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Evening star., 1944-03-08

reason for supporting Badoglio his
apprehension that the six anti-Fascist
parties were more concerned with the
future Of italy than with supporting the
Allies. This is both true and untrue.
The anti-Fascist parties are fighting
the Germans in Northern Italy much
more effectively than any other Ital-
ians. In fact, no other occupied coun-
try has brought about a strike of from
three to six million workers. But it is
indubitably true that their object in
resisting is to re-create a democratic
and probably socialist Italy, rather than
further the postwar aims of the Anglo
American powers or Russia.
And this, of course, is the basis OF
the underground movements in all coun-
tries. They are fighting for their own
futures, not for ours. If the Communist
leader in Southern Italy protests against
permanent disposal of the Italian
fleet to Russia, how strong must be the
reaction of other Italians2
With the whole matter now in that
dangerous twilight of the half-secret,
giving rise to every sort of speculation,
the primary question-and one which
will greatly influence the political de-
velopments in Italy and elsewhere-is
what the Russians intend to do with
their third of the ships, and also why
they have asked for them now. If it
is matter of postwar distribution
among the victors they could wait.
They certainly are not intending to
use them in the Far East, the Arctic,
or the Baltic. The japanese would not
allow them to get to the Far East; the
Italian ships are not equipped for the
Arctic, nor does the Soviet have ade-
quate port facilities there; and the
Baltic is cut off by the Germans.
Nor can they use them in the Black
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Dorothy Thompson

Sea, which is barred by the Turkish
Dardanelles and the Germans in the
Aegean. So this does not explain the
present timing
But Is there then any other use for
them, which we are not making, and
which the Russians may be insisting
must be made?
think there iS--and that Is to bring
greater aid to the Yugoslav partisans.
According to reports from italy we are
giving Tito much praise and no major
assistance. Such food and ammuni-
tions as he is receiving from us, Is being
fetched by YugoSlav crews in very small
boats and thus in small quantities across
the Adriatic. With the active partici-
patton of a third Of the Italian feet, the
Yugoslavs could conquer the Adriatic
islands and some of the best ports Of
Dalmatia, and establish an adequate
ferry system between Southern italy and
Yugoslavia.
What is true for Yugoslavia Is true
for Greece, where, according to an
nouncements a reconciliation has been
reached between the Monarchist and
the Republican guerrilla forces. But
apparently the Republican forces have
been compelled to capitulate because
supplies have gone exclusively to tie
Monarchist groups. If the Russians
could deliver food to the Republican
Greek partisans it might be possible TO
bring about unity on Republican basis,
and assist country in truly desperate
straits.
None of this speculation may be ac-
curate, but it is likely that the Soviets
want more active war in the Bal
kans. If this is correct the question is
not of the postwar disposal of loot, but
Of immediate military action.
Released by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
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Frank X. Kent

the Navy and the Maritime Commits
sion. 1t Is not possible to pass such an
act except through the wholehearted :,
support of the President.
But the President is not able to give
that kind of support, because, for one,
thing, the leaders of organized labor
are violently opposed, and without or
ganized labor's support he cannot. be
elected. 1t is the same way with the
extremely vital tax program. Mr.. koose-
velt urges more taxes than Congress
has levied, but the necessity of oeing
elected makes it impossible for him to
abate his opposition to the general sales
tax. Yet, except by general sales tax.
there Is no way to raise the additional
revenue he demands.
Nor Is there any other way to reach
the huge surplus funds in the hands of
the large lower income group, which,
concededly, constitute the great infla-
tion menace. Two things combine to
keep the President from retreating from
his position against the sales tax One
is the opposition of the labor bosses;
the other his own insistence that it is
tax upon the poor. If he were not
candidate he could sweep both these
things aside and take firm stand III
the national interests.
There are many more in the same
class. For one, there is the fight against
the Little Steel" formula, which, if
successful, will knock the props from
under his whole anti-inflation program.
For another, there is the soldiers vote
bill, into the struggle over which his
candidacy has injected so much political
heat that the facts are badly blurred.
So it goes all the way through Politics
will tinge the White House thinking
and acting from now on more than be-
fore-and there is abundant evidence of
the tinge in the past 1t would not only
be a deep personal humiliation to Mr..
Roosevelt, not to be reelected fourth
time but, doubtless, he sincerely believes,
it would be great misfortune for the :
country and for the world. AS to that.
there are, of course, two views.
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ey to stage demonstrations in the Ar
gentine got there. Perhaps our Gov
ernment knows, but the press doesn't.
We can do some surmising, however
Since much of the Argentine and
Uruguayan propaganda is pro-Nazi, we
may assume that the only man in the
world ready to pay for such stuff is
Hitler. We know all about where Hitler
got his gold. He stole it from France,
Holland Belgium and Scandinavia. A
competent source estimates the amount
Of his gold loot at about one billion
dollars.
X X X
But how the gold got from Hitler
Evening star., 1944-03-08
Praises Mrs. Luce's Bill

To the Editor of The Star:
Three cheers for Representative Luce
iof her Dill to draft 4Fs and nom
lathers between the age Of 38 and IS
lor service in war industry. The idea
OF haVlng them serve in uniform also
IS gooo, Tor lot of these men have
neen IN the service before and want
10 get back in uniform but are too old
1or service IN either the Army or Navy.
lheSe men could be used, as Mrs. Luce
Sald, IN harvesting, canning Or mining.
A lot OF them have trades which might
be useful to the Government.
ms blll would include me, so you
can see that I am not trying to get
out of anything j j.
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to eXtric a t e her
forces from the diff
culties of the italian
situation. Time to
strike down the ris-
ing vigor OF the un-
derground m ov e.
m e n t in occupied
territories. Time to
convince WaVering
satellites that it is as
yet unsafe to aban-
don the Germ a II
cause. Time to find
some way of bring
ing about that fric-
ton between her
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have a presidential
election this year.
This means that for
the eight perilous
months stretching
ahead politics and
partisanship will in
creasingly saturate
both the executive
and lie gis ! a tiv e
branches of the
Government.
1t means, too,
that the people gen.
orally will be di-
verted from the big
thing to the lesser
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Wdo poSSlUie SeHeT-
ations ago. 1t wasn't
in the modern man.
n er. Revolutions,
like alien propa-
ganda, are paid for,
and they com e
high. People don't
risk their lives for
chicken feed. And
they are paid not in
local currency or
paper dollars or
bills of exchange,
but in gold.
We don't know
inst how the mon-
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The Public Interest

There can be no doubt that the
public interest has been served by
the friendly adjustment of the dis
pute between Jonathan Daniels, an
administrative assistant to the
President, and Senate Investigate
ing committee.
The subcommittee last week asked
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if the Presidenthad
determined to ex-
plode more dyna-
mite and confound
confusion he could
hardly have chosen
a better way to do
it than to announce
in an Off hand
manner at a press
C onf f ere nee and
wit h out further
comment, that a
third of the Italian
feet is to be turned
over to the Rus
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The new plastic Army bugle is said
to be so strong that it may be
jumped on with both feet and suffer
no damage. All that is needed now
Is plastic bugler to sound reveille.
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Two women, fighting for the same
pair OF shoes in a store, each grabbed
one shoe and sat tight for three
hours waiting for the other to re-
llnquish custody. 1t appears that
King Solomon was born a number of
centuries too soon.
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Sweden has announced that Ger
man cultural experts are now barred
from her borders. Unfortunately,
however. there are too many other
places in Europe where German
cultural experts can keep up their
target practice.
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Germany Needs Time
But how the gold got

Time is Germany's great need. Time
to recover from the blows that are being
rained on her industry. Time to reform
stable defensive front in Russia. Time
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The Great Game of Politics
Furthermore, Mr.. Churc

1t is obviously deplorable that with
the war reaching it's climax and every
ounce of our national strength needed
to achieve victory, we should have to
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On the Record

The situation in Italy is full of dyna-
mite. The American public is in a
state of mental confusion concerning
the political aspects of the war. And
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Hitler Finances RevOlts

Revolutions such as have broken out
IN the Argentine and Uruguay are not
the product of patriotic zeal or of Of
hcial ambition. That sort of thing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-15

Nobody realized how much 49,
year-old Donald Russell Jr.
thought of his old dog Skip. Not
even when the two of them dis
appeared two weeks ago. But to-
day they know. Donald had run
away from home rather than be
separated from Skip.
And Don's two weeks disap-
pearance has convinced his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Rus
sell. 264 Worcester, that they
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-15
'A'GdsBooks
This Month

WASHINGTON. Aug. IS (INS)
The OPA announced today that
"a" book gasoline motorists out
side the East Coast would be able
to renew their basic "A" gasoline
rations beginning late this month.
OPA said that the exact dates
on which renewal applications for
motorists outside the eastern area
would be called for would be de.
termined by local ration boards
and would vary from one area to
another.
The new "A" book will provid' 4
the same monthly ration as II
present book-eight gallons or ap~
proximately l20 miles a month. In
the new books. however. coupons
will be worth four gallons instead
of three and six OF these four-gal-
lon coupons will become valid
every three months. Eight three
gallon coupons now are validated
every three months.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-15
Navy Family Housed

we Just had to have place by
then. I haven't told him any
thing about all this because 1
didn't want to worry him.
DOGS, NOT CHILDREN
Mother hasn't had much
sleep lately. She works all night
at the Bull Stamping CO., and
when she'd come home we
would start looking for a place.
No one wanted us. They'd take
dogs but they wouldn't take
children"
Bad luck has stalked the family
Four years ago Mrs. Arpin'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-15
Y. 8. Navy Photo. Distributed by
International News Sound Photos

father died. On Dec. 20. 1912, her
17-year-old brother, George. was
killed on sea duty in the Atlantic,
Since birth her daughter has been
under doctors care. Patty
should have two shots a week for
liver trouble. but she's missed
those in the last seven weeks.
We've been eating In restau-
rants" explained Mrs. Kriner,
cor with any one who would
give us a piece of cake and q
cup of coffee. It's been 80 long
since we've had a home-cooked
meal that we're not hungry any
more"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-15

must find place for Skip-even
if they have 10 move to do il.
When police returned Don and
Skip, the father exclaimed:
IF a boy wants TO keep his
dog that badly, we've got TO
arrange it,"
Don, who is a 6-B student at
Greenfield intermediate School,
had learned that Skip's barking
had raised strenuous protests at
their apartment house and that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-15

A 2l-year-old wife Of a navy
man. her 2is-year-old daughter
and her mother have a home
today in Herman Gardens after
spending the last seven weeks at
former neighbors' houses or on
park benches.
On June %. the day after her
husband left for service. Mona
grace Arpin, her daughter, Patri-
cia Ann. and Mrs. Elsie Kriner,
her mother. were evicted from
their home al $40 Gladys because
the property had been sold.
For a while neighbors in that
section took pity on the three
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-15

he was to be sent away. But. even
though Skip had come from a
dog pound and wasn't much 10
look at, the two of them had been
together six and a half years.
Police searched the neighbor-
hood futilely until yesterday when
the pair were stopped at the
scene of a fire on Nine Mile road.
near Schoenherr, six miles from
their home.
We've been living in little
leanto I built" Don explained
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-15
AII-Cdrgo Air Line
Connects Detroit

All-csrgo "Skyfreighter" plane
service from Detroit 10 Buffalo.
New York and eastern seaboard
cities. and TO Chicago and mid
western and eastern points was
inaugurated today by American
Airlines.
First all-cargo flights were In
augurated by American Airlines
over a year ago between New
York and Los Angeles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-15

"Skip's been catching rabbits
and field mice. I've been pick
ing berries and vegetables from
gardens around here"
He said he had picked up bot
ties and sold them TO get bread
and milk but that 1t was pretty
slim pickings."
Perhaps IL was because they
thought Don and Skip were a
good team that the police Clipped
in the price of a license for Skip.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-15
THREE NIGHTS IN PARK

some, but the welcome soon
wore off.
THREE NIGHTS IN PARK
Three nights on park benches
were more than they could endure,
so Mrs. Arpin appealed to The
Detroit Times TO find her a home.
After hasty telephone call to
Charles Edgecomb. director of the
city housing commission, the
three-room apartment at Herman
Gardens was made available.
Gee" cried Mrs. Arpin. This
Is wonderful. stephen Il coming
homo for q furlough Friday and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-15

Marines advancing behind a tank on
Guam as marine photographer, who killed
four Japs in the invasion, ducks behind
the tank to record this Yankee victory.
International Sound Photo
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-21
Lucy Corbett To Take
Part In Graduating
Exercises At WCUNC

GREENSBORO, May 20.-Mam.
bers of the graduating class of the
Woman's college have elected
speakers for the annual class-day
exercises of the 1914 commence.
ment from the five fields in which
degrees are granted. The event
will take place at 4:3O Saturda y
afternoon, June 3, on front cam
pus.
Those who will make short talks
are Misses Scott Tyree, R k y
Mount, for the liberal arts depart
ments; Jean Dickey, Dunn, for the
secretarial administration depart
ment; Lucy Corbett, Wilmington,
for home economies; Margaret
Lumpkin, Raleigh, for physical ed
ucation, and Susannah Matthews.
Thomasville, for the school Of nu-
sic.
Miss Elizabeth Severance, Gas
tonia. is chairman of class dav.
The program will | S include
presentation of a gift to the col
lege, installation of permanent Of
flcers and retirement of the class
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-21
Winter Park PIT. A.
Installs Officers

Officers for the ensuing veal
were installed at the last meeting
of the Winter Park Parent-Teach.
er Association for the year, held
May 9.
The new leaders are: Mrs. R
w. Galphin, president; Mrs. F. L.
TraisteT, first vice president; Mrs,
R. M. Walton, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. M. S. Emmart, record
ing secretary; Mrs. R. w. Smith
treasurer; and Mrs. S. L. Craw
ley, corresponding secretary.
Installation officer was Mrs. L
W. Porter.
The school band and orchestra
under the direction of Richard
Dobson and Mrs. Jean Joyce, pre-.
scented concert in observance ..
National Music week. Mrs. Joyce
played a violin solo. and Dobsor
featured the program with 8
trombone solo.
The Rev. T. H. King led the
devotional, using passages from
Second Epistle of Peter in speak
ing On youth Working Together
He stated that the foundations oil
all Christian life is faith, and that
grace and peace come through the
knowledge of God.
Mrs. Hinnant's Sixth grade won
the attendance prize.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-21

has been stationed at the amphi-
bious Training B a e at Little
Creek, Va. for the past year.
Following the ceremony 1t. and
Mrs. Watson left for California,
where he will be stationed. For
travelling the bride wore a white
flannel suit with luggage tan and
white accessories, and a corsage
of red rosebuds.
Out-of-town guests were: Mrs.
George Y. Watson, of Southport;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Griffin, OF
Georgetown, S. c.; Miss Marion
Watson, of Greensboro; Mr.. and
Mrs. E. J. Aston and son, Edwin,
of Wilson; E. J, Cheatham, OF
Franklinton; Misses Annabel Stan
ell and Dot Durfey, of Raleigh;
Mrs. Lucy Mills. of Tarboro; G..
Dosher and son, of Raleigh.
Prior to the wedding rehearsal
Saturday evening, t h e brides
mother entertained the out-of-toWn
guests at an informal dinner par
ty.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Aston en-
tertained at cake cutting at their
home honoring the wedding party
and out-of-toWn guests following
the rehearsal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-21
Watson-AlSton
Vows Are Said

Miss Jennie Cheatham Aston
daughter of Mrs. Thomas Cheat
ham Aston, and the late Mr.. AL
ston. of Louisburg. and 1t. Davic
Whitehurst Watson Gg) U. S. N
R, son of Mrs. George Yandel
Watson, of Southport, were united
in marriage Sunday afternoon,
Nav 7. at 6 o'clock in the Metho-
dist church at Louisburg, with the
Rev. Forrest D. Hedden official
ing.
The wedding music was played
by Miss Talnadge Thomas, and
Bobby Andrews was soloist.
The bride. given in marriage by
her uncle. R. W. Aston. wore a
wedding gown of white duchess sat-
in fashioned with sweetheart neck
line, and a fitted bodice with a
panel of Chantilly lace. The full
skirt of the gown extended into
circular train. A coronet Of
orange blossoms and seed pearls
n61Q l1G 1u11 1SI1Slil III 4ltol 'S1A' OhiS
carried a showered bouquet of
brides roses and lilies of the val
ley.
Miss Viola Aston, maid-of-honor
was her sisters only attendant.
She wore a blue net dress and
carried a bouquet of pink roses,
carnations, and snap-dragons.
E. H. Lewis, of Tarboro, was
best man. Cheathem Aston, broth
er of the bride, P. W. Elan, and
R. w. Srnithwick, of Louisburg,
and ]. H. Griffin, of Georgetown,
S. c., were ushers.
Honorary bridesmaids were:
Misses Louise Kilgo, Christine Pit
tard, Mildred Jordan, Helen
Flynn, Lota Cain and Maribelle
Robertson, classmates of the bride
and Mildred Howard, Rose Ma
lone, Virginia Howard, Jane Fuller,
and Frances Ann Earle, of Louis.
burg.
Mrs. Watson attended Louis
burg college and is a member o.
this years senior class at E. c
Z. C. Greenville.
1t. Watson is a graduate of Louis
burg college and E. c. T. C. He
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-21
NEW WEAPON

WASHINGTON. May 20. - (P) -
Another new Allied weapon a
knocked down, portable bridge
which can be quickly assembled
to replace a demolished span -
was disclosed tonight. Announcing
its development, the British min
istry of supply mission called it
the most successful quick-assem-
bly, spanning device now in use I'M
der fire. and predicted it will
speed the movement of United
States and British armies into Eu-
rope
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-21

Nal Hallett, who with his or
chestra, will play for a one night
engagement at Lumina pavilion at
Wrightsville Beach Saturday night,
May a. Featured with the orches-
ira will be Dorea Vincent, voca-
list, and Dick TAYLOR. drummer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-21
CHADBOURN

CHADBOURN, May 2o.-Dr. p
Frank Price of Flrence, S. c., was
the guest of the Rev. and Mrs
B. F. Ormand Monday night. DR.
Price was finishing up his mis-
sionary lecture tour of Wilmington
Presbytery. He returned to Flor
ence Tuesday.
Col. and Mrs. Shelby Williams
and daughter, Dianne, arrived this
past week from Tennessee and are
the guests of Mrs. J. c. Lewis
Mrs. Williams mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle Wooten
children John, Frances and Wiley
Porter, of Greensboro, arrived Fri
day and spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Wooten.
Mrs. J. o. Scaife left Saturday
for Pittsburgh, Pa, where she will
visit her brother for two weeks.
She expects to stop with friends
in Washington, D. c., en- route
home for a few days.
Mrs. Basil Dull of Florida, is
visiting her husband who is on the
berry market here.
Ben Hartley, veteran berry buy
er on the Chadbourn market. left
for his home in Delaware Friday.
Douglas Griffin, Jack Grady and
Wayne Bailey spent Friday night
in Candor.
Corporal Woodland Brown and
Mrs. Brown left for her home in
Roxboro Friday, after a week S
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Brown
here. After a visit to Mrs. Brown S
parents there, they will go to a
camp in Mississippi.
Pfc. Clarence Billiard of Missis-
sippi, arrived Saturday to visit his
mother, Mrs. w. w. Billiard. Mrs.
Billiard, who has been teaching in
Carey joined him here She will
accompany him to his camp in
Mississippi at the end of his fur
Tough.
George Casteen and daughter
Mary Boddie, and Miss Sarah
Smith, are spending the weekend
in Wilmington with Mr.. Casteen' S
sister.
Mrs. L. V. Lowe was a visitor
to Fayetteville Friday.
c. A. White, Jr., and Miss Doris
Burgess, teacher in the Chadbourn
schools. were married at her home
in Broadway last Monday night
They spent the past weekend in
Broadway. Mr.. White is the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. White, Sr.,
of Chadbourn, and has been in
the armed services.
Mrs. Sam Dennis of Seaford,
Del, is visiting Mr.. Dennis at the
Wilson Hotel.
Mrs. Cecil Thompson and chill
dren of Wilmington, are visiting
Mrs. Jennie White.
Mrs. Sudley Emerson left Tues
day after visit to her husband,
Mr.. Emerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carson Bonkemey-
er and small daughter are visiting
relatives in town.
Mrs. Allan Cannon of Seaford,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-21

Del, arrived Tuesday to be with
Mr. Cannon for the remainder Of
the season.
Mrs. ]. B. Vaught and daugh-
ter, Betty Joe, and Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis Vaught of Bladenboro, were
dinner guests of the Rev. and Mrs
B. F. Ormand Tuesday.
Supt. w. c. Washbuln was host
to the Chadbourn baseball team
OF the high school Friday night.
entertaining at chicken supper
at Lake Waccamaw
Miss Elsie Hatsell gave her
Home Economics class an outing
Friday at Lake Waccamaw, end
ing with supper at The Anchorage
Billy Humphrey of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his aunt,
Mrs. Bernard Peal.
Misses Idell Jolly and Margie
Bailey of Wilmington, were at
home for the weekend.
Mrs. Ralph Bryan arrived Sat-
urday from New York wheze she
has been nursing, to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Miller.
Mrs. Frank Wilson and Sonny
Elliott of Warsaw, arrived Friday.
She spent Sunday with her moth
err, Mrs. J. B. Elliott, who is ill
at Duke hospital, Durham.
Mrs. John Baucom of Raleigh,
arrived Thursday and is the guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
S. Lewis.
Mrs. Leota Cain of Greenville,
S. c., Mrs. c. B. Crawford of Will
mington, Mr.. and Mrs. L. 4. Ell
vington and children of Dillon, S.
c., and Mrs. RUDE Nye and son
of Drum, arrived Saturday for a
visit to their parents, Mr.. n d
Mrs. G.. H. Boughner.
Earl Miller, Jr., of Wilmington,
and Miss Maysie Miller of Flora
Mcdonald college, Red Springs, ar
rived Saturday for the weekend
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Miller.
Sk-1c liver McIver of Norfolk,
Va, arrived Sunday for a few days
visit to his mother, Mrs. D. C.
McIver.
Commander D. c. MCIver ar
rived Monday from California,
where he has been on leave for
month with his wife and two chill