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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-29
USO Plans Display
Of Doll Collection

In connection with the 'getting
ready for Christmas theme of the
Fifth and Orange U.S.O. club, a
collection of dolls, loaned by Mrs.
j. Irving Corbett, will be on ex-
hibit at the clubhouse for one
week, beginning yesterday.
Another collection of dolls, made
and loaned by Mrs. Douglas Up
church, will be on exhibit today
and tomorrow.
An exhibit of paintings by Miss
Emma Loosen, art teacher at the
High school, also will be on dis
play.
Knitted and crocheted Christmas
presents will be exhibited and any
ore having handmade, crocheted
and knitted articles is invited to
bring them to the club. For in
formation phone 2-1269.
award, the presidential unit cita-
ton, has been awarded to h e
Fourth Marine Division for its
capture of Saipan and Tinian. The
same citation previously went to
the First Marine division for the
conquest of Guadalcanal and to the
Second Marine division for action
at TaraWa.
Major General Harry Schmidt
was commanding the Fourth Ma
rine division during the storming
of Saipan in June. Following this
operation, he was elevated to corps
commander and Major General
Cligton Gates, one of the heroes
of Guadalcanal, took over the divi-
sion command a month later for
the assault on Tinian.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-29
COURT REPORTS
RECORD INCOME

An all-time record for county
court collections was reported by
Recorder H. Winfield Smith yes
terday, with a total of S126, 9l2.41
income in Recorder
court during the past fiscal year
ending June 30.
The annual recorders court fig
ures were the first on this basis
to be compiled in ten years, ano
they showed that total OF 9,04t
cases came before the county
bench. The count was made at the
request of the clerk of municipal
court in High Point, who request
ed that eight other counties If
the state to supply similar tabula
!tions.
Recorders court collected ali
mony payments amounting to ST.
$3.50.
Other collections are as follows:
fines S61, O35.04; court costs, $27,'
427.28; jail fees, s83e.75; emergen
CIV pension fund, S5,426.4O; state
pension fund, $40, 10; police
pension fund, $2,348.9O; turn keys,
s981.2O; officers arrests, 1854.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-29

LONDON, Nov. %. -(P)- A
British human torpedo - manned
by a Royal Navy reserve sub-lieu-
tenant and an able seaman-sank
the 1O,OO-ton Bolzano, last of the
italian cruisers fitted with eight
inch guns, in Spezia harbor last
June 81, the Admiralty disclosed
tonight.
Sitting astride the killer torpedo,
srb-Lt, Malcolm Causer and Able
Seaman Harry Smith went inside
the well-protected harbor, dived un-
der the Bolzano, and fixed the tor
nedo's war-head to the hull.
The parent ship waited for the
men after the explosion but they
did not return. Later it was learn
ed Causer had been captured
smith still is reported missing. Inc
|DsO has been awarded Causer
and the conspicuous gallantry me
dial went to Smith.
It was the second known success
FIJI "human torpedo exploit by
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-29
Clark Lee, Writer,
Injuries Wrist In
Japanese Air Raid

NEW YORK, Nov. o. R -
Clark Lee, International News Ser
vice war correspondent on Salpan'
suffered severe wrist injuries yes
terday when he jumped from a
ieep during a japanese air rala'
ms said today. ..-,
In dispatch received by IND
today, Clark wrote:
IT was riding in a jeep win
1t. Col. st. Clair McKelWay. ALI
was quiet momentarily n d we
started driving again in our jeep
when suddenly two more Japs
swept out of the sun, coming
directly toward us.
cit was a question OF getting
shot by the strafers, so we jump
ed. This correspondent sustained
severe wrist injuries and various
minor scrapes while McKelway
suffered scratches on his knee. "
Officials of ms said they had
received no other word from Lee.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-29
British Film Actress
Denied Calf. Diuorce

LOS ANGELES, Nov. %. -(P)-
Karen Verne, British film actress,
was denied divorce today from
Arthur Young, English band lead
er, now corporal in the British
army.
Superior Judge Robert H. Scott
held that she had not obtained pro-
per service of the divorce papers
and continued the case until Feb.
ruary %. She said past efforts to
locate her husband had failed.
She testified that they married
in Denmark August 30, 1886, sep.
arated less than two years later,
and have a child, Alistair, 7, in
England.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-29
CTS Haze Laundry Under
Control In Philippines

men are in the laundry promotion
business.
Price lists, translated into Amer
lean money values, are posted.
Laundering a pair of pants, draw.
ers, or a sheet is 7 IL cents;
undershirts, towels - 2 IL cents.
pair of sox, handkerchief, or wash
CLOTH cent.
Eggs cost SO cents dozen;
small bananas, cents dozen;
chickens IL IL to go cents. The
soldiers have found, however, that
its no use to try to fry IL IL
center-and the only sure way Of
getting a four-bitter is to close the
deal with shirt from off their
backs.
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AKA Ship Ottawa
Will Be Launched

The U. S. S. Ottawa, 9th AKA
combat cargo ship to near com
pletion at the yard Of the North
Carolina Shipbuilding company
will be launched tomorrow morning
at ILLS o'clock under the sponsor
shir of Mrs. William S. Pritchard,
wife of Col. Pritchard, of Fort
Bragg, commander of District NO
2, Fourth Service Command.
Her attendants will be her dau-
ghters, Misses Mary H. Pritchard'
of Camp Mackall, and Catherine
D. Pritchard, Of the Naval Training
station, New York City.
The U. S. S. Ottawa, which Will
be the 18th vessel to 60 down the
ways Of the yard, is named in honor
of counties in Michigan, Ohio, Kan
sas and Oklahoma.
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Build Sturdy Health
and Help America Win

THOUSANDS and thousands Of users have
testified to the benefits SIS Tonic has
brought to them and scientific research
many say ISIS Tonic builds sturdy health
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WITH AMERICAN TROOPS
ON LEYTE. Nov. 28.-tR-Up IN
the front lines, of course. soldiers
lives are plenty rugged. But in
the camps behind the lines the
CTS are doing very well, thank
you.
Fried chicken IS no rarity here
these days, though the boys do
have to give their shirts to get
it sometimes. In fact, chicken
tethered to a tent pole is a COM
mon sight.
And laundry-why, the thing to
do is send it out.
Barter is the way to all things
in the Philippines. An undershirt
will bring a chicken or a plentiful
stocks of eggs or. bananas. Such
lively swap mart developed aft.
err the American landing that in
order to preserve necessary mill.
tary materiel the Army h d tc
post an order:
"There shall be no trade or bar
ter of Government Issue clothing
or equipment for any purpose
lsWhatever.
+ That limits CT purchasing pow
er no end. But business is by nj
means at standstill.
The Philippine government ha:
taken a hand in both food sale!
and laundry service, though. 1t ha
issued a list of standard prices
When a new camp area is es
tablished, Filipino womenfolk =
from grinning girls to toothles
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the tent are;
in quest of washing. Even som,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-29
New York City Council
Condemns Noel COWARD

NEW YORK, Nov. %. - up -
British Playwright Noel Coward,
who has been on the receiving end
of verbal brickbats from an ira1e
Brooklyn citizenry because OF an
assertion he made in a recent
book, today incurred the official a
disapproval of the city council
The council unanimously approx
ed a resolution condemning Coward
for the 'libel published by him
rejecting upon the valor and'cour.
age of Brooklyn's fighting forces. -
Coward had written of mourn
FIJI little Brooklyn boys" weeping
over minor battle wounds during
a tour Coward made of Army hos
pitals overseas.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-29
British Human T rpedo
Sank Italian Cruiser

British naval men. In January,
1913, the Italian Regolo class cruis-
er Ulpio Traiano was sunk in Pal
ermo harbor. An 8,50O-ton transport
lying nearby, seriously damaged
later sank.
The Bolzano, completed in 1883
had been taken by the Germans te
Spezia for refitting after she mac
been damaged in 1912 by torpe'
does from a British submarine.
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MARINES START
TABLOID PAPER

curpPy POINT, Nov. %. -
new tabloid newspaper IS pu 49, ~,
weekly for the Marines at tls a. -
we e.iny here The first edition o.
.sTh ,l Windseck'' contains II page
- nc Vows without advertisements
It replaces the former 'ii'-l''0
sf Maior Arthur W. Little, Jr., is
oxac,,tive editor; Sgt. Brad Boyle
e. Editor; Cpl. Nixon Smiley, news
- ndi t Pfc. James McManus.
snorts editor; Pvt. Victor McNaugh
Staff artist; and Sgt. John hoOerts'
's On the advisory council are Brig
adler General L. G. Merritt, com
handing general Of the Marine ali
bases: Colonel P. E. Conradt, com
nandine officer of n station;
Cant M. ]. Smith. recreation Of
ficer: and Warrant Officer Gordon
A Growden, public r e l tt n
officer.
rontain Wallace E. Tow, of At
kins Iowa. former commanding Of
ficer of the Marine detachment
aboard the USS Saratoga, now is
aide to Major General John Mars
ton commanding general of Camp
Lejeune.
CAPTAIN Tow succeeds Major
Richard C. Peyton, of Staunton, va.
vho has been transferred to GUAM
tico. Va. During his "a months on
the aircraft carrier, Capt. Tow par
ticipated in seven naval engage
ments, He is a graduate OF Iowa
state college. and the officers ba-
sic training school at Philadelphia.
Purple Heart medals have been
awarded to three Marines attach
ed to the First Casual company,
HEADQUARTERS battalion, at Camp
Legeune. They are Sgt. Theodore
C. Norris, Pfc. William c. Wood
and Pfc. Stanley Gilewski. In an
impressive review at the parade
grounds on Hadnot point, the Trio
was decorated for wounds received
in action against the japanese on
Saipan.
Returning from duty overseas,
Lieutenant Colonel William r.
Parks and Lieutenant-Colonel Ham
ilton M. Hoyler, USMC, have been
ASSIGNED to the station here.
A new post theatre with a seat
ing capacity of $500 is to be erect
ed soon at the Marine air station
here, it was announced recently by
tn e public relations office. Con-
structed of brick and steel, it will
be located on Roosevelt boulevard
and Second avenue. Besides the
large auditorium, there will be a
stage, dressing and lighting provl-
sions.
The country's highest 6 r u p
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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-02

Guadalcanal - Pfc. Juit Watson
formerly Of Eupora, is now on duty
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-02
Our Boys In Camp

New Caledonia 49, Pvt. John H.
Brown, formerly of Taylor, is now
on duty here with a quartermaster
service company of the army's ser
vices of supply forces in the South
Pacific.
His organization maintains ware
houses and handles incoming and
out going supplies in the quarter
master section of the South Pacific
general depot. Pvt Brown work as
warehouseman, storing incoming
supplies in the many warehouses
and out door storage areas that
comprises the depot; also shipping
vital supplies to forces fighting in
the South Pacific.
The son Of MIR. Howard Brown,
Rt. 2, box 40, Taylor. Pvt. Brown
entered the armgy in September of
1912 and has been overseas since
March of 1943. He received his
training at Camp Claiborne, La.
Since coming to this island base.
Pvt Brown has been awarded the
good coduct medal for his exem-
plary service.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-02

New Caledonia 49, Pfc. Wiley
Dear, formerly of Minter City, is
now on duty here with a quarter
master service company of the
army's services of supply forces
in the South Pacific.
His organization maintains ware
houses and handles incoming and
out going supplies in the quarter
master section of the South Pacific
general depot. Pfc. Dear is a ware
houseman and his work is to store
incoming supplies in the many
warehouses and out door storage
areas that comprises the depot, also
to ship these vital supplies to for
ces fighting in the South Pacific.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-02

here with a quartermaster company
of the army service forces in the
South Paficic theater
His organization is engaged in
supplying and controlling labor in
the various supply installations at
this base. Pfc. Watson has earned
a reputation for his fine work.
The son Of Mrs. Rosie Watson of
Eupora. Pfc. Watson entered the
army in February, 1912, and came
overseas in March, 1914.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-02

The nephew of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pomp Davis, Rt. 2, Box 3l6-A, Min
ter City. Pfc. Dear entered the army
in September, 1912, an has been
overseas since March of 1913. He
received his training at Camp Clai-
borne, 10. His wife, the former
Mae Willie Logan, is now living at
Rt 2, box 301.
Since coming to this island base,
Pfc. Dear has been awarded the
good conduct medal for his exem-
plary service. Pfc. Dear has met a
former resident Of Minter City Pvt.
Andy Chapman, son Of Mr.. Charlie
Chapman, Glendora.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-02

New Caledonia - Pfc. w. H. Hol-
iday a former pipe liner for the
Vowel Construction Company. is
now on duty here with a quarter
master service company of the
army's services of supply forces
in the South Paficic.
His organization maintains ware
houses and handles incoming and
out going supplies in the quarter
master section of the South Pacific
general depot. Pfc. Holiday work
as a warehouseman storing incom-
ing supplies in the many warehous-
es and out door storage areas that
comprises the depot; also shipping
vital supplies to forces fighting in
the South Pacific.
The son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wash
ington Holiday, Rt. 2, Hamilton,
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-02

plies to forces fighting in the South
Pacific.
The son of Mrs Angelina Hop
kins, 9l4 47th Avenue, Meridian.
Pfc. Hopkins entered the army in
September 1912 and has been over
seas since March 1943. He received
his training at Camp Claiborne, La
Since coming to this island base.
Pfc. Hopkins has been awarded the
good conduct medal for his exem-
plary service.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-02

Holly Bluff, although just prior to
entering the service he was en-
ployed by R. B. Gill as a truck dri-
yer.
Sgt. Mcneil entered the service
at Camp Shelby, May 6, 194f. He
received his basic training with his
present organization at Camp Liv-
ingston, La. He has been with this
organization since May 8, 1871
Came overseas in January, 1914.
Sgt. Mcneil has a son who in his
absence, is living with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Mcneil, who
is living at Inverness.
Sgt. Mcneil is the motor sergeant,
of his organization, his work has
been very satisfactory and com
mendable.
He attended Holly Bluff high
school and was an outstanding
player on the baseball team.
Since cming overseas he has met
two former friends, S-Sgt Benny
o. Beryr, and Pvt. Samuel Mosby
both of the 819th engineering bat
talon.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-02

New Caledonia - Pfc. Joe Hop
kins, a former employee at the Key
Field air base, is now on duty here
with a quartermaster service com
pany of the army's service of sup
ply forces in the South Pacific.
His organization maintains ware
houses and handles incoming and
outgoing supplies in the quarter
master section of the South Paci-
fic general depot Pfc Hopkins is
a Warehouseman and his work is
to store incoming supplies in the
many warehouses and out door
storage areas that comprises the de-
pot, also to ship these vital sup
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-02

The brother of Mr.. James Ste
wart, 800 N. Edison street, Green
vile, Pfc. Stewartentered the army
in September, 1912, and has been
overseas since March, 1943. He re-
ceived his training at Camp Clai-
borne, La. His wife is Mrs. Holsie
Stewart, now residing at Rt. /, box
lat, Pace.
Since coming overseas Pfc. Ste
wart has been awarded the good
conduct medal for exemplary SER
vice.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-02

Guadalcanal, South Pacific
Technician fifth grade Willie B.
Anderson, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Anderson, 904 South 9th Avenue,
Laurel, is now stationed at an ad-
vanced base in the South Pacific
area. Indicted into the army Au-
gust 3, 1912 at Camp Shelby, he
was Immediately assigned to his
present unit for training. Departing
for foreign service April, 1914
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-02

He attended the Rosenwald
school of Sidon. And until his en-
try into the army he was employ
ed by the Mengle Company Of
Laurel
He is married to the former Miss
Clara Faucher, he resided with his
wife at 904 South 9th street until
his induction.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-02

New Caledonia - Pfc. Robert
Stewart, a former employee of
Phythm Bone, Hair, and Ridgeway
Company, jackson, is now on duty
here with a quartermaster service
company of the army's services of
supply forces in the South Pacific.
His organization maintains ware
houses and handles incoming and
out going supplies in the quarter
master section of the South Pacific
general depot. Pfc. Stewart is a
warehousemap and his work is to
store incoming supplies in the
many warehouses and out door
storage areas that comprises the
depot, also to ship these vital sup
plies to forces fighting in the South
Pacific.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-02

Pfc. Holiday entered the army in
September, 1912. and has been over
seas since March, 1913. He received
his training at Camp Claiborne,
La.
Pfc. Holiday has been awarded
the good conduct medtal for his ex-
emplary service. Since coming over
seas he has met former resident
of Hamilton, Pvt Jeff Hamilton,
who is in the army.
New Caledonia - Cpl Walter
Garlic, a former employee of the
Harding Baking Company, Kew
anee, is now on duty here with a
quartermaster service company of
the army's service of supply for
ces in the South Pacific.
His organization maintains ware
houses and handles incoming and
out going supplies in the quarter
master section of the South Pacific
general depot. Cpl Carhle's work is
to supervise the work of the ware
housemen that are under his COM
mand in the storing of supplies in
the many warehouses and outdoor
storage areas that comprise the de-
pot, also the shipping of these vital
supplies to forces fighting in the
South Pacific.
The son of Mrs. Martha Garlic,
Rt l, box 20, Kewanee. Cpl. Car
lille entered the army in Septem-
Der, 1912, and has been overseas
since March, 1943. He received his
training at Camp Claiborne, La.
Since coming to this island base,
Cpl. Garlic has been awarded the
good coduct medtaI for examylary
service.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1944-09-02

Guadalcanal - SGT. Walter L.
Mcneil, before entering the service
was employed as a tractor driver
for eight years by I. w. Downer, of
Evening star., 1944-03-20
J..l. Richards Named
Grand Jury Head
Circuit Court Term
Opens in Rockville

j. L. Richards, Washington insur-
ance broker, whose home is at Hill
wood, Bradley boulevard, was desig-
mated foreman of the MONTGOMERY
County grand jury by Judges Charles
w. Woodward and Stedman Pres
colt at the opening of the March
term of Circuit Court at Rockville
today. The other % jurors are:
BraWner z. Harding, James B.
Nicol, Robert F. Carter, Paul r.
Price, Hatton D. Brown, j. Otis
CARRIER. James E. Benedict, jr.;; Ford
e. Young, Leslie M. Able, James A.
Hyslop, Mertlin L. Dutrow. Walter
l.. Funderburk, Frank A. Bennett.
G. Dudley Ward, John A. Jones.
George w. Marshall, Howard C.
Bryan, William v. Graybill, George
P. Fraley, Charles E. Snouffer, Ro-
land L. Green and Donald E. De
Veau
Judge Woodward explained the
duties of the grand jurors and i'm
pressed upon them the Importance
OF keeping secret "for all time" what
transpired In the grand jury room.
He also cautioned them against
criticizing individuals in their re-
port.
The jurist also praised members
OF the grand jury for their skill
and perseverance" in reporting de-
spite icy roads.
Evening star., 1944-03-20
Navy Awards Gold Star
To Capt. George {. Dyer

Capt. George C. Dyer, U. S. NJ,
whose wife, Mrs. Adaline S. Dyer,
lives at 403 Elm street, Chevy Chase,
Md, has been awarded the Gold
Star in lieu of a second Legion of
Merit for outstanding service dur
ing the invasion of Italy last Sep
tember, the Navy Department an
nounced today.
The citation declared Capt. Dyer
displayed exceptionally meritorious
conduct as chief of staff to the
commander of landing craft and
bases, Northwest African waters,
prior to and during the INVASION -
Capt. Dyer was largely respon-
sible for the successful assault
achieved by a major task force, for
it's maintenance off the beaches and
for follow-up operations under ex-
tremely difficult and hazardous con-
ditions," the citation said.
A native of Minneapolis, Mimi,
Capt. Dyer, 45, was graduated from
Annapolis in 1918 and saw subma-
rine service during the last war
He was sent overseas in March,
1943, and has received the Purple
Heart