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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-12

man, reported that the Canteen
committee served 1919 service
men during August with So volun-
teers on duty. Many contributions
OF food were received which help
ed keep the cost per man to .O5.
M RS. Herbert Bluethenthal.
chairman for Home Service, re.
ported that six volunteers gave 24S
hours of service in August, and
that 126 office interviews and IS
home visits were made by them.
Mrs. Walter Storm, chairman Of
Motor Corps, disclosed that the
corps had had several calls
through the Home Service depart
ment to take wives of service men
and their new babies from the
hospital to their homes. The corps
delivers materials fer the Canteen,
Production, runs the errands for
other Red Cross services, and
makes surgical dressings for
James Walker Memorial hospital.
Mrs. Douglas Z. Morrison. chair
man of Staff Assistance, reported
IA workers gave 1875 hours of SER
vice at the Rationing Board, Red
Cross Headquarters, and in the
various rooms of the different ser
vices-Production, Canteen. etc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-12
BUCKLE DOWN!
BY DOROTHY ROE

You can bet on buttons and
buckles to pep up your simplified
war wardrobe this fall.
You who sew your own will
lind a raft Of inspired button orig
mails at the notion counter of your
1avorlte department store. There
are all types, from huge hunks OF
real silver and gold on plastic, al
S4'oo each, to bright accents in
wood, glass and ceramics at pin
money prices.
Bright girls are doing tricks
with buttons this year. One Of the
pest which is sweeping the coun-
try right now, is the bow-tie ar
rangement pictured here. It's
simply piece of brown grosgrair
ribbon pulled through a tortoise
shell buckle, which matches the
buttons on the blouse.
College girls are making them
in all colors, for wear with tai.
lored blouses, as the newest yer.
sion OF the bow tie fad. To faster
it on, you simply wire or sew a
safety pin to the cross bar of the
buckle-and there you are.
The fashion Of using buckles fol-
brooches has practically unlimited
possibilities, with the decorative
bejewelled buckles that are avail
able now. Consider, for instance
the effectiveness of a bow-tie 0.
shocking pink ribbon pulled
through a rhinestone-studded buck
lie, on a plain black velvet dress
And if you like you can make ear
rings to match from an extra pail
of buttons.
BUCKLE-TIE: Newest version o
the bow-tie fad.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-12
SPECIAL SERVICES
PRESENT REPORTS
Activities Of Red Cross Or.
carnations Reviewed AT
Recent Meeting
CIV reports were heard at a re.

siy reports were heard at a re.
,n+ meeting OF the Red Cross
trolnnteer Special Services held in
W. Tide Water kitchen and pre-
.--5 over by the chairman, Mrs.
+ B. Sudbury.
D. Benorting for production, Miss
n1ie NJ. Fechtig, chairman, dis
.1nsed that two additional surgi-
e dressing stations have been
.nened in the city, one at Nesbitt
Courts and one at Lake Forest.
A total of 47,750 surgical dressings
ave been made for the armed
torces but she explained, these
.ra NOT to be confused with dress
tngs made by the Motor Corps for
ne 4e local hospital. Although at
.endance at the production room
,as improved, Miss Fechtig said
bere is still need for additional
rorkers, especially for supervi-
Mrs. D. R. McEachern, chair
nan of Nurses Aides, made an
snpeal for additional aides, re-
ealing that of the Is aides who
oraduated last winter only four
serain in Wilmington, and of the
n graduates in the spring only
rhree are still here. Others were
Army wives who have been trans
forred The class of 20 now in
raining under Mrs. Elizabeth Full
Ier is made up IF Wilmingtonians.
Mrs J. D. freeman, co-chair-
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-12

One worker gave a short talk al
the opening meeting of the Hos.
pital and Recreation Corps course
of lectures. A snort Staff Assist.
ance course Was given by the
chairman. The youngest of the
Volunteer Special Services, the
Hospital and Recreation Corps,
was reported by Mrs. Vernon Av.
cry, chairman, to have completed
the prescribed course on August
20 with % workers qualifying for
work at Camp Davis hospital.
Mrs. N. L. Foy, vice-chairman
OF the Volunteer Special Services,
reported the total number of vol
unteers working during August
were. 539 and that they gave 4,574
hours of service.
In addressing the meeting, Mrs.
Sudbury urged all corps chairmen
to give their reports to Mrs. Foy
promptly, and that they give all
materials for newspaper publicity
to Mrs. William Crow, Jr., chair
man of public relations, in time
for Mrs. Crow to prepare it for
publication.
The Executive Committee of the
Volunteer Special Services is com
posed OF Mrs. j. B. Sudbury, chair
man, Mrs. N. L. Foy, vice-chair-
man, in charge of records and
Mrs. Louis B. Orrell, vice-chair-
man IN charge of organization.
The entire committee is under the
direction of J. H. Gerdes, chap.
ter chairman and the Chapter Elk.
ecutive committee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-12
Contracts Are Awarded
For Three Army Jobs

Award Of contracts for three
wartime projects in North Caro-.
lima was announced Saturday by
the Wilmington District EnGIneer
office. All are to be built at an
estimated cost of '1ess than $780,.
OOO."
Contracts were let as follows:
F. D. Cline, Raleigh, paving in
New Hanover county.
F. D. Cline, to build training
aids in Richmond county.
R. F. Kirkpatrick, Burlington,
to construct buildings and utilities
in Cumberland county.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-12
CROP GOAL PLANS
TO BE CONSIDERED
State Agricultural Leaders,
Others Intend To Meet
October 81

RALEIGH, Sept. 11-lR-Plans
for meeting 1914 crop goals will
be considered at a meeting of
state agricultural leaders and Of
ficials of Washington production
agencies here October ST, Dean I.
o. Schaub of the N. c. State COL
lege extension service said today.
Schaub, who made the an
nouncement at the close of meet
ing of farm and home agents and
extension workers from the south
eastern district, said farm pro-
duction goals allotted to North Car
DINA will be gone over thorough
ly at the meeting.
Conservation of meats and veg
tables for frozen storage in freez-
err lockers was discussed at to-
days meeting by DR.. D. E. Brad
ley of State college. DR.. Brady
said there were only six freezer
lockers in the state against 4,7OO
in the rest of the nation. He advo-
Gated the use OF such lockers as
a means of conserving more food
for winter consumption.
Hillman Moody, state director
of the Food Distribution Admins.
tration, said that the federal gov
eminent had made available tc
North Carolina $2,35O,0O0 for use
in carrying out the school lunch
room program.
A meeting of workers from the
northwestern district will be held
here for three days beginning
Sept. 81, and for Negro farm ano
home agents meetings will be
held beginning Sept. 20, Schaut
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-12
TENDER LAUNCHED

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11-tR
The USS Currituck, first sea-
plane tender ever built at the Phil
adelphia Navy yard, was launch
ed today with Isiah Custom, Colon
ial Manor, N. j., foreman laborer
who has worked at the Navy yard
since 1914, pulling the trigger"
which sent her splashing into the
Delaware. The Currituck was NAM
ed for Currituck Sound in North
Carolina between Cape Henry and
Cape Hatteras.
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n. D. G.. District Meets
Planned In September
CONTINUED from Page Eleven)

Kinston, Lumberton, Morehaad
City, New Bern, Red S p r n gs,
Whiteville, and Wilmington. will
have the meeting at 2 pm. Oct. 8,
at Fayetteville. The district di.
rector, Mrs. Louis c: Stevens of
Dunn will preside; vice director,
Mrs. E. Sam of Kinston, and Mrs.
J. W. Thornton of Dunn, secretary:
District No. 8, which consists OF
Farmvi1le, Elizabeth City, Colds
boro, Halifax, Mount Olive, Rocky
Mount, Snow Hill, Tarboro, Wash
ington, and Wilson at 8 pm. in
Tarboro, Oct. 7. Mrs. S. M. Ed
wards, the district director, OF Tar
boro, will preside; Mrs. c. G. Oil
yer of Mt. Olive, is vice-director,
and Mrs. J. C. Gardner OF Tar
boro. secretary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-12
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Farrow an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Geraldine Allen, August II at
Marion Sprunt annex. Mrs. Far
row is the former Bessie Melton
of Masonboro Sound.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-12
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED

The wedding of Mrs. C. A. Mintz
and Robert Satterwhite, OF vii
mington, formerly of Durham took
place on August IS at the Sixth
Street Advent church.
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Weddings And Meetings
Mark Lumberton Calendar
Continued from Page Eleven)

Continued from Page Eleven)
was given by Mrs. E. R. Hardin
of the parliamentarian committee
and reports were made by three
girls, Misses Virginia Best, Mar
garet Wilkerson and Gray Sand
ers, who had attended Girls State
in Greensboro. A membership
drive will start soon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-12
U.D.C. MEETING

At the first fall meeting of the
Robson chapter, U.D.C. held at
the home of Mrs. A. NJ Hartley,
with Fannie Britt as associate
hostess, delegates were named to
the state convention to be held in
Statesville in October, Mrs. Flora
W. Campbell and Mrs. F ann e
Britt, with Misses Mary G. Nc
Neill and Laura Norment alter
mates. Delegates to the national
convention in Columbus, Ohio. are
Mrs. o. L. Henry and Mrs. ]. A.
Martin, with Mrs. George S. Har-
grave and Mrs. J. N. Britt alter
mates. Mrs. L. T. Townsend, who
has done outstanding work in both
state and local U.D.C. work, was
honored by being named honorary
president of the Robson chapter.
Little keenan, Parmele, SIN |
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. w. N.
Parmele, was elected junior mas
cot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Wolk held
a large lawn party and open house
reception at their home in Jamai-
ca, Long Island, New York, Sun
day, August 20, in honor of their
son and daughterin-law, 1t. and
Mrs. Harold Wolk, who were re-
Gently married. Mrs. Wolk was
formerly Miss Marjorie S t e +,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Sa-
ter, Of Lumberton.
Miss Elizabeth Paul, who left
Monday to resume her studies at
the Moody Bible institute at Chi
cago, Ill, jMas honored with a sur
prise miscellaneous shower by the
members of the Woman's Mission
airy Society of the East Lumber
ton Baptist church at the home
of Mrs. Lee o. Lane. Mrs. Lee
Billiard was associate hostess.
HAY RIDE
Eight members of the younger
set entertained number of friends
at a hay ride and wiener roast
at McMillan's beach to celebrate
the re-opening of school. Hostess
es were Misses Marguerite Smith
of Fairmont, Kitty Edens, Louise
Stacy, Jean Ann Lambeth, Orian-
ma Macarthur, Elizabeth Lee, Bet
ty Goode Hardin and Jacqueline
Oliver.
Little Miss Ada Mae Roberts
celebrated her fourth birthday with
a party at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Roberts.
Eleven members of Den 3 OF
the Lumberton Cub Scouts were
entertained by their den father,
Harold A. Collins, at swimming
party and picnic at White Lake,
recently.
Honoring little Donald and Bud
DIV Pulliaum, who moved f m
Lumberton to Red Springs with
their parents, Capt. and Mrs. Guy
Pulliaum, Lawrence Maddry, son
of MIR. and Mrs W. T. Maddry,
entertained a group of boys at a
theatre party.
rr n n district Meets
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-12

The first electrically propelled
ship of the U. S. Navy was the
Langley.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-15
ARMY NEEDS
100000 BY
END OF YEAR
Deputy Chief Of Staff Gives
Testimony at Sen
ate Hearing

WASHINGTON, Sept 15.-Lt. Col.
Joseph McNarney, Deputy Chief of
staff, told Senators today that the
Army needed seven million seven
hundred thousand men by the end
of this year for the Minimum force
required for the task ahead" and
warned that any reduction in num-
Der would necessitate change in
the nations strategical commit
ments
McNarney is the first all-star wit
ness in the procession of high Army
and Navy officials called by the SEN
ate Military Committee to testify to
the need of further enlargement of
the fighting forces.
Congressional leaders indicated
that the decision, whether to defer
or end the general drafting of faith
ers. hinged upon the High Com
mand's justification" of such en-
largement.
McNarney said that the Army
figure was approved by Gen. George
C. Marshall and added that "the
collapse of Italy doesn't affect these
figures He said that on Septem-
Der l the Armys strength was ap-
proximately seven million, three
hundred thousand officers and men.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-15

ACT GIVES
WLB teeth
Legal Effect Is Given All
Board Orders, Says
Member

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15.-The
Smith Connally Anti-Strike Act
gives legal effect to orders of the
National War Labor Board, Wayne
L. Morse. public member and en-
forcement officer of the board de-
clareS.
Five members are in San Fran
cisco to hear appeal cases.
The anti-strike act has imple-
mented the boards policy in en-
forcing decisions on both industry
and labor, Morse said, and the board
will impose sanctions against labor
and employers, alike, who attempt
to stop war production.
Morse warned that employers will
lose their plants and unions will
lose their contract benefits, which
would wreck them.
I'm no case can any decision go
unenforced," he said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-15

Another boost was given last
night to the Gastineau channel
area $25O,O0O quota of the Third
War Loan and the amount has now
been swelled to $347,236.
Tonight the Chamber OF Com
merce and the Douglas Firemen will
man the. two booths, one in front
of the First National Bank and
the other at the entrance OF the
Coliseum theatre. Tonight closes
the campaign as conducted from
the booths but not the campaign
itself. According to announcement
September II has been named as
Back Salerno Day" Salerno, Italy,
is where our forces are now en-
gagged in battle with the Nazis.
Juneauites are reminded that al
though the total is over the top,
the amount to be raised by Series
E Bonds tthose purchased by the
small investor) is still short. The
quota set for this series is $150,00O
and to date the local sales for this
bond is only $124,428.
So small investor-buy bonds to-
night!
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-15
The W ashington
Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON
tMAior Robert Q. Allen on active duty)
This is the second in the SER
les Of Washington Merry Go
Round columns on the State
Department, now considered
the most important agency in
Washington.)

WASHINGTON - We have al
ready seen that one of the handf-
caps in building up efficient ma
chinery for foreign affairs is lack
of sufficient money.
This is not the fault of Congress.
Many times in recent years, various
Senate leaders. including such iso-
lationist- inclined men as Bob La
Toilette, have sent word to the
State Department that they could
have more funds for the asking.
Despite this, the State Depart
ment has been content to limp
along, geared to old-fashioned dip
lomacy, apparently unwcrried over
the fact that the fate of the world,
after the war, rests largely on its
shoulders.
This penny-p inching is partly
due to laudable, though misplaced,
pride on the part of Secretary Hull
in keeping down his budget. But
even more it is hand-me-down
from the halcyon days when the
State Department was rich mans
club and no one was afraid to adj
NIT it. Chief change is that today
no one will admit it.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-15
JAP BASE
AT Lac IS
(RUMBLING

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Sept.
l5.-The bulk of the Jap garrison
has been routed from the air and
shipping base at Salamaua. New
Guinea, and has been destroyed.
Small scattered groups of Japs who
got away into the Jungles, face GER
tain annilhilation, General Douglas
Macarthur says in the days COM
munique.
Another triumph, even in greater
proportions, is in the making at
Lac, enemy stronghold which is
crumbling under the weight of
forces above and behind the big
air base.
Quantities of enemy equipment
were captured at Salamaua, includ-
ing heavy field artillery, the Japs
left behind.
The ridges along the Lae-Sala-
maua road above Lac are under ar
tillery fire by the Allied forces.
Liberators have destroyed Is Jap
planes at Wewak where last month
800 planes were destroyed in a sur
prise raid. Twelve of 40 intercept
ors were shot down. Three Allied
planes are reported lost.
1t Is not known how many of the
10000 Japs reported in the Sala-
maua-Lae sector. survive the ter
rifle aerial pounding plus ground
attacks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-15
british on Moue 7oluard Balkans, Report
Heavy Damage Done by
American Filters During
Largest Raid on kuriIes
BY NORMAN BELL
Associated Press War
C0rreSuoudIent

ADVANCED ALEUTIAN BASE,
Sept. 13.-tDelayed American
Army filters told wildly of their
latest and largest raid against the
Japanese on the Kurile Islands.
Col. Frank Fogle, Intelligence Of
ficer of the Eleventh Air Force, said
of the planes in the raid, five are
presumed to be lost and five others
missing may have reached land
The raiders reported heavy dam
age to Kashiwabara installations on
the Paramushiro Island and ship
ping in the Straits One ship was
sunk, one exploded from direct hit
and other was left afire.
Japanese fighters centered the at
tack on Liberators, which dropped
bombers at high altitude. Return
ing filters said ten zeros were down.
ed and possibly four others in the
fourth raid on the island.
Filters who had been on previous
raids, said ground and Zero re-
sistance was more aggressive. These
pilots said zeros, an estimated 20
to 40. attacked the big bombers as
they started back, towards the Aleu-
tians.
The leading Liberator, with one
motor -afire.-crashed into the sea.
breaking up as it hit. The tail
gunner kept firing at the Zeros.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-15
LATE WAR
BULLETINS

LONDON-Russian troops have
captured Nezhin on the Kiev-
Kursk railway, 80 miles northeast
of Kiev Way now opened to crack
Middle Dnieper defenses.
CAIRO-Maj. Gen. Ralph Royce
has taken over command of all u.
S. Forces in the Middle East. Maj.
Gen. Brereton has left for undis-
closed assignment in another war
theatre.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, The Northwest
African Air Force is hurting every
plane in its command this after
noon, smashing at the Salerno
Brideghead
LONDON-An undisclosed radio
station broadcasts that street fight
ing continues in the streets of Rome.
No word has come out from Vat
lean City for three days.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-15
NATIVES TAKING
ACTIVE PART IN
WAR LOAN DRIVE

Native and Native associations of
Alaska have subscribed more than
$4,000 to the Third War Loan
Drive, it was learned today.
The Alaska Office of Indian At
fairs is purchasing that amount in
~ percent Treasury bonds of 1854
50 issue which are available for pur-
chase today, from surplus funds be-
longing to more than 200 individuals
and Native organizations throughout
Alaska, many of the buyers being
from small villages not assigned
quotas in the drive.
Credit for this purchase is being
given to the Alaska Native Brother
hood and Sisterhood, bringing total
sales for this organization to more
than $4,000, plus stamp sales Of $50.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-15
FAIL RAIN 5.
HAMPER PUSH
OF RED ARMY

MOSCOW, Sept. Is. The Red
Star, official newspaper, reported
that a night attack broke the Ger
man intermediate line defending
Lozovaya in the central Ukraine
as the Red Army pressed on in q
general advance toward the Dnieper
Autumn rains started falling il,
the Ukraine, the dispatch said, bog
ging down roads and fields, slack
ening the speed of the maneuvers,
but tanks and motorized infantry
continued to push forward in pur-
suit OF the retrearing enemy.
No further reports on the position
around Bryansk were issued, but
'esterday's dispatches said the Red
Army had marched within view of
the city, and the Germans are re-
rorted to have evacuated Rryansk.
The Soviet drive west across the
Jkraine proceeded steadily despite
admitted difficulties created tenn
porarily by mud. Losovaya is 80
miles northeast and Pavlograd IS
lniies to the northeast.
Dnseperopetrovak. one Of the last
old Ukrainian bastions left to the
Germans, served as one of the main
defenses south of Kharkov during
the first winter offensive and the
scene OF one OF the counter attack;
during the second winter. 1t was the
high water mark of the Russian
counter-offensive in the south
LCasatis,a,aA
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-15
ACTED AS
NAzI spy;
ARRESTED
'FBI Director Hoover An.
nounCes John Purvis
Is in Custody

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation Di-
rector Edgar j. Hoover today an
nounced the arrest in Newark, N. j.,
of John Da Silva Puryis, 43, on
charges of acting as German spy.
Hoover said Purvis transmitted
information to his principals in
Europe on two occasions and re-
ceived cash payments for his service.
Purvis, Portuguese citizen, al
legedly began his espionage activities
in the early part of 1912, when he
was contacted by crew member
of a neutral vessel, who was re-
cruiting for the German Intelligence
Service.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-09-15
AGAINST HIGHER PAY

In CoOlidge's day, career dlplo-
mats quite openly worked against
the Rogers Act, which boosted their
salaries, because they sincerely be-
lieved that high salaries would open
the gates of diplomacy to hoi polloi
and that responsibility for Ameri-
can foreign policy should rest only
on the shoulders of the wealthy few.
Result is that today, while SAL
aries are somewhat higher, young
diplomats sometimes have to scrape
along on the pitiful pittance of
around $50 week, and no man can
get anywhere unless he has a
wealthy wife, was born with sill
yer spoon in his mouth, or has
made a fortune of his own.
In addition, personnel inside the
State Department is so limited by
scanty budget that its ADLER men
are worn almost i'll with work
In contrast to skinny American
salaries "a U. s. Ambassador gets
only $17,500 plus the most meagre
expense allowance). the British
Ambassador in Washington gets
5000, while the French used to
get 100000 :
All of this means: ID that Am
erican diplomats look upon our in
ternational problems through the
tinted glasses Of entrenched wealth;
or CD the man with no private in
come becomes SO anxious about
keeping his job during shifts be-
tween Democratic and Republican
administrations that he becomes
skilled in the poll-parrot practice of
telling each Secretary of State ex-
actly what he thinks the Secretary
wants to hear