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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-24
World Day Of Prayer Services
Will Be Held Here This Fridav

Binding every continent of the
war-torn world together in a fell
lowship of intercession, the United
Council of Church Women will
sponsor the World Day of Prayer
on Friday, February Is, the first
Friday in Lent.
The World Day of Prayer will
be observed this year here in the
new Christian church building at
Third and Ann treets between the
hours of IL am. and 5 pm. A
recess will be observed at noon;
but the church will be open for
prayer for those who cannot come
at any other times. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all Visitors
in Wilmington; especially to all
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-24
Informal Dance Slated
Saturday By USO Club

The monthly couple-dance will
be held at the Fourth and Ann
USO club in Wilmington Saturday
from to II pm.
The dance is informal and there
will be an entertainment during
intermission. Refreshments will be
served in G gorge Washington
style. Servicemen and women and
their dates as we'll as married
couples are invited.
The Winter Park Prayer
Band will meet Thursday aft
ernoon at o'clock with Mrs.
G. S. Lewis.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-24
Are War Weddings
Going To Last?
Bv ADELAIDE KERR

ore If the greatest problems we
~ in the postwar world is max
a.: :e our wartime marriages stick.
M what chances do those mar.
:oaes have in the light of our
I"acetine exper en- C e? What
psa,ce does an American mar
1 !oae have compared with those
u! !.'7 other countries? What is the
IA nos+ frequent cause of divorce?
what VIVA, factors seem strongest in
olJing marriage together? Do
aIildren contribute to the strength
II tbe marriage bonds?
The answers to those questions
,,;ob+ help in solving our postwar
n 10y problems. And some in
4arasting light is shed on those
answers in tn e QUESTIONABLE
a ',wbat Do You Know About Di-
,o-ceo' which appears in the
March issue of The Ladies' Home
1orrnal 1t is prepared by Paul
oonenoe. director of the Ameri
.sn institute of Family Relations
II los Angeles, Cal, nonprofit
.snrational enterprise for public
:srvjce. Mr.. Popenoe says his
statements are based on data
,1paned from the institutes re-
search over the United States and
from standard statistical sources.
Here are some of the things he
;avs about divorce:
The divorce rate in the United
States is the highest in tn ecivil
i7ed world. 1t has increased about
NOOO per cent since the Civil War,
while population has increased
ahout 800 per cent and the num-
her of marriages 900 per cent.
The United States divorce rate is
N times higher than Canada's and
if is believed 10 be twice that Of
Japan, which formerly had the
worlds highest divorce rate.
The average marriage which
GOES into the divorce court has
lasted ten years The average is
high because of the considerable
number which lasted 20 years or
rore. One-half of all divorces &C.
cur before the sixth year and
onehalf after that.
The majority Of divorced cou-
ples are childless and very few
Of the remainder have more than
ore child. S atistically, nothing
tends to keep people out of the
divorce court as much as the pres
ence of children Conclusions from
several careful studies suggest
that homes broken by divorce,
deserticn or separation contrib
ute nearly fou- times their quota
Of juvenile dehnquents. Children
trom such homes also make less
satisfac DRY records in school and
On tests of personality.
Divorce a W avs accompanies
prosperity. In boom times the
marriage rate increases, and the
divorce rate increases still faster.
In times of financial depression
he marriage rate drops and the
divorce rate drops still farther.
What are the chief causes of di-
vorce?
The complaints recited in di-
vorce petitions usually have little
relation to the facts They are
merely convenient epithets select
ed by an attorney to fit the par
cular laws of the state in which
Re is practicing
But in a careful study of 1872
married couples in California the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-24
Snipes-Peterson
Wedding Announced

Miss Alma Ruth Peterson of
Tomahawk, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. K. M. Peterson, and James
Thomas Snipes of Rosehill, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Snipes, were
married on January 20 in Dillon,
S. C. The couple is residing at
the home of the bridegroom in
Rosehi11
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-24
Miss Fredericks,
Robert Risley To
Marry On Saturday

The wedding of Miss Adna Rob.
bins Fredericks and Robert How
ard Risley will be solemnized Sat-
urday afternoon, February 26, at
4 o'clock in Southside Baptist
church with the Rev. J. O. Wal
ton officiating, assisted by the
Rev. Harvey w. Glazier.
No invitations are being issued
but friends of the couple are in
vited.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-24
Sorosis Garden Club
Meets This Afternoon

The Sorosis Garden club will
meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock
and will be held in the form of a
Mexican tea at which time talk
on how flowers are grown in Mexi-
co will be given by a member of
the club.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-24
Mrs. Roy C. Calling
Hon0red At Shower

KERR, Feb. 23.-Mrs. King
Newkirk and Ms. A. H. Kerr were
hostesses at a linen shower at the
home of the latter recently in hon
or of Mrs. Roy c. Calling of Fort
Lyon Colo, the former Louise
Newkirk, who is visiting he: moth
er. Mrs. Marie Newkirk near
Kerr.
The hostesses served a saAd
course with tea.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-24

and Private Sad Sack and the
Top-Kick".
''Pass In Review" originates
from Service Club Number One
and is broadcast over Radio Sta
ton WMFD.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-24
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Shumpert
announce the birth of son,
Harry David, February %, Marion
Sprunt annex.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-24

Leroy Johnson (R-CaliD said -
day as he renewed his attempt to
persuade the house that previou4
expressions of disloyalty, madsa
by interned japanese Americans
should be used to deprive them Of
American citizenship.
Ninety per cent of all wool shorn
in Australia is sold at auction
sales. ] j
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-24
ATTACKS JAPS' CITIZENSHIP

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-lRH
Any citizen has an inherent right
to renounce his citizenship, Rep.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
Income Tax
Blanks In

Blanks on which income tax paw
grS must file their returns Tor 1913
have been mailed from the Internal
Revenue office in Greensboro for the
Federal government and from the
state Revenue Department in Raj
Ugh ior the State government. and
arc beginning To arrive in this city,
IS elsewhere in the State
For the first time in North Caro-
lima. payments to the State may be
made in quarterly inStallmcnS, with
."ur percent interest charged on do
iCrrcd settlements. Provisions for
this method of paying were made by
the 1913 General Assembly.
Charles II. Robertson. Federal in
tcrmaL revenue collector for the
North Carolina district, said in
Greensboro that an estimated $50
600 citizens of the State will have
10 iilc returns this year. The dead
line for filing is March Is. but the
collector urged that returns be pre-
pared and sent in, together with
iull or at least the first quarterly
payment as carly as possible. Settle
mcnt with the Federal government
may be made on Il quarterly basis. as
heretofore.
There arc. Robertson stated.
two major points that arc vital for
everyone to understand. First. many
persons will owe substantial tax
and should start Immediately to find
out how much they will owe and TO
make plans for meeting the obliga-
ion.
Second. although many taxpay-
ers will find that they are subsian-
tally paid up on their l0i3 taxes
some of them. i'll fact. entitled to re-
funds--it is still necessary for them
10 file a return"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11

OF the token plan, five blue stamps
A8, BG CO, md E8-uccomc valid
for proccsScd foods. and three rcd
stamps - A8. B8 and C8 - become
good for mcats-fatS. All these stamps
arc in War Ration Book Four. Each
stamp. regardless o. the number
printed upon il. will have a ration
value of 10 points.
When making purchase. the
housewife will give the retailer
st mpS valued al 10 points each. II
the stamps do not total in change
Tor the rcd meat stamps and blue
tokens in change for the blue pro-
ccsScd food stamps. For example. if
consumer purchases proceSScd foods
winch require II points. she may give
the retailer blue stamps GO points)
and receive 3 blue tokens in change.
Tokens will have a ration valur of
one point oach, ard they will have
no expiration date. They can be used
al any time for making purchases.
For example, if purchase of meat
requires - red points. the consumer
may give the retailer one red stamp
valued at 10 points and two red
tokens.
Consumers will not receive tokens
before Februl. ry 81 when retailers
start using them as point change"
Tor purchases of rationed foods.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
job Office Faces
Big Task in State
Next Six Months

Raleigh. Jan. ll-AppruXimatcly
l52.25G persons arc expected Ia be
,hannClCd through the II L. 5. En-
JloymCn; Service offices IN North
Carolina before July !. Dr.. j. S.
Durton. State War ManpowCr dIrcc-
tor. announced today.
Dcrton said that more than half
IF all workers hired by essential
industries in The State would be
handled by the USES officer. add
.ng that essential industries arc not
rvpCct"d a. hire that many workers
n the period. but that there will
&c much larger percentage chan
Gcl,d 10 essential industries through
nc local offices OF the employment
service.
"WhilC less than three out Of cv-
2ry 10 pcrSors hired in the first six
months of 1913 in essential indus
tries were handled through the scr
vice. the operating program calls
for placing six out of every 10 per-
SONS in essential industries through
INC local offices in tho future" Dor
,On said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
By The Associated Press

New York, Jan. IL - American
newspapers are cutting their own
revenues N order to give their
readers the fullest possible covcragc
oI vital war and domestic news.
Advertising and circulation-chicf
sources Of newspaper incomc-wii,
bc trimmed most draStically as 4
result of the War Production Board
order reducing ncwSprint use 23.6
percent below basic levels of 1871.
The WIPE figures 205,709 tons o.
paper VIII be saved in the first
three months oi this year.
Paper saving measures found in
a survey by The Associated Press
included ,hcSc:
|. Rati"nns Of advertising space
and limitations Cn the size of aG-
IertiSemcntS.
,. Freezing or restricting circu-
lationS.
3. Elimination or curtailmcnt ~
rontiGucd fiction stories. crossword
puzzles. comics and society news
!. Smaller headlines. reading
matter type. maps and pictures. and
narrower margins.
Inc universal aim is To- cut the
actual news content as little as pos
S!blc.
occcfal newspapers remove ali
1.oNcrtiScmcnts before printing cop
les that will be mailed 10 service
men, TO cut down the number of
pages used
Inc Chicago Daily News banned
most advertising from Dec. % TO
Jan; 3 to Save newsprint.
Inc Bostcn Globe has cut retail
store ads 10 per cent and limits the
size OF national advertisements. The
Boston Herald has eliminated local
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
Ration Tokens Will Not
Cut Buying Power At ALI

Raleigh, Jan. ll.-Thc new ration
token plan effective February 2T
VIII not change the housewives point
buying power, the Raleigh district
Oii!cc q! Price Admi: istration said
Today. even though. on a monthly
basis. She will average about lour
!cSS mcdt-latS points than al present.
no iWo more prOccSS@d foods points,
Inc fact that ration buying power
VII be kept stable was pointed out
by OPA because reports indicate that
some people believe the changc-ovcr
l" token shopping may involve a
loss oi red stamp buying power and
a gam in blue stamp buying power.
However, this is wrong, buying
power under rationing will be KEEP;
on even keel by adjusting point
values very slightly al the time the
new PIN goes into effect.
Under the present rationing pro-
gram. 10 points become valid tor
meats and fats al the beginning OF
each wcck-roughly a total of Ct
points. Similarly. proccsScd foods
point values will be adjusted up-
ward slightly so that the housewives
30 points under the token plan Will
Duy no more than she now gets with
her rs points.
On February p, with the beginning
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
Milk Mixture For
Stomach Ulcers

q recent medicaI discovery now
being used by doctors and hospitals
successful in the treatment of stom
ach ulcers caused from excess acid
1t is q harmless preparation vet so
effective that In many cases the pains
Of stomach ulcers disappear almost
immediatelv. after it is used. Also rec
ommended for gas pains. indigestion
and heartburn due TO hyperacidity
by obtaining "A bottle of Lurjn from
their druggist Lurin contains this
new discovery in its purest form,
Easy. to take. Just mix two teaspoon
fuls in d half glass of milk. Costs but
little. Try a bottle. il must satisfy or
money refunded Lurin for sale by
ADV,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
Society News
A DECEMBER RIDE.

Through new snow, the big bay can
tered,
I'd fastened ON some jingle bells
again;
We rode along the familiar trail.
In the little clearing at the end of
the ravinc,
We halted, just looking and breath
ing sharply,
He shook and shook his head and
paved Il drift.
And we both Shivcred in the cold,
And the only sounds were tinkling.
clmking, shrill metallic rings.
II was as if sound
FroZc; last December.
And waited for me
To chip away lis mlpriSoning still
ness,
And release its voice.
That only | can hear.
Margaret WatruuS
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
American Newspapers Couer
NelOs But Trim Advertising
Revenue Producing Departments Are Cut
Most to Curtail Ncwsprint Consumption

display advertising from its first
edition.
number Of morning papers plan
to print their Monday editions with
out advertising. Some afternoon
papers are doing the same with
their Saturday editions.
Often advertisers are asked to
suggest several optional dates for
publication OF their copy-to permit
newspapers TO print an advertise
mcnt. wnen space is least i'm de-
mand
a "umber of newspapers did not
print Christmas Day and New
Years for the first time in years.
To get more news into less space.
closer editing and use o: shorter
news stories is the order of .hc day
everywhere.
Hearst. Scripps-Howard and many
individual newspapers arc using
narrower rolls Of paper.
The Miami (Fla) Daily News
changed its makeup to nine COL
umns from eight, permitting use OF
greater number Of news items
Sunday editions are being rcduc..
ed by many papers in an effort to
keep weekday editions more near
ly their normal size.
Business and editorial staf[s WORK
together 10 balance news and an
vcrtlSlng. One metropolitan panc.,
reported last week that sudden re
ccipt OF an important gubernato.';;ii
message made it necessary 10 iron
halt page of advertising.
j. y. Folz. business manager for
The Memphis (Tenn.) Commercial.
Appeal and PreSs-Scimitar. voiced
the consensus when he said il would
DC bad policy to cut editorial
NCading) matter"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11

nall OF all workers 10 be employed in
essential industries during the first
naIf OF 1914 would bc chaunclcd
through Federal Employment Ser
vice offices. AT lc ST 75 per cent Of
the workers in the Group shortage
areas will come through the employ
mcnt service, il was added. That
story listed three Group | areas in
the state: Elizabeth City, New Bern
and Spruce Pine.
The other article. bearing the
same date and place of origin. an
nounced that Eliz beth City and New
Bern had been removed from the
Group | classification, leaving only
Spruce Pine where strategic mica
mining is the main industry. Accord
ing To that source. Elizabeth City and
New Bern have been put in Group
II along with Burlington, Charlotte
and Wilmington.
Distinction is that Group is the
classification applied TO communities
where there is such N acute scarcity
of manpowcr that no additional war
contracts can be placed Group II is
applied To areas where there is now
VI ''''' "ii''SiD'lcIi a IIDol StlnScnCy,
but not sufficient 10 ban III new
business. However. tic i8-hOur work
week may be invoked if conditions
seem 10 require il.
a war manpowcr order require,
that all males between 10 and "a
years OF age seeking employment, IN
essential industries must be chan
nclcd through the employment ser
vice Offices. according TO DR.. J. S.
Dorton. state director.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
PAGE THREE

Ocean bouicVars. Because of tho
threatened blackout they took
smaller houSC-wcll. not So Small-3O
rooms-inland Now the blacliout has
been lifted with the passing OF the
submarine danger along the Florida
coast.
Dawes has Dcen rccupcralIne from
SlISht Illness but is up and about
again. He recently addressed an au-
dlcncc Of 700 AT a Florida chamber
oi commerce meeting. Davies is re-
turning 10 Washington within Il lew
weeks. Mrs. Davies will 90 10 their
western ranch before coming to the
capital.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
Meeting POSTPONED.

The Bcarpond Home DcmunStra-
ti"n Club meeting. which WAS to
have been held "Wednesday after
noon al the home ~ Mrs. J. 3. Sat
icrwhiic. has been postponed. be-
cause the home demonstration agent
ana the assistant agent have To- at
tend Il meeting IN Raleigh on that
date.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11

The Agricultural Adjustment
Agency will hold meetings in each
county in North Carolina between
JANUARY II and 81. Community COM
mittccmcn will be instructed on
execution of forms. 1914 practices.
and the latest phases of the AAA
program, II. A. Patten announces.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11

Due 10 70 d cO1a!iI0NS, lOn.9Nt's
dance al Service CluD No. | a, Camp
BUtncr has been postponed. Thirty
Henderson girls are invited lO Il SDc-
clal dance tor he 3O9th Infantry
Thursday evening. All group leaders
are asked tu caIl Alrs. Earl Satlcr-
white. phone 1881. and .c; her
know The names OF the three girls
from their group who viii tIc@d this
dance.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
State Labor
Crisis Eases
In tho Sir Waller Hotel.
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
HH LYNN NISRET

Raleigh. Jan. 1.-Two news stories
cmar ting from the State Manpowcr
Commission office Monday. through
somewhat contradictory. combine 10
show Slight casing up in tho States
dy d!ldUle labor supply.
One story stated that more than
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
Resumes Meredith Stud;cS

Miss Viola liuyic has returned To
Meredith College 10 RESUME her
studies after spending the holidays
with her parents. DR.. and Mrs |. H.
lIuylc.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
Correspondent Finds Many
OF Celebrities In Florida

office holders who were born outside
the State lines.
Most Fiori1tanS were born Sumc-
where else. The percentage Of native
sons is small
Mr.. and Mrs. Dawes are not living
this year in Har, "A ,Lagc, their palazzo.
and il is Il "palaZZo." on the South
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
Back In NIHrnIli.l,

Miss Mary Cooke Harris. OF Hen
dcrSon. has returned 20 Meredith Col
lcsc to resume her studies after
spending the holidays with her par
cnts. Mr.. and Mrs. &. G. Harris. u!
l37 BurwCll Avenue.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11

The War Food Administration has
repeated its warning 10 growers and
shippers of fruits and Vcgcl oivS that
new wooden containers will be scarce
this year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
Meeting Date Chlnppu

The WOmIn'> Missionary Society
of West End Baptist church vii! nuld
lis regular meeting Friday uiGht IN
stead of Thursday night. The meet
ing Will be Jt the home OF Mrs. ".
L. Stone.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
4 r 4 * 4 X
4 WITH THE COLORS II
X X X X 4 X
Here for Dance

Billy y. S,ucN. L. &. y. Il. at Duke
university. attended thl New Years
Tea and club dances IN Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
In New York.

Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley +. Tri>cl. are
III New York City on buying trip
OF several days.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11

Staunchly wcarablc. designed for
style and comfort. is Pattern 9OiS.
Such an ideal twn-picCc style. lis
oft jacket, becoming iow-cut collar
Irc iust right ior any type ol figure.
\ fabric remnant will make the op-
.IOnal bodice top OF the skirt.
Pattern 9Ol& comes in misses and
Nowcn's sizes ~. T.. lG. l8. 20: 80.
s.. 3.i. 36. 80. 20, -, IA. is. 10. Size
'G take . 5-3 wards S9-inch. % yard
.GT .,..r bodice.
Send SIXTEEN CENTS in coins
for this pattern. Write plainly
SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE,
NUMBER.
Send your order to the Henderson
Daily Dispatch, Pattern Department,
232 West 9th ST.. New York u, n. Y,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11

George y. Slack. II. L. 5. Navy.
a@- been -. Sir.rrd from his snip 10
u naval training school IN Key West,
FlrlIis.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11
N>ze M1zazpz II nz6aueaza
is IT YOU

ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
"A in all IS states women are
joining the WAC.
They're stcnographcTs and
housewives. They're artists and
teachers, mechanics, and accoun-
tants.
They're learning new skills and
improving old oneS-bccoming
expert radio operators, laboratory
tcchnicians, record clerks.
They're seeing new places, MAX
ing new friends, sharing an expert
cnce they'll never forget.
And every day, every hour,
theirs is the deep satisfaction of
helping TO win this war in os d.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-11

rect q way as any womun con.
Why are YOU MISSING this
opportuS1ity2
Right now-thc WAC needs
women between 20 and so years
ofagc, without children under IA.
(Womcn in essential war indus
try must have release from the
us. Employment Servicc.)
Find out today about oil the
WAC offers you-ihe vital jobs
Woes do, their valuable training,
interesting life, their opporfuni-
ties for important service. Go 10
your nearest U. s. Army Recruit
ing Station or mail The coupon
below.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
| IRomania 10 Mobilize
Forces 10 Fight Reich;
lArmistice Concluded
By the Associated Press.

y! tne ASbOClateO fIese.
MOSCOW. Sept. 13.-The CHIEF
Romanian peace delegate. Lucretiu
Patrascanu, declared today that hi.
country was ready to mobilize I'll
Its manpower ito prosecute the war
for liberty from which the Romanis
Of tomorrow will emerge free. DEM
ocratic and independent.
OF the armistice concluded last
night with the United Nations, Pat
rascanu declared: I'VE don't have
any right to be dissatisfied with the
terms" He Is minister Of justice
and a leader OF the Communist
Party in Romania.
1T is for the people to decide
whether King Michael will remain
as King" he told a press conference
New Constitution Planned.
The first election In his surren-
dered country will be held for an
assembly which will draft q new
constitution.
The most important and imme-
diate question is military co-opera-
ton Of the Romafiian and Soviet
Evening star., 1944-09-13

last year with the rank OF Ambas-
sador, to study the political situa-
ton, resigned from Gen. Eisen-
howerS stan amid charges, which
were oflicially denied, that the Brit
ish had declared him persona non
grata because Of I report he had
made to President Roosevelt on the
British Indian policy.
Evening star., 1944-09-13
Phillips Returns; Silent
Concerning Resignation
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.-
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Ambas-
sador William Phillips, who arrived
in New York yesterday from over
seas after resigning As political ad-
wiser on Gen. Eisenhowers staff,
said today he would make no COM
ment on charges and denials which
arose concerning the resignation.
All can say" Mr.. Phillips said.
is that l am leaving Immediately
(Mass0 home and then shall 60 to
Washington to report to the State
Department"
Mr.. Phillips, who went to India