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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-06
MISS SCOTT AND
MRS. BOYLAN ARE
uOSTESSES HERE

Miss Mildred Scott and Mrs. J.
F Bovlan, Jr., delightfully."- enter
famed Tuesday evening at tn e
latters' home on South Fifth street,
bonoring Mrs. Francis E. Stanley,
Who prior to her recent marriage
was Miss Liza Jane Parker. Upon
her arrival she was presented a cor
SAGE of sweetheart roses.
Games we're enjoyed during the
evening, prizes were awarded Miss
Audrey Bryan and Mrs. Newton
Kelly.
Mrs. Stanley was showered with
china in her chosen pattern. Later
m the evening the guests were in
yited into the dining room. The
table was beautifully arranged
with lace cover using the brides
cake as centerpiece, with burning
tapers at each end. A delicious
ice course was served carrying
out the color sheme of pink and
white,
About twenty guests were pres
pnt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-06
Mrs. ". A. Hall
Entertains For
Mary B. Wallace

Miss Mary Borden Wallace,
,ride.elect of October 10, was hon
p lrod Friday afternoon when Mrs.
william 4. Hall entertained at the
aae of her mother, Mrs. Warren
rhnson on Chestnut street, at
Bridge was played during the
-t+ornoon at two tables and high
'aoras was Miss Alice Borden
9Toore Miss Isabel James was
sacond high. Mrs. Hall presented
7Iss Wallace with an honor gift
TojIoving the game a salad course
r.irh coffee was served.
Guests included Miss Wallace,
.he bonoree, Miss Alice Borden
Moore M Miss Nancy Wallace, Miss
Lone Dewey, of Miami, Fla, Miss
TssbeI James, Miss Jean Hall, Mrs.
! Holmes Davis, Jr., Mrs. Mars
Sor Bellamy, Jr., and Mrs. Donald
Taonce, Miss Frances Lynch and
Miss Peggy Hall called during the
refreshment hour. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-06
LEDOUX-LEWIS
MARRIAGE IS
ANNOUNCED HERE

The following announcement will
be read with much interest by
friends and relatives.
Captain and Mrs. John Shelby
Lewis of Long Creek announce the
marriage of their daughter, Annie
Laurie, to Landreville Ledoux, Jr.,
of Washington, D. c., and Vallejo,
Calf.
The wedding was solemnized at
$50 on Friday evening, September
27, in the Chapel of St. Vincent's
Catholic church in Vallejo with
Father Gerald Clark performing
the ceremony.
The bride was lovely in a royal
blue velvet gown fashioned with a
high neckline and matching &C
cessories. Her flowers were a
shoulder corsage of orchids.
Mrs. Ledoux, Jr., had as her
matron of honor, Mrs. Lloyd Moi
felt who wore a lovely gown of
deep wine with matching Access
sores ana a cOfSage OF SardenlaS.
Mr.. Ledoux, had as his best man,
Lloyd Moffett.
Mr.. Ledoux, is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Landreville Ledoux, Sr.,
Of Washington, D. c., and Vallejo.
He received his education at Mary
land university and is connected
with the James L. Barnes con-
struction of the Navy Yard at
Mare Island, Calf.
The couple left Immediately fol-
lowing the ceremony on a wedding
trip to San Francisco and to the
San Francisco Exposition.
They are at home at 931 Ken
lucky street, Vallejo, Calf. ?
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Miss Wallace
And Mr.. Lee
Plan Wedding
Ceremony Will Be Solemnized
Saturday Afternoon, o.
tober 10, AT The Gotham

Miss Mary Borden Wallace, of
Wilmington and New York, daugh.
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Terrell Wallace, of Wilmington, has
completed plans for her wedding to
Enoch Lawrence Lee, Jr., of New
York city, o of Mr.. and Mrs.
Enoch Lawrence Lee, of Whining.
ton.
The marriage will be solemnized
Saturday afternoon, October 10, at
4:30 o'clock at the Gotham, in New
York city.
Miss Wallace has chosen as her
attendants, her sister, Miss Nancy
Wallace, as her maid of honor, and
her bridesmaids will be Miss Alice
Borden Moore, of Wilmington, her
cousin, and Miss Frances Lynch.
No invitations are being issue |.
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lKlNITY METHODIST
TO MEET

me Woman's society for Chris
Ian Service of Trinity Methodist
~tulch will hold the October circle
"Ge'lhg on Monday a sfollows:
~. Mrs. T. H. Skipper, 40 South
-.oa street, at 1920 a. m.
49, Mrs. A. D. Craig, Market
''aeet road, at $3.50 o'clock.
,iH 1-Mrs. F. H. Bagg, 305 Wrights-
| avenue, at $3.50 o'clock.
yMrs. j. A. Edwards, 2OO3
'0e[ avenue, at $3.50 o'clock.
w. Y,D4fs' F. M. Hickman, 214 Ken
eoo avenue, at 8 o'clock.
orn Elizabeth Clarke, Is
'9t'n 18th street at 8 o'clock.
hn9Nfs: H. E. Crawford, Central
q c1os Sunset Park, at 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-06
FATHERS NIGHT
PLANNED TUESDAY
AT ISAAC BEAR

Fathers Night" will be oh.
served at the Isaac Bear school
Tuesday night It 7 o'clock.
1t is hoped the fathers of all
children attending Isaac Bear will
attend the dinner to be given in
their honor in the school cafeteria
Tuesday night, beginning at Z
o'clock, and will take advantage of
the opportunity to confer with
their children's teachers in their
respective classrooms at s o'clock.
Parents who are unable to attend
the dinner are urged to come at 8
o'clock and meet the faculty mem
bera
Reservations for the dinner must
be in the school by - noon Mon.
day.
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444th Annual Convention OF i. D. G..
Opens In Coldsboro On Tuesday
Mrs. Harry S. McGirt, First
Vice-President, Will Attend
Annual Session
BY MRS. JOHN S. ROWE
Chairman State U. d. c

The forty-fourth annual conven'
ton of the North Carolina Division
United Daughters of the Confede'
racy, will get under way at Colds
boro on Tuesday, october 8, and
will continue through noon Thurs.
day, October 10.
Headquarters will be at Hotel
Goldsboro and all business sessions
will be held at the Woman's club
building. The Thomas Ruffin chap
ter of Goldsboro, Mrs. Harry Fitz-
hugh Lee, president, will be hostess
to the convention.
Division officers who will have
charge of the convention are Mrs.
L. E. Fisher, Asheville, president;
Mrs. Harry S. McGirt, Wilmington,
first vice-president; Mrs. J. E.
Lambeth, Thomasville, second vice
president; Mrs. A. Y. Kerr, Yancey-
vile, third vice-president; Mrs.
Henry L. Stevens, Jr, Warsaw. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Roy eagle,
Asheville, corresponding secretary :;
Mrs. S. S. Holt, Graham, treasurer;
Mrs. J. Henry Fariss, Greensboro,
registrar; Mrs. j. J. Andoe, Green's
boro, historian; and Miss Mamie
Dodson, Winston-Salem, recorder of
Crosses.
Mrs. Paul Borden, of Goldsboro,
is general chairman of the conven-
ton while the division appointments
made by Mrs. Fisher are as fol-
lows: Mrs. John S. Rowe, director of
professional; Mrs. N. A. Edward S,
Goldsboro, chairman of credentials;
Mrs. ]. ]. Andoe, Greensboro; Mrs.
Quentin Gregory, Halifax, and
Mrs. j. F. Hayden, High Point,
scrap book judges.
Pages to division president will be
Miss Katherine Kerr, Yanceyville;
Miss Sarah Dabne. Little, Wades-
boro; Miss Josephine Andoe, Green's
boro; Miss Mary Caroline Simmons,
High Point; and Miss Jane Carolyn
Fearing, Elizabeth City. There will
be fourteen pages for Goldsbo"o
anu lIlC lOllOWlIlS SueSI pdSCo. NiiooSS
Aileen Casey, Mount Olive; Peggy
Schroeder, Durham; Elsie Ran
dolph, Enfield; Media Cook, En-
field; Betty Edwards, Tarboro;
Louise Cobb Diggle, Charlotte;
Clara Frances Johnson, st. Paul;
Cora Harden, Stratford; Florence
Edwards, Salem; Betty Jean
Bryant, Statesville; Marion Long
Gather, Newton; Nancy Shuford,
Hickory; Mary Anderson, N e W
Bern, and Florence Bartholomew,
Spring Hope.
Mrs. Paul B. ~Edmundson, Of
Goldsboro. has been named chair
man of pages.
The division executive board will
meet at 10 o'clock Tuesday, Octo-
Der 8 and at / o'clock will be enter.
tanned at the executive board lunch
o at the home of Mrs. Kennen
Borden with Mrs. Harry Fitzhugh
Lee as hostess.
The pages will receive their in
structions at 8 o'clock at a meet
ing in the hotel ballroom.
Continued on Page ID; Col. 81
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BAPTIST
CIRCLES WILL MEET

The circles of the Southside Bap.
fist church will meet Tuesday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock as fol-
lows:
Mrs. j. S. Reed, leader, with
Mrs. Sam Houston, 514 South
Fourth street.
2-Mrs. Mintz, leader, with Mrs.
Livingston, 312 North Second
street.
3-Mrs. Malpass, leader, with
Mrs. Long, $40 South Front street.
Mrs. Brinson. leader with
Mrs. Bryant, Arcassia. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-06
Miss Lucy Ward And DIR. Adair
Married Here Yesterday Morning

In a ceremony of beautiful sim
plicity, Miss Lucy Blake Ward and
DR.. William Edward Adair, Jr.,
were united in marriage Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock at the First
Baptist church.
The church was decorated with
masses of lilies, palms, and ferns
and lighted tapers in candelabra.
The Rev. James c. Whedbee. of
Four Oak, uncle of the bride, Off
ciated at the ceremony.
Mrs. Lila Williams Head, church
organist, played a program of
wedding music while the guests as
sembled and during the ceremony.
The traditional marches were use
for the professional and recession
al. Other selections given were
my Heart at Thy Sweet Voice.
(Sain-Saens), Indian Love Call"
Love Song" (Nevin), "Ah Sweet
Mystery of Life" Herbert), Bar
carolle'' from Tales of Hoffman
(Offenbach) "Salut glamour" Gel
gar), ITO A Wild Rose" CMac-
DowelD, and during the ceremony
Gounord's ave Maria" was play
ed.
The bride and bridegroom en-
tered the church together and were
unattended. The bride wore a street
length Chanel model of Hemlock
green crepe with bracelet length
sleeves ending just below the ell
bow and a high neck, softly drap-
ed. The jacket was torso effect ap-
pliqued with matching silk braid.
Her Spanish type hat was made
off-the-face with a shoulder length
veil, the same shade as the dress.
Her corsage was of white orchids.
Mrs. Ward, the brides mother,
wore a Rocket blue crepe frock
with a corsage Of white roses. Mrs.
Adair, the bridegroom's mother,
! wore navy blue crep with a cor
sage of pink roses and lilies Of the
valley.
Ushers were Braxton Adair,
brother of the bridegroom, and DR..
J. H. Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Adair is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Benjamin
Ward, Of Wilmington. she attended
the Woman's college of the Uni
versity of North Carolina in Green's
boro.
DR.. Adair is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Adair, of Beaufort. He
attended Wake Forest college and
the Medical college Of Temple uni
versity in Philadelphia. He intern
ed at Watts hospital in Durham
and was resident physician at Rich
ard Baker hospital at Hickory. He
completed his interneship at James
Walker Memorial hospital in Will
mington and is now connected with
the New Hanover county board of
health.
Out-of-town guests we're: Mr..
and Mrs. W. E. Adair, of Beaufort,
Mrs. E. D.. Doyle, of Beaufort
Mrs. Ray Wheatley, of Washing
ton, Glene Adair, of Beaufort, DR..
and Mrs. Fitzgerald, Of Morganton'
Mrs. Ray Moore, of Raleigh, Mrs
Clark c. Mebane,> Of Reldsvllle'
Mrs. Hugh Morrison, of Wallace
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Ward, Jr.'
of Jacksonville, Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
F. Mallard, Jr., of Burgaw, MISS
Mildred Mallard, of Burgaw.
Mrs. Adair has been honored by
the following: Miss Jane Womble,
Miss Mary Blanche Sargent, OF
CONTINUED on Page IA; Col. y
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GRACE
CIRCLES WILL MEET

The circles Of Grace Methodist
church will meet on Monday aft
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock as follows:
Mrs. w. A. Cade, SIG Grace
street.
Twill meet at the church.
3.-Mrs. S. M. Marlborough, Sun
set Park.
4.-Will meet at the church in
the mems classroom.
Cat the church in the Lydia
Yates room.
Twill meet Tuesday morning
at 10:45 o'clock with Mrs. B. o.
Johnston, Market Street road.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-06
BAPTIST CIRCLES
TO MEET THIS WEEK

Circles of the First Baptist
church will meet as follows:
2. Mrs. Roger Smith, chairman,
will meet with Mrs. Leslie Boney,
221 So. Fifth street, Monday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock.
3.-Mrs. w. B. Muse, chairman,
will meet with Mrs. S. L. Blanton,
at her home on the Sound, Monday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
AIRS. Donald King, chairman,
will meet with Mrs. w. NJ. Collins,
1920 Market street, Monday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock.
5.-Miss Sudie Leonard, chair
man, will meet with Mrs. George
W. Jeffrey, Oleander, Monday aft
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock.
6.-Mrs. j. D.. Freeman, chair
man, will meet with Mrs. j. A.
Owen, 40 N. Third street, Monday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
7.-Mrs. G. B. Phillips, chair
man, will meet with Miss Margaret
Russ, 1912 Castle street, Tuesday
evening at 8 o'clock.
Marriage Announced
Mr.. and Mrs. George K. Leloudes
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Helen, to James G. Hen
derson, on September 27. The cere-
mony was performed at the Latter
Day Saint chapel by Elder Jacob
Kellersburser.
The bride had as her maid of
honor. Miss Isamae Buie. Best man
was the brides brother, Gus G. Le-
loudes. They will visit Salt Lake
City on their wedding trip.
Mr.. Henderson is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. O. H. Henderson, of this
city.
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Miss Wright
Engaged To Wed
Mr.. Jennings
Bride-To-Be Is Daughter Of
Mr.. And Mrs. Isaac Clark
Wright Of Wilmington

The following announcement will
be read with much interest in the
city:
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Clark Wright
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Rebekah Clark Wright,
to Henry Berchette Jennings, Jr.,
of Lumberton son of H. B. Jen-
nings, of Lumberton.
The wedding date will be an
nounced later. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-06
|CAPE FEAR COUNCIL
WILL HOLD MEETING

A special called meeting of the
Cape Fear Council, No. "a, will be
held on Monday evening at
o'clock at the Junior Order hall.
ALI members are requested to be
present as plans for the district
meet to be held in Southport on
October II, will be discussed.
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Marriage Announced

C. E. Teachey announces the mar
eiage of his daughter, Lou Ella, to
3. Jarman. The wedding took place
September 20, at Marion, S. c.
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Birth Announced

no,4 ana Mrs. G. G. Williams an.
Jr the birth of a son, Gerald,
' on October 3, at the Marion
Horunt annex
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-06
TILESTON PIT. A.
WILL MEET TUESDAY

The TiIeston Parent-Teacher as
ISOLATION will hold it's first meeting
for the year Tuesday, October s, at
s o'clock in the auditorium of the
school. Mrs. I. T. Sell, the presi-
dent will be in charge of the meet
ing.
The theme for the year will be
THE Next Steps in Education"
Mrs. Lefty Dannenbaum will lead
the devotional. Rev. Walter B.
Freed will address the association
on the subject, 1.-THE Influence Of
the Parent in Promoting American
ISM" H. j. Farr, pupil from the
Sixth grade will recite the poem,
America for Me-" The Glee club,
under the direction of Mrs. @. B.
Snipes, will sing two numbers, God
Bless America" and Il Am An Ameri.
can" The program will be in charge
of Miss Kara Lynn Corey who is
program chairman for the year.
Mrs. Annie Winstead will deliver the
state presidents message. There will
be a banner awarded at each meet
ing during the year to the graG,
having the most parents present,
and at the end of the year a prize
the banner the largest number of
months. A social hour will be en-.
joyed at the close of the program
which will give an opportunity to
the parents to meet the teachers
and iscuss any problems with them.
Mrs. Harriss Corbett and Mrs. Will
liam Britz will act as hostesses.
The following are officers for this
year,: Mrs. I. 7. Sell, president;
Mrs. H. H. King, first vice-presi.
dent; Miss Kara Lynn Corey, second
vice-president; Mrs. Leslie Boney,
recording secretary; Mrs. w. 7.
Murphy, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. A. R. Jordan, treasurer; Mrs.
@. B. Snipes, pianist. Committee
chairmen are: Miss Kara Lynn
Corey, program; Miss Isabel White
hurst, finance and budget; Mrs. j.
c. Chadwick, welfare; Mrs. D. E.
Wilkins, grade representatives; Mrs.
I~iarriss Corbett, hospitality; Mrs.
L. C. LeGwin, parent education;
Mrs. William Britt, membership;
Miss Louise Sullivan, publicity;
Mrs. H. Hayes, publications; Mrs.
w. II. Canady, parent-teacher maya.
zine; Mrs. David Harriss, founders
day; Mrs. ]. S. Crowley, historian;
Mrs. j. S. Crowley, cafeteria: safe.
ty (boys) and visual education,
John Gibson; safety (girls) Miss
Octavia Smith and Miss Isabel
Whithurst; Identification, Miss
Mary Whitfield; automobile, Mrs.
Leslie Boney.
Engagement Announced
Mrs. Mary c. Simmons, of Snow
Hill, announces the ENGAGEMENT of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-06
Engagement Announced

engagement
Mrs. Mary c. Simmons, of Snow
Hill, announces the engagement of
her daughter, Mary Elizabeth, to
Sterling S. Shue, of Wilmington.
The wedding will take place on
Friday morning, October II, at St.
Paul's Episcopal church, this city.
The Rev. Alexander Miller, rector,
will officiate. No invitations have
been issued in the city.
Evening star., 1940-10-15
conscientious objection to military
service.
Paul Mayo, Former State
Department EmpIoye, Dies

Paul Mayo, 46, former assistant
in the Division of International
Conferences at the State Depart
ment, died Sunday night in a Dur
ham IN. c. hospital after a long
illness.
Mr.. Mayo, a native of Kansas,
entered the diplomatic service after
the World War and served at the
United States Embassies at Lima,
Peru. and Brussels, Belgium, before
coming to the State Department in
1929.
He resigned the same year to ac-
cept position as professor of in
ternational affairs at the University
OF Denver. He had been associated
with Duke University the past two
years.
Mr.. Mayo was married three times
His second wife was the former
Katherine Sutherland, daughter of
Evening star., 1940-10-15

different languages and religious
practices despite common confess
sional foundations.
Founders of the U. L. c. A. and
American Lutheran Church, now
working toward common altar and
pulpit fellowship and possible ulti-
mate union, came from Middle Ger
many and the Scandinavian coun-
tries. Synodical conference found
ers emigrated from Northern Ger
many.
Mr.. Horn said his figures led him
to believe Protestant Churches in
America 'have built too expen-
sively."
He cited statistics disclosing that
seating capacity in Protestant
churches varies from one and one
half seats per member among Lu-
therans to five seats per member
among UniversalistS.
The Roman Catholic Church, he
added, provides only half seat per
member.
The convention approved yester-
day a declaration that Christian
citizens are duty bound to bear arms
in defense of their country but rec
ognized the individuals right to
Evening star., 1940-10-15
immigration Curb
Gives lutherans
Major Problem
Declining Birth Rate
Is Another Worry
Of the Church
PN the Associated Press

Fy the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Oct. 15.-The United
Lutheran Church of America was
told today that it faces a major
problem in the next decade caused
by almost complete stoppage of
immigration and a generally declin-
ing birth rate in the Nation.
The Rev. Edward Traill Horn, Sd,
pastor OF the Lutheran University
Church at Cornell University and a
specialist in church statistics, de-
clared that much of the church's S
growth in the. United States and
Canada was due to immigration.
He asserted the church must
address its message now to the
6o,O00000 unchurched citizens of
the Nation"
The immigration problem. he
added, has been peculiar to
churches of the Lutheran faith,
since it brought to this country
Evening star., 1940-10-15

former Senator Howard Sutherland
Of West Virginia and Mrs. Suther-
land. Two children by that mar
riage, which took place here in 1880,
live in Washington with their
mother, from whom he was divorced.
The funeral will take place Thurs
day in Denver.
Evening star., 1940-10-15
Far East Passports
Except for urgent
Business Cancelled
S. Issues New Order
While Speeding Ships
To Evucuote 5000

The State Department today or
dered into immediate effect new
passport restrictions under which
women and children and men, who
cannot prove urgent business, will
not be allowed to travel to the Far
East.
This announcement came as ar
rangements were being sped to re-
turn home more than 5000 Ameri-
cans warned to leave Immediately
potential danger spots in the Orient
The new passport restrictions are
similar to those which have been
in effect for Europe since the out
break of the war. Hereafter pass
ports will be issued freely only for
use in countries of the Western
Hemisphere.
To Rush Three Ships.
Three big ships-the Washington
of the United States Lines and the
Mariposa and Monterey of the Mat
son Lines-are being sent on spe-
cial trips to the Orient to evacuate
Americans unable to obtain passage
home on crowded vessels in regular
service.
Five American liners already or
the Oriental run report home -bouno
accommodations booked solid up te
December 81.
cat Shanghai 300 new applica-
tions from Americans for trans
portation home from the Orient
ficials said, raising the total to
28n0 since the State Depart
ment's advice to leave the Far
East. according to the Associated
Press.
(These. they said. would fill the
three ships the United States is
sending here for the exodus, and
many additional applications are
expected
(American organizations are
considering plans to advance
passage money to those lacking
fundsD
The special plans for sending the
tlllNC WClC W
tie State Department last night
on the eve of imposition of an en-
barge on scrap iron and steel which
will cut off shipments of this stra-
tegic war industry material to Japan
after midnight tonight.
Under new restrictions, scrap iron
and steel exports will be permitted
only to Great Britain and nations
of the Western Hemisphere. Japan
has been the principal other buyer
Of the metal here.
In view of what it described as
the abnormal situation in the Far
East, the State Department last
week advised Americans. particu-
larly women and children and men
not detained by urgent business, to
consider the advisability of leaving
the troubled areas while transporta-
ton facilities still were available.
United States Consuls were in
etructed to report on the number
of citizens responding to the advice.
1t was on the basis of these reports,
indicating much larger number of
Americans desired to return home
Immediately than could secure pas
sage on scheduled vessels, that ar
rangements were made for sending
the three special ships.
The Monterey was due to sail
from San Francisco today. The
Mariposa. now at Sydney, Australia.
will make her regular run to
Hawaii, reprovision there and sail
for the Orient October 80. The
Washington is expected to leave
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New York Saturday for the Far
East via the Panama Canal.
Meanwhile, a detachment Of the
United States fleet which has been
in California waters for overhaul
and reflt the last two weeks steamed
out to sea yesterday to return to
Hawaii, the Associated Press re-
ported. Other vessels were expected
to replace them at the California
bases for overhauls. in line with the
policy of keeping the fleet in the
Pacific at peak efficiency.
Evening star., 1940-10-15
Two Allowed Probation
In Model Home Larceny

Mrs. Mary Virginia Blatt, 31-year-
old wife of a District government
employe living at Bethesda, Md, and
Johnnie w. Jones, 38, of the $500
block of Quesada street NV, de-
scribed as a former big league base
ball player, yesterday were sentenced
to three years each under an in
dictment charging housebreaking
and larceny and Immediately were
placed On probation. Justice James
w. Morris in Criminal Court No.
2 of District Court pronounced the
sentences but gave them probation
as he said they had no previous
criminal records.
Bigamists are denied the right
of voting in Alabama, Ideho, Mis-
SiSSippi and South Carolina.
Evening star., 1940-10-15
japanese Wurship Launched

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct. IS H).
The Japanese Navy announced to-
day the launching of the warship
Kashii. Details of tonnage and
armament were not disclosed.