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Evening star., 1944-09-10

room. But she didn't go to the ladies' room.
She took the elevator from the eleventh to
the fourteenth floor and strode in through the
door marked Personnel She had once worked
in Personnel she knew the angles Personnel,
she knew went out to lunch at twelve o'clock
sharp all except two new girls who didn't I
count She waved at the new girls casually
and briskly brandished paper in her hand,
and stalked on through very buslnesslike. to
Mr. Braytons private Office. The office was
empty
MIR. Browns papers, neatly clipped TO
gether were the third down from the top
His name was Charles c. Brown Charlie
a nice name Age 26 Oh-oh not married Not
married whatsoever. She turned the paper
Name OF last employer now wait minute
Name OF last employer, the United States
Marine Corps Whew He was second lieu
tenant. Wounded al Tarawa Honoraby dis
charged because of his wounds That was all
that Betty needed to know She raced back
to her own floor.
1t took Jane little time to absorb the
truth She fell silent. Presently she smiled
p ty would YOU think was crazy"
Would | which,"
Would you think was crazy If told you
that the minute saw him had hunch
about hun and me, mean 1t - can't tell
YOU - 1t Just about knocked me over
Betty grlnned at her You mean he's the
one Just like that"
''iyes. guess So
You re crazy" SAID Betty He literally
hasn't spoken a dozen words to you "
Just the same. Jane persisted II know.
Betty - please can have hm?"
Can you who? You mean will give YOU a
clear field? Sure will if it means that much
to you. She waggled her head from side to
side. There's only one thing Just how are
you going to get him, young woman"
Watch, said Jane
she marched directly over to Mr.. Browns
office. She found Mr. Brown emptylng hls
desk drawers of the residue of the former
occupant: old papers old rubber bands old
paper clips, old dust and dirt.
The first day isn't much fun anywhere"
said Mr. Brown drcarl!v
40. It isn't. Jane agreed "That's why
In gong to help you I've got lots of time,
because my boss IS IN a conference upstairs
can do Your typlng too when I'm not busy
But the first thing is To wipe out thoS. drawers
with damp cloth ThatIl start You hallway
clean hen m gong to stay tonight and
pull down those terrible pIn-up glrl, All II
needs Is a lIttic soap and water
ou re gong TO stay tonight Ike fun
Yes. am. III be glad to- 80
Glad for why" asked young Mr.. Brown
Never YOU mind. ,a,d Jane I'm giad
that 5 all We old-tlmcr> around here alway,
help the new pupils
Evening star., 1944-09-10

has to be hand carved and investigated by
the FBl. You may not realize it. MIR. Brown,
but radio is an essential industry"
Mr.. Stevens looked hurt Don't pay any
attention to these girls he said to Mr..
Brown. Have you filled in your papers? No?
Well. girls, see that he goes up to Personnel
and fills in his papers It's not bad idea
otherwise he won't get pay check on Friday
- ha-ha Then. of course, he'll have to be
photographed and tingerprinted -"
Eventually they got rid of Mr. Stevens,
Beautiful" said Mr. Brown. surveying
his office. He had nice grin. He looked about
him at the shabby Cublcle The remains of
some pln-up girls. which had been pasted up
instead of pinned up clung in sort of des-
peratlon. The furniture Of the Office consisted
OF one desk. one swivel chair. Mr.. Brown
seated himself in the swivel chair What
do do now" he asked
Betty and Jane ggged comfortably Betty
was tall girl, very tall She was blonde
She had sunny smile Jane was little and
dark and cute.
They were excellent friends
You may not know it," said Jane to Mr.
Brown, but this is the Port of Missing Men
Nobody knows whether you re here or not
until somebody sends for you, and mostly no.
body ever sends for you You'll see They use
this big barn Of place to put people in that
they haven't got room for on the other
twenty-five floors and then they forget them
It's always temporary - but it isn't"
Mr. Brown said he began to get the idea
We been here two years. said Betty
Jane has been here about a year and a half
I'm with the 'Mlssus and Mister program
Jane is Sales Promotion. The people over
there she pointed, are Research and the
people over there are Education and Religion.
and those people over there are Short Wave
We're all one big happy family of people that
bear no relation to each other. that were
moved IN here temporarily and then forgot
ten. Add 1t all together and it spells the Uni
versal BroadCastlng System floor on floor
of the most beautiful offices IN New York.
All except ll07'
But Jane was already writing He needs
a telephone table. she SAID to Betty. and d
work table IN addition 10 his desk And two
straight chars and a t1nur lamp and d therlno>
bottle and bookcase Also all ms supplies
DO YOU use d Typewriter Mr. Brown"
N1r Brown sad ne did
Well, ypu 60 up to the fourteenth. to
Personnel and till III your papers In the
meantime Betty and | vii, get YOU started
NJ Brown went
He's nce >ald Betty.
II could Io fox hIn SAID Jane But OF
,ourse he'll turn out to be married. with
seventeen chIdrcn
Wen >tc >aId Betty with d knowing
ook
Al five minutes past twelve. precisely.
Evening star., 1944-09-10
When two girls team up to
get one man. that's news!

w Room llO7 that first Monday morning,
his course led him past the mountain OF filing
cabinets IN the center and then past Betty
Powers desk and Jane Claretts desk, Mon
day morning at the Universal Broadcastlng
System was not very different from Monday
anywhere else 1t was little limp Betty and
Jane were busily engaged in their Mondays
first duty - the formulation of report in
detail, on the events of the week end. They
would have barely looked up at Mr.. Brown
but for the fact that Mr. Stevens was escort
ing him.
The minute they saw Mr. Stevens both
girls forgot what they were talking about.
A new pupil" whispered Betty. II saw him
first
You did not" whispered Jane. Il saw
him first
Mr.. Stevens was pointing out vacant
office Alr Stevens was the building manager,
He always led newcomers TO their desks In
person OF course this isn't much of an
Office he >ad. rubbing his hands. but its
only for 4 few weeks lust consider this as
temporary. X - by the way, will YOU have
a secretary"
Il suppose 50 sad the !uung man
Er we'll, Iii have i >eCretaryS desk
moved over hear Your door He made
note III take care OF tie telephone hCs,k-up
In the .ne4ntlmc
Betty and Jane knew " hat was coming II
had happened I" them before Mr. Stevens
beaned uppn them Miss tr
'Cayctt, sad lane
Powers. SAID Betty
Yes. YES "t course Of course Miss er
- OH yes MI, C,ari, and Ms, POWELL
will you SORT of take NJ Brown lnde! your
projecting wing, Sc, that he gets we'll you
know. everything Ne wants Mr. Brown IS
just starting II with thc Reference Division
He'll have Ii regular secretary IN due cotI>t
Matter OF tt% days
'WrekS. you ulvan " Sald Betty Powers
1T always takes weeks 10 gel a secretary She
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
CITY DIRECTORY
DUE JANUARY

Walter ]. Cartier. secretary Of
the chamber of commerce yester.
day predicted that the 1914 edition
OF the city directory, for which q
census is now being taken by the
Hill Directory company of Rich
mond, will be distributed in Viii.
mington about January /.
An Introduction to the directory,
which explains the facilities of
this port city, is being prepared
by Cartier.
The chamber secretary said that
before the edition goes to press
mo doubt many corrections will
have to be made because of the
movement from the city of mill
tary personnel On account of the
closing of Camp Davis"
Wilmingtonians will look forward
interestedly to distribution of the
edition, particularly on account OF
the estimate of the population il
will carry. The 1943 edition esti-
mated the population at 10000 for
Wilmington, including Audubon,
Brookwood, Colonial Village, Coun-
try Club Pines, Edgewood, Forest
Hills, Garden City, Glen Arden,
Highland Park, Idlewild, Olean-
der, Princess Place, Summer
Hills, Sunset Park, Winter Park
and Woodcrest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
OFFICE WORKERS
MORE PLENTIFUL

Employment Manager Felix A.
Scroggs yesterday indicated that
for the first time in two years
Wilmington has a ''good' supply
of general office workers and sales
persons.
cts getting increasingly hard
to place people in general office
work and statesmen jobs" Scroggs
said. "The reason for this is that
more are available now and with
business repeatedly falling off, EN-.
ployers don't need more workers.
"As far as the numbers of per-
sons hunting jobs is concerned
the employment office is better
off than six months ago. Last
February when a girl came into
this office she was sent to job
Immediately. Now it may require
two or three days before she is
employed because there are fewer
employer orders"
The employment manager ad.
mitted slight excess" in wo-
manpower now but said a short
age of skilled and unskilled man.
power continues. The employment
office is unable to fill at this time
between 400 and 500 orders for
carpenters, welders, electricians
]aborers, sheetmetal workers, and
shipfitters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
USES OFFICIALS
TO MEET FRIDAY

An aI-day meeting of U. S. EN-.
ployment Service managers and in
reviewers in charge of outpost Of
fees in the Wilmington admins.
trative area will be held Friday
in the office Of Area Director
Henry I. Shepherd here to discuss
the Manpower Priority plan and
its utilization, it was announced
yesteray.
w. E. Ryon, utilization CHIEF
the state War Manpower commits
sion office, Raleigh, will be key.
noter. Also present from the state
office will be Mrs. Ann Freeman,
of the publicity office.
The conference will be attended
by the following managers and in
reviewers:
Observation-Disclosures Felix A
Scroggs and Interviewers L. Gar
land Scott and Peter A. Reavis;
Goldsboro, Acting Manager Isabel
Richardson, and interviewer w.
Allen knight; Rockingham, Man.
ager William J. Ecklar, and Mrs.
Katherine c. Station and Julius E.
Martin, interviewers; Lumberton
Carl D. Brothers, manager, and
Luther c. Canady, interviewer;
Sanford, Manager Walter c. Wick.
er; and Fayetteville, Arnold F..
Barwick, manager, and Robert G.
Vann and Howard c. Scarborough,
intervi owere
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
Searchlight Outfit
Will Give Dance At
Beach On Wednesday

Girls in Wilmington are cordially
invited to attend the Sadie Haw-
kins" dance to be given on Wednes-
day Of this week by the 251st
Searchlight battalion OF Camp
Davis.
This event is to be held at
Lumina pavilion at Wrightsville
Beach and a well known Camp
Davis band will play for dancing.
Prior to the dance a beach party
will be held. During the evening
event Lii Abner and Daisie Mae
will be chosen and awarded prizes.
Buses will leave the wilson hut
at $50 pm, 1880 pm, and
pm. they will also leave from the
Second and Orange USO club at
Sis pm. and Ills pm. for the
beach. Girls will be driven to their
homes following the dance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
COLONEL VICKERS
DIES in HOSPITAL

RALEIGH, Aug. IA -RACol. T..
c. Vickers Of Raleigh, for many
months senior chaplain of the Army
Air Forces in India and China,
died today in the Army air base
hospital at Yuma, Ariz., relatives
here said today.
Colonel Vickers, native of Dur
ham and graduate of Trinity
Duke college, returned to the
United States several months ago
after serving overseas for 10
months. He served as chaplain
with the AEF in the first World
War.
He was a member of the North
Carolina Methodist conference and
was pastor of the Morehead City
church when appointed to the Army
chaplain corps. He had served
churches at Rocky Mount, Lumber
ton, Henderson and Oxford.
The funeral will be held here at
time to be announced later.
Surviving are his widow, two
daughters, Mrs. Horace Barnes and
Mrs. Tom Phelps, both of Lumber
ton; and two sons, John Vickers
of Morehead City, and 1t. Law.
renee Vickers, with the Army in
Englnnd.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
HOTEL INTERESTS
DENY PRESSURE

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA Up
The Senate War Investigating COM
mittee was told today that Army
officials "acted on their own, with
no pressure from the owners in
deciding to relinquish possession
of the Ream General hospital,
formerly the Breakers hotel, at
Palm Beach, Fla.
William Kenan of New York City
president of the Florida East Coast
Hotel corporation, which owns the
establishment made the statement
at committee hearing.
The hearing was closed, but Ru.
dolph Haley, committee counsel,
told a reporter Kenan said ma
turally we wanted the property
back when the Army was through
with it, but we did not use any
pressure.
Senator Pepper O-Fla.) and
others have contended special in.
terests' prevailed upon the Army
to return the property SO it could
be used again as luxury hotel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
Buttons Add A Jeweled Touch
BY EPsIE KINARD

NEW YORK-For end-of-summer
perk-up clothes, play the button
game IN your wardrobe. BY using
the jeweled flash, flower-like de-
signs or lacy fretwork of buttons
to dramatic clothes and Access
series, you can chalk up chic a
notch or two.
have you fabric cape or jacket
that could use lift? Give it new
interest by banding each front side
with scalloped facings of black vel.
veteen, satin or crepe = this will
give you a tie up with current
O1ack dresses - and then accent
each scallop with a jewe1ed but.
ton, as is cleverly shown in the
photograph. Local sewing center ex-
perts, who cooked up this and other
stunts, suggest matching buttons
with buckles and using these on.
the belt of your. dress.
lou can spruce up pair of
nondescript gloves by clustering
floral buttons-those shown on the
model are ceramic roses-at t he
top of each cuff.
10 dramatic a fabric handbag.
give it the button border treat
ment. as is shown on the attrac-
tive miniature hatbox bag. To copy
the trim. decide on the number, col
or and size Of buttons you want to
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15

You'll want everyone to know
you've crocheted this set yourself
its so professional-looking and
becoming in worsted, yet costs
little. ~
Crochet that brings that smart
touch to early Fall clothes Pat
tern 1928 contains directions for
hat and purse; stitches.
This pattern, together with 8
needleWork pattern of useful anc
decorative motifs for linens ano
garments, FIFTEEN CENTS.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins
for these pattern to Wilmington
Star-News Household Arts Dept,
259 W. 18th st., New York IL
N. Y. Write plainly NAME, AID.
DRESS and PATTERN NUMBER.
Our new 32-page Needlework
Book is yours for Fifteen Cents
more 100 illustrations of de-
signs for embroidery, home deco
ration, toys, knitting. crochet
quilts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
ERWIN REPORTS
BUILDING NEED

RALEIGH, Aug. IA Up The
Council of State today authorized
R. G. Deyton, assistant director Of
the budget, to investigate recon.
mendation that the states compar.
atlvely new education building or
Capitol Square be enlarged to take
care of more state departments.
The recommendation was made
to the council by DR.. Clyde A.
Erwin, superintendent of public in.
structton, who told the council tina,
the several departments now 10.
Gated in the building were operat.
ing under extremely crowded con.
ditions and that no other office
space was available.
The building houses the state hall
OF history and the department Of
achlves and history, the board OF
conservation and development, the
department of public instruction,
the state department of public vel.
fare, the state A. B. C. board and
extensions of other departments.
Or. Erwin pointed out that the
building was originally constructed
so that an extension could be added
at any time without having to pur.
chase additional land.
Deyton will estimate the cost OF
the extension and report to the
council before the 1945 meeting OF
the General Assembly.
The 1943 legislature authorized
an enlargement program for the
state revenue building, but scar.
city Of materials and labor. has
postponed the project until after
the war.
The council also adopted two
amendments to the states motor
vehicles law which were recon-
mended by Governor Broughton un.
der the governors war power act.
They are:
l. To permit examination of
school bus drivers by authorized
persons other than state highway
patrolmen. The law now permits
examinations for operators license
only by members of the patrol.
However, the governor told the
council that the patrol NEEDED re-
lief from the task because of other
duties.
2. To increase the weight limit
OF passenger type buses to %, 500
pounds. The weight limit was orig
mally set by the 1943 General AS.
sembly, but was not included in
an amendment to the code.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
Wilmington officer
Awarded Promotion

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA (R -
The War department today an
nounced the following temporary
promotions of North Carolina Of
ficers:
First lieutenant to captain:
Greensboro Joseph Willard
Whitaker, AC, 1908 Cameron Ave
Sec nd lieutenant to first
lieutenant:
Charlotte - Rockford, James
Hammer, AC, 1856 Stanford Pl.
Lexington ] OH Mcdowell
Moore, Jr., AC, 118 w. 3rd Ave.
Wilmington - Charles Richard
Hall, AC, 806 Red Cross St.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
PERSONALS

DR.. Mary J. Layton left last night
for Indianapolis, Ind, where she
will attend review classes and
clinic at the Lincoln Chiropractic
college.
Miss Betty Lyndon is visiting
with friends and relatives in Ra-
leigh.
David Brinkley left Sunday night
for his home in Washington, D. c.
after a visit of two weeks here
with his mother, Mrs. w. G.. Brink
ley at her home in Winter Park.
George Blackie) Crowley, ON
Sc USNR, is spending twenty
day furlough with his parents, the
Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Crowley.
John L. Smith, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. L. Smith of Kelly, is
a patient at James Walker Me.
mortal hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
CHILDREN BARRED
FROM STATE PARKS

RALEIGH, Aug. IA @R-Chil.
dren under 16 years Of age have
been barred from Hanging Rock
State Park in Stokes county, and
from Jones Lake, state Negro
recreation area in Bladen county
because Of the current infantiIe
paralysis epidemic.
State Parks Superintendent r. ].
Pearce said the prohibition would
remain in effect until further
notice.
Approximately 500 persons visit
ed Hanging Rock on Sunday
Pearce said, but attendance al
Jones Lake dropped to a RECORD
low, with only about so persons
l,ei-e the faci]itiesfthere
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
UNION AGENT NAMED

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 14.-(P)
The National Labor Relations
Board announced today that the
United Rubber Workers of America
has been certified as bargaining
agent for specified employees of
the Dayton Rubber Manufacturing
Co., of Waynesville, N. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
Country Club Party
= Planned Thursday

Members planning to attend this
weeks bridge luncheon at the Cape
Fear Country club are asked to
make their reservations with Mrs.
,Boehm before noon on Wednes-
day. The club telephone number is
1852.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. John G.. Kuhlken,
Jr., announce the birth of a daugh-
ter, Priscilla Katherine, on August
IL, at Marion Sprunt Annex. Mrs.
Kuhlken is the former Miss
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15

The East Wilmington Home
Demonstration club will hold
the recreation meeting Thurs
day afternoon at 3 o'clock with
Mrs. Charles Franklin Jones
in Forest Hills.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15

The Bradley's Creek Home
Demonstration club will meet
Wednesday afternoon at 2::30
o'clock at the home Of Mrs.
Blake D. Applewhite.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15

BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Savage an
nounce the birth of a daughter.
Helen Marie, July %, at Marion
Sprunt annex.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15

The Ladies Aid Society Of
S a int Matthew'S Lutheran
church will meet Wednesday
at 8 pm. at the church.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
Now Fat And Fortyish Women
Lose Their Bill Of RIGHTS
BY RUTH MILLETT

IL woman IN Long Branch, N
j., appears on the street wearing
shorts, d bathing suit or a bath.
ing robe a policeman warns her
to 60 home and change her clothes.
The reason for this cover up
campaign is expressed in the
words Of the city's commissioner
who is quoted in a news report as
saying: ''We are tired of seeing
200-pound, 40-year-old mamas try.
ing to make themselves pin up
girls
Well, now isn't that pity? Sup
pose the 200-pound, 40 : year old
mamas get tired of seeing middle
aged men make fools of them
selves?
Is there anything they can do
about it? For instance, no fat wo-
man in bathing suit looks any
sillier than a middle aged man
flirting with a waitress or a hat
check girl.
And no fat and forty mamas
look any more absurd strolling
down city street in shorts than
group of old buffers drunkenly
making merry at convention.
And what about the bald-headed
old men squirting models at first
nights? They look pretty silly. too,
don't they?
FOOL THEMSELVES
But no policeman interferes with
such unbecoming behavior in mid
dle-aged men. So why pick on
women for their own peculiar way
of trying to recapture youth, get
ting dressed in brief costumes to
fool themselves into thinking they
are pin-up girls.
This is America, isn't it? And
in America we believe in freedom
even the freedom to try and re-
capture youth, even if the attempt
does look silly to bystanders.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
Once Fat! Now Has
a Models Figure
II lost 81 lbs.
wear size IA again"

Betty Reynolds. Brooklyn
Once 156 lbs, Miss Reynolds
! J
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
CLUB CLOCK

The Women's auxiliary of the
Loyal Order of Moose will hold
the regular meeting Wednes-
day evening at 8 o'clock. Mrs.
Katherine Smith. senior regent,
and Mrs. Edna Bats, record
er of the Wilson chapter, will
be speakers of the evening and
will discuss the future work of
the chapter.
The Wrightsboro Home DEM
onstration club will meet Tues
day at 2::30 o'clock at the club
house.
The Myrtle Grove Home
Demonstration club will hold
the meeting in the home of
Mrs. c. D. Lewis, % South
Ninth street, at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning, August II.
A demonstration on Cool Foods
for Hot Days will be given by
the foods and nutrition leader.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-15
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