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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
Babies GurgIe. Pose
I'm Moose Beauty Show
Times Photo
BY FRANCES D'HoNDT

who, although he didn't know his
last name, insisted he knew all
the answers to this baby business.
Unabashed when his mother
first insisted upon a change of
diapers, the young gallant took an
unerring path through the milling
crowds up to the stage.
AS he toddled along, Denny
looked in utter scorn at the
crowd, hopping brows and look
ing wilted.
GURGLE, HE SAYS
"Gurgle, blasplurgle, block"
he said, which was interpreted
by his mother as meaning,
"Grown-ups just can't take it,
An appreciative glance at a
blond young thing cooling happily
over a discovery in large plant.
just off stage, stilied his a0w o:
words.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09
The Army's Black Widow

closeup of the army'S Black Widow, worlds largest
pursuit plane especially designed for night flying with
twin 1000 horsepower engines ful-span landing flaps
for low landing speed oxygen apparatus for high altitude
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-09

The babies took over at the
Book Cadillac again today, the
last day of a beauty contest spon-
sored BY the Dearborn chapter Of
the Women of the Moose.
Yesterday, half of the 100
contestants paraded before the
reviewing stand, charming in their
own natural poses, even though
many of them pouted and puck
cred at the unprecedented situa-
ton of being stared at by so many
strangers.
The 400 who score highest on
personality, beauty and health
will enter the final contest Aug.
"a in the Masonic Temple, where
Miss and Master Detroit will be
chosen.
KNOWS ANSWERS
Among the hundreds Of toddlerS
present was one redheaded chap
} named Denny. l4-mOnthS-OlC
Evening star., 1944-07-09

Wax for Mssoi . Shell cases,
gun clips. rifle pins, bayonets
many metal parts of war
equipment are being surface
protected with special wax
finishes. Wax guards metal
against corroSiOn in many
cases acts as a dry lubricant.
Hundreds of metal products of
tomorrow - small hardware,
tools, automobile and airplane
parts, electrical equipment,
airplane surfaces - will be
wax protected.
Evening star., 1944-07-09

Wox fortified Poinss WAX.
O-NAMEi) . Newest develop
ment in Product Finishes! Be-
cause they actually contain
WAX, they resist marring and
soiling. Products are easier to
clean, both in production and
in use; have great beauty and
added sales appeal. Available
tomorrow not only for prod
uct finishes, but also for hos
pitals, schools, institutions,
apartments.
Evening star., 1944-07-09

Wox for fobries . Many mill
tary textiles uniforms. para
chute cords, webbing. etc. are
being made water -repellent,
stain resistant with special
finishes. One of these is John
sons DRAX. Used widely to-
day for war fabrics, it will be
used in peacetime for work and
play clothes, curtains. drapes.
uniforms, etc. DRAX water
repellenCy can be renewed
100 per cent when materials
are laundered or cleaned.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
Homefolks Urged To Add
More Fish To Their Diets

and poultry are partly responsible
for fish surplus.
Foreign policy may get mixed
up in your cookery. A change of
policy toward Spanish imports will
bring new supplies of olive oil into
the country. If Argentine troubles
come to a crisis. there may be
shut-off of food supplies from there,
which would mean domestic sup
plies of beef, corn, cheese would
have to go farther in the interna-
tional divvy.
Odds And Ends
Lumber will be hard to get for
the next few months at least, with
stocks at the lowest point since
December. 1941. -. Although food
rationing is expected to dwindle
off generally from now on, butter
points may have to go up during
coming scarcity seasons. w "a
Food Administration has found
there are half a million pounds of
cneddar cheese and obout $1,000
cases of orange juice to spare in
military food stocks. They'll be on
their way back to your market
soon
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
BY ANN STEVICK

WASHINGTON, Aug. 80 - Looks
as if the homefolks will have to
eat their way out of the war. A
national campaign will start in
September to get you to eat fish
twice a week, and there will be a
bounty of utility beef for the other
five days.
Office of Coordinator of Fisheries
announced huge holdings of frozen
fish as of July l, amounting to
double last years stocks, and in
vited everyone to eat up. Response
has been small With big catches
expected during late summer and
fall months, the situation has
reached the point where something
must be done to clear out storage
room.
Mackerel, cod, haddock are album
dant. as well as less familiar types.
Experts are not sure where all
the fish came from, but 16 per
cent larger New England catches
have eased shortages in retail
stores. Plentiful un~ationed meat
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
ship To HONOR
STOKES COUNTY

Launching of the U.S.S. Stokes,
175th vessel to near completion at
the yard of the North Carolina
Snipbuilding company, will be held
this morning at 9 o'clock.
Sponsor of the ship will be Mrs.
W. D. Woodall of Wilmington, wife
of the foreman of the yards boiler
and blacksmith department. Her
attendants will be Mrs. Milburn
M. Amory of Hampton, Va, and
Mrs. Sherrod L. Vaughn of New
port News, Va.
The new AKA combat cargo type
ship is named in honor of Stokes
county, North Carolina.
Formed in 1889 and named in
honor of Col. John Stokes, an Of
ficer in the Revolutionary war,
the county borders the Virginia
line and the counties of Surry,
Forsyth and Rockingham. The
county seat is Danbury. A highly
agricultural area, it is one of the
greatest tobacco producing coun-
ties in the United States. 1t has
several towns but no cities and
the total population is only ap-
proximately 10000. Two former
North Carolina governors, the late
Robert B. Glenn and Thomas w.
Beckett, started their law careers
in Stokes.
Sheriff j. john Taylor, who has
served Stokes for the past 16
years, recently wrote officials of
the shipyard expressing his ap-
probation TO you and whoever
else was responsible" for naming
one of the ships built here in honor
of mis- county.
"Our history and traditions are
full of complete and about efforts
on behalf of our country in every
war in which she has been en-
gagged. Now that her name is to
ride the waves and possibly carry
her name into many of the ports
of the world, 1 wish. on behalf of
our citizenship, to thank you for
this recognition and honor to our
county" he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
Betsey West,
Bride-To-Be,
Entertained

Entertaining for Miss Betsey
West, whose wedding is to tax
place this Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph Holman and her Sis
ter, Miss Nancy Smith were
hostesses at their home on Wrights-
vile Sound Tuesday evening with
a bridge party.
High scorer of the evening was
Miss Grace Slocum who won an
attractive silver bracelet and
second high scorer was Mrs. W.
Ronald Lane. Miss Helen Patrick
won the consolation award. Miss
West was given gift in her
pattern of china by the hostesses
as honor gift.
Guests included: Miss Betsey
West honoree, Mrs. Oliver Creek
more, Jr., Mrs. W. Ronald Lane,
Miss Bride O'Brien, Mrs. E. F..
Mathis, Miss Katherine Hanson,
Miss Grace Slocum, Mrs. Will
liam Faircloth, Mrs. w. W. Will
1iams, Mrs. Tom Price, Mrs.
john Allen, Miss Helen Par
trick. Miss Louise Gilliard, Mrs.
Betty Schultz, Mrs. w. W. West
and Mrs. Burris Smith.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
LEGION SEEKING
FUND FOR OFFICE

establishment of central Of
flee to furnish returning service
men information on claims, en-
ployment, insurance and other
facts incident to their release from
the armed forces, was taen under
consideration yesterday by the
city council.
Representatives of the American
Legion appeared before the council
to seek financial help from the
city government and offer quarters
for the office in the new American
Legion home.
Norwood S. Westbrook, local
post commander, declared that
the need for such centra
bureau is already being felt.
1--WE should like to have COM
petent man to handle the work, and
perhaps a stenographer to assist
him." Westbrook said. He said the
Legion will help with expenses.
William E. Farmer, local attor-
new. declared that nearly third
of his business now concerns the
dispensing of information to dis
charged servicemen, and empha-
sized that help should be arranged
for returning men until the State
or some other organization can del
egate a service officer to this
area.
City Manager A. C. Nichols was
requested by the Council to study
proposals for such a center.
City Councilman R. R. Romeo
raised the question as to whether
the United Service Organizations
should render such assistance, but
other members were of the opinion
that USO functions only as a rec
reational agency and is not con-
cerned with activities of men out
of uniform.
J. C. Christian, employee in the
Treasurer office at the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad. was named
to the City Pension board
The council officially adopted the
new back-taxes recording system,
and thus rendered void old records
maintained by the back-tax depart
ment.
The new system was presented
by City Clerk j. R. Benson, and
received individual Communications
from the oouncilmen.
City Engineer J. A. Loughlin told
the group that the building pro-
posed for use as a Negro boys
club, located in front of Com
munity hospital, is not a sufficient
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
Mrs. Williams
Hostess For
Miss Thomas

Mrs. Manley Williams entertain
ed at luncheon on Tuesday in
honor of Miss Wilma Thomas, whose
marriage is to take place this
Saturday afternoon at her home,
Clarendon Plantation, to Lieut..
George Edward Pickett, 4th.
Mrs. Williams entertained at St.
Johns Tavern on Orange street at
1 o'clock and places were laid for
the following guests:
Miss Thomas, Mrs. Cornelius
Thomas, mother of the bride-to-be,
Miss Elizabeth Jones, Miss Louise
Jackson, Mrs. J. w. Jackson, Mrs.
Donald Connolly, Jr., Mrs. Henry
B. Peschau and Mrs. Williams.
The bride-to-be was presented
with two lovely gifts in her pattern
of crystal by the hostess.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31

Make her a doll carriage-every
little girls special wish-for next
to nothing. This sturdy one 90 x
16 inches inside) is made of old
boxes.
A simple saving and hammering
job with dash of paint. Pattern
1858 has directions for carriage
necessary pattern pieces, cushions.
This pattern, together with a
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, AD-
DRESS and PATTERN NUMBER.
Our new 32-page Needlewo-k
Book is yours fer Fifteen Cents
more 100 illustrations of de-
signs for embroidery. home deco
rations, toys, knitting, crochet,
quilts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
Homesick Soldiers Want
Neighborhood News-I.etters

customers, along with two of her
sons and one grandson, are fighting
all over the world. And MON VIM
Ply" writes regularly to rs of them
keeping them in touch with what
is going on at home.
1t is safe bet the rs soldiers.
sailors and marines are glad to
get those letters.
For when servicemen who have
been long away from home talk
about the things they look for.
ward to when they finally come
back, they talk of such everyday
things as going to a barber shop
and 'getting the works." stopping
in at the corner drug store for a
chocolate soda, dropping by their
favorite hamburger joint for nice
sizzling hamburger with onions.
The other day a serviceman who
came home on leave after a long
stretd in the Pacific said the one
thing he dreamed of while aWay
that didn't disappoint him when he
got back home was leaning back
in a BARRIERS chair and wallowing
in the luxury of steaming hot
towels.
Would Welcome Letters
So MON Wimpy'' is doing a
real service by keeping in touch
with the boys who used to eat her
hamburgers and now dream of eat
ing them again.
And there are probably thousands
OF other boys in service who would
welcome a letter from the man
who runs the corner drug store. the
man who used to cut their hair.
and the man or woman who ran
the juke joint where they used to
take their dates.
Those places are as much home
to the young men overseas as their
own front porches. Their furlough
plans unconsciously tell us that.
-V-
The cakewalk, a dance of Aneri-
can Negro origin, is performed
with couples in square stepping
to lively tune.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31

Nv sound construction. Loughlin
and Nichols were requested to
study the matter of a location for
the club and to report their find
ings to the council.
A minor amendment was made
to the ordinance governing the con-
Quoting of jewelry sales in the city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31

An application to establish for
tune teller's booth at the City Mar
ket was turned down.
Six beer licenses were granted
and four denied by the council.
Authority was granted to pur-
chase property adjacent OF the pro-
posed new incinerator.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
HOllOwell Reunion
In October Cancelled

The annual John Hollowell reun-
ion has been postponed until Octo-
Der, or cancelled for the year, be
cause of the polio epidemic. If it is
decided to hold the reunion, notice
q time and place will be published
in the papers, announces D. J. Hol-
lowell, president,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
BY RUTH MILLETT

She was MON Wimpy'' to the
high school boys of Grand Rapids
who used to stop in her hamburger
shop after school and in the even
lngs with their dates, back in the
days when 18-year-old boys were
carefree kids.
Now many of MON Wimpy's"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Allen an
nounce the birth of a son, Graham
Allen. Jr., on August 81. at Jack
sonville, Fla. Mrs. Allen is the
former Alice Talley of Wilmington.
They reside at 4121 McGirt boule-
ward jacksonville, Fla.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
DANCE FRIDAY

The Special Service outfit of the
Army Air Base will entertain at
the base Friday evening in the
recreation hall. Girls in the city
are invited and buses will leave the
hut, Fourth and Princess, at 7:30
o'clock
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
Give
Your Feet An
Ice-mint Treat
Get Happy Cooling Relief For

Burning Callouses-Put Spring in Your Step
Don't groan about tired, burning feet.
Don't moan about callouses. Get busy and
give them an Ice-Mint treat. Feel the COM
forting, soothing GOODNESS of Ice-Mint driv-
ing out fiery burning {. aching tiredness.
Rub 1ce-Mint over those ugly hard old
corns and callouses, as directed. See how
white, cream-like Ice-Mint helps soften
them up. Get foot happy today the Ice
Mint way. Your druggist has Ice-Mint,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
GI3:!III[!lQE7
Do you have poor digestion?
Do you feel headachy after eating?
Do you get sour or upset easily?
Do you fee! tired-IistIess?

Do you feel headachy and upset due to
poorly digested food? To feel cheerful
and happy again your food must be
digested properly.
Each day, Nature must produce about
two pints of vital digestive juice to
help digest your food. If Nature fails,
your food may remain undigested-
leaving you headachy and irritable.
Therefore, you must increase the flow
Of this digestive juice. Carriers Little
Liver Pills increase this flow quickly -
often in as little as 80 minutes. And,
you're on the road to feeling better.
Don't depend on artificial aids to
counterfeit indigestion-when Carter's
Little Liver Pills aid digestion after Ma
lures own order. Take Carter's Little
Liver Pills as directed. Get them at any
drugstore. Only 10f and 25f.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
PERSONALS

D.. W. T. Smith, Jr., OF Knox
vile, Tenn, has arrived in the
city for a visit with his parents,
DR.. and Mrs. w. T. Smith at their
home on Grace street.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nugent of
Mt. Vernon, N. Y, will arrive Sat-
urday to attend the wedding of
Mrs. Nugent's brother. Lieut..
Du-oss O'Bryan to Miss Betsey
West.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
DANCE TONIGHT

The 11tn outfit will entertain at
a dance tonight at 8 o'clock at the
Woodrow Wilson hut, Mrs. Carl
Powers announced Wednesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
bRlTONs ARE SAVING

LONDON. - lRSma1l
h tne people s of Britain Since e' ting By
nave passed the 3,OOo,OOO NM me va
marx; Large savings ''s srd p0un
preaching 5,oOo,oOO,OOo uo, are al
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31

The cakewalk, a dance of Ameri-
can Negro origin, is performed
with couples in a square stepping
to lively tune.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31

If living and sleeping room
is at a premium, the Holly
wood bed is the answer to your
problem. Comfortable as can
be-a real -relaxer. day
Or night. The deep, excellently
made box spring, on six sturdy
legs is topped with a softly
tufted cotton mattress.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31
EASY-TO-MAKE

Now many of MON Wimpy' S
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-31

For such high quality pillow, the
price is very low Washed, dried and
fluffed by Sears famous Paragon pro-
cess. Is per cent turkey feathers
combined with downy curled white
chicken feathers. Heavy featherproof
cover.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-11-03
Two Children Perish In Fire When
House Destroyed; Mothers Neglect

PINE BLUFF - In what is
termed a pitiful example of par
entail neglect, two small children
were burned beyond recognition
last week in fire that complete
ly destroyed a dwelling and caus-
ed firemen heroic efforts in saw
lng nearby homes.
The children were Bertha Lee
Feridge, Z, and four-year- old
boy named Wiley, whose last name
could not be learned. Their char
red bodies were brought from the
ruins after it had subsidized enough
to permit
Coroner Dupree, who was sum-
noned to the scene, stated that
The deaths were pitiful examples
of parental neglect, and that it
had become not an unusual GUS
tom for parents of both races to
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-11-03
Ceoroian Doesn't
Give 4 Damn
About Our Vets

WAYCROSS, Ga. -- Thomas II,
Smith, manager Of local restau-
rant here, said: 81 don't give a
damn what army they are from,
what foreign service they have
he'd, or how sick they are; no col
ored soldier can eat in my place.
Two hundred men, white and col
ored travelling in an ambulatory
Red Cross car enroute to Thorn
asyille and Finney General Hos
psal stopped here for lunch last
week, after the army requisition-
ed an entire cafe, but the colered
soldiers were not allowed to enter,
were cursed and left in the rain.
The men were from the Fifth
Army in Italy and were shock and
nerve cases from the invasion and
was travelling without segregation.
The colored soldiers were forced
to go without food for "a hours.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-11-03
Governor Dewey
Makes Stand On
Negro Issues

ALBANY, N. Y. = (PPNs) -
Governor Thomas Z. Dewey, Re-
publican nominee for President,
came out in the opening this week
and declared his position on GER
tain issues converting the Negro
that heretofore seemingly was
avoided, His statement came as
"A reply to the Negro press, who
wanted to know what would the
Governors program be should he
be victorious in the coming No
vember Z election. Dewey pledged
to correct the inequalities exist
ing in the present government
administration which denies The
Negro equality of opportunity
equal justice before the law and
full citizenship"
Touching on the plan for a
permanent FEPC, Dewey con
tinued. THE custom of hiring
Negro workers last and letting
them 60 first because of the col
or of their skin and without re
gard to their diligence or abili
ties is an evil practice which
strikes fundamentally at our goa
of eqcal opportunity. This denia
of justice and equal opportunit!
must be stopped. The platform 0.
my party in these words pledge,
a cure for this grave evil:
eve pledge the establishment
by Federal legislation of a per
manent Fair Employment Prac
tees Commission"
Dewey further stated in regar'
TO poll tax and lynching: 9Th
| platform further opposes the pay
ment Of any poll tax as a condi
tion for voting in Federal elet
tion., and calls for its abolition
Finally, this party pronouncemen
declares in favor of early enact
ment Of laws against lynehing.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-11-03
MOST AMERICANS ON SIDE
OF NEGRO IN EQUAL RIGHTS
BATTLE, SAYS AFL HEAD

CHICAGO - "The stage is set
to wipe JIM CROW out of Amer
lea declared William Green,
President Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor in the November
issue of NEGRO DIGEST psb-
lished here.
''This war has served to speed
up the educational process neces-
sary to wipe out racial discrimi'
nation in America more than any
other factor since the historic
exploits Of Abraham Linoln,
said the A. F. of l.. chief in an
rticle estitled Labor Looks al
the Negro"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-11-03
'udgge Hastie
Condemns Dewey;
Supports FDR

WASHINGTON - (PPNS) -
Judge William II. HASTE this
week firmly denied current rum
ors circulating to the effect that
he had resigned from the National
Citizens Political Action Commit
tee. Re affirming his stand with
the Democratic party, HASTE de-
clared in a letter to Sidney Hill
man, head of the NCPAC, II shall
do whatever is in my power to
accomplish the reelection of Pres
ident Roosevelt"
Commenting on the campaign
being conducted by lGoveJn nor
Dewey HASTE further stated:
"The American voter must re
buke Mr. Dewey and his high com
mands for the gross political i'm
morality of the campaign they
are conducting. More and more
the Dewey appeal to voters is be-
ing based on reckless misrepre
sentations deliberately made and
repeated again and again. There
is always danger that if lies are
big enough, many people may be
lieve them. Hitler operated or
this principle for years and per
verted the thinking of the entire
German nation. 1t must not hap
pen here
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1944-11-03
rNc 'klTIATEN ACT Mo ,
TUX I'M IAILU AL, nv. 4

PROPOSED INITIATED ACT, No. 3:
This Act would impose additional tax on the natur-
al resources fuel and power from S5000OO000 TO $780,
OOOoO per year. The sponsors say this bill if passed would
provide free hospital service to those unable to pay Don't
be fooled the days of miracles over You'll be paying
going and coming Everybody knows ~nn business and
industry are taxed the tax is passed to the people
in the form of higher prices.
DRAW A STRAIGHT LINE THRU "FOR lNll4AT-
ED ACT, No. g. and Leave AGAINST INITIATED ACi'
No. alone.
"FREEDOM TO WORK" AMENDMENT, No. 35
Section l. No person shall be denied employment be-
cause of membership in afiaon with or resignation
from labor union because Of refusal to join or affi-
ate with labor union; shall any corporation or in
dvdual or association of any kind enter into any contract
written or oral to exclude from employment members OF
(See Editorial Page g.