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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
NAVY RECRUITING
CHANGE ORDERED
Helms To Replace Rhodes,
Who Will Go To Char
lotte Station Monday

A change In the personnel Oh
the Wilmington Navy recruiting
office was announced Saturday by
R, L. DeLoach, chief petty OIL
Ger.
C. r. Rhodes, chief specialist,
was detached from the local Navy
station May % and will resume
recruiting duties with the Char
lotte recruiting station Monday.
To replace Rhodes here, Jesse
A. Helms, Jr., specialist first
class, has been detached from the
Raleigh office to assume new
duties with the Wilmington sub
station. Helms was formerly at
tached to the local office and was
one of the recruiters responsible
for the Navy station here break
ing all former records of recruit
ing by reaching 200 man quota
last August.
The recruiting personnel will on
Monday be as follows: DeLoach,
chief boatswain's mate, chief
petty officer in charge Of the Of
flee; Helms, recruiter; H. ]. Da-
Wis, yeoman third class, recruiter;
and J. w. Gather, yeoman Sec
ond class, recruiter and office
yeoman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
Musselwhite Promoted
From Captain To Major

Eugene M. Musselwhite, trans
portation officer, adjutant and fis-
cal officer of the Atlanta Storage
Depot, was recently promoted
from captain to the rank of major
in the Army Air Corps.
Prior to receiving his orders to
active duty, Major Musselwhite
was district freight agent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad at Wash
ington, D. c., from 1896 to 1910.
and special agent, freight traffic
department, Philadelphia, from
1910 to 1912. He is on leave of alb
sence from the railway firm.
A veteran of the first World War,
Major Musselwhite, after his dis
charge, was associated for nine
years with the freight traffic de-
partment, Atlantic Coast Line
Railway company, Wilmington. He
also served a term as adjutant and
finance officer of American Legion
Post No. 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
SINK OR DAMAGE 313 SHIPS

LONDON, May 22-(P)-British
naval and naval air forces sank or
damaged at least 313 enemy vessels
in the Mediterranean during the
North African campaign from the
Battle of Ell Alamein last October
to the victory at Cap Bon, the ad-
miralty said today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
Il SOUTHEASTERN
MEN ENTER NAVY
DeLoach Predicts That
Goal OF 500 Men Will
Be Surpassed In May

Twelve 17-year-old Southeastern
North Carolina youths were enlist
ed in the Navy last week, after
being accepted by preliminary ex-
animation at the Wilmington Navy
recruiting station.
So far 419 seventeen-year-old
boys have been recruited by the
North Carolina Navy recruiting
service, placing this state in the
lead of the Southeastern Division Of
Recruiting, according to R. L. De-
Loach, chief petty officer-in-
charge of the recruiting office
here. He predicted this state goal
of 500 men in May will be "sur-
passed by a large margin"
These were enlisted: Walter M.
Butler, 719 Castle street; John G
Highsmith, 1911 Woolcott avenue; !;
James L. Carr, J. P. Baker, and
Oliver B. Davis, Jr., all of Bolton;
William B. Sorrell, ia Marion
Drive; Ralph D. Freeman, Bladen-
boro; James H. Lewis, Whiteville; !;
James E. Stephenson, 922 South
Second street; Clarence E. ia.
cobs, Leland; James H. Nickel.
ler, Red Springs; and Howard H.
Inman, Fairmont.
Seventeen-year-old boys desir-
ing to enlist in the Navy should
contact DeLoach at the following
locations this week: Whiteville,
May "a; Bladenboro, May 25;
Lumberton, May 26; Laurinburg
May 27; Elizabethtown, May %;
and Clarkton, May 20.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
PROGRAM SLATED
AT WAKE FOREST
DR.. John A. Easley Will
Deliver Baccalaureate
Sermon Tonight

WAKE FOREST, May PIP
Wake Forest Colleges 109th com.
mencement program will get under.
way Sunday night when the Rev.
DR.. John Allen Easley, professor
of religion at the college, delivers
the baccaaureate sermon in the
Baptist church.
There are Ill candidates for de.
grees this year.
The commencement program, cut
to two days because Of the speed.
up wartime educational program,
will end Monday night when the
commencement address will be de.
livered by Associate Justice E. B.
Denny of the state Supreme
court.
Other final events Monday in.
clude:
The senior grafton contest Mon
day morning. Speakers will be
Ed Wilson Of Leaksville, Burnette
Harry of Erwin, Tenn, John John
son Mcmillan of Whiteville and
Lawrence Highfill of Winston-Sal.
EN-. The winning orator will re.
ceive the Ward medal.
The alumni luncheo nat 1 p. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
SWIMMING COURSE
SCHEDULED HERE
Mrs. Block Will Teach
Prospective Draftees At
Spofford Pool Monday

The first functional swimming
lesson for prospective draftees OF
New Hanover county will be taught
by Mrs. Charles Block at $50 o.
clock Monday morning at the Spot
ford Mills pool.
Mrs. Block. a Red Cross life saw
ing instructor, is well qualified TO
give to these men the training
they will need when they are sent
to foreign service.
AS only 10 per cent of the armed
forces are expert swimmers and
able to care for themselves in wat
er, the Red Cross is anxious to
train them as much as possible be-
fore they enter military service.
The course has been described on
a postal card which has been sent
to all boys now rated LA by the
draft board. 1t is hoped that as
mny as need this instruction will
contact the chapter SO arrange
ments may be made for them to
enter classes.
The skills which will be taught
are floating breast stroke, side
stroke, elementary back stroke,
submersion and underwater swim
ming, treading water, jumping into
water and diving. Floating is so
for military use that it
is recommended as the first skill
to be taught, and some practice
must be undertaken at every ses-
sion.
For military and naval use, swim
ming strokes must be those which
may be used for hours without ex-
haustion and they must be effec-
tive in all kinds of water. For
most purposes the breast stroke is
more practical but the swimmer
must have other strokes at his
command in order to have a relief
or change-over for tired muscles.
At the beginning of the Course the
students use the ordinary bathing
suit. Before the course is finished
the students will learn to care for
themselves fully clothed and bur-
dened with equipment or weapons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
DOUGLAS PREVATT
GRADUATES SOON.
Will Receive Degree From
The Citadel For Complet-
ing Work AT NIT.

CHARLESTON, S. c., May a.
Caoet Jonn douglas Freva.e. son
of Mrs. Octavia L. Prevatt, of Will
mington, is among the 225 candi-
dates for graduation at The Cita-
del, the Military College of South
Carolina, on May %.
On February Is, he entered Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology
in Boston, where he is completing
the requirements for the bachelor
of science degree. He was sent
by the Navy department there for
a special course of instruction in
advanced physics with a view to
his appointment as an ensign in
the United States Navy upon COM
pletion of the course OF study. 1t
was upon his excellent record at
The Citadel that he was selected
to attend NIT.
By action of the academic board
of The Citadel, Cadet Prevatt will
be permitted to graduate with his
class May 20 provided he has made
a satisfactory record at the Bos-
ton institution. This is most un-
usual at The Citadel, which nor
mally grants diplomas only to
those who complete it's course of
studies actually at the military col
lege. 1t was pointed out, however,
that with a 60 to 70-hour week
program of class and laboratory
work at NIT, Cadet Prevatt will
actually complete more work in
the specialized field he is entering
than he would at The Citadel in
a similar period.
Cadet Prevatt has been a men,
Der of Sigma Pi Sigma, honorary
physics society, and has been ac-
tive in intramural football.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
MISS SUTHERLAND
TO SPONSOR ship
Will Christen S. S. John P.
Mitchell At Shipyard
This Afternoon

Honoring the Senior class of New
Hanover High school, the North
Carolina Shipbuilding company will
launch the S. S. John P. Mitchell,
under the sponsorship of Miss Do
rothea Sutherland, a member of the
class, this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Recently the company invited
the Seniors to select sponsor for
one of it's Liberty ships. The Stu
dents elected Miss Sutherland,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
o. Sutherland, of 20S South Third
street.
Her attendants, also chosen by
the class, will be Miss Blanche ia
cobb, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
vid B. jacob, of Forest Hills, and
Miss Mildred Evans, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. J. E; Evans of 202
North 18th street.
John P. Mitchell was born in
Fordham, New York, on July 19,
1879. He received his education at
st. Johns college, Columbia uni
versity and New York Law school.
He was admitted to the bar in 1901
and was special counsel to the city
of New York. On April %, 1908, he
became president of the board of
aldermen and acting mayor of New
York. He was appointed collector
% IL -.
and was elected mayor the follow.
ing year, holding office until 1917.
He instituted number of pro.
gressive policies, some of which he
received criticism; for instance, the
Gary school plan which he Install
ed in several of the schools.
His career came to an end on
July s, 1918, when he was killed
in an accident.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
New Trial For Stephan
Denied By u. S. Judge

DETROIT, May 22-RHA new
trial for Max Stephen, convicted
as a traitor for helping an escap-
ed prisoner of war, was denied
today by Federal Judge Arthur j..
Tuttle.
Judge Tuttle ruled that newly
discovered evidence set forth by
Stephan's counsel was not mate
rial to the result. He also overrul-
ed claim that Stephan had been
trapped into aiding Lieut.. Hans
Peter Krug, who fled from Can
adian prison camp in April of
last year but was recaptured.
The defense charged that gov
ernment authorities knew Of
Krug's presence here and permit
ted Stephan to 60 ahead with his
assistance to the fugitive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
Aquatic School Slated
At Breuard June 9-19

The twenty-second annual Red
Cross National Aquatic school
will be held June 9-19 at Camp
Carolina, Brevard, the Whining
ton chapter of American Red
Cross announced Saturday.
Kenneth Wooten has been ap-
pointed member of the staff
and is expected to attend the
school.
At this years school, a spe-
cial emphasis will be laid to func-
tional swimming and the water
safety program, which is vital to
the members of the armed forces.
Applications to attend tn e
school are being taken by Mr.
Wooten at the postoffice and at
the Red Cross office here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
Employment In N. c.
Shows Big Increase

RALEIGH, May 22.-(P)-Em-
ployment in North Carolina non'ag-
ricultural Industries showed an in
crease of 1000 during the year
ending in February. the state de-
partment of labor said today.
A total of $4,000 persons were
employed in non-agricultural work
in February, as compared with
705, 900 in the same month last
year.
Manufacturing Industries gained
$4,000, or nearly half the total in
crease. Employment in these indus
tries totaled $4,000, showing g.
900 increase during the month OF
February alone.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
ELECTRICITY REDUCED

LONDON, May 22-(REThe Al
giers radio quoted neutral source,
in broadcast today as saying
the Nazi government had impos-
ed a 80 per cent reduction of cleo
tricity on warehouses, restaurants
and offices following the RAF
bombing of the Moehne and Eder
Dams. The broadcast was report
ed by the Associated Press.
Evening star., 1943-04-18
General Activities in Alexandria
Informal Entertaining Precedes
Saturday Evening Dance Series
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ohley Among Hosts:
Mrs. J. Harold De Veau in Wisconsin
General Activities in Alexandria

have returned from their wedding
trip and are now at home at 502
Duke street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Matern have
returned from visit in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Ferris are
again in their home after a visit in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Henderson,
who have been visiting in Roanoke,
have returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Russell
Payne have returned from their
wedding trip and are now at home
here. Mrs. Payne is the former
Miss Katherine Elizabeth Cheeke,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Granville Cheeke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lawrence Hy-
land have returned from New York,
where they spent their honeymoon
Mrs. Hyland is the former Miss
Emma Elizabeth Upchurch.
Miss Julia Duncan is spending
some time at the home of her
brother, Mr.. Guy Duncan, before
leaving for New York, where she
lived for number of years.
Mrs. James Michelbach has re-
turned from winter vacation in
Miami, Fla.
Mrs. John Payne Robinson has re-
turned from visit to Richmond, &C
companied by Miss Mary Norton.
Miss Joy Hallock, daughter of 1t
and Mrs. Harold P. Hallock, has re-
turned from a visit to Fredericks-
burg, where she was the guest OF
Mrs. John M. Green.
Mrs. Maude Laidlow has had as
her guest her son, 1t. Comdr. Bruce
LaidloW, who now is stationed with
the Medical Corps at Fort Sampson
N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rathbun Smith have
returned from a trip to Fredericks-
burg. Mrs. Smith also spent a few
days in Wilmington, Del.
Miss Jane Allan. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Allan, has returned
Evening star., 1943-04-18

Mr.. and Mrs. John Ohley were
hosts last evening at a buffet supper
at the George Mason Hotel preced-
ing the second dance in the Satur-
day evening series being given at
Gadsby's Tavern. Mrs. Ohley is a
member of the group arranging the
dances, and others in the group in
clude Mrs. John Huntington, Mrs.
John Ferguson, Mrs. Thomas Rich
mond, Mrs. Atreus Won Schrader
and Mrs. Harding F. Bancroft.
Among others who entertained
preceding the dance were Mr.. and
Mrs. William Gaud, who were hosts
at a dinner to group of friends,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sandy Smith, who
entertained at buffet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Covel also
were among those giving informal
parties before the dance, and other
hosts at informals preceding the
dance included Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Watts and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Kerr.
Mrs. j. Harold De Veau and her
children have left for Madison,
Wis, where they will be the guests
of Mrs. Knight Cochran while Maj.
De Veau is on duty.
Mrs. Donald rockingham has ar
rived from Darien, Conn, for a
visit with her brother and sister-i in
law, Mr.. and Mrs William H. STREET.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Greenan have
as their guest Mrs. Greenan's
nephew, Ensign Lawrence Beckley,
and Mrs. Beckley of Lynn, Mass.
Ensign Beckley has been assigned
to duty in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Mccarthy
Ramsay have returned with their
son Dennis from Fredericksburg,
where they were the guests of Miss
Florence Bailey.
Mrs. Allan Precise and her daugh-
ter, Miss Barbara Precise, have re-
turned from visit with relatives
and friends in Hanover County.
1t. and Mrs. Nathaniel Hawke, jr.,
Evening star., 1943-04-18
Nellie Donohoe
Bride Yesterday
OF Richard Hart
Ceremony Is Held
In the All Souls
Unitarian Church

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard v. Donohoe
Of this city announce the marriage
Of their daughter, Miss Nellie Do
lores Donohoe, to Mr.. Richard Earl
Hart, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl E.
Hart Of Cleveland.
The ceremony took place yester-
day afternoon at 4 o'clock in All
Souls Unitarian Church, with the
Rev. U. G. B. Pierce officiating.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and wore q gold
street-length dress with brown ac-
cesories. She was attended by Miss
Ann Ross of Washington.
Mr.. Everett Utecht Of Cleveland
served as best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart will reside In
Washington after a wedding trip to
Cleveland.
The bride is graduate OF Wilson
High School. She is the grand
daughter of Mr.. Robert H. Alcorn
Of this city. Mr.. Hart attended
Western Reserve University in
Cleveland.
Evening star., 1943-04-18
Massachusetts
Easter Dance

The Massachusetts State Society
will hold it's annual Paul Revere's
Day-Easter dance at the Wardman
Park Hotel April 26. There will be
dancing from o'clock until IL.
Miss Charlotte Clementson is
chairman of the Dance Committee.
Other committee members are Miss
Margaret Stack, Miss Anne McDer-
mott, Mr.. Walter Bohan, Mr.. Rus
sell Reilly, Mr.. John Hickey and
Mr.. Edward Wallin.
This will be the last regular
monthly dance of the season. All
members are requested to attend
and guests are invited. Servicemen
accompanied by member will be
admitted.
Evening star., 1943-04-18
New Jerseyites
To Meet Tuesday

The regular monthly meeting Of
the New Jersey State Society will
be held Tuesday evening at the
Women's City Club at 736 Jackson
place at 8:15 o'clock for the NOM
ination of candidates for officer
ships for the coming year. The &C
tual election Of officers will be held
as usual at the last and regular
meeting in May.
All members of the society and
friends from New Jersey are in
vited to attend the party to be held
after the nomination. Admission is
free,
Evening star., 1943-04-18
Mrs. Ben |. Funk
Gives PARTY

A group of women whose hus-
bands have been stationed together
at scattered air bases, but who
are now in Washington in the Of
flee of Bombardment, were invited
yesterday by Mrs. Ben I. Funk of
Falls Church. wife of 1t. Col. Funk,
to bring their small children to
first birthday party for Judith
Louise Funk.
Judith Louise was named for her
mother, who was film starlet Judith
King before her marriage to Col.
Funk. Eight children enjoyed the
celebration with their mothers,
while several other friends stopped
in later for tea.
Evening star., 1943-04-18
Evelyn E. Talley
To Marry in June

Mr. and Mrs. Wayland w. Talley
of Silver Spring announce the en-
of their daughter, Miss
Evelyn Elizabeth Talley of Eliza.
beth, N. j., to Pvt. Russell Murphy,
son of Mrs. Glennie Murphy of
Bishops Head, Md.
The wedding will take place in
June.
Miss Talley is a graduate of Ran
dolph- Macon Woman's College.
Evening star., 1943-04-18

from visit in Annapolis, where she
attended the wedding of Miss Lo-
raine Greene and Ensign James
Cochran. The bride was a classmate
OF Miss Allan at Mary Washington
College In Fredericksburg.
1t. Col. James F. Olive, 1r., has
joined Mrs. Olive while on leave from
overseas service.
Mrs. Norvell Otey Scott. wife of
Capt. Scott, will entertain at tea this
afternoon. Mrs. Scott gave a tea re-
Gently IN honor of her mother. Mrs.
George H. Robinson, in celebration
OF her birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Eva Mast and Mrs. Sallv
Modarell were the guests at a lunch
con given Monday afternoon in OBJ
servance Of Mrs. Mast's birthday an
nlversary and honoring Mrs. Moda-
rell. who will leave shortly for Mis-
souri,. Gifts and cards were pre-
Sented and Easter decorations were
used by the hostesses, who included
Mrs. Gwenn Cullen, Mrs. Rose
Griffin, Mrs. Virginia Anderson. Miss
June Pearson and Miss Patricia
| Burke.
Capt. and Mrs. John M. Crews.
formerly of Arlington and now of
Dayton, Ohio, have been the guests
OF Col. and Mrs. S. Gordon Greene.
Another recent house guest at the
Greene home was Mrs. Frank Hurst
OF Augusta, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Fugitt cele-
brated their silver wedding ami
versary Wednesday. entertaining
members of the family and a num-
Der OF friends at dinner. They were
assisted by their daughters, Mrs.
Paul Van Telt and Mrs. James Dris-
coll.
Mrs. William Earl Smith has re-
turned from visit with Maj Smith
at Fort Eustis. Mrs. Smith also
visited in Williamsburg before re-
turning home.
Evening star., 1943-04-18
State Society
Social Events
During Week
Annual Derby Dance
BY Kentucky Group
Tuesday Evening

The Kentucky Society of Wash
ington will hold the annual Derby
dance Tuesday evening from $50
to 1890 o'clock in the grand ball.
room of the Willard Hotel.
An outstanding feature of the
program will be the presentation
of an original composition written
by Mr.. Stout Lillard.
Evening star., 1943-04-18
Guests of Scholls

Maj. Raymond G. Scholl and Mrs.
Scholl have Mrs. John Dunn and
Miss Mary Black Of Mountainside.
N. j., as guests at their home in
Arno Valley.
Evening star., 1943-04-18
The Coot,
s39.o5

pfDes her trimness tDtth
its graceful fitted lines,
slightly bloused above
the front ,Udistltne.
Three-buttons, belo 10
unusual soutache braid
trimmed lapels. Ndpy
or black. Sizes - to
l3, 50 to ~.
(Suits and Coats-Third
Floor
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Washington
Merry
6o-Round

tContinued from Page One)
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Hitler's Terror
New York Times

Despite all that has been written about Naz
persecution of the Jews the facts the joint state
nient issued recently in Washington, London and
Moscow in the name of the United Nations will come
as shock to all civilized people who have preserved
a modcum of human decency. For this statement
lis not an outcry of the victims themselves to which
rlany thought it possible to close their on the
p ound that it might be special plea, subject to
doubt It is the official statement of their Gov
ernments, based on officially established facts; it
is an official indictment of the Nazi rulers and their
satellites and it is the pledge of the United Ma
lions that Just retributon shall be visited upon all
those responsible for what member of the Brit
ish Parliament rightly calls the greatest single
horror in all history
Not since the days of Ghengis Khan has the
Western World come into remote contact with
such stark and systematic savagery as is described
in this brief document. And that is exactly what
Hitlers doctrine of the German super-race and its
right to dominate the world representa- terrible,
deliberate reversion to the savagery of primitive
age which knew neither humanity nor human rights
but saw life only in terms of tribe to which every
other human being was enemy to be killed or
enslaved.
The most tragic aspect of the situation is the
worlds helplessness to stop the horror while the war
is going on. The most it do is to denounce the
perpetrators and promise them individual and separ-
ate retribution But at least this know: that
there can be no compromise with this evil force 1t
must be driven from the face of the earth
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
JANUARY IL

JANOAR I IL
Dorothy Pegues
Norman c. Banfield
Harold r. Brown
Martin Korset
Mrs. Edith Balduc
Dick McRoberts
Mrs. j. l.. Jewett
JEANNE Foster
Mrs. Lester Elkins
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HOME FRONT CASUALTIES

In our first year of war 1892 soldiers and sailors
were killed In the same period 1890 industrial
workers were killed the job and 27500 more were
killed off the job Almost six times as many home
front workers were killed as front-line fight
ing men. In the year, $685. fighting men were
reported wounded But the industrial home front.
injuries totaed approximately 100000. And Uf
these, 100000 were injured permanently
In these grim figures find colossal PROB
lem. 1t is a problem because in one year 1t
has meant the loss of about 100000 man days Of
labor much of it in war plants or related enter
prises. Because working, and
are working longer hours the accident rate is high
err as fatigue adds it's toll to the normal accident
rate
To fight this undramatc but important battle
against industrial accidents many leading indus
tralists have banded together to launch the War
Production Fund to Conserve Man Power" This IS
in essence expansion of the National Safety Coun
Gil to do emergency job 1t is way of accelerat-
ing the safety work of peacetime so to counter
act the upward drift of industrial accidents in
time. 1t is truly part of the overall effort
Every industrial leader is urged to align HIM
self and his industry with this program, which
starts with able personnel, long familiarity with
the problem and clear insight into what the pres
ent emergency demands in the line of safety work.
Accident prevention always justfies itself a
humanitarian enterprise Today it is more Tt is
required imperatvey, and on greater scale, as an
essential part of the winning of the war.