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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-23
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Prinz Eugen Due in Port
 Prize Ship VIII
 Deck at Boston

Boston, Jan. 2-(UP)--The tor- mer German Cruiser Prinz Eugen first large Axis war vessel to be brought to the United States as 6 Naval war prize--was to arrive here today after she was diverted from a rescut mission to 6 troop-carTy- ing American Liberty ship.
 The cruiser was dispatched yeS- terlay to the aid of the 7,207 ton Frederick c. Hicks which radioed an ungent distress call saying she had developed a gradually spread ing crack amidships.
 The Hicks carrying 20 home ward-bound soldiers, later reported she did not need assistance and was proceeding to this port "at good speed" from her position 280 miles southeast of Halifax, N. S. The Prinz Eugen then was re-routed here and gave an Il a. m. estimat- ed time of arrival.
 Seized by the Allies on the sur ICAAQCE OA ArCA B40AAy anu aAAOSaeS0 to the United States during the Potsdam Conference, the 18,460-ton Prinz Eugen is manned by skeleton crew of eight United States Naval officers and 85 enlisted men com manded by Capt. A. H. Graubart of Los Angeles.
 A veteran of the 19l Atlantic Naval battle which resulted in the sinking of the NaI Battleship Bismarck, the cruiser was assigned as an Independent sea raider and later accompanied the battleshipS Gneisenau and Scharnhorst in their spectacular February. l942 dash from Brest through the English Channel to Trondheim, Norway.
 The Eugen was the second shir in the three-vessel Ripper class oi heavy cruisers. She has a speed oi 34 knots and mounts eight, eight inch guns in four turrets.
 It is estimated there are from three to six million hay fever stlf-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-23
Rabbi to Speak At Probus Club

"Plain Facts Concerning Pales- tine" will be the theme Rabbi David Polish will speak on at a meeting of the Probus Club of New Haven tonight at 6:30. at the Hotel Taft New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-23
WvAsLlsNw IsW

You'II Like This Homburg Felt Hot At $lO-It's 4 Likeoble Hot And A FIotterins Hot To Many Men. It hos smart profile line with les uEbone roll to bEim. its urbon ereosed crown which gives it the oir of big city hot-whieh it is -o povtieuIor fovovits in New Yovk-os we'll elsewhere amongst we'll sEoOmed men.
 The HombuEg felt hot comes in beautiful skGdss-midnisht blue, FoE infoEmoI dEess-Aleution ond ps0h grey business shades, and inc popular Siero brown.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-23
ProUinci0 di Foggi0 Officers Installed

An election of officers was held recently at the Provincia di Foggia Society. The organization is one of the oldest and was founded on June 3l, 1913. At the installation cere- monies the newly elected officers assumed their new positions, name ly:
 President, Vincent Gentle; vice. president, Giacomo Lombardi; cor- responding secretary, Michael Fal- cone; assistant corresponding secre- tary. Nicola Bozzuto; financial secretary, Michael Tlfaralo; assist ant financial secretary, John Rossi; treasurer. Joseph DeCosmo; sick callers, Luigi Za2a, Nicola Mann; trustees, Joseph Jannetty, John Colucci; councilmen, Michael Der gantino, Giuseppe Divito. Nicola Ciaciulli, Giuseppe Perrella, Fran cesco DeVito, Alfonso Morelli Domenic Marine and Luigi Jacar- uso.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-23

It is estimated there are from three to six million hay fever sIlf- ferers in the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-23

The waters of both the Atlantic and Pacific can be seen on clear day from the summit of Mount
 ----------------- Izaru. Costa Rica.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
Keep Resorts Open

The appeal of the representative OF
a New York newspaper, now IN this
vicinity, to keep the beach resorts in
full swing throughout the fall so that
Empire state residents may enjoy their
first postwar vacation there, echoes a
thought that has been in the minds OF
nan Wilmingtonians during these re-
cent years of conflict.
There is no good reason, these pro-
gressive citizens contend, why south
eastern North Cardinals shore com
munities should not become a favorlte
vacation area throughout the year.
When the sea water is too cold for
bathing, there is deep-sea fishing in
abundance, which hordes Of tourists
have needlessly overlooked in favor of
Florida.
There are few days of winter when
the sea is too rough or the weather too
chilly to go out for sail fish, dolphin,
amber jack and other game fish, and
not even Florida is free from high seas
and cold snaps.
Throughout the war, when Camp
Davis and the shipyard were in full
operation, homes at the beaches were
all tenanted. They were of material aid
in reducing the housing shortage in
Wilmington. Naturally there was no
reason then to invite fall and winter
visitors which could not be accommo-
dated. But conditions have changed.
The opportunity has now come to ex-
plot the beaches as vacation spots aft
er the regular summer season ends.
With a New York missionary within
our gates ready to spread the news in
his home state, and on his assurance
that throngs of New Workers., who have
been unable to make summer reserva.
tons elsewhere, anxious to take to the
road when they learn that our beaches
are available later, Wrightsville, Caro-
lima, Kure and Wilmington have such
a chance to entertain fall and winter
vacationists as has not existed before.
The missionary deserves the heartiest
support in his efforts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13

season, which has made most people
as sour as the soil. Water accumulat-
ed in ponds and lakes in Winter Park
and thereabouts. James S. Hall who was
instrumental in bringing the Highway
Commission and the County Commits
sion together in the first place, re-
ports the Winter Park s%choolyard "a
swamp" and adds "the entire area is
kneedeep in mud"
He and other residents have wired
an appeal to Governor Cherry for
"quick" relief. AS MI. Cherry ordered
the Highway Commission to examine
the situation and learn what should
be done, it is to be expected he will take
such remedial action as is needed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
Give Winter Park Relief

When the Highway Commission and
the County Board of Commissioners
met in joint session some month or
more ago to determine what should be
done to relieve recurrent flood condi-
tons in the Winter Park area, resi-
dents Of the affected district breathed
easier than they had in a long time, in
expectation that the deplorable condi-
ton would be speedily remedied.
Instead, they have learned that pro-
c%rastination is not only the thief OF
time but of their comfort as well. Moth.
ing, apparently, has been done to re.
lieve their distress.
Then came this extraordinary rainy
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13

an organized labor movement which, to
give it the benefit of the doubt, is not
antagonistic toward the Communist
%ideologies; and his utter lack of bus
mess background all combine to make
him unfit for the position of Secretary
of Commerce, in this country at least.
For those who would point to the bust
ness developed in the sale of hybrid
corn, this magazine is willing to con-
cede that Mr.. Wallace built a better
m%ousetrap.' That does not make him a
businessman. 80.
Henry A. Wallace knew why he
wanted to be Secretary of Commerce.
His reasons for wanting the job are the
best in the world to support the title
of this editorial. Specialization of bust
ness car start as well in his way as in
the British way. The great difference
is that the British people have voted
for it, Wallace's way is the tricky, un-
demanded, vicious way of his political
allies and Communist friends. Rejected
by his own political party because it
would not have him on a ballot as a
representative of what that party stood
for, Wallace is using an appointive po-
sition to advance social theories which
the Democratic party knew the voters
of this country would reject.
"The business and industry of this
country-this isn't a matter of inter-
est to the South alone-need represen-
tative leadership in the Presidents
cabinet. Henry A. Wallace can never
give it."
When Mr.. Wallace was first called
into the Cabinet as Secretary of Agri-
culture by President Roosevelt it was
freely predicted in Washington that if
the Democratic party should disinte-
CRATE through the Vaccinations Of radi-
Gals it would be largely due to his activi-
ties. At that time he was known only
as a "parlor pink" During the inter-
vening years his politics has become
incarnadined.
Surely President Truman has dis
charged any hangover debt to him
from the Roosevelt administration. Mr..
Wallace's resignation or removal from
the Cabinet is in order.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
A New City Manager

The City Council has taken com.
mendable action by electing ]. R. Ben
son to the office of City Manager - 8
position he has filled on a temporary
basis since the resignation of his pre-
decessor, A. C. Nichols. During the
brief period of his service, Mr.. Benson
has carried out many undertakings for
the benefit of the community long in
contemplation and given evidence at
numerous times of his managerial
capabilities. His short record is the
more remarkable In that in addition to
the new duties he has continued his
services as City Clerk.
The appointment is eminently time
ly in that the Council is closely examin-
ing the new budget which was tenta-
lively drafted under his guidance and
supervision and may now have the full
value of his counsel in dealing with the
appropriations necessary for the eco
nomically sound and literally construc-
tive operations of the city's government
during this fiscal year.
As the Council voted unanimously to
make him city manager-that is to say
business manager of the greatest cor
poration in the city-it is fair to think
that it will give him unanimous sup
port in his new office, and assist him,
as a board of directors, in decisions
affecting the development and well
fare of the city.
The Star co~ngratulates the Courci,
lon it's choice and MI. Benson on his
selection, at the same time reserving
the right to point out any derelictior
in administration without malice but
in the discharge of it's duty to the citi.
zens of Wilmington.
In this period of readjustment the
City Council and the City Manager
must face and solve many grave prob
Items which will tax their capabilities
to the utmost. Residents are urged to
%familiarize themselves with these prob
lens that they may the better judge
decisions, and when in agreement
Herewith bestow a kindly word on the
men who made them. There will be
encouragement for even better per-
Torrance of the public service by this
means.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
Get Rid Of Wallace

A new magazine made it's bow in
the South in May. It is called Southern
States Business & Industry" It's policy,
as stated on it's title page, is to oppose
all movements, inside government or
out, which aim at the restriction of
freedom of opportunity for the exer-
else of individual initiative in the pro-
motion Of private enterprise"
The June issue contains an editorial
entitled "Needed-A Secretary Of Com
merce." It cracks down on Henry Wal
lace 50 effectively, we quote pertinent
excerpts from it in the conviction that
a great majority of Star readers are in
agreement with it's position and with
the hope that others who do not under
stand what Mr.. Wallace is up to will
gain valuable information from the
quotations.
In part it says:
mo cabinet officer in recent times
has been less suited for his position
than is the present Secretary Of Com
merce. Holder Of his job as a result of
a political deal that has few counter
parts in American political history,
Henry Agard Wallace is the least sym.
pathetic figure that could have been
named to head the one government de.
partment whose main interest shoulc
be in the continuation of the free en-.
terprise system in the United States
A cardinal of the Catholic church woulc
be as much at home presiding over 6
meeting of the Communist party.
"Mr. Wallace's known, because oft
en-stated, liking for the Communist
way-of-life; his political connection will
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
NICK enney On
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM e. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

One might think that several
years in the service would cause
a bridge player to go stale, but
that does not seem to be the case.
Our former champions returning
from the armed forces and re-en-
tering tournament competition are
right out in front in all of the good
tournaments.
The Masters individual world
championship was won this year
by ex-service man Robert Nc
Pherran, and three members OF
the winning team in the Wander
bllt Cup Tournament were ex-
service men - Oswald Jacoby.
John R. Crawford, George Rapee.
consider George Rapee one OF
the greatest rubber and tourna-
ment bridge players in the coun-
try today. Let us look at his open
ing lead on the hand shown to-
day, which was the only lead that
would defeat the contract. Even
lnough South dropped the queen,
Rapee continued with the three Of
spades, East won and returned a
spade, which Rapee trumped: and
ne still had to get a club trick.
At some Of the other tables in
tne tournament South opened the
bidding on the hand with four
hearts. 1t might have been a little
more difficult then for West to
open the king Of spades.
Rapee's theory was that South's
Jump to four hearts practically in
created a void in diamonds. He
feit that his partner probably held
e1tner the ace of spades or ace of
clubs, to go to three diamonds:
and that South's bid Of four hearts
was IN a measure an attempt to
smut out a spade bid. Therefore he
oecloed to open the spade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
STRATEGIC ISLES
GIVEN TO GREECE

Return to Greece Of The Dod.
canese islands, as approved bv ~.
Big Four foreign ministers, viii
transfer from Italy a smsn
amount of territory which has bad
a large place in international ~
fairs.
Strung along the entrance 10 ~.
Aegean sea between Greece and
Turkey, this group of ISLANDS
covers a total area of little moro
than 1000. square miles, notes tho
National Geographic Society.
In size the islands fro-.
Rhodes, with an ares of 54s
square miles, to the four.sol1ara.
mile DOT of Castelrosso. They num-.
Der IA. a figure out OF line WIKI
the old name D~odecanese, derived
from the Greek. which means -
Moreover, the name at times h.,
been applied to islands not Row
within the group and has excluded
other present members.
In general, however, the Dods.
canese form a unit linked IN
Greece by ties of blood and tra.
dition. Their population. mora
than 40. 900 before World War n
Is overwhelmingly Greek, and
Greek is the predominant Ian.
guage.
The story Of the islands zoe,
back to ancient Greece, and in.
cudes chapters involving strug.
giles OF the modern Greek nation
Cos, or Coo. for example, contain,
a ruined temple to AscIepius,
Greek god of healing, and is re-.
puted to have been the birthplacs
of Hippocrates, Father OF Medi,
cine"
The islanders Joined their kin,.
men in the Greek War of Inds.
pendence during the early 1905.
although they themselves were
left under Turkish control. Casa
particularly played an important
role through contribution of its
fleet to the struggle.
From the earliest times the
D%odecanese were drawn into in.
ternational conflicts because of
their key position along the routes
of the Mediterranean and adjacent
seas. They fell under the sway Of
the Roman Empire, the medieval
city states CT Venice and Genoa,
and the Knights of St. John.
For four centuries the Turks
held the islands. giving way in
1912 to Italian occupation during
the Italo-Turkish war. At first the
islanders supported the Italians, in
the mistaken belief that occu.
patton would be temporary. In
1924, the group finally was formal
ly coded to Italy, in spite of a
series Of agreements that had
gone before. including ore soon
after World War / providing that
the Dodecanese, ex C for
Rhodes, should be turned ovsr to
Greece.
The much-contested islands are
far from rich in an economic way.
Mountainous. often rocky ard bar.
rem, they must import many Of
their supplies. Where soil and
cereals and other crops grow well
in the sunny Mediterranean eli
mate. The ageold occupations Of
sailing a nd fishing help support
the population.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
All Beaches OF Wilmington District
Haze Soft Spot In Heart OF Ye Scribe

Just because I happen to live
at W-ightsville Beach I have been
accused, at n time or another,
of %favoring it over the other
beaches of the celebrated Lower
Cape Fear resort region.
Nothing - honestly, nothing -
could be farther from my mind
Let me state. once and for all,
that Q) I dote on Carolina Beach,
CD I love Kure Cor is it K~ure's?-
I've never found out which de-
spite many pleasant hours spent
there) Beach, 90 I adore Whining
ton Beach, co I fall heavily for
Fort Fisher, (5) l swoon over
Caswell Beach, co l long for Long
Beach, and O-seven is a lucky
number-if I've left any others out
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
STAR Dust
A True Appraisal

A True Appraisal
Two men were discussing motor
ing as they sat in the club. II was
onee buying a used a from a
garage owner" said one. "of
eoruse, ne praised it, and since I
was a novice, I knew nothing about
H. out l found a way of finding
out all about its defects"
mat sounds icredible," said
the other.
WeH'' continued the first man.
'nls is how did it. I took the
a out on trial and drove 1t to an
it. "-Boys Life
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13

4 want to make my p%rofoundest
apologies right now.
1t may be that all these beache:
Gncluding Wrightsville) don't par
ticularly care for the affection.
I bestow upon them.
Maybe, like a young lady I once
knew, they do not reciprocate th<
emotion.
But just the same, like the youns
man l once was ! nevertheless.
force my affection upon then
whether they want it OF not.
Seriously, now, I'm serious abou-
all this. I would be the last per
son in the world, or the universe
for that matter, to play a favor.
lite in the matter of the Lowe,
Cape Fears strands.
Choosing the best one would be
a group composed of Man-O-War,
like choosing the best horse among
Gallant Fox, and Seabiscuit. II
just can't be done-done justifi.
ably, that is.
They all have the same ocear
washing their fine, sandy shores
And their fine. sandy shores, fol-
that matter, are all made of one
and the same magic compound
OF quartz, seashells, and lovely
girls in scant bathing suits.
The same ocean breeze watts
its cool elixir over all of them,
and the same sun and the same
stars and the same moon beam
down on them diurnally and noe
turnally.
And the same rain and the same
hurricanes soak and buffet them.
And the same sort of swell PEG
pie, local and out-of-town and out
of-state. throng their swell and
similar hotels, dance pavilions. and
recreation centers.
ana you don't have to 60 fish
ing but one time at each OF
them to discover that the fish.
like the people. and like me, love
one beach just as well as another,
yet, for all this striking simil-
arlty of goodness, each beach has
a special character of its own.
lngton, Lincoln, Lee, and neigh.
IT'S just like comparing Wash.
oorly man who lives next door
They are all, without exception
sterling fellows. One is tan. one
short, one fat, one thin. One has
attained recognition for one
achievement, the others for 9TH
ers.
But they all have that same fine
Grade-A strain Of character that
makes them brothers away down
under the skin.
Well, that's the way l feel about
the beaches Of this vicinity. n I
had a hat big enough to hold them
I'd throw them all in it, stir them
around, and then pick one out.
And it wouldn't make a particle
OF difference which one nv fingers
got hold Of.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
TheLiterarv
Guidepost
BY w. G. ROGERS
HOMECOMING, by Joseph
Wechsberg (Knopf; S1.50).

AS you turn the first pages, you
decide this is an amusing little
book. Wechsberg, as American
Army sergeant is going back to
his native city in Czechoslovakia
for the first time since 1898. It's
in the Russian zone, closed to him
as an American, but with Czech
government papers he thumbs
rides On our ally's train and trucks,
eats and drinks with the robusfious
Russians, and talks his way to his
old home town.
But there's 10 band out to greet
him. The roof has been blown Oft
the rouse in which he was raised,
and he finds none of his own rela-
tives. The synagogue where he
worshipped has ben RACED. His
wife's father and mother, though
alive, are pathetically hungry and
afraid. In the city where he had
known 1000 people, he a locate
only nine. There's more hatred,
more prejudice, more bitterness
than ever BEFORE he is told.
And as you put the book down.
you realize the author has foolee
you smartl7: this is the pleasant
est account OF the most unpleasant
truths that ! have read.
10000 TO /: THE STORY OF
L j U f NANT GORDON
MANUEL, by Quentin Rey-
nolds (Random House; $3.50
Lore learned in Maine back
woods helped young Gordon Manu-
Ell to stay alive for nine months OF
japanese = held New Britain &C.
cording to this story told by hin
and written By Reynolds.
His bomber came down ID
flames, but he took TO his para
chute and landed in the sea, one
tooth almost out and one leg
broken. The natives, gulIIols
enough to believe his tales o.
Americas might though there
vas little to prove it in l9s'
when We were just stepping W
our raids on Rabaul, supplea
hideout and food. He spied o'
enemy gun positions failed In a.
tempts to escape by canoe, e's9!
ually learned there were sons
Austrians in the jungle, joiner
them and was finally eVacua's'
by submarine.
With its bits about the gin =,
left behind bin. and the amour.
OF comfort a castaway can wiring
from the 23rc Psalm. it's not q
bad story, but it is laid W.
back in the days Of World War >
and it would have been more
novel in 1914, CIR even rs.