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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-16
Eubanks-Kinq
Vows Spoken

Miss Alma King Of Hampstead
and Jacksonville, and Cpl. Marion
Wilson Eubanks, USING, Of Camp
Lejeune and Jacksonville, w yer Z
married on Friday evening, Janu-
airy 7, at $3.50 clock at the home
of the Rev. and Mrs. Victor Lee
Andrews in Mocksville, with the
Rev. Mr.. Andrews officiating.
The bride wore a light blue two
piece suit with an .off-the-fact nat
and brown accessories. She is the
daughter of Mrs. Ora Everett King
of Hampstead and the late A. W.
King, who was sheriff of Fender
county for number of years
She received her education at Top
sail High school and East Carolina
Teachers college in Greenville. For
the past seven years she has been
member Of the faculty of the
Jacksonville schools.
Cpl. Eubanks, the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. T. L. Eubanks of near
jacksonville, is a graduate of the
Jacksonville High school and en-
tered the Marine Corps in the fall
Of 1912 They will make h I
home in Jacksonville.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-16
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Lewis an
nounce the birth Of son. William
Alan, January 10. at Marion Sprunt
annex. Mrs. Lewis is the former
Elizabeth Copeland of this city.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-16
Winter Park School
PIT. A. Holds Meeting

The January meeting of the Win
ter Park school PIT. A. was held
on the 18th and was opened with
the singing of America. led by
Miss Monica Jackson.
The Rev. Alfred K. Dudley used
as his text for the devotional First
Corinthians, Second chapter. He
stated the most important thing to
know is the meaning of Jesus
Christ and Him crucified, and I'm.
less the spirit of God enters into
our wisdom we know nothing.
The January subject for the P.
TIA. is Health for Our Family, -
thus Miss Cordela Fosters talk on
Food Fights for Victory w s
most timely. She said we should
produce, preserve, share and play
fair with food, as it is necessary
for good health, good morals and
one weapon with which eve al
home can do our part to win the
peace.
Mrs. S.. D. Hurst announce dthat
the PIT. A. had made the honor
roll for number of members and
by getting the dues in on time.
There will be February meeting,
at which time Founders Day.
will be celebrated.
Attendance award was won by
Miss Alderman's Third grade.
After reports by various COM
mittees the meeting adjourned.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-16

The Literature department Of
North Carolina Sorosis will hold
the January meeting in the club
rooms OF the society on N o + b
Third street Thursday afternoon,
January 20. at o'clock
Poetry and rose that has come
out of the second World War will
be discussed and the speakers will
be Mrs. T. T. Hamilton and Mrs.
C. B. Newcomb.
Mrs. Hamilton. it will be re-
membered, has given to Sorosis
most noteworthy book reviews of
popular books. first, Gone With
the Wind" and more recently A
Southerner Discovers the South, =
by Jonathan Daniels. She is
most pleasing speaker and h e r
subject, the prose writing of this
war period will hold interest for
all.
Mrs. Newcomb is we'll known as
one of Sorosis' outstanding speak
ers and her appearance on a pro-
gram is always eagerly ANTICIPATED
by members. She will be heard
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-16

Reservation of the Eastern band
Of Cherokee Indians is in the
Great Smoky mountains of North
Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-16
Little Theatre
Rehearsdls For
Show In Progress

The ITALIAN association an
nounces that rehearsals are now
underway for the next production,
which will be Claudia" the
Broadway hit, scheduled to be pro-
duced here the middle of ,Febru-
airy in ITALIAN Hall.
Anyone who has not as yet OBJ
tanned their membership card may
obtain same by calling $780,
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T. Davis, Jr.,
announce the birth of son, Louis
Penn, January 10, at Marion Sprunt
annex.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-16
Miss Williamson,
Lieut.. Palumbo
Engaged To Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis H. Will
hanson announce the engagement
of their daughter, Mabel Grace,
to Edward Antony Palumbo, lieu
tenant, United States Army.
Lieut.. Palumbo, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. j. Palumbo of Detroit,
Mich, and Cleveland, Ohio, is now
stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas.
The wedding will take p e
within the near future.
Medical name for mumps is
parotitis, coming from the paro-
It'd glands, which become inflamed
during this disorder.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-16
Meeting Monday
Postponed Week

The meeting Of former stude,,.
CT Isaac Bear school schpd'I y
for January II, has been nas'
poned until January "a, in '+ "
Isaac. Bear school. We
:; =
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. YeIver4o,
Jr., announce the birth of d.,
ter, Judith Elizabeth, Januarv' 81 81
at Marion f5prunt annex. 10
-V-
One African native wear,
false beard of finely-spun pIss,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-16
Mothers And Teachers
Club To Sponsor Party

The Mothers and Teachers club
of St. Mary's school will give a
bingo party on Wednesday even
ing, January 10, at o'clock in
the Woodrow Wilson hut, Fourth
and Princess streets.
A small admission will be
charged and the public is invited.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-16
Miss Thelma Ray Mintz,
Cadet Branch Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Mintz of
this city, announce h engage
ment of their daughter, Thelma
Ray, 10 Aviation Cadet Paul R.
Branch, son of Mrs. A. M. Branch
of Morganton.
Cadet Branch is now stationed
at Cochran Field, Macon, Ga.
The wedding will be an event
of the near future.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-16
Officers Wives
Will Give Party

The monthly social event plan
ned by the officers wives in Will
rnington will take place Thursday,
January q at 1890 o'clock, and
will be bridge luncheon. This
event will take place at Woodrow
Wilson hut at Fourth and Prin-
cess streets.
Mrs. William ]. Wuest, Of 20
Mimosa' Place, is in charge Of res
ervations, and asks all planning to
attend to mail their checks for
$1.2O to her before Wednesday, Jan
uary 10.
Evening star., 1944-07-02
Yank Was First in Invasion of France

all you want about the enlisted men In
my outfit, but leave me out of it. I'm
just the guy who happened to head the
outfit"
His boss, the general commanding the
10lst Air-Borne Division, which spear
the 4th Division had cracked the
beaches, thinks differently. Capt Lilly
man is quite soldier" the general said
Garry Special Equipment
The 30-year-old captain heads more
or less secret outfit. The Pathfinders'
job is to drop many minutes ahead of
the invading forces coming in by para
chute, and to mark the DZ or drop zones
for the succeeding waves. They mark
them visually. and they carry special
equipment which guides them to the DE-.
The anything but hefty Capt. Lillyman
carried 164 pounds of equipment with
him on the jump.
The "other juys" Capt. Lillyman talked
about were First 1t. williams and the
following men, whose first names he
didn't remember: Rocca, Mangoni
MacFarlen. Wilhelm, Smith, Walton,
Council, Jones. Zamankous and Nc
Carter. Capt. Lillyman called them his
league of nations" and their names
sound like it,
But they are all good boys. who would
60 through hell for this job," he added.
Six months ago Capt. Lillyman had
the Pathfinder idea. He started working
on equipment, gathering picked units of
volunteers, men with special talents and
without fear. Ultimately, he had l10 in
all. They worked together for months,
perfecting their technique in several
parts of England. They gathered at
their English airport the night before
D-day. jdkt before midnight.
"The morale was wonderful" said
Capt. Lillyman. "T1ey all knew this
was the show they had worked for for
months. Several men, scheduled to be
left behind. cried when told fatty they
couldn't 60. In the air, the men, instead
Of sitting glumly and thinking whatever
men may think going into battle, sang
ribald songs all the way across the
Channel.
Capt. Lillyman, smoking his ever
present cigar, shouted, We're over
France, boys!"
II thought the yell that went up
would wake the Germans below" he
said. boy, were those guys eageri"
So they dropped from their speeding
plane, mile farther than intended, and
without opposition.
Capt. Ltllyman was untansling him.
self from his chute harness when be
spied a,dark mass coming toward him.
Evening star., 1944-07-02
New Air Terminal at Gravelly Point
Provides Preview Of Age Of Flight

(Army. ONI, FBD, radio message center,
health bureau. customs inspection, cen.
sor. overocean travel, ticketing, briefing,
manifesting, courier ofices and adminis-
trative oflices.
Passenger services will include an in
formation center for rail transportation.
messengers, telephones, Red Cross can.
teen, post exchange and lunch bar. The
second-story wing will have. lounge facil-
tiles for high-ranking officials OF this
country and Allied Nations.
Public spaces will have walls Of gray
waxed cypress, floors Of marbelized tile
and ceilings with accoustical character
istics. The lighting will be incandescent
and public address system, is planned.
In the new hangar and shops, planes
routed overseas will be inspected, MAIN
tanned and conditioned for duty any,
where, at any time, on moments no.
tice. The shops also will service nu-
rnerous transient military planes from
the various war theaters.
Planes assigned to carry "very i'm.
portant persons" on special missions will
De mod1ned In the shops to include
Pullmanlike berths and other equip
ment for comfort and security. The
planes themselves will be modified TO
suit them to various climatic and geo
graphic conditions
Separation of domestic from irterr1a-
tional travel after the war, experts say,
will simplify customs and immigration
control, medical inspection and quaran-
tine
Medical inspection is of great inn
portance because the incubation period
OF serious communicable diseases may
not have passed before travellers from
far parts of the world disembark in
Washington.
Special attention is now given to
symptoms Of diseases prevalent in
countries from which world travellers
arrive. Similarly, embarking passen-
gers get a briefing by Medical Corps
officer as preventive.
Along with customs clearance, the
Evening star., 1944-07-02

landed by parachute at 1:02 an. on
D-day.
The Britisher was late, for Capt.
Lillyman and his men landed near q
French town at exactly 1915 on the
morning of June 8, ~ minutes before
the British parachutist touched French
soil
Capt. Lillyman is character for nc
ton, but the facts surrounding him are
as real as that the Americans have
landed in France to stay. He parachuted
into France with canteen full Of bour-
bon whisky, thinking it might be useful
II some one got hurt. He also carried
with him, on the most dangerous job .
soldier can face, the flrst shoe his baby
daughter. back In Syracuse, wore last
year.
"But the he'll with writing anything
about me-" said Capt. Lillyman. Write
Evening star., 1944-07-02

Designers expect the terminal to be-
come the basic pattern for similar IA
cilities in the postwar era Of global air
commerce. Included are a passenger
terminal and operations buildings, an
air freight and mail building for prior
ity cargo, a portable steel hangar, shops
Tor plane servicing and maintenance,
fueling facilities, $4,000 square yards of
concrete ramp and 4 parking area for
motorcars.
The whole design, 1t is said, makes for
simplicity, economy and ease Of con-
struction or expansion later.
The terminal building houses all func-
tions for processing passengers and bag
gage. An operations building provides for
Evening star., 1944-07-02

have letter that want to give to
General Sherman. 1t will explain
everything. Take me to the police sta
ton"
The President was borne to the White
House where he manifested some anx-
iety about what effect the intelligence
of his condition would have upon Mrs
Garfield. To save her any unnecessary
alarm, he dictated the following te1e-
gram to his secretary, Col. A. E. Rock
well, to be sent to Mrs. Garfield at
Long Branch:
Mrs. Garfield,
"Elberon, Ne,D jersey:
"The President 1Uishes me to say to
you from him that he has been seriously
hurt-ho1o seriously he cannot yet say
He is himself, and hopes you UiH come
to him soon. He sends his 1ope to you.
a. F. RocklOell."
Evening star., 1944-07-02

was successfully accomplished Septem-
Der 6. Every possible care was exercised
in his removal and no inconvenience
was suffered by the patient from the
time he left here until he arrived at
the Francklyn cottage, except the un-
usually hot weather experienced in
Washington at the start. The following
day the thermometer reached here a
record height Of 104 degrees.
At first Long Branch proved to be OF
benefit to the President He was propped
up that he might see the ocean, which
he greatly enjoyed. But his strength
had been sapped by his prolonged ILL
ness, and the end came at 1O:43 am,
September 10. On Wednesday, Septem-
Der 81, the body of the beloved President
arrived in Washington at 4:44 pm, and
was escorted to the rotunda of the
Capitol, where it lay in state until two
Evening star., 1944-07-02

He quickly unlimbered his tommy gun
and took aim. You can imagine his
feeling when it turned out to be
bunch of COWS.
The Pathfinders worked their way
back toward the spot where they were
to set up their flares and special equip
ment. On the way, they turned into q
French country house
Nous sommes Americain," they told
the amazed Frenchman, as they routed
him from bed.
The Frenchman told them German
ofiicer was upstairs. Capt. Lillyman
went along with Mangoni and Rocca,
tommy guns ready.
They knocked at one door and found
no one. In the second room. they woke
up the Nazi, eyes heavy with sleep. He
made a bad move dor him) toward
his pillow. The tommy guns of Mangoni
and Rocca cut him in half.
They found the assigned drop zone
and went to work like beavers, pre-
pairing for the landing parties to come.
They had exactly 10 minutes in which
to work.
They didn't come for II minutes"
grinned Capt. Lillyman. I'VE really
sweated out those extra minutes. but
they got in all right" -
elders Arrive -.--
The next day, the gliders came in,
late in the evening, and Capt. Lillyman
and his men still were on the job. He
was doing the usual thing, setting up
the landing zones for the gliders, but
by this time the Germans were on the
job. Capt. Lillyman took a shrapnel
burst In the face and bullet through
the arm. He'll wear the scars for life.,
He was invalided back to England. This
took two days, during which he came !;
out Of the coma in which the shrapnel
had left him. =
Capt. Lillyman stuck around the
English hospital for three days. The
medicos fixed up his face, which isn't
badly SCARED, and he chafed for action.
One night. he escaped and. with
buddy, worked his way to the south
coast. He talked his way onto an Amer
lean ship bound for the French beachf
and landed here again, eight days after
his first landing. ,
I'm AWOL from that English hos.
pital." said Capt. Lllyman. But I'll let
them worry about that"
What really 'burns up" this man Of
action Is that his regimental adjutant
was Knocked OF" by the ferries and
now he has the job. RI
Imagine that" he said. "But guess
that's the ArmyI" X
Evening star., 1944-07-02
BY Walter McCallum,
Star War Correspondent.

WITH THE 101st AIR-BORNE DIVI-
SION IN FRANCE.-The first soldier of
France was Capt. Frank L. Lillyman.
147-pound mustang" from Syracuse,
N. Y. A mustang, in Army parlance, is
a man who came up through the ranks.
The leader of the Pathfinders, who drop
ahead of airSborne troops by parachute.
to mark out the drop zones and set up
communications, is Regular Army first
sergeant, now wearing a captains twin
bars
The British Broadcasting Corp. said
British soldier, unnamed, was the first
Allied man to set foot on French soil
in the invasion BIC said this man
Evening star., 1944-07-02
Assassination Of Garfield
Recalled on Anniversary

back, between the hip and the kidney,
It then passed forward and went down
into the groin. It was probed for, but
could not be found. Dr.. Bliss says that
1t is,
"a dangerous wound, but not nee
essarily fatal
The wound In the arm does not
amount to much, except being painful.
There is hope for the Presidents re-
covery. but he is In a very critical con-
dition.
THE shooting occurred when the
President and Secretary Blaine were
walking arm in arm through the ladies'
room.
Secretary Blaine was not going with
the party, but came down to bid the
President goodby. He said: The Presi-
dent and were walking arm in arm
toward the train. I heard two shots
and saw man run, and started after
MIN, but seeing that he was grabbed
just as he got out of the ROOM came
to the President and found him lying
on the floor. The floor was covered
with the Presidents blood A number
OF people who were around shortly aft
erward had some of that blood on their
person. I think know the man,
think his name is Dittan.'
The assassin is about feet inches
in height, OF strong though not stout
build. The weapon he used was a re-
volver about inches long. It had an
ivory handle. The caliber was very
large; it is what is known as Cali
fornia pistol 1t made a very loud re-
port When arrested he said: I did 1t
and want to be arrested. am a. stall
Wart, and Arthur is President now.
Evening star., 1944-07-02

pilot and flight administration and serv-
icing. The mail building includes facil-
tiles for expediting diplomatic pouches,
Government mail, soldiers correspond
ence and other priority airmail Another
building will take care OF priority cargo
and still another unit includes hangar
and shops
The various operational units are sep
arated by free land to permit ready ex-
pansion.
Facilities housed in the passenger ter
minal include foreign detention, medical
inspection, immigration, intelligence
Evening star., 1944-07-02

This telegram, and the message de-
livered in person by Gen. D. G. Swain
resulted in Mrs. Garfield returning to
Washington in special train as fast
as steam could drive the engine
For nights and days the distinguished
patient fingered between life and death,
until it was deemed best to remove him
to Elberon, Long Branch, N. j., which
Evening star., 1944-07-02

baggage of passengers Is inspected by
Agriculture Department agents for
plants which might import harmful tn
sects to the United States.
Embarking passengers are briefed also
in the use of emergency RATS and other
life-saving equipment they would use in
forced landing at sea.
The terminal was designed by Charles
M. Goodman. principal architect for the
ATC. who designed many Government
buildings. Office buildings and airports
while practising architect and builder
in Washington.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-12

Ann Arbor Mich Sept. zap
Coach II. o. Fritz Crisler sd-
mits his Michigan gridders have
shown considerable improvement
in the past two weeks, but that
doesn't mean any extra rest for
the squad before the opener with
Iowa Pre.flight here Saturday.
Realizing the Seahawks have
the edge in experience, Crisler put
his charges through a scrimmage
session yesterday and scheduled
similar workouts for today and
tomorrow. A gradual tapering off,
with little or no contact work,
will begin Thursday
Crisler is still undecided about
converting Don Lund, a Detroiter
who gained lot OF ground as Il
Wolverine back last year, to the
center position. John Lintol. also
Of Detroit, and Veteran Harold
Watts have the inside track for
the pivot post 80 far, but Lunh
has been alternating I'm recent
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-12

Cleveland knocked out Jimmy
Hunt, $50 Chicago. !. Robert Earl
i3S, Chicago. stopped Jose Men
doEe 1864 Mexico City 6
Newark. y Dan Merritt. 20l.
Cleveland. T X o. Shamus OBI.
en-, 1854 Philadelphia 4 PM
Palmer. l42 Vancouver. T. X ..
Thaddeus Cabe. 1894. Brooklyn.
Providence. K. Ernie Forte.
149. Providence. outpolntcd Verne
Patterson. l5l. Worcester 10. Mike
Lucas. l44il Pr-,idence. outpoin,-
I'd Ernie Kapps i55. Milford, Mass
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-12
AbandOns Shift

East Lansing Sept zap -
There won't be any hippity hopping
on Michigan states side OF the
football scrlmmsge line this fall.
Coach Charley Bachmsu. start
ing the Spartan practice, said he
had dispensed with the shifting
backdeld Bachman said he expert.
meuted With the shiftLFss attack
while 'lend-lease' coaching at
camp Grant last fall aud WAS salts
fed IL had merit
Another good reason for drop
ping the shift Bachman said. as
th;t a large number OF these boys
have never played the game be-
fore and our stun must necessarily
be as simple as We can make Il.
And too. ] think the shift has been
out-moded
Bachman said u vas devised orig
inally to catch an opponent nap
ping
Late IN the game with an op-
poneut firing we'd sometimes start
our plays without shift" the
coach said III was always threat.
We can dispense with II entirely
and not lose much We have some
A, u. C's 10 learn here
lie also contcnded that modern
day flexible defensive strategy had
done much 20 cancel the advantage
OF the shift
SiGty-odd players requested uni
forms Monday. One OF these,
Francis Brogger Saginaw came as
pleasant surprise 10 the coaches.
An Army discharge for physical
reasons Brogger two years ago was
regarded as the freshman squads
most valuable player lie can punt,
pass and play line positions
Bachman sent his squad through
a three hour drill and said that for
the next two weeks twoad day
practice routine would prevail
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-12
Rest Before
Final Stretch

Possibilities OF a two or three
way tie for the American League
pennant appeared less fantastic to-
day as the four leaders loafed
through an early week rest period
before moving into the final
stretch drive.
With an average Of II games TO
play, Detroit had IS the first place
Yankees were only three lengths
in front OF fourth place Boston, one
game ahead OF St Louis and a
half game on top Of Detroit.
II a tie should result, the World
Series opening date OF Oct. 4 might
have 10 be moved back although a
single game playoff in the West
could be completed in time TO open
on schedule IN St. Louis II only
TWO teams were involved.
Open gaps in the league schedule
left only a New York Philadelphia
night game Wednesday hanging be-
fore the week end business starts
on Friday but the race can not be
decided before the final intersec.
tional series starting next week.
Detroit held a slight edge on
Boston in the business OF beating
their rivals from the opposite geo
graphical half The Tigers wallop-
ed the Fasteners a times in "a
starts for a 595 percentage Bos-
ton dubbed the West a. OF "a or
.5ss. 81. Louis managed a 80 of 70
pace for 500 and New York Just
broke even in "a Tits. Washing
ton was easy meat for the Tigers
who took them Is of Is and Boston
had no trouble running Chicago
by the same 1873 margin.
Among the rivals, Detroit beat
New York i2-7 but bowed to Bos-
ton l0s, St Louis shaded Boston
l0-9 but trailed the Yanks 1913 I'm
games. The Browns held a 1919
edge on the Tigers and New York
and Boston split even in their %
meetings.
ST. Louis faced comforting
steady diet OF home cooking for
the rest OF the campaign as all
the Browns remaining games will
be played at Sportsman Park.
Boston had finished up home bust
ness and was slated for II road
games before the end. New York
had only two more stadium dates
In II and Cleveland had only a
four game series in Cleveland be.
fore settling down at Briggs Sta
dunn through Oct. /.
Monday was a complete blank
In the American but Cincinnati
moved up TO within three games
and half of idle Pittsburgh in
their scrap for second place in the
National by easing out a 6-5 To-
inning win over Chicago.
Catcher Ray Mueller drove IN
four OF the first Ciny runs and
scored the winning tally IN the 10th
10 give Reliefer Clyde Shoun the
nod over Hank Wyse. 4 twl-night
doubleheader between Pittsburgh
and ST. Louis was rained out.