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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-16

Players club, which was once the
home of the great actor, Edwin
Booth, down by Gramercy park, is
small courtyard, one tree and
fountain in the bowl of which dwelt
a little turtle. An English author,
residing temporarily at the club,
noted the interest of the members in
the turtle. Going to Fulton Fish
market, he bought slightly larger
turtle, marked exactly the same,
and put it in the fountain in place
of the little one. He continued to do
this at regular intervals until the
once miniature turtle was of con-
siderable size. Excitement in the
club over the turtles growth was
such that members did lot of read
ing upon the subject of turtles Then
the prankster, who had kept the
succession of turtles in his room,
began to slowly replace them with
the result that, by degrees, the big
turtle shrank into it's original size.
Further, my informant sayeth not.
o
Precise: The seven-year-old son
of professor of physics at Prince
ton is of course accustomed to lis
tening to discussions involving
terms associated with the subject
his father teaches. Recently, the
uncle of the lad took him fishing. AL
went well and they had a fine time
until they ran into a swarm Of
gnats. The insects attacked the boy
so fiercely that soon he was scream
ing with pain. Unable to aid him,
the uncle took the bowling youngster
home and suggested that he imme-
diately plunge into a hot bath. The
boy obeyed. For some time the
crying continued, then it eased off
to an occasional sob. When the sobs
ceased the uncle, greatly relieved,
went to the door of the bath room
and inquired as to how his nephew
was feeling. Back came the reply,
''On a scale of 100, I'm 10 per cent
better"
Luck: A young woman who hailed
a taxi in midtown asked the driver
if he could change a $50 bill which
was all the money she had with her.
Naturally the driver could not. The
girl then asked him to take her to
a 58th street dress shop since she
was known there and was sure she
could obtain change. The driver
let the girl out at the shop and
drove on little way to parking
space. Hardly had he stopped than
the girl ran from the shop and in
formed him that she had lost her
$50. The driver searched the cab.
then walked back to where the girl
had got out. There, in little wind
eddy, a piece of green paper was
being whirled about. How many Pc
destrians had passed that $50 bill
without seeing it is Of course i'm
possible to compute. It's needless
to add that the girl was overjoyed
at recovering her money-and the
taxi driver didn't 90 badly either.
Teacher: Reports one of our Hol-
lywood scouts: On her many over
seas jaunts, Frances Langford has
been treated royalty by every gen.
eral she has met including Eisen-
hover, Patton and Doolittle How
ever, on her recent South Seas trip,
she was nearly foored by the re-
ception given her by supposedly au-
stere Lieut.. Gen Robert L. Eichel-
berger, once commandment of West
Point. Miss Langford first met Gen.
Eichelberger at Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's headquarters and Gen.
Eichelberger insisted that she go
to dinner with him that night. Dur
ing the meal, he amazed her by
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-11-16

Question: have some very beau
tiful and very old tumblers that l
use with dinner service. A friend
told me tumblers are incorrect and
I should have stemware. Is she
right?
Answer-Strictly speaking your
friend is right. Stemware is pre-
ferred for dinner use, and tumblers
for more informal occasions. such
as breakfast and luncheon.
However, If your glassware is old
and rare you should be happy to
use it. People enjoy hostess who
will do the unusual and everyone
likes beautiful things-so use your
tumblers when you wish.
If you select stemware be care
full to choose a pattern that will go
with the rest of your table appoint
ments. Certain types of glassware
are suitable with certain types of
china, silver and table coverings, so
take all those things into considera-
ton when selecting your new glass
ware.
Ledger Syndicate.-WNU Features.
The messenger., 1944-11-01
HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES PICK NEW OFFICERS

Newly elected class officers at Bloomfield High School are: Pres ident of the senior class, Burr Powers; Vice President, Milton Krantz; Secretary, Mary Fenton; Treasurer, Nancy Futile.
 Junior class: President, William Wadhams; Vice President, Fred Prosiatkowski; Secretary, J. Rus sell Washburne; Treasurer, Frank LaPenna.
 Sophomore class: Presi d mt, Rose Bauer; Vice President, Ed ward Yuska; Secretary, Betty Christensen; Treasurer, Ann Sea lund.<
 John Dewitt has been elected president of the freshmen class of the Bloomfield High School. Albert Attardo is vice-president; Lucy Woodford, secretary; Mary Calder ira, treasurer.
 Those named to the Student Council are Anita Barry, Eleanor Keene, Clifford Stark, Sherman Carpenter, Evelyn Chaves, Betty Slater, Donald Reid, Allan Tull, Jane Wadhams and the presidents of the various classes.
The messenger., 1944-11-01
RECREATION COMMITTEE REORCANIZES STAFF

The Bloomfield Recreation Com mittee has been formerly organized with Town Manager w. T. Will Hanson as executive secretary. He will be assisted by Chief of Police Thomas P. Bowen. Others on the executive committee are Chairman Herbert F. Stiles; Rev. William D.. Barnes, vice-chairman; Miss Fe- dora Ferraresso, secretary-treas- urer.
 Sub-committees are as follows: Program, Horace B. Futile, chair man, Frederick E. Sharpe, the Rev. MT. Barry; Ways and Means, Dex- ter B. Peck, chairman, the Rev. Harold F. Daly, Mrs. Frederick E.. Sharpe, Chester Loomer; Publicity, the Rev. Thomas Foxall, chairman, Mrs. Henry R. McLane, William A. Evans; Junior Fish and Game Club, Kenneth l.. Hermann, chair man, Mrs. Iantha Mansur Will jams, Miss Eleanor M. Manion, Mrs. Kenneth L. Hermann, Miss Mary Wade, Ray Weaver.
 An appropriation of $1,OOO for use by the Town Recreation Com mittee was approv we'd at the adjourned session of the Town meeting on October 16.
The messenger., 1944-11-01
YORK FOUND GERMANS LIVED WELL IN PARIS

Among members of the Military Police assigned to enter Paris and help clean up the place after Ger mans had fled, according to dis patch from the Army forces in France, was Private David R. York of 156 Wintonbnry Avenue, Bloomfield. They were the first full battalion of troops assigned to Paris and they were given heavy work to do, with little sleep, in re- storing order and cleanliness. The building assigned as their head quarters was an example of typical conditions, according to the dis patch. The Germans left sausages and mildewed bread on plates in some of the rooms; heaps of fem mine underclothing tangled among discarded gas masks; French per- fumes and Luger pistols in con- fused heaps, and there were thous- ands of liquor bottles and glasses that had been broken against the walls.
The messenger., 1944-11-01
HAYWOOD DEVELOPMENT LOTS SOLD AT AUCTION

A great deal of interest attend ed the auction sale of the lots in the Kenwood Development at the south entrance of town on Bloom field Avenue, Approximately 1000 attended the sale held on Satur- day, October 28, and there was lively bidding for the 52 lots and 69 acres of adjacent land all of which was sold during the after noon. Prominent among the local buyers who, it is said, plan to build in the district as soon as pos sible are MT. and Mrs. Christian Peterson of Terry Plains Road and MT. and Mrs. Jesse Haight of Bloomfield Avenue. Several of the residents of the district purchased adjoining plots.
The messenger., 1944-11-01
CANCELL BACK WITH "CUSTER" DIVISION
Mother Has Received Letters Written After He Was Reported Missing

Lawrence Gangell, who was pre- viously reported by the War De- partment as missing in action, is apparently safe. :.
 Whether he was reported as mis- sing in action or was able to make his way back to his famous outfit after only a short absence is not yet known but his mother has re- ceived letters from him which were written more than a week after the date of the War Departments message advising he was missing in action.
 Gengell's letters to his mother make no reference to the incident which may mean he was never missing or that he assumed his brief absence would not be report ed and elected not to excite his mother by telling her of it at this time.
 Gangel1 is with the great "Cus- ter" division of the 5th Army in Italy. Early in September he re- ceived the coveted bronze star for heroic achievement.
The messenger., 1944-11-01
NORMAN HUBBARD GETS DEC AND PROMOTION
Local Air Corps Pilot Made Captain After Completing AZ Missions.

In further recognition of his ex- ceptional performance as a pilot of a B-24 bomber, Norman Hub bard of the 18th American Air Forces, based in Italy, has been promoted to a Captaincy and dec orated with the Distinguished Fly ing Cross.
 The presentation of the decora- tion was made in mid October and occurred the day following Cap tain Hubbard's promotion from 1st Lieutenant. A dispatch from the 18th A.A.F. headquarters, re- ceived here October 26, informed relatives of the awards and stated Hubbard had then completed AZ combat missions since his arrival overseas last April and character ized his battle flying perforom- ances with the following citation:
 "On July 13, 1914 on a mission to northern Italy, Hubbard led his attack unit over the target and when he pulled out of the flax he found it had perforated the entire plane, punctured the fuel tank, knocked out the hydraulic and electric system, silenced the radio, one engine was shot out and an other seriously damaged but he was able to nurse the limping Liberator back to base and landed without injury to the crew al though he ran out of gasoline as the plane came in for landing"
 Captain Hubbard is the son of MT. and Mrs. w. c. Hubbard, 696 Cottage Grove Road, and the hus- band of the former Miss Helen Stark of 115 Prospect Street. He was inducted July A, 1943. After training at Dew Field, Florida and Bainbridge, Georgia, he attended Pilot School at Moody Field, Georgia where he graduated with commission of a End Lieutenant, October 1, 1943. He served at Oakland Field, Albuquerque, New Mexica and Murdock. California before going to Italy.
 In addition to the DEC, Captain Hubbard holds the Air Medal and three Oak Leaf Clusters.
The messenger., 1944-11-01
IT. JACK Y. CROUL
 RECEIVES 7TH DECORATION


 1st Lieutenant Jack V. Croul, son of Mir. and Mrs. c. R. Croul of San Marine, California, form erly of Bloomfield, recently was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross his seventh decoration since entering the Army Air Corps. He wears the Purple Heart, the Air Medal and three Oak Leaf Gust ters besides Presidential unit citation for a raid in which he par ticipated on May 5. He serves as a squadron navigator operating from an English base.
 The Crouls formerly lived at 45 Wintonbury Avenue. The Lieuten- ants father was a member of the Bloomfield Board of Finance.
The messenger., 1944-11-01
WILLIAM SCOTT GETS
 COMMISSION IN NAVY

William A. Scott of the Scott Nurseries, Cottage Grove Road, has been commissioned a Lieuten- ant (j.g.) in the Navy.
 The promotion came in recog- milton of his outstanding work in the Seabees at Camp Perry, Will liamsburg, Virginia. He has been assigned to a special Navy unit stationed at the University of Arizona.
The messenger., 1944-11-01
CORP. CHRISTINE ANTIUK OF WACS NOW IN AFRICA

In company with 1858 others of her auxiliary squadron, Corporal Christine Antiuk of the WACS late last month was flown across the Atlantic to Accra on the Afri- can Gold Coast to assume an as- signment with the Central African Division of the US. Air Transport Command. She landed at Accra October 23.
 Corporal Antiuk, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harry Antiuk, of 51O Duncaster Road was one of the first Bloomfield girls to volun- teer for auxiliary service. She en- listed in April, 1943 and after some training at Camp Devens, Massachusetts she was sent to Presque Isle, Maine where she stationed for more than a year. She was made Corporal shortly be- fore her embarkation for the Af- rican assignment. Her sister, Anna, is with the Waves and stationed at Kingsville, Texas.
 Addressing The Messenger un- der date of October 27, Corporal Antiuk says: q
 "Hello Folks of Bloomfield:
 Guess I am a long way from home but I am in best of health and spirits. Just wish l would get some mail from Bloomfield. Gee I would like to hear from Millie Serignese and a few others from our town. missed getting the last few copies of The Messenger. Please forward it here, as it is very interesting. Has it showed yet or am I too early in asking?
 How is MT. Webster, the ma gician?
 This is the country of fresh fruit -pineapples, bananas, citrus. Do l remember how hard it was to buy bananas! Gosh, for 6 pence you get a mighty large dozen. Oh yes, we have shillings and pounds. do get mixed up in my paper money-they say a pound is worth $4.O5 in US. money. Hope to hear from you real soon.
 Christine
 Corporal:
 MT. Webster is still fooling lem. In new trick he pops a pound of pop corn without corn or fire!
The messenger., 1944-11-01

Robert Spillane of the Navy was home for the Armistice Day week end following his third round trip to European waters.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-22
Flood Control Fight
Blocks Hnbors Bill
Continued from Page One)

conference are North Carolina
Senator Josiah W. Bailey, who this
week reaffirmed his determination
to work for needed improvements
of the Port of Wilmington, Sean
tor Burnett R. Maybank of South
Carolina, Senator Wal tt r F.
George of Georgia n d Senator
Claude Pepper OF Florida.
Concerted action, tn senators
apparently believe, is essential to
secure the postwar m r m e
e nomy Of the southeastern
states as attested by their willing
ness to leave the floor battle over
the 1910, SIS, 900 flood control bill to
attend.
eve want to h ave definite
statement as to whether these
men are willing to go all out for
their ports" Executive General
Agent J. T. HERS, of the Whining
ton Port Commission commented
after comforting with Senator Bail
ey. 1--WE want to know if they are
willing to take the initiative with
the Maritime Commission, tn e
Foreign Economic Administra-
ton and other government agen-
cies who ship, to further our in
terests. After all, our postwar sue
cess or failure rests in large mea-
sure with them, Mr.. HERS con-
cIuded.
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POCKET MENACES
NAZ 18TH ARMY
CONTINUED from Page One)

smuggling match in comparison with
the situation in the south.
From north to south, the lineup
of the six Allied armies was:
The British Second Army on the
northern flank ground slowly ahead
in the Geilenkirchen area and chop
ped deeper into the German-held
sector. west of the Mas river in
Holland.
The American Ninth Army surg
ed within sight of the Roer river
in an advance of two and one-halt
miles that enveloped nine towns in
"a hours, including Laurenzsbert,
Englelsdorf, .Ederen and Merzen-
hansen. They we1~ little over a
mile from the Roer.
There were some signs Of enemy
withdrawal on the Ninth's southern
front, but on its north flank resist.
ance was ferocious. German coun
terattacks were repulsed in the Lin
dern area, and there was hard
fighting near Langendorf as the
Ninth knocked out seven German
tanks during the day.
The American Third Army merg.
ed its holdings inside Germany to
a continuous 11-mile front running
southeast from near Bosch, solidi-
flying it's hold on some Is square
miles of enemy soil despite heavy
artillery fire and masses of road
blocks, mines and anti-tank ditch
eS.
On the American Seventh Army
Front, field dispatches said the
Germans were abandoning much
equipment as they fled towards
Strasbourg and the Rhine, q air
line miles away.
Sandwiched among the Ameri.
cans, the French Second Armored
Division drove through German de.
lenses southeast of Sarrebourg to
Abreschwiller, 30 miles from Stras-
bourg.
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Gestapo Held Cause
For Nazi Resistance
Continued from Page One)

NCOntlnued from rage One)
front and those at home - keeps
or the job everlastingly and with
mounting intensity, we are only
postponing the day of victory" he
asserted.
For this last great effort, he
said, he wanted, and was conf
dent that he would get, more men
and-most of al-more supplies.
Il want more supplies than we
are getting and 1 think the soldier
wants more than he is getting,
both now and in the future" the
general stated.
He made plain that he intended
TO criticism Of previous or pres
sent home front efforts but was
simply making a fortnight ap-
praisal of the needs of the inten-
styling Allied effort.
There is a job here for every
man fit for battle that we. can
bring in, and it's up to every man
back home to give him everything
he needs-that is my prescription
for victory" Eisenhower said.
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~ $500
$500 HEALTH BOND
BOUGHT BY COUNTY

4 The New Hanover county boare
Af commissioners, at it's meeting
Monday, unanimously voted to pur
chase a $500 Health bond with coun
~ funds, in cooperation with the
Junior Chamber or Commerce III
berculosis Health bond campaign
nrevious to the sale of seals, it was
1eported last night at the meeting
IF the Junior Chamber OF Com
,oerce. This brings the total sales
10 s1.2O6 and includes incomplete
reports from five of the eight com
Snittees of the club.
I Most of the amount includes re-
kults of the drive on business es-
Adjustments. 1t was pointed out
that each member of the Jaycees
is expected to make purchase in
relation to the bond drive, but no
amount was specified. Bonds range
from S. to $1,000.
At the meeting last night, Carl
Tinsley, chairman of the entertain
ment committee, presented pro.
gram of music by Miss Sarah Ann
Easton and Miss Corine Wilkinson.
Mrs. Winfield Benson recited isis
Hopkins"
!, Jimmy Simmons was introduced
as a guest, and seven new mem.
;bers we're welcomed. They were
Paul A. Allen, R. Glen Thomas,
Louie E. Woodbury., Jr., Lester E.
Monroe, John V. Conway, George
S. Willard, Jr., and M. Jerry
Moody.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-22

Experimental installation by the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad OF the
latest induction type communi-
cation system developed fof rail-
road operation, is planned between
Rocky Mount and Florence, S. c.,
via Wilmington, and at the freight
yards in South Rocky Mount, it
was announced yesterday by c.
Med. Davis, president.
The equipment, a new electron-
ic, permits two-way voice COM
munication between m oyin G
trains, between train and dispatch
er (wayside stations), and between
engine and cahoose of freight
trains, it was pointed out.
Equipment foi six wayside fix
ed stations and IS mobile units
sufficient to equip all regularly
scheduled freight and passenger
trains operating over approx
mately 234 miles of track between
Rocky Mount and Florence h a S
b cen ordered Equipment for
switching locomotives operating
over about 80 miles of track in
South Rocky Mount also is includ-
ed in the order to the Union
Switch and Signal Co., pioneers Of
the system.
The line to be equipped COM
prises part Of t h e double track
from Rocky Mount to Contentnea,
N. c., the .single track from Con-
tentnea to Pee Dee, S. c., via Will
mington, and another part of the
double track main line from Pee
Dee to Florence.
Mr.. Davis explained that the or
der for the equipment is subject
to approval of the War Produc-
ton Board and the Interstate Com
merce Commission, and said that
installations will be completed as
soon as possible.
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OFFICIAL CITES
LOCAL ACTIVITY
fcontinued from Page One)

emo American institutions is in
better position to successfully stave
off encroaching Government COM
petition in the field Of finance thar
is the American bank. What grea,
er stimulus to the stability OF small
business than for every such ousl-
ness in the nation to know that the
local banks stand as a friend To-
advise on sound business policies
and to lend assistance to every
competent enterprise" he said.
George P. Geoghegan, Jr., vice
president of the Wachovia Bank
and Trust Co., of Raleigh, speaking
on 1.-THE Legislative Aspects OF the
Problem said eff man is en-
titled to credit, we're going to see
that he gets it. Big business is pref
ty well fixed financially he en-
phasized, chats not the prob
lem
Mr.. Geoghegan pointed out that
there are 100000 business estab'
lishments in the United States. OF
that number, about 90 per cent are
small business, employing As per
cent of all the people employed in
the United States, he said.
The speaker brought to light the
fact that in the last 10 years, 65
bills have been introduced in Con-
gress, the aim of which was to
supply longtime credit to business.
"There is a great cry in Congress
to help the small business man"
Mr.. Geoghegan added. 1.-THE meet
ing tonight is one of hundreds of
group meetings which have been
held, and are going to be held in
the nation. We have to sit down anc
analyze credit needs and see to it
that man gets credit if he is hon
est and entitled to it. Men must
have longer than 60-day loan
The problem is to get down and
give man a loan for the length
of time he needs it, the speaker
said.
Fred w. Greene, secretary OF the
North Carolina Bankers Associa-
ton, and a former principal of
New Hanover High school, told the
group that "every competent man,
firm or corporation, shall receive
the credit needed for whatever
length of time necessary and for
whatever amount necessary to en-
able him to carry on American free
enterprise
c. L. Tate, of the North Carolina
Bankers association, acted az
chairman, and following the talks,
the meeting was open for remarks
and questions concerning the pro-
gram.
Quincy P. Hood, state commits
sioner of banks, was introduced
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Greatest Aerial Escort
Destroys n Nazi Planes

pound the refineries at Hamburg
and Haburg and the large Leuna
synthetic oil plant at Merseburg.
The Eighth and Ninth Air For,
ces marshalled history's geates1
escort of Thunderbolts, Mustangs
and Lightnings from bases IN ootn
Britain and France to cover the
assault on the trio of zealously-
guarded Nazi targets and the Lutt-
waite came up in strength to re-
sist the attack.
The U. S. communique said the
Germans sent up more than 2oO
interceptors. but the tremendous
escort engaged the Nazis SO thor
oughly that only one bomber Tor
nation was actually attacked. IN
this conflict bomber gunner
shot down one enemy plane.
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Price and Rationing board report
ed yesterday, and the following
markups for retailers were an
nounced.
Group one and two stores, 20
per cent; group three, Is per cent,
and group four stores, % per cent
The highest price at retail should
not exceed six cents per pound,
the OPA emphasized.
Manufacturer of an item of
plug chewing tobacco have been
granted permission by the OPA
to increase their list price es-
| tablished under the General Maxi
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LONDON, Nov. 81. -P)- Sc
venty-four Nazi planes were de-
stroyed in the air and six more
wrecked on the ground today as
the largest aerial escort in his
tory, more than LOO American
fighters, fought series of savage
sky battles to protect a fleet OF
1850 Fortresses and Liberators
which hit three vital German oil
refineries with 1000 tons of bombs.
Forty U. S. heavy bombers and
II fighters were missing from the
attack, although communicate
said some of them may have land
ed in friendly territory.
The American armada flew
through temperatures as low as 4S
degrees below zero in order to
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City Briefs
BISHOP TO SPEAK

The Right Rev. Thomas C.
Darst, bishop of the East Caro-
lima diocese of the Episcopal
church, will be the principal
speaker at the weekly meeting
of the Kiwanis club Wednesday
afternoon at Ito o'clock at the
Friendly restaurant. B hop
Darst will be introduced by w.
G. Robertson.