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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-21
CAPT. ]. THORT0N
REPORTED AS DEAD

cantain ]. G. Thronton, Jr.,
who has been reported missing IN
action in Germany since Septem,
her ID. 1914, is now reported dead
bv the War department, his wife
was notified yesterday.
The young Officer was the son
Of ]. G. Thornton, president OF
the Wilmington Savings and Trust
Co., and Mrs. Thornton.
A 1899 graduate of The Citadel,
Capt. Thornton attended the Off
GERS Training Camp at Camp NC
Cleuan, Ala, and was commls'
stoned a second lieutenant in the
U. S. Infantry Reserve. He was
called to active service in Feb
ruary, 1912, and reported fo1
training to the Armored Force Re-
placement Training Center at Fort
Knox, KY, where he was assigned
to the 741st Tank battalion.
Upon completion Of his training
there, he was transferred to Fort
Meade, Md. From there he went
to Camp Young in Indio, Calf ;
then 20 Camp Polk, La, and on to
Camp Pickett, Va, where he re-
ceived his promotion to captain
of Company 3D." 7z1st Tank bat
talon. He embarked from Fort
Dix in October, 1913.
The Wilmington officer landed in
Normandy on D-Day, and his bat
talon received a citation for ac-
ton then. The citation stated that
the battalion, upon landing, met
severe and unanticipated resist
ance and that it attacked through
mine fields and its exit was cut
off by the Germans. Battalion
members forced an exit at another
point, thereby securing the beach
head for their particular sector.
Capt. Thornton later received a
Bronze Star in the fighting around
Cherbourg, and subsequently was
awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster.
On September IA, 1914, while
supporting an Infantry division In
an attack on the Siegfried Line
at the northern juncture of thu
Luxembourg Belgiur--German Dor
ders, his tank received a direct
hit from an enemy anti-tank gun
and he was reported missing II
action. Subsequent information re
ceived indicates that he was Sc
verely wounded and taken pris
oner by the Germans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-21

Newest, smoothest Of basic
frocks, Pattern 9o26 is tailored or
dressy depending on your access
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Pattern 1925 comes in sizes IL,
IA, Is, 10, 20; 80, 30, "a, So, 38, 40.
Size 16 takes 2 IA yards 54-inch.
Send TWENTY cents in coins
for this pattern to Wilmington
Star-News, 1865 Pattern Dept, P.
o. Box 1854, Station O, New York
II, N. Y. Print plainly SIZE AND
STYLE NUMBER, YOUR NAME,
ADDRESS, ZONE.
NEW-the Marian Martin Fall
and Winter Pattern Book is yours
for Fifteen Cents more! All easy
to-make styles! ALSO - printed
right in the book is page Of
complete directions for YOU ar
accessories set: hat, jerkin and
handbag.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-21
NAMED TO ACADEMY

NEW BERN, Sept. 2o.-N. L..
McLawhorn, Jr., son of former
County Commissioner and Mrs.
N. L. McLawhorn, has been given
an appointment to the United
States Military Academy at West
Point by Representative G. a.
Barden. A graduate of Edwards
Military institute at Salemburg.
McLawhorn completed the work
of four-year courses there in three
years and served as student
captain. He is now in his sopho-
more year at the University oil
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He
will be 10 years old next Novem-
Der.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-21
Passage Of Windsors
To Be Held Informal

LONDON, Sept. 2o.-WD-offi-
cialdom took steps by request OF
high levels" today to see that the
passage of the Duke and Duchess
of Windsor through Plymouth har-
Dor Friday would be treated in.
formally as no affair Of state.
The origin Of the directives was
uncertain, but there were sugges-
tons that it came from Bucklng-
ham Palace. The Duke and Ouch
ess are en- route to France on the
Argentina, which will put in brief
ly at Plymouth.
From Plymouth came word that
the Duke himself wanted his ar
rival there to be as much OF a
private affair as possible. He was
quoted as saying he did not want
to see reporters aboard the Ar
gentina.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-14
Chutist Flags
Spur Bond Sale

Approximately 1000 Detroit
school children will receive an
authentic paratrooper flag for
outstanding contributions TO the
success of the Victory Loan drive,
was announced today.
y Originally designed to be worn
on paratroopers back before he
made ran attempt to land in
enemy territory, the flag has been
printed in seven different Ian
guages and is the highest award
in the final bond drive.
Junior GallantS who sell at
least $500 worth of f bonds or
10 individual sales, and high
school Gallants who sell $1,000
in + bonds or who make ID in
dividual sales, will receive spe-
cial certificates signed by Secre-
tary of the Treasury Vinson.
Frank N. fsbey. state chairman
of the Michigan war finance com
mittee. said $4,000 certificates had
been ordered.
Roy f. Robinson. chairman OF
the Victory Loan drive in High
land Park schools, said that High
land Park High School had raised
SO per cent Of its quota and High
land Park Junior College "a per
cent,
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-14
Seek To Avert
Truck Tieup

Renewed efforts TO settle the
dispute betwe the Central
States Drivers Council and the
Teamsters Union, AFL, which
threatens TO halt all over-the-road
trucking in Il states, Will be
made tomorrow in Washington.
James Hoffa. president OF
Teamsters Local 299, said today
that regardless of whether a
settlement is reached, the union
has agreed TO move all freight in
transit and on the docks Of $500
employers before calling a COM
plete strike.
- The meeting tomorrow was
Ielled by the Federal Cancellation
ZerVice.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-14
Mental Hygiene Group
To Hold 3-Day Session

Leading authorities Of the coun-
try Will address the Michigan So
ciety for Mental Hygiene and the
Michigan Welfare League at the
convention Thursday, FRIDAY and
Saturday at Hotel Statler
More than 1900 persons are
expected 10 attend. Louis c. Mi
riani of Detroit and Charles l..
AnSpach Of Mt. Pleasant are
chairmen Of the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
Rita Hayworth Plans
To Divorce 0rson WeIIes
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 7. - Rita
Hayworth said yesterday she would
divorce Orson Welles after two
years of married life.
The actress added they would
make joint statement as soon as
Welles arrives in town today.
Miss Hayworth's decision would
end one of Hollywood's most stored
marriages. Their romance -four
ished in the fall of l943 while Welles
was operating a magic show for
servicemen in Hollywood.
In December of the previous year,
Miss Hayworth had announced that
she hoped to marry Victor Mature
when the war was over and he was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
Premier Renews Plea
To Reds as 80 More
Are Killed in Iran
By the Associated Press,

.
TEHERAN, Dec Rebels have
killed 80 persons in new attacks in
Azerbaijan Province, official reports
from Tabriz announced last night
and Premier Ibrajim Hakimi de-
manded freedom of movement into
the Soviet-occupied area for the
1ranian government to redress the
grievances of the people"
InSurrectioniSt Democrat party
members attacked troop billets at
Sarah, killing q gendarmes and two
officers, the reports relayed by the
Tabriz radio said.
Six other persons were reported
killed near Marand, between Tabriz
and the Russian frontier, and the
police chief at Tabriz was killed in
another clash, the radio said.
Police Chief Killed.
The local police chief and presi-
dent of the local tribunal were slain
in the Marand fighting, Tabriz re-
ported.
(The Moscow radio said last
night in a broadcast heard in
London that Persian soldiers gar
riSoned at Tabriz opened fire
with machine guns on a crowd
taking part in religious cere-
mony" and wounded four per-
sons.
(The radio, quoting a Tass dis
patch, said soldiers arrested "a
few persons and beat them heav-
lily" and added that this un-
precedented violence of Iranian
military authorities in Tabriz
evoked indignation among the
population"
(Also broadcast by Moscow I'M
der the heading of incidents in
Tabriz" was a report that local
military authorities were organ
tzing armed gangs to commit
acts Of terror and to fight against
followers of the democratic move
ment in Iranian Azerbaijan"
The radio said the gangs re
ceive uniforms of Iranian SOL
diers as well as arms and great
amounts of money!
Action Prevented.
In Tabriz itself, capital of troubled
Azerbaijan Province, insurrection-
lists tried to occupy the military ga
rage, but were prevented by Gov.
Bayat, who just recently took the
governorship at Tabriz, the broad
cast said.
Additional advices received in the
capital said the irlsurrectionists had
captured the Caspian port of Bandar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07

tide mail destined for APO 729 ad-
dress was lost when a small craft,
carrying mail from ship to shore,
sank in a storm. The mail originate
ed In the States at time when no
request for package mail was re-
quired from the soldier.
To permit the sending at once of
replacement packages to APO 729
the War Department said the Post
Once Department has agreed to &C
cept one Christmas package from
any individual for mailing to per-
sons at that address without the
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B-l8| THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 7.

Shah, 100 miles northeast of Tehe-
ran, and had occupied government
buildings.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman
said there was an urgent need" for
the Iranian government to ask the
United Nations Assembly in Jan
uary to send Russian-BritiSh-
American commission to Iran to in
vestigate conditions.
Elections were completed at Tabriz
yesterday for national assembly
posts, and Democratic party an
nouncement said TOO Democrats
were elected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07

out of the Coast Guard. But the
engagement was broken and she
married Welles in a surprise cere-
mony in September, 1913.
1t was the second marriage for
both. Rita Married Edward Judson
In 1887 and divorced him in 1912 on
grounds of cruelty.
Welles married Actress Ann Stat
ford IN 1884 and they were divorced
in 1910.
Weiles and Rita have daughter,
Rebecca, almost year old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
Yu|e Mail for Troops
In AIeutians Is Lost

BY the Associated Press.
Loss OF quantity of Christmas
mail intended for troops in the
Aleutians was disclosed yesterday.
The Army said quantity of Yule-
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Navy Releases
House Materials

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (AP)
The navy moved today to pro-
vide some relief for the housing
shortage by declaring surplus
S56, 900, 900 worth of building ma
terials and 5000 quonset huts
located at four depots in the
United States.
If used as barracks, the huts
could house 10000 persons. II
converted to two-family dwell
lings, they could accommodate
10000 families. Many have never
been erected. They will be dis
posed of through the RFC.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
DECEMBER

DEC 3-Yamashita on trial in Manila.
DEC 5-Committee investigates Pearl Harbor disaster
DEC British get $4,OOOO000o0 u S. loan
DEC S-Yamashita to die.
DEC Secretary of State Byrnes leaves for talks in Moscow
DEC 2Genera Patton dies Germany after traffic accident
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Coast Guard Shifted
To Treasury Dept.

WASHINGTON. Dec % (INS)
President Truman today issued
an executive order transferring
the coast guard from the navy
to the treasury effective Jan. l.
The coast guard norma ally
operates under the jurisdiction of
the treasury department, but was
transferred to the navy during
the war.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Boy Receivers
With Kenny Aid
BY JEAN WHITEHEAD

II the Sister Kenny treatment
for infantile paralysis had been
available TO little Larry Combs
seven years ago. perhaps he would
not walk with a limp today or
have the long white scar on his
right leg. a reminder of five pain
full operations.
Larry, the 11-year-old son of
Mr., and Mrs. Fred Combs, 1920
Pallister. was stricken in 1887.
When he was brought home
after 45 days in the hospital, a
brace had TO be fitted for his
tiny, useless leg. And when his
Limb refused to frow-a series OF
operations seemed to be the only
answer.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Rodeo Girl Weds

RENO, New, Dec. % GNS}--
Henri Louis Jacques de Sibour.
as. of Washington, D. C., was
honeymooning today with his
bride, the former Louise Uou)
Reiners, Nevada's best known
rodeo rider.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Big News Events Seen Through Soldiers Retrospective Eye

world history the death Presd
These things known around the world They the
the Detroit
and for the by keyn
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
Legislature Faces
Vet Problems

LANSING. Dec. 20 - The
Legislature will be faced
by one big job when ii convenes
Jan % in special session In begin
ming TO pay off Michigan's obliga-
ton TO its men and women who
went to war.
Each main item Gov Kelly
plans 10 include in his order of
business for the lawmakers deals
either directly or indirectly with
benefits TO veterans of World War
ii.
Suddeu end of the war and
rapid demobilization gave Kelly
little time to assemble his vet
Grams wants. But the last month
has seen three definite programs
emerge.
THREE PROPOSALS
disposition of S51. 1.000,00
set aside for direct financial aid
10 the veterans. Kelly and his
advisors favor setting up a trust
fund, the income to be used TO
help needy servicemen.
2-Construction of classrooms
for veterans at state universities
and colleges and at Detroit
Wayne University. The schools
want $50, 100000 to take care of
$4,000 servicemen expected as stu
dents.
I. 3-Advancing the primary date
from September to early July TO
guarantee that men and women
still overseas will not lose their
vote. The added time would
permit return of abstentee bal
lots in time for the November
general election.
HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN
The mental health commission
had sold Kelly on a SIC, ,000, 900
repair and construction program
claiming hospitals are so crowded
that there is no room for men,
tally disturbed veterans.
Those approaches to veterans
aid Kelly said. will take prece-
dence over four other demands on
the Legislatures money. Most
acute of these Is the plea OF
Detroit and other cities for a
greater return on their taxes.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30

JULY 5-Holday traffic totals: dead, Il injured.
JULY LEO Pascarela confesses Staying of Mrs Marie Ethel
Berrdge
JULY 14-Hoodlum rule charged in Jackson Prison.
JULY 17-Hamonic burns 200 injured, $50 in panic.
JULY 26Warden Harry Jackson oused at Jackson Prison
JULY 28-Every Detroter Uncle Sam 1855 debt
JULY 31-Hary and Sam Fleisher Mike Sek and Pete Ma
honey sentenced in Senator Hooper death.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
EFFORTS BEAR FRUIT

Then one day, Larry's father
read about the revolutionary dis
covery OF Sister Kenny and tie
wonders her treat ment had
worked on polio victims.
He studied all the reports that
came through on her method, and
began TO apply them himself to
his son. Little progress was
visible, until Combs removed the
cumbersome brace from Larry's
leg.
That was a year and a half
ago. After that, the youngster
began TO respond. He spent sum-
mers in the country, going bare
foot most of the time. He learned
TO swim, and exercised as much
as he could.
II still have to wear special
shoes" Larry said, "but what do
you think? My right leg Is
only half an inch shorter than
my left one now. When I grow
up, I'm going to be a DOCTOR
OFFERS SERVICE
When the Sister Kenny Drive
Tor funds was announced in De-
troit, Combs Immediately con-
tacted the Foundation Headquar-
tiers TO volunteer his services.
Now on the counter of his
Woodward Avenue restaurant
there stands the last shoe and
brace Larry wore. II holds a
Sister Kenny canister, the fourth
that has been filled in the last
month.
Its doing more good up there
than Ii ever did on Larry's leg"
Combs remarked. "We've had
such good results with the
treatments we gave him at
home, perhaps a trained Kenny
technician could bring his leg
completely back to normal"
On Kenny Tag Day, Jan. 5
Larry will take his station in
front OF his fathers restaurant,
2035 Woodward. as a volunteer
Kenny worker.
Headquarters are located in the
Cannon Memorial marine recruit.
ing center. Washington Blvd. al
Michigan. All those wishing tc
volunteer their services in behalf
of Sister Kenny are urged TO cal
CA 67S5 as soon as possible.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
SEPTEMBER

SEPT 2sps sign surrender Allies aboard baeship Mis-
SEPT 3-Yamashita "the Butcher of Bataan" imprisoned
SEPT sOccupaton of Tokyo and Korea begun by Yanks
SEPT. 11-Jap ex-Premier Tojo shoots himself.
SEPT 17John Mccormack wod-famous singer died Dub
in Ireland.
SEPT 2-Japan will get harsh peace said Gen. Macarthur.
SEPT. 2S-Hrohto visits Macarthur in embassy.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
AUGUST

AUG. 6-First atom bomb dropped on Japan
AUG. 9-Second atomic bomb dropped on Japan
AUG. 13-Japs stall on peace.
AUG. 14-JAPAN SURRENDERS!
AUG. PSI. S. airborne troops land at Tokyo
AUG. 30-Gen. Macarthur rules Japan
Evening star., 1945-09-05
Dorothy Dix SAYS

Many girls are very unhappy be-
cause they are unpopular. They
are never one of the crowd. They
seldom have a date. When they
60 to parties they are wallfiowers
while other girls are dancing their
feet off. Yet they are as pretty
and as well dressed and as intelli-
gent as the girls who go everywhere
and have good times and plenty of
boy friends. And these forlorn
maidens ask why this is thus.
Well, the riddle of the Sphinx is
an easy one compared with the
conundrum of why one girl has the
boys f1ocking about her like bees
around honeypot, while another
equally pulchritudinous, has never
beau to bless herself with. Pri-
marily it seems to be q matter of
sex. Some girls have what we call
1T, while others lack it, and if Old
Mother Nature did not put a come
hither look in lassies eyes, it is
just too bad, but she can do moth
ing about it.
Added to the initial handicap of
lacking feminine allure, the wall
flower girl has two other drawbacks.
The first one is only too often her
mother, who takes it as a personal
reflection on herself that her
daughter is not a belle, and who
twits her with it until she gives
her such an inferiority complex that
the poor child becomes so self
conscious and Inundated that she
Evening star., 1945-09-05

puts her worst foot foremost and
muffs whatever attractions she may
possess. Or, worse still, mother may
be SO determined to make daughter
belle in spite of herself that she
hawks her around as if she were a
bill Of goods she was trying to sell
until she crushes the girl with
shame.
The other drawback under which
the wallfiower girl labors is that sht
lacks man-SenSe. She has not the in
tuitive knowledge of how to handle
boys. which the popular girl posses.
ses. She is either too standof1sh, OF
she is too eager, and both attitudes
are fatal.
What, then, is the poor wallf1ower
girl to do? l think her best play is
to accept the situation and drop out
OF competition for masculine favor
She should cut out the parties to
which Papa has to take her and
where she sits around with the
chaperones, or else spends the eve
ming with the maid in the ladies
dressing room, and go in for business
or career, or espouSe a cause. That
will not only save her face, but give
her something interesting and prof
table to do and enable her to find
out that the life of the bachelor girl
has lot of pleasure and perquisites
in it,
And. curiouSly enough. the girl
who was overlooked by men in the
paTlor often finds herself a hit in
Evening star., 1945-09-05
GARDENS.

(From Mrs. S. M. S., Arlingtonj
For Mrs. j. N. A., Washington
Three years ago, I moved to my
Evening star., 1945-09-05

Fashion Chat
By Euelyn Hayes

There's certainly festive spirit
In the air-with talk Of servicemen
coming home, welcome parties"
and the like: Part of it, too, is just
the pent-up party spirit that's
bursting to find expression. ANY,
way, women are currently con-
cerned with what to wear for Big
Evenings. We know, because they
ask us where to find "long glamor-
Gus evening dresses"-and these
days we're usually at a loss as to
what to tell them, for, like so many
other hard-to-f1nd items of apparel,
long dinner gowns are pretty much
a catch-as-catch-can proposition.
The stores have some, but part
Of the trouble is that nobody ever
used to buy long gala gowns at this
time OF year, and the unusual de-
mand has drained what little stock
the stores have. But there's no
doubt about it-women want to
dress up. AS one of our favorite
buyers put it, Women love long
gowns; SO do men. And women love
men-so that's the story" After
questioning store executives on the
subject, we'd say that by the time
you really want glamorous gowns
you'll probably find a good selec-
tion-and that means around the
first of October. OF course, you
might be surprised and find Just
what you want in your favorite shop
next week-but we wouldn't count
on it.
What will it be-? What kind of
glamour gown will you find?
There1l probably be a variety of
styles, but they'll have one COM
mon denominator-femininity. The
designers are a canny crew. They
know You and know what you want
and they have produced gowns that
are the quintessence of femininity
For example, your new gown-when
you get it-might be a lovely thing
Of plaid taffeta draped to one
shoulder, the other left bare, and
the full skirt patterned with solid
squares Of brilliants. Or it might
be Norman Norell's long, slim tunic
of solid beads smoldering over a
slim black crepe skirt slit to one
knee. Or the new-as-new look of
the wee wasted wide-skirted gown
with round hippiness achieved by
buckram or padding. Perhaps it
Evening star., 1945-09-05
SPOTS ON BLOUSES.

CWtDy C7Iu5tI u. I.I
To Mrs. w. E. R., Takoma Park,
Md, about the stained shirt:
remove very stubborn stains from
blouse by a chlorine bleach. At
first I was afraid to use it too freely,
but in the end soaked the spots in
it few minutes each time, and
rubbed it between my hands, and
then washed it with r1aphtha soap.
The spots kept getting DINNER and
I kept repeating the process until
they were gone. My blouse was
white, but there was colored en-
broidery on it which didn't seem
to be hurt.
Evening star., 1945-09-05

will be Fox-Brownie's mahogany
brown satin wide-skirted gown with
the black sequin high-necked bosom
yoke. They're all new. They all
create an effect that is wonderful
and feminine. Whichever YOU
choose, though, be sure 1t is the
one fashion that will do most for
you. And while you're waiting
heres a word Of warning. The new
fashions focus on your waistline.
so give a thought to waist whiting.
Good news for the little woman
the one the designers usually for
get. These are the small women
whose clothes should be designed
to their proportions. Now the we'll
known Eta has done just that. In
her fall collection she showed a
specially sized duplicate of her ma
jor fashions for the little women
who have scaled down proportions
OF their taller sisters. This collec-
ton inspired by the 18th and 18th
centuries made much of the symbols
and colors used in that era. For
example, a whole series of dresses
were created in exquisite tones taken
directly from the stained glass win
dows OF the period. One shade
seraphic blue-a violet blue Eta
often uses to accent black-also
makes a magnificent dinner dress
with gold Byzantine motif on the
sleeves. This is just one Of many
styles done in the new proportion
ate sizes which will be great boon
to the smaller-proportioned woman
whom Eta believes Is really the
average woman.
Here's a bit of fashion boning
for the college set! Newer than
slacks, more popular than shorts
these days are pedal pushers,"'
those pants that reach to just be-
low the knee Claire McCardeIl,
whose brain-child they were, tapers
them this year and swings them
into fashions ballet mood by cut
ting them OF fgure-hugging Jersey
and draping them at the waistline.
To be worn with slick jersey shirt
but not if your own lines fall far
short Of ballet proportions. You.
can find the new ballet suit, ir
cidentally, at one of the local sh> IS.