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The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16

Rationing Is
LikelyP Prospect
BY ANN FRANCE WILSON
NEA Service Staff Corresnonden

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15-The ca.
is out of the bag-and there's no
use evading the fact any longer.
Thought OPA and WPB have been
extremely leery of giving out any
information on the proposed ration
ing of canned foods, it is no secret
that this is definitely in the works.
The reason for the shroud of Sc
crecy is the fear of boarding by
ill-advised housewives.
AS has often been pointed out,
nothing could be more easily
boarded than canned goods. II is
understood, however, that when
the rationing really comes into eff
feet, there'u be an accompanying
notice.
You'll be asked for an inventory
of the number of cans in your
possession before you'll be allows
ed to buy any more on your ra-
tion book. And if the il-advised
housewife tries to get away with
fib, there'll be the devil to pay
probably in the form of a large
fine or even Jail term.
Paper Shortage
There's paper shortage in the
offing-but the chances that there'll
be another paper salvage cam
paign are slim.
The reason for the scarcity re-
Verts to the same old shortage
lack of manpower to cut the tree;
to feed paper pulp mills. Trans
portation and the lack of sufficient
electric power also enter the pic
ture.
WPB is not going to try to tell
the industry what paper products
ale to be eliminated to meet the
shortage-the industry will work
that out itself. And the outcome
Will probably be something like
tins: There'll be very few high
priced, fancy paper novelties such
as party plates, place cards, nap
k,ns, table cloths, and expensive
writing paper. These will be drop
ped in order that packing boxes,
newspapers and magazines won't
be hit too severely. Of course,
paper plates used in war factories
will probably not be eliminated
since this might be classified as
essential use of paper.
| Reason the paper salvage drive
will not be tried again is that
reprocessed paper can be used only
in very few crude forms. General
ly it must be blended with 98 per
cent virgin pulp. And the price of
Transporting the scrap paper
makes it improbable for the manu-
facturer.
Sandwich Ceilings
Did you realize that if you drop
into a drug store or restaurant for
a sandwich and a cup of cocoa,
the sky's the price-limit as far as
government restrictions are con-
cerned? But if you order that
same sandwich and cup of CO.
Goa, have it wrapped and carry
it outside the drug store, the OPA
maximum price regulations hold
good.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16
.G|onfy
Yourself
Fastidiousness Is
Year-Round Care
By ALICIA HART
NEA Service Staff Writer

Deodorants and anti-perspirants
are among the war-struck charm
budgets important requisites, es.
peclally in winter. It's surprising
now few girls and women are
aware of this. They seem to think
the aids to fastidiousness are call
ed for in summertime only.
Actually, what's more uninvit-
ing to the wearer, as well as her
companions, than heavy. nom
wash dress to which there clings
some suggestion of perspiration?
When you have fewer clothes, as
most of us do nowadays, you must
keep them Immaculate by pre-
venting soiling as far as possible,
If you expect to enjoy wearing
them.
And besides these aesthetic con-
siderations, there's purely prac-
teal one: perspiration wears fab
RIGS harder than almost any other
common kind of soiling. It may
be removed by cleaning, but it
takes a toll, nevertheless. of all
but the toughest material.
When you choose these beauty
aids, distinguish between a true
anti-perspirant and a deodorant.
An anti-perspirant, which discour-
ages perspiration, should be used
occasionally, at least once a week.
Between times, you should use a
true deodorant. This simply checks
odor, and continued perspiration
naturally, carries away the deodo-
rant after a time. Women who
find powder deodorants ineffective,
and who do not like the liquid va
riety, may like the newer cream
types. They are easy to apply,
and some are anti-perspirants.
Be sure to follow directions care
fully. Never apply any type of
beauty aid under your arms i'm
mediately after shaving or using
a depilatory, unless the directions
specifically state that you may do
so without harm. The kin of
many women is delicate and SUBJ
ject to irritation, hence deserves
special consideration.
There's been so much emphais
on the fastidiousness part of this
subject, in recent years, that many
women have been made over-zeal-
Gus about body odors. There's no
need to 60 chasing imaginary odors
in your closet or on your skin.
But if you are given to worrying
about them-why, there's no better
way to check that than by faith
fully using a preventative.
When you do use deodorant,
you can be pretty sure that any
odor you seem to detect thereafter
is imagined. And you can be sure
that one very real hazard to dura-
bility of your clothes is removed,
too.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16
Christmas Program
Will Be Given By
Catlett Children

There will be a Christmas p1av1
The Gift of the Lamb, at the Wash
lngton Catlett school Thursday
evening at 7:30 O'Clock.
The following children will take
part: RELY Sheen, the man with
the grain; Nathan Carter, the boy
with the gold; Helen Stanley, the
girl with the flowers; Harriss King.
the boy with the Lamb; speaking
angel, Vernell Pierrett.
"A program of Christmas selec-
tlons will be presented by the Glee
club under the direction of Mrs.
Ivan Harrah. Mrs Devane will be
In charge of costuming, and Mrs.
6. T. Armstrong will direct the
play,
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16
PERSONALS

Mrs. E. w. Carey will arrive
today from Chicago to spend the
holidays with her daughter, Mrs.
w. A. Paterson, Jr., at her home
in Glen Arden. Mr.. Carey will ar
rive Christmas week.
Miss May Taylor will arrive this
morning from Washington, D. c.,
where she is studying this year
at Marjorie Webster school, to
spend the holidays with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Douglas Tay-
lor at their home on Market street.
Miss Clarice Bailey and h r
mother, Mrs. E. P. Bailey, who
have been taking courses at Co.
lumbia university this fall, will ar
rive this weekend to spend the
holidays at their home here.
Miss Charlotte Sprunt, student at
Sweet Briar college, will arrive
Thursday to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Sprunt at their
home on Chestnut street.
Miss Alice Sprunt, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Sprunt, will
arrive from Hollins college Thurs
day to spend the Christmas holi-
days here with her parents at their
Market Street home.
Jimmy Corbett, Alan Emerson
and Billy Murchison, who are at
tending the University of N 10 t h
Carolina at Chapel Hill, will ar
rive today to spend the holidays
at their homes in the city.
Naval Aviation Cadet John Wood
Of Athens, Ca, is spending short
while with his mother, Mrs. E. j.
Wood at her home here, before
going to Anacostia, D. c., for pre-
liminary flight training.
Dan Coleman, son of Mrs. A.
B. Coleman, is now patient at
James Walker Memorial hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16
oman Club
To Entertain
On Thursday

~, annual Christmas party of
|, North Carolina sorosis will
,;ven at 4 o'clock Thursday
s.rroon in the clubroom, Mrs
.,e Philyaw, president, an
,ed Tuesday morning.
- members are permitted to
.~i+s a one guest.
|'g.s c''.sts will be received at the
'u's and ushered to their seats
F@l ..sr Christmas program.
I E., vii vii be served after the pro-
ham, s,.s;ress session will ha
| a ~, Immediately after tea is
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16
Episcopal Music Club
Will Meet On Thursday

The Mems club of St. Johns
church will have it's December
meeting Thursday evening at 6:15
o'clock.
The meeting will be family
gathering. A Christmas program
has been arranged and the Wo-
mans auxiliary will prepare a
turkey dinner. The newly elected
officers will be installed at this
time. All men of the church
and their friends are urged to at
tend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16

The letter of warning goes on
to point out that the American
soldier today is a "pretty serious
young man, hardened by training,
ready to risk his life in any quar-
ter of the globe for those he leaves
behind. He is proud of his best
girl, proud of his country, proud
of his uniform
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16

Doughboy as eth
er girl crazy or a
b i g, awkward,
dumb yokel.
T h ely h a v e
written to the
War Department
in protest, and
the War Depart
ment's r a d i Q
branch has warn.
de. radio conedi.
ans that what
was funny soldier
humor before is
not so funny
now"
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16

Wilson, Claudia Cameron and Bet
ty Jane Jordan; Baby Dolls, Sylvia
Stocks and Evelyn Pridgen; Fancy
dolls, Barbara Elliott, Mary Will.
liams and Martha Josnston; ROM
per dolls, Betty Cooley and Bar
bara Jordan; Boy dolls, Roland
Register, Gene zellers, Gary Pres
ton and Bobby Towel; M m
dolls, Betty Blake, Carolyn Gra-
ham and Jean Henderson; Teddy
Bears, Mary Ann Watkins, Janice
Edwards, Doris Smith, Carolyn
Jenkins, Jimmy Pridgen, Cur tn
Williams, Julius Padrick and Hen
ry Smith; Felix (the cat) Donald
Smith; Pal (the monkey, Jimmy
Porter; "Song of the Cuckoo
Clock" sung by Mary Elizabeth
Maynard and others.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16
St. Johns Vestry
Elected Recently

The following men were elected
for vestrymen of St. Johns Epis-
copal church at the election held
recently:
T. F. Darden, H. F. Wilder, Ma
than S. Haskett, c. Med. Davis,
Mob. Wilson, Richard S. Rogers,
Hardy Clemmons, Charles Broun,
George P James, M. M. Hinnant,
l.. H. Vowel and Spencer Foun.
tain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16
BY RUTH MuLETT

Mothers, wives and sweethearts
OF men in service don't think it's
so funny when a radio comedian,
to get laugh, shows Johnny
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16
NOTICE

Because holiday mails are
exceptionally heavy, with con-
sequent delays In delivery, it
will be necessary for all pho
tos intended for use In the
Star-News ON Sunday, Decem-
Der ~, to be in the hands of
the Society Editor not later
than the proceeding Tuesday,
December ~.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16
Flora Macdonald Closes
For Holidays Thursday

RED SPRINGS, Dec. 15.-Flora
Macdonald college will close for
the Christmas holidays on Thurs
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16
r,ymen's League Meets
rouicht At St. James

n,. Laymen's league Of St.
,..ass, .ns church will hold a short
'',l,, y Terv important meeting in the
pu ls:,h house tonight at .7:30
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16
YOU CAN'T BUY
ASPIRIN

that can do more for you than St. Joseph
Aspirin. Why pay more? Why accept less
than the. St. Joseph quality guarantee?
zoe, 100 for 35c. Get St. Joseph Aspirin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16

day, December II, after the fourth
class period in the morning.
The college will reopen, and the
students will return on Tuesday,
January S, l943, and classes will
be resumed Wednesday, January
sixth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16

The Winter Park Prayer club
VIII meet Thursday afternoon
at o'clock with Mrs. Sudie
Middleton, 406 Wrightsville
avenue, Winter Park. All moth
ers and friends of service men
OF the community are invited
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Lieut.. and Mrs. T. ". Bremen
of Eglin Field, Fla, announce the
birth of daughter, Virginia Lou
ise, on November "a. Lieut.. Bre-
mer is formerly of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16

Ihe Bradley's Creek Home
demonstration club will meet
this afternoon at 2 o'clock
with Mrs. J. w. Hodges.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16

The regular meeting of Wo-
men of the Moose Scheduled
Tor tonight has been cancell-
cd and will not be held until
after Christmas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16

ADDITIONAL SOCIETY
CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16

The Ladies Aid society of
st. Matthews Lutheran church
VIII meet Thursday evening at
q o'clock in the Sunday school.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16

Dan Coleman, son of Mrs. A.
B. Coleman, is now patient at
James Walker Memorial hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1942-12-16
Club Clock

Inc East Wilmington Home
demonstration club will hold
its annual Christmas party ~,
thursday evening, December
~ at 1880 o'clock at the home
OF Mrs. Lima Rochell, Evans
avenue, East Wilmington. Each
member is asked to bring fruit
Tor the Sunshine Box.
Ihe Winter Park Home
demonstration club will meet
with Mrs. ]. B. Heidi Friday.
december 18, ats o'clock. Club
members and their friends are
invited to attend and bring
gifts for the bags for the
boys.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
BY PETER EDISON

u. S. Army operations in
North Africa, increased naval
activity In the western Mediter-
ranean, and German occupation
of the entire southern boundary
of France make Spain about the
most important neutral on the
map today.
There has been a lot of loose
talk about SPANS position in
the present war, and a good
many false impressions have
been allowed to develop without
being contradicted. Much of this
transformation stems from the
Spanish Civil War. American
sympathies got pretty excited
about that, and on an extremely
partisan basis. You were sup
posed to be either quite pro-
Spanish Republican and quite
anti-Franco,. or you weren't. Re-
ligion and Communism got all
mixed up in it and a lot of
Americans even went to the
trouble to join up and fight
Franco. Popular sentiment does
not forget that, and in the minds
of some people this Spanish rev.
olution still goes on.
Flames of hatred against
Franco as a dictator and a Fas-
cist have been kept burning by
repeated charges that the Span
ish government is acting as a
frc:lt for the Germans and that
Spanish embassies, particularly
in South America, have been
centers for Nazi espionage
and the spreading of Nazi prop
aganla after the German diplo-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
. SO THEY SAY

The Japanese give no one the
right to disagree with them.
Liberty as we know it doesn't
exist; you must conform abso-
lutely or be crushed.
Nurse captured by Japs in Ko-
rea.
We have passed the critical
stage of aeronautical develop
ment in comparison with that OF
our enemies, and it seems obvi-
Gus that we have supremacy in
design, research and manufac.
ture.
"A. T. Colwell, aircraft manu-
featuring executive.
The experience of all business
in settling disputes has demon
strated the fundamental fallacy
of fighting as a means of reach
ing a tenable agreement. In
dustry always, therefore, side
steps conflict. We must learn
the same methods as nations.
james F. Lincoln, president
Cleveland Chamber of Com
merce.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
. BARBS

We're hoping against it, but
don't see how the song writ
ers can miss observing that Hal
sey is our palsey-walsey!
A plane manufacturer says
beauty operators make excellent
factory workers. Glad to hear
they don't curl up on the job.
Taking care of Army mules
sounds like a prosaic job, but
any number of soldiers report
they're getting quite a kick out
of it.
Skating and skiing are two
sports that offer excellent op-
portunities to "sit this one out"
The best news we could ex-
pect from Germany would be
revolving.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
. IN HOLLYWOOD

In his new Metro flicker,
Right About Face" Kay Kayser
will wear ID hats of assorted
shapes and colors ranging from
a beret to a floppy Panama. Off
the screen he never wears a
hat. Box office receipts on
For Me and My Gal" have fin
ally convinced MGM that Judy
Garland doesn't need Rooney as
a running mate. Pierre Aumont
who is Hedy Lamarrs current
off the screen boy friend, will
play her on the screen boy
friend in q new film.
Add sights: Three soldiers
studying a Hollywood boulevard
marquee billing - Are Hus-
bands Necessary"
CASTING FAUX PAS
There's talk of co-starring
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20

nationally in bridge. as Mrs.
Quigley won the national wom-
ems team-of-four title for two
years running.
On the hand shown today, ia
ken from the All-American open
pair event, most pairs got into
three no trump and went down
after the heart lead that is ask
ed for by the bidding. Quigley
and Stickney reached the game
in diamonds, which is difficult
in match-point play. Yet it is
better from Norths point of
view, as he has only one bare
heart stopper and no diamond
honor to solidify the suit.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON

Exclusively yours: Fred AS
taire will have the unusual task
of impersonating himself for a
sequence in his new RKO pic
ture Look Out Below" The
star, playing an Raj pilot, goes
to an army entertainment cam
teen where the hostess apologize
es because Fred is unable to give
a scheduled performance.
Can you dancer" she asks
Astaire. "A little" he replies.
LAS we'll as Fred Astaire?" asks
the hostess. "Well, ! don't think
I can dance as we'll as Fred As
taire," says Astaire, "but I'll
try"
And then he goes into one of
his three dance numbers in the
picture.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
COSTLY COSTS

COSTLY COSTS
KANSAS CITY - Lawyer
jay L. Oldham has lost his court
fight to collect so cents.
He had sued the Kansas City
Public Service company for SO
cents interest he thought was
due him on a $40 interest cou-
pom.
But Judge Ben Terte ruled the
company did not have to pay in
terest on interest.
So Oldham won't get his 80
cents. But he will have to pay
court costs-$15.55.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
LAND OF THE FREE

SAN DIEGO, CALIF.-"Gee,
1913 gallons and all Free" a
motorist gloated as he leafed
through the 80 stamps in his
new "A" book.
Registrar Harlem Wilson did
mt take time to explain that the
stamps merely authorized the
purchase.
But he figures some filling
station will have a mighty sur
prised customer.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
BY the Associated Press
BAD MEMORY

BAD MEMORY
AURORA, IND.-Those hus-
bands who get into trouble be-
cause they forget to mail letters
to their mothers-in-law can al
ways say they weren't as bad as
Carl Buchanan, Guilford post
master.
Buchanan, veteran of World
War /, decided he wanted to see
his old uniform again. He dug
it out and in a pocket in the
blouse was letter given to him
in 1917 by Clayton Nocks of
Aurora to mail to Mrs. Nocks.
Both men were in France at the
time.
Buchanan mailed the letter to
Mrs. Nocks with letter of
apology.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
MAIL ORDER JUSTICE
SHERTDAN WVO

SHEhlOAN, VIVA ranch
er wrote to Judge E. e. Birchby:
II am pleading guilty to being
in the possession of an illegal
elk" He enclosed $3.50 to pay
for the fine.
Judge Birchby sent back
$3.50. He thought the defend
ant was entitled to refund be-
cause he had saved the expense
of a trial.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
McKENNY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM e. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

The two main events in q tour
nament are the open pair and
open team of four champion
ships, and I suppose the more
coveted of the two is the open
pair trophy. This year the ALI
American open pair champion
ship was won at Chicago by
William Stickney, Jr., and l..
Gordon Quigley of Evanston.
Ill. The Quigley name is known
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
MRS. c. PITCHES IN

MkS. l.. PIICHES In
CHICAGO - The manpower
shortage has even hit old Saint
Nick. But that doesn't mean
that children will have to 60
without q chance to tell that
Northern gentleman what they
want for Christmas.
In a toy section of one Of Chi
cagos department stores Mrs.
Santa Claus-all dressed up like
Mr.. Claus Except for the whis-
kers)-has turned UP, and
promises to pass on their wishes
TO her overworked husband.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
MISSING NUMBERS

BOISE, IDAHO-Sgt. William
Rambo of Gowen Field won't
register for gasoline rationing.
The tires on his 1922 model
automobile are so old he can't
read their serial numbers.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
DIFFICULT REQUEST
BLOOMSBURY. PA.

Rev. Roy O. Musser, Blooms
burg's USO chairman, tries to
fill the requests of all service
men but this one, he said, he
had to turn down:
A soldier passing through
wanted to borrow $50 to start
divorce proceedings.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
NO NEEDY

Topeka, KAS.-The COM
munity Christmas tree commit
tee decided there would be no
community tree for under-priv-
ileged children this Christmas.
There aren't enough under
privileged children.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20
STREET SCENE

LOS ANGELES - The Board
of Public works asked the city
council to pass an ordinance to
forbid driving cars without tires.
There has been an increase of
motoring on the bare rims. It's
tearing up the citys streets.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-11-20

Weary though they be of con-
flict, impoverished and looted
as they are by their Nazi mas
tiers, the followers of Mussolini
are due for good licking from
us, and they'll get it.
-Undersecretary Of War Robert
p. Patterson.