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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
DR.. ENOCH w. SKIES

CLEMSON, S. c., Jan. 9.-(RN
DR.. Enoch Walter Skies, Y, for
mer president of Clemson college,
was buried on the campus today
after a military funeral. DR.. Skies,
who retired from the college presi-
dency last July l, died yesterday
of a sudden heart attack.
The college band led the funeral
procession from the college chapel
to Cemetery Hill. The senior pla-
toon and a color guard carrying
the United States flag and that of
South Carolina followed the band
as an escort for the casket over
a mile-long route thanked on both
sides by grey clad cadets. The col
lege tower clock told every ten
seconds.
On Cemetery Hill Dr.. Skies was
buried within 20 yards of the grave
of DR.. Walter M. Riggs, who pre-
coded him as president of the col
lege. A bugler sounded taps" to
end the ceremony at the graveside,
after a rifle squad. had fired three
volleys in tribute to the dead edu-
Gator. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
MRS. ANNIE w. d

Funeral rites for Mrs. Annie
White Hodge, SO, who died Tues
Gay night at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. j. R. Hollis, on
Masonboro Sound, were held yes
terday afternoon at 3 o'clock from
the Cross Roads Presbyterian
church at Mebane. The funeral
party left Wilmington yesterday
morning.
Mrs. Hodge lived at Meoane I'm.
til the death of her husband six
years ago. She is survived by the
following children: Mrs. J. R.
Hollis and Mrs. Lenora Billiard,
of Wilmington; Mrs. W. R. lobe
and Miss Addie Mae Hodge. OF
Mebane; DR.. Charles P. Hodge,
of Atlanta, Ca, and S. w. Hodge,
of Orlando, Fla.
Two sisters, Miss Jennie a n
Flora White, of Mebane; and the
following grandchildren, Miss Vir'
ginia Anne Quinn, Robert, a n c
Charles Hollis, of Wilmington;
Misses Lillian and Ruth Ellen ano
Wilson Hodge, of Erie, Penn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
MISS BESSIE O. KELLY

Miss Bessie o. Kelly, 81, of 104
Church street, who for the past 26
years has been a teacher at Cor
nelius Harnett school and who has
taught in North Carolina for a Pc
Rod of more than 40 years, died
yesterday morning in a local hos
pital.
She is survived by a brother, Ed
win Kelly, a sister, Miss Annie Lou
Kelly, and two nephews and three
nieces.
Funeral services will be held
this afternoon at 4 o'clock from
the First Baptist church by the Rev.
Sankey Lee Blanton, pastor.
Interment will be in Oakdale GENE
terry.
Active pallbearers will be: A. E
| Straughn, Manley Williams, T. E
Moody, W. A. Whitney, E. S. Ben
son, and George Avant.
Honorary pallbearers will be: DR.
David R. Murchison, DR.. ]. F. Rob
ertson, DR.. David B. Sloan, DR.. John
T. Hoggard, DR.. j. o. Broughton
Jack McGinn, Wilbur D. Jones, A
B. Riggs, H. NJ. Roland, J. w. Grise,
R. P. McClammy: J. A. Orrell, D. {,
Marshall, Fred Poisson, w. D. Mac
MILAN, w. NJ. Brinson, Wiley Reg,
lister, Alex Sholar, ST., George Nc
Farlane, and Carl Cunningham.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
OBITUARIES

IH%allsboro, in charge of the serv-
ices. Burial will follow in the
church cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Miss LYDIA Anna Benton,
four sons, Johnny Carroll of Old
Dock, Roland, Andrew and Gilmore
Carroll, all of Whiteville, r e c
daughters, Mrs. E. B. Long, Mrs.
RAIDER Arp, both of Whiteville, and
Mrs. William Harrison, of Fayette.
vile.
Also surviving are two brothers,
Leon Carroll, of Wilmington, Leon
ard Carroll, of Whiteville, and three
sisters, Mrs. Susan Lewis, of Bla-
denboro, Mrs. Josephine Everette,
of St. Augustine, Fla, and Mrs.
Ed Pedro, of Wilmington. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
MRS. ELECTA A. BRYANT

CLINTON, Jan. 9. - Mrs. Electa
Ann Bryant, rs, died at the home
of her son, G. W. Bryant, neal Clin-
ton, this morning at s o'clock.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the Trinity Methodist church
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
with the Rev. C. J.. Andrews, of
Warsaw, assisted by the Rev. z. A.
Walker, of Clinton, officiating. In
terment will follow in the church
cemetery.
She is survived by three sons, S.
T. Bryant, of Garland, N. F. and c.
w. Bryant, of Clinton; two sisters,
Mrs. Mary Bryant, of Magnolia, and
Mrs. A. W. Knowles, of Clinton; two
brothers, J.. C. Vann, Of Clinton, and
7. B. Vann, of Rosehill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
GEORGE C. BUTLER

CLINTON, Jan. 9.-George Castus
Butler, e., died at his home near
here this morning at 10 o'clock after
a short illness.
Funeral services will be held from
the late residence Friday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock, with the Rev. Lewis
Morgan, pastor of the Clinton Bap-
fist church, officiating.
He is survived by one daughter,
Miss Lucille Butler; six sons, James
E. Butler, Furman C. Butler, Ora
ham R. Butler, William F. Butler, of
Clinton, George C. Butler, OF High
Point, and David D. Butler, of the
U. S. Navy; two sisters, Mrs. Ida
Hair and Mrs. E. P. Hiatt, of Gin
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
Temperatures Start To
Climb Here After Drop

Temperatures began to climb here
yesterday after several plunges into
the freezing n and weather bu-
reau officials last night forecast a
low this morning of about 35 de-
grees.
Today will be partly cloudy and
warmer, with gentle to moderate
northeasterly winds, becoming vari.
able, predominating.
Yesterday the temperature rang
ed from a low of 80 to a high Of Sc
degrees, with the mean four below
the normal of At degrees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
WILLIAM GORDON BASS, JR.

WHITEVILLE, Jan. William
Gordon Bass, Jr., five-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Bass, of the
Western Prong section, died this
morning after an illness of a week.
Funeral services will be held from
the home Friday morning at 10
o'clock, with the Rev. D. G. Myers,
Baptist minister, officiating. Burial
will follow in the Western Prong
Baptist church cemetery.
Surviving are his parents and two
sisters, Betty Jane and Bonnie Lee
Bass.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
Columbus County Man
Is Seriously Burned

WHITEVILLE, Jan. 9.-Clarence
B. Inman, IS, prominent farmer,
was severely burned about the body
yesterday at his home near the
city when he stumbled and fell in
to a pot of boiling lard.
Mr.. Inman had been engaged
yesterday in hog killing, and was
assisting with this work when the
accident happened. He was rushed
to the Columbus county hospital
where he is still undergoing treat
ment. He is said to have suffered
serious burns. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
FOOD RATIONING

SARAJEVO, Y~ugoslavia, Jan.
-R-The first food rationing by
card in Y~ugoslavia, effective here
tomorrow, will affect purchases oil
sugar, flour, rice, coffee and cook
ing oil. The measure was decided
on by the local authorities. Other
cities, including Zagreb, are con
sidering similar action.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
ROB THOMAS

Rob Thomas, prominent druggist,
dice at 6:45 o'clock Thursday morn
ing at his home in Sanford, accord
ing to word received by relatives
here yesterday.
Survivors include Mrs. Susan
Chares, of Audubon, an aunt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
GROVER C. HALL

MONTGOMERY, Ala Jan. 9.-R
Grover C. Hall, Montgomery Adver-
tiser editor and 1928 Pulitzer prize
winner, died tonight after a brief ILL
ness
Death came despite contributions
of blood by associates and friends to
combat recurring stomach hemor-
rhages.
Hall was stricken Sunday night
while visiting a friend.
When ~transfusions were needec'
Governor Frank M. Dixon, state
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10

VAUDEVILLE, Jan. 9.-Funeral
services for Streety Carol, 60, who
l e at his home in the Shiloh sec
.lon OF Columbus county this morn
ing at 3 o'clock following a long
illness, will be held from the home
: rloay at 2 o'clock with the Rev.
Z. b. Long, Methodist minister of
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10

In 1925 automobiles averaged
about 60 horsepower, had compress
sion ratios of 4.34, and used fuels of
about SIS octane. Today, the cars
average about lis horsepower, have
a compression ratio of 6.66, an duse
a regular grade of gasoline with an
octane value of rs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10
FIJI

FORT MCCLELLAN, Ala, Jan.
D-B-An outbreak of a mild type
of influenza had more than 800 O.
Fort McClellan's $4,000 soldiers ir
the fort hospital today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10

There are more than 1910 sur
names which begin with the Scot
fish prefix Mac" which means "son
Of or descendant Of"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-10

There are more than $4,000 posi-
in the United States.
Evening star., 1941-05-19

Lucy" he cried, I've looked every
where for you. Didn't you hear me
calling?" He picked her up in his
arms. Her face was bloated from
weeping, and she was trembling and
hot.
1t was much later when Lucy, her
fever gone, was sleeping peacefully
in Grandpa Dollover's bed upstairs
in the Crews house, and Court had
chance to talk to Mary. He found
her out doing the evening feeding of
their flock of hens She wore blue
checked gingham dress and a frilly
white apron, and she was carrying
bucket of water to the hens when
strong hands suddenly took it from
her.
The Situation Clears.
oh, Court, you startled mel" she
/ cried, her blue eyes laughing at him.
The touch of his hand had sent
chills through her She watched
him as he went about watering the
hens, pouring out the feed into the
feeders. You act like an old hand
around the chickens, Court" she
said, trying to be gay. Its shame
to have learned all this and then
not to have any more use for it,"
He finished his task and came
toward her, to lean on the chicken
wire watching the hens. I've
learned to work, and not be ashamed
of it," he said quietly. You think
that will never be of use to me?"
Court" she whispered, red flood
ing her lovely face, I'm so sorry for
all the caustic and mean things
I've said to you. /"
I'm not he said simply.
There was a long silence between
them. The hens made queer cluck-
| ing noises as they fought among
| themselves for grain and water
I'm not going to marry Cynthia"
| he said presently. Il guess I was
only doing it because-well because
I knew you were in love with Ricky
/ and"
you knew I was in love with
Ricky?" Her eyes, lifted to his were
very blue and full of surprise. But
that's silly We-that is, I'm not
in love with Ricky"
Lucy said Ricky was going to
Mexico and you were planning to go
with him"
I've decided not to. I couldn't,
not loving him." she answered in a
low voice
He took her arm suddenly, pulled
her about to face him, searching her
face intently. Would IL mean
could you ever" he said incoher-
emily. You kissed me that day at
the fair-and I keep thinking about
! 1t.
They stared at each other across
the silence and then all at once she
was in his arms "Court-you-
darling. Oh Court, I'm so wildly,
incredibly happy"
Court felt her heart thudding
madly against him as she lifted her
lips to meet his kiss. It was then
they heard the thrill of childish
laughter.
Lucy waved from an upstairs win
dow. She stuck her head out and
her pigtails dangled on either side
of her little grinning face. until Mrs.
Crews pulled her back and closed
the window with bang.
"You-you won't mind if Lucy
lives with us, will you, Mary?" Court
asked
Darling. I shouldn't think Of
having you at all if it weren't for
Lucy" Mary said, an affectionate
smile betraying the slight exaggera-
ton.
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EAYNN
Evening star., 1941-05-19
|Penitentiory's
Defense Output
| Raised 1O09b
By the Associated Press.


ATLANTA, May 19.-In Atlanta s
high-walled Federal Penitentiary
where strikes never halt work and
sabotage is extremely unlikely 1000
prisoners have boosted their pro-
duction-for- defense 100 per cent in
80 days.
The stepup started when Warden
Joseph w. Sanford called the men
into the baseball bleachers on the
prison Fairgrounds, told them of
pressing defense needs and said:
This is your chance to prove to
the world that men in prison are
not only loyal and decent, but will
stand ready for whatever is asked
of them in the present ravaged
world"
Industries Supt. Thomas G. Roche
said the men caught up the chal-
lenge with whoop, went back to
the spinning mill on a double-shift
basis and proceeded to double the
output in all departments so that
now dozen freight cars day roll
out defense supplies.
The Federal prison industries,
all of them now in defense produc-
ton, produce materials that range
from tailored naval officers uni
forms to tents for Selectee canton
ments.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
New Americans Urge U. 5,
Action 10 Beat Axis
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May ia group
of first generation and naturalized
American citizens yesterday organ
lied the Legion for American Unity
and Action" to support decisive ac-
ton" in opposition to the Axis
powers.
The group named New York Su-
preme Court Justice Ferdinand
Pecora chairman and sent a tele-
gram to President Roosevelt signed
by A members. pledging "'our lives,
our fortunes and our sacred honor
so that freedom and liberty will
survive and triumph everywhere
over tyranny and dictatorship"
Oragnizers said the league would
launch a Nation wide movement
among approximately 10000 900
Americans of foreign extraction for
program Ito support and to en-
courage decisive action in defense
of the United States, in behalf Of
Great Britain and in opposition 10
the totalitarian Axis"
Evening star., 1941-05-19
(THE END.)
Scrup Iron Action

To help offset declining scrap i'm
ports from the United States, Japan
will supply its manufacturers with
officially owned bicycle stands, elec-
trio fans, ash trays. chains and other
iron and copper articles.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
Porochutes for Australia

A wealthy sheep grower in Aus
tralia plans to introduce parachute
manufacture into that country.
Evening star., 1941-05-19
3be CongWaybom;e
BY Irene (onnen Ernhorf NA
CHAPTER XIV.

on the Chicago deal He had
He took Lucy with him. to farm was
nd Luc rooster missing Cynthia coferrng bsy
workmen building the stables
"Oh Cynthia" Lucy cried anxously you Mr.
Evening star., 1941-05-19

Aborigines of Australia are learn
ing American dances.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
SO Complete Course
In Naval Ordnance

Secretary Knox announced this
morning that 96 graduates of the
Nations leading technical and en-
gineering schools have been given
an intensive course in naval ord
nance at the Washington Navy Yard
and are graduating from that course
today.
The men, picked from the schools
by Navy officers who toured the
Eastern part of the United States,
will assist the Navy in engineering
and technical phases of ordnance
production.
The students include Luther
Arthur Dawson, 3038 Dent place
NV, a graduate Of Georgetown
University.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Allyn Williams Dies;
Was Portrait Pointer

Allyn Williams, founder and presi-
dent of the Royal Society of Minia-
ture Painters, Sculptors and GraverS,
who painted a number of well-known
Americans and maintained studio
here on Connecticut avenue for
several years, died Monday, July
%, in Parkston, Dorset, England, ac-
cording to word received here.
He studied art first at the Slade
School and under Prof. F. Brown
Mt Westminster and later in Paris.
He had special sittings from the late
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
for miniature portraits, and also did
portraits of Pope Plus XII and Pre-
mier Mussolini. He was also vice
president of the Royal Colonial So
ciety of Artists and Imperial Arts
League.
In 1918 he married Anna Vernon
Dorsey of Maryland, who survives
him.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Body Of Justice EmpIoYe
Is Sought in Potomac

Rivermen have been asked TO look
for the body of Eden M. Crosby, n,
of $50 Sixteenth street NV, JUS
tice Department employe, who was
drowned in the Potomac Thursday
night while swimming from cabin
cruiser anchored about 9 miles be-
low Washington.
Futile efforts to save the swimmer
were made by a companion, Herbert
Callinan, "a, of Arlington, who dived
into the river and was swept away
from the boat by the strong tide.
Mr.. Callinan was rescued by a
iifeboat crew which put out from
The passing S. S. Mount Vernon.
Two young woman companions OF
the men were taken from the cruiser
and landed at Marshall Hall by the
moonlight excursion steamer.
Friends of Mr.. Crosby said today
no trace of his body has yet been
found. Mr.. Crosby came here sew
eral years ago from his home near
Bangor, Me, to work for the F. B. I.
He roomed at the Sixteenth street
address.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
William F. Brown,
Volunteer Fireman
For 70 Years, Dies
No. 8 Engine Company
Members Mourn Retired
Navy Yord Mochinist

HE just kept hobbling along '''.
And when he did stop coming to
see us, he went to bed. He never
got up again"
The men of No 8 Engine Company.
for the last few weeks, had kept a
special lookout for Speaker" Will
liam Francis Brown, whose 70 years
were beginning to tell on him.
Up until three weeks ago, however,
he arrived on schedule at 1880 am,
although the going was getting very
tough indeed. The Speaker" coughed
and wheezed, and he sank into his
old chair to get his wind back. But
he clung to his routine as he chung
to life itself.
The Speaker" a retired Navy
Yard machinist and the son of
machinist before him, nevertheless
had been a volunteer member of No.
for 70 years. He Joined up" soon
after q fiery captain tore patch off
his pants with a 10-foot horse whip
to impress an impudent young
prankster with the dignity of the
force.
Never Forgot Lesson.
Speaker" never forgot the lesson.
He worked AT years, 8 months and
13 days" for the Navy Yard, but his
first loyalty was to the force, whose
horSe-drawn vehicles he rode to the
fires of another day. Speaker" quit
riding the wagons when No. s was
mechanical, but he was always on
hand to watch the firehouSe.
For more than half a century he
talked politics with wit and preju-
dice on the Democratic side, played
pinochle, kidded the rockies,
trained them in the traditions of
the force, or just sat and doZed by
the stove. In recent years he lived
at 2039 New Hampshire avenue
NV, and made the daily round
trip to the firehouSe-a matter of 6
miles or more.
He considered the walk his CON
stitutional." More recently the
Speaker" Travelled by bus and
streetcar. When even this became
too much for him he went to bed.
That was three weeks ago. Last
night Speaker" died. Word OF his
passing saddened No. Engine Com
pany.
Trained Boy as Successor.
Last winter Speaker" knew he
couldn't last much longer.
The men at the f1rehouse gave
him a birthday party, with huge
cake, fried chicken and all the
trimmings, but Speaker" was
thoughtful rather than merry.
I'm training a successor" he
said, pointing to an 11-year-old of
| the neighborhood who was inspect
ing the big red engines with a pro-
fessional manner.
In addition to his wife Sarah. Mr..
Brown is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Leila J. Cooke.
Funeral services will be held at
1:30 pm. Monday at the Hines
parlors at Fourteenth and Harvard
Fort Lincoln Cemetery. Mr.. Brown
was Mason and a member of the
International Order of Odd Fellows
and the Junior Order of American
Mechanics.
Every man in No. Co. who can
be excused from duty was planning
to attend the services.
The Speaker will be missed
here" the fireman said.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Women Are Asked Not to Raid
Hosiery Stores or Poy More

"If you find that prices for silk
stockings have gone up in your
local store, it means that the re-
taller selling to you, or the manu-
facturer selling to him, is taking
advantage of the national crisis to
fill his own pocketbook at the ex-
pense OF yours" she said. -,
She requested women shoppers to
report to her Office any instances of
unfair prices in hosiery.
While hosiery purchases had not
reached the run" stage here, de-
partment stores reported brisk sales
through the week end closing time
yesterday. No immediate shortage
was expected in stocks here.
The buying spree began with the
freezing of japanese funds in this
country and the prospect of a cut
ting of of raw silk supplies from
Japan, our principal source.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
American-Born Pilot
Leading R. A. F. Raid
Shot Down by Nazis
Whitney Straight Tells
Of Plan to Land;
Orders Squadron Home

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-Wing Comdr.
Whitney Straight, socially promi-
nent American-bo flyer and racer,
was winged in an attack over the
English Channel Thursday, and,
with smoke pouring from his plane,
calmly ordered his squadron to make
for home after asserting "am going
to make a forced landing in France" ="
The dramatic story of Straight's
plight was brought back by fellow
flyers who told of seeing his Hurri-
cane fighter f1utter down and level
off after being hit over the French
coast.
In a calm, clear voice, he told
them over their nter-plane radio
communications:
81 have been hit. Am going to
make a forced landing in France.
Order the squadron to return to its
base"
Naturalized Briton.
Whitney, naturalized Briton
since 1886, had led his squadron
in escorting a bombing assault on
German shipping near the French
coast.
They attacked through a low cover
of clouds with the Germans send
ing up heavy curtain of anti-air-
craft fire. After Straight was
winged, the other pilots finished
their assignment before 'obeying his
command to return.
Straight joined the r. A. F. 215
years ago and has seen considerable
action. In April of last year he
participated in the Norwegian cam
paign, was wounded in the head,
and received the Military Cross.
w. C. Whitney's Grandson.
He is a grandson of the late Will
liam C. Whitney, time Secretary
of the United States Navy. A
nephew of the late Harry Payne
Whitney, he is elder son of Mrs.
Leonard K. Elmhirst of New York
and London, and the late Maj. Will
lard D. Straight, banker and SOL
dier.
Lady Daphne Finch Hatton
Straight, his wife, is the daughter
of the Earl and Countess of Win
chilsea. The countess was the for.
mer Margaret Drexel, only daugh-
ter of the late Anthony J. Drexel OF
Philadelphia.
The 29-year-old Straight was made
a personal air assistant to the
Duke of Kent, who now is on visit
to Canada, after recovering from
the wound received in the Nor
wegian campaign.
Evening star., 1941-08-02
Moncure Burke Dies;
Employed by District
For Nearly 50 Years
Retired Appeals Court
Clerk Also Assisted
Engineer Commissioner

Moncure Burke, retired clerk of
the United States Court of Appeals
for the District, died yesterday at
his home, 1908 Jenifer street NV.
An employe of the District for
nearly so years, Mr.. Burke first
came here in 1891 after the Rich
mond 81 Danville Railroad, with
which he was affiliated in Rich
mond, merged with the Southern
Railway System.
He was appointed secretary to the
Engineer Commissioner of the Dis
trict, Gen. Henry M. Robert, and
served through several adminiStra-
tions till 1904. He also was secre-
tary of the Washington Public Ii
brary Commission, which built the
Public Library on Mount Vernon
Square.
Mr.. Burke was appointed deputy
clerk of the Court of Appeals of the
District in 1904, at time when the
clerk, deputy clerk, crier and mes
senger constituted the entire Staff.
In the same year he was graduated
from National University Law
School and was admitted to the
District bar. From these expert
ences he wrote manual on "Ap-
pellate Practice in the Court of APP
peals, District of Columbia"
He was a member of the Sons Of
the American Revolution.
In 1891 Mr.. Burke married Ann
Priscilla Vanderpoel, who died in
1925. In 1928 he married Pauline
Seymour Wilcox, who survives him.
Funeral arrangements have not
yet been completed.
Evening star., 1941-08-02

The Government is appealing to
the sense of fair play of woman
shoppers during the silk hosiery
crisis.
Uncle Sam is asking them to ra-
ton voluntarily their hosiery pur-
chases-to buy today only for cur
rent use-in order to give those con-
sumers with limited incomes an
opportunity to share in the avail
able supply.
Miss Harriet Elliott, associate
price control administrator in
charge of the Consumer Division of
the Once of Price Administration
and Civilian Supply, announced
Yesterday that the Government
frowns on hosiery boarding women.
AS reports of hosiery buying
sprees here and in New York
reached her Office, Miss Elliott
warned women not to pay higher
prices in buying stockings for cur
GENT use.