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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
Mildred Frances Wilkins Becomes
Bride Of Charles B. Scoggin, Jr.

LUMBERTON, Dec. 2s.-In
candlelight ceremony of beauty
and dignity Miss Mildred Frances
wilkins, daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
Robert Edgar wilkins OF Lumber
ton. became the bride of Charles
Blackwell Scoggin, Jr., Of Reds
vile on December 20 at 5 O'Clock
in the afternoon at Chestnut Street
Methodist Church. The bride
pastor, DR.. Fred w. Paschall, Of
ficiated at the double ring rites.
A program Of wedding music
was rendered by Mrs. Hal S.
Floyd, organist, and Mrs. M. F.
Townsend, soloist.
The bride entered with her
father, by whom she was given
in marriage. Her wedding gown OF
white silk lace was fashioned with
sleeves ending in points over Ia
wrists, fitted bodice with satin
covered buttons down the back
and a full skirt extending into a
train. Her finger-tip veil of Illusion
edged in lace fell from a halo of
orange blossoms, and she carried
a white prayer book with show
cred bouquet conferred by purple
throated orchids.
Attending the bride as maid-of-
honor was Miss Ellenor French.
Her bridesmaid was Miss Con-
stance Scoggin of Reidsville, sis
ter of the bridegroom. Both were
dressed in peach frocks made with
satin bodices finished with cap
sleeves and full-length net skirts.
Miss French wore a headdress OF
peach net and flowers, while Miss
Scoggin's coronet was Of flowers.
They carried bouquets OF mixed
flowers in pastel shades.
Little Miss B tsy Crawford,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. M.
Crawford, and Master Edmund
Allen. III, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. A. Allen, Jr., carried the rings
on satin pillows. Betsy wore a
dainty white net dress with
flowers in her hair, while Edmund
was attired in a white broadcloth
suit.
The bridegroom was attended
by his father, c. B. Scoggin Of
Reidsville, as best man. Grooms-
men were Master Sgt. Claude S.
Georgs, Thomas D. Smith and
William Nichols, Jr., all of Reds
vile, Ensign M. A. Lea of Gibson.
vile and Lloyd Bost of Shelby.
The mother of the bride 4gas
dressed in a black crepe dinner
gown trimmed in lace with cor
sage of yellow rosebuds. The
bridegroom mother, Mrs. C. B.
Scoggin, wore royal blue with yell
low rosebud corsage.
Mrs. Scoggin is 1914 graduate
of Greensboro college, where she
was a member OF Irving Literary
Society. During the past fall she
taught in the kindergarten Of Lu1n-
berton school after having been
employed for nine months with the
Signal Corps of the War depart
ment in Washington, D. c.
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Ferrells Note
25th Wedding
Anniversary

BURGAW, Dec. 29.-Mr. and
Mrs. Oswald Graham Terrell cele-
brated the 25th anniversary OF
their marriage with reception at
their home on Friday evening, De-
cember 21st.
Over the front door was a grace
full arrangement of smilax cen
tered with a sign in silver bearing
the dates "1920-1945." The house
was thrown en-suite and was ar
tistically d e or ed in the
Christmas motif with bitter sweet,
smilax and red candles, except for
the dining room which was entire
| " in white and green.
Guests were greeted by Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifton L. Moore, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon H. Corbett and were
introduced to the receiving line by
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Morris, Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Switzerland.
In the receiving line were MIR.
and Mrs. Oswald Graham Terrell,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Terrell, their
son and daughter-in-law: Edward
Terrell, their son: Susan Terrell,
their daughter; W. V. Terrell OF
Wilson, father of Mr.. Terrell and
the Rev. P. l.. Clark, pastor OF
the Burgaw Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Terrell wore a gown OF
white silk jersey made on Grecian
lines with a side draped skirt. AT
her shoulder was a corsage OF
purple orchids and she wore a
bandeau of rhinestones in her
hair.
The second receiving line was
composed Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. j.
Bradshaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
IL. Bradshaw of Kinston, L. R.
Bradshaw and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Bradshaw, all brothers and sisters
in-law of Mrs. Terrell.
Miss Mildred Mallard and Mrs.
R. P. Clark presided at the regis
ter. In the music room were Mrs.
C. E. McCuNen, Mrs. M. J.
Humphrey, Mrs. E: L. Nicholson,
Miss Ruth Patterson, 7. ]. Belts,
w. A. Poole and w. ]. Murray,
vocalists; Mrs. c. F. Mallard, Jr.,
and Miss Margaret Lee Belts,
pianists.
Little Misses Ann Bradshaw and
Mary Ann Wolfe held trays con-
tanning boutonnieres of b t r
sweet and holly berries tied with
red ribbon which were pinned on
the guests by Mr.. and Mrs. James
Bradshaw. Jr., and MIR. and Mrs.
Woody Groom.
Mrs. ]. H. Burnett and Mrs. N.
C. Wolfe invited the guests to the
punch bowl which was presided
over by Mesdames James Um>
=, stead, P. L. Brown, James Brad
shaw, Jr., and Miss Jew Horne,
1 At the door of the gift room
guests were received by Mr.. and
5 Mrs. M. J. Humphrey and Mr..
and Mrs. L. R. George. Mrs. W.
N. Sparkman presided in the gift
room and Mrs. E. M. Thompson
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Best In
: vited guests into the dining room.
i. The table was covered with an
! imported linen cloth and was CEN
I tered with three-tiered cake dec
grated in white and silver and
topped with a miniature bride and
; Groom Smilax and white tapers
tied with white ribbon and mar
] cissus completed the decorations
Bridal cakes and ice cream were
served by Mrs. Harry Futch, Mrs.
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kins, Holmes and Emma King Nc
Neill were presented gifts.

kins, Holmes and Emma King Nc
Neill were presented gifts.
Mrs. Henry Bolton assisted her
daughter, Miss Janis, in serving at
the bridge party where Mrs. Will
liam Davis won high score prize
and Mrs. Gates Mclaughlin, trav-
cling. The honoree received silver
and a corsage, while Misses Nc
Neill and Jerry Billiard were re-
membered with gifts.
Miss Holmes seated her guests
at four tables, high score award
going to Mrs. w. E. Wilkins and
low to Mrs. Mclaughlin. Gifts
were presented Misses Wilkins,
Mcneil and Billiard.
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capt. Louis DAVIS, USN, and
Mrs. Davis have returned to their
home in Washington, D. c.. after
spending the Christmas holidays
with Capt. Davis brother and sis
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
W. Davis at their home on Market
street.
Major D. H. Connolly, Jr., Unit
ed States Army. arrived in the
states Friday from the European
Theatre and is now on temporary
duty in Washington, D. c., after
which he will come to Whining
ton to spend his 45-day leave be-
fore reporting back to Frankfort,
Germany for further duty. Mrs.
Connolly, the former Harriet
Harrington, will leave Monday
evening for Washington to spend
a short while there with her hus-
band.
Mr.. and Mrs Happy" Deas, Jr.,
have returned to their home in
Charleston, S. c., after spending
part of the. Christmas holidays
with Mrs. Deas' parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. D. Hogue in Oleander.
Capt Carol S. Goodman, WAC,
who has been stationed in Cali
fornia for some time is now on
terminal leave and is with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Good
man at their home on North Sixth
street. Capt. Goodman has been
serving for the past year and four
months in the WAC.
Mrs. r. F. Walker has left for
visit of several weeks with her
son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Hazard Reeves in New York
City.
Hugh v. Hines, who for the past
three years has been serving in
the United States Coast Guard,
arrived this past week from his
station in Massachusetts, and is
now on terminal leave visiting his
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
c. Hines at their home on North
18th street.
Friends of Mrs. E. c. Hines
will regret to learn she is con-
fined to her home on North 18th
street with fiji.
Colonel John Bright Hill, who
is now stationed in Washington,
D. c., is spending the holidays
with his family at theis home on
Market street.
Mrs. J. Gerald Murphy of Da-
wilson, is visiting the Misses Hall
at their home, 800 Princess street,
after which she will visit Miss
Eleanor Jordan and Mrs. Francis
McKoy, 212 South Third street.
Little Jimmy Taylor, son of Mr..
| SAAA AvAA .. IL -. dJ4O1 VI OullSGl
Park, is recuperating nicely from
injuries received Friday in an
accident.
Lieut.. John c. VESSEL, Jr.,
USCGR, returned to the city Fri
day and is now on terminal leave.
Lieut.. VESSEL has spent the great
er part of the past two years in
the South Pacific where he served
at New Guinea, Oktnawa. the
Philippines and in Japan.
Miss Iretta Hayes, who is at
tending the Chicago College Of Lab
oratory Technique, is spending the
holidays with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. L. Hayes.
Mr.: and Mrs. Douglas c. Tabb
nd Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Tabb.
'o1 Richmond, Va, are the week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30
Braswell- Jarr0tt
Vows SOlemnized

]. F. Jarrett announces the
marriage of his daughter, Mildred
Lucille, to Edward Lawrence Bras
well. The ceremony was solem-
nized by the Rev. A. j. Howell on
Saturday, December in the pres
ence of a few friends and rela-
tives.
Mr.. Braswell has recently been
discharged from the Army Air
Corps at te serving 35-months
overseas. The couple is now max
ing their home in Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-30

Now the state of Ohio wants an
atom smasher. Its getting 50 now.
adays that almost anybody that ba,
a spare atom or two on hand ha,
an irresponsible urge TO bust if
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Many Social Events Set
For Weekend
Continued from Page One)

Salem to make their home; Dr.
and Mrs. J. Watts Farthing will
be hosts at cocktails from Z until
9 o'clock, later the Surf club at
Wrightsville Beach, will hold it's
annual New Years Eve "Break-
fast" beginning at 9 pm. and last
ing into the New Year.
New Years Day the Cape Fear
Country club will entertain at its
annual luncheon and golf match,
at which time both young and old
will gather at the club to renew
old friendships and spend the day
away from home.
Entertaining during the past
week were Mr.. and Mrs. Ashton L.
Cooley who invited around 20
some of their friends in for cock
tails at their apartment on the
Northern Extension at Wrights-
Beach; and DR.. and Mrs. James
Smith were hosts at a lovely in.
formal Christmas party to a mum.
Der of their friends.
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Holland
announce the birth of a son,
George William Jr., on December
9 at Marion Sprunt annex.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Groom an
nounce the birth of a son, David
Arthur, December IL, at Marion
Sprunt annex,
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Evening star., 1945-03-10
Sergt Drobik, Butcher Boy Of Ohio, Named
by General as First Man to Cross Rhine

William E. Richard, Shrewsbury,
w. Va; Pvt. Berthold Fried, Shade
Hill, S. D., and Sergt. Robert A.
Jones of Mckee, KY.
Sergt. Goodson was in command
as the iron war horse crashed
through the murky night. Pvt. Fried,
was the cannoneer, Corpl. Richard
was the gunner, and Sergt. Jones
was at the controls.
Sergt. Drabik was called to Gen.
Hoge's command post yesterday to
be interviewed.
Still grimy from combat and
cradling an MI gun in his arm,
the raw-boned Ohioan spoke in
simple, matter -of-fact phrases of
one >of the wars most dramatic mo-
ments.
''It was like this" he said. "Lt.
Zimmerman cit. Carl Zimmerman,
of West Point, Nebr.) told us to 20
across the bridge, with the first pla-
toon leading.
I've got the third platoon Of a rife
company. We had fought through
Remagen to the river and our COM
pany was at the edge Of the town
about 200 yards from the bridge.
Il waited until the first platoon
got out on the bridge, but they were
(see BUTCHER BOY, Page A-3.J
Evening star., 1945-03-10
BY DON WHITEHEAD,

ON THE RHINE BRIDGE
HEAD, Mar. 10.-A 34-year-old
Ohio sergeant has been singled
out as the man first across the
Rhine in the daring establish
ment of the 1st Army's bridge
head.
Without detracting glory from
other soldiers in the history making
coup, Brig. Gen. william M. Hoge
of Lexington, Mo-, whose armored
forces took the Remagen Bridge,
named Sergt. Alexander A. Drabik,
butcher boy, of Holland, Ohio, as the
outstanding hero of the day.
Gen. Hoge said yesterday, after a
careful check disclosed Sergt. Drabik
actually was the first American to
step on the east bank of the river, in
the forefront of the 10 riflemen,
shooting as they ran in a wild dash
which so astounded the Germans
they failed to blow up the vital
structure.
Also in the vanguard OF the first
Americans over the river was 1t.
Emmett Burrows, Jersey City officer,
whose platoon was. in the initial
fighting.
And today 1t was disclosed that
Evening star., 1945-03-10

on the enemy capital.
More than 300 B-29s poured
thousands of incendiaries on the
city, causing $50 times more dam
age" than the record February Is
raid which devastated 240 city
blocks, said Brig. Gen. Thomas S.
Power.
Only two of the huge bombers
were lost to enemy action in the
raid. the Goth Air Force said. The
Tokyo radio claimed Is B-29s were
downed and so damaged.
THE area below me was literally
a sea of fame" Gen. Power reported
after two hours over Tokyo. ut
was the greatest show on earth"
A japanese communique asserted
fires broke out at the Imperial Pal
ace, but were put out before 3 am.
Tokyo radio said flames
reached the Emperor's stables. The
communique claimed all fires were
under control by 8 am.
Gen. Power told Maj. Gen. Curtis
Lemay, commander of the 21st
Bomber Command, that one 500
block area was engulfed by flames.
An estimated 100000 japanese
lived in the target area.
The B-29s dropped about 1900
tons of incendiary bombs in highly
inf1ammable, congested Central To-
kyo where targets were railroad sta
tions, small factories not sufficiently
valuable for precision bombing, and
industrial workers homes.
Total tonnage of the February Is
raid by 200 B-29s probably was little
more than half of today's record,
for which every Super Fort carried
a greater load than on any of the
II preceding bombings Of the en-
emy's capital.
Today's raid, devastating as 1t
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u. 5. Big Guns She'll
Ruhr Valley Targets

By the associated Press.
WITH THE UNITED STATES 9Th
ARMY, Mar. 10.-Long-range artil-
lery of the United States 9Th Army
stabbed deep into Germany's Ruhr
Valley today with -millimeter
shells.
The Krupp armament plant at
Essen, IA miles from across the
Rhine captured Homberg, was with
in the orbit of these big guns, which
have range much greater than
the 155-millimeter Long Tom
weapon used so effectively in the
Normandy campaign.
For days these 58-000-pound be-
hemoths have been getting priori-
ties on all roads between the Roer
Rhine. Most of them are dug in
back of the Rhine's banks, IN fields
where camouflage makes them un-
noticed until their blasts shake the
countryside.
Duisburg, Dusseldorf and other
important German towns on the east
banks Of the Rhine have been un-
der American artillery fire for a
week.
The howitzers' 345-pound shells
can be sent into Essen with the
regularity Of one round per minute.
Evening star., 1945-03-10
9Th Air Force Keeps
Protective Canopy
Over Rhine Bridqe
Britoin-Bosed Planes
BIust Communications
Behind Enemy's Lines
BY the Associared Fress.


LONDON, Mar. 10.-Fleets of
United States 9th Air Force
planes today kept a constant air
canopy over American troops
deepening their Remagen bridge
head across the Rhine.
Meanwhile, more than 1850 9th
Air Force bombers and bomb-carry-
ing fighters from Britain launched
another grand-scale raid on Ger
man communications in the Ruhr
area. Many of the targets were
within artillery range of the front
lines.
Eighteen German planes were
downed over the battlefront yester-
day-14 by 9th Air Force pilots and
four by the RAF. Seven were
knocked down as they tried to break
through for a crack at the bridge
and troops on the other side.
Ninth Air Force dive -bombers
supporting the British Tactical Air
Force guarding Marshal Mont
gomery's forces fighting in the Wesel
area, shot down II German planes
Nine American and four RAF
planes were lost.
Last night Berlin underwent its
238th attack of the war and its
18th in succession by RAF Mos
quitos. The Air Ministry said it
was the heaviest attack of the pres
ent series, during which the Mos
quitos have dropped more than
1000 tons of bombs on the Nazi
capital.
Other Mosquitoes struck road and
rail targets in the Ruhr and as
far east as Magdeburg.
Evening star., 1945-03-10
Ordnance Loss
In Europe Fixed
At $50O,O00,O00
the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ABERDEEN, Md, Mar. 10.-Ord-
nance losses in the European thea
ter since D day have been estimated
at 100000 worth of materials,
Maj. Gen. Charles T. Harris, jr,
commanding general of the Proving
Grounds here, disclosed today.
Included in the loss were 6,205
combat vehicles, 34,250 general p,v-
pose vehicles, 166 1886 rifles and other
small arms, 1881 mortars and ma
chine guns and 75,245 binoculars,
watches and compasses.
Gen. Harris said that enemy
equipment captured or destroyed ex-
ceeded losses by the United States
in combat. Gen. Pattons Army
alone was reported to have destroyed
or captured II pieces Of enemy ar
tillery for every one lost.
Evening star., 1945-03-10
Muddled English Of I okyo Rodio
Has Yunks Lending in Jupun

Luzon and $4,000 on Two Jima,
Tokyo added:
due to heavy casualties, the
enemy, trying to make q swift con-
ciusion Of this war, Is now attempt
ing to make q landing on Japan
proper. The japanese Army on
the other hand is inflicting decisive
blows against the enemy and is
waiting for an opportunity to make
q large-scale counteroffensive."
That was the only reference to "a
landing"
A Tokyo broadcast picked up in
London quoted Field Marshal Gen.
Sugiyama, Japanese war minister,
as declaring that Japan's situation
was "very serious" and that "the
enemy Is going to force an all-out
decision as soon as possible and
viii land In Japan tn the near
future"
Evening star., 1945-03-10
Moscow Indicates
Capture Of Streets
In Stettin Suburb
Reds Also Moy Have Wor
FoothoId on West Side
Of Dummscher Lake
Ey the Associated Press.

LONDON, Mar. 10.-Russian
forces apparently have won some
streets in Altdamm, the east
bank suburb of Stettin, and may
have gained a foothold on the
west side of the Dammscher
Lake just north of Stettin, Ber-
Inns Baltic port, Moscow dis
patches reported today.
Stettin itself was under artillery
fire for the first time, and the Rus
slams also were lobbing shells into
the defenses of Danzig. The Ger
mans said the Russians had plunged
into the outskirts of both Stettin
and Danzig, and the Paris radio said
a Russian column had broken into
Danzig. Street fighting is under way
in Danzig, the Paris radio said.
Altdamm is 312 miles east of Stet-
tin on the east side of the Oder
Dam1nscher Lake is the lagoon like
water 2L2 miles wide and 10 miles
long northeast of Stettin through
which the Oder wends its. way to the
sea.
Intense Artillery Fire.
"Altdamm was subjected to in
tense artillery and mortar fire and
the Russians appeared to have won
some streets in this suburban town
OF Stettin," Associated Press Core
spondent Eddy Gilmore in Moscow
reported.
Soviet storm units which have
been moving out into the Damn
scher Lake appeared to have won
some places on the western bank
under heavy artillery fire from guns
firing from the eastern bank on
-
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MarinesSp|it
.EnemyForces
In Northern Two
Sd Division Drives
To Northeast Beach:
Resistance Waning
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TERS, Guam, Mar. 10.-Elements
of the Marine Sd Division have
driven forward against every
stiff" enemy resistance to reach
the northeast beaches of 1--we
Jima, splitting enemy forces
which continue to hold strong
points tenaciously but with di-
minishing vigor, Admiral Ches-
ter w. Nimitz announced today
The drive for the beaches was
completed yesterday afternoon by
the Marines and the area widened
in fighting up to noon today. Heavy
artillery preparation softened up
enemy positions for the attack while
fleet units and Iwo-based aircraft
gave support during the drive.
Fourth Division Marines on the
right of the American lines had
previously repulsed large-scale in
filtration attempts by the japanese,
killing 564 of the enemy while fight
ing off desperate enemy attack
which was supported by very heavy
mortar and sniper fire.
Jap Snipers Active.
Resistance during 49, Inorning
appeared to be diminir ing, al
though the enemy was + ding pre-
pared strongpoints tena iously and
snipers were active" All iiral Nimitz
The 5th Division on the north
western beach apparently is now
within 1,100 yards Of Kitano Point,
Iwos northern tip.
The Sd Division breakthrough was
on the northeastern beach, about
1000 yards from Kitano.
A small group of enemy aircraft
approached the American positions
early yesterday morning but retired
without attacking. The Tokyo radio
yesterday said the attackers had
heavily hit" the Americans.
A delayed front-line Dispatch from
Associated Press Correspondent
James Lindsey described enemy
rocket attacks Thursday night and
an abortive banzai charge easily re-
pulsed by the Leathernecks early
Friday.
Savage Fighting.
A dogtired group of Marines told
Mr.. Lindsey the downright saw
agery of the fighting the past two
days (they referred to Wednesday
and Thursday has not been equal
led on Two Jima."
Between so and go Japs atop a
ridge charged the Marines early
Friday, yelling wildly, but with.
drew after about 80 were cut down
Mr.. Lindsley's dispatch disclosed
that the japanese, squeezed into
a narrowing area and, constantly
pounded from the air, land and sea
still have some rockets left.
II counted at least a dozen OF
these between II and midnight
(Thursday)," he said.
Evidently there was no harm
done"
The Marines staff officers noteo
increased activity by the enemy and
welcomed it as perhaps signaling
"the beginning OF the end"