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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
FOOD QUIZ BOOTH
ATTRACTS SCORES

rbo food quiz booth" in front
i the nostoffice, operated by the
Oh .r a committee of New Han
nu ..r county. has served approx
os telv $40 people within the past
nls ia davs. in spite of the rainy
wv o+ber Miss Jennie Stout, chair
Ns wa If the committee, announced
~ The operators of the booth, which
i, rerain open through Saturday
n;1bt vii give food quizzes to all
n lasn stop by so that people may
s snr up on their knowledge of
nutritious foods.
'r The service is being provided as
~ of a program for September,
ps sicb has been designated through.
. .n+ the nation as Wartime Food
moth.
Nc taking the quiz are dropped
.4o box. out of which one name
!! drawn each night, and the lucky
sson receives a bag of groceries
!onsted by local merchant.
pecause of the weather, the draw
~ was not held Monday night,
M, ND the name of Lloyd c. Honey
s ,t+ of III N. Sixth st. was drawn
w., .a night as Mondays winner.
, r.ances Wilson OF the Wilmington
rnrniture company won the gro
reries for yesterday.
M Manv local merchants have been
.ontacted and given posters and
,.sflets on nutritious foods to dis
tribute.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
Governor Broughton
Promises Labor Aid
Continued from Page One)

Atlanta that upon completion Of
the work in the peanut fields it is
probable that contingent of war
Prisoners will again be housed on
the Marine Hospital site"
The 275 prisoners stationed at
the camp on the Carolina Beach
road have been sent to Scotland
Neck to assist in the Halifax coun-
y peanut crop harvesting, thus
leaving local fertilizer and pulp
wood agriculture interests in dire
straits for labor.
Major Gen. Uhl's letter to Mr..
Nichols, which constitutes reply
To Nichols communication trans
hitting action of the City ccurci!
IN Withdrawing its protest against
use OF the Marine Hospital site,
falows:
This will acknowledge receipt
o. your ierer ct September IA,
1884, in which you recede from
me position taken some weeks ago
0y the City of Wilmington that
Prisoners of war should not be
located within the city limits.
Your observations have b e e n
noted You are aware. of course,
mat the prisoners are now at work
harvesting the peanut crop in
NORTH Carolina. Upon completion
u me work in the peanut fields
It is probable that a contingent
VI prisoners will again be housed
VII me Marine Hospital site"
Inc basis of the councils action
~ approving use of it's property,
AO" leased to the federal govern
Aent for the housing of the Ger
aah prisoners was it's desire not
" imperil fertilizer-manufacturing
anu agriculture. 1t had been made
S'ea- 10 the council that the Army
Ioulo accept no other site in the
NJ r'dllty for use as a prison camp.
~ t'lS the council felt it had no al
N'iallVe IN the matter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
OFFICERS ARREST
ONSLOW CONVICTS


RALEIGH, Sept. 1s-(P-Two of
the three long-term Negro con-
victs who escaped from an Onslow
county road gang September
were recaptured last night by
Reidsville city police, who report
ed the men were attempting to rob
a warehouse.
The penal department here said
the two were James johnson, 81,
serving 80 years for breaking and
entering; and John Funderburke,
35. serving three to five years.
Robert Robertson, third member
of the trio, is still at large. He
was serving 1880 years for Sec
ond degree murder and also a five
TO l0-year sentence for manslaugh-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
VIRGINIA REPORTS
HIGH FLOOD TOLL

RICHMOND. Va, Sept. 19-lR-
Floods destroyed some 21O high
way bridges, washed out highway
and rail lines, and took a heavy
toll in late farm crops in western
Virginia before sweeping on tonight
toward anticipated high f1oou crests
at Richmond and Danville.
Richmond was given a forecast
OF rs foot flood level tomorrow
on the James-only little less
than the record 26.5 stage in 1856
and Danville was warned against
high flood in the Dan river
Owners of plants and wa1s-
houses on the Richmond waterfront
were notified to move their goous
TO higher levels. Mills and plants
on the Dan river at Danville were
ADVISED to clear their ground floors.
One fatality from the floods was
reported. Rufus P. Bradshaw
ABOUT 70, retired mail carrier of
Faber, In Nelson county, drowned
last night when his automobile
plunged into Coves creek alter r,,n-
ming into the washed out approach
to a bridge.
Damage to highways was estima-
ted at $500,000 to $3.50, 900 by state
highways officials on the basis of
preliminary reports. Hardest hit
were Pittsylvania county, where an
estimated $50 secondary bridges
were lost and Nelson and Camp
bell counties, where about so other
bridges were swept away.
Only one large bridge-a tempo
rary structure over Rockfish river
on route 20 north of Lynchburg-
was lost. This span was construct
ed two years ago to replace
bridge also destroyed by high
waters.
A number of highways in the
western part of the state were
closed and the main line of the
southern railway was washed out
at Sycamore, near Alta Vista.
Trains were routed over the Ches.
apeake and Ohio railroad tracks
to Waynesboro, and over the Nor.
folk and Western railroad from
there to Lynchburg.
AT Greensboro, the southern rail-
way reported all passenger traffic
on the main line to Washington was
halted by high waters between Dan
vile and Charlottesville, and pas
senger trains were being routed to
Washington via Richmond.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
ROANOKE RIVER
GOES IN FLOOD

RALEIGH. Sept. 19-lR-A warn
I'D +o residents along the Roanoke
- .s TO take full precautions was
re-, bv the Weather Bureau here
todav, along with prediction that
+bs river would be several feet
above flood stage at Weldon by
thursday afternoon.
twas expected to reach its high
ost level since 1910, when the river,
railing down from Virginia, reach
ID 10 feet. or q above flood stage.
several lives were lost then and
there was great property damage.
Since the 1910 flood, levees were
constructed between Roanoke Rap
ids and Weldon.
Continued rains along the Roa-
noke and its tributaries contribut-
I'd to til ethreat today. BY 8 am.
Almost nine inches had fallen at
Randolf, Va, just across the line,
in the previous "a hours.
The Weather Bureau said it saw
no immediate need for evacuation,
but urged residents to keep in close
touch with river conditions.
Many travellers were temporarily
Stranded in Greensboro because Of
high waters of the Southern rail-
|Way line between Danville and
Charlottesville, Va. Passenger
travel was stopped on the main
line above Danville. Highway traf-
fc in that area was being rerouted.
Flood waters were not expected
along the Cape Fear. Tar or Neusa
rivers in North Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
Record Money Return
Seen In Middle Belt

RALEIGH, Sept. 10 IN State
Department of Agriculture officials
today predicted a record money
return from the 1914 Middle Belt
tobacco crop on the basis of crop
reporting service estimates OF total
production on September !.
Markets in the belt open Thurs
day on reduced scale but will
swing into full auctioning on Mon
day, the department SAID There
are seven markets in the bell and
48 warehouses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
Local Police Officers
Being Sent To Schools

sgt. Hubert Hayes of the city
police detective squad has been as.
signed to the Institute of Govern.
ment Scientific Crime Detection
school at Chapel Hill. it was an.
nounced yesterday by City Manag.
er A. c. Nichols.
Sgt. Hayes has been in Chapel
Hill since the instruction period
began Sunday. The session will
close Saturday.
Nichols also announced that Off.
Ger Earl A. Saunders, assigned to
ponce headquarters, would be or
dered to the Police Records System
school which begins next Sunday
and continues through Sept. 27
Other law enforcement courses
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20

under the direction of the institute
OF Government are the Traffic Law
Enforcement school, Oct. 1. through
Oct. II; Traffic Engineering school,
Oct. II through Oct. IA; General
Law Enforcement, Oct. % through
Nov. 3.
Nichols disclosed that Police
Chief c. H. Casteen would att ard
the Police Executives conference
November 3, continuing through
November 5.
The city manager added that he
was sending the men to these ses-
sions because he felt that the
courses were worth while and
would add to the Improvement of
the police department.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
W E A 7 H E R
(By U. S. Weather Bur.au,

(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm, yesterday.
Temperature
1:3o am. rs; 1880 am, "A; 1870 pm, 80;
1880 pm, n.
Maximum IS; Minimum u; Mean 49,
Normal 70.
Humidity
1:3o am. 96; 7:3o am, "a; 1880 pm, SO;
1880 pm, SO.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm,
0.19 inches.
Total since the first of the month
3.14 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington --------------- 11:41a 6:32a
11:43p 6:53p
Masonboro Inlet ---------- 9:14a 3:06a
9:21p 3:31p
Sunrise, $3.50 am: Sunset. SIP pm;
Moonrise, 1886 am; Moonset, S:12 pm
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
REALTY TRANSFERS

Four realty transfers were reg
istered in the office of the register
OF deeds of New Hanover county
yesterday. They we're:
w. A. MCGOWAN ct Tx to S. M.
Daniel ct al, part of lot l, block 166,
city.
Joseph L. Andrews ct ux to w.
T. Powell ct ux, part of lots l and
2, block az, city.
Solomon Sternberger and w. M.
Hewlett to ]. H. Henry ct ux, part
of lots l and 2, block 81, city.
E. P. H. Strunch ct ux to r. C..
Ro'7en ct Tx lot 4, block 1902, city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
HENRY J. FAISON

Funeral services for Henry J.
Faison of Faison, who died at home
last night after a short illness, will
be held at o'clock this afternoon
at the Faison Presbyterian church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Fanny Faison; one son, DR.. E. S.
Faison of Charlotte and two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Robert Safirt of Beau
fort and Mrs. K. o. Burgwin OF
Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
JOSEPH DEEMS. MURRAY

Funeral services for Joseph
Deems Murray, of I'll North Third
St., were held yesterday afternoon
from the Yopp funeral nome,
with Rev. V. D. Coombs and Rev.
P. L. Clark officiating. Burial
followed in the family cemetery
near BurgaW.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
MRS BELLE CLEMMONs

Last rites for Mrs. Belle Glenn
mons, 70, who died at her home
in Supply Monday, were conduct
ed yesterday afternoon by Rev.
T. L. Newton at Mt. Pisgan
Baptist church, where Mrs. Glenn
mons was member for more
then so years. Interment was IN
the Galloway cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
CARTONS AVAILABLE

Mrs. Blake D. Applewhite,
prisoner of war representative
for the Wilmington chapter of
the American Red Cross, an
nounced yesterday that cartons
to be used for packages sent
to American prisoners Of war in
Germany had arrived and may
be obtained by the next of kin
by calling at the American
Red Cross home service de-
partment located on the fourth
floor of the Trust building.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
CHARLES w. GARNER

Last rites for Charles Webb
Garner, Jr., 24-day old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Webb Garner Of
Rt. l, who died in James Walker
Memorial hospital September II,
have been conducted at the grave
side near Wrightsboro. Rev. H. l..
Strickland officiated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
COUPONS VALID

The New Hanover War Price
and Rationing board announc-
ed yesterday that "B-3" and
"C-3" gas rations coupons be-
come In valid October l, valid
for the purchase of extra gaso-
line after that late will be
"B-4" B-5'', and "C-5" cou-
pOnS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20

l., me name amethyst is said 20
W W uerlVed from the Greek WORD
~. mot to intoxicate," ex-
, tossing an old belief that the
s stua protected it's owner from
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
City Briefs
CLASS TO MEET

The, Addie Hart memorial
class will meet with Mrs. E.
L. Fulcner, 307 South Fifth st.,
tomorrow at 8 pm, it was
announced last night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
RED GROSS MOVES

The Red Cross surgical
dressing room at Sunset Park
has moved from the old to the
new Sunset Park school build
ing. It will be re-opened next
Monday, September 25th, and
will hc open every Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday from 2:30 p. m. to
5 p. m. Workers are badly
needed, and all women in the
vicinity are asked to help.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
MRS EssIE WILLIAMSON

CHADBOURN, sept. 19.-Funer-
al services for Mrs. Essie William
son, a, who died last night in a
Raleigh hospital. will be he'd at
Macedonia Baptist church at II
o'clock tomorrow morning, W h
the Rev. A. T. Peacock officiating.
Interment will follow in the
church cemetery.
She is survived by her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Nance, Rt. 2;
two sons, Coolidge and Dalton Will
hanson; one daughter, Thidus
williamson; three sisters, Mrs. w.
J. Williamson and Mrs. Ernest Ell
liot of Chadbourn. and Mrs. M.
w. McKiethan of Whiteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20
CHURCH TO BE RERuu,T

CHURCH TO BE REBUILT
The Rev. F. L. Bouey, D. D.,
pastor of the Scots Hill A. M.
r. church, has been authorized
by the War Production board to
rebuild the chureH which was
destroyed by 1sfnd storm last
March. Construction of a new
concrete and cinder block
church will begin soon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-20

Wash all 1eafy vegetables such
as spinach thoroughly just before
cooking. Don't add any water, as
the amount of moisture w h C h
clings to the leaves is sufficient.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-27


In The Superior Court of the State
Of Washington in and for
~ Benton County
Erna Rose Kirby. plaintiff. VS..
William Reese Kirby. defendant
THE STATE OF WASHING
TON to the above named William
Reese Kirby. You are hereby
summoned to appear within sixty
days after the date Of the First
publication of this summons. to-
wit, within sixty days after the
10th day Of March, 1914, and
defend the above entitled action
in the above entitled court, and
answer the complaint Of the plain
tiff Erna Rose Kirby, and serve
copy Of your answer on the un-
dersigned attorney for Plaintiff, at
his office below stated; and in
case Of your failure SO to do judg-
ment will be rendered against
you according to the demand Of
the complaint, which has been
filed with the Clerk of said court.
This action is brought to OBJ
tain a decree of absolute divorce
from you upon the grounds Of de-
sertion and abandonment and
drunkenness and cruel treatment,
and for the custody of the minor
child William e. Kirby.
D. w. TENT,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Residence and Pc.
Address, Pasco, Frank
lin Co., Wash. 3:16-4:26
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STATE OF WASHINGTON
Commissioners Notice of Hearing

u
Commissioners Notice Of Hearing
. County of Benton IS.
In the Matter of the Establishment
of a County Road to be known
as the Goodman County Road
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That the report and map of the
County Engineer in the matter of
the road above mentioned, has
been filed in the office of the Board
of County Commissioners of said
county, said road being described
in said report as follows: Com
mencing at a point-Station O. 90
which is the SW corner of Lot IL,
Goodman's Sub Division in the
NEk of Section 19, Twp, 9 N,
Range q EWM., running thence
East between Lots IL and % and
ending at Station 4-i-53.6, the
whole distance being about 453.6
Fit, and the width thereof being
40 feet; said road to be known
as the Goodman County Road. q.
Therefore, it is ordered by the
Board that the hearing of said re-
port will be held by the Board of
County Commissioners of said
County at their office in the Court
House in Prosser, Washington, on
the 10th day of May, 1914, at the
hour of II Am.
Done this 10th day of April, 1914.
JAY PERRY,
/. M. HARTMAN,
III ROBERT EVANS,
County Commissioners
4-2O:4-27
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Summons by Publication

4 2Nos
In the Superior Court of the
State of Washington, in and for the
County of Benton.
Robert B. Louderback, Plaintiff,
VS..
Doris Louderback, Defendant.
State of Washington to the said
Doris Louderback, Defendant:
You are hereby summoned TO
appear within sixty t60 days after
the date of the first publication Of
this summons, to-wit, within sixty
600 days after the 30th day Of
March, 1874, and defend the above
entitled action in the above-entitl-
ed court, and answer the complaint
of the plaintiff and serve a copy
of your answer upon the under
signed attorney at his office below
stated: and in case of your failure
to do SO, judgment will be rem
dered against you according to the
demand Of the complaint, which
has been filed with the clerk of
said court.
That the cause of action herein
is for the purpose of obtaining a
decree Of divorce upon the grounds
of cruelty, for a decree awarding
to the plaintiff the care, custody
and control Of a minor child, Betty
Jean Louderback.
Karl j. Grimm, Attorney for
Plaintiff.
Office and Post Office Address:
Title e. Trust Building,
Pasco, Washington. 3:30-5:4
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PAGE SEvB
Summons for Publication


In the Superior Court OF the State
OF Washington in and for
Benton County
Collie Bradshaw and George Brad
shaw, her husband, Plaintiffs
vs., Florence Mather Carter, and
the unknown heirs Of w. II,
Mather and Leona Mather, hus-
band and wife, both deceased,
Also all other persons or parties
unknown claiming any right.
title, estate, lien or interest In
the real property described in
in the complaint herein. De-
PENDANTS.
The State Of Washington 10 the
Defendants, Florence Mather Car
ter; and TO the unknown heirs Of
w. II. Mather and Leona Mather,
both deceased, also to all other
persons unknown claiming any
right, title, estate, lien or interest
in the real property described in
the complaint herein.
You are hereby summoned to
appear within go days after the
date Of the first publication of this
Summons to-wit: within go days
after the 30th day Of March, 1914,
and defend the above entitled ac-
ton in the above entitled court and
answer the complaint OF the Plain
tiffs and serve a copy of your
answer upon the undersigned at
torneys for Plaintiffs at their Of
flee below stated and in case Of
your failure SO TO do judgment
will be rendered against you ac-
cording TO the demand in the com
plant which has been filed with
the Clerk of said court.
The object of the above entitled
action is to recover judgment in
favor of Plaintiffs and against De-
PENDANTS, quieting title in Plain
tiffs to the following described
real property, to-wit:
Lots 18 and 10 and the west is
feet of the south 20 feet Of Lot
20, Block 5, First Addition to
Kennewick, according to the plat
thereof recorded in Volume !
of Plats, Page IL, records Of
Benton County, Washington;
and Lots a, 5, and 6 in Block
8, Beach's First Addition to Ken
newick, according to Plat there
of recorded in Volume ] of Plats
at Page 8, records Of Benton
County, Washington,
and forever barring Defendants
from asserting any right, title, es-
tate, lien or interest in and 10
said property and for general
equitable relief.
MOULTON e. POWELL
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Office and Pc. Address,
Kennewick, Washington.
3:30-5:4
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NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND PETITION
FOR DISTRIBUTION

OF HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND PETITION
FOR DISTRIBUTION &
NO. 2098
In the Superior Court of the
State of Washington in and
for Benton County
In the Matter of the Estate of
Sadie E. Conway, Deceased.
{, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that William Losse, executor of
the above entitled estate, has filed
his Final Account and Petition
for Distribution in the Office of
the Clerk of the above entitled
Court, and that the Court is asked
to settle said Final Account, to
distribute the property of said
estate to the heirs or persons en-
titled to the same and to dis
charge the executor.
Said Final Account and Petition
for Distribution will be heard by
the Court at the Court House in
Prosser, Benton County, Wash
ington, on the 18th day of May,
1914, at the hour of $50 o'clock
in the forenoon.
WILLIAM LOSSE, Executor
BY MOULTON & POWELL
His Attorneys.
MOULTON & POWELL,
Kennewick, Washington
Attorneys for Executor
4:13-5:4
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NOTICE OF HEARING
ON FINAL ACCOUNT AND
FOR DISTRIBUTION

"" No. 2149
In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington in and for
Benton County
In the Matter Of the Estate of
Pearl KnodeL Deceased
NOTICE is hereby given that
Virginia May Hanson, executrix
of the above entitled estate, has
filed her Final Account and Peti-
ton for Distribution in the Office
of the Clerk of the above entitled
court, and that the court is asked
to settle said Final Account, to
distribute the property of said
estate to the heirs or persons
entitled to the same and to dis
charge the executrix.
Said Final Account and Petit
ton for Distribution will be heard
by the court at the court house
in Prosser, Benton County, Wash
ington, on the 25th day of May,
1914 at the hour of $50 o'clock
in the forenoon.
VIRGINIA MAY HANSON
- BY MOULTON & POWELL,
~. Her Attorneys. 4:27-5:l1
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Summons For Publication
No.
In the Superior Court Of tn
State of Washington in and

In the Superior Court of the
State Of Washington in and
for Benton County
w. S. Christensen and Emma
Christensen, husband and wife,
Plaintiffs, VS.. w. o. Palmer and
Jane Doe Palmer, true name un-
known, husband and wife, Lydia
Palmer, spinster, and Bonded
Adjustment Company, a cor
poration, also all other persons
or parties, unknown, claiming
any right, title, estate, lien or
interest in and to the real prop
erty described in the Complaint
herein, Defendants:
The State of Washington To:
The said Defendants, w. o. Palm.
er, Jane Doe Palmer, true name
unknown, Lydia Palmer and also
all other persons or parties I'M
known claiming any right, title,
estate, lien or interest in the real
property described in the Com
plant in this action. ..--
You are hereby summoned to
appear within sixty days after
the date of the first publication OF
this summons, to-wit: sixty days
after the 9Th day of April, 1874
and defend the above entitled
action in the above entitled court
and answer the complaint Of the
Plaintiffs and serve a copy of
your answer upon the undersigned
attorneys for the Plaintiffs at their
office below stated, and in case
of your failure so to do, judgment
will be rendered against you &C.
cording to the demand of the
Complaint which has been filed
with the Clerk Of the above en-
titled court.
The object of this action is to
recover judgment in favor OF
Plaintiffs against Defendants, adj
judging Plaintiffs to be the own
ers in fee of the following de-
scribed real property:
The East SO feet of the West
900 feet of the North $50 feet
of Section 8, Township North
Range 80, E.W.M., in Benton
County, Washington,
quoting Plaintiffs title thereto as
against Defendants and forever
barring the Defendants from here
after claiming or asserting any
right, title, estate, lien or interest
in and OF said real property and
granting to Plaintiffs general
equitable relief.
MOULTON & POWELL
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Office and Pc. Address,
Kennewick, Benton
County, Washington
4:6-5:11