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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-30

Mrs. Emma Moore Of Hazlehurst
visited Madison to see her sister,
Louise Moore who died while she
was here. Mrs Moore remained
here until after the funeral.
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Sarah johnson who departed
this life on September 4, at Pill
grim Rest M. B. church, Madison,
at II o'clock, September II. The
following program was observed:
Devotion led by Simon Hill and
others. Selection by choir. Space
for words by the friends of Mrs.
Johnson: Mrs. Johnson as q mother,
Mrs. Roxana Cole; Mrs. Johnson as
faithful wife, Rev. j. d. Hayden;
Mrs. Johnson as a home trainer,
Rev. A. P. Owens; College repre-
sentative, Rev. w. A. Bender; Obi
tuary and condolences, Mrs. jose
phine Powell; Funeral sermon, Rev.
M. H. Calhoun and Rev. w. c.
Cole. Master of ceremonies, Rev. w.
L. Jordon, general manager, Rev.
F. w. Coleman.
Funeral services were held for
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-30
Goodman News
Genola Redd, Reporter
Gene Austin Redd, Agent

Mrs. Emma Lee Lurk and little
daughter, Tommie Jean of Charles
ton. S. c., have been the house
guests of her parents, Mr., and Mrs
James Sanders. Mrs. Lurk was ae-
companied home by her sister, Miss
Marvis Sanders to enter the South
Carolina Institute for cripples. The
many friends Of Miss Sanders re-
greet to see her, leave the town but
we all wish her much success in
the course she is to take.
The Missionary Society met at
the home of Mrs. Chester Russum,
September "a, with the president,
presiding. Members We're: Mes
DANES Tommie Sanders, M. L. Gar
land, Lula Flemings, Felesha
Brooks, Julia LeFlora, Ophelia
Coleman, Essie B. Green, P. NJ.
Redd, Laura B. Russum, Emma Lee
Lurk.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-30

the armed forces this drug has been
used to combat gangrene. serious
burns, and infections, thus saving
thousands of lives. Here in Miss
issippi penicillin is being used with
gratifying results in the three pub
lie health treatment centers now
treating cases of early syphilis and
suffa-resistant gonorrhea. Already
several hundred patients have been
cured"
Revealing that some 16 firms are
today engaged in the manufacture
Of penicillin, the health officer
said that certain amounts have be-
come available for use intreatment
Of civilian patients. Although these
amounts will gradually increase. he
warned that sufficient supplies for
general civilian use may not be
obtainable until after the war.
Until further and more. extern
sive experiences have been report
ed and studied stated Dr.. Under
wood, 1T will not be safe to come
to any conclusion as to the percen-
tage of success in the use of peni-
cillin in certain infections. How
ever, that in penicillin medicine
has a powerful new weapon to use
in the conquest of disease, there
can be no doubt"
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-30
From The State
Health Officer

Too much emphasis on athletics
for a few students is still the situa-
ton in some schools, according to
Russell H. Lyons. state director of
physical education in the school
health service. Reporting to DIR.
Felix j. Underwood, executive Of
ficer, state board of health, Mr..
Lyons urged that schools provide
a well rounded program for all
students according to their physi-
cal, mental and social needs. Sew
enty-seven high school in Mississip-
pi have made a fine start in this
direction by qualifying to give one
half unit of credit in physical edu-
cation this session
According to Mr. Lyons, the GER
titled schools must give a daily
hour program in such activities as
marching, obstacle courses races,
rhythms, remedial and corrective
games and exercises, calistenics,
tumbling and pyramid building,
stunts, relays, recreational games,
formal gymnastics, aquatics, grass
drills, posture training, athletic
games and contests.
Physical education activities set
up for a daily 80 minute period for
elementary schools are: story plays,
singing games, hunting games, self
testing activities, stunts, pageants,
corrective and remedial exercises.
posture building and play ground
apparatus activities.
with such well balanced and
varied program, each child may
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-30

thought to seek the Lord and 20
years ago she found Christ at Mt.
Pleasant M. B. church and was
baptised by Rev. H. Porter, then
pastor of the church.
She lived a faithful Christian
all her life and her determination
was to go where Jesus was"
For health she went to Tougaloo.
to live with her granddaughter,
where she stayed until she became
weaker and weaker.
God called Louise home Sunday,
September II, at am.
She leaves to mourn her passing
mother, sons, 2 daughters,
Sisters, brothers, IL grandchildren
and l great grandchild, host of
relatives andf riends. We will miss
you-sleep on, sleep on and take
your rest, we love you but God
loves you best.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-30

Louise Cary Moore who departed
this life on September IL, at am.
at the China Grove AME. church,
5 miles west of Madison, at pm,
September 80. Devotion by Mt.
Pleasant M. B. church Selection by
the choir. Prayer, Bro. A. Rhodes.
Local program conducted by Sister
Sarah Jefferson. Opening song,
Mrs. Moore as a Christian, Bro.
Montgomery; Mrs Moore as a nei-
ghbor. Bro. A. Rhodes; Mrs. Moore
as a mother, Bro. Z. Bully; Solo,
Mrs. A. NJ BulHe; Crossing the
Bar. Sister Virginia Boaman; Mrs.
Moore's Christian Life by Bro. S.
Lewis: Faithfulness by Mrs. Mont
gomery. Solo, Sister Sarah Wright;
Memorial by Sister S. A. Jefferson;
Solo. L. c. Harris. Condolences by
A. M. Bullie; Obituary, Sister f. A.
Williams: Piano, Bro. S. c. Clincy,
Funeral sermon by Rev. ]. S. Nc
Cliney, ST., and Rev. o. D. Jimi-
son, pastor of Mt Pleasant NIB
church.
Rev. J. Parloe Berks, pastor Of
Wesley Chapel AME. church
visited here from Hazlehurst.
The body was in charge of PEG
pies Funeral Home, members O.
China Grove Benevolence Society
were active pallbearsrs. In the fu
neral possession was 81 cars More
than 200 persons were present a
the funeral, and three ministers.
Obituary of Louise Cary Moore:
Louise Cary Moore was born il
Madison county, Miss, SO years ago
At the age of IA years she married
Jim Moore. AS sheg rev in age sh
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-30
Madison County
News
Artie M. Bullie, Reporter
Mrs. Artie Bullie. Reporter

On Sunday, September "a, the
quarterly conference services were
held at China Grove A.M.E. church.
with DR.. ]. w Hair, presiding elder
of the jackson district, delivering
an inspiring sermon. The meeting
was high in spiritual value and the
hearts of all present burned with
the fire of the gospel preached by
DR.. Hair. Rev. S. P. Johnson, pas
of Pilgrim Rest M. B. church and
his congregation from Madison
was present and. at 3 o'clock
preached soul stirring sermon
which was enjoyed by ALL Collec-
ton arised was $21.56. Total collec-
ton for the day was S51.36.
Dr. and Mrs. A. NJ. Hair of Jack
son were visitors at the quarterly
conference Sunday which was held
at China Grove AME. church.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-30

have a chance to develop along
needed directions, stated Mr. Ly-
ons, land in addition to enjoying
these periods of play and exercise,
he is being helped to overcome any
remedial faults he may have such
as bad posture habits, poor muscu-
lar coordination or undue shyness
and inarticulateness."
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-30
Penicili11 Is
Powerful Weapon
Against Disease

Calling the story of penicillin
the. latest and most brilliant chapter
in the annals of modern medicine.
DR.. Felix j. Underwood, executive
officer, state board of health, stated
that the full clinical potentialities
OF this drug are yet to be realized.
THE effectiveness of penicillin
has been established in wide vari-
ETY. of diseases, such as meningitis,
pneumonia, speticemia, and osteo-
myelitis," said the physician 'In
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-13
Mali ogIasi
POzOr!

Naznanjam, da imam naprodaj
mocno in veliko preso, ma kate
70 sc ma enkrat spresa pol tone
grozdja, spodnji del je okovan
z bakrenim limom, da nicesar ne
tece ven postrani. Kdor zeli ku-
pitt maj Sc ,zglasi pri JOHN
BENCIC, 1871 E. fl St.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-13
"Ka.j pa ii mislis, Morstan, a

"Kajj pa ii mislis, Morstan, ali
mai Sc lotimo stvari?"
Stotnik je prikimal.
"Poslusajte, Jonatan,' je re-
kel major, IS prijateljem sva Sc
. tenn pogovarjala in slednjic
sva prisla do zakljucka, da ia
vasa skrivnost drzave prav mic
ne briga, ampak je vasa zaseb-
ma zadeva, S katero lahko ma
pravite, kakor vam je ljubo.
Midva sva takoj pripravljena,
da YAM pomagava, kakor nitro
Sc O cell reci pogovorimo in ze-
linimo.'
Trudil sc je, da bi govoril mir
no, malomarno, toda njegove O.
ci so Sc svetile cd vznemirjenja
in pohlepnosti.
"E no, kar Sc tega tlce, 60
spoda," sem odgovoril, navidez-
no sicer mirno, toda resnici
mic m a II j vznemirjen ko ona
diva, dam wanna samo en- pogoj,
XII hi ga stavil vsak MOI ma mo-
jem mestu: zahtevam MANFRED
samo to, da resita meme in mole
tri tovarise. Potem vaju pa wa
memo V svojo sredo ter wanna
damo emo petino zaklada, XII 81
ga lahko med seboj razdelita.
Him." je mrmral solto, "enc
petino. To nj bas prevec."
"Na vsakega bi prislo okolj
petdeset tisoc funtov sterlin-
gov.'
cali kako maj pa vas oprosti.
va? To je nemogoce, kar zahte'
Vate.'
"Nikakor me- sem odgovoril
"Vsako najmanjso stVarco sem
dobro premislil. Jedina zapreka
nasega bega je ia, da ne more
mo dobiti nobene pripravne lad
jice "a pot in tudi ne dovolj Ii
veza. V Kalkuti ali v Madrasl
je pac veliko jadrnic in drugif
ladjic, XII bi prav dobro sluzile
naSim naklepom. Pripravite to
rel ladjico! Ponoci mas pustitf
do obrezja in v ladjo; prepelje
mo Sc potem pa suho, in vidvs
1obita svoj delez.'
"Al<o bi bill samo VIZ je mr.
mral Solto.
"Nobeden ali pa vsi,' sem cd
govoril JAZZ. "Prisegli smo nam
rec, da bono delali drug "a dru
gega.'
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-13

mi pricakovali ma obrezju. Po-
tenn mai bi on zopet nastopil
svojo sluzbo, stotnik pa maj bi
prosil "a dopust. 2 MIN maj bi
Sc mi potem sesli v mestu Agri,
razdelili zaklad ter mu odsteli
dogovorjeno petino. Vse to smo
zapecatili 2 vsakovrstnimi slo-
vesnimi prisegan1i, kar Sc jih le
more cloveski um izmisliti in je-
xix izgovoriti. Cello noe sem Sc
del in risal, in ko Sc je ze jelo
daniti, sta bila gotova novo O.
brisa, podpisana z "znamenjem
stirih" ter 2 irnenom mojim in
| mojih treh tovarisev.
"Toda mole dolgo pripovedo'
vanje vas je gotovo ze utrudilo,
gospodje, in gotovo ze tezkc
i, prlcakuJete, da bl me pref ko
mogoce sprawl pod 'kljuc. Kon'
cati hocem, kolikor m o oc
kratko. Sleparski solto Sc je ma
potil v Indijo in Sc nj vee vrnil
Stotnik Morstan mi je kmalr
potem pokazal njegovo ime met
potniki nekega parnika. Stri'
mu je bill umrl in mu vse pre-
mozenje zapustil; vzlic temu ps
je bill tako nesramen, da mas j
vseh pet grdo osleparil. Kmal'
nato je sci Morstan v Agro tel
videl, kakor smo tudi pricako
vail, da je slepar zaklad res Cd
nesel.
| Slepar je pobral vse, ne da b
izpolnil lie en- sam pogoj izme(
vseh, pod katerimi smo ga cd
iposlai.
(Dalje prihodn1ic)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-13

"Vidis, Morstan," rece solto,
"Jonatan je moz .beseda. Nika-
kor Sc ne DO locil cd svojih pri-
jateljev. Mislim torej, da mu
smema zaupati."
"To sicer nj prijetno delo," "
je odgovokil Morstan, "vendar
mama DO denar ravno prav pri-
Sci, da resiva svojo oficirsko
cast"
mo, dobro,' rece major, "po-
magati vam hoceva, kolikor bo
v najini moci. Predvsem Sc pa
seveda morava prepricati, &c je
vasa zgodba resnicna. Povejte
mi torej, kje je zaboj skirt, in
JAZZ 81 bonn vzel dopust ter tako.
odrinil v Indijo, da stvar pref
Seem"
me tako hitro", odgovorin
! osorno, "prej Sc Sc moran pre-
pricatl, &c so moi trije tovaris
S tenn zadovoljni. Sal wanna po
vem, da Sc pri mas pravi: "vs
STRIFE ali pa nobeden.'
"Neumnost,' sc razjezi solto
"Kaj imajo tt trije crni potepu
hi pri.tej stvari opraviti
"Crni ali beli," odgovorin
JAZZ, mi drzimo skupaj, pa je!'
/ "Da oh kratkem povem: kma
lu smo sc sesli Sc enkrat, in Sc
daj so bill tudi Mohamed Singh
Abdullah Khan in Dost Akba
navzoc1. o stvari smo Sc Sc en-
krat pogovorili in prisli slednji
do zakljucka. Castnika sta do
bila vsak po en- naris trdnjave
in narisu je bill natanko "a
znamovan kraj, kje je zakla'
skirt. Major solto maj bi Sci
Indijo in Sc preprical tenn, ka
smo mi zatrjevali, zaklad pa ma
bi pustil pri miru, kjer je. Pc
tenn pa maj bi poskrbel ladjic
z vsemi potrebscinami ter jo pc
slal ma otok Rutland, kjer bi 6
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-13

fveyear-olds spectacle
London for the first time London
complete blackou to dimout After five
darkness dut bright and the fear Of air raids
is a thing of the past to most of them.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-13
StanOvanie

s 4 sobami sc odda v najem mir
nj druzini. Nahaja Sc ma 1910 E..
63 St. Zglasiti Sc je pri lastniku
ma omenjenem naslovu, spredaj,
spodaj.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-13
Naprodaj je

trgovina modnim blagom, klo-
buki in nogavicami. $500 teden-
skin dohodkov; nobenih tekme-
cev. Najemnina nizka, stalni od-
jemalci. Proda sc radi solastni-
stva. Zglasite Sc med 2. in a.
uro popoldne ma 1926 Buckeye
Rd.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-13
Mali ogIasi
3 odrosIe osebe

iscejo stanovanje s 4 sobami in
kopalnico, med E. SIS st. in E.
70 st., spodaj. Kdor ina "a od-
dati, je prosen, da sporoci ma
naslovu 1884 st. Clair Ave.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-13
PraZno

Hisa odprta ma ogled vsaki dan
cd 10. zj. do 8. Nv. Moderna hi
sa "a emo druzino, 6 sob, stara
okrog IL let, kot nova. Nahaja
Sc ma 1191 E. ITS St., blizu
Greenwood. ..
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-13
(NGdaljevanje)

Spocetka -je navadno placeval q
bankovci in zlati, toda kmalu
je zacel jemati ma posodo, in ST.
GER prav velke vsote. Vcasih je
nekoliko dobil, in to mu je dalo
nov pogum; toda kmalu ga je
sreca zopet zapustila ter ga pa
hnila lie Sc v vecje dolgove. Po
cele dneve je blodil okoli, yes
pobit in zalosten, in popival cez
nero.
Nekega vecera pa je izgubil
izredno veliko. JAZZ sem sedel
ravno v svoji koci, ko Sc je vra-
cal stotnikom Morstanom v
svoje stanovanje. Oba sta 81 BIZ
la srcna in nerazdruzljiva prija-
telja. Zdelo Sc mi je, da major
kar besni po toliki izgubi.
"Vse je izgubljeno, Morstan,'
Sc je hudoval, ~ menoj je pri
kraju; najbolje bi bilo, da Sc
kar --'
"Ne bodi neumen, prijatelj,'
rece Morstan ter ga prime "a
ramo. "Tudi meme SO dobro O.
skubli, toda -
To je vse, kar sem slisal; to-
da strasno mi je rojilo po gla-
vi. Nekaj dni pozneje je hodil
major Solto zamisljen, pocasi
OBJ morju. Tedaj pa sero porabil
to lepo priliko ter sem ga nago-
voril.
ia dober svet hi vas rad po-
prasal, gospod major,' sem III
nil.
"Kaj pa, Jonatan?' me je
vprasal ter potegnil smodko IL
ust.
"Nekaj bi vas rad vprasal, 60
spod major. Kdo bi bill neki vre-
den, da bi Sc mu smel izrociti
neki skirt zaklad? JAZZ namrec
vem, kje lezi skritega okoli pol
milijona, in ker ne morem sam
do zakIada. sem mislil, da bi BIZ
10 najbolje, da ga izroeim nasi
drzavni blagajni; mogoce hi mi
kazen zato prikrajsali.'
"Pol milijona, Jonatan?" Sc
je zacudil odprtimi ustmi. Prj
tenn pa me je ostro pogledal, ka-
kor bi Sc hotel prepricati, &c 60
vorim resnico.
"Gotovo, gospod; eel kup dra
gih kamenov in biserov je shra-
njenih ondi, XII cakajo srecne
roke. Zanimivo pa je pred vsem
to, da je pravi njihov lastnik IL.
gnan IL dezele in brezcasten ter
jih ne more nikakor nazaj "a
htevati; tako je torej zaklad tt
stega, XII prvi pride ponj.'
'Drzavi ga izrocite, Jonatan
drzavi,' je odgovoril jecljaje
Toda lie S tezavo je sprawl te
besede IL ust, in takoj sem IL
poznal, da ga imam klescah.
"Kaj ne, gospod major, vi mi
site, da bi bilo najboljse, &c vse
povem visjemu vojaskemu po
glavarju?" sem mu rekel popol
noma mirno.
pred vsem pazite, da Sc NJ
prenaglite, cesar bi Sc poznejt
mogoce kesali, Jonatan. Povej
te mi pref vso stvar natanko.
Yes dogodek sem mu pripo
vedoval samo toliko sem pre-
drugacil, da nj mogel spoznati
kje je zaklad skirt: Ko sem kon
cal, je stal kot lipov bog ter 81
globoko zamislil. IL miganja ME
govih ustnic sem spoznal, kakt
ga je imelo.
ITO je zelo vazna stvar, Jo
natan,' Sc je slednjic oglasil
20 TEN ne srete niti besedict
nikomur crhniti; kma1u Sc po
meniva O tel stvari dalje."
Cez diva dni pa pride svojin
prijateljem stotnikom Morsta
nom v tihi noci S svetilko 70
XII mojo koco.
"Rad bi videl, da bi tudi stot
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-10-13
Hisa naprOdaj

117O5 Ablewhite Ave-, cd Eddy
Rd., severno Cd st. Clairja. Ia
dvoje stanovanj, po 5 in 5 sob,
garaza "a 2 avta. Use nanovo
predelano. Proda Sc, da Sc ure-
.di zapuscino. Cena $500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-11
48-HOurWeekI sOrdered
In Cotton Textile Work

WASHINGTON, April TO- ZAP -
The War Manpower Commission
tonight ordered a minimum 49,
hour work week in the cotton tex
tile industry, effective May. IA.
Manufa cturing of marrow fab
RIGS" such as shoe strings, rib
bons and hat bands, is not affect
ed by the order. 1t applies to all
other cotton textile activities such
as office workers on the mill prem
Uses.
Manpower Chairman Paul V.
McNutt announced he signed the
order at the request of both labor
and the industry.
Many mills are already on 49,
hour week, especially in tight Ia
Dor areas, and possibly three
fourths of the industry now is on
the longer week in its bottle-neck-
ed departments.
McNutt said, however, that a
continuing decline in production
makes it necessary to apply the
order throughout the country.
Three other industries now are
on a mandatory 48-hour week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-11

The Thames River in Englar.
was frozen for IA weeks in 10sq
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-11

day Easter recess There appeared
considerable confidence that es-
sential legislation can be disposed
Of by June Is.
1t seems unlikely now that 1egis-
lation to simplify income tax sta
tutes will come on the firing line
before autumn. The House Ways
and Means Committee has approx
ed the principles of simplification,
which if made law would not be
effective until 1915.
The OPA and general homefront
economies embody the biggest is
sue. with Senator Butler (R-Neb)
and Rep. Wolcott (R-Mich) ready
with attempts to ban consumers
subsidies by attaching a rider to
the price control act. President
Roosevelt has been able only bv
the use of his veto power to turn
back two previous Congressional
uprisings against the subsidies
which the administration insists
it needs to hold its anti-inflation
line.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-11
VET CONFERENCES
SLATED in STATE

RALEIGH, April TO- (R State
Selective Service officials, inform
ed that an estimated rs per cent
of returning servicemen and wom-
en- will want jobs other than those
they held in former civilian life,
left today for series of confer
ences on unemployment of dis
charged veterans.
The conferences, under the gen.
eral supervision Of Lieut.. Col
Thomas H. Upton, will be held
tomorrow at Lumberton and Will
mington, April II at Kinston, April
10 at Edenton, April IA at Rocky
Mount, April II at Winston-Salem,
April 10 at North Wilkesboro, April
10 at Hickory, April 20 at Ashe-
vile. April 81 at Charlotte, and
April "a at Durham. The Whining
ton conference will be at pm.
and the others at 2 pm.
Assisting Col. Upton will be E.
B. Page, chief of the veterans per-
sonnet division of the state selec-
tive service staff; R. C. Goodwin,
state employment representative,
veterans employment division,
United States Employment Se-v-
ice of the War Manpower Com
mission; and Capt. Frank M. Page
of the U. S. Marine Corps.
THE selective service and train
ing act of 1910 directs that a per-
sonnet division be established to
protect the unemployment rights of
veterans" Col. Upton said, 'Thus
making the director of selective
service responsible. The act also
gives selective service authority
to utilize existing facilities of the
several departments and agencies
of the Federal and state govern
ments"
He added that because of its
recognized facility and experience
the u. S. Employment Service has
been selected to assist veterans in
securing new jobs and placing
physically rehabilitated veterans"
At every local employment Of
flee of the VINO, there is a local
veteran employment representa-
tive.
From the selective service an
gle, said Col. Upton, the state di-
rector, through the governor, has
the obligation and the responsible
ty of organizing and supervising
the veterans replacement program
with the state.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-11
,IITY DEPARTMENT
NEEDS WORKERS

Jesse Reynolds, director OF the
City Recreation program has an
nounced that the activities of his
department have expanded to such
a degree that additional staff mem
bers are greatly needed. He urges
all those with experience in group
work who are available for en-
ployment to apply to his office.
There has been an increase over
last month of $4,000 in attendance
at the various activities sponsored
by the Recreation Department.
During March emphasis was
placed on the organization Oh
groups and there are now one
thousand teen age youths register
ed in the "teen age" clubs, both
white and negro. Membership IN
the clubs range from IS to 375 de-
pending on the facilities and nelgh-
borhood. Among the most popular
activities were the dancing classes.
square dances and parties.
Some of the highlights OF the
month were the table tennis ana
marble tournaments and the series
of Hobby Shows held in the various
neighborhoods. Stage programs
were given by those whose hobbies
we're in the entertainment field.
Mr.. Reynolds announced that
nlans for the coming month in
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-11
CITY OBSERVES
EASTER HOLIDAY

Wilmingtonians observed a quiet
and orderly Easter holiday, ac-
cording to Sheriff c. David Jones
and Chief of Police c. H. Casteen.
On the police records Monday
morning were accounts of four au-
tomobile collisions, none of which
was described as serious. with no
injuries and little damage result
ing.
Five minor fights were reported
in the city, no more than normal
for a weekend.
Willie Sykes, Negro, known as
Candy" who resides at COZ
Brunswick street, declared to Of
ficers that he was shot Sunday by
Nick Frederick, another Negro.
Candy" was taken to ] a m S
Walker Memorial hospital where
he was treated for shot wounds
in the leg. He declined to prose-
cute Frederick.
The car stolen from Lieut.. J.
Pope Nash, Jr., of Camp Davis
late Saturday night at the Viii.
mington hotel, was recovered by
the State Highway Patrol car No.
1911 near Whiteville, where it had
been abandoned.
Officers H. Hayes d L. B.
Rourk went to Tabor City to bring
back Delmar Strunk, 19-year-old
white boy, of 205 Grace street,
this city, apprehended there for
storebreaking, larceny. and receiv-
ing in connection with the disap-
pearance of 5000 and an automatic
pistol from the Boots cafe Friday
night. The pistol and most of the
money were recovered.
Strunk was bound over to Su-
perior court, hi bond set at 81, 1000,
yesterday morning in Recorders
court,