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Evening star., 1944-03-05
4 Accident Victims
OF Hif-Run Drivers
Escape Serious Hurts

Three hit-and-run accidents were
reported to police last night within
the space of a few hours, but none
OF the four persons involved was
critically injured.
-Four other persons were injured
when laundry truck hit streetcar
on the Cabin John line, delaying
traffic on the route for As minutes.
While crossing Bladensburg road
at Oates street NE, Herbert M.
Butler, is, of 1929 L street NE. was
struck by black sedan, which he
believed was bearing South Carolina
tags. He was treated by a private
physician in Mount Rainier, Md, for
contusions about the left leg and
body. His condition was not con-
sidered serious.
Two Women Struck Down.
Mrs. Ellen Kearney, 10, and her
granddaughter, Mrs. Betty White,
81, both of 4119 Fourth street NV,
were knocked to the pavement at
Fifth street and Illinois avenue
NV. by a speeding black sedan
which did not stop. They were
taken to Garfield Hospital, where
Mrs. Kearney was treated for in
juries to her left leg and Mrs. White
for bruised left hip. They were
later dismissed.
AS she was walking diagonally
across the intersection of Fourth
street and Rhode Island avenue
N. E., Mrs. Edna M. Morrison, g.,
housekeeper at the District Repub-
lican Woman's Club, 1912 Rhode
Island avenue NV, was struck by
a htt-and-run driver. She was
taken to Casualty Hospital in a
passing taxi and was admitted for
treatment for a possible fracture
Of the left leg.
A car operated by Mrs. Minnie
Epstein, IS, of 4414 Third street
NV, was in collision with another
automobile at Sixth and K streets
NV, and the driver of the other
machine jumped out and ran away.
Police said that the car bore stolen
tags. Mrs. Epstein's daughter, De-
lores, 9, was taken to Emergency
Hospital and treated for cuts on
the nose and other parts of her face.
after which she was sent home.
Truck Hits Streetcar.
The truck-streetcar crash on the
Cabin John line occurred at the
car lines crossing at Foxhal road.
The truck, operated by Kenneth M.
Fuller, %, of 1921 New Hampshire
avenue NV, hit the streetcar be-
tween the front and middle doors,
breaking two of its windows and
smashing the front of the laundry
vehicle. The streetcar, according to
police, was operated by Isma Bryan
White, 50, of 1113 Potomac avenue
Sc.
Mr.. Fuller was taken to George
town Hospital in police scout car,
treated for lacerations about the
face, and released.
Also injured in the same accident
were Elinor Murray. 33, of 1904 KAN
sas avenue NV, who was treated at
Georgetown Hospital for lacerations;
Virginia Metz, 81, Of the Clare Bar
ton House, Glen Echo, Md, who re-
celved cuts on the hand, and Gloria
Dameron, 5401 Sherrior place NV.
who was cut on the left arm and
jaw. The latter two received treat
ment at home.
Julius Johnson, 10, of 21O D street
NV. suffered possible internal in
juries when struck by a streetcar
while crossing the street near his
home. Police said the car was
operated by Norman Meyers, 81, TOT
Fourteenth street Sc. Mr.. johnson
was taken to Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Pacific
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ldoI uldJUT euOrG against MOmOte
The dismounted cavalrymen of
the 1st Division fought by night
and worked by day with Navy Sea
bees to put the airfield in shape.
For the second successive day the
Japanese airforce belatedly at
tempted to break up the Allied
aerial operations, but only eight
Japanese planes risked battle, and
one was downed Between 8 and II
out of a formation of Is were shot
down previously.
More than 100 South Pacific War
hawks, Mitchells, Liberators and
Hellcats attacked Rabaul Friday
morning in the face of intense anti
aircraft fire.
One hundred and sixty-two tons Of
explosives were dropped on Keravis
Bay, Rapopo and Rabaul township
Clusters of supply barges were
among heavily hit targets.
A strong formation Of Australian
Beauforts hit Gasmata, on New Bri-
tain's south central coast.
HanSa Bay Area Pounded.
The Hansa Bay, New Guiena al,
and shipping base, one of the points
in position to send aid to the JAP
anese in the Admiralties, was
pounded Thursday and Friday by
243 tons of bombs. Liberators. es-
corted by Australian Kittyhawks
and American Thunderbolts, tore
into airdromes and antiaircraft de.
fenses. Eight enemy planes at.
tempted interception and one was
shot down.
South of Hansa Bay, Liberators
spread so tons of bombs among
gun positions near the Alexishafen
airdrome and plantation in the
Madang sector. PIT boats shelled
the same shore area.
The resumed air offensive against
japanese isolated in the Solomons
was concentrated on Bougainville
Island.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
Hope Due in Ponumu

PANAMA CITY, Mar. R. -
Film Stars Bob Hope and Frances
Langford are expected to arrive In
Panama next week for a tour Of
military positions in the Panama
Canal area.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

Red Cross accounts are audited by
the War Department Of the United
States.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

Save your waste kitchen fats.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-03

The average amount Of e1ectrici-
ty in a lightning flash is far less
than the amount that can be charg-
ed into a storage battery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-03
USO CLUBS HELP
$500 REFUGEES

More than 1900 people from
Wrightsville and Carolina beaches
were served and housed by local
USO clubs Tuesday night, it was
announced yesterday by USO Of
ficials.
The evacuees were housed al
churches, USO clubs and private
homes, and many were taken in
government buses to Camp Davis.
During the night, USO facilities
were made available for feeding
canteens, which were furnished oy
the Army and American Red
Cross. Two field kitchens, with
food, provided meals during the
night and for breakfast.
Hostesses remained on duty
throughout the night at the club
to register all persons who were
either housed by the clubs or who
came for advise.
A copy of these registration
have been turned over to the Rec
Cross chapter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-03
CLUB CLOCK

Officers and members Of
Past Noble Grands club of
Retitia lodge No. 3, are ask
ed to meet for short meeting
before the staff rehearsal
tonight at 7:3O o'clock.
The Georgia Barton class of
Temple Baptist church will
meet with Mrs. L. D. Smith,
4155 Wrightsville avenue this
evening.
There will be a called meet
ing of North Carolina Sorosis
Friday morning at 1890
o'clock to discuss revision Of
the constitution and bylaws
and other important business.
It is urgent th,t all members
be present for this session.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-03
Hotels Test Idea That May
Give Mother A Needed Rest

year-old Sue could take it over two
or three days out of the week, and
14-year-old Phil could handle it the
remainder of the week.
! The job probably wouldn't be
done as well as the home mana
ger could do it. But the family
would get by - and mother would
get the vacation she is entitled to.
And there would be one added
advantage. The whole family would
get a better idea of what the job
of running a house is. like, and
what home manager has to put
UP with - especially in war time
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-03
Carolina Beach Property Damage
Estimated To Be About 81, 900. 600

sand by the force, of the blow.
Peaches place in front of the
Bame was partially wrecked.
A new group of rides at the
rear of the Bame was not damag-1
ed to any large extent by the
storm, although a side boardwalk
leading from the ocean inland
beside the ferris wheel in this
group was warped and caved in.
Neither the Bame hotel or the
Royal Palm hotel were damaged
by the high winds that threatened
thousands but caused no loss of
life and only slight injuries to
a few. One unidentified man was
reported to have been seriously
injured in his back.
The inner boardwalk a. the
beach was covered with sand,
beer bottles, garbage cans, rocks,
boardwalk seats, lumber, crates,
signs and other debris.
Places of business along the in
ner boardwalk apparently suffer-
ed little from the effects of the
storm, Establishments such as the
theatre, five-and-ten7sent store, A..
and P, Palais Royal cafe and the
ABC store showing no signs of
damage.
Telephone and power service at
the beach still were cut off this
morning after being out since late
yesterday afternoon, but Police
Chief Valentine was advised they
probably would be back in serv-
ice about noon today.
Water service in the business
district was cut off by broken
mains, but in other sections of
the beach there was water, al
though pressure was low because
of curtailed pumping. Service in
the business district was to be
restored as quickly as possible.
Directing evacuation and On the
job throughout the night and this
Imorning were Chief Valentine and
Mayor A. P. Peay. Assisting them
were Police Officers Clayton
Faux, Floyd Whiteman and N.
P. Evans, all of whom braved
the elements through the long
night to keep check on things.
Also wo- king during the night were
Herbert Biddle of the water and
sewer department, assisted by Bill
Smith, sergeant of the shipyard
fire department.
The special detachment of sol
diers from Fl. Fisher working in
cooperation with the police de-
partment was headed by Captain
Wright, Lieutenant Burns and Ser
gean Petree of the military police
The soldiers, brought from Fish
er by truck, patroled the business
and residential section of the
beach during the night and agar
today to prevent footing.
! Fifty state highway patrolme1
summoned from Raleigh and 9th
er central sections of the state
were sent to the beach to aid ir
policing the territory. Supervising
this phase of the work was Cap
tain Farmer, head of the patrol
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-03

Make your Fall wardrobe dis
tinctive. The popcorn stitch corde
bag is crocheted in two pieces
the other is made of 3-inch
squares.
Crochet your own purses and be
in style. Pattern 1918 contains d.
rections for two bags; illustrations;
stitches; list of materials.
This pattern, together with 4
needlework pattern of useful and
decorative motifs for linens and
garments, FIFTEEN CENTS.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins
for these patterns to Wilmington
Star-News Household Arts Dept,
259 w. 18th ST., New York II, N. Y.
Write plainly NAME, ADDRESS
and PATTERN NUMBER.
Our new 32page Needlework
Book is yours for Fifteen Cents
more =. 100 illustrations of de-
signs for embroidery, home deco
ration, toys, knitting, crochet,
quilts
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-03
BY RUTH MILLETT

Some small hotels, unable to get
renlacements for help on vaca-
lions have solved the problem by
letting the manager take over the
;ob of each vacationing employee.
That scheme born of the war
time labor shortage, may have two
GOOD results.
After doing an employees work
for awhile himself, a manager
would be better able to know
whether or not that persons COM
n1ants were justified, and the
manager would probably find ways
in which the job could be made
easier, and some unnecessary de-
tails eliminated.
And the employe would no longer
have any justification for the COM
mon grippe of employees against
their bosses, If he just had to do
This lob for a while himself I'll bet
he would change his tune
Businesses have to find some
vav to give their workers vaca-
tions even if it means that man.
ooers must take over the jobs, or
oven if it means the establishment
must close it's doors for week
mr. two while everybody gets
rest.
Rut in the home, if there is no
available substitute for Mother, she
usually gives up the idea of vaca-
tion, Why couldn't mothers of large
families resort to the manager S.
taking-over scheme in reverse?
IDEA FOR MOTHER
In the home the mother is the
manager. So why couldn't she get
away for few days by turning
over her job to every member of
her family old enough to hold it
down? Dad could take it over on
his dav off and on Sunday. Sixteen
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-03
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. William T.
Grissom announce the birth of
son. Peter Charles, July 81, at
Marion Sprunt annex. Mrs. Girls
som is the former Calhoun.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-03
Goshen Baptist Chapel
To Hold Revival Service


One Of the oldest churches in
Brunswick county, Goshen Chapel
Baptist church, Leland. will have
revival services from August 6-13.
This church remodeled the audi.
torium last year. Rev. Linwood
Peterson, now of Fort Worth,
Texas, student in the Southwest
ern Seminary and Rev. Woodrow
W. Robbins, pastor of Leland Bap-
fist church, will preach. These two
young men were licensed by
Goshen Chapel and later ordained
there. Everyone is cordially invited
The Rev. Brinson, Curry is the
pastor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-03

to a suggestion of state health
authorities, who said the event
might intensity the polio epidemic.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-03
PRICES ON DECLINE
ON GEORGIA MARTS

VALDOSTA, Ca, Aug. 2.-tRH
Tobacco prices on the Georgia
Florida markets continued to de-
cline today, with prices on most
grades one cent a pound below
yesterday, and declines of 2 to 8
cents reported on some grades of
primings and Jugs.
The War Food Administ--a
tobacco division reported the de-
clines extended to all markets, but
sales continued heavy. The per-
centage of primings offered con-
tinued well below normal early
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-03
PERSONALS

Capt. John c. Gallalee left
Wednesday afternoon for Ell Paso
Texas, where he has been trans
ferred to Fort Bliss.
Captain and Mrs. John W. Hun
ter, Jr., who have been in the
city at their home on Chestnut
street, will leave for Sumter, S
C. Capt. Hunter has been stationed
at Butles, La, for the past two
months.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-03

season markets, VIA reported
but the proportion of cutters on
the floors were the largest Of die
season.
The average for all markets in
the Georgia Florida belt Tuesday,
VIA reported was 1924 cents a
pound, just slightly above the sea-
son overall average of 80 cents
a pound set by the Office Of Price
Administration (OPA).
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-03
Travel Troubles
Bring Headache
For Mary Crennan
BY ADELAIDE KERR

BY ADELAIDE KERR
Think you are having a hard
time arranging train and hotel
schedules for that little vacation
trip?
Then listen to the story of Mary
Crennan, who has wartime head
ache to end all headaches.
Mary, a blue-eyed girl of Irish
descent, arranges the transporta-
ton and hotel accommodations for
a flock of artists on tour for Colum-
bia Concerts of New York. It's
her job to see that such musical
bigshots as Lily Pons, Rose Bamp-
ton, Jascha Heifetz, Richard
Crooks, Yehudi Menuhin, Albert
Spalding and a lot of lesser lights
get where they should be on time
on tour and have some place to
eat and sleep when they do.
And in the year she has been
on the job not one concert has
been missed for lack of railway or
hotel reservations.
How has she done it?
'Nagging and persistence" says
Mary Grimly. Il haunt the ticket
offices. I 60 there the first thing
in the morning and the last thing
at night to get the tickets that have
been turned in.
But the headaches don't stop
with getting the reservations. A
violinist bursts into the office COM
planning bitterly because there
were no porters in Brunswick,
Ga, and he had to carry his bags
himself. A pianist arrives protest
ing that he had to use his precious
insured hands to scrub his bathtub
on tour. A western state goes off
war time without notifying Nary
and an artists train pulls out while
he is still warbling on the platform.
Then there is the unpredictable
human equation. One morning
! Mary sailed jubilantly into the Of
flee, clutching three reserva-
tons she had been after for days.
And before the aext hour ended all
three had to be Cancelled because
two prima donnas extended their
tours and famous conductor de-
cided to take his wife with him,
so the whole job had to be done
over again. ..-.-- ., $50.
But the thing that burned Mary
up was the time she had to spend
St. Patrick's Day in the basement
Of Pennsylvania Station, showing
customs inspectors the contents of
4 TIE trunks of an opera company,
/ which had left Canada without de-
\ claring its baggage. So she missed
the whole st. Patrick's Day
parade!
\ Mary, who was born and school
Cd in New York, lives in Brooklyn
with her mother and sisters. She
4 got her training in more than 20
years Of experience with the coun-
try's outstanding travel agencies.
She used to travel a lot in those
days. Now she doesn't even have
time for movies. !
Ordinarily she listens with pa
thence to artists complaints.
But once the worm turned.
Mary was up to her eyes in work,
scouting elusive accommodations,
when an irate refugee artist burst
through the door, waving Pullman
reservations.
you've got me lower BERTH"
he cried. "You know I have to
have a drawing room. I die Il
simply die - if sleep in berth. -
II don't care whether you die
or not" Mary said stonily, and
went right on with her work.
''But she got him drawing room
just the same" piped up voice
from the corner.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-03
AVIATION WEEK CANCELLED

CHARLOTTE, Aug. 2. - P) -
Plans for North Cardinals first
aviation week, set for Ang. 1914,
were abandoned today in response
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Grubs and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Sparks were Billings visitors Sat-
urday.
A. L. Grubs and son Charles and
Mrs. Kenneth Shay attended the
Republican rally in Laurel Saturday
night.
John Rupp who resides on the
Weymiller farm is employed in the
N. P. shops in Laurel.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25

The work here is quite interest
ing and l like it. Most of the tim,
we really are working long and hard
but is a good feeling. We take diff
ferent shifts, and as 1 started out OF
the midnight shift l am now on thu
swing shift and soon will work ur
to the day shift. There is one weel
of each. Needless to say l like the
night work best. For one thina
there are fewer distractions.
l have had a little time to looI
over the scenery in the immediate
interesting.
The coconut palms really are q
most interesting study. They seem
to bear nuts continually, for the
climate is always warm enough for
them to do so. One can see them
beginning form (they look like wal
nuts on a string, and on down the
tree they become closer and closer
to the ripened nut). Contrary to
the belief l had that they come from
the tree just as they are sold in the
stores, they have a hull around
them. 1 have seen the natives pick
them green, for they contain more
milk at that stage. The very green
ones seem to have no meat at all.
Also there are other trees that
would shed their leaves if they were
back home. They seem to be fes-
tooned with vines of some sort that
look like dangling ropes. Undoubt-
edly you have seen them in the
newsreels of the battle fronts.
AS for the camp, unless you real
ize that there is no town around
and note the skimpy displays of
merchandise in the makeshift PIX,
you would think you were in the
remoter parts of the States. There
is a scarcity of fresh raw fruit too.
Seems that the order of the day is
dehydrated potatoes. You may have
my share. However, we were serv-
ed dehydrated sweet potatoes on one
occasion, and | really could go for
them again. The food is good and
substantial, and the bread is just
like homemade. While | do forego
the pleasure of white potatoes, |
more than make up for it by eating
bread. We don't always have the
butter, but do have jam or peanut
butter. So far we have not suffer
ed or gone hungry. The only thing
is that you have to eat what is
served, as there is no other source
of food.
l have seen quite a number of
the natives, and you can take it
from me that they are somethingi
Some of them have bleached their
hair to a blonde, and others seem
to favor a shade of red. You can
well imagine the appearance. While
they mostly are barefooted, they do
wear shorts. They seem to like to
have their pictures taken and will
take a pose and hold it. They are
more red-brown than the Negro and
have a fine physique q mean the /
ones | saw did).
The soldiers have been making
bracelets, ETC., from coins and shells !
but are charging high prices for
them, and | don't believe l shall get !
any. 1t is my understanding that /
we are to receive the necessary
tools with which to make such
things. and if that is true l believe
shall try my hand at that art. I
really would like to have something
to show for my "hitch in He'll" as
The boys call it.
We wear field shoes and wool
socks all the time, and dark green :
fatigue pants and tan shirts. So |:
you see our wearing apparel is
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25

TREWIN


Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mogan and
children of Laurel were Sunday
guests at the George Sparks home.
Mrs. Kenneth Shay and son Nor
man of Hawthorne were overnight
guests at the Grubs home Saturday.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
New Drying Oils

New types of drying oils used in
the paint field have been developed
from soybean and linseed oils by sci
entific treatment, which has given
them superior drying and bodying
properties, which are expected to
offer possibilities in replacing tung
oil, the major source of which was
China.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25

The following is from a let
ter Miss Rosella Fritz recently
received from TIA Tillie Hohen-
dorf, former Laurel city clerk
who is in New Guinea. The
date is Sept. "a.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25
Much Milk

About % billion pounds of milk,
one-ffth of the total supply of 1943
production, was used on farms.
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25

life. like That

BY FRED NEHER-

"DOn't you realize that the more
money get out of circulation the
less chance there'll be of having in
fiatiOn."
Laurel outlook., 1944-10-25

@. A common variety Of plant makes
smori thieves wary Of Northern Poetic
freight cars. Fact or fiefien7
A. Fact. Plant, in crooks lingo,
means an undercover police guard.
Scores Of railroad policemen pro-
tect the millions of dollars worth
of goods moved annually via the
Northern Pacific.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-11
DOROTHY
IS MARRIED TO
AL0IS TUREK

At a charming but simple service
performed at o'clock last evening
by U. S. Commissioner Felix Gray
at his home in Douglas, Miss Dor
othy Carr, daughter of Mrs James
Carr of this city, became the bride
of Mr.. Alois Turek of st. Louis, Mo
White gladioli and Cecil Bruner
roses complimented the brides flu
chsia ensemble, with which she
selected to wear accessories Of
black. Her sister, Mrs. Laura Pet
erson, attended as matron of honor.
She wore a black dress suit with
fuchsia accessories and her corSage
was white gladioli and violas.
Mr.. Glenn Denmark served as
best man.
A reception followed at the
couples residence in the Knight
Apartments, where Mrs. Clarence
Knight and Mrs. Frank Keyes, as
sisted during the evening.
The reception table was centered
by three tier cake, topped with
a miniature bride and sailor groom
and white tapers in crystal candel-
abra were placed at either end.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-11

philanthropist as Grand Exalted
Ruler Mayor Hayes reports.
AS Exalted Ruler. DR.. Barrett pro-
posed that the Elks raise more than
$4,000 900 to aid returning veterans
by taxing its members $40 each. The
plan was outlined by DR.. Barrett
in his acceptance speech following
his election, when, speaking to dele
gates he said that the scheme had
been adopted by his home lodge and
was highly successful He further
reminded the delegates that the
Elks has a membership of $4,000,
with $4,000 of these members being
in the armed forces.
Mayor Hayes stated that the
Grand lodge voted to purchase $685.
600 in war bonds. This was in
addition to the $24,0OO,00O worth
of bonds which the lodges through