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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-08
New USO Travellers Aid
Director Likes The Citv

Mrs. Esther Emerson Sweeney
former administrator and train1ne
consultant with the New York City
department of welfare, who has
zen the director of the USO T1av.
eler Aid society in Wilmington
since January 18th, said Monday
that she welcomed the opportunity
to be interviewed because there
were number of things which
She is anxious to express publicly
to the people of Wilmington.
Even in the short time l have
been here" said Mrs. Sweeney,
7 have found Wilmington a slim
ulating experience am immense
~ impressed by the work being
done by the social agencies in the
city, and the extremely progress
slve trends I have observed in the
Council of Social Agencies, the
Community War Chest, the Fed
eral Housing program, and the So
cial Service exchange.
Il welcome the experience of
living in a community that has
felt the impact of war and is
weathering it 50 WE'LL" Mrs.
Sweeney continued. New York
hasn't felt the war as much in
dustrlally, nor as much by service
men, who are largely visitors
there. Wilmington as community
has a. c cepted responsibility
winch is most gratifying to OBJ
serve"
The splendid work done in the
USO- t aveler's Aid society here
by Miss Ingeborg Rudd, her pre-
decesso-. has been a great help,
IN carrying out her program, Mrs.
Sweeney said.
When asked about the function
ing OF the volunteer program in
the society, Mrs. Sweeney said
with enthusiasm, 1T has been a
matter of the greatest assistance
to me to find a large group of
volunteers, both Wilmingtonians
and army wives, who know the
agency and its procedures well
and have shown tireless devotion
70 the society,""
The primary interest Of the USO
Travellers Aid organization is to
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continue its work with. the armed
forces, especially in the area OF
housing a nd recreation, Mrs.
sweeney said, and in extending
help to those relatives of service
men who need assistance, apart
from that which is extended by
the Red Cross.
nope to extend our services
IN the area of individual case work
ana cuur cilling to more of the in
ouStrlal workers in the commune
". The USO Travellers Aid has
already set up special service at
the Warner-Robbins Plant in Ma
con, she stated, land III addition
TO similar service here I should
like to see our usual services to
all travellers and newcomers to the
community continued"
1T is probably well known to
most WJlningtonians that the Ma
tlonai Travellers Aid society has
neen REPRESENTED here for years
by Miss Julia Yopp, who continues
ner splendid work in carrying out
the Travellers Aid program at the
Atlantic Coast Line station" Mrs.
Sweeney remarked.
The Travellers Aid Society of
which Mrs. Sweeney is director
has three intake points in Whining
ton, one at the Union Bus Station.
One at 402 N Front street and
one at the USO club at End and
orange streets.
Mrs. Sweeney is a youthful and
extremely attractive brunette,
whose vivacious speech and effic-
lent manner have already made
her prominent in Wilmington's So
clal service groups. Her devotion
TO the Travellers Aid Society and
her admiration of Wilmington are
obviously sincere. When asked
about her reasons for coming
South to work, she said with a
twinkle:
The fact that my husband is
stationed at the Fourth Service
Command headquarters in Allan
ia, and that Wilmington is much
closer to Atlanta than New York
is did have something to do with
my coming Soutil''
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residence Wednesday at p. m.
by the Rev. w. E. Maring assist
ed by the Rev. Winfrey Davis, the
Rev. A. Rogers Retired and the
Rev. Whitley Ingram. Interment
will follow in the Greensea GENE
terry.
Mr.. Harrelson is survived by
his wife, the former Miss Flossie
Floyd; four daughters, Mrs. Rose
Hooks of Nichols, S. c., Miss Els
ter HARRISON of Columbia, S. c..
Miss Sophie HARRISON of Con-
way, S. c., Miss Verma Ray Har'
relson of Greensea; one son, Nor
man HARRISON of Greensea; tNee
sister, Mrs. R. M. Carroll, Mrs.
Rose Garrell, Mrs. N. R. Britt.
all of Tabor City; one half brother.
]. L. Clemons of Greensea; father,
Edward HARRISON of Greensea.
Active pallbearers will be Ros'
sic Clemens, Tess Britt, Alton
Carroll. R. M. Carroll, Jr., Ear
HARRISON, Edwin Hickman, Oscar
Clemens, and James Carroll.
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NEW GOVERNMENT
FOR POLES SEEN
Continued from Page One)

night which forecast that new
democratic Poland would be cap
able of friendly cooperation"
with its neighbor, the Ukrainian re.
public, one of the 16 Russian states
recently given autonomy in inter
national affairs.
The same broadcast said Of the
Polish government at London that
it sometimes displays imperialis-
tic, pro-fascist TENDENCIES which
preclude even the possibility Of
a friendly agreement between
that government and the Ukraine.
That government, however, hap
pens to be the one which is recog-
nized as the legal government of
Poland by both the United States
and Britain. These two nations are
not committed to impose it on the
people of Poland once they are
freed of German rule, but they
are effectively committed to main
tain friendly relations with it, bar.
ring over acts on it's part, until
the time comes when the Polish
people themselves have chance
to express their own desires.
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FINED

Ernest L. Ward, Leland Negro,
was fined $1OO and costs before
Recorder John Ward at Southport
Monday for reckless driving when
his car struck the right side of an
automobile operated by Thurman
). Ward, liz South 7th street, on
U. 5. Highway II, near Bishop S
store in Brunswick county, turning
the latter's car upside down.
Ernest Ward was coming from a
SIDE road, known. as Spring Hill
crossing and struck the right side
OIL thurman Wards car, knocking
1t upside down in ditch. The lat
ter kicked out the glass to escape
the smashed automobile, which
sustained about $500 damages.
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Staff Sergeant Dew
Is Killed In Action

Mrs. R. L. Dew, 100 South Eighth
street, was notified by the War
Department Monday that her hus-
band, Staff Sergeant Robert L.
Dew, rs, was killed in action jan
uary Is in the European Area.
Sergeant Dew, a native of Will
mngton, was educated in the Car
nelius Harnett and st. Mary's Cath.
Ole schools. Before entering the
army he was employed at Carolina
Power and Light company as an
electrician.
He was married July Is, 1886,
and has one daughter, Karine.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-08
1000 TRUSSES
TO BE- GIVEN AWAY
THIS MONTH

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-A Doctors
Invention for reducible rupture is
proving so successful, an offer is
now being made to give everyone
who tries it a $3.50 Truss Free.
This invention has no legs straps,
no elastic belts, or leather bands.
It holds rupture up and in. Is COM
Portable and easy to wear. After
using it many report entire salts
faction Any reader of this paper
may try the Doctors Invention for
30 days and receive the separate
$3.50 Truss Free. If you are not
entirely satisfied with the inven~
tion-return it, but be sure to
keep the $3.50 Truss for your
trouble. II you are ruptured just
write the Physicians Appliance
Co., 1888 Koch Bldg, 1905 Main
St., Kansas City, Mo. for their
trial offer.
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BOARD APPROVES
BOND PURCHASES
Continued from Page One)

o S. G. Long, superintendent Of
he home, and Mrs. Grace Seit.
.er, matron, congratulating them
On the condition in which a COM
mittee from the Board of Com.
missioners found the home dur
ing their two-hour inspection
February l.
This inspection followed a re-
port made to the board January
81, after an investigation OF con-
ditions at the home by members
of the Wilmington Junior Chamber
of Commerce. Following this in
vestigation a committee of six
members of the Junior Chamber
appeared before the board and
proposed that they construct a
new county home and. seperate
juvenile detention home.
A report from J. E. Canady. Of
the back tax department, to the
Board of Commissioners showed
that a total of S46,017.65 was col
lected in back taxes for the city
and county during January. OF
this amount, $26,053.57 was collect
ed within the city and $19, 1854 or
was collected in the county A total
Of 47O receipts were written, and
the average was $3.50 per re.
ceipt.
The board received a report from
Inc State Board of Charities and
Puohc Welfare at Raleigh which
stated that total of $7,561.33 was
received in New Hanover county
IN the form of old age assistance
grants, aid of dependant children
grants, and administration of both
groups. The amount of $5,257.37
went for old age assistance and
Sl'0l0.l2 for the aid of dependant
children. The administration OF
ootn grants amounted to $427.84
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-08
HAYES ARRESTED
FOR AUTO THEFT

r.dv Luck was chasing l.. R
,1arris the State Highway Patrol
no. nd the County Police Saturday
s inb+ but the muchly wooed lady
nal57,,n1etely deserted one Qdinc,
t 1--we Negro shipyard worker o.
Currie.
uaves is being held for speed.
-. 49, reckless driving, driving al
ni6i with no headlights, and lar.
'a INV of an automobile. His case
ur continued until February Is
w. Recorder H. Winfield Smith,
Monday morning.
According to a highway police.
.an-and the story might oegin
lil', one of a number of angles
sse highway car was cruising
.l[ on U. S. No. 421 when the
If afficers noticed a car approach
:aa from the rear, with no head
nafts and speeding at 80-85 miles
an hour.
The patrol Immediately pulled
oner TO let the car pass, then
wv ssve rapid chase from Wrights-
soro to Castle Hayne. There, the
p ueeder stopped his car and at
tsapn,nted escape through the
woods the patrolmen following.
# developed that county police
,.ore also in pursuit. Officers in
tho county car radioed headquar-
tors they we're following an auto
mobile. and repeated its license
number.
As the call came through, Mr..
Harris walked into the police sta
lion to report the theft of his
automobile. The two license num-
hers were identical. 1t was his
car Hayes was operating.
As it developed, Harris was en-
saged in consummating sale of
tbe machine, at 504 North Fourth
street, to a soldier. The money
had been handed over, the two
were discussing transfer of title,
when they turned to get in the
car and found it gone.
Hayes was located by the coun-
~ police about an hour and a
half later standing beside the
highway near Rock Hill. Harris
received his property and it is
presumed turned it over to the
new owner.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-08
DONALD L. CREECH

SOUTHPORT, Feb. 7.-Funeral
services for Donald L. Creech.
five months, who died at 1:2O a. m.
Sunday at Babies Hospital at
Wrightsville Sound after a short
illness, will be held from the res
idence Wednesday at 4 p. m. by
the Rev. A. L. Brown. Interment
will follow in the Old cemetery.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis B. Creech;
one sister, Elizabeth Ann: and
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. H.
Creech,
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Swails Is Assisted
By Baltimore Examiner

c. R. Berg, examiner in charge
OF immigration and Naturalization
Service of Baltimore Md, assisted
j. B. Swails, newly appointed
Clerk of Court Monday.
Berg examined petitioners and
their witnesses for naturalization
and other miscellaneous naturali-
cation matters. Those petitioners
examined will be naturalized April
Is.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-08
G. B. HARRELSON

TABOR CITY, Feb. Funeral
services for G. B. HARRISON, who
died at his home at Greensea,
Monday at l1:15 a.. m. after
having been in failing health for
three years, will be held from the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-08
Obituaries
MRS. JOHN b. cox

Funeral service for Mrs. John B.
Cox, who died in Savannah, Ga.
Friday at 3 p. m. were held Men
day at II am. in Oakdale GENE
terry by the Rev. Sankey L. Blan-
ton.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-08
MISS BERTHA SMITH

Funeral services for Miss Der.
tina Smith, 81, 615 Orange street,
who died early Saturday morn.
ing at Bullock hospital, were con.
Quoted from the chapel of An
drews moztuary at 3 o'clock Mon
day afternoon by the Rev. Walter
B. Freed, pastor of st. Pauls Luz
theran church. Interment followed
in Oakdale cemetery.
She is survived by one sister.
Mrs. I. c. Lotion, Of Wilmington.
Active pallbearers were c. ]
Oldenbuttel, Martin Schnibben, W
A. Kamer, Manley Williams. F
G. Tienken, and Henry B. Har-
bers. Honorary pallbearers were
Henry Gerdes, Martin Won Oesen,
Lieut.. Louis Hanson, USCGR,
Nicholas Loughlin and Fred Futch.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-08
GREEN IS HEARD
AT LABOR MEETING
CONTINUED from Page One)

iIU1H rage O1eJ
Nl2 made to enact a labor con-
scrlptlon law, because it would not,
III me judgement of ALL, increase
war production, solve manpower
pioplems, prevent strikes and
.hlght seriously embalrass the ma
lions war effort
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p. H. MELVIN

Funeral services for P. H. Mel
vim, rs, Of Atkinson, who died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. G..
E. Teachey of Wilmington, Sun
day morning, will be held Tuesday
at p. m. from the 1vanhoe Bap-
fist Church. Interment will follow
in the church cemetery.
Mr.. Melvin is survived by three
sons, L. P. Melvin, R. w. Melvin
of Wilmington; Haggard Melvin OF
Atkinson; and four daughters,
Mrs. E. E. Wartenbee and Mrs.
C. E. Teachey of Wilmington, Mrs.
Jane Turner of Miami, Fla, and
Mrs. Austin Gates of Atkinson.
Seventeen grandchildren and two
great-grandshildren also survive.
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N. FRANK HANCHEY

Funeral services for N. Frank
Hanchey, "a, Of Rocky Point, who
died at noon Saturday after
short illness, were held from the
home Monday at p. M, with
the Rev. Ralph Mills officiating.
The Rev. Audrey Carter, the Rev.
K. d. Brown, and the Rev. A. c.
Thorpe also assisted in the SER
vices. Interment followed in Han
chey cemetery, near Wallace.
Active pallbearers were L. w.
Harren, Vernon Batson, Milton
Sharpe, Thomas Blanton, Bonnie
English and Bergus Howell.
Mr.. Hanchey is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Equilla Hanchey and
five sons, Herman Hanchey and
Nathan Hanchey of Wilmington,
Bernice Hanchey and Jake Han
chey. Of Rocky Point, Lea1non Han
chey, U. S. Army, somewhere in
England; one brother, Sprunt Han
chey of Rose. Hill; four sisters,
Mrs. B. F. Rivenbark and Mrs.
j. M. Cottle Of Rose Hill, Mrs. L.
Rivenbark of Wallace, Mrs. w. J.
Dean of Cornelia, Ca; and five
grandchildren.
FAIR BLUFF, Feb. Funeral
services for Mrs. Betty Hammond,
81, who died Saturday morning at
her home in the Hinson Cross
Roads community, were held
from the residence by the Rev.
Early Of Cerro Gordo Sunday at
p. m. 1nterment followed in the
family cemetery.
Mrs. Hammond is survived by
two sons, Jesse and Mike Ham
mond; four daughters, Martha and
Johnnie Hammond, Mrs. r.. L.
Coleman of Fair Bluff, Mrs. Hi
ram Conner of Cerro Gordo; one
brother, Alex Barnes of Fair
Bluff.
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PROTECT YOUR HONE

Made to meet Sears high STAN
dard of quality. Master Mixed
white house paint defies winter
billiards.. summer sun, the
worst of weather! Gives you
lower cost per year of service.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-28
VIA Calls off
Carrots Deal

Officials of the War Food Ad-
ministration late Monday called off
an offer of $40 a ton, roadside, for
Imperial Valley carrots destined for
dehydration, County Agricultural
Commissioner B. A. Harrigan said
Tuesday.
A meeting of VIA officials and
a carrot growers committee was
scheduled for Monday night in Ell
Centre to talk over the $50 offer.
The offer was withdrawn by WASH
ington officials, Harrigan was in
formed, and state officials of the
VIA sent man by plane to Wash
ington to find out why the offer
was withdrawn. State VIA Off
cials told Harrigan to tell the grow
ers that they expected to have the
answer by Thursday.
Last year many valley carrots rot
ted in the fields because of delay in
the governments arrangements for
dehydrating.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-28

for 100000 Germans in the 200
mile long enemy salient along the
Black Sea.
Storming in against the Prut
crossing six miles east of Iasi. the
Soviet vanguard of tanks, mobile
artillery and infantry slaughtered
thousands of German troops as
they scrambled in panic for the
Rumanian bank of the river.
A Turkish broadcast quoted by
the British radio said Rumania had
taken measures for the inlmeo late
evacuation of Bucharest" accord
ing to CHS.
To the northwest, other Red army
units massed along the upper Prut
across from Cernauti, biggest city
of Bucovina province, after a spec
tacular advance OF "a miles at a
speed of one mile an hour.
Pounding forward in concert 10
clean up the entire bank OF the
upper Prut and clear the way for
grand scale surge into Rumania.
the first and second armies OF the
Ukraine drove spearheads within
% miles OF junction which would
close the neck OF German salient
looping northeastward from cap
tured Kamenets Podolsk. trapping
thousands OF enemy troops.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-28
IvD En,p|oye. 33,
browns in
Tamarack Canal

Ernest Love, 33. employe of the
Imperial Irrigation district. drown
ed Monday afternoon in the Tam
arack canal four miles southeast OF
WeStmorlanC.
About 4 pm. Monday he left 9TH
er workmen near truck in which
they were to return to town and
said he was going to wash the mud
off the rubber boots he was wear
ing. When he failed TO- rcjoin them
the other workmen started search
They saw where he had been sitting
on the canal bank but he was not
in sight. They drained the canal
and found the body lying in the
bottom. The reScuers sped to the
Brawley fire hall where a resusci-
tator was used in vain. Love had
fallen into a hole seven or eight
feet deep, w. E. Hartzon, district
superintendent of water distribu-
ton and drainage construction, SAID
Tuesday.
Love was born in Ardmore, Okla
homa. He entered employment fol
the district on March 81 this year
He was member of a work crew
engaged in cleaning lateral par
alleling the Tamarack canal, Hart
zog said
Among survivors are a brother
OdiS Love, employed on the Tam
arack ranch; and a half-brother
Chief of Police Guess of Westmor-
: land.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-28

mony is necessary to gain the most
advantages to all.
Womack summarized the post
war planning program. He pointed
out that development after the
war would be rapid and the valley
must act as solidified group ito
increase our opportunities for get
ting our share of state and federal
benefits"
Ben Hulse, unopposed for state
senator, pointed out to the group
the pressing need for united pro-
gram in the county. He recalled
that past instances of a conflict
of purposes had caused the county
to lose road programs and other
projects.
He stressed that the piling up of
the huge state funds surpluses is a
dangerous situation. The tendency
on the part of politicians to throw
the money around and expend it
carelessly should be prohibited He
opposed any Interpretation of this
surplus as a pork barrel fund.-"
but, instead favored it's use for war;
ranted ano worthwhile projects. For
Imperial county to get its share
depends upon its presenting unit
ed program, he declared.
BARE VIEWS
Many other speakers favored a
centrally directed post war boCy.
These speakers included Charles
Nice, secretary of the Brawley
Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Wo-
mack, El Centre; Hugh Osborne,
county supervisor; w. l.. Townsend
of Imperial; Earl Cavanaugh, CAL
exico chamber of commerce; Fern
Young. Calexico city council; Mayor
Bob Hatton and Herb FaWcett. Ell
Centre city council; George Buffers,
unopposed for state aSsemblyman
Glen Killingsworth Of Westmorland
Continued Oh Pig. 6, Col. II
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-28
Japanese Force
Crosses Line
Into India Area

NEW DELHI, March, %. CUP)-
japanese invasion forces have
broken across the Somra hills tract
into the Ukhrul area of eastern
India and are battling strong British
units defending the frontier, a COM
munique disclosed Tuesday.
Striking southwestward toward the
Manipur valley highway and the pro-
vincial capital of Imphal, the Japa-
nese apparently had driven a dozen
miles or more across the Burmese
border to reach the Ikhrul area.
PRESSURE GROWS 49,.
Japanese pressure has increased,
the communique said. Heavy fight
ing is in progress, in which the
japanese are making determined
attacks"
British units farther south were
reported making satisfactory prog.
ress in clearing japanese raidins
parties from the Tiddim- Impha
highway and it was indicated that
the main enemy force in that area
had been stalled, at least temporari-
ly, about 25 miles south of the Indo-
Burmese frontier.
A third Japanese force moving
westward into India from Tamu
was repulSed after brief clash ir
which the enemy brought some fielc
artillery into action.
INVASION FORCES
There was no word on the where.
aboutS of a fourth invasion force
reported striking northWestwarc
through the Naga hills toward Ko.
hima, some 40 miles above Ikhrul
Allied dive bombers and Other
attack planes raked at the roac
lines in the rear Of the advancing
Japanese columns.
On the north Burma front, Chi.
neSe forces were reported firmly
aStride the upper Mogaung vale,
after capturing the river town O
HkaWnglaWyang and killing an un.
disclosed number of japanese.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-28
Safety First,
Proved Wronu

SAN DIEGO. March %. UP)-
Oseas M. Cesina, 25, was in Jail un-
der $1,000 bond Tuesday because he
didn't try to beat train to cross
ing.
Frank Sherman. Santa Fc loco
motive engineer, testified in muni-
cipal court that his car was stolen
March Is, and that the following
day as he was plotting his train in
the San Diego yards, he saw his car
pulling up at a crossing. He said
he stopped his engine directly in
front of the car, jumped out and
held Cesina until police arrived.
Ccsina was bound over to superior
court for trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-28
Trio Face Count
Of Robbery Try

Pete Wilcox, Ed Sims. and La
mond Smith will appear fer pre-
liminary hearing in Ell Centre JUS
tice court Friday on charges of at
tempting TO rob Fred Quon while
he was counting up the days re-
ceipts at his Broadway grocery store
in Ell Centre one night last week.
i, Officers said Wilcox struck Quon
on the head with blackjack. Reed
Cunningham, former traffic officer
in Ell Centre and Imperial, happen
ed to be in the store. Cunningham
took the blackjack away from Will
cox and prevented further attacks
on Quon, the officers said. Wilcox
is held in the county Jail in lieu
of $4,000 bail. Sims and Smith were
released on bail.