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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14

Members of the Cape Fear Gar
den club, meeting yesterday for
the monthly session in ST. James
Great Hall, heard a short talk by
Mr.. Hainline, a field director of
the American Red Cross, who
spoke on the services and respon-
sibilities of the field directors and
field service workers at home and
overseas and told of the greatly
expanded duties of these work.
ers in the Army and Navy hos
pitfalls.
Guest speaker of the morning
was Mrs. Elizabeth Bowen Hend-
erson of Raleigh, Wilmingtonian
by birth. Mrs. Henderson began
her talk by telling of her child
hood days spent in Wilmington;
and told of varied experiences at
garden club meetings in different
cities and states. Mrs. Hender-
sons subject Of the morning was:
"Guardening in Wartime" She
told of the present day handicaps
and stressed one of the important
factors in keeping a garden today,
is to have one that appears we'll
kept and neat at all times: this
she said may be accomplished
by keeping all borders well-edged
and devoting care to small spots
in garden. She brought out that
some gardens have personalities
and that on occasions visitor may
learn the owners personality by
his or her garden. An "adventur-
Gus" person will more than apt
have a garden with numerous
types of flowers and shrubs, pick
ed at random from a seed book;
"perfectionist'', by the small
perfectly kept garden or nook and
so on.
During the business portion of
the meeting two new members
were voted into membership, they
were: Mrs. Gordon Doran and
Mrs. R. M. Finley.
Mrs. Emsley A. Laney presen-
ted the new. slate of officers who
will be installed at the end Of the
April meeting and who will take
over&their offices in the fall, they
were: Mrs. Henry Gerdes, presi-
dent. Mrs. J. B. Cranmer, record
ing secretary; Mrs. w. E. Curtis,
treasurer; and Mrs. Lowell White
historian.
Mrs. Cranmer, president, an
nounced that at the May meeting
miniature flower show would
be staged by the club. During the
early part of the business meet
ing a discussion was held. and a
committee named to investigate
and plan suitable memorial for
the boys of New Hanover County
serving their country Z. IT. /
Mrs. Nell Durham Lane appear
ed before the club and presented
the following letter concerning the
cutting Of the trees ION Chestnut
street between Third and Fifth
streets. Mrs. Lanes letter fol-
lows: . -, VI. =, =: . -,
MAZDA m President, ''''~' Il
and Members Of the Garden Club,
lam here to say word on
behalf of our trees, to try, and
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14
RY RUTH MILLETT

Colonel Oveta Culp Hobpy mas
had to 90 to bat to defend the
morals of her WACs.
In a recent interview she point
ed out that WAC records discount
the malicious stories that nave
been incirlated about women In
Uniform. She let it be known that
no serious court martial case
AGAINST WAC is on record IN the
European. theater of operations
that dishonorable discharges are
few.
thinking Americans that the rep
,1tations of women in uniform need
to be defended.
We have a realistic attitude to.
ward the men in service. Some OF
them behave themselves-and
some don't. That's natural. They
are cross-section of the young
men of the country.
So are WACs a cross section OF
the Young women of the country.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14

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Easy embroidery makes a tot S
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pattern; size l, Q, 4, or 6. State size
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Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins
for. this pattern. to. Wilmington
Star-News Household Arts Dept.
259 w. 18th St, New, York II,
N. Y. Print plainly NAME, ADJ
DRESS and PATTERN NUMBER.
Just out! Send fifteen cents more
for our NEW 1915 Needlework
|Book-94 illustrations of designs:
crocheting, knitting, embroidery
dolls, other toys, home decoration
Free Pattern for two crocheted
handbags printed right in the
book. J.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14
Record Of WACS Compares
Well With That Of Colds

There is not college in the
country that doesn't have some
moral problems among women stu
dents. College deans are often call
ed on to decide what to do about
college girl who is in trouble.
And the young women who are
sent to college are supposed to be
from the best homes in the coun-
try.
REFLECTS ON DETRACTORS
So why should the civilian pop.
ulation get critical if among thou.
sands of WACs some haven't as
high moral standards as they
should have?
| If women in uniform are doing
important war jobs and thei1
morals are as good-if not better
than any other cross section Of
women their age, why should
they have to be defended?
That they have to be, is a re-
Election on the fair indedness Of
| their detractors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14
Bridge Party
SponsoredBY
Business Club

The Business and Professional
Women's club of Wilmington en-
tertained at delightful bridge
tournament on Monday evening at
8 o'clock in the Woodrow Wilson
hut, with 10 tables in play.
At the conclusion of the eve
ning's entertainment prizes were
presented to the following by
Lieut.. Helen Madden and Verna
Sheppard: Mrs. H. B. Stone, Mrs.
c. B. Borgess., Miss Nell Mac
Rae, Mrs. Kirk Wagonseller, Mrs.
f.. j. Adams, Jr., Mrs. William
Lutes, Mrs. Thomas O. Harper,
Mrs. Harriss Haskell, Miss Eliza
beth Dew, Mrs. A. B. Love, Mrs.
r. A. Shew, Cpl. Richard l.. Nc
Cough, Mrs. Don Wilson, Mrs.
Ellen Van SAINT, Maude Hughes,
Bea Reaves, R. L. May. Mary
Ann Cheatham and Mrs. Louise
B. Polvogt. A special gift was
presented to Mrs. Car Powers, OF
the Hut, for ner courtesy and CO.
operation in decorating OF the hall
for the party. Other prize winners
were Bea Reaves and Miss Chris
tiana Wood.
The serving committee was IN
charge of Miss Cordelia B. Eos
ter assisted by Mary Henri Len
non and Mrs. Holmes Morris.
Those playing were:
Mrs. H. B. Stone. Mrs. Edna
Volk, Cary Mote, Margaret Weav-
err, Mrs. c. B. Boggess, Mrs. Mil
dred D. Wheeler, Mrs. D. B. Pad
gctt. Mrs. Clayton Grant, Miss
Hattie Midyette, Mrs. D. c. King,
Miss Neil MacRae, w. c. Nc
Clammy, Mrs. Kirk Wagenseller,
Mrs. Howard Canister, Mrs. W.
J. Hughes, Miss Christine McDou-
gall, Mrs. E. ]. Adams, Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. C. F. Matteson, Mrs.
r. w. German, Mrs. William
Lutes, Mrs. William D. Kassens,
Mrs. W. T. Farriss, Ruth Hum
phrey, Mrs. Thomas o. Harper,
Mrs. George Birmingham, Mrs.
James J. Thompson, Mrs. A. Pres
ton Nisbet, Mrs. Elizabeth Will
Iams, Mrs. Pat Edwards, Mrs.
Ida B. Kellam, Mildred Bradford,
Elizabeth Dew, Aileen Williams,
Estelle Wells, Mrs. A. B. Love,
Mrs. R. C. Gray, Mrs. H. T.
Fisher, Mrs. A. B. Cheatham,
Mrs. Juanita Rankin, Genevieve
Steffens, Mrs. Mills Hunter, Mrs.
R. A. Shew, Evelyn Smith, Sgt.
Howard Star. Mrs. Carl Powers.
Cpl. Richard L. McGough, Helen
Dowdle, Elizabeth Skeen, Ger
trude Coward, Mrs. Don Wilson,
Mrs. Ellen Van SAINT, Marie
Futchs. Sophie Northrop, Mrs.
Martha Bennett, Maude Hughes,
IdeJle Jolly, Christiana Wood,
Mrs. Tyree Moose. Mrs. T. B.
Dunsmoor, Bea Reaves, Mrs.
Glenn Halligan, Mrs. Pearle F.
Dow, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. May,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse A. Reynolds,
Dolores Holloway, Mir
lam w. Carr, Mary Ann Cheat
ham and Katherine Johnson, Mrs.
Louise B. Polvogt, Elaine Won
Oesen, Octavia Smith and Emma
Gade Hutaff.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14
Bradley's Creek
School Plans Meet

The Bradley's Creek PIT. A.
will meet Thursday evening at 8
o'clock in the school for pro-
gram meeting.
Miss Ruth Greasy of Wrights-
vile Beach, will be guest soloist
and the High school ROTC band
will present a program of music.
Jesse Reynolds, director of rec
reation for the City of Whining
ton. will speak on Recreation at
Home
A meeting of the executive COM
mttee will be held at 7::30 o'clock
in Mrs. HoroWitz' room.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14
Nurse 1t. Barry
Wins Promotion

First Lieutenant Elizabeth Lu-
ellie Barry, 708 Princess street,
Wilmington, nurse aboard the
United States Army hospital ship
Seminole out of the Charleston
port of embarkation. has been
promoted, it was recently an
nounced here.
Liuentenant Barry received her
training at st. Francis Xavier in
Urinary, being graduated in 1910.
She entered the army in August
1941 and was stationed at Fort
Moultrie until April 1912, when
she was transferred to the station
hospital at Charleston. Lieut..
Barry was assigned to hospital
ship duty in January 1914 and is
authorized to wear the American
theatre and the European, Afri-
can, Mediterranean theatre service
ribbon. Her aunts, Mrs. Presny
H. Mills and Mrs. C. H. West, re-
side in the City.
AZ
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14
New Garden Club Officers Named,
Raleigh Speaker Addresses Group

save them from devastation
and destruction.
During the past two weeks,
on Chestnut street, and a resi-
dental section, between Third
and Fourth, THIRTY trees, in
Guiding NINE BEAUTIFUL
OAKS and ONE LARGE ELM,
have been numerically de-
stroyed. These trees were
here when the Indians roamed
the Country.
l called on Mr.. Nichols, the
City Manager, and explained
that l had come to plead for
the Trees on Chestnut street.
He stated that they had to be
cut down for the sake of prog
ress, and that the street had
to be widened to take care OF
traffic. Could not these two
blocks have been made into a
one way street, and saved the
trees?
Mr.. Nichols further stated
that these two blocks connected
with Fifth street, a main thor
oughfare. Fifth street in only
cross town street now, as
Third street is the one which
connects with the main nigh
way. Chestnut street, running
east, is dead end street.
To me there is no justifica-
ton in taking two blocks of
residential section and making
it into business, before it be-
comes so.
We took care of the traffic
of Camp Davis, and now when
that has cleared away, the
City takes it upon itself to cut
down al the beautiful trees
in the blocks 1 have men
toned 1t is too late to
save these trees, but I would
like to be a help in saving 9TH
ers in our city, that are just
as important. May public
opinion be so aroused that 9TH
er lovely trees will be spared.
(Mrs.) Nell Durham Ian,
Following the lengthy discussion
On this matter a motion was made
and accepted that the Cape Feal
Garden club go on record de
oloring the wanton destruction O.
,rees and asked that all interested
property owners and Cape Feal
Garden club members be notified
twenty days before trees are Gu
down by the city. This matter
was put in the hands Of a compel
tent committee to investigate ane
take steps in order to avoid future
marring of the beauty of trees il
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Cpl. and Mrs. G. c.. Bradley an
nounce the birth Of a son, George
Carroll, j., March 4, at. Marion
Sprunt annex. Mrs. Bradley is the
former Mary Gladys Wilson Of Will
mington. Cpl. Bradley is now serv-
ing with the armed forces overseas:
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14
IMPROVING

Little Jimmie DeLane Moore,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. M. V. Moore
OF 106 Church street, who has been
a patient at the Babies Hospital at
Wrjghtsville Sound, has been re-
moved to his home. He is the
grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. ". A.
Mobiles of Chadbourn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14

dSSOSldLI Oll WILL VIC IIC1o lli1o
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
Nurses home.
Private Duty section, District
Nine, North Carolina State
Nurses association will meet
at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon
at the Nurses home.
The Past Poe h o n as
League will meet with Mrs.
Lille Pearl Smith in Sunset
Park on Thursday night at 8
o'clock.
The Myrtle Grove Home
Demonstrate club will meet
at the clubhouse on Thursday
morning, March Is, at 10
o'clock.
Wilmington Assembly No. II,
Order of the Rainbow for Girls,
will hold its regular meeting at
6 o'clock. A formal initiation
will be held.
The East Wilmington Home
Demonstration club will meet
at the Community Center on
March IS at 3 o'clock. All in
terested ladies are invited.
The sewing circle Of What
Solver circle of the Kings
Daughters will hold an all-day
meeting Thursday at the home
of Mrs. L. w. Davis at Sunset
Park.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14
PERSONALS

Lieut.. Tommy Morton arrived
Tuesday evening to spend several
days at his home, IL Magnolia
place.
Mrs. E. w. Carey of New York
city, will arrive this morning for
visit of several weeks with her
son-in-laW and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Paterson at their home
in Glen Arden.
Mrs. Frank C1emmons has re-
turned to the city after visiting her
husband in New York.
Mrs. I. Kenneth Primer, Jr., con.
tinues i'll at James Walker Me
mortal hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14
CLUB CLOCK

A meeting OF District Nine,
North Carolina State Nurses
association will be held this
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
Nurses home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14

Never use a sharp instrument
in removing ice trays; it may in
jure the refrigerating coil or tray.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14

,n INDIANAPOLIS, the capital civ .,
Indiana II, was not even star, wy OF
til 1920, four years after the go ~. IN
was " admitted to the Union. ' In ' ls,,
1T was designated the capjts ia l'E
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-14
BIRTH ANNOUHcrn

Ma Mr.; and j, Mrs. Robert c. e. Bo-.
announce 4 the birth of a daH HGse,
Jessie Cromwell. March 1'qis s
Marion Sprunt annex ~ al
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-05
Babson Urges Strength
In School Committees

the worlds most delicate and ~
tricate machine-the human brain
instead of plumbers, carpenters
and second-grade lawyers.
MOST school superintendent and
teachers know what high schools
need, namely, more brain-deve,on
ing courses stricter discipline and
less parties; football, etc. But the
young people dislike courses of
study, such as mathematics rvh;oh
force them to think. These hieh
school kids prefer easy courses
like typeWriting which will merely
he!p them to temporary lob, The
politicians try to please the stu.
dents for fear of a student
strlKe :, as a school committee
man said to me the other dav!
A bad school committee situa.
ton exists in most of the com
munities where this weekly COL
umn of mine is read. The com.
position OF your school committee
IS far more important than who
us mayor, or whats the tax
rate, or "how city funds are to
be spent. Your school committee
of 1s45 will determine whether Won
are to have business prosperity or
depression in 1855. Postwar infla-
ton can postpone unemployment
for few years; but only better
character, sounder health and
more brains can lick "old man
depression.
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Nv ROGER w. BABSON

KABSON PARK, Fla, Jan. A.
army Rejects Millions. "2,Ooo,'
no0 Returned for Physical or Men
al Disability. These are head
lines which we see in newspapers.
: ct us hope the figures are ex-
.soerated; but if not, the situa-
+ion is bad for our brave men
AYR overburdened taxpayers a n d
Nv postwar business.
repeat that unemployment can
.elv for a short time be relieved
~ Government relief, pensions,
tonuses, and even by public
forks. To solve the unemployment
rroblem we must have more en-
pIovers and must give greater
froedom to all employers. The on
" alternative is Communism.
40 e brains must come before
more Jobs.
We want higher standard of
living: but we cannot raise the
standard of living without first
raising the character, health and
Intelligence of the people. We can
not have long postwar prosperity
II our business leaders and future
congressman are to be Army ply
seal rejects and returning soldiers
broken down in health or mental
powers.
Our business boosters talk about
postwar national income OF $120
Billions compared with a prewar
income OF $50 billions. How can
men. who are unfit, or too old,
or too mentally upset to be in the
Army be expected to make a Sue
ress entering business?
Another thought: If we were not
Of war and if all men were in
normal health who would be SO
optimistic as to suggest such an
Increase in national income dur
ing the next few years? Then, how
ran it be obtained with millions
of our best men in cemeteries or
hospitals or on relief at home?
This is especially true if our killed,
or injured, or shell shocked, are
Dur best and bravest men.
Who are responsible for the
weak moral, physical and mental
condition of the rising generation?
Who are training those who must
provide unemployment for 30,000,-
900 veterans and war workers and
must pay taxes for billions of pen
sions and a debt of 5000 billions?
The school committees of your ci-
ty and mine are responsible for
what is to happen. Too many of
them are putting cheap politics
and their own selfishness before
the good Of their communities and
returning soldiers.
Some editors criticize me f O I
writing about education instead of
business. But, let me reply as fol-
ows: - Good business must be
preceded by good education. One
the Ratchet and the other the
landle; one is the lock and the
other is the key. They are insep-
lrable. Bad business and unem-
ployment always result from a
temporary weakness in our educa-
.ional system. This is one reason
Why business depressions come
about once every 20 years.
Therefore, in behalf OF better
poswar business. less postwar I'M
employment and safer investment
markets, I appeal to readers to
check up on their school commit
lees during 1915. Throw out any
politicians who are thinking first
Of themselves. Elect trained edu.
Gators who know something about
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-05
NO COMPLAINTS

LONDON, Jan. 4.-UP)-A let.
ter from Edward W. Beattie dis.
closed today that the United Press
war correspondent who was cap.
tured by the German last fall was
confined in a prison camp known
as Stalag XII-A and said he ''hao
no real complaints" about the
treatment he was receiving.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-05
now
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Many sufferers relieve nagging backache
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When disorder of kidney function permits
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Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's
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the Is miles Of kidney tubes flush out poison
Gus waste from your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Peoples Drug Profit
Ahead Of Year Ago
In First Quarter
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Net income of Peoples Drug Stores,
Inc, in the first three months of
1945 totaled $239 ,642, or 81 cents a
share on the common stock, against
1921 ,482, or 81 cents in the March
quarter year ago, w. H. Churchill,
treasurer, announced yesterday.
Net sales amounted to $8,368, ,130,
compared with 1920, ,299 in the first
quarter Of 1914; operating expenses
and depreciation required s7,752, ,585,
against $7,743 ,592 year ago, leaving
operating, profit of $746,589 as COM.
pared with 1922 in the first three
months of 1914 Federal income and
excess profits taxes called for S527,-
578 against $420, ,495 year ago.
The company had current assets
on March 81 of $8690,414 in COM
parison with So, ,765 $50 year ago..
Current liabilities totaled $4 1888 ,040
against $3,801 ,679. Earned surplus
as of March 81 stood at 81, ,124,254
compared with $5,530,673 on the
same 1914 date. At the end of the
quarter assets and liabilities totaled
s12,020,627 against $12,141, ,508 in
1914.
Netting Friday, the directors de-
clared the regular quarterly diVi-
dend of 40 per share on the common
stock, payable July 2 to holders of
record June 8.
Store Sales Ahead Of 1914.
Dollar volume of department store
sales in Washington in April was 2
per cent less than in April, 1914, due
mainly to the early date of Easter,
but total sales in the first four
months of 1945 were II per cent
ahead of the like 1914 period, the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
reported yesterday. Sales in leading
cities in April and the longer period
compare in percentage changes as
follows with 1914:
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Stock Market Extends
Advance al Close
OF BulIish Week
By VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated prese FiuopciaJ uyr;t 49,

NEW YORK, May 19.-The stock
market extended its recovery selec-
lively today after a general bullish
week.
Buying still was inspired main
~ by postwar prosperity psychology
Many customers cashed profits,
however, as the averages equaled
their eight-year peak established
earlier this month.
Advancing tendencies persisted at
the start. Gains running to more
than point were reduced or can
celed In numerous cases toward the
flnlsh, but closing plus marks were
IN the majority. Volume of 100000
shares compared with 100000 last
Saturday.
The Associated Press 60-stock
composite was up o. of point at
65.3, which duplicated the highest
figure since August 81, 1887, reached
May S, last. 1t was the fifth success
sive rise of this barometer. The util-
tiles average scored it's sixth straight
gain at a high since July 81, 1887. OF
794 issues registering, 345 were up,
226 down, and 223 unchanged.
Hudson Motors, iveliest sprinter,
climbed at the opening but eventu-
ally was thrown for a loss when the
Fisher Bros. at Detroit denied any
deal to control the company.
In front were Baltimore & Ohio
common and preferred, Santa Fe,
Chrysler, WillysOverland, Sears,
Roebuck; Braniff Airways, Lock-
heed, Du Pont, National Power, En-
gineers Public Service, Texas Pa
ciflc Land Trust, Douglas Aircraft
and Real Silk Hosiery. Declines
were suffered by United States Steel,
General Motors, Westinghouse,
Great Northern, Goodyear and In
ternational Nickel.
Secondary rail bonds held to the
upside.
Evening star., 1945-05-20

MARKET AVERAGES COM
piled by the Associated Press
are traced on the chart above.
In the last week stocks and
bonds advanced, while COM
moditieS remained unchanged.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, May 19 LP.-The cotton
futures rallied today on mill buying which
encountered a scarcity of offerings The
advance attracted new commission house
and New Orleans buying in the distant
months
| An increased movement of the staple
into Government hands, according to the
latest CCC statistics; tightness in spot
cotton and the unfavorable crop outlook
| Influenced the advance.
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Market AVERAGES
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, May 10 P.-Closing for
eisn exchange rates follow (Great Britain
in dollars, others in cents):
Canadian dollar IN New York open mar
ket, 91s per cent discount, or 90.s712 U. S.
cents, unchanged
Europe: Great Britain official buying
81 .O3: selling, S4 O4
Latin America: Argentina. free, "a 81
unchanged; Brazil, free, 5.25n; Mexico,
Evening star., 1945-05-20

fInit Of trading 10 shares sales printed in full
IN hankrpptey or recevership Or being reorGanised
companies Rates Of dividend in the foresong table
semi annual declaration. Unless otherwise noted Sns.
ss er ,s1. sssS. dvdends ad are not
= Paid last year. Payable IN stock DecfarsS or
paid SO iar this year. PAYABLE in Canadian funds
Evening star., 1945-05-20
By the Associated Press.

s44 on m0 sceount con It % aeumulasons @ ' ' year ~ ~ ~ ~ year
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, May 19.-The Associated
commodities TO-DAY advanced to los 81
Previous day, 10s64; week ago, los 6:I;
month ago, 10s.51; year ago, 106.42 based
on 1925 as 100