely cut to pieces on their
own soil, current speculation centers on which
force the Russians or the Americans, will
reach Berlin first. 1t is still guess work, but
it could be that Russian soldiers will march
first through Berlin's rubble-strewn streets.
They have the advantage Of nearness, for
they have been camped on the banks Of the
Oder they have solved their supply problems
while the Americans have been moving so
fast they have outrun their supplies and lack
sufficient food and ammunition reserves and
transport to maintain a pace fast enough to
get there first.
AS the situation stands, supply poses great
er problem for General Bradley's armies than
the enemy because of the German failure to
defend the Thuringian and Westphalian plains
in adequate strength to delay the Allied ad-
vance from the west, the Americans have
penetrated deeper into the Reich than was
first contemplated under existing supply ar
rangements.
This, in combination with the lesser dis
lance Russian forces must traverse to get
there, suggests they will reach the Berlin
goal first but only if the advance from two
sides is merely race. But there has been no
indication that it is that, or will degenerate
to it.
Because there is complete cooperation be-
tween the Russian forces on the east and the
Americans to the west, with final decisions
reached by Russian and Allies stats, it may
still be a joint entry, with the Reds and the
Americans approaching simultaneously and 60
ing into the city together.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-21
Vote On Monday

Trite though it be, it is still true that quail
fled voters who stay away from the polls on
election day have no right to cry if candidates
thew favor are defeated or to complain if the
administration elected bungles its job. 1t is
onlv by all enfranchised persons exercising
their right to vote when the polls are open
that the American system of government can
represent its highest democratic goal, which
is majority rule.
There is to be held in Wilmington on Monday
a primary election for selecting five candidates
for the City Council whose names will appear
on the ballots in the final election set for
Nav 8. Fourteen men have filed. Their names
will appear on Mondays primary ballot.
It is known that certain elements will do
all they can to get out the vote for some
candidates in no way fitted for the response
bilities they would have to assume if elected.
Wilmington would be ruled, in this case, by
q minority Wilmington would not go forward
In step with progress it this TRANSFERRED. In
stead it would move backward beyond future
recovery.
This can be prevented only by every person
on the poll lists casting ballot in this pri-
mary election.
See that you vote.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-21
The Literary Guidepost

giving his pack animal KID ". y,
the side Of the jaw. He coInpa'i; !,
the heads of japanese bopolHs :, ~
a moving truck to brown app''
in a carton. .oi.
But principally his novel r';5,
tiers because it seems so true' ;i h
heroic without heroics. hll0ltas 4
men were green. They'd "'s s,.
guns go off on maneuVeiS' ,ro.
not enemy guns. We see them 't M
stitute actual battle knoW-ho" ~
book learning. 4ood,
They we're short on sleep ;.;nn
grain ano sometimes amnloH-IsY ,,t
They were the expenditures ,der.
didn't know it; they kept WIZ WIZ ,
ing when they would nlah ,sre,
stand, anG why America pi Thoy
didn't come to their suppofl. Am
didn't dream Manila was III
ger. a.ct 4
The novel is, in total effs .t,a .
sort of overall view OF the ~,
ton presented through the !i, rre,
diate experiences of set o. NM -as
sorely tried for the first tlnle .ors;.
cavalry's fate holds your lh't NV,
from first to last, from the ,t ~,
OF Concertion to the town OF N I'm.
. and maybe there's some .i,e,
bolism hidden in those two p'
names.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-21
interpreting
The War
BY J. M. ROBERTS, JR
Associated Press War Ar,i

aiyN
Hitler's war of fang and ,l..-
now has been formally proc,.i,'
ed.
Gcebbels tells the German ~.
pie to throw away the rules .
war.
Hitler says I'VE are now ,..,,
ing a battle as fanatical az ~.
which we had to fight for our =.
cent to power. In other words. !,
war of sneaking thuggery.
American Doughboys csnm..
an ammunition dump at Isin-;
containing $4,000 poison -.
shells. ."
The Canadians, fired upon h.,
snipers, cvacuate a villages M,
ulation and burn it as a less0s
The next village doesn't learn i.
destroyed without evacuation ="
Hitler once promised that il \.
went down, all Europe Would o,
with him. He wasn't quite abb ~ y,
do the job outside GERMANY u
though the swathe he cut has be-,
terrible enough, but within m.
Reich h. is making progress
Although some rural areas ns.,
the Rhine escaped the worst raw
ages of war, the Germans a,
more and more forcing us 10 :,
policy of complete annihilation i,
a guerrilla war, with whole A..
mics involved.
Hostages are being taken N,
both sides The Germans, as Wit.
ness the special care taken win
1t. John C.. Winant, Jr., and ths
prisoner OF war relatives Of in.
portant British personages, viii
try to hide behind the lives 0,
their prisoners.
Whethe' they will use poison
gas in their final throes seems IA
depend on practically rather than
morality. And even practically
may be cast aide.
Allied experts feel sure that The
Germans would have used gas
already if they had one which
would penetrate Allied masks,
that they would do anything COM
mensurate with the risk of retail.
alton.
Now, with proclamation Of sui,
cidal defense zones" with sui.
eide taking the place Of surrender
after last ditch stands, that risk
doesn't matter. Gas or anything
else can be expected.
The desperate Nazis care no
more for the non-combatant Ger
mans than they did for non-com
blatant Londoners in 1910. Ever
less, for then there was rea
military objective. Now thers i
only a beaten Nazidom thrashin!
about senselessly like a beheadel
monster, neither knowing nor car
ing where the blood spatters.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-21
Federal Judge Endorsed,
Senators Withhold Name

Senator j. w. Bailey and Clyde
n. Hoey recommended to Prssi-
dent Truman yesterday a new fed
eral judge for the Eastern North
Carolina district, but declined tc
saw whom they Endorsed for the po-
sition, according to an Associated
Press dispatch from Washington.
Senator Bailey said he and Sem
ator Hoey made a definite recon-
mendation, but that he did not
believe it would be Inappropriate"
to disclose the name of their
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-21
City Will Purchase New
Police, Fire Uniforms

The City Of Wilmington will re.
ceive bids for furnishing various
articles of clothing for members
of the police and fire departments
until 10 a. m. Wednesday, May
9, it was announced yesterday by
City Manager A. c. Nichols.
Proposals are wanted for the
following articles in the police
department.: 46 pairs of trousers
nine police officers caps, 81 police
privates caps, and 200 police uni
form shirts; in the fire department
60 pairs Of trousers, and 200 fire
men shirts.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-21
BY ERNIE PYLE

OKINAWA-(By Navy radio)-
That was one of the most miser-
able damn nights out of hundreds
of miserable nights I have spent
in this war.
Bird Dog and Gross and I turn
ed into our sacks just after dark
So did everybody else who WASH
on guard. 1t was too early to go
to sleep, so we just lay there in
the dark and talked. You could
hear voices family all over the
hillside.
We didn't take off our clothes,
of course; nobody does in the
field. I did take off my boots but
Bird Dog and Gross left theirs
on for they had to stand watch
On the field telephones from till
2 am.
The three of us lay damned up
against each other, with Bird Dog
in the middle. We smoked once
cigaret after another. We didn't
have to hide them under the blan-
ket for we were in protected
position where a cigaret couldn' t
be seen very far.
Right after dark the mosquitoes
started buzzing around our heads.
These OkinaWa mosquitoes sound
like flame thrower. They can't
be driven off or brushed away.
I got a little bottle of mosquito
lotion out of my pocket and dors.
ed my face and neck, though
knew it would do no good. The
other boys didn't even bother.
After while the hillside grew
silent. The hours went past. BY
an occasional slap at the mosqui.
toes each of us knew the others
weren't asleep.
Suddenly Bird Dog sat UP and
pulled down his socks and started
scratching. Fleas were after him.
Even the grass has feas in it over
here.
For some strange reason 1 am
immune to fleas. Half the boys are
red Welted with hundreds of itchy
little flea bites, but I have never
had one.
But I'm the worlds choicest
morsel for mosquitoes. And mos.
quito bites poison me. Every
morning 1 wake up with at least
one eye swollen shut.
That was the way it was all
night, with all of us-me with a
double dose of mosquitoes, all the
rest with a mixture of mosquitoes
and fleas. You could hear marines
hushfully cussing all night long
around the hillside. Suddenly
there was a terrible outburst just
downhill from US and a marine
came jumping out into the moon.
light, cussing and jerking at his
clothes.
IT can't stand these goddam
things any longer" he cried. Eve
got to take my clothes off,
We all laughed Under our pom.
chos while he stood there in the
moonlight and stripped off every
stitch, even though it was very
chilly. He shook and brushed his
clothes, doused them with insect
powder and then put them back
on.
This unfortunate soul was Corp.
Leland Taylor of Q01 Francis
Court) Jackson, Mich. His nick.
name is Pop, since he is 80 years
old.
Pop is a Character" He has
a black beard and even in the
front lines he wears a khaki ov.
erseas dress cap which makes
him stand OFT.
After Pop went back to bed ev.
erything became quiet for several
hours, but hardly anybody was
asleep. The next morning the BOYS
on guard said that Pop must have
smoked three packs of cigarets
that night. It was the same way
with Bird Dog, Gross and me.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-21
Stimson Seeks Report
On Death Of Gen. Rose

WASHINGTON, April 20. --IR,L
War Secretary Stimson has asN. :,
for a full report on the dean s ",
Mai. Gen. Maurice Rose VINO wa w..
killed in action, reporteoly '4N'
he had surrendered.
In a letter to Senators Joall I.1
D-Colo) and Millikln 'R-Cow;,j,
made public today, stimson s tss
that facts SO far known by ~ -,
War Department indicate . aid.
General Rose was killed While no''
ing his hands above his head. .
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-21
EAsy TO UNDERSTAND

No living statesman in all the world has a
greater mastery of words than Winston Church
iii. Yet when Britain's eloquent Prime Minis
ter rose in the House Of Commons yesterday
to deliver his eulogy of Franklin Delano Roose-
welt. he acknowledged that words failed him
in trying to express his admiration for the late
President. Many an American will understand
the inadeoracy which he felt. Richmond
Times Dispatch.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-21
THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Love was not given the human heart
For careless dealing;
Its spark was lit that man might know
Divine revealing.
Heaped up with sacrificial brands
The flame, in mounting;
Kindles other hearts with love;
Beyond the counting.
Grace Goodhue Coolidge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-11-30
a QUESTION OF NEWS

At least one Key Wester who i in
favor Of issuing bonds for the construction
Of a proposed beach was miffed because
The Citizen published story giving the
particulars regarding the supreme courts
decision in the bond election held at Miami
Beach and mentioning the certificati0n Of
Supervisor of Registration John England
10 Superintendent Of Public Instruction VIII
lard ~ AlbuFy that there are 1896 free
holders in Monroe county who were quail
fed electors in the preceding election"
The Citizen il Fundamentally in favor
Of having the bonds approved for the con-
struction ct a beach. but. because Of that
attitude. The Citizen would not prostitute
its columns 90 keep out of them any unfav-
orable news pertaining to the election. II
The Citizen pursued any such course. Il
would be unfaithful 10 its readers.
II the bond election shows a majority
for the bonds. regardless Of a majority Of
the freeholders in the county who are quail
fled electors and If the attorneys for the
county see fit 90 take the required pro-
cedure in the circuit and supreme courts to
have the bonds validated. Il is the duty.
fixed by Law. for the assistant state attor-
ney to represent the state at the proceed
ings and give his opinion. "a a representa-
tive of the stale as h. the validation or in
valuation ct the bonds
What the attorneys for the county
have Go say and what the assistant state at
torney has to SAY len no way affects the
validity or inyalidity OF the bonds II is for
the Judge of the circuit court and later the
Justice Of the supreme court To- uphold or
reject the opinions advanced by the attor-
new. for the county and for the state.
\ question has been raised. because of
q supreme court decision "a to whether
bonds would De- valid under the courts rul-
iHg. ant whether that ruling will Dee APP
plicable e. the proposed issuance Of the
bonds Is for the courts to say.
But news about bonds whether il j.
favorable or unfavorable. j. news and The
Citizen would bee an unworthy medium Of
information for the people Of Key West if
Il did not give the news. a. il transpireS. 10
Is rcaderS
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-11-30

t-9a-samueI Seabury, Co"'
,.rsic,at clergyman, country :
FIR. Protestant Episcopal - -
not born Groton, Conn. b's'
Feb. Is. 1875. -
l7m-I.awrenee Kearny' nav
Il officer in service - year.
who gained us good VIII =
Chins in his day, born Feisn
Amboy. n. J. Died NpF' -
la6a. -,
fsls - Cyrus W. Field. New
Vera merchant. famed for coaif-
AGE and perseverance aga'tasl
against Obstacles IN prosnoains
the first Atlantic cable, eo,n
Stockhridee. Mass. Died july
~. 1891.
Is24-Mary r. G. Pike. novel
ist whose Ida May" 1851, was
a best seller In Us day, bslIi'
PASSPORT. Maine. Died IN bai'i-
more. Jan. IS. 1903.
lsTs-Fr8nk Ward oMailey.
noted journalist. reporteF ard
writer. born Pittston, Pa. Died
Oct 10. g32.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-11-30
M. WELLS HAS THE JrTrERs

TIE historian. A. 4. Wells has the Iit-
fers,
There is no other way 90 account for
his startling conclusion that this world Is
"a fhe end II d. tether" and that the end
81 everything we call life b. close al hand
and cannot be- eyaded'
n reminds as Of the prediction at "a
rrlirious cult not MANY weeks ago. that
fhe world would end on "a specific day.
Mheu fhe sun ar"~e. however. on the ~pcci-
fsd morning the old world continued 10
furu and the evening and the next morning
inade. another day
Mr Wells would spread out and cx-
anime ne pattern Of events" to disclose
thaf He are face Ca face with a new
nrhen1e Il being hitherto unimaginahlc bv
shr human mind " We defer greatly 10 the
intellect 81 the British sayant bat We have
PAID a little attention 10 what j. going ou
ard we find no evidence Of any such start
linR change
The historian speak OF the present
Tae confusion the weighing of realities
and The lack ~ logical consistency in
events. He finds Il difficult 20 sketch ont
ary pattern II things 10 come" Tie saws
events Row follow one another in an en-
firely unirusiworthy sequence
Boil IL down and il adds up o. the fact
fhat Historian Wells can't accurately pre-
diet the future and now knows H. There
hare been eras II great mental confusion
IN the world before. They have been met
~ faith and Intelligence and the present
time presents 10 sudden SCATTERING Of the
plan II things eternal.