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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-18
MRS. CARRIE v. CASTEEN

Mrs. Carrie Virginia Casteen, 70.
mother of Police Chief Charles H.
Casteen, died Wednesday at her
home, 722 North Fifth avenue, at
ter a brief illness.
Survivors are four daughters,
Mrs. Elizabeth Chadwick, Mrs
John Peterson. ard MR.. John D.
Ward. all of Wilmington, and Mrs.
Lee Griffin of Monroe; one other
son, ]. B. Casteen of Wilmington:
one brother, Capt. John w. Davis
OF Wilmington; 20 grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Friday at 4 pm. in the chapel of
Andrews mortuary, with the Rev
C. N. Phillips officiating.
Burial followed in Bellevue
cemetery.
Active pallbearers were R. L.
Kelley, H. w. Hunter, Charlie Lee,
George Hewett, L. M. Todd and
O. V. Thompson
Honorary pallbearers were
George Clark, Joe Reid Dave
Joyner, Harry Fales, Edgar Pet
erson and A. r. Herring.
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RED CROSS GROUP
MEETS IN NEW BERN

At a meeting OF the Tarheel
Camp and Hospital council OF the
American Red Cross in New Bern
wednesday, requests were heard
Tor articles needed to make the
thanksgiving and Christmas holl.
days more pleasant TOR enlisted
men stationed in this area, Mrs.
Ida B. Speiden. executive secretary
Of the Wilmington chapter an
nounced last night.
Mrs. ]. T. Little OF Greenville,
was elected chairman Of the group
for the coming year, and other Of
ficers elected IRE Mrs. ]. D. Rob-
inson. Wallace. vice chairman:
Mrs. J. M. Tyler, Kinston, treas
urer: members at large are Mrs.
j. Allen Ives Of New Bern, w. M.
Boice Of Whiteville and Mrs. ]. B.
Sudbury Of Wilmington.
Mrs. r. B. Page was elected
chairman of the Wilmington COM
mittee and Mrs. w. w. Storm was
elected vice chairman.
Requests wee made for such
articles as playing cards, large
baskets Of fruit. Thanksgiving IA
vors and decorations.
Following the business session.
delegates were guests of the New
Bern chapter at a luncheon at the
Queen Ann hotel, and were escort
ed on a tour Of the historic town
Of New Bern.
The next meeting Of the council
Is scheduled to be held in Green
vile in January.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-18
Hunter Gets His Deer,
One In The Forest And
Another In His Parlor

INTERNATIONAL FALLS,
Mimi, Nov. 17.-(R-Norman
Freeburg plans to go hunting
in his apartment next year.
While he was in the woods
beating the brush in search OF
a deer, a 15O-pound doe leaped
through the window OF his
apartment in the heart OF In
ternational Falls residential
district.
Mrs. Freeburg and her two
small children retreated to an
, other room. and the doe held
sole possession of their living
room for nearly half an hour:
Then a neighbor dispatched 1t
with .single shot from Xxx
rifle. Only damage was the
broken window and some blood
on the rug.
When it was ali over, Free
burg returned from the WOODS.
He had q deer, too.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-18
REALTY TRANSFERS

The following realty transfers
were recorded yesterday in the
office of the New Hanover coun-
ty registrar. of deeds:
Julia c. Wannamaker to H. R..
Drake, ct ux, ct al, part of lots
8 and 6, block 145, city; Julian
Stubbs, ct Tx, to ]. c. Hayes, ct
ux, lot 10, block 81, Sunset Park;
and ]. T. Carroll, ct ux, to E. H.
Cheshire, ct ux, two tracts on
the Market street road, near the
Atlantic Coast Line railway.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-18
Ten Wilmington Boys
Enter Navy In Week

Ten 17-year-old boys from n e
Wilmington area have been enlist
ed in the navy this week, the local
navy recruiting station announced
yesterday.
They are Charles Rose Gibson OF
103 Pinecrest road, Wilmington,
Maxwell Mercer of Bolivia, Max
well Graham Wilson of Drum, Ben
jamin Graham Hilburn of Delco,
Carl Jackson Carter of Wallace.
Marvin Dickson Fountain OF Chin
quapin, Edward Samuel Lawson OF
Drum, Fred Howard Miller Of Bur-
gaw, Edwin Pate, Jr., of Laurin-
burg, and David Earl Britain Of
Bolivia.
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Thomas Expects To Head
Agriculture Committee

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-R-
Senator Thomas D-Okla.) expects
to assume the craftsmanship Of
the senate. agriculture committee
within a week or ten days, sue
ceeding Chairman Smith D-SC)
who died today.
Reelected to the Senate this
month, Thomas had been slated
to take the post in January when
the new Congress convenes. Smith
had been defeated for renomina-
ton.
Senator Wheeler D-Mont.) is
ranking majority member Of the
committee, but Thomas said
Wheeler told him ne would not
take the craftsmanship because he
wished to remain head of the
Interstate Commerce committee.
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CHURCHILL PLANS
LEAVES FOR men

LONDON, Nov. IT, Up "A
chance of a four-week holiday at
home for a small percentage of
Britain's fighting men on far-dis-
tant battlefronts was held out to-
day by Prime Minister Churchill
as a compromise to demands for
reduced periods of overseas serv-
ice.
He disclosed in commons a plan
to grant four weeks of home leave
to 10000 men over a period of a
year, bringing back in relays of
5000 or more month those who
''have borne the main burden of
battle in the fighting line, often
in the most adverse climatic con-
ditions."
The plan will be applied to those
serving in Italy, North and East
Africa, the Middle East, Persia
Irak, India and southeast Asia,
subject to the war needs in each
theater, with the local command
ers empowered to suspend it il
necessary.
Churchill said the arrangement
would not affect those serving on
EuTope's Western front, drawing
from one member prompt plea
the government keep under review
the position Of the men and Off,
GERS in that theater to prevent
them from getting into a state Of
mind of $50 near and yet SO far"
Indeed" responded the Prime
Minister, this campaign only
opened on June 6 and, though il
has been one of great severity, il
has not reached point where we
can withdraw anyone from the
front even for a short leave period
least Of all now that the battle
has become general all along the
whole front"
He expressed hope, however
that a system could be worked
out within a reasonable time t.
move those troops home fo- shor
leaves, depending ION how thu
great battles co.
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loyal to teddy bear cs,,.,
ma a white toy dog he Fu Nam.
&c Daddy sd and a yellow 4 tos nam.
Mrs; Hoffman, ch lgs CRIB.
friendly, said she was '' ~ and
won't have to prepare s. aS. sh.
mas nras;ao dinner. william 7 e4Elst'
W way a Co., informed the i Hoft1 Rail
the me railroad sd viii furnish the IbysI 5jsa
ana send Santa Claus w ,'it b0lnaer
b tieloolns a pre-~ar model aut GINS,
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OPA Seeks Court Aid
For Oregon Smokers

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 17.--lP
The OPA went into court here to-
day seeking to make it easier Tor
smokers to get cigarets.
It filed suits asking injunctions-
against several dealers who insist
on selling up to a dollars worth
of merchandise with every pack
of cigarets, of violating price cell
inas on outright sales, and of using
punch boards to dispose OF their
scanty stocks. ,....-..a
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MAX NICKELL

MARTINEZ, Calf, Nov. 17.-R
Max Nickel, rs, once described
by Toscanini as "the worlds great
est drummer, is dead.
Nickel, credited with modiste
autschuler, famed conductor, with
having brought the Russian synph-
ony to America, and with it Rach-
mammoth and Tchaikovsky, died
late yesterday in a hospital here
after a weeks illness.
A great drummer and cynnbalist,
ne played with John Philip Sousa,
with the Metropolitan opera, and
with the New York, Philadelphia,
Chicago and San Francisco symph-
onies. He was born in Desau, Ger
many, and came to this country
when he was 16.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-18
Bradley Gets Auto Tag
No. l From Home Town

MOBERLY, Mo-, Nov. 17.-(R-
City officials are sending city car
license No. for 1945 to Gen. omar
N. Bradley with the hope that be-
fore 1t is outdated 1t will 70 into
Berlin on the generals jeep.
DIR. F. L. Mccormick. msvor
renounced his claim to the No !
tag IN deference to the general. a
native of Moberly. ="
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CLASS PRESIDENT

NE NEW BERN I'm! Nov. 49, r..
ozzle Lee Wilson, of Fort B cast'
was - elected president o, tbs DI az
o, 20 candidates taking 81 soo v,aa
Rite Masonic degrees her, TsO' ~
week. Walter Andrew ouir, III,
Cherry Point. was named '' w. o.
president; Leland Mason, ,. We
tary-treasurer; and Maj. olHs s' ne
sett, of Camp Lejeune. orator T IN
class took its name from Tbor M
5: White 52nd degree Mason '', a,
HEREFORD, who died August on "
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-18
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received
by the Board Of Managers Of the
James Walker Memorial Hospital
at the office Of the Board until 200
p. m. o'clock Thursday, November
80, 1914, for the erection and COM
pletion of two story fireproof
Service Building, at which time
and place the bids will be publicly
opened and read. Separate pro-
posals must be presented for the
General Contract, the Heating and
the Plumbing contracts.
Plans and specifications are on
file at the office of the Board OF
Managers of the Hospital, Will
mington, N. c. Copies Of plans
and specifications may be obtained
upon written request to the Archi-
tect, accompanied by certified
check for $500 as a deposit, all
of said deposit will be refunded
upon return of plans ard specifica-
tons to the Architect. Additional
copies of plans and specifications
may be had upon written request.
upon payment of $500 covering
cost of printing and postage, which
amount will not be returned. AL
plans and specifications to be re.
turned on date of opening bids.
A bidders certified check for
500 of the amount of bid must ac-
company each bid, same being
made payable to Mr.. J. c. Roe,
president, board of managers. The
check must be drawn on some
bank or trust company authorized
to do business in the State of North
Carolina. IN lieu thereof the bid.
der may offer as a bid deposit, a
certified check for 29e plus a bid
for 80 OF the bid. Said bid de.
post may at the discretion Of the
Board be retained in event Of fail.
ure Of the successful bidder to
execute the contract within l0.days
after the award or to give salts.
factory surety as required.
General Contractors are notified
that IAN Act to Regulate the Prac.
tice Of General Contracting" rati.
fled by the General Assembly Of
North Carolina on March 10th,
1925, and a subsequently amend
ed, will be observed in receivine
bids and awarding general con.
tracts.
Plumbing and heating contrac.
tors are notified that Public Laws
OF 1881, Chapte. 81, as amended BY
Public Laws of 1888. Chapter 81,
Will be observed in receiving bid,
and awarding plumbing and heat.
irg contracts.
In consideration of the Board re,
ceiving his bid, each bidder agrees
that no bid may be withdrawn at
ter the scheduled closing time TO,
the receipt OF bids. for a period O
30-days,
A performance bond will be re
CURED in an amount equal to 100 o,
OF the contract price, gusranteeinI
the faithful performance of tn,
contract and payment to all per
sons supplying labor and or fur
nishing materials for the construc
ton Of the project.
The Owners reserve the right t
reject any or all bids, or to accer
the lowest legal bid deemed bes
in the interest Of the Board, an
to waive informalities.
Board of Managers
James Walker Memorial Hospits
]. c. Roe, President
Wilmington, N. c.
a Leslie N. Boney, Architect
laAte Nov. u, 1e44,
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Obituaries
w. C. LEITCH

W. c. Leitch, 100 College Ave.
Elberton. Ga, died Friday morn
ing shortly after suffering heart
attack. Mr.. Leitch is the brother
in-law of Mrs. Albert Edwards and
A. P. Jones, both of Wilmington.
and Mrs. L. H. Kennedy, Acme,
Route No. /.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-18
THANKSGIVING DAY PROGRAM

The Thanksgiving musical
program at the First Christian
church, Third and Ann streets,
at IL o'clock Sunday will in
clude "Prayer of Thanksgiv-
ing" Netherlands folk song,
sung by the choir, with Louis
E. Keith as soloist; II viii
Magnify Thee, sung by the
choir with Miss Azalene South
erland as soloist. At the 8
o'clock service, Mrs. Harry
Griffin will be soloist during
the singing of the anthem, II
Will Give Thanks" The Rev.
James Lawson, pastor, will
speak on the subject, "The
Chief Cornerstone" at the
morning worship hour, and on
1.-THE Divinity of Christ" at the
evening service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-18
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Three marriage licenses
were issued yesterday from
the office of Adrian B. Rhores,
registrar of deeds. Those is
sued were to Eugene Watson,
%, of Elaine. Ark, and Eloise
Congleton, Is, of Acme; Will
liam Bosso, 20, Kingston, Pa,
and Elizabeth Janicki, rs, Cas-
tie Hayne; Fred Hemphill, 80,
Morganton, and Rosetta Pot
finger, ~, of Wilmington.
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MRS. PRISCILLA ANTWINE

Mrs. Priscilla AntWine, II, died
at 10 o'clock Tuesday night at a
local hospital after a long illness.
Surviving is one sister, Mrs.
Alice NJ Buxton of Wilmington.
Funeral services were held at
II a. m. Friday at Yopp funeral
home, with the Rev. /. D. Dickens
officiating. Burial followed in
Bellevue cemetery.
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Briefs
OPEN NOV. ~

The central wrapping ana
mailing service at the Cham
her Of Commerce will not be
opened until November u, W.
], Cartier, chamber secretary
announced yesterday, adding
that wrapping facilities are not
as yet available.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-18
WORKS ON BIRTHDAY

RALEIGH, Nov. 17.-lR-Gov-
ernor Broughton celebrated his
56th birthday today with 10 hours
of work at his desk. Only fam
lily dinner tonight will mark the
occasion.
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DAY REAPPOINTED

RALEIGH, Nov. 17.-RNGov-
ernor Broughton today announced
the reappointment Of DR.. Henry
B. Day Of Raleigh as member
OF the North Carolina state board
of examiners in optometry for
a term expiring May l, 1949.
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DEAD IN ACTION

The Navy department an
nounced today that Oscar
Rockwell Jones, coxswain, U.
S, N. R., who was reported
missing on September 20. has
been killed in action. He was
the son of James Daniel Jones,
of GreenviIle Sound road, and
Mrs. Nettie Sutton Reaves, of
Wilmington.
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Battle of the Arctic

Losses in men, goods and ships in the Arc
tic during the early days of Allied assistance
to Russia have never been revealed, but we
know from guarded hints of men in convoy
service that they were very high. News dis
patches released long after attacks reflected
but small part of the destruction accomplish
ed by German surface craft, Uboats and air
forces. Northern Norway was a hornets nest
of enemy craft ct all types ready at the drop
of hat to deliver heavy and accurate blows
to our shipping.
change for the better in far northern
waters has been brought about Leo S. Disher,
representing the Combined American Press,
Just returned from four months with the Bri-
fish fleet, writes from London: 1.-The British
fleet has gunned and bombed its way to what
appears to be handsdown mastery of the
Arctic ocean clear to Russia and, for more
than hundred days, has been sweeping, free
from enemy attack, into the very shadows Of
the Norwegian coast as prelude to INVASION"
It is his observation that the Battle Of the
Arctic has been won as conclusively as the
Battle of the Atlantic. ION supply routes
which barely year ago. he continues, "were
so filled with U-boats that torpedoes ran
in grooved tracks German submarine at
lacks have dwindled in effectiveness until u
boats sunk outnurnber Allied vessels lost"
Clearly, the Allied powers may now send
conveys with more than ordinary security
from attack anywhere goods are needed in
this hemisphere This does not mean the
enemy has withdrawn completely but it does
indicate that Allied air, submarine and naval
strength has been so heavily increased in the
Atlantic and the Arctic that attack is not only
less liable to be launched but is foredoomed
- failure if undertaken.
shadows of the Norwegian coast as prelude
to INVASION is intriguing. Did he merely use
a fine phrase or has he knowledge that among
other invasions one will be launched by way
Of Norway? long time ago President Roose-
welt said that the Allies would attack the
Germans from so many points that they would
not know their stem from their stern. Did
Mr.. Disher recollect this laughprovoking re-
mark by the President, and give it his own
interpretation or is there talk in naval circles,
where he has been spending the last past
months, that Norway is checked for attack?
It would be interesting to know-particularly
In Berlin.
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No More Gas Now

There has been little reason from the start
to be satisfied with Petroleum Administrator
1ckes' handling of the gasoline problem. On
the whole he has bungled it as grievously as
any other amateur could have done.
Now he has at last built up reserves which,
in normal circumstances, would entitle civil
ians to larger allotments.
With good judgment, however, he refuses
to dip into this reserve with the invasion of
Europe ahead. He has wisely decided to
see what the Army. the Navy and the Air
Forces will require to complete their job be-
fore giving civilians an extra gallon.
With a decision to be made on Europe's
shores which will affect the destiny of the
world American civilian motor car operators
ought to be happy to get along on minimum
of gasoline as long as the issue is unsettled.
They have had reason to complain, particular
ly those dwelling on the Atlantic seaboard, at
the application of rationing on regional basis.
But now that the crisis is at hand they cannot
justify further resentment until the needs of
the armed forces are met.
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Best Source of Relief

Governor Broughton has taken sound stand
IN the matter Of relief from excessive freight
rates. The Interstate Commerce Commission
was established to deal with differences be-
tween sections Of the country as to rate dis.
erepancies This being So Mr.. Broughron con-
tends that the South should look to it for the
remedy Of inequalities that have long been
barrier to tn 8 regions industry and COM
merce.
Mr.. Broughton voiced his opinion when
aueried in connection with the announcement
Of Governor Arnoll Of Georgia that he pro-
poses to present the matter to the United
States Supreme Court and bypass the ICC.
The interview was given at Hershey, Penn.
sylvania, where North Cardinals Chief Execu-
i've is in attendance at the National Confer.
ence of Governors.
Mr.. Broughton's position, as we say, Is
sound. But In view Of p asst experience, COW
ering many years and innumerable appeals,
It is questionable if the Interstate Commerce
Commission can be prevailed upon to recog-
nize the Justice Of the South's case
The fight against discrimination in favor OF
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All Is Forgiven

We may have said some harsh words abou.
OPA and WPB in the past but today we are
inclined to eat them. For OPA has made life
more livable by taking the price ceiling Oft
yo-yos. And WPB, bless its collective heart
has made it known that from Is to 80 per cent
Of Americas 100000 juke boxes are silent be.
cause Of a shortage of repair parts.
II things go on like this we may yet see the
day when Pistol-P ackin' Mama lays down her
weapon for keeps Bing Crosby settles down
in the San Fernando Valley and says no more
about it, and Rolling Out The Barrel is indef-
initely deferred
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the North has gone on ever since southern
industry has constituted a threat to northern
production. Unless there has been a grea,
change Of heart within the commission there
is little reason to think that the present plea
will find more favor than previous appeals
have enjoyed. The principle of equal rights
making of freight tariffs.
If the present plea meets the same fate
as others of similar intent in the past, it would
seem that the surest means of relief would
lodge, not so much with the Supreme Court
as with Congress. The need is for new legis-
lation, not Interpretation of existing statutes.
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Stevens Makes
Memorial Talk

NEW BERN, May 3o-Citizer.
today can not properly memorial,
lze the heroes Of the past unIes.
they understand the grave 49,
spoasibilities which confror,ns
the older soldiers and still cboI
lenge the modern soldiers clar-as
with fighting to preserve An9s ~
can liberties and ideals Jndna
Henry L. Stevens, of WARSAW d.
claTed here in (, Memorial Dsr
program at the national gua~a
a~mory.
The former commander ol ~,
American Legion was introducns
by Capt. Tom c. Daniels forn,o.
state Legion commander P~Asid
ing was M. K. Homer. co,nno..,d
er of the Donerson-H owlins MO-,
of the Legion. Rev. Robert
Pugh acted as chaplain bot, ,or
the exercises and for the firms
of a salute and the placing Of
wreath at he grave of a veteran
in Cedar Grove cemetery.
Mrs. c. E. Cook, mother of III.
late Pete Cook. was presented a,
a Gold Sta mother of World Wa,
II. Members of thu New Ban
COMPANY of the North Carolina
State Guard furnished f~j27
squad. and a buqler attended from
the Marine Corps air station al
Cherry Point to blow taps.
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The Literary Guidepost

this country as against 1854 when
he finished his book. He admits
that 'otal circulation has reached
the highest point in history, but
feels this gain by no means off
sets the loss of many organs Of pub
lie opinion and the change of
character he finds in the profess
sion is largely due, he says, to the
same factors that affect big bust
ness generally. He regrets bitterly
that it is no longer possible for a
poor man with ideas to start a
daily paper on shoectring.
He dislikes the increasing STAN
anrdization" CT tie dailias. is
scornful of their ability to provide
entertainment, and believes they
have sustained a great loss of
political and editorial influence.
THE newspaper of striking indi-
viduality has yielded to the desire
to print everything offered by ones
rvals," he declares, and blisters
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NineCarOlinians
Get Promotions

WASHINGTON, May 30. -(P)-
The War department today an
nounced the following temporary
promotions of North Carolina Off
GERS:
Captain To Major
Eugene Park Cofield, Jr., OD,
Lexington.
Edward Smoot Finley AC, North
Wilkesboro.
LIST Lieutenant to Captain
James Preston Hatley, ONO,
Charlotte.
Allen Watson Heath, ONO, Mar
ion.
Curtis Sherlock Reid, DC, Win
ston-Salem.
2nd Lieutenant to 1st Lieutenant
Sammy Alpheus Pierce, AC, Ay-
den.
Ernest Leroy Rogers, FA, Dur.
ham.
Joseph Browne Emans, AC, St.
Pauls.
Stokes Tibbles Henry, TC,
Spruce Pine.