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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-05
H\Y1E USED to get one case of
Wv female alcoholism in three

months" the head nurse Of a big
ward said to me recently. "NOw they
come in drOves. Hysteria, nerves,
chronic nausea, migraine. drugs, hal
lucinations are all the result of syste-
matte drinking by women. Don't ask
me why more men don't go to pieces
the same way. for | don't know.
Stronger, perhaps, less delicately or
gained.
But a lot of wOman's happi-
ness depends upon men finding her
lOyable, either as a sweetheart or
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-05

bses I4-TussdsY, October S, l943
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-08
MRS. ,. KING moYT, JR,

When Mrs, ,, King Hoyt Jr, Of Stamford visits the Junior League of Waterbury, she win consult with the league in her role as board member of the association of the Junior Leagues of America. Mrs, Aoyt Is director from Region I tn which the local league Is situated, She was elected to the associations board ln May l94i, and represents la Junior Leagues In the provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia; and the states of Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island,
 m discussing league work recent. ly, Mrs, Hoyt pointed out that con- tinued education of its members for intelligent citizen participation in shaping community social programs Is the fundamental aim of every Junior League. She spoke of the im- portance of League members con- tinuing their services to their com. munlty social programs saying that In times of stress, such as the pres. ent, it Is essential that the Leagues do not overlook their regular com. munl;y services and obligations, even though their members will doubt less assume additional services in war relief work,
 The meeting will be held on Mon. day, April l2, at the Hotel Elton at i2;S0 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-08
MALE MODELS IN
 FASHION PARADE

On Friday night, April i6. the Past Noble GrandS' association is sponsoring for Townsend lodge. No. S9, I. O. o. F.. at their lodge rooms in the odd Fellows building, an In. nivation in entertainment by stag
 ing Q male fashion show through the courtesy of Leopold.Morse CO, Live models will show what the well.dressed man at the fashion centers of Wall stTete, Palm Beach and Fifth avenue will wear. Follow Ing the male fashion showing, the Martone Riddles revue will enter tain with a 45.minute show, Ad- mission Is free of charge, and door prizes will be given away. Odd Felloks, Rebekahs and their friends are invited to attend. Casper M. Spearo is chairman of the ar. arrangements committee, assisted by Harry owens, Charles Jones, How. ard Branch, Jr., and Frank Bristol.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-08
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Laurunne Clark
 Becomes Engaged

Nlra Iaurance Taylor Clark of East orange. New ISrsey, has an. nounced enc engaeement of her daughter. IaOrAnne, Co Army Avta~ ton CNaet John ,. Mefoerk Jre son of Mir, and Mrs, Herbert ot West Orange.
 Miss clark, the niece oe the Misses Mary and Lucy MlnAhAn ef Chaps man avenue. thls city, and Daniel q Nlnahan, former mayor oe ofs Nnge, attended RosemoNnt Hall, Orange. Her greatgrandtaeher, the late Charles Turner Hughes og East orNnEe, was Q former Associate ot Thomas A. Edison ln Menlo Park, and Eastern Manager oe tho Gem eral Electric Company,
 Cadet Herbert attended MlsslsSlps pl State college,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-08
Personal
Maria Conseil
 Plans Meeting

The COnsell vnla Maria met Mon. day evening, with Miss ceelle Efechelle presiding. 4 Plans wero made for che district meeting Co be held Sunday ageera noon. April n, at Moose nall, Mrs. John kavallee. Mrs. Henry phaneuf, Mrs, George ouellette, Mrs Alfred Pepin and Miss Anita Honle were nAIAsd as delegates.
 The Consell initiated Mrs. pelle- rive @ a new member,
 At the card party which followed the buslness discussion prizes were received hy Mrs Allard, Mrs, Wil~ liam BrousseAl, Mrs. John IAVAllee, Miss Anita HoUle, Mrs. Armanda VeEina, Miss Rlta HMVallee, and Mrs. Henry phaneuf,
 Hlngo will follow the next bust. ness meeting,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-08
Dorothy Butler
 Sings Wfth Club

Miss Dorothy N, Butler, daughter of Mir. and Mrs, Edward e. Butler of East Farm street, will partlci. pate In the leth annual spring con- cert to be given by the Albertus Magnus college 0lee club, The concert will take place on Sunday, May 9, following the May day exc erclses. A member of the sophomore clas, Mss Butler Is also Q member of the editorial board of the Al- hertinum, and the 0ild of Our Lady.
 Miss Anne E, Borsani, Na, daugh. ter of Mir. and Mrs, Raymond A, Borganl of Torrlngton, was recently appointed a member of the business board of the Year Book for leaA at Albertus Magnus college, Miss Bor. sani is photographer for the Al- bertinum, and Q member of the Campus Theater Players, and the Social Science club,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-08
Baptist Women Hear
 Report On Home

The Women of the First Baptist church heard an interesting article yesterday afternoon on the South. Mayd Home. written by Mrs. AlonEo Bloodgood, and read by Miss Ethelyn Nichols.
 Mrs. Anson Stone presided at the meeting, and Mrs. Loren Burner discussed the work of the Day Nursery. Madeline Summa, Jane and June Mcbride and Muriel Ham, mond presented playlet entitled "The Friendly Heart" Miss Mcbride also entertained with vocal selec- tons.
 Mrs. Louis Schultz and Mrs. Ella Johnson served as hostesses at the tea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-08
UNDERGROUND FILMED

Actual methods of the under ground movement against the Nagis in Norway are depleted in Edge of Darkness" film version of the novel by William Woods, which stars Er- rol Flynn and Ann Sheridan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-08
State Music Clubs
 FestiU0l Saturday

The Junior and Juvenile Competl- tive Festival sponsored by the State Federation of Music Clubs will be held on Saturday, April 10, at one o'clock at the Presbyterian church, State street and Myrtle avenue, Bridgeport. More than fifty con- testants, instrumentallSts and vocal. ists, will participate,
 At Q recent board meeting of the Federation it was planned to hold the annual ypeting on May 10 at the Bridgeport VI. Y. c. A.; and tho Junior day program, May l5, at the Central school in Bridgeport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-08
Deputy To Visit
 Lily Of Valley

At It's meeting last night the Loyal Lily of the Valley Lodge made plans for its April 2l meeting which will be attended by Mrs, Sarah Cros. ley of Bridgeport, District Deputy. All officers will be dressed In white,
 On May first the Lodge will hold c runmage sale, It will also pur- chase Q $l00 War Bond,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-08
Marriage
 Attentions

The following marriage inten. tlOns were filed today with Che registrar Of vital statistics:
 Frederick l.. smith, U, s, Army and Margaret L. Tehan, ASA Bald win street.
 Gerard Grace. 44 East Dover street, and Lillian BilOdeau, MldaleSex avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-08

We change sleeping positions from 20 to 65 times each night, no matter how soundly we sleep.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-08
BLIND DEMO DESPERATE
 TYPES OF INDUSTRY

At Q demonstration held In the lobby of the State Capitol at Hart ford in which blind persons from all parts of the state showed how they worked, Jacob Voght of Water- bury operated . machine for mak- lng brushes and hrooms,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-08
Mdyaret TehGn
 Selects Date

John ,, Tehan Of Baldwin street announces the coming marrlage Ot hts daughter, Miss Margaret l. Tehan, Co Lieutenant Frederick |. smith, son Of Mr, and Mrs, Faed. erlck c. smith Of plaHA avenue,
 The wedding wtll take place on April 90 at the church of SG Fran. cis Xavier at 6 o'clock.
 MT. and Mrs. Nelson pomeroy ol hillside avenue are registered At the Hotel Plaza in New York.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29

Famous Stanley Plane.
sdqs with heavy
wooden grip Adjust.
sbls blade made OF
carbon steel. J inchs,
long. While they last
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-03
RUSSIANS SMASH
INVASION FRONT
194l Line Set By Nazis
Is Broken; Wholesale
Retreat Is Seen

LONDON, Sept. 2 -R- Ger
manys 1941 invasion line cracked
today under the powerful impact
of five Russian armies which cut
the vital Bryansk-Kiev railway,
punched out a slx-mile gain to-
ward Smolensk, and crumpled
Axis lines on a new 45-mile Of
fensive front in the northern Do
nets basin.
The swiftness of the Russian on
rush suggested that the Germans
were making wholesale retreat
toward the Dnieper river in south
ern Russia's immense manpoWe-
and motorized equipment.
The Ukraine pastiol Of Sunny
and the middle Donets city OF
Lisichansk were among the i'm
portant localities regained Mos
COW announced.
Another victorious order of the
day by Marshal Stain which end
ed with the usual grim ultimatum
death to the German invaders
and the daily communicate an
nounced the impressive Russian
successes.
Nearly $50 cities and villages,
(Continued m Pare Three: Col. q
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-03
CONGRESSMAN TELLS
FARMERS TO CREATE
WASHINGTON VOICE
Wilmington Maintains
Record Financial Pace
As Bank Clearings Soar

Indication that the city is
maintaining its all-time record
financial PAGES is the fact that
Wilmington banks have handled
almost S90,000,0O0 more money
in the first eight months of
1943 than they did in a COM
parable period of 1912, D. M.
Darden, secretary of the Will
mington Clearing House asso-
citation, revealed Thursday.
According to Secretary OAR
den, in the January through
August period of this year,
banks cleared S310,318, 699.74
In the same months of last
year, the amount handled was
1921, 739, 1870.
Clearings for last month am
mounted to S36, 780, 993.98, as
against S43,225. 1888 for the
five-week month Of July.
The August, 1913 funds pass
ing across bank counters top
ped August, 1912 figures by
nearly Sc, 900, 900.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-03
Americans Strike Hard
At Japanese In Madang

August which virtually levelled
Salamaua.
The raiders, which added to the
havoc by sweeping down to tree
top height to pour 10000 rounds
of machinegun and cannon fire
on enemy installations, struck at
Madang, Amron mission and Alex
ishafen.
Widespread havoc and destruc-
ton was wrought in all three tar
get areas with warehouses, build
ings and headquarters sites left
in ruins, fuel and ammunition
dumps exploding and over fifty
fires raging through the area"
the communique said.
The big fires set could be seen
for 80 miles. Not Japanese plane
was encountered in the air in the
Madang area, which is just be-
low the Wewak sector where more
than 800 Japanese planes h e
been destroyed recently. The enc
my sent up anti-aircraft fire but
some of these positions were at
tackled and silenced.
The Madang raiders, carrying
the heaviest load of bombs yet
to be dropped in the Southwest
Pacific in single day, were Lib
orators, Mitchells and Lightnings
of the Fifth Air Force. They made
the raid Wednesday.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-03
WILL BACK GROUP.
representative Clark De-
cjares Local Growers
Have His Help
WARNS OF INITIATION
Picture Is aiinted OF Des-
eIation Following First
World War

Congressman J. Bayard
Clark listened to New Han
over county farmers air their
problems in a dinner meeting
of the Farmers club in the
Wrightsboro clubhouse on
Thursday night and advised
them that they could be
heard in Washington "if they
would appoint representa-
tives of various farm groups
to appear with him before the
food, agriculture, and OPA
administrators Of the nation.
You can count on me 100
per cent" he said.
Proceeding cautiously with
his original remarks Clark
painted a picture Of the eco
nomic desolation that follow
e. the first world war as an
ef'~rmath of initiation, and
declared that measures to
forestall a recurrence OF the
havoc were necessary.
Control Is Needed
we have got 10 have some kind
of control, " he assured his hear
ers. He denounced the subsidy plan
under which the government
would be paying our grocery bills
when our incomes are the largest
in the nations history and sane
toned that phase of the Commod-
lty Credit Act under which 1.-The
farmer for the duration of the war
ana two years thereafter will re-
celVe 80 per cent of the parity
price OF all that he produces.
Congressman Clark begged the
farmers not to lose sight of the
great OBJECTIVE Of the war-that of
providing war machine effective
enough to strike the deciding blow
against the enerny.
Chairman Peter Braak posed a
piacucal question to the Congress
n 4: How are We going to feed
gilS Army When the government
AaS ordered next year that more
a a, foods as watermelons, Gu
f Fr,,.0eIs' and squash be planted
b l0li me more substantial vegeta-
'ieS such as potatoes?"
N'n'iiued on Page Three: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-03
Wife Slayer
Given 20 To
Is Year Term
Construction Worker
Pleads Guilty To Murder
In Second Degree
REQUEST IS ACCEPTED
Details OF Fatal Shooting
Revealed AT Trial In
Superior Court

Alfred T. Surles, 39-year-
old Dunn native, was sentenc-
ed to not less than 20 nor
more than Is years in the
state penitentiary by Judge
John J. Burney here late
Thursday afternoon after the
judge had told Surles that he
was a 'lucky man" to escape
capital punishment for the
murder of his wife, Gladys
Branch Surles, in the bed
room of a Colonial Village
home, on June Is.
The first degree murder
trial came to an abrupt eli
max earlier in the afternoon
when the defendent rendered
a plea of guilty to second de-
gree murder before the state
had completed its case
against himl The plea was &C
copied by Solicitor Clifton L.
Moore and by James King,
Jr., who appeared with the
state.
His Mind Went Blank
Suries, who was on the witness
stand for more than al hour, told
Judge Burney that his mind went
blank" moment before the shoot
ing and remained so until he was
placed il jail.
He declared that he went to
see his estranged wife at the home
of he- hister, Mrs. Hazel Holden,
at 1872 Colonial Village after tele'
phone conversation the night be-
fore in which she had requested
him to come to see her about
our future happiness. He said
that he arrived some hours before
the time she expected him and
was carrying a 80 pistol in his
Continued on Page Five; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-03

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-(R-A
hike in the ration stamp price of
creamery butter, frozen foods and
some canned fruits conceded to-
day with a reduction of a point or
two in the value of IS differeu.
cuts of meat.
All the changes-based on new
surveys of what civiliants want
and what they can get-win go
into effect Sunday.
The Office Of Price Administra-
ton boosted creamery butter from
10 to IL points blaming local
shortages and reports that produc-
ton is running five per cent be-
hind original estimates. It cut the
value of country fam churned
butter from 10 points to six in an
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-03

Block leaders of the Citizens
Service Corps, division of the New
Hanover Defense Corps, were as
signed the responsibility for con-
Quoting house-to-house canvass
of War Bond purchasers during
the forthcoming Third War Loan
Drive, when the organization met
in the Tide Water Assembly room
Thursday afternoon.
Working in cooperation with the
County War Bond committee, the
block leaders will use the door,
knocker plan to help raise the
$6,053, 900 quota given New Han
over county in the drive.
At meetings scheduled for next
week, the block leaders, working
under the direction of Miss Louisa
E,skridge, chief, will receive ma
terials for their sales presenta-
tons, and will lear detailed pro-
cedures of the plan.
The Bond-sale techniques will be
given in connection with the reg
ular block leader training pro-
gram.
The monthly meeting of IN e
Health Defense League will be de-
voted entirely to the block-leader
work incident to the War Bond
drive. This is set for 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning at the Sorcsis
clubhouse. All zone, sector, and
block chairmen will be in attend
ance.
There will be similar meeting
at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning,
with zone and block leaders OF
the Defense Trailer camp pres
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-03
AMERICAN LEGION
Will BUY BONDS
Local Post Votes To Pur-
chase $4,000 In Secur-
tiles In Loan Drive

N members of Wilmington Post No.
d.. american 4! Legion, voted Thurs
w. nlght to purchase $4,000 in
b bai bonds as the posts contri-
dr Suon to the Third War Loan
F,, which begins here shortly.
I'll, FUNDS for the purchase will be
t' pn5n from the posts building
br Commander Norwood S. West
jng g0A' Who presided over the meet
w announced the resignation of
n NJ, A. Rhodes, Jr.. and the ap-
5Ti,tnnt Of M E. Walker as
coS 1+,ant OF the post. Rhodes will
tba ,'''llQe as an active member of
eb .Gimrade c. Leon, membership
DewaI lNan. announced that SO re-
reca GiS Or new members had been
plsea s'ed for 1914 and stated that
S are being formulated for
'''hued on Page Ten; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-03
Creamery Butter Frozen Foods Are Raised
In Ration Value While Some Meats Are Cut

Meats, butter, ETC., with the
point value per pound:
Beef-10-inch rib steaks; 10
points; seven-inch rib steaks, II
points; sirloin steaks, II points;
1O-inch cut, outstanding roasts, 9
points; seven-inch cut, rib-stanG-
ing roasts, 10 points.
Lamb-mutton -loin chops or
roast, 9 points; rib chops or roast,
six points; leg chops and steaks,
seven points; shoulder c h S,
blade or arm chops, six points;
leg, six points; sirloin roast Ozone
IND six points; yoke Ozone iD three
points; yoke (boneless) five
points; neck Ozone IND two points;
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-03

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Friday,
Sept. 3.-tR-Japanese army head
quarters, fuel and ammunition
stores have been blown up in the
Madang, New Guinea sector above
ground menaced Salamaua by
more than 2O6 tons of m b S
dropped from fighter escorted
bombers, Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thur announced today.
Fires which erased warehouses
and buildings sent their flames
up: for 1900 feet as the heavy
and medium bombers spread ruin
after the fashion of raids in early
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-03

exception of breast and flank and
some variety meats, will be re-
duced one point. Most bacon cuts
will go down two points and a few
other types of pork will be cut a
point. Beef rib cuts, roasts and
steak and sirloin steaks will be
lowered one point.
In processed foods-sold for blue
ration stamps-OPA increased the
eight others. Most of the cuts
were in canned and dried vege-
tables which have been staying
on dealers shelves while shoppers
stocked up on fresh vegetables.
. Following are the new point val
ues which will 60 into effect Sun
day (there is no change In ra'
toned items unlisted below:
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-03

effort, it said, to get more Of it
to market to ease he demand for
creamery butter.
Frozen foods and some canned
fruits will go up in stamp value
in an effort to discourage shoppers
from buying them too fast. The
agency said the demand was rum
ming retail stocks low.
Expectations of seven per cent
more meat for civilians this
month, OPA said, cleared the way
for a cut in the stamp value OF
several types of beef roasts ana
steaks, lamb and bacon. OPA said
the improved supply was not suf-
ficient "to permit substantial re-
auctions in all meats"
All lamb and mutton. with the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-03
Citizens Service Corps
To Add In Bond Campaign

ent. The location of the meeting
will be the camp office building.
At 1880 am. Wednesday, Negro
leaders will meet in the Worth
community building, Section B,
Maffitt Village. At 8 o'clock
Wednesday night block leaders for
the Hillcrest section will meet in
the community building.
There will be meeting at 1920
o'clock Thursday morning at Maj
Continued on Page Three; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-03
0PA PROBES GAS
COUPON THEFTS
Price Group Asks Sentence
Deferred On Embezzler
Until Investigation

The state Office of Price Ad-
ministration is making a full in
vestigation of the alleged embezz.
cement of wholesale quantities of
gasoline and fuel oil coupons from
the American Oil company here.
Norman S. Shepherd. state en-
forcement attorney for the OPA,
asserted Thursday.
Shepherd revealed that the OPA
had requested Judge John j. Bur
1ey to defer sentencing Thad O..
Walker, former oil company en-
ploye who pleaded nolo contendere
to charges of embezzling enough
coupons for $4,000 gallons Of gaso
line and 5000 fuel oil coupons in
superior court here this week.
The judge continued prayer for
judgment on Walker until the Oc-
tober term of superior court and
fCont;nued m Pare Three. Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-03
RED CROSS CALL

The Red Cross is urgent
ly calling for a large num-
Der of games, puzzles, ma
gaines and books, of all
kinds. If you have even one
game or puzzle to spare be
sure to carry it to Red
Cross headquarters, room
125 Custom House not
later than Friday afternoon
5 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1943-06-20

The new EDO chest with
double lid for double protection
against moths and dust. WAL
nut wood grained Kraftboard
With wood framed top. Moth
humIdor included. 32x2l 4 x22".
1o-oz. Box Moth Flakes, l0c
Evening star., 1943-06-20
85c qt.

-'Sla' cedarized spray kills all
forms of moth life. Spray it in
closets, on rugs and bedding.
Sprayer, Csc
Evening star., 1943-06-20
$40

-E-Z-DO oversize closet. WAL
nut wood grained kraftboard.
Wood framed front. Doors
slide up and down. Clothes
bar and moth humidor. COX
3ox22". .-'
Evening star., 1943-06-20

Gay homespun lamp shades that
look cool and inviting give of
more light! Styles for floor, bridge
and table lamps in designs that will
blend with Summer slip covers and
draperies . make your home look
like a summer resort.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-04
Is Used Commodities
Now Under Price Level

Fifteen kinds of used durable
goods were brought under SPECIFIC
price ceilings for the first time by
a new OPA regulation, effective
Sentember /. 1913. officials OF the
local War Price and Ratlonlng
Board, announced Friday.
The regulation provides maxi
mum prices. not only for used
goods, as is. but sets pricing for
mulae for these items when re-
built. reconditioned or renovated,
Articles covered by the regula-
ton include: used furniture, bed
ding. stoves, floor coverings. port
able lamps and lamp shades, mis-
cellaneous hardware items, hand
tools, and hardware items such as
shovels, wheelbarrows, hatchets
and carpenters tools, baby car
riages, musical instruments lex
cept pianos), commercial kitchen
equipment. beauty and barber
shop furniture, store and office
fixtures and coin-operated vending
machines.