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MUttuttgtmt #tar North Carolina’s Oldest Daily Newspaper Published Daily Except Sunday By The Wilmington Star-News R. B. Page, Owner and Publisher_ Entered as Second Class Matter at Wilmmg_ ton. N. C„ Postoffice Under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.____ SUBSCRIPTION RATES BYCARRIEK IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY Payable Weekly or In Advance , Cornbi Star News nation Fweek.$-30 $-25 1 Month _ 1-33 1-10 215 ! .. 3.90 S* 0.50 ! Y'T: - 15.60 13.00 ‘ By Mail: Payable Strictly in Advance , Months .$ 2.50 $ 2.00 $ 3.85 « Months.. s oo 4.00 7.70 j Year _ 10.00 8.00 15.40 (News rates entitle subscriber tc Sunday issue of Star-New*) When remitting by mail please use check or U S P O. money order. The Star News can not be responsible for currency sent through the mails. __ ‘ MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ~ With confidence in our armed forces—with the unbounding determination of our people— we will gain the inevitable triumph—so help us God. Roosevelt’s War Message. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1944. Our Chief Aim To aid in every way the prosecution of the war to complete Victory._ TOP O’ THE MORNING I enter a most earnest plea, in our rather hurried and bust ing life of today, that we do not lose hold on the Bible. No educated man and no uneducated man can afford to be ignorant of the Bible. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. --V Road To Berlin (By the Associated Press) 1—Western front: 301 miles (from west of Duren). 2.—Russian front: 304 miles (from Vistula north of Warsaw). ..—Italian front: 558 miles (from south of Bn’ogna). ___v In High Gear The remark that Hitler, in inventing mech anized warfare, “came right down our alley,” is a rank understatement. The Yankee genius for mechanization has amazed the most imag inative production experts. Even yet, wonder ment is expressed as to how it has been pos sible to maintain supply lines to the far-flung adied armies on the European continent. Warren G. Platt, editor of the National Pe troleum News, after a visit to the combat areas of France, gives at least a partial an swer: “I have just returned from a two-day trip. . . For most of the 500 miles covered in those two days we had to fight our way alongside of truck convoys moving at speeds of 40 and 45 miles per hour and sometimes even 50 miles per hour. These were not just the lighter trucks, but the regular 2 1-2-ton and heavier trailer type truck and even trucks with extra full trailers hooked on be hind. All handled just three classes of freight, ammunition, gasoline and food. These convoys filled the highways for miles on end. “The trains, with the aid of additional cars and engines from England, are being used to their maximum. Engineers are rebuilding bridges on railroads and highways as fast as the railroads and trucks can bring the pipe and pumps. ‘To this mighty drive of the greatest fight ing power in all history, the oil industry is contributing more than 2,000,000 gallons of aviation and motor fuel every day.” How that fuel is produced is another story. Yankee ingenuity has truly put Armageddon fe high gear. —-V— What About Spam? There is an uneasy feeling of “this is where We came in” about the news from Spain these days. The news _ has been soft - pedaled by censorship and by some leaders of both fac tions. Nevertheless it appears that long-threat ening trouble may flare again into full-scale civil war. The situation is cloudy, with each side claim ing early successes. But at least it seems certain that Spanish Republican troops, which escaped to France after the Civil War and have fought with the Maquis against the Ger mans, have recrossed the border and clashed with Franco’s forces, and that an under ground Madrid paper has called on regular Spanish Army officers to take up arms against the Falange. There are also rumors which, if true, are •ignificant. One is that 40,000 German troops escaped from France into Spain and have been regrouped to fight for Franco. The other is that French Maquis were ordered to with draw from the border and leave their Spanish comrades to fight alone. This would be a repetition of history. Ger many, of course, was at Franco’s side in the conflict of 1936-39. So was Italy, and the two conducted a dress rehearsal of history’s greatest and bloodiest war. France maintained a hands-off attitude. The rest of the world, with the exception of Russia, looked on. How much farther will history repeat itself? Eight years ago the American and British governments took a short-sighted “plague o’ both your houses” view. And most citizens of both countries shared this view, despite the handful of volunteers with the Spanish Loyalists. Since then the western' Allies have dealt almost deferentially with Madrid, in spite •f Franco’s open sympathy and aid for th< Axis cause. The threat of a new Spanish civil war raise: •ome important questions. Would this countr; and Britain continue friendly recognition of the Franco government? Would they recognize a substitute dictator which the powerful con servative group of double - crossed Franco followers might install, Or would they support resurgent forces of the legally elected Spanish republic which Franco and his German and Italian allies defeated? Military expediency no longer is a valid excuse for condoning fascism in Spain. It re mains to be seen now whether the great pow ers will profit by past lessons and use their' strong influence to foster representative gov ernment, or whether they will support the sta tus quo of whatever poltical complexion, just so long as it seems to be top dog. -V Airport Network Iowa cities are creating an air network for the state with building, financing or planning underway in more than 40 cities. Bondi issues authorized generally for acquisition of munici pal airport sites have passed the $1,500,000 mark. Airports with a total estimated cost of more than $6,000,000 are under construction. Fed eral aid has been granted for many of these projects. Funds were allocated under the di rection of CAA for airports with direct bear ing on the war effort. Cedar Rapids’ airport on a 500-acre site is expected to cost approximately $1,500,000. The city passed a $325,000 bond issue, part of which was used to buy the land. The federal government is furnishing additional funds. Du buque’s airport also will cost $1,500,000, and the Waterloo airport, being built on a 1,704 acre site, is expected to cost more than $1, 500.000. The city voted a $450,000 bond issue and has spent $144,000 for land. Federal aid totals $700,000. Davenport voted a $160,000 bond issue to buy land and authorized the appointment of a commisson to supervise and control the airport. Paving of all runways end taxi strips at Mason City’s airport will be completed soon. The city voted $160,000 in bonds as its share in construction costs. Sioux City and Ottumwa probably will have class IV airports, and class III airports are in prospect at Clinton and Fort Dodge. Clinton will purchase $155,000 in airport tax anticipa tion warrants as needed for development of a field, and Des Moines levied a one-mill emergency tax for next year to build an ad ministration building at the city’s airport. Other towns which have voted bond issues for airports in the last six months and amounts include Algona, $42,000; Boone, $60,000; Car roll, $55,000; Centerville, $20,000; Charton, $20,000; Claron, $29,000; Harlan, $25,000; Jef ferson, $35,000; Oelwein, $4,000; Rock Rap ids $30,000; Sac City, $29,00; Shenandoah, $45,000; Sibley, $25,000. -V Homes For K-9 Veterans Dogs attached to our armed forces have performed a real and valuable service in this war. If they hadn’t, the notoriously unsenti mental Army and Navy would not have used them. Now many of these war dogs are being discharged. Most of them will be returned to their own ers, but some will be sold. It probably will not be necessary to urge on a dog-loving nation the need for a “veteran rehabilitation” program for these K-9 veter ans which Congress can’t provide. Undoubt edly there will be more bidders than can be satisfied for these war dogs which, after a tour of strenuous duty, are now deserving of affection, cat-chasing, a warm corner, and other comforts of a well-regulated canine ex istence. But it might be well if communities where these dogs are brought should welcome them as graciously as have the city fathers of Jack sonville, Fla., who have waived license fees for K-9 heroes honorably discharged from serv ice. --v ————— After Years Of Darknessi A news item from Manchester, England, dated September 12, stated: “The lights came o.i in this industrial center of 800,000 population Tuesday nigjit after five years of darkness— the first big city in Britain to have its black out lifted. “The switch was turned at 9 p.m. Some people just stood and gazed down the main thoroughfare, smiling. Others strolled along waving to passersby. Some even ran from lamp post to lamp post, kissing them.” The behavior of the Britishers may seem a little theatrical to modern Amerigfcns who have never known what it is to be without plenty of electricity. Our lights have blazed throughout the three million square miles of the United States during practically the whole five years that most of the rest of the world has lived in darkness. Neither enemy action nor demands of war industry have caused any noticeable sacrifice in our “electrical” stand ard of living. This fact alone is remarkable. The load was tremendous and electric generating facilities kept ahead of demand. The English, after five years of darkness, really appreciate electric light. Can we say as much? Hardly. . • -V Another Postwar Problem Some of London’s top tailors are talking about postwar lounge suits which would button at the throat like the present British battle dress, thus eliminating the need of collars, cravats, and probably shirts. And what, one wonders,' is to become of the 'Old School Tie? Health A Personal Matter Before the war, medical authorities predict ed that in a comparatively few years tuber culosis would be virtually eradicated. A ma jor tragedy of the present conflict has been the defeat of this prediction The incidence of tuberculosis has gone up sharply. It has always been so in time of great stress, and in spite of the best efforts of enlightened medical men, the present emergency has been no exception. However, worse than dhe in crease of tuberculosis is the reluctance of the infected individuals to take proper action. James G. Stone, of the National Tubercu losis Association, declares that: “More cases of tuberculosis are being found today than ever before and fewer patients are in tuber culosis hospitals The temptation of high wages in war industries is causing many to stay out of hospitals and accept jobs.’’ He emphasized that the proper program for control of tuberculosis consists of three parts: finding the cases, hospitalization, and education of the patient and public to the seriousness Ol the disease. It may surprise some to learn that persuad ing the public to use readily available fa cilities, even where the question of financial ability is not involved, is one of the most difficult problems of the medical profession. . —-v Back To Oil American! haven’t suffered much physical hardship during this war, but it still will be gcod news to many that oil furnaces converted to - coal can be reconverted. This obviously will spread our available coal over a smaller area and probably banish those days of real discomfort that some householders experienced in the past two winters. It may be hoped, however, that Secretary Ickes is better informed on the abundance of oil for recoverted furnances than he seems to have been on the coal supply when he first asked for conversion with the implication that there would be plenty of coal for everybody. •-V Must Be Last War BY NEAL STANFORD Five times, one day, this week, Washing ton correspondents lived through buzzbomb rads. Vcarously, to be sure, and the rads were only nine minutes each. But that was more than enough for most. It was more than enough to persuade all that in these robot bombs, these rocket bombs, rumors ox atomic bombs, the world had some thing which, if not controlled, would destroy it Truly the world has a bear by the tail and can t let go. Its only choce s to tame t. Buzz-bombs have such tremendous destruc tve potentialities that despite Briain’s suf fering from this menace that has killed over 5,000, injured 16,000 more, destroyed 23,000 homes, churches, hospitals, stores, schools in Lcndori, and damaged 1,000,000 more, we have only begun to feel its power of devastation. That lesson was shouted from every foot of the film—with appropriate sound effects—that the British Information Service showed, for the first time either in Britain or the United States, to the Washington press corps. We saw these bombs hurtling through Britain’s skies, morning, noon, and night. We heard them zooming overhead as rescue crews dug out hapless victims of V-l. We"watched them in fascination plummet to earth and explode in a blast of smoke. And we goried in Britan’s defenses, ack-ack gun crews. Spitfires, barrage balloons hat cought over half of the 8,000 me chanical buzzards in flight. But thousands out sped defenses. We realized only too well why buszz-bombs were not a pecularly British prob lem—why they were our problem as well. To is nine-minute capsule of buzz-bomb ter ror, it is expected, will shortly be shown wide spread over the United States. Its purpose is to educate, to awaken, to arouse—not to enter tain or cause fear. For while 50,000,000 Britons know that the buzz-bomb, the rocket bomb, the automic bomb have made this war civili zation’s last hope, there is no similar assur ance that 135,000 Americans are irrevoca bly committed to working vto make this the last war. It may be their aim, but is it their de t.pr m i n a t.i nn *> The V-l, or bu-bomb, is still hitting Eng land from time to time. Capture of the Calais coast has not ended the danger. Launching platforms with shortened German lines can still speed robots over England. Planes also car, launch these robots, and have. So for Britain, the Battle of the Robomb is still not over. Theoretically, America is not immune from the possibility of robot bombings. German U boats still prowl up and down the Atlantic coast. If a plane can be launched from a submarine, why not robot bombs? They might have to be modified versions, since subma rines aren’t long enough for serving as launch ing platforms for the present bozz-bomb. They could certainly not come over any American sea coast area one a minute as they have over London. They might be able to launch two. or three or four. But they would only be vengeance shots involving all the inaccuracies of such bomb ings. The whole thing, to use a favorite word of President Roosevelt, is very “iffy.” If the Nazis have adapted buzz-bombs to U-boat use, and if they are persuaded even the weakest token bombing of America would have psy chological benefits, they might spend valuable manpower and resources that way. But the chances seem slight. Some authoritative sources here believe it impossible. There is no doubt, though, that Germany is experimenting with new types of rocket bombs of larger and deadlier variety. A Stock holm report that the Nazis have some super rocket bomb is common gossip here. Some times it’s a 40-foot robot with “atomic ex plosive features.” Other times it’s 40-ton pro jectile that can, theoretically at least, be hurl ed 3 000 miles. It is rumored to be as large as a Sherman tank and the destructive possi bilities of having a tank full of high explosive! crash in your backyard alter a 3,000-mile rock et ride through space is best left to youi imagination. If V-2 comes up to certain ru mors, it is possible that some day one oi two might come hurtling across the Atlantic Of course, they might fall 500 to ,1.000 milei off their objective. As an Army Air Forces officer commented “Most things are possible technically, o: coujse, but there do seem to be immensi technical difficulties involved.” Germany, h< I explained, was no doubt working to develoj “Jap-O-Lantern” _ yuiHO*^ r afraid WITH THE AEF Sub - Super Supermen BY LEWIS HAWKINS (Substituting for Kenneth L. Dixon) WITH AN AMERICAN FIELD HOSPITAL IN FRANCE, Oct. 25 — (Delayed) —UF>— At least two army surgeons are convinced that Hitler’s “Supermen” not only are great cowards under pain, but also are physically weaker than Ameri cans and die more easily of wounds •nd infection. “It was a great surprise to me, but after operating on hundreds I'm convinced that Germans of comparable age develop infections more quickly and are less able to resist them,” sa.d Major Robert Mansfield, who heads a team of combat surgeons. “I can’t explain it, although de ficiency in diet seems the likeliest guess,” continued the major, whose home is at 2218 Portland Ave., Louisville, Ky., “But they just don’t have the stamina that our boys have.” Concurs Major Edward M. Limbert, 431 Huntington Ave., Council Bluffs, la., who heads another operating team, concurred and added: “It’s definitely true that nazis often break down and cry in fear and pain when they come to our operating tents, but our boys al most never do. They’re wonderful patients, and I only wish civilians were half as courageous and un complaining.” Asked if this weakness extended to the traditionally tough SS (Elite Guard) units, he laughed and re plied: “SS men are different—they sob louder than the others because they’re stronger.” "That’s right,” said Capt. Stan ley Yudicky, fjrmei Dartmouth footballer from Manchester, N. H., “And those same SS men are the rocket bombs with atomic explo sive features. They’d be foolish if they didn’t, he added. These buzz-bombs or rocket bombs are the best argument that has come out of this war why, from purely selfish reasons, this country, any country, must con secrte itself to preventing anoth er world war.—Christian Science Monitor. only Germans we’ve seen who! don’t respect Red Cross markings.” | These combat surgical teams are organized with the idea of giving flexibility and mobility to trained surgical personnel, so it need not be tied to field or evacuation hos pitals when skill is badly needed elsewhere. Limbert’s team is a splendid ex ample, moving 26 times since it landed in France June 26. Once it moved twice in one day. It has been attached to 13 different fight ing outfits ranging from paratroop ers to tank destroyers. Now the units are living under roofs for the first time since land ing, and Capt. Homer J. Martin, Jr., Limbert’s anesthetist from 379 Quail St., Albany, N. Y., said: “we really kept moving. As soon as we quit eating "P” rations and white bread appeared at mess, we knew we’d soon be moving on.” These surgical teams are part of the fourth auxiliny surgical group built around 132 officers and 76 nurses, who organized four neuro surgical teams and 12 shock teams. Most of the operating teams are made up of an operating chief, an 25 Years Ago Today (FROM THE FILES v OF THE STAR-NEWS) OCTOBER 31, 1919 , RALEIGH, — The next state con vention of the American Legion will be held in Wilmington. Delegates to the National convention to be held in Minneapolis named today were Cyrus D. Hogue of Wilming ton, C. M. Fairc^oth of Clinton, C. A. Gosney of Raleigh, Wade Phil lips, Lexington; alternates: R. G. Cherry, S. C. Brown, V. W. Wich ard, Jr., and Richard Longhorn. Friends here will be interested in the announcement of the marriage of the Rev. A. R. Parsley, former ly rector of the Episcopal church at Southport, and Miss Rt*th James of Clinton. Mr. Parsley is now rec tor of the Episcopal church at Clin ton. assistant, an anesthetist, one nurse and two enlisted men. Shock teams which prepare wounded for opera tions by administering blood or plasm transfusions and generally combatting shock, are made up of one officer, one r.urse and two en listed men. In the case of Mansfield’s team, his anesthetist, Capt. Arthur Tad deo, former wrestler from Natick, Mass., also is a qualified surgeon and alternates with Mansfield and Yudicky in operating. Lieut. Helen Grimsic of Wauke gan, 111., and Sgts. Chester Hills, Webster, Wis., and Jack Law rence, New York City, complete Mansfield’s team. Maj. Homer H. Lewis, Clearfield, Pa., is Limbert’s operating assistant, and his unit is completed by Lieut. Rachel M. Fairbanks of Brandon, Wis.,- and Sgts. Alvin J. Voorhies, Orchard, Nev., and Harry C. Wingerter, 25 Irving Ave. Livingston, N. J. For the past six weeks these two surgical teams, plus shock teams headed by Capt. Augustus J. Go forth of Nashville, Ark., and Capt. Carl H. Hildebrand, Omaha, Neb., have been operating as a “proco” unit. A proco unit—short for pro visional continental operational unit—is a fast-moving outfit which packs operating room and equip ment into three trucks and can set up or tear down a neat, com pact and complete surgery in an hour or two. -v_ Prayer A Mother’s Prayer For A Son From under my heart came this son who now wears his Country’s Uniform. The best ot my life has gone into him. The years—all too short—that I have spent in train ing and serving him have been my career. Thou, O God, who hast a Father heart, canst understand how dear this son is to me. In this strong man I still see the baby that I once cuddled in my arms; and I long still to protect him. But I can only write and pray; and leave him in Thy Father care. Do Thou protect him from hurt ot body and stain of soul. May none of the robife instincts that I have Implanted in him grow less in this time of testing and service. Grant him the boon of an uncon taminated soul. In action m’.y he be valorous and chivalrous, a fit representative of our Country. I thank Thee that I have been per mitted to give of my best to a Cause that is surely Thine; and I oray that I, too, may be a good soldier at home. Amen.—W.T.E. _v-— Saturday Is Last Day For Absentee Ballots The deadline for obtaining civil ian absentee ballots is 6 p. m. Saturday, November 4 from the Wallace building office of H. G. Carney, chairman of the county board of elections, it was an nounced today. Approximately 1,200 absentee soldier ballots have been issued, and about 700 returned, this means a total of 700 service men and women have voted, Carney said. More than half of the number of ballots issued have been to members of the armed forces ov erseas, and all must be returned by November 7, the date of the general election, Carney conclud ed. by kirke L. simp • Associated Press \vii,P, ,N' Recall by Washington ,y* Star General Joseph****** his many-sided and L‘l ^ tasks in China is not ease tension in Tokyo a. - ''3 it implies. Regardless ^ other explanation there t Sty for the move, it hints strn! ■’ a stepping-up campaign' » y 33 Japan. 51 a8air.st Stilwell, by official s-v i to have an "undisclosed—1 command. That his new n- * be no less concerned with tvf' ^ in the Orient than those 0f JH*1 he has been relieved seem,!^ without saying, H;s w- 8a experience and much of hi n r time preparation has bee, " closely linked with the other of tne Pacific to assume -! an assignment in Europe Jr him. His four star rank also „!1 to preclude that. ' e':C| It follows naturally, tner, •• the staggering blow to the'j-J ese fleet has created unex-J'j American and Allied opp0n . ties to quicken the pace cP-’ attack on Japan. Until it js J erwise accounted for stil'vj' transfer must in Japanese J tary eyes look like the stan a new and powerful expedition^ force to exploit that naval victor! to the full as soon as possible' Since Stilwell was raised to four-star rank it has been rj or less taken for granted that t-g American advance beyond the Philippines would be under hi, command once the men and matl rials for that had been assembled and naval operations had cleared the way for it. American official forecasting has pointed to the Chinese east coast as the next aj! ticipated lodgement area bevor.d the Philippines on Pacific strategy maps. It still may be. There is a vast section of eastern China still jn complete Chinese control except for a few Japanese held ports ar.d river mouths. Chinese official re ports say there arc up to half a million Chinese troops in that area west of the Kweilin gap in Japanese lines and the Hankow Canton railroad. The full effect of the Japanese naval disaster on trans-Pacific strategy cannot yet be reckoned, however. It may nave made pos sible even bolder early moves than the seizing of landing bases in central eastern China would In volve. In the light of destruction or serious damage to up to 60 Japanese craft in Philippine w, r ers, that fleet could not hope to cope with American power raid; in any direction. Even granted time to concen trate and repair its damaged ma jor units, its significance as a striking force is virtually nil As a defensive weapon backed cy Japanese land based planes it could prove formidable but only in relatively narrow seas. Ho south China sea covers too much area to meet that test. As a matter of speculation, therefore, it is to be assumed that Tokyo, behind its screen o( “victory” propaganda, is busy re vamping its whole war concept, converting it into a strictly de fensive deployment just as Hitler has been compelled to abandon his grandiose conquest dreams for a last-ditch defense of central Europe. \T _ NEW HANOVER SHIP DOWN WAYS TODAY The U. S. S. New Hanover Re lieved to be the first Naval 'f-“ to be named in honor of this coun ty , will be launched at the yard the North Carolina ShipbuM company this morning at j o’clock under the sponsorship Mrs. Oliver M. Creekmore, o mington, daughter of She:iff Mrs. C. David Jones. Her matrons of honor willhe •• • mother and Mrs. Addison He'' -- Sr., wife of the chairman oiu New Hanover county boa oi co. missioners. The U. S. S. Now Hanover is 22nd AKA combat cargo vessa near completion here and ' ■ the 184th ship to go down the ■ at the yard. rjj 'There is but one named New Hanover in the States today, according to in the office of the Collector^ Customs. It is a 99-ton ri'e. sel, built in 1924. with Louis Ky., as its home port. Anniversary Celebrated At Presbyterian Chart • thp Pr°teS' The anniversary ot tne,|t ant Reformation was celeorai ^ the First Presbyterian chum day with Dr. William Crove’J £ tor, speaking on the iri» j, this great time of re-va uatj husman affairs upon au know as modern civiliza '■ Although the Reformat. v into the Renaissance, witn r{. dous economic and po*1 * ,,.yi suits, yet according to the ‘entjf of the men who were at ‘ ntial of the awakening, it was Dr, ly a spiritual movem ^ Crowe said. He discussV of similarity and of clea' tween Catholicism and v ism. . , cree<i A Forum on the Aposti (fr(. was held during the evening ice in the Kenan chapel Koreans developed rnovable 50 years before Guttenberg P the Bible The Literary Guidepost By JOHN SELBY ‘THE GREAT LAKES,” By Har lan Hatcher (Oxford; $3.50). Books seem to appear frequent ly in-cycles. Apparently we are having a Great Lakes cycle, inas much as one publisher is issuing a volume on each of the lakes, and at the same time another and very different publisher is doing the whole job in one volume. It is a remarkably good volume. It is written by Harlan Hatch er, who has done many books be sides this one. including one of the finest of the Federal Writers’ Pro ject guides, the one on Ohio He was, of course, not the author of the guide, but the editor. In any case, Mr. Hatcher has tried successfully to take his read er through one of the most dra matic pageants of settlement and development the world has ever staged, beginning romantically in the distant past with little groups of brave men fanning out through the magnificent, virgin expanses of ! water and forest. The -oots of the ' pageant are in exploration, con quest, and the hope of broadening the religious bases of the Old World. Conquest, In a direct com mercial sense, continued to be the motive until very recently; per haps to this moment. But it is evident from Mr. Batcher’s sweep ing scenario for empire that the old style robber baron passed out with the last of the si eat pineries. The era of exploration and mi nor warfare is handsomely told, but for me the least interesting oart of the story. The better part begins a little over a century past when steam and immigrants oe gan working over the, face of the Lakes Country, when Astor’s far empire declined, and the mad and ruthless exploitation of the forests almost ruined everybody, including the exploiters themselves. When a story such as this is told with Mr. Hatcher’s skill, it is bound to make a sweeping sort of impression. But the actual test is something else—it lies in the cor roborative detail. I suspect part of this came out of the Guide series mentioned above and much more was drawn from years of indepen dent research. But the result is , ™as* of Purely American ma terial, some legend, mostly fact.
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