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Evening star., 1944-04-23
Albdughs Grand Opera House. opened by John w. Abaugh
lessee and manager November TO- 1884 disaed in 1880

curtain, the leader of the orchestra
handed up to him a basket of flowers
and he made little speech telling how
embarrassed he was, but also how
pleased he was at the auspicious OPEN
ing. Mr.. Gray, the architect, was also
called for and he got a basket of flow-
ers and made little speech, telling how
embarrassed he was, but also how
pleased he was at the auspicious open
ing"
John T. Ford
John T. Ford, one of the most color
full and successful theatrical proprietors.
first became interested in Fords The
ater in Tenth street in 1861, shortly
after the old church property was con-
veyed to David w. Heath, when he
bought part interest in it. However,
a month prior to this, on November 10,
the building was first used as theater
by Miss Carlotta Patti, "the celebrated
cantatrice" (Which in plain words
means female professional singer.
who opened the house, the date being
November 19.
George Christy and his minstrels fol-
lowed Miss Patti, and the theater is
referred to as George Christys New
Opera House" Christys lease having
expired, John r. Ford got control of
the, property and opened the theater on
August %, 1852, as "Ford's Theater'
Four months later, on December 30, the
building was entirely destroyed by fire
and this was the end of the structure
that had once done duty as church.
Mr.. Ford was an alert business man,
and in less than year from the burn
ing of the old building, the ruins had
been removed and modern theater
erected on the spot.
Exteriorally, the new building was
severely plain, just as we see it today,
but the interior is said to have been
very attractive. the arrangement of
seats being totally unlike that of most
theaters." The parquette was equipped
with cane-seat chairs, rising in gradual
elevation, so that clear and ulob-
structed view of the stage could be had
by every one. The first tier. or balcony,
was said to have been commodious and
opened into retiring salon, brilliantly
Illuminated A second tier. correspond :
ing to the family circle, completed the
seating part of the house.
The four upper boxes were the best
equipped and arranged in the theaser
and were roomy. "It is in them" an
old account says, "that the most mag
nificent displays of toilette are made
upon nights of opera, and they at once
command the whole house and are CEN
trail points of inspection from it, Each
accommodates quite a party and the
locale is so arranged that the greater
portion of the occupants, except those
in the back of the box, are in full view
of the audience"
The Presidents Box
The box which President Lincoln oc-
cupied on the night of April IA, 1865, and
was known as the Presidents box, in
cluded the two upper boxes on the right
hand side of the house, facing the stage.
With Booth, everything was planned
Evening star., 1944-03-20
Tobacco Made
Critical Item
| For Pacific War
BY the Associated Press

49, N]tS -hSSOSAoiSJ ACoS.
There is a new kind of "secret
weapon" contributing to the Allies
success in the Pacific
It's chewing tobacco, highly
favored type known as island
twist" and so highly regarded by
the natives of the Southwest Pa
cafic islands that its use for barter
is considered essential TO the con-
duct of the war in that area"
The Office of Price Administration
recognized its Importance today in
eliminating the tobacco from price
control to encourage plentiful pro-
duction by the American firms that
make it.
Nearly the entire annual supply
Of about 240 tons is now being used
by the United States armed forces
and the Australian Army. the
agency said, adding that Australia
uses the product as part Of the nor
NAL ration for natives of New
Guinea.
Evening star., 1944-03-20
Five British SIoops
Sink Six U-Boats
In lO-Ddy Patrol
- htr.h,..fr


LONDON MAJ w It B..
rtfp. s.npp Nr.r credited OH .a.,
udb. With Me.G .N Gruua sub.
marine. ouMg "a .0-aa. patrol f
,Hc North At,au.O. dies. uncd Dos
Fl>' Lord o' The Admiralty A Y
A.c>au0or as perhaps the Creates
cruise over undertaken IN TINS wal
by an escort group
The feat VaS announced IN az
Admiralty communlque which dis
closed the loss of one OF the light
speedy Craft-the II NJ S. Wood
pecker. which foumdered in heavy
weathering after receiving a tor
pedo hit.
All the WoodpeCker's crew was
rescued. however, and returned re-
Gently to Liverpool with the other
four ships to receive gala vel
come. The four surviving sloop'
were identified as the Kite, Magpie
Startling and Wildgoose.
Five Of the Nazi submarines sunk
during the patrol were sent to the
bottom with their entire crews. the
Admiralty said. Flfty-One CreWmen
of the sixth were captured before
she was sunk by guntire after being
driven to the surface with depth
charges.
The first of the six kills was made
800 miles southwest of Ireland. All
the submarines sunk either were
stalking or lurking near Allied con-
voys.
The vessels credited with the vic
tories are craft of little more than
900 tons, carry complement OF
about 125 men and usually are
armed with only 4-inch antiaircraft
guns. They depend largely on their
speed and the power OF their depth
charges to hunt down and break up
submarine packs.
Evening star., 1944-03-20
CLERKS
FOR GENERAL OFFICE WORK.
t0-HOUR, 5-DAY WEEK
.L.i r..l..n.-. rAn.sn a
TYpTSTS

For gencral once work A. or IS hours.
) or 5i2 day week Essential industry.
permanent Phone personnel dept. Dl.
1900, or apply at -20l NJ ST, NV.
Evening star., 1944-03-20
Merrill to Address
Trade Board Committee

Edward D. Merrill. president ano
general manager of the Capita.
Transit Co, will address the March
luncheon meeting of the Public
Utilities and Transportation Com
mittee of the Washington Board OF
Trade at 1890 pm. tomorrow at
Schneider's Restaurant. 427 Eleventh
street NV. Mr. Merrill will talk or
urban Transit and the Communi-
ty." E. F. Lacey. committee chair
man of the Board of Trade. will
preside.
Evening star., 1944-03-20
AtLp ntA
COLORED PORTERS,
HELP MEN AND WOMEN.

G G MURPHY co.
Evening star., 1944-03-20
YMCA Plans Concert

A concert will be given in the
YMCA lounge, 1885 G street NV,
at $50 pm. tomorrow Soloists
will be Lawrence @. Lewis. baritone,
and Mrs. James F. Olive, soprano.
Evening star., 1944-03-20
THE EVENING STAR Washington c Bill
n
HELP WOMEN.
YOUNG WOMAN

HlEh s,hoo. graduate. under SO for clerical
V.rs which requires extreme accuracy.
which doe no. involve hgGriug ilins or
Eptns No eTpCNeuCc necessary. as us
VIII teach YOU You must ike detail how
eyer as the Work involves considerable
,acckIDg o-day. iS-Gour week with Sat-
UrC8y afternoons tTCs About <llO-Sl3O
mo 90 start. dtpeudins upon qualifications.
with opportunity tor promotion. Apply in
person 70 Miss Helm. Room 1909, Capital
Transit Co, L6th and Prospect ave. Il ".
Gcor1e'cwn. Take Route 20. Cabin John
Evening star., 1944-03-20
PRIVATE SECRETARY

For large corporation, Entrance salary
based on previous experience Excellent
promotional opportunities Paid vacations.
New modern ONCE building
Apply : AM 10 PM,
Evening star., 1944-03-20
CLERK

Ability to type desirable but not essential.
EA.sI ent promotional opportunities. SAL
arg based on previous experience and earn
mas.
Apply S AM TO 4pM,
llIQ LIST ST N w
Evening star., 1944-03-20
MANAGER
lI4I4NINo XIV
OE IIINCEEONETTE

VI LIZ C4NSllGoING1 i
II Federal Government building Excellent
promotlonal opportunities. Salary based
on previous experience. Must have clear
record and Interested in lob with a future.
Apply 5 AM TO PM.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
BLACK MARKET
UNDER ATTACK

An urgent plea to the public to
help stamp out black market gaso-
line sales was voiced yesterday at
the weekly luncheon Of the Lions
club by G. F. Ball, special repre-
sentative Of the Stands ID Oil COM
pany Of New Jersey and assistant
to the president Of the Petroleum
Advisory Committee on Ratioaing.
Describing the ramifications OF
the black market, Ball declared
that Is per cent Of c gasoline
coupons and eight per cent OF B
coupons were counterfeit.
He said that if the black r" ~'Set
could be stamped out, every mo-
torist in the United States would
receive two gallons Of gasoline
more a month.
Ball declared the racketeers VITO
run the gasoline black market were
the same ones who ran the LIQUOR
rackets during prohibition, and he
stressed the point that where
pepole winked their eye az the
law to obtain liquor, they could
not afford to do so il the case OF
gasoline which is sorely needed by
men on the fighting front and back
in the states at war plants.
I'VE can't all 60 out hurting
racketeers, but we can do four
things that make it very difficult
for them to operate he declared.
II. Write your car license num-
Der and state on all Of your cou-
pons now. Then endorse new ones
as you get them from your local
board. BY showing your colors,
you make it easier for government
Investigators to trace the black
marketeers.
20. Don't buy gasoline without
coupons. When you do, you are
Robin other car-owners Of part
Of their share of the limited sup
ply. You're interfering with the
war effort. You're nourishing a
vicious racket. When you ask your
dealer to sell you gasoline without
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
Amelia Atkinson
WEEDS Robert Smith

LUMBERTON, June % - Miss
Amelia Atkinson of Lumberton
and Robert Davis Smith Of Oxford.
were united in marriage at the
home of the bride June Is by
DR.. J. Glenn Blackburn of the First
Baptist church.
The couple were unattended. The
bride wore a white sheer dinner
suit and hat and corsage of white
orchid and stephanotis.
Mrs. Smith is the daughter oil
Mrs. o. T. Atkinson of Lumbertor
and the late Mr.. Atkinson. She is
a graduate of Brentwood Hospital
in Oxford and is at present super
visor and instructor Of nurses al
Thompson Memorial hospital.
The bridegroom, son Of Mrs. j.
G. Smith of Oxford and the late
Mr.. Smith, was graduated from
Wake Forest College. He is con-
nected with the British-American
Tobacco Company and has lived
in China for several years as re-
preventative of that company.
Mrs. George T. Deans entertain
ed at a dinner party at Hotel Lor-
raiae for the bridal couple. Covers
were laid for Is guests.
Miss Eva Musselwhite was hos
tess at luncheon for Miss Atkln-
son and Mr.. Smith at the Lorraine
Hotel.
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by Alice Brooks

You'll be proud of your chairs
dressed in this set. The peacock
in simple stitchery, spreads tail
crocheted in pineapple design.
Truly gratifying to make! Pat
tern 1922 has transfer pattern OF
peacock bodies; directions for GRO
Chef; list of materials; stitches.
This pattern, together with a
needlework pattern of useful and
decorative motifs for linens and
garments. FIFTEEN CENTS.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins
fo-- these patterns to Wilmington
Star News Household Arts Dept,
259 W. 18th St., New York IL, N.
Y. Write plainly NAME, AD'
DRESS and PATTERN NUM-
Der
Our new 32-page Needlework
Book is yours for Fifteen Cents
more. 100 illustrations OF de-
signs for embroidery, home deco
ration, toys, knitting, crochet
Quilts
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coupons, he must get them from
somewhere in order to replenish
his stock Of gasoline. In SO cases
out Of 100 he must buy counter.
1eit or stolen coupons from crimi-
nal gangs.
20. Don't buy gasoline coupons
and don't take them as gifts. Even
if you get them from a close
friend, remember this the
chances are 20 to l that some.
where back along the line they
have either been stolen or, counter.
feited by criminal gangs.
4. Don't apply to your ration
board for more gas than vol
actually need. If you run short, &c
to the board and state your case
frankly. The board is there to SEE
that you get the gasoline you race
and not to restrict you on genera
principles"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
Mrs. Weaver
Fetes Glass

Mrs. Fred D. Weaver, Jr. was
hostess Wednesday evening at her
home, 2 North 18th street, at an
informal party in honor of the
nurses aides graduating class, OF
which she was a member.
In the dining room the table was
graced with a pretty arrangement
70 gladioli, and candles burned in
candelabra. An ice course with
cake and dainty candies were ser
we'd the following graduates:
Misses Daisy Lee Woodbury.,
Anne Woodbury., Mary Elizabeth
Lopez, Theresa Stora, Madge Play
er, Elizabeth Fryer, Vivian Carter,
Janice Pickard, Margaret Pickard,
Anna vonOsen, Jean Cadenhead,
Dorothy Ferguson and Ruth
Meierhoff.
Mesdames Louise Fryer, Bette
Cassell, Frances Murphy, jeff
Shepherd, Myrtl Barefoot, Irene
Helnick, Rozella Hayett, Martha
Mckenzie, Marjorie Davis, Pearl
Kyle, Margaret Eadie Frances
Ford and Esther Peoples.
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dressed a meeting of the southeast
district of the WCTU held at Fair
mont with the district president,
Mrs. George S. Hargrave OF Lum'
berton, presiding. Outstanding re-
ports were those of temperance
speech contests in Robson coun-
ty. where II silver medals and 10
bronze medals have been award
ed.
A banquet at Hotel Fairmont fol
lowed the afternoon meeting. Mrs.
T. H. Plemmons of Charlotte, for
mer state president, spoke briefly.
New officers elected are Mrs.
George S. Hargrave, president;
Mrs. c. A. Floyd of Fairmont,
vice president Mrs. Lee Billiard
of East Lumberton, secretary
treasurer; Mrc. H. A. Oliver OF
Lumberton, Y. T. c. secretary
Mrs. Fulton o. Floyd of Fairmont,
L. T. L. and speech secretary.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
By ANN sTEvICK

WASHINGTON, June ~. = War
Food Administration wants to bor-
row corner of your refrigerator.
There are 14O0 carloads of eggs
rs million dozens-with no place
else to go for storage space.
Family refrigerator space W II
have to be commandeered for the
emergency. VIA will be obliged
if you'll keep an extr a dozen
ahead in your refrigerator for a
few weeks. Then the egg glut will
be over, as the usual seasonal egg
decline has already started.
Saving this last Is million dozen
surplus eggs depends on you, VIA
points out. All other possibilities
are exhausted. The Army has all
the extra eggs it's pantry will hold
Egg-drying plants have been going
full blast. Eggs are even being
made into poultry feed to 60 back
to the farm next year.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
AMBULANCE, CAR
CRASH ON ROAD

An MISUNDERSTANDING cra-h
On the Castle Hayne Rd.. was be.
ing investigated yesterday by pc.
lice officers, who reported each
machine damaged to the extent Of
$50 and an unidentified ambulance
passenger injured.
Patrolman Parvln said G. S.
Best of Warsaw, ambulance driv.
er, was proceeding on the highway
in front of the Cape Fear Lumber
company when his vehicle was
sideswiped and forced off the
right-hand side of the road by a
car, driven by A. T. Austen, OF
Court A No. 7, Lake Forest. After
the collision with the ambulance.
the Austen automobile travelled 70
yards and lodged underneath a
house, owned by D. L. Blanton,
Parvin added.
Austen was arrested on a charge
of driving drunk and is scheduled
to be given hearing in Recorder
court on June %.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
Mrs. Preston Wilkes,
State Regent, Speaker
At LumbertOn Meeting

LUMBERTON, June %. - Mrs.
Preston B. Wilkes Of Charlotte,
state regent of the Daughters OF
the Daughters of h American
Revolution, was guest speaker at
meeting Of the Colonel Thomas
Robson chapter, OAR, following
a luncheon at the hotel Lorraine
Mrs Wilkes also installed the
following new officers: Mrs. j. Q.
Beckwith, regent; Mrs. Wyman
Scarborough, Let vice-regent Mrs.
E. A. Allen, End vice-regent, Mrs.
]. c. Jackson, treasurer; Mrs. A.
H. Mcleod, historian. Other Off
GERS are serving the second OF a
two-year term. Mrs. E. A. Allen
is retiring acting regent.
Mr.. and Mrs. DeLeon Wilkerson
entertained at a dinner party and
bridge honoring her brother and
sister-in-law, Chief Petty Officer
and Mrs. Oscar Lee Barnes, Jr.,
who were married in Baltimore,
Md, on June 10. Mr.. Wilkerson was
best man in the wedding. A two
course dinner was served at 8
small tables. The brides place
was marked with corsage OF
white roses.
The Woman's Bible class of
Chestnut street Methodist church
welcomed a large number of visit
ing service men at the service
mems Club Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. L. E. Brown Of Charlotte,
state president Of the Woman S
Christian Temperance Union, ad-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
Vacation Bible School
Registration Will OPP .,

Lake Forest Community Sunday
school announces that its Vacation
Bible school will begin registering
students Monday morning at 8
o. clock.
The school will begin June 26
and run through July Z. Glasses
will open at 9 o'clock each NOR
ming and close at 1880 am. Stu
dents should be between the ages
O. five and twelve years.
This school is for all children
of Lake Forest community, re-
CARELESS of denomination.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23

Extra Dozen Eggs Purchased Now
Will Help To Reduce The Surplus

Marvin Jones, War Food taolnln-
istrator, points out, THE only way
to be sure to h ave enough IS
sometimes to have too much. me
problem is. to handle these occa-
sional abundances so that waste
is avoided l suggest that IN
theee circumstances only a ma
g1cian could maintain perfect bal
ance between food supply ana de-
mand."
MORE METAL CASES
Lipsticks now coming on the
market in metal cases are not
followers. They are being made
from extra stocks Of carbon steel
useless in the war effort. There
will probably be more and more
of them.
When harder >steels were very
short. carbon steels were used tor
knife blades. Now stainless steel
is back for blades, carbon steel
can go into lipstick cases.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
FRIDAY, JUNE %. 1914


up sp+,n and inspection 8: ss s:45; mopoin,
lunch, 1890; rest period e' 10y 10y;
afternoon s!n on activities, ais; ,w u,iS;
m n ing AS; retreat, $40; s, Swsm'
o:oo; sports, 1880; evenin 11p pei
gram, $3.50; taps, IL. pro-
;, Evening programs were ~.
IL as follows; Sunday, c.o uus'
fire; Monday, troop carn lamp
tuesday, patrol stunts; Weda es'
DAY, hike and treat night; Thuss '
day, wide games; FRIDAY u as'
G 91aay- Saturday, Court No NJ
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
Boy Scout Camp
Has Full Schedule

The schedule Of events for sum-
mer camp at Lake Singleta:y for
Boy Scouts of the Cape Fear area
council was released yesterday
Dates for the camp are July 2
through August II.
A daily program for campers
will include: reveille, 1880; flag
raising, 1850; breakfast, 8; clean
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
NAMES OMITTED

Three names of nurses aides
were omitted from the list re-
leased by Red Cross officials
of the Red Cross Volunteer
Nurses Aides who graduated
Wednesday night. They are:
M ses Joan Cadenhead,
Dorothy Ferguson and Ruth
MeierhOff.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
PERSONALS

Mrs. "A. E. Baggett OF 1888
Wrightsville Avenue, is a patient
at James Walker Memorial hospl-
tai.
Mrs. Ramsey Weatherbee has
gone to Norfolk, Va, to spend a
few days with her son-in-law and
daughter, Commander and Mrs.
John L. Counihan. Mrs. Weathers-
bee will be accompanied home by
Mrs. Counihan and small daughter,
Sheila, for visit of several weeks.
Miss Bobbie Beard Of Honea
Path, South Carolina, is the guest
OF Mrs. o. H. Shoemaker.
Mrs. Katherine Johnston left last
night for Washington, D. c. ito
visit her daughter, Virginia, and
other relatives. While away she
expected to reside the majority Of
the time at Vacation Lodge, Arl-
ington, Va.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
W EAT THEIR

(By U. s. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 PM. yesterday.
Temperature
80 am, 10; 1880 am, rs; 1880 pm, 49,;
80 pm, 81.
Maximum 81; Minimum So; Mean 80;
Normal 70.
Humidity
1880 am, 81; 80 am, 10; 1870 pm, IS;
1880 pm, SO.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington -- 11:44a 643a
6:46p
Masonboro Inlet - 9:36a 3:31a
9:51p 1922
Sunrise, SOL am; Sunset, 1927 pm;
Moonrise, 1899 am; Moonset. 1854 pm.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
PROMOTED TO MAJOR

CAMP LEJEUNE, June % =
Capt. Richard c. Peyton, aide to
Maj. Gen. John Marston, COM
manding general here, has been
promoted to the rank of major in
the Marine Corps, dating back to
May IL, 1943.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
LYE THROWN AT CHILD

Christian Forden, 907 Schutts
alley. reported to police yes
terday that an unidentified
person had thrown a quantity
of box I've through his bed
room window into the face Of
his adopted child, Richard
Smith, 3. The child was taken
to James Walker Memorial
hospital for treatment.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
Lansford Class Party
Planned Monday Evening

The Lansford Sunday school
class of the First Baptist church
is invited to Mrs. Ester Mae Muir
,ill's cottage for dinner on Mon
day night, June 26.
Those who can 60 will please
meyt at the First Baptist church
not later than o'clock and will
60 by automobile to Scots Hill to
Mrs. MurrilPs cottage. Any mem
bers who have cars are requested
tc drive them, if possible.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
CLOCK

The Winter Park Home Dem
on.x alton club will meet Fri
day afternoon al 3 clock wlCh
Mrs. c. L. Williamson. A can
ming demonstraucp will be ~
en-.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
ITALIAN Board
Meeting Called

A meeting Of the board Of direc-
tors of the ITALIAN association will
be held on Monday evening, June
rs, at 8 o'clock at St. Johns Tav-
ern, ia Orange street.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23

ASHEVILLE, June %. to
me North Carolina Federation ~ =,
Business and Professional Woroo VI
will meet here tomorrow for U''l w
18th annual convention. The mrs. IN
gram calls for three-da, meet tnu'
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
SEMESTER BEGINS

Second semester for High
school students in summer
school will begin Monday, with
registration taking place to-
morrow between the hours Of
9 and 4:30 o'clock. The Sc
mester will not include any
new work but will be the con-
tinuance of courses begun
three weeks ago.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23

CAN SEE VISITORS
E. L. Brooks, now in Bullock
hospital, is recovering and may
now receive visitors, his wife
said yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23

The Woman's auxiliary Of
Pearsall Memorial Presbyter-
ian church will meet Sunday
Immediately after Sunday
school.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
POISON GAS IN BUILDING

Exum L. Switzerland, chief
engineer Of Champion Com
press and Warehouse Co., noti-
fled police yesterday that due
to fumigation, poisonous gases
would be in the company's
building at Mutt and Red
Cross streets until further
notice.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23
ILL

Mrs. Ora B. Wells, of Delco,
is seriously ill at James Walk
er Memorial hospital.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-23

ELECTRIC FAN STOLEN
The recent heat wave will
probably be blamed for the
theft of an electric fan from an
automobile parked near Front
and Grace streets yesterday.
d. H. Maultsby, of Winter
Park, told police he placed $50
value on the fan.