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alive Engle. The Republican vote
was widely divided between two
candidates when Mr.. Engle won a
by-election to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Mr.. Englebright.
Also the Republicans may take
the old Costello district, where the
Democratic candidate is Hal Styles.
whose former membership in the Ku
Klux Khan is being widely used
against him. His Republican op-
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Jones Says Nation
Is Over Hump in
Production Of Food
BY MALCOLM LAMBoRNE. Jr.


The United States appeared today
to be over the hump in food produce
ton as farmers prepared to harvest
crops that promise to rank with
those of 1912 as the largest ever pro-
duced in the United States.
In statement following issuance
yesterday of the monthly crop report
of the Agriculture Department. War
Food Administrator Jones declared:
with this years record Of food
production, we are safely through
that critical period of expanding
needs, both for immediate use and
reserves, which challenged us at the
beginning of the war" He added
that the crop report writes IAN
other amazing record of American
farm production" and that the
whole world. including our Allies
and our enemies can well pause and
consider that record"
May Lift Restrictions.
Department estimates Of a record
5000, 600, 000-bushel corn crop this
year-65, 00O, 900 bushels above the
1912 mark-raised the possibility the
VIA would lift restrictions on the
use Of corn for the manufacture of
bourbon swhisky before the end OF
the year.
A War Production Board report
last month said the restrictions
might be lifted by November IF cur
rent corn crop estimates are
realized" The announcement was
made few days after the Septem-
Der crop report. Meanwhile, the
latest crop report said it now ap-
pears the corn crop will be the
largest ever produced. At the same
time, crop experts revised the total
figure upward by some 10000, 900
bushels over the September esti-
mate.
Short Over Year.
Corn Is highly desirable for the
production of industrial alcohol, but
none of it has been permitted to
go into the making of whisky. Corn
supplies have been short for over
year, and one time VIA was
forced to freeze supplies in grain
elevators to assure corn product
manufacturers stocks for making OF
essential products.
Now, however, the situation has
changed materially and with
bumper crops of wheat, grain sorg-
huns and rice also in prospect, the
total production of all grains seems
likely to equal the record tonnage
of 1912.
The department predicted yester-
day that this years crop production
many rank with that of two years
ago as the greatest ever produced in
this country, providing the weather
does not unduly interfere with "the
tremendous harvesting problem that
lies ahead"
Feed Situation Better.
Along with an improvement in
the feed situation, there has been
a marked change in pasture condi-
lions. The department said condi-
tons On october l were better than
on the same day for the past Is
years, with the exception of 1912.
These factors together were seen
by food officials as assuring better
supplies and improved grades of
beef by late winter or early spring.
A VIA spokesman said that while
it doesn't mean more beefsteaks
for everybody now, the trend is in
that direction"
Reports on crops harvested or In
prospect October l indicate record
crops Of fruits, commercial vege-
tables, peanuts and tree nuts and a |
tobacco crop approaching the high |
record set in 1899.
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HiIIWood Asks Falls Church
To End Wafer Service Fee

A resolution asking the Town
Council OF Falls Church to consider
temporarily resembling its action
imposing q service charge on water
consumers outside the corporate
limits was presented Monday night
by the Hillwood Citizens Associa-
ton.
The group said the Council had
levied charge Of so cents month
on Out-of-town consumers without
previously announcing such charge"
and without public hearing. The
additional fee, moreover. was not
imposed on all out-of-town users
the resolution asserted.
The resolution charged the &C.
count books for the. water system
"have not been maintained In such
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ponent Is Gordon Z. McDonough. u
the 18th district Helen Gahai
Douglas, the Democratic Glare Luce
Of the Pacific Coast. wife OF Melvin
Douglas, also an actor, has the
Democratic nomination. She hal
the edge, 1t Is said, but her Re-
publican opponent, william d
Campbell, Is giving her real race
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Join the attack make yosl
dollars fight buy extra WaI
Bonds!
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08
Doris Williamson,
w. B. Daniels !, Engaged

LUMBERION, April Mrs. ].
M. Williamson of Lumberton, an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, Doris Christine, to War
ner Brown Daniels, U. S. Army
Air Corps, of Greensboro, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll S. Daniels
of 427 Giralda Avenue, Coral Ga
bles, Fla.
Miss Williamson is senior at
Womans college of the University
Of North Carolina. The bridegroom
elect attended Antioch college, yell
low Springs, Ohio, before entering
the Army
The wedding will take place in
June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oman C. Britt of
GAINESVILLE announce the engage
ment Of treir daughter, Jessie
Mae, to Staff SGT. Palmadge John
son of Smyrna Tenn, son of
Luther Thomr son and the late Mrs.
Thompson Of GAINESVILLE. The we'd
ding will take place in the near
future.
The marriage of Miss Christine
Freeman, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Freeman of Lumber
ton, to John Knox Thorndyke, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Thorndyke
OF Lumberton, R. 2, took place
Sunday, March 26, in Dillon, S. C.
The National Bank of Lumber
ton entertained visiting members
OF the armed forces at the Serv-
icemen's club Sunday afternoon.
Co. c of the 882nd Engineers at
the Laurinburg- Maxton Army Air
Base had a formal dance at the
local armo7y. Co. A and Co. B
Of the same group had previously
held dances here.
A program on Juvenile Delin-
quency was presented by Miss
Katherine McConnaughey of the
Robson Welfare department at
the meeting Ut the Lumberton
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union at the home of Mrs. E. H.
Clemmer. Assisting hostesses were
Mines. Erwin Williams, Eddie L..
Mcneil and B. Sam Edwards.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08
Miss Cromartie
And Mrs. Smith
Honor Miss Cox

CHARLTON, April 7.-Mrs. L. A.
Smith and Miss Isabelle Cromartie
were hostesses at a tea at the
home of Mrs l. A. Smith Wednes-
day afternoon nonoring Miss lisa.
bella Cox bride elect.
Mrs. H. c. Smith received al
the door. Receiving with Mrs.
Smith and Miss Cromartie and the
honor guest were Mrs. E. ]. Cox
and Mrs. f. W Cox. Mrs. j. A,
owe and Mrs. C S Clark direct
ed the guests to the register, which
was presided over by Mrs G. E.
Clark and Miss Amelia Wooten
Mrs. Newton Smith received in the
dining room Coffee was poured by
Mrs. E. c. Clark and Mrs. j. w
Miller. Assisting in serving were
Mesdames J. R. Ferguson, R. w
Griffith and E. S. Clark and Miss
es Penelope Cox and Anne Wooten
Music was furnished throughout
the afternoon by Mrs. M. C. Ste
gall and Miss Alice Clark.
Farewells were said by Mis-!
Amanda Clark.
Eighty-five guests called.
Miss Isabella Cox was honoree
again on Thursday afternoon at {
bridge party gwen by Mrs. Free
Baldwin and Miss Lillian Brece
Four tables were in play with
high score to Mrs. Jim Love. The
hride-elect was presented with 6
linen shower. A salad course was
served to 'he players and a few
additional guests
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08
tLlZABETHTOWN

,, E!LlA A April 7. -
MISS Martha Cromartie of Will
lnlngton' was guest Of Miss Mary
west Cromartie during the week.
end.
Miss Helen johnson, a student
al z. c. T c., Greenville, spent
the weekend a. her home here.
Mrs. Oliver Carter and daughter,
Barbara. of Wilmington, spent the
weekend with Mrs. M. L. Fisher,
Mrs. W. A. Fisher and Miss
Lucille FISHER spent Sunday in
Lumberton with MIR. and Mrs. Jim
Poole.
Mrs. c. R. Jordan returned
Saturday from a visit with her
daugheter, Mrs Clyde Clark, in
Wilmington.
Mrs. c. 8. Smith and children
are spending some time with rel
atlves in Mocksville. Mr.. Smith left
Monday for ser vice in the U. S.
Navy.
| Mrs. James Collier has returned
from New York where she spent
several days with her husband.
Captain j. L. Collier.
W. L. Cameron of the U. S. Navy
VINO has reen stationed at the
Great Lakes for several weeks.
spent a few days last week with
his family mere.
1t. James Hall who spent several
days furlough here at his home,
left Friday for Arizona.
Several members of the Presby-
terina auxiliary attended Presby-
terlal in RosehlD last week.
Frank Williamson, Jr., of the u.
S. Air Corps, is i'll in a hospital
in Santa Ana, Calf.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08

IF,'WS AISAAA .
Now if the scientists could just
find a substance that would help
folks to mature mentally and emo
tionally-that would be a real
help to the war effort.
Then we wouldn't have to be
sold on the war, by stunts and
super-salesmanship.
NO NEED FOR BRIDES
Girls would join the WAC's be-
cause the Army says, it needs
them. And it wouldn't be neces-
sary to put male movie star.
such as Sgt. Gene Autry, to re-
cruiting women for the Army, as
has been done recently.
Housewives wouldn't have to
be bribed with ration points, as
we'll as money, to get them to take
their waste fats to the butcher
shop-instead of pouring them
down the drain. They would do it
for nothing because the need for
such, salvaging was pointed out
to them.
And we wouldn't have to have
all sorts of stunts and drives to
get us to buy all the war bonds
we possibly can.
That is the kind of growing
substance" we really need. Some
thing capable of making grown
ups face the war and its demands
on them, instead of regarding it
like children who have to be
bribed, whsedled, and flattered
into doing the things that must
be done.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08
Cpl. Wilkins
Will Present
Easter Music

ss a special feature on Easter
;co Henri Emurian, minister
= ,,,,sic at First Baptist, presents
Guest organist Corporal Mar
IN Sumner Wilkins of Boston,
' '.sn will play varied program
WV ancient and modern classics,
l,r+ino promptly at 7:30 o'clock.
. -I wilkins, Is year old student
distant ~; of the eminent DR.. Fran
~ Snow. organist at Trinity
ID .,rch Boston, has served as Or
'-.n nis+ at the Congregational
ss s-' of Quincy, and the fash
y -nr St. Michaels Episcopal
, tr of Milton. Several years
W.. ., when Cpl. Wilkins was admit
ID 10 the American Guild of Or
1.nis+s he was reputed to have
5 s the Youngest colleague in the
United States.
~ The recital. which will precede
IN naoeant The Resurrection, :"
a. include In Paradisum" from
"Bvzantine Sketches" Henri Mu-
,at Second Movement" (Ruhig
p D, from Organ Sonata"
PAIL Hindemith, In Dulci Jubilo"
An Thee is Joy), ]. S. Bach, "Au
coir de TAscension du Seigneur,"
nom Paul Benoit, O. S. B. For
+3e postlude Cpl. Wilkins will play
Tara,Elert's "Postludio Festivio.
The First Baptist chorus of 40
singers will present two brilliant
anthems of praise at the Easter
morning service, King All Glori-
ous Sir Joseph Barnby (Soloists:
Dayid f. Machtel. Mrs. H. B.
Moore and Worthy is h e
Lamb" from Handel's Messiah"
David F. Machtel, tenor soloist,
will offer Jules Granier's trium-
pbant Easter paean 'Hosanna,
Praised be Thine For the organ
prelude at 10:45 Mr.. Emurian will
Dlay an original composition Nun
Danket Allies Unser Cot Toccata
and Chorale on Johann Cruger's
18th century hymn-melody.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08
movie IS SHOWN
AT CIVILIAN MEET

James D. Wynne, safety engi-
neer OF Liberty Mutual Insurance
company for the North Carolina
Shipbuilding company, showed a
motion picture of the attempted
Nazi invasion of the British Isles
through merciless bombings which
were calculated to knock her out
OF the war in a brief time, to the
meeting.
The picture illustrated how the
English people, with very little
other than logged determination to
defend their homeland, withstood
these destructive raids while the
RAF was out numbered in air.
craft, five to one, until they coulo
build planes and weapons of war
or receive them from the United
States.
The British people not only stall
ed off Hitler's boards of planes
but with very few planes were
aple, curing the year OF l94O, tC
strike back with raids over Ger.
many. Great Britain held her owr
for the year of precious time need
ed by other allied nations to pre-.
pare for the defense Of their rights
and liberties.
The Civitan club accepted the
Council of Social Agencies, which
is a division of the Community
Chest, invitation to become an
agency member of the Council and
appointed two delegates, j. P. Will
son, to the welfare division, and
]. Fred Rippy, Jr., to the health
dividion
The Council of Social Agencies
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08
Emmanuel Presbyterian
Plans Sunrise Service

The Young People of Emmanuel
Presbyterian church will hold their
annual sunrise service, Easter Sum-
day morning, at 7 am.
This service has become an out
standing feature of the young peo-
pies work. Great emphasis is laid
upon the choral professional. and
special music has been prepared
by the Young Peoples Choir. All
members of the church are urged
to attend, and the public is cor
dialy invited to worship with us
at this sunrise service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08
Worship Services
Will Be Resumed
At N. C. Shipyard

The worship service conducted at
the North Carolina Shipyard will
be led Sunday by the Rev. Rus
sell Caudilf.
These services are under the
auspices of the Wilmington Min
isterial association. Preaching dur
ing the lunch hour at the shipyard
was suspended during the winter
months, but it is expected to have
services each Sunday during the
summer months.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08

q n iV e r sity Of
California biolo.
gical scientists.
although not
enough of the
stuff has been
collected to in
huence growth
Of a single human
being, there is a
possibility, these
scientists S "a y,
that it can De
put to practical
use in time to
help the war" So
says a recent
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08

was organized to promote the
social welfare and health of the
community by coordinating exist
ing programs of services.
John Knox Ward, president, pre-
sided over the meeting. c. T. Lewis
was a visitor of the club.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08
Miss Isabella Cox
OF Clarkton, Feted

CHARLTON, April miss Isa-
bella Cox, bride-elect, and Mrs. E.
F. Clark, who is visiting Mrs.
Eugene S. Clark, were entertained
by Misses Amanda and Alice Clark
in their home on Monday after
noon at an informal tea.
Mrs. D. D. Clark met the guests
in the receiving line were the
POSSESSES, the honorees, Mrs. E..
j. Cox and Mrs. E. S. Clark.
Assisting the Misses Clark were
Miss Jean Craven in the living
room, Miss Isabelle Ccomartie, in
the adjoining hall, Miss Mary
Louise Craven, Mrs. ]. w. Miller
and Mrs. Fred Baldwin in the
dining room. Mesdames S. Single.
tary and ] A. Love in the den,
Mesdames D. D. Clark and r. X.
Craven poured tea. Mrs. ] h n
Ferguson presided at the register,
Mrs. D. T. Townsend at the piano
and Mrs. L. A. Smith said good
byes.
Sixty relatives and close friends
called.
Miss Cox is one of Bladen's most
popular young women and her ap-
preaching marriage to DR.. ]. T.
Stovau of Jefferson, Ca, is to take
place shortly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08
Calvary Baptist
Will Have Special
Music Easter Sunday

Calvary Baptist church will have
special music On Easter morning
at the II o'clock service when the
antata Gas 1t Began at Dawn"
will be sung and Easter evening
the Canta:a. The Risen Christ"
will be sung by a large mixed
ho1us under the direction of Mrs.
Lila w. Head, organist and choir
director of Calvary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08
Junior Choir To Sing
Choral Communion Service

The full Choral Communion Serv-
ice will be sung by the Junior
Choir of St. Johns Episcopal
church at !he celebration of Holy
Communion at 7:30 o'clock Sunday
morning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08
Lutheran Cradle Roll
Children To Have Hunt

The Cradle Roll department of
st. PauPs Lutheran parish house,
Sixth and Princess streets, will
sponsor an Easter Egg hunt at
O. clock Easter Monday afternoon.
Refreshments will be served the
Mothers and Children. A small
charge will be made. The public
is cordially invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08
FINN IS ILL

LONDON. April T. Up The
Vichy radio said tonight that Field
Marshal Baron Mannerheim, Fin
nish commander-in-ch chief, has been
stricken by pneumonia. He is n
wears old.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Master Sgt. and Mrs. w. j. Har-
ris of Costa Mesa, Calf, former
ly of Wilmington, announce the
birth of a daughter, Nancy Lee,
March %, in California. Mrs. Har-
ris is the former Daisy Belle
Maultsby of Bolivia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08
miss Millett
Suggests Task
For Scientists
BY RUTH MILLETT

"A substance theoretically cap
able Of bringing understood
people to normal stature has been
obtained in pure form by two
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08

First casualty of the AEF in
World War l was First 1t. Louis
L. Genella, who suffered a shell
wound on July IA, 1917, while
serving on the British front.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08

About 200 miles of rose hedges
line of the residential streets OF
Portland, Oregon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-08

Miss Cox was also entertined at
an informal party Thursday morn
ing when Miss Amelia Wooten and
Mrs. Joe Pell, Jr., received be-
tween the hours of 10 and IL
o'clock. Detachable refreshments
were served by the hostesses, as
sisted by Mrs. James H. Wooten
and Miss Anne Wooten.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-29
Rickenbacker Says
Air Fleets Should
Pioneer New Lanes

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. -P-
Proposing a new direct flight from
Miami to New Orleans, Capt. Ed
die Rickenbacker, president of
Eastern Airlines, told the Civil
Aeronautics Board today airplanes
must pioneer beyond established
rail transportatio routes.
Eastern seeks to operate across
the Gulf of Mexico between the
two terminals in three hours and
rs minutes in addition to it's pre-
sent IL hour overland flight via
Tampa and Tallahassee.
1T is unthinkable," Rickenback-
er told the hearing, "that air routes
shall continue to be frozen to rail
patterns, or that airplanes shall
be forced to fly painfully around
CULTS and lakes just because steam
locomotives are unable to sur
mount such obstacles.'
Rickenbacker urged the propos-
ed service to link Gulf ports on
Easterns present route 5 with the
Atlantic port of Miami and "bind
the Florida peninsula closely to
the vast portion of the United
States from which it has been
separated by natural barriers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-29
ELECTIONS BOARD
ASKS VOTE PROBE

RALEIGH, N. c., Nov. 28.-RL
The State Board of Elections,
meeting here today for its official
canvass of vote returns from No
vember general election, certified
an official vote of 790,554 and rec
commended VIGOROUS prosecution
and prompt punishment of persons
in Davidson county found guilty of
elections low violations.
In turning over to the State At
torney General and the solicitor of
the Twelfth Judicial District its
findings N the Davidson case, the
board said "evidence indicates
scheme for wholesale fraud in
voting civilian absentee ballots, and
it. seems plain that the election law
violations have been fragrant, bold
and defiant
| The board said an official pro-
test challenging tn validity of
some 204 civilian absentee ballots
and charging forgery and fraud in
connection with the handling of the
ballots had been filed with the Da-
wilson county elections board. It
said, however, that no charge had
been filed against any member of
the county board or any person on
1 it's staff.
The entire elections board m e
with the Davidson county board in
an advisory capacity at Lexington
November IS. After the hearing it
announced that unless such evil
dence was questioned or contradict
ed there was sufficient evidence
that substantial law violations &C.
Cured in the county and that fur
Their proof would be merely cumu-
1ative.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-29
British Oppose Sforza
AS New Italian Premier

ROME, Nov. 28.-RHBritish Am
bassador Sir Noel Charles was re-
ported tonight to have turned
thumbs down on Count Carlo Sfor-
"a as either premier or foreign min
lister in any new Italian government
because of his political "unreliabili.
ty"
The British disapproval of Sforza
emerged as major obstacle in
the settlement Of the government
crisis which led to the resignation
two days ago OF Premier Ivanhoe
Bcnomi and his cabinet.
Sforza was reported to have re-
signed from the Craftsmanship of
the meetings of the leaders of six
parties which have been held since
the cabinet crisis arose. He was
said to have walked out while to-
nights meeting still was in session,
further entangling the snarled poll
teal drama.
The British embassy declined to
make an official statement on a
conference during the day between
Sir Charles and three members of
Bonomi's cabinet who proposed
Sforza for the premiership.
But it was learned unofficially
the British ambassador informed
them he did not consider that Sfor-
"a could head stable government.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-29
NAVY PLANNING
EXPANSION OF
RESERVE UNITS

WASHINGTON. Nov. %. -(P-
The Navy told Congress today that
it intends regularly to train twice
as many Naval officer candidates
after the war as it did before.
1t submitted through the Senate
Naval Affairs committee a revised
bill to authorize permanent in
crease in the Naval Reserve Of
ficers' Training Corps from 1900
to $4,000. The same bill would al
low temporary, wartime NROTC
of $4,000 students.
Reporting the revised bill to the
Senate, Chairman Walsh (D-Mass) ,
said about so colleges and univer-
sities-still to be selected-would
enroll NROTC students and offer
them curricula comparable to that
at the Annapolis Naval Academy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-29
DORSEY HEARING
STYMIED ON JURY

LOS ANGELES, Nov. %. -(P)- :
Things happened fast today in the
trial of the Tommy Dorseys anc
their friend, Allen Smiley, on felon
ious assault charges, but none help
ed get jury seated.
It will be tomorrow, lawyers or
both sides agreed, before blonde
Jane Churchill of Kansas City, Mo
takes the stand as the first wit
ness. She will give her version Of
the August battle on the balcony
of band leader Dorsey's Hollywood
apartment in which Movie Actor
Jon Hall claims, he suffered a
bad beating and almost lost the
end of his nose.
The defense moved for a mistrial
while one juror was being ques
toned by Edwin Myers, deputy
district attorney. The motion was
denied, but not until there hac
been a long conference with SUI
perior Judge Arthur Crum.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-29
PLANNING GROUP
URGES INCREASE
IN u. S. IMPORTS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.-lR-
A committee of the National Plan
ming Association recommended to-
day postwar exports of ten bill
lion dollars a year and said the
only way to do it is deliberate
ly'' to increase our imports and
our loans abroad.
The report advocated systematic
and gradual reduction of tariffs.
1t also suggested three billion
dollars a year of long-term Am
erican investments in foreign coun-
tries.
The loans will be vital at first
but they can't continue Indefinite
ly, it was asserted. Eventually
the United States must import
more than it exports so that
other countries can get enough
dollars not only to pay for our
goods but to pay back their loans.