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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-11-23

McHenry, spent Tuesday with Mr..
and Mrs. Ohio Fike and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Wilhelm an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Twilla Mae, to Harold f. Fike,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ohio S. Fike.
The marriage took place in the
Methodist church at Frostburg, on
Saturday afternoon. Miss Mildred
Wilhelm, sister Of the bride, and jim
my Green were the only attendants
Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm gave a dinner
on Saturday evening in honor Of the
newlyweds. Those present were Mr.
and Mrs. Julius Wilhelm and daugh-
tiers, Agnes and Beatrice. Edward
Grove and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
Grove and children, Charles Hanley,
Alvin Broadwater, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Fike and son, Mr. and Mrs. Ohio
Fike, Vida Wilhelm, Mr. and Mrs.
Asa Wilhelm and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Wilhelm and family,
Mr.. and Mrs William Merrill and son
Lowell.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Merrill spent
Sunday with their son, Robert and
family, Homecoming.
Mr. and Mrs Oscar CLANCY and
family, Frostburg, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Wilhelm.
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MARRIED

Rathbun-Rupp - Corporal Edward
(Bud) Rathbun, of the United States
Marine corps, and Miss Geneva Rupp
We're married at Pocatello, Idaho, on
Monday, November 6. at o'clock
p. M, it has been announced.
Corporal and Mrs. Rathbun are eX-
pected home within the next ten days.
He is the son Of Edward and Mary
Rathbun, formerly Of Mt. Lake Park.
Corporal Rathbun has just recently
returned from 20 months in the South
Pacific.
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treasurer.
Irving Wolfe was elected president
of the Junior class; Reba Queer, vice
president; Homer Liston, secretary;
Dolores Leighton, treasurer.
Nancy Foster was chosen president
Of the sophomores; Ralph Pritts,
vice-president; Betty Starr Kildow,
secretary; and William Kildow, treas
urer. Freshmen chose Richard Leigh
ton as president; James Fitzwater,
vicepresident; Ella Sue Ramsey, see
rotary; and Robert Dodge, as treas
lrrp1'
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Announce Engagement

Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Hauser, of
Oakland, announce the engagement of
their daughter. Evelyn, to Corp. Rob-
ert A. Foster, L. S. Marine corps, son
Of Mrs. Gladys Foster, of Washington,
D. c.
Miss Hauser is a graduate of Oak
land High school and is now mem
Der Of the L. S. Cadet Nurses corps,
taking her training at Memorial hos
pital, in Cumberland.
Corp. Foster is in the office of the
Quartermaster, stationed at Quantco,
Va
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Miss Lena Miller, Accident, was an
Oakland visitor on Saturday,
Miss Mary Louise Helbig has re-
turne from Baltimore where she had
been for several days under obselva-
ton in a hospital in that city.
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spend several DAYS with ho, ami
Mrs. Charles A. RiDard at KpntD,nd
Ind.
Mrs. Ohm +, burst, Cumberland, is
mere Tor a VISIT with Mr.. and Mrs H..
c. SInceIl and other members of the
iamIy.
Tbo ,,o,, of +ha rr4lan.,, .,,,...t,
NEE "'S''"y "'En1 "I lhe nome Of
,''' "eoi Ne =. D'fN' PASTOR Iof the
November session.
Mrs Willard Elliott onto,.4ai,od
members Of her b14jga cIph at tba
home Of Afr. and }I,.s Pu.sau cn,;+,
an Tnasdav EVENING"
II. {. SmcelI is IN Baltimore for a
Lr" days making purchases for his
with relatives in Washington. D. c..
before returning home.
MIS- Margaret Mclomas IeIt Oak
ian" yesterday Tor Washington u. c.
10 VISIT with Aef SISTER, Mrs Weston
oo"SoA ana hef daughter MSS Peggy
"r'omaS' Iof lew days.
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and Thursday night, at sevrn-thitty
O'Clock. Classes will be held in Annex
two, Of Oakland High school, and in
structions will be on typing and book
keeping.
Quorum of Ten
Mr. Smith, instructor Of commercial
subjects in Oakland High school. de-
clarcd that at present there are six
teen enrollees and an attendance of
ten will be necessary to warrant the
continuation of these classes.
There will be no qualifications
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Magazine Campaign

Students launched magazine cam
paign November IA, to sell Curtis pub
lications The school will receive half
Of the profits ON such magazines and
thirty percent on other magazines
listed; one half will go to the Acorn
and one-fourth will 90 to the Junior
class and to the Athletic Funds. The
drive is to conclude in two weeks.
A total Of $181.2G was donated to
the National War Fund by Oakland
High school. One homeroom contrib
uted $3.50.
Night classes will be conducted for
those persons not at the present time
enrolled in Oakland High school by
Mr.. Erwin S Smith, on every Monday
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-10

The Woman's Society of
Christian Service of Wesley
Memorial Church will meet
M o n d y afternoon at $3.50
o'clock in the ladies parlor.
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Miss Smell Is Wed
To Samuel Chinnis
In Thorpe Chapel

ROCKY MOUNT, Dec. Sin a
ceremony marked with dignity and
SIMPLICITY Miss Jessie Elizabeth
Smell Of this city, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Lewis Smell of
Bellhaven, became the bride of
Samuel Robbins Chinnis. Jr.. of
Wilmington, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Robbins Chinnis of VIII
mington, at 5 o'clock Saturday aft
ernoon. December 2, in the Thorpe
Memorial chapel.
The chapel was decorated with
white ch-ysanthemums and cam
dies in floor standards arranged
against a background Of ferns.
Preceding the ceremony a pro-
gram of wedding music was pre-
sented with Mrs. Adam Thorp at
the organ, including the selections
% Promise Me- by De Koven,
ITO a Wild Rose" by Mcdowell
and The Hymn of the Nuns by
Willy, Mrs. Jack Wooten sung Be
cause by d'Hardelot and Schu-
bert's ave Maria" While the
VOWS were being spoken Mrs.
Thorp played 20 Perfect Love"
by Barnby and the traditional
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Lieut.. Doris Dickens,
Capt. Stanford Hoye
Marry In Virginia

1t. Doris Juanita Dickens, AUS.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Jesse
Draper Dickens, Sr., of Whining
TON, became the bride of CAPTAIN
Stanford LIE Hoye, AUS, son of
MIS-. Edith M. Hoye, Madison. Wis
consln, in twilight ceremony
November in the Post Chapel at
Fort Meyer, Virginia.
chaplain (CaptD William M.
Brown, AUS, was the officiating
clergyman.
Inc former Miss Dickens attend
ed the George Peabody college for
Teachers and prior to her enlist
ment with the WAC was EMPLOYED
and resided in this city. Prior to
MS enlistment in the army, Cap
tain Hoye was owner and mana
ger OF the Hoye Auto Supply COM
pany OF West Frankfurt, Illinois.
and has recently returned from du-
ty IN the Southwest Pacific. Both
bride and bridegroom are present
~ stationed with the AAF Air
transport Command, Washington.
D. C. 'N'A'
Given in marriage by her IA
ther, the bride was attired in white
supper satin, styled along princess
lines, bouffant skirt and long flow
ing train. Her lace trimmed veil
Which extended beyond the end of
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marches were used for the profes
sional and occasional.
The Rev. Norman Johnson. pas
tor OF the First Presbyterian
church. officiated at the ring cere
mony.
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Harold j. Smell
United States Navy, of Washing.
ton, D. c. She wore gray gabar.
dine dressmaker suit with brown
felt hat trimmed with gray feath.
ers and brown veil. Her acces.
series were brown and at her
shoulder she wore corsage OF
orchids.
The brides only attendant was
Mrs. Leonard w. Harrington OF
this city who was attired in a gold
wool dress with which she wore a
brown hat and brown accessories.
Her flowers were a corsage OF
talisman roses.
Best man was Leonard w. Thar
rington and ushers were Morris B.
Farmer and R. V. Cobb, both of
Rocky Mount.
For her daughters wedding
Mrs. Smell chose light blue crepe
model and black accessories, while
the bridegroom's mother wore
fuchsia trimmed black dress with
black accessories and both wore
orchid corsages.
After ceremony the bridal cou-
pie left for a wedding trip in the
north. When they return they will
make their home with Mrs. S. S.
Toler at 251 Rose street.
Mrs. Chinnis graduated from and
later studied at Watts hospital in
Durham. For the past several
years she has been X-ray techni-
clan at Park View hospital.
Mr.. Chinnis is a graduate of New
Hanover high school and now holds
position as engineer with the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
Among the out-of-town guests
here for the wedding were: the
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the train was dropped from a tiara
adorned with orange blossoms and
dellcately patterned seed pearls.
She carried white roses and sweet
peas and wore a single strand of
pearls, gift of the bridegroom.
The brides attendant, Captain
Elsie M Sykora, AUS, of Maple
Lake, Minnesota, was in pale
green brocade satin, fashioned
along princess lines, and carried
yellow roses, wearing a matching
garland of roses in her hair.
Major Clyde Sheldon Yarnell,
AUS, Douglaston, Long Island,
New York, served as best man
and Captain Ernst Hackney, AUS,
and 1t. George Martin, AUS,
served as ushers.
An organ recital of nuptial mu-
sic was presented before the cere-
mony and cave Maria" was soft
ly played as the vows were spoken
in the impressive double ring GER.
emory. The altar was banked with
white fall flowers and palms and
tall seven branch candelabra were
placed at each side.
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton was held at the home of the
bride in Arlington, Virginia.
The couple flew to New York
for a visit Of several days and
spent the remainder Of their hon.
eymoon at Luray, Virginia. They
are making their home at Lee
Gardens, us N. Wayne street, Ar
lington, Va.
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Murray-CrosbY
Vows Announced

|
interesting nuptial event was the
wedding of Miss Helen Louise
Crosby and Lieut.. Emery G. Muir
ray of Wilmington and Fort Jack
son, which took place at .. m.
November Is in the Cayce Metno-
dist church. The Rev C. N. Potts
officiated in the presence of a
large gathering of relatives and
friends.
The church was beautifully dec
GRATED with baskets of white chry-
santnemums and ferns, palms and
white lighted candles in Candida
bra.
Mrs. B. D. Harrill and Miss Bess
Potts furnished the music. Before
the ceremony Mrs. Harrill played
'Liebestraum" Iiszt) and Schu-
bert's "Serenade" and Miss Bess
Potts sang Il Love Thee (Greig).
Bridal Chorus from "Lonengrin"
(Wagner) and wedding March"
from midsummer Nights Dream"
(Mendelssohn) for the occasional.
Mrs. Harrill softly played ITO a
Wild Rose" (MacDowelD during
the ceremony.
Lieut.. Willard Awenicus of Tul-
sa, Okla, and S/Sgt. Jack J. Jones
of Lumberton and Fort Jackson,
were the ushers.
The bridegroom had as his best
man. Lieut.. Ross S. Gilchrist OF
Winthrom, Mass, and Fort Jack
son. -
The brides only attendants were
the matron-of-honor, Mrs. Harry
w. Shirley, sister of the bride, vino
wore a sea-green net dress over
satin with sweetheart neckline and
three-quarter sleeves, and carried
an arm bouquet of yellow rose
buds tied with wide yellow ribbon,
and the bridesmaid and Mrs. -Har-
ry BoWmen of West Columbia, who
wore pink net over satin with
sweetheart neckline and three
quarter sleeves and carried an
arm bouquet of pink rosebuds tied
with wide pink ribbon.
Toe bride, given in marriage in
the absence of her father, by o. V.
Taylor, was lovely in her wedding
gown fashioned with white bro
caded satin bodice with sweet
heart neckline and skirt of white
net over satin. Her veil of bridal
illusion fell from a coronet of or
ange blossoms, and she carried a
bouquet of white carnations.
The mother of the bride, Mrs.
j. C. Crosby, wore a black crepe
sequin- trimmed dress, with a cor
sage of red rosebuds.
Mrs. w. NJ. Crosby of Savannah,
Ca, grandmother of the bride,
wore black crepe dress, with a
corsage of yellow rosebuds.
Mrs. Andrew T. Murray, Sr., of
Wilmington, mother of the bride
groom, wore a navy-blue crepe
dress with light-blue trim, and
corsage of red rosebuds.
Immediately after the ceremony
a reception was given by the
brides parents at their home on
State street. Individual cakes
were served by Mrs. H. L. Dob
son and Mrs. G. W. Shirley. Miss
Doris Odom and Miss Libby Potts
presided at the punch bowl.
The bride was graduated from
Brookland-Cayce High school and
Draughon's Business college. She
previously held a position at Hart
ley's wholesale dealers in Column
bia as bookkeeper.
The bridegroom was graduated
from New Hanover High school
and was a member of the Will
mington Light Infantry, having
gene into service in 1910. He has |
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served two years in Aruba and
Trinidad.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Murray left
during the reception for their wed
ding trip. For travelling Mrs. Muir
ray wore tnree-piece gray suit
with black accessories.
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brides moher, Mrs. Henry Lewis
Smell of Belnaven: the bride
groom's parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel R. Chinnis and Miss Marie
Chlnnls of Wilmington: Mr.. and
Mrs. W. H. Smell and Mr.. and
Mrs. 2. C: Ferebee of Norfolk. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold J. Smell Of
Washington. D. c.; Mrs. ]. A. Bel
win OF Durham; Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
mle Lloyd of Tarboro and Miss
Mabel Howell of Weldon.
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CLUB CLOCK

The Woman's Society of
Christian Service of Wesley
Memorial Church will meet
M o n d y afternoon at $3.50
o'clock in the ladies parlor.
a meeting of the Private
,uty section, District No. 9,
North Carolina State Nurses
association, will meet Wednes-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in
the nurses home. The election
of officers will be held Z nd
members are asked to attend
the meeting as matters of i'm
portance will be discussed.
The December meeting of the
\. mans Society g.. of Christian
Sc ice will be held at Trinity
CHI CHI on Monday afternoon at
3:3t o'clock in the church par
Tor. This will be the last meet
ing OF the year and a full at
tendance is requested. ~.
The operetta, christmas and
"a Four Freedoms" w i'll be
p1 -ented at the .Wrightsboro
schcc! on Friday evening at 8
O'Clock by the children of the
school. The public is invited to
this program.
The First PRESBYTERIAN
church Woman's auxiliary will
hold and executive meeting
Monday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
at the church, with the auxili-
airy meeting at 4 o'clock. The
Christmas program will be pre-
sented an at this time the an
nual offering for retired minis
tiers and their families will be
received. =
A meeting of the Ladies Aid
Society of st. Matthews Luth-
era1 church will be held at the
church Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock at the home of Mrs. w.
Z. Ramseur, 2019 Greasy ave-
nue..
The Chestnut Street School
P. T. A. will meet Tuesday aft
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-10

A single Douglas fir furnished a
29o.foot, finch, flag pole for the
Oregon building at the Panama
Pacific International Exposition in
1915.
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ernoon at 8 o'clock at the
school Mrs. r o b e r t Christie
will have charge of the pro-
gram and talk on Child Read
ing. Mrs. Ramsey Weathersbee
will lead the devotional and the
school glee club will sing a
program of Christmas songs.
An executive meeting will be
held at 2:30 o'clock with all
officers and committee chair
men expected.
There will be a program of
Christmas music at the hut of
Emmanuel Presbyterian church
Fifth and Meares streets Tues
Cay evening at 8 o'clock. Pro-
ceeds will be used for the re-
pair fund.
District Number Nine, Nortl
Carolina State Nurses associa-
ton will meet Wednesday aft
ernoon at 4 o'clock at the
Nurses home. An election of
officers will take place at this
meeting.
The Hemenway PIT. A. will
hold the regular meeting Tues
day evening at 8 o'clock. The
program will be the Christ
mas Story, told in living pic
lures by the pupils of the
school Christmas Carols will be-
sung by the glee club.
The East Wilmington Home
Demonstration club will hold the
Christmas meeting at the home
of Mrs. Charles F. Jones in
Forest Hills at 8 o'clock Tues
: day evening. The. usual ex-
change of gifts will. be held and
members are ais O asked to
bring two sunshine gifts and
one can goods gift. T..
The regular meeting of the V.
F. w. auxiliary will be held
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in
the Tide Water assmebly hall.
Goldenrod chapter, 142, Order
OF the Eastern Star, will meet
Thursday evening at 8:15
o'clock in the Masonic temple.
A joint meeting of the circles
of Pearsall Memorial Presby-
terrain church will be held We'd
nesday evening at 8 o'clock at
the h o m of Mrs. Andrew ].
Howell. Members are asked to
bring the Christmas gift for the
clothing girl at Barium Springs.
y The Lake Forest p. T. A.
will hold the regular meeting
Tuesday afternoon at 2:45
O'Clock at the school in the cafe
terra. A special Christmas pro-
gra m has been arranged
with the parents singing the
Christmas Carols and an inspi-
rational message will be given
on How Can Our Homes Teach
Good Will, by Mrs. Andrew
J. Howell, Refreshments will
be served and social hour
will be h | d. Parents and
friends are invited.
The Ladies Bible Class of
Grace Methodist church will
meet Tuesday at the Church at
8 pm. The Wesleyan Service
Guild meets Monday with Miss
Agnes Caster, 602 Chestnut St.,
az 8 p. m. Boxes are available
in the church to be filled for
the soldiers. Each article put
into the box is to be wrapped
separately and labeled. All box
es are to be filled and turned
in by December 18th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-10

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-10

District Number Nine, North
Carolina State Nurses associa-
ton. Twill meet Wednesday aft
ernoon at 4 o'clock at the y
Nurses home. An election of
officers will take place at this
meeting.
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There will be a program of
Christmas music at the hut of
Emmanuel Presbyterian church
Fifth and Meares streets Tues
cay evening at 8 o'clock. Pro
ceeds. will be used for the re-
pair fund.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-10

The Hemenway P IT. A. will
hold the regular meeting Tues
day evening at o'clock. The
program will be the Christ
mas Story, told in living pic
' lures by the pupils of the
school Christmas Carols will be-
sung by the glee club.
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The Chestnut Street School
p. T. A. will meet Tuesday aft
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-10

The regular meeting of the V.
F. w. auxiliary will be held
Tuesday evening at o'clock in
the Tide Water assmebly hall.
Evening star., 1944-05-31

II need not stress the tremendous
contribution of American organized
labor to the preservation of our
democracy in these days of global
war. I know that the American
people can continue to count on
the membership of your union--so
many of whom are immigrants or
the children OF immigrants-in sthis
critical period Of our Nations life.
ut Is a fervent hope OF all free
people that before very long every
vestige Of Fascism and Naziism will
be stamped out from this world.
New problems will then face us.
e"I am confident that the American
people can look forward to the con-
tinued cooperation of the organized
workers Of this country in the solu-
ton of those new problems and In
attaining the economic and social
progress which is so essential to our
own happiness and to continued
world peace"
Evening star., 1944-05-31
Brewster Dispute Spurs u. S.
To Ease impact of Job Losses

fighter plane production was ex.
lceeding strategic requirements.
+ Questioning Of Maj. Gen. Ben
nett E. Myers of the Army's Air
craft Division developed that the
Army already has passed the peak
lof its plane production and that it
has no need for the Brewster plane
facilities. He added the plants
would not be suitable for anything
except aircraft production without
complete re-tooling.
Gen. Myers, under questioning by
Chairman Murray, said the Army
Air Forces would be having thei,
own production cutbacks but added
that when they come, he hopes a
new war production board aircraft
committee will have evolved plans
to ease the reconversion problem.
Departing from a prepared state
ment, Richard T. Frankensteen
UAW vice president, called the Navy
wall Street" outfit and the cut
back Of Brewster plane requirements
"the Pearl Harbor Of labor"
Ordered "Stay-in" to End
Mr.. Frankensteen told the COM
mittee he had ordered the "stay-in'
ended, and said the reason for II
would appear in a statement from
War Mobilization Director Byrnes.
The statement from Mr.. Byrnes
reaching the committee few min
utes later, said he had asked the
joint contract termination board te
meet tomorrow and canvass pro.
curemeut agencies for contracts
Wild might be given to. Brewster.
4 Mr. BHrnes said also that he had
asked CHARLES e. Wilson, executive
| vice 1chAirnian Of the War Produc-
tion Bpard, to help find work fol
the Brewster facilities.
Evening star., 1944-05-31
President Confident
Labor Will Continue
Work for Social Gains

BOSTON, May 81. President
Roosevelt declared today that he
was confident the American people
could look forward Ito the con-
tinued cooperation of organized
labor In attaining economic
and social progress"
In a letter to David Dubinsky,
president of the International
Ladies Garment Workers Union
read at the organizations 25th con-
vention, the President said:
your organization has been q
great stabilizing and constructive
force in the ladies' garment indus
try. 1t has pointed the way to eff
fective cooperation between labor
and management and has been q
pioneer in its enlightened policy OF
making public each year an item
lied account of its income and its
disbursements. You have every rea-
son to be proud of its accomplish
ments under your leadership.
Evening star., 1944-05-31

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Evening star., 1944-05-31
SteeIworkers' Official
Calls for End of Strike

WORCESTER, Mass, May 81 Up,
Martin j. Walsh, New England
director of the CrO United steel
workers of America, this morning
appealed over the heads of the local
union to members who walked out
of the American Steel g. Wire plant
here to return to work "as promptly
as possible"
The vast plant, employing about
1900 now on war contracts, was
completely closed yesterday. Pickets
were on duty.
MIR. Walsh's appeal was issued in
q public statement to the union
members through the press after an
Executive Committee of the local
had met through the night, appar-
emily discussing whether to urge the
men back or not, and adjourned
without announcement.
The Walsh statement said "the
stoppage Is - unauthorized. We
cannot condone or approve individ-
uals or groups of individuals assum-
Ing the power to stop work without
the consent Of fellow workers, or of
the local, or the international. I am
urging any of our union members that
may be participating In the stop
page to return to work as promptly
as possible and join with the local
Grievance Committee in the speedy
processing Of all grievances through
contract procedure.
"Any interference with the return
may place the international union in
a position where it must exercise
disciplinary action"
Evening star., 1944-05-31

He told his news conference yes
Evening star., 1944-05-31

VIM. Whitmen Co.. Inc, soys, These tropicoIs
ore to be used for the armed forces and If we ore
obe to replace them for delivery it will be too late
and will be Of no service to you for the current
spring and summer season."
cornwoIi Mills says, "PIeose co-operote with US by
ordering only single cuts for octuo orders to assure
more equitable distribution Of our stock durino
these trying times. NO MORE TRoPlcALs FOR
SALE"