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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-11
Miss Betty Ray,
Pfc. Cromartie
Wed In Georgia

Miss Betty Ray, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. M. M. Ray became the
bride of Pfc. Donald R. Cromartie
of Camp jackson, S. c., and Will
mington, son of Mrs. Angus Crom-
artie of Garland. The ceremony
took place Saturday afternoon at
5 o'clock in the Sacred Heart
church in Savannah. Ga. Father
Boniface officiating.
The bride had Mrs. Charles M.
Courtenay as her matron-of-honor
and only attendant. The bride
groom's best man was Sgt. Thomas
W. Sneeden of Wilmington, and the
ushers were Lieut.. G.g) James R.
Cozad and Ensign Charles M. Cour-
tenay.
Mrs. Courtenay wore a pink
dress having a full net skirt and
an elongated bodice of pink lace,
and in her hair she wore pink
ostrich tips with a short veil. She
carried an arm bouquet of pale
pink carnations.
The brides lovely wedding gown
was of white mousseline de sole,
having a sweetheart neckline, out
lined with beading and a long
train. Her tulle veil was edged with
ACE and was worn with beaded
coronet. She carried bouquet OF
carnations conferred with an orchid.
Mrs. Ray, the brides mother,
wore a blue jersey dress with a
border of vari-colored flowers
around the bottom of the skirt and
across the front of the bodice. Her
aat of orchid lace was trimmed
With violets and her corsage was
If white flowers. Mrs. c. E. Rous-
seau, the brides grandmother was
dressed in gray crepe and her
purple hat was trimmed with vio-
let's. Her corsage was of white
lowers.
A small reception was given at
he home of the brides parents
following the ceremony. The brides
liable was covered with lace cloth
made by her grandmother, and
white flowers, white candles in sill
yer holders and tered wedding
take, formed the decorations.
Private Cromartie and his bride
eft for a wedding trip to North
Carolina, the bride travelling in a
Iamingo wool jersey suit with hat
20 match and black accessories.
Mrs. Willie Barber Nelms of Ra-
leigh and Miss Annie Barber Hum
2hries of Roanoke, Va, are visit
ng their brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Barber at their
home. BIT South Fifth street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-11
Music Club
Plans Card
Party Soon

The bridge party planned by the
Thursday Morning Music club for
Thursday, May 10, at the Sorosis
clubhouse on North Third street,
will be one of the most delightful
of the spring season. This party is
being given for the benefit of the
War Service fund of the club and
large attendance is expected.
Attractiveprizes will be awarded
the winners and refreshments will
be served during the evening. Play
will start promptly at 8 o'clock
and players are asked to bring
their cards.
Reservations for the event may
be made by calling Mrs. B. H.
Thomson, 6607, Mrs. Louis Or
HnGld, 2-32S5; or Mrs. E. A. Ander-
7on, 2-89l8.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-11

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-11
ON THE WAY OUT

- RALEIGH, May 10. -CP- ~.
TOKYO soybean is on the way out I"e
not because of its name bnt ~" ~
cause, Superintendent ] l. De We
Jr., OF the iloewater Test Farn n,
explained today. it skaters I'm IN
much when harvested with a co wv
blne. 1t is being replaced 6v O ~.
Ogden, which in tests last ve p,r
produced 25.5 bushels to the acre
to the Tokyo's Is bushels
-V-
Recent statistics credit the u 9
with supplying IS per cent If w. -,
Allies aviation gasoline ''e
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-11
American Legion
Auxiliary Members
To Assist In Sale

Members of the American Le-
gion Auxiliary VINO will assist with
the Poppy Day sale on Saturday,
May 81, are asked 10 contact Mrs.
]. Carl Seymour, president of the
local unit, telephone 6193, or Mrs.
Walter J. Riley, Poppy chairman
telephone 97O8.
Women and high school girls who
are not members of the auxiliary
but who would like to donate their
services, are asked to contact the
above.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-11

Mrs. Willie Barber Nelns of Ra-
leigh and Miss Annie Barber Hum
2hries of Roanoke, Va, are visit
ng their brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Barber at their
home. BIT South Fifth street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-11
Gaping Exercises Are Conducted AT
Camp Davis Chapel For Gray Ladies

The Gaping exercises for the
second corps of the Red Cross Hos
pital and Recreation Corps took
place at Chapel 7, Camp Davis,
Tuesday afternoon, May 9, at $3.50
O clock. The occasional and pro-
cessional marches were played by
Miss Elizabeth Hutchinson, of the
Camp Davis hospital Red Cross
Staff. Chaplain Ashburn offered
prayer. Col. Alex. P. Kelly, COM
manding officer of the hospital,
welcomed the group into service
in the hospital.
He spoke of his recent attend
ance at conference held at Law
son General Hospital near Allan
ia. All branches of the Army were
represented at this conference.
Plans were discussed about the
best ways to find out the interests
and hobbies of the i'll service man
and means to help develop them.
The War department is pushing a
program to give these men a
chance to occupy their minds and
time. Occupational Rherapy in
wards was discussed. The work
discussed at this conference was
to that being done at
Camp Davis by the Gray Ladies.
Mrs. J. Buren, Sudbury, outgo-
ing chairman Of Volunteer Sre-
cial Services for the Wilmington
chapter, under whom the Gray
Lady corps was organized, spoke
of the excellent services rendered
by this group and of her pride
in them and her pleasure in work
ing with them, and then intro
duced her successor. Mrs. Louis
B. Or-ell, who administered the
Gray Lady pledge to the new re-
cruits.
Mrs. Vernon G. Avery, chair
man of the corps, sang the Off
cial Red Cross song written by
Irving Berlin, Angels of Mercy"
Mr.. Berlin presented this song to
the American Red Cross.
The new class was given its
pins by the chairman, Mrs. Az
cry. The following were capped:
Mrs Emmett H. Bellamy. Mrs.
F. C. Billiard, Mrs. J. I. Corbett,
Mrs. Marilyn Greasy, Mrs. J. D.
Freeman, Mrs. F. A. Flack, Mrs.
J. T. Graves, Mrs. ]. Frank Hack
Ter. Mrs. C. D. Eogue, Mrs. Fred
Little, Mrs. H. L. McKibbin, Mrs.
W. R. Noe, Mrs. Rinaldo B. Page,
and Mrs. J. Dalziel Sprunt. Three
of the class were not capped at
this time. Two-Mrs. Sam Morrow
and Mrs. J. D. Robinson-had
several of the lectures to make
up, and Mrs. C. ]. Becker has
her probation hours to complete.
These will be given the privilege
of making up the lectures with the
next class.
Chaplain Ashburn led in the
Oath of Allegiance to the United
States. With the singing of one
verse of America" the group ad-
journed to the lounge in the hos
pital where the q members of
the first class which was capped
November II, 1943, served tea and
sandwiches to the new class. Two
transfers belong to the corps,
Mrs. Grace Curry and Mrs. John
Ryssy. There are now 43 Gray
Ladies. The tea was prepared and
served by Mrs. Oliver Hutaff,
Mrs. Ned Hines. Mrs. Ted Brown.
Mrs. Sam Morrow and Mrs. Louis
B. Orrell.
A new class for Gray Ladies
will be started next week. Those
may obtain the appli-
cation blanks from Mrs. Ida B.
Speiden, executive secretary of
the chapter. at Chapter headauar-
ters, room 1875, customhouse, Mar
ket street entrance.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-11
AMERICANS WORKED UP

LONDON, May 10. -P- The
Most Rev. Cyril Forster Garbett,
archbishop Of York, returned today
from months tour of the United
States and Canada and said he
found Americans are worked up
about the second front (western in
vasion) and tension is greater than
here
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-11
Parish Council
Meets On Friday

The parich council of st. James
church will meet Friday afternoon
at 4 o'clock in the parish house.
Evening prayers will be said at
5 o'clock in the Great Hall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-11
Club CLOCK

Goldenrod chapter, 142, Or
der of the Eastern Star, will
meet Thursday evening at $40
O'Clock at the Masonic Tenn
pie.
The Winter Park Prayer
band meets Thursday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. S. w. Brinson.
The regular meeting of Le-
titia Rebekah lodge No. 3
IOOF, will be held Thursday
evening at o'clock. Visitors
In the city members Of the de-
gree are invited to attend.
Evening star., 1944-02-16
Montgomery School
Quiz Finals Slated
Winners to Compete
At Three Area RoIIies

Finals in the Montgomery County
school quiz programs will be held
In three area rallies within the next
week, with the first scheduled for 8
pm. Friday at the Leland Junior
High School for Schools Of the
western suburban area.
The second rally will be held al
8 pm. Tuesday at the Rockville
High School for schools in the
upper part of the county. The rally
for eastern suburban area schools
will be held at 8 pm. Wednesda,
at the Silver Spring Intermediate
School.
Winners of contests held in each
school last month in conjunction
with the Fourth War Loan Drive
will compete In the finals. Twenty.
flve-dollar War Bonds will be pre.
sented to the winners of the ele.
mentary school and high school
quizzes in each of the three areas.
Each contestant in the finals will
be given a silver dollar. The prizes
have been contributed by the Mont
gomery County banks.
Brooke Johns will be master OF
ceremonies at all the rallies. Be-
sides the quiz program, there will
be music and special features. Pres
entation of awards will be made by
Richard Greene, chairman of the
Fourth War Loan Drive. The raj
lies are sponsored by the Montgom-
cry County War Finance Commit
tee, but there will be no campaign
for the sale of bonds, although q
booth will be provided for pros
pective buyers.
Evening star., 1944-02-16
Arrest Is Expected
Today in Abduction
OF Maryland Couple
Suspects Description
Is Given Police by
Man Who Was Robbed

Police, working on what they
termed hot clue, today expected
an early break in the case of the
young Maryland couple abducted
and robbed early yesterday by an
apparently well educated man with
foreign accent.
Detective Sergt. August Helwig of
the robbery squad said police were
working on information that looks
very good" and that suspect
might be arrested some time today
He said the man sought by police is
believed to live in Maryland. He
refused to divulge further informa-
ton.
The two victims, Norman Reed
"a, of 1871 Cottage terrace, Cottage
City, Md, and Helen Palmer, 81, O.
45o5 Thirty eighth street. Brent
wood, Md. were held up at knife.
point as they sat in a parked car il
front of the latter address about
m. yesterday. Mr.. Reed, his hand
bound, was locked into the rumbl
seat compartment of the convertibl
coupe while the man drove through
nearby Maryland.
The couple was released at Shep
herds court NV, after bein,
robbed of s23.
Maryland and District police ar,
working together on the case. De
tective Helwig said the man. O.
whom they have a graphic descrip.
ton from Mr.. Reed, faces prosecu.
ton under the Lindbergh anti-kid
naping law as result of transport.
ing the young couple across a State
line, in addition to other charges.
Evening star., 1944-02-16
Leaders, Goals Listed
For Red Cross Drive

Mrs. E. J. Boothby, chairman of
the Montgomery County Red Cross
War Fund Drive, today announced
chairmen and quotas for various
county areas. The drive will begin
March l.
Area chairmen and quotas include
kensington, $2,122.68, Annie M. Will
son, chairman; Bethesda, $23. SOL 81.
Judge Albert E. Brault, chairman;
Chevy Chase, $16,191.73, Col. A. H.
Hobley, chairman; Clara Barton,
1891 .48, Mrs. George Lowe, chair
man; Clarksburg, s494.3s, the Rev.
j. Kerr, chairman; Colesville,
$l,OO3.32, Mrs. Albert Miller, chair
man; Damascus, $3.50. 40, Mrs. B, M.
Woodfield, chairman; Gaithersburp
81 ,624.17, Mrs. Garry Bell, chair
man; Germantown, $221.52, Miss
Rebecca Leaman, chairman; Lay.
louisville, $567.03, the Rev. Dillon
Groom chairman; Olney,
$2,14425, Mrs. Albert Wilson, chair
man; Poolesville. $86l56, Mrs. Rob-
ert Gray, chairman; Potomac
$354.3S, the Rev. Elgar Soper, chair
man.
Rockville, $2,73s.2s, Mrs. j. b
Blackburn, chairman; Silver Spring,
SIS, ,213.8O, Mrs. Charles Hopkins,
chairman; Takoma Park, $5,438.2 o.
Mrs. George Cook. chairman, and
Washington Grove, $376.25. Mrs.
Henry BecrAft, chairman.
Evening star., 1944-02-16
Alexandria Clubs Name
Red Cross Drive Heads

Although the Red Cross War Fund
campaign is not scheduled to start
until March l, Glenn U. Richard
Alexandria chairman, announced
yesterday that civic organizations
have agreed to assist in the spe-
cial gifts canvass headed by David
c. Book.
The Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions, Civi.
tan and Alexandria Woman's Club
presidents have appointed chairmer
to direct their members in the can
vass Of business firms.
Mrs. Frank Mason billiard. chair.
man of individual special gifts, ano
Gardner L. Boothe, chairman OF
the committee to solicit gifts from
large corporations, have named thei,
committees, and are making plans
to start their drives.
Mr.. Richard said Alexandria,
quota represents substantial in.
crease over last year. and it is Of
the utmost Importance that all wa,
fund campaign committees make
plans for an intensive canvass
Evening star., 1944-02-16
Upper Marlboro Schools
Exceed War Bond Goal

Students and teachers of the
Upper Marlboro Elementary and
High Schools have gone over the
top in their campaign to sell
enough War Bonds to buy a plane.
Goal of the two-week drive was
$4,000. Yesterdays bond rally at
the high school, which marked the
end Of the campaign, pushed the
total amount of bonds sold to $780,
1880, according to Wilmur A. Jones,
school principal.
Chief attraction at yesterdays
rally was a Messerschmitt plane
Paul Summers, student chairman of
the drive and senior at the high
school, acted as master of cere-
monies. Principal speaker was Ned
Allen, also senior at the school
Mrs. Marie Parrish and Mrs. Frances
Elker, teachers at the elementary
and high schools, respectively, were
in charge of the program.
Evening star., 1944-02-16
ID Indicted by U. 5.
In Liquor Hi-jacking
Ten Defendants Added
To Baltimore Case
Ey the Associated press


BALTIMORE, Feb. 16.-Fourteer
persons, four of whom had been pre-.
vlously accused, we're indicted by a
Federal grand jury yesterday or
charges of conspiring to steal, De.
cember 6. a truckload of whisky to.
falling 1922 cases.
All IA, one Of them a woman
were accused in one Of the sever
counts with acting Illegally as whole.
salers.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents who appeared at the arraign.
ments of four Of the men last week
before United States Commissioner
James K. Cullen. said they un.
earthed part of the stolen whisky
from a frozen cinder pile at house
on the Old Philadelphia road.
Other cases, they related, were
found in the attic of a Baltimore
grocery, and still others had beer
thrown into Back River. The agents
also said they recovered s2,834 OF
the sales price of some of the stolen
liquor.
The agents said the truckload OF
whisky was obtained by having q
substitute driver take the truck from
the terminal of the hauling com
pany.
The four men first arraigned were
identified as Edward R. Linthicum
A. the substitute driver; Henry An
drew Oberfield, 81, former trucking
company employe; John c. Rood
49, trucking company dispatcher
and William N. Bedsworth, 35, union
representative for truck drivers.
The 10 new defendants are: Mari
ano Grimaldi and his sons, John
and Salvatore, at whose Old Phila.
delphia road property the FB]
charged the liquor was unloaded
Margaret L. Barton. John N. Cicone
Louis di Pasquale, Salvatore Cal
deraro, Charles Isaacson, a pharm-
acy manager: Olen o. Wolfe and
Howard F. Lay.
Evening star., 1944-02-16
Virginia Democrats
To Meet February Is
Will Set Time and Place
For Stute Convention
By the Associated Press.

~ VIC ASoOCldteI PTeSS.
RICHMOND, Feb. 16.-The Dem
ocratic State Central Committee
will meet here February - to decide
the time. place and basis of repre-
sentation in the State convention
State Chairman Horace Edwards
announced last night.
The convention probably will be
held some time in May and it is ex-
pected the basis of representation
will be l delegate for each lOt
votes. or major fraction thereof
cast for President Roosevelt in 1910
which would mean 1850 delegates te
be seated at the convention.
Under the system of rotation be.
tween Richmond, Norfolk and Roa.
noke, which has been used for 8
number OF years, it is Richmond s
turn. Roanoke has been mentioned
for this years meeting because OF
crowded conditions here, especially
on week ends.
The convention will elect a State
chairman, a national committee
man, a national committeeman.
an and delegate to the nation.
al convention at Chicago. Congress.
sional districts will caucus just be.
fore the State convention to nomi.
nate their delegates and the State
convention always follows these
nominations.
Delegates at large are elected
from the convention floor as is thu
State Democratic Central Commit.
tee. Each congressional district ha.
seven votes on the State Centra
Committee.
E. R. Combs is the present nation.
al committeeman and Mrs. Johr
Garland Pollard the national com.
mitteeWoman
Evening star., 1944-02-16
Youth Program Initiated
Al 1akoma Park Meet

Preliminary plans for establish.
ment of youth program in Takoma
Park, Md. were discussed last night
at meeting of about IS parents
and high school students in the
Takoma f1rehouse.
A committee was appointed tc
draft recommendations for recrea-
tional activities for teen-age chill
dren and present them to an open
meeting at 8 pm. Tuesday at the
| f1rehouse.
The group is to be composed OF
four adults and four high school,
students.
Members Of the committee ap-
pointed last night are Oliver K
Wilson, chairman; Martin Iverson
Joseph Martin, Mrs Thomas Co.
man; her son, Thomas, jr., and
Robert Mauger.
Two girls from the junior and
senior high schools OF the area will
be named later.
Evening star., 1944-02-16
State Guard Measure
Signed by Darden

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Feb. 16.-Gov. Dar-
den last night signed the bill which
changed the name of the Virginia
Protective Force to the Virginia
State Guard. The measure was
sponsored by Senators Stuart
Breeden and Gray.
The bill also makes all able
bodied resident males from Is to 55
years OF age members of the militia
and makes the commanding general
OF the State Guard a member of the
State Military Board when the Ma
tional Guard is in Federal service.
Under provisions of the bill,
which carries an emergency clause
and is effective at once. when the
Governor calls out the unorganized
militia he may organize it as a
Statewide military unit and, on
doing so, the unit will be known as
the Virginia State Guard. The
Governor also is empowered to or
ganize other units, military or naval,
Statewide or local, and give them
such names and designations as he
deems proper.
Evening star., 1944-02-16
That Income Tux-No. 3
sy the Associated Press.

Don't forget to take the deduc-
tion allowed for extraordinary med
ical and dental expenses in COM
putting your income tax It's a great
help for persons of moderate in
come who have had heavy sickness
costs.
Medical expenditures for you, your
wife, husband or dependent which
exceed 5 per cent of your net in
come may be deducted. The maxi
mum medical deduction allowed is
$1,000 in the case Of a head of a
family or husband and wife max
Ing a joint return For others the
maximum is $1,25O.
Medical expenses include money
paid for the diagnosis, treatment.
cure or prevention of disease. Also
amounts paid for disqualification,
nursing Gncluding nurses board
where paid by taxpayer), laboratory
and dental fees, drugs and vitamin
tablets prescribed or recommended
by a doctor.
The cost of crutches, artificial
limbs and teeth, eyeglasses and sim
liar equipment is deductible. Like
wise, payments for health and acci-
dent insurance and group hospitali-
zation insurance. Medical expenses,
however, do not include funeral ex-
penditures.
losses from storm, theft, fire and
certain bad debts may be deducted.
II your home is damaged by fire,
flood or storm you may deduct the
lass provided it is not compensated
for by insurance or otherwise. If
the insurance is not sufficient to
cover the loss, you may deduct the
excess of the loss over the amount
Of Insurance.
II you made a business loan and
every effort to collect it has been
unsuccessful, you may deduct your
loss as a bad debt. You must estab-
lish that the bad debt has become
worthless. II you made q loan
Evening star., 1944-02-16
Legion Post to Sponsor
Sofety SIoqon Contest

A safety slogan contest for men,
bers of the Alexandria schoolboy
patrol sponsored by American
Legion Post "a, was announced to-
day. The post will turn over the
proceeds of a dance to Police Sergt
Henry Grimm for War Bond and
Stamp prizes.
The dance will be held at 10 pm.
Saturday at Gadsgy's Tavern.
Sergt. Grimm said no date has
been set for the contest, but said he
plans to make a $25 War Bond the
first prize, $40 in War Stamps the
second and $5 in War Stamps, third.
The rest of the dance receipts will
be used for a party for patrol men,
bers, and to send some of the boys
to summer camp.
A similar contest is claimed for
the colored patrol, with local colored
organizations contributing the
money for prizes,
Evening star., 1944-02-16
lsWRstoniinq
.Remiinderr@a

Canned and Frozen Foods, ETC.
Book No. 4. green stamps G, H,
and J valid through February 20.
Stamps K, L and M valid through
March 20.
Meats, Fats, Etc. Book No. 3,
stamps v, w and x valid through
February 26. Stamp Y good
through March 20. Stamp z be-
comes valid February 20 and good
through March 20.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay Two ration points for
every pound Of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Book No. 4. Stamp 80 valid
for S pounds through March 81.
Book No. 4. stamp 40 good for S
pounds for home canning through
February %, 1945.
Shoes-Stamp No. 18 in Book No. 1
and stamp l on the "airplane"
sheet Of Book No. 8 valid for an
indefinite period.
Gasoline-No. ga coupons good for
3 gallons through May 8, B, B-1, C
and C-1 coupons good for 2 gall
longs each. These coupons will
expire on date indicated on indi-
vidual books. b. and CO cou-
pons in books issued since De-
cember are good for 5 gallons
each.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
coupon holders, March 81. For B
coupon holders, February 20.
Fuel Oil-Period No. 3 coupons good
through March IA. Period No. 4
coupons valid through September
80. Nos. 3 and coupons good for 10
gallons per unit. Period No. S
coupons may be exchanged for
No. As and used now if holder has
100 gallons or less in No. cou-
pons. According to the District
OPA, consumers in this area
should not have used more than
65 per cent Of their total yearly
fuel oil ration % Of February II.