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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-17
Panicky Shoe Buyers
Face NliSfif eeuandary
By MARGARET DAILY

everybody's shoes I'm line" She
SAID. and let those with worn
ont shoes 20 first
MANY Deu6ltGj~ who were
ugahle 10 get shoes are today
sin holding number u ration
stamp.
II came down three different
DAYS" slll one unsuccessful
shopper. THE last day
waited four hours aud then
couldn't get thing tu iii me.
Though would have liked
some white shoe, l don't really
need them.
How stock has been depleted
I'M the rush e., buying Is very
evident IN Washington Blvd
stores. Shoes have been Strlppoc
from showcases and window
mannequnS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-17

Frcnz.cd buyers who snapped
s.p shoes with itt,c rcEaft 70
style and fin are in tor a olsap-
pointmcrt when they try - cA-
change them, store managers
predicted To-Day,
MANY women stated one
manager. bought shoes with
inst this thought in mind.
"Others who ordinarily wear
a size went ont with size
g. thinking that in 70 few days
when car stock T. TCplcui>hcd
they will exchange them OF
course this il nonsense. for II
Nc don't have the shoes they
want now We probably won't
have them TOR some time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-17
WOMEN WORST

Although Tho dcajlIno FOR
stamp IL has expired, personal
shaularS- ara sill -hLSA- -aGal.- Try
ing 20 !ll orders mailed m by
persons seeking 10 avoid the
crew eiS.
We will try To fin all orders
sent 10 Us with the ration
stamp and poStmarked not
later Than midnight, June -,
a floor manager stated
As last minute purchasers n
sur1.cy of shoe stores showed
that women are Flcai-f-pQradlL-
than men,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-17
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one woman who stood ln Line
two hours stated she also used
her husbands stamp
He said he'd 90 barefoot
before he'd get in line like
this.
Another woman who claimed
she needed shoes badly and had
put off getting them spoke bit
tefly against those who bought
shoes simply because they couldn
let a stamp 90 by.
They should have examined
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23

bay, S. c., the latter section end
ing just south of the state line.
Powerful hydraulic pipe line
dredges are used by the Whining
ton District Engineers for dredg
ing along the three North Carolina
sections of the inland waterway
and the various river channels.
The material to be dredged is agi-
tated by powerful steam engine
mounted on the outboard end of a
steel ladder, and at the mouth of
the suction pipe. The ladder is
hinged. on the front of the dredge
and is lowered to the depth desired
by a steel cable. The suction pipe,
through which the material is pick
ed UP, is connected to a centri-
fugal dredging pump in the hull.
The dredging pump is directly con-
nected to a 1000 horsepower steam
engine. The material from t h e
pump is distributed through h e
pipe in the hull of the dredge to
floating, pontoon-supported pipe
line connected with the afterpart
of the dredge. The floating pipe
line is flexible and is used to trans
port material to disposal areas
ashore, or in open waters not used
for navigation. Largest OF these
highly efficient government dredg-
es is the Henry Bacon" with
24-inch pipeline, owned and oper-
ated by the Wilmington District
Engineer Office, and capable of
dredging from an average Of 25,-
900 to a maximum of $4,000 cubic
yards of material per day. When
on a job, the Henry Bacon" op-
eraes "a hours a day, on a three
shift basis.
Surveys Required
In connection with all dredging
operations, continuous hydrograph-
ic surveys are required to deter
mine where and to what extent
shoaling has occurred in the vari-
GUS dredged channels throughout
the District. For tn i S purpose,
from three to five survey parties
are kept afield at all times. In
surveying deep water channels, the
Engineers use boats equipped with
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
Approximately 40 River
And Harbor Projects Re-
ouire Maintenance Work

Tn addition to the construction
If Army camps and alrhelos
thro1ghout the state, the Whining
ton District Engineer office IS re,
snonsible for the Improvement anu
maintenance of all navigabie wa
ters in North Carolina, inciualng 9
a 3o8-mile stretch OF the Auan1ie
Coastal Inland Waterway. no"
this work is performed by tn e
Army Engineers is an interesting
story. an d;ffer.
emf river and harbor improvement,
nroiects already completed a L q
row requiring maintenance WORK,
the Corps of Engineers is hhe"ls1
engaged in doing pracucany a. -
the dredging work necessary ~
nrovide special channels, o 0 d !
basins and fills for Army ana navy
airnorts scattered over the coastal
area. s.5o
The annual maintenance dreag-
ing REQUIRED in the waterways un-
der the jurisdiction OF the W.
mington District Engineer of1lce
amounts to about five million CUBIC
Yards. During normal years, when
both new and maintenance work
is in progress, the annual dreogng
adds up to approximately l5,Ooo'-
00O cubic yards. For the handling
Of the many duties that fall to
the lot of the Rivers and Harbors
section of the District Engineer Of
dee, an office force Of about 80 en-
gineers, craftsmen, accountants
and administrative employees, plus
field force that varies between
$50 and 500 employees, is required:
Established in 1885, the Rivers and
Harbors section has grown from
an original force of four or five
full-time employees to its present
complement of skilled personnel.
Over % major pieces of operating
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23

cient and suitable for this type of
work. The dredged material is dis
charged into the hoppers Of the
dredge from strong suction pipes,
operating on the principle of a
huge vacuum sweeper, and when
filled to capacity the dredge pro-
ceeds off-shore to deep water and
dumps the dredged material
through hopper doors located in
the bottom Of the vessel and op-
Grated from the main deck by
electrical motor or other mechan-
ical means.
In the maintenance Of the South
Atlantic intracoastal waterway
across North Carolina an entirely
different type of dredge from that
employed in ocean-bar dredging is
used.
Sheltered Passage
Before the South Atlantic Intra-
coastal waterway, constructed en-
tirely by the Corps of Engineers,
U. S. Army, was opened to mari
time traffic, vessels were required
to go to sea at various places.
The area between Beaufort Inlet
and the mouth of the Cape Fear
was an especially dangerous
stretch, the only route being "out-
side". Today the inland waterway
provides a safe, sheltered passage
from northern ports to points far
south of the Mason-Dixon Ii n e..
With enemy submarines lying in
wait for the cargo ships which
travel in open sea, the value of
the inland waterway to war time
transportation is incalculable, pro-
viding, as it does, protective wa
terway for vessels in lieu of coast
wise travel.
For maintenance purposes, the
waterway in North Carolina is di-
vided into three main sections
one known as the inland waterway
from Norfolk, Va, to Beaufort In
let, N. c.; the second being the
Inlet waterway from Beaufort, N.
c., to the Cape Fear river, N. c.,
and the third section from the
Cape Fear river, N. c. to Winyah
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
Army Engineers Keeping
WATERWAYS In Condition

eo,,inment. ranging from "a g e
nine-line dredges to small survey
launches, supply barges. ETC., are
currently used in the work pro-
cram In the maintenance OF the
;nlsnd waterway in North Caro-
Ina it is not unusual for from
three to seven pipeline dredges
to operate at one time, with both
government and contract dredges
being used to maintain the l2-foot
minimum channel depth OF the
intracoastal waterway.
Constant Battle
A constant battle against nature
must be waged to keep navigaDle
waterway channels open to tra1-
fic. The shifting sand in the nav1-
gable waters continually encroach-
es upon the dredged channels,
causing them to shoal in places
a condition that in the lower Sec
tons of the state is fastened by
deposits of silt brought down from
upstream. For the Cape Fear riv-
er alone, largest stream in t n
state, extending some 32O m l e
through North Carolina. tn e
amount of water emptied into the
ocean at the rivers mouth is COM
outed at approximately ECO: :000 Gu
bic feet of water per second. or
a volume that would cover a thou
sand acres 145 feet deep. Brought
down from the upper reaches, an
estimated 100000 cubic yards OF
silt is annually deposited IN the
Cape Fear river and its ocean bar
channels. Maintenance dredging is
constantly required in order to re-
move this material deposited by
nature. Special sea-going h o p p
dredges, designed and developed
almost entirely by the Corps of
are used for the spe-
cial purpose of dredging ocean bar
leading into all North
Carolina ports entered by ocean
going vssels. Designed similar to
a cargo ship, these sea-going hop
per dredges, equipped with large
centrifugal pumps, operated by
steam turbines, are highly eff
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
NEW WORK ROOM.
HOURS ANNOUNCED
Unit At 321 N. Front St.
Will Be Open Only Dur
ing Mornings

New summer hours for the op-
GRAFTON Of work rooms OF the Reo
Cross production unit were an
aounced Saturday by Miss Ance
M. Fechtig, production chairman
of the local chapter.
The work room at 321 North
Front street will be open only
during the mornings, Monday
through Friday, during the sum-
mer months. St. James work
room will not be open on Fri
days.
Completed refugee garments
and knitted garments for the
armed forces should be returned
Immediately as boxes will be
shipped this week.
Miss Fechtig called for volun-
teers to help make surgical dress
ings which the Army now urgent
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23

an ingenious electrical ecno re-
cording device, known as a 'fa-
thometer," which automatically re-
cords the depths of the W a tie r
through which the survey b t
passes. An engineer seated in the
pilot house, with. his eye on the
fathometer, is made instantly
aware of any shoal in the channel
through which his boat is passing.
The position of an existing shoal
is Immediately noted on the sur
vey maps, and, if of sufficient size
as to hinder navigation, is desig-
mated for dredging.
Other survey work includes the
establishing of harbor lines; high
water mark tables Of o d d
areas; determination of land area
that would be flooded by the con-
struction of dams, and other kin
dred subjects.
Preparation of maps, blueprints
and construction photographs for
both military and civil work is
done by the Corps of Engineers,
the Wilmington District Office be-
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23

ly needs. A large supply of ma
terial is on hand.
There is plenty of wool on hand,
navy blue for turtleneck sweaters
and scarves, olive drab for v-aeck
sweaters, helmets and mufflers.
She pointed out it is still cold in
Alaska, Iceland and North Ire
land and that these materials need
to be knitted into garments as
soon as possible.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
Asthma mutus Loosened
Sound Sleep Promoted First Night
For Thousands Of Sufferers

Do recurring attacks OF Bronchial Asthma
make you choke, strangle and gasp for
breath? Are you bothered so bad some nights
that you can't sleep? Do you cough and
Gus. and strain so hard you fear rupture2
Are some attacks 50 bad you feel weak,
unable to work2 Are you afraid Of colds,
exposure and certain foods?
No matter how long you have suffered OF
what you have tried, we believe there is good
news and palliative hope for you In q splen-
did medicine which was originally DOCTORS
urescrtpticn but that is now available to
sufferers at all drug stores under the name
Of Mendaco.
Mendaco usuany works very rapidly be.
cause It contains ingredients intended to
help nature Loosen thick, strangling excess
xnucus. And you know from your own expe-
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23

affiliated with the North c,.,>
Merchants association, F. Q 0'Io-a' p.,
Greater Wilmington cbso.. =" '5s
Commerce, disclosed S.sin9er Sst',193e a
c. K. Council, presidaIl rida.urday
local association, viii ser,.. eF,. Of he
ooaro OF directors of +bo V4 ,ia
ganization. '''e State Or,
The merchants assoc;..
was organized three rooo c,.UA Aele
as a division of the ~ c,Sto'l'ns 3go
Commerce. 01dfn0er 0,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
Were Stomach Ulcer Pains
Napoleon's Waterloo?

The great Napoleon who conquered ma
tions was himself victim of after
eating pains. Those who are distressed
with stomach or ulcer pains, lndlges-
ton, gas pains, and other conditions
caused by excess acids should try udea.
Get a Csc box of Udga Tablets from
your druggist. First dose must con-
vince or return boz to us and get
DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK. At
Saunders and drug stores everywhere
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23

ing admirably stated and equip
ped for this highly technical work.
Since the establishment Of the
Wilmington office in 1885, much
of the development of North Caro-
lima as a state can be credited
to the construction and mainte-
nance work program OF the Will
mington District Engineers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23

Stronger, lighter propelr...
now being built by the '',FIS 5a5 are
ton Of hollow steel cons,....+rr sp2,.+rr'
Tor solid aluminlm bIada.. ''col
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23
Retail Merchants Here
Join N. c. Association

The Retail Merchants associa-
ton of Wilmington has become
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-23

Hence u you can Just raise that strangling
phlegm you can sleep well, breathe deeply
of Gods fresh air and not feel like there
was an iron band around your chest crush
ing out your very life.
Guaranteed Trial Offer
Mendaco is not dope, smoke, injection
or spray, but is in pleasant, tasteless tablets.
Formula on every package. In fact Mendaco
has proved such great palliative success
for thousands suffering recurring choking,
strangling symptoms of Bronchial Asthma
that an iron clad guarantee insures an in
mediate refund of your money on return Of
empty package unless you are completely
satisfied. Under this money back guarantee
you have everything to gain and nothing to
lose, so ask your druggist for Mendaco
today and put it to the test. Only 60e.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-09-19
Fairway Lunch

One of the most unique eating
establishments in the city is the
Fairway Lunch, located at 2O4
Fairview North. This establish
ment is owned and operated by
John D. Macmillan, a man thor
oughly familiar with every phase
of the cafe business.
The delicious sandwiches served
at this modern up-to-date estab-
lishment win meet with the APP
prevail of the most particular per-
son. Their coffee of which they
serve hundreds of cups daily has
won wide acclaim, just as their
MONDAY lunches an breakfast
specials have.
Since Mr.. Macmillan first es-
tablished himself in the cafe BUSH
ness, he has won many friends
and has always manifested a sim
cere desire to feature only the
very best foods on his menu and
to maintain cleanliness and to rem
der a service unsurpassed at all
times.
Just as a suggestion, if you're
looking for a substantial meal,
drop into the Fairway Lunch and
get acquainted an d also make
your own comparison.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-09-19

WASHINGTON-A me erie a n
shipyards have delivered nearly
100000 lightweight ons of ship
ping since Pearl Harbor, and by
next January win have built in
TWO years tonnage equal to one
third of all shipping in the world
before the war, reports the OWL
IN an analysis of United States
merchant shipping.
We are now delivering ships
several times faster than the enc
my is sinking them, Owl says,
but the United States is the only
member of the Allied Nations not
in the red. Ahead lies IAN unpre-
dictable demand for shipping to
service the second front, and be-
yond that lies the conquest Of ia
pan, where three times the dis
lance requires three times the
shipping and ship personnel"
Conveys and other war delays
make it necessary to use 10 ships
now where Z could do the job I'M
der peace time conditions. The
conveys, Owl points out, lose time
by forcing ready ships to wait for
laggards, by zigzagging, by bur
dening harbors, etc. The turn
around time" to England is 20
days, against the rs days in which
fast freighter could make it
alone.
In addition, Owl discloses that
ships carrying war cargo take
long chances" In summer, the re-
port states, 5 per cent of our ton
mage is laid up for repairs; in win
ter as high as IL per cent.
The men who sail the ships
are praised by Owl. Since Pearl
Harbor, there have been no strikes
in the maritime industry, and no
serious delays in the sailing of a
vessel because of labor disputes.
"Seamen sign on voluntarily for
such foreign parts as the master
may direct and generally now
for a period of twelve months"
OWL states. This time limit has
often been exceeded through the
necessities of war. Not since whal-
ing days have Americans shipped
blind on such world wanderings.
Yet overall discipline is high"
Before Pearl Harbor, less than
$4,000 men m AIMED the LOO
merchant ships. At the end of six
months of war there were 5000
fewer seamen. Sinkings in the
early months Were high, seamen
were drowned, crews of torpedoed
ships were stranded in ports all
over the world, an men were leav-
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-09-19
Industrial
Generalization
To Be General

CHICAGO-Industrial demobili-
cation in this war may be gradual,
over period of time, just as in
dustrial conversion to war work
was gradual over a period of time,
DR.. Stanley F. Teele, deputy di-
rector of the WPB procurement
policy division, told Chicago Asso-
citation of Commerce.
IF we think about it, I believe
we shall agree that going into
peace is very different from going
into war; he said. 1.-THE problems
of industrial rehabilitation will be
so different from the problems of
industrial mobilization that in can
not be simply matter of taking
all the same steps in reverse"
The WPB is now conducting a
study, industry by industry, to de-
termine the problems involved in
rehabilitation.
Teele said he believed that the
nation will be faced with two al
ternatives, either to provide finan-
cial compensation to workers dur
ing the conversion period, or to
continue contracts and taper them
off gradually even after the need
for the products has disappeared.
Teele said he personally favors
the policy of terminating contracts
as soon as the products are no
longer needed for military pur-
poses, providing they are not usa-
BILE for relief and rehabilitation
purposes.
Many business men, in connec-
ton with uniform termination reg
ulations, have raised the question
whether dismissal wages paid to
workers gu d be regarded as
costs reimbursable by the govern
ment in the settlement of termi-
mated contracts, Teele asserted.
THAT question, to which no fl
nal answer is yet available, is tied
closely In my mind with the Whoie
broad issue of what contracts are
to be terminated, and when," he
said.
There has been no crystalliza-
ton of opinion on this and allied
problems. He urged business men
to give the matter careful consid-
Grafton.
Teele declared that contract ter
limitations already m d. e, except
where the contractor defaulted,
were made wi h the expectation
that the contractor would be shift
ed to other war work. There have
been relatively few instances, he
said, in which the contractor drop
ped completely out of the war pro-
gram.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-09-19
divers Faultless Meats

To those who know and appre-
ciate high quality meats, divers
Faultless Meats, Inc, at 107 Pike
is rapidly winning an enviable rep
utation.
Only the choicest cuts of steaks,
roasts and chops are handled at
divers Faultless Meats Inc, as
Mr.. Oliver Borgford, the owner
and manager, is looking forward
to the day when the war will be
over and he is endeavoring to build
up a staple business by giving his
many friends and customers the
very best quality of meats, and
honest weights at moderate prices
which has already won for him a
host of friends.
When you trade at markets such
as this modern up-to-date estab-
lishment you, like hundreds of
others, will find that those pre-
clous meat points OF yours will
actually go farther, that you will
have little or no waste and most
of all your family will enjoy their
meals much more.
So just as comparison to sat-
isfy yourself, why not drop into
divers Faultless Meats Inc, and
try one of their delicious steaks
or one of their choice roasts for
over the week end. Without a
doubt you will be well pleased
with the quality of their merchan-
disc, their prices and above all
the courteous friendly attitude
they extend to everyone.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-09-19
To Enroll In Legion

Asked whether he found III e
Japs tough, Billy replied:
mo, they are not tough but
they haven't got sense enough to
surrender and there's a h of a
lot of them"
Billy came along on his old ma
gazine route not only to call on
his friends at national headquar-
tiers, but to talk to Department
Adjutant Carl Graham of the In
diana American Legion as well.
You guessed it! He's anxious to
join the American Legion! De-
partment Adjutant Graham pick
ed out post nearest Billy's home
in which to make his application.
Billy admitted he was only Is
when he fooled the Army recruit
ing officer He used his brothers
birth certificate to get into a uni
form.
The Army has given him glory,
experience, romance, and a trade.
He took an electricians course
and has been offered a job as an
electrician at Las Vegas. He
thinks he'll take it, but first, he's
going to rest at home for a while.
You see his military service is
over for good due to wounds.
Il think I've earned a vacation"
he grinned.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-09-19
Brownies Garden

To the many folks who prefer
to slip away from the immediate
downtown district to relax and en-
joy a sociable glass Of beer or
wine, Brownies Garden will GER
tainly meet with your approval.
Under the personal management
Of Ian Mari who recently took
over Brownies Garden, located at
sol Queen Anne Ave-, you will
meet a congenial group Of EN-
ployees, each trying their best to
please everyone.
At Brownies Tavern and gar
den you will find comfortable
booths where you may feel free
to relax and have a good time,
or if you prefer you are always
welcome at the bar.
Cleanliness, courteous friendly
service and quality merchandise
is the guiding policy of this we'll
known and well-regarded tavern.
At Brownies Garden you will
be pleased with the congeniality
of the patrons and will readily
understand why tire more particu-
lar home folks gather there before
and after the show.
The entire cooling system is
thoroughly cleaned and sterilized
regularly. their equipment is all
in good condition making it pos
sible for them to serve their many
friends and customers with quality
drinks at the proper temperature.
So just a suggestion to those
who live in the neighborhood of
Brownies Garden, drop in and get
acquainted with Mr.. Mari and the
rest of the folks including Charlie,
the day bartender, and Eliegh who
is on evenings.
Victory worker. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1942-1943, 1943-09-19
Urge Women To
Take Jobs

WASHINGTON -Stressing the
dependence of war workers on the
services maintained by civilian
workers in restaurants, laundries,
stores and communication ex-
changes, the Women's Bureau of
the U. s. Department of Labor has
issued a recruiting leaflet ad-
dressed to the 100000 house.
wives not working.
Women not responsible for the
care of children under IA and
who live in labor shortage areas
are urged to register with the u.
s. Employment Service and to
watch newspaper advertisements.
A check list of the essential serv-
ice industries is included.