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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Red Cross Camp And Hospital Group
Will Fill Xmas Socks For Patients

tor at the Marine Air station AT
Cherry Point. Also introduced were
Mrs. Albert Noble, wife of General
Noble and chairman OF the Gray
Lady corps at Camp Leleune;
Mrs. John D. Robinson, Of Wallace,
special advisor for the council
work, and other Red Cross repre-
sentatives.
After the course luncheon, the
visitors went to the navy hospital
for their business discussions in the
auditorium. Elaborate plans were
formulated for entertaining the hos
pital patients at Christmas time
and aiding the camps in other
ways. Christmas wrapping paper
and other equipment will be pro.
vided and council members WILL
wrap Christmas gifts of the ser
vice personnel at Camp LeJeune
and Cherry Point during the first
two weeks Of December. 1t was also
planned to send favo-s to the hos
pital at Cherry Point for Thanks
giving. The next meeting OF the
council will be held during jan
uary at Wilmington. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
GENERAL UPRISING
THREATENS JAVA
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US or prevent US from carrying out
the tasks set out for us by the
United Nations at the Potsdam con-
ference that We shall turn the full
strength which has defeated Ger
many and Japan, he said.
He promised that "all law abid-
ing citizens will have an oppor-
tunity of disassociating themselves
from the lawlessness of the Elk
tremists, and thus show their good
faith to the world"
The instructions for yielding OF
arms, given in advance to 1ndon-
esian contact bureaus, provide that
the Indonesians march in single
file and drop their arms at place
certain distance from where the
Nationalist will be required to
sign an unconditional surrender.
President Soekarno of the I'M
recognized Indonesian Republic,
fearing an outbreak OF shooting IN
Soerabaja may spread to savage
warfare in all Java, sent appeals TO
president Truman, Prime MinlstA
Attlee and to the United Nations
Security Council to intercede.
Qn Washington the White House
said no such appeal had been re-
ceived.) ...,..
In his communication to Attlee
the Indonesian leader charged ina
the Dutch have succeeded in tael1
alleged intention to, create a nus
understanding between the aimee
forces and the 1ndonesian people;
He charged that 'irresponslole
elements among Allied troops
were guilty Of robbery and RI rap l''
while on duty, and that the Net ua'sl
lands East Indies civil admlnlsti "a,
ton was guilty of abuses IN IL =
efforts to restore Dutch colonla
rule He said the many clashes De
tween Allied forces and 1ndonesian'
we're engineered by the Dutch.
The British were said to be cage,
for American arbitration, ana som ~
observers OBJ said the Dutch could Of
nersuaded by the British to acc a.l,
the Americans as umpire IN any
NEGOTIATIONS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Music
Club Holds Meet

The Thursday Morning Music
club held its business meeting on
November 8 at 1890 o'clock in the
Great Hall of St. James parish
house with Mrs. Conrad VESSEL
presiding.
Following routine reports from
the officers Mrs. VESSEL announc-
ed the public affairs luncheon, held
monthly at the YWCA, and urged
all women interested to make res
ervations and attend.
Mrs. ]. B. Cranmer gave a short
talk on radio programs and edu-
cational activities, and suggested
that the music club members stress
operas and that "Die Meistersing-
ers" would be the opera broad
cast for December 2 at 2 pm.
Mrs. Mcpherson as educational
chairman asked members to listen
to the ''Story Of Music" hour over
the radio and said that listeners
could obtain a handbook on the
STORY of Music"
Mrs. Edwards gave a report on
ways and means committee efforts
and it was decided that club mem
bers could buy very attractive
calendars and individual matches,
the proceeds to 60 to aid of local,
state and national ways and means
committee.
The North Carolina Symphony
orchestra was then discussed and
everyone was asked to contribute
memberships and also to solicit
the public for contributions.
The date Of the Christmas lunch
con was announced for December
IA with Mrs. w. G.. Robertson and
Mrs. Louis Ormond as leaders
Members were asked to attend the
district meeting in New Bern te
be held November II.
Mrs. VESSEL announced a con
cert of church music, sung by q
choir of 80 voices, (the music O.
which was composed by J. Bernard
Williamson, Jr., as thesis for hi.
degree) to be given in Philadelphia
on Sunday, November II in the
Second Presbyterian church.
The date of the next program
was announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10

CAMP LEJEUNE, Nov. 9EChrist-
mas socks will be filled with gifts
for 1900 patients in hospitals at
Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point and
other military installations along
the coast, it was decided Wednes-
day at meeting of the Tar Heel
Camp and Hospital council of the
American Red Cross held here.
Mrs. ]. T. Little, of Greenville,
council president presided over the
luncheon program at the officers
club and also at the business SEES
sion in the auditorium Of the naval
hospiatl. She was in charge as well
Of the executive board meeting dur
ing the morning.
Capt. ]. r. White, USN, comm
anding officer of the hospital spoke
at the luncheon; as did also 1t.
Col. j. c. Carter, USMC, Of Cherry
Point, who recently returned from
duty in the Pacific where he was
group operations officer at Guam.
The forme: was introduced by Miss
Daisy Marshall, Red Cross field
director for the naval hospital here;
and the latter was presented by J.
W. Phillips, Red Cross field di-ec-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Social Events
AT US0 Listed

Tho Fifth and Orange street
rso club has announced its sched-
Vie u If events for the coming week
as follows:
Sunday, Nov. II: Armistice day.
Remember Armistice day, 1918.
g:OO-lOO-Coffee and doughnuts;
O3O.6;0O - Horseback d n 6 ,
transportation provided; 2:00-3:0o
classical musical interlude; $50
buffet supper, served by Junior
Service Corps; 7:0O-Quiz contest.
Test your wits. Which great writer
was born this week? What state
entered the Union?; 7:3o-Song
fest.
Monday Nov. IL; 8 p. M
D'Ruthers night.
Tuesday, Nov. 10: 8 p. M
Dancing to popular records.
Wednesday, Nov. IA: 2:3O p. m.
Leather and shell craft; 8 p. m.
voice recording. Make a per
manent record to send home.
Thursday, Nov. Is: $50 p. M
Craft shop open.
Friday, Nov. 16: 8 p. m.-Game
night; craft shop open; beginners
bridge Instructions.
Saturday, Nov. II: 2 p. m--Ra'
dio football hour. Come in and lis
ten to your favorite team. 8 p. m
-Hayride and wiener roast.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Pearsall- Wilson Wedding Planned
This Afternoon AT $50 O'clock

Pearsall Memorial Presbyterian
church will be the scene of a we'd
ding this afternoon at $50 o'clock
when Miss Florence Pearsall,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Pearsall of Wrightsville Sound,
Will become the bride of Lieut..
David Winchell Wilson of New Ro-
chelle, N. Y.
The wedding will be followed by
a small reception at the home Of
the brides aunt, Mrs. r. M. Shep.
pard, 20 North 18th street.
Miss Pearsall will have as her
attendants Mrs. Leslie M. Stewart
OF Tuckahoe, N. Y, sister of the
bridegroom, Mrs. Peter A. Rubel
OF Greenwich, Conn.,, a cousin,
and DR.. Rowena Sudbury Hall Of
Texas, formerly Of Wilmington.
Best man will be 1t. Commander
Robert French Wilson Of Washing.
ton, D. c., brother Of the bride,
groom; while his ushers will be
Martin Pearsall, cousin of the
bride, Capt. Hugh MacRae Bird,
ger OF Bladenboro, Horace Pearsall
Jr., brother of the bride, and Ma.
Jor William A. Henderson of Will
mington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
MATTHEWS CLARIFIES
VET ELIGIBILITY AS
LISTED BY GI BILL

Information for educational and
training benefits for World War
II veterans under the G. I. Bill OF
Rights is available at the Whining
ton Contact office of the United
States Veterans administration,
Robert S. Matthews, Jr., contact
representative for the admlnlstra-
ton, said yesterday.
Eligible are veterans meeting
the following requirements: Not
over Is years of age at time OF
entrance into active service on or
after Sept. 16, 1910, and prior TO
the termination Of the war, dis
charged or released under condi'
tons other than dishonorable.
Served 80 days or more, exclu-
sive of period of specific training
as defined in the Act, or if less
than 90 days, discharged or re-
LEASED from active service by rea-
SCI of an actual service incurred
injury or disability.
Not over Is years of age At the
time of entry into service shall
be deemed to have had his educa'
ton or training impeded, delayed,
interrupted, or interfered with.
Over rs years Of age who meet
eligibility requirements for war
service, length of service, and
type of discharge may receive one
wear of education or training OF
refresher or retaining course
not to exceed one year at an ap'
proved education or training in
stitution.
A course in education or train
ing must be initiated not latel
than two years after either thu
date Of his discharge or the terrni
nation of the present war. which
ever is the later.
While enrolled in a course o
education or training, a traine'
may be paid by the Veterans ad
ministration a subsistence allow
ance of $50 month if he has NJ
dependents, or SIS month if III
has a dependent or dependents.
Payment may be authorized t.
educ ational or training institution
for each veteran enrolled in a full
time course for educational ex
: penses customarily charged, bu
not exceeding $500 for an ordinar,
school year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Literature
Group Of N. c.
Sorosis Meets

North Carolina Sorosis literature
,.nasrtment held its first meeting
a Tslp,,rsday afternoon at 4 o'clock
ln4 4ae clubrooms on North Third
IN l.a a with Mrs. A. B. Love as
gu aars Y Love gave an interesting
.. me- of Alice Tcasdale Hobart's
E .sr,llar book, THE Peacock Sheds
p ~ Tail" historical novel OF Mex
~ struggle towards democracy
NV Nv freedom. During the after
s anu program Miss Sara Ann
4 Ts+on sang a delightful selection
n a.aoompanied by Eugene Mauney
At the piano.
7nnediately following the pro-
.an a social hour was enjoyed
s sts Mrs. H. T. Newland in charge
NJ refreshments.
Mrs. E. E. Purvis, Jr., chair
Nv of the department, presided
, aner the meeting. Other depart
wv" WV officers include: Mrs. S. V.
Allen, vice-chairman, and Mrs. ).
Kellam, secretary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
EXPERT TESTIFIES
FOR MERGER PLANS
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ACL would be more than fair"
ne maintained. Actually, he said,
Florida East Coast can expect a
larger share, the proportion de-
pending on earnings.
The East Coast Line, he
said, is zone OF the lowe
ranking in organization" and its
earning power has been weaken
ed by the invasion" of the Sea-
board railroad and the loss oil
Cuban traffic resulting from
abandonment Of the Key West
line.
Dick also asserted that the "un-
certainty OF the future is "much
greater for Florida East Coast
than for the Atlantic line because
it operates only in Florida.
He said that bonds to be issued
under the merger proposal woule
be much better" than those te
be offered under the separate re-
organization plan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
CHARLOTTE CLUB
TO AWARD TROPHIES

Tar Heel high school football
players will have a new incentive
for better play. the Charlotte
Quarterback club announced last
night, for the organization IS
planning to make an annual award
to the outstanding high school
football player Of North Caro-
lima.
In a letter to the Star, the club
explained, that in reality thiee
awards would be made. trophies
would be presented to the OUT
standing football player OF Norm
Carolina, South Carolina and the
city of Charlotte. w.,
Of course, New Hanover Hlgs
players will be in the running only
for the North Carolina trophy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
TINY HELICOPTER
MAKES ITS DEBUT
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power. Just a bundle Of metal
bones now, she will resemble 4
cucumber when covered.
Pm in big hurry with her."
De Lackner said. In six months
De Lackner Helicopters, Inc, will
be ready for production.
"Helicopters are so popular
with designers now because they
are safer than planes. I'm an aero.
nautical engineer, and like most
Of them, I'm leary Of planes. But
Helicopters land safely even if
the motors goes dead The rotors
whirls anyhow and break the fall"
Another thing, it's much hard.
er to fly little helicopter than
big one. Now know my design
lis good"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Girl Scouts Of Wilmington To Open
Annual Sale Of Cookies Here Today

The. local Girl Scout organiza-
ton has completed plans for the
annual cookie sale which will be-
gin today. The cookie sale is held
each year to build up a fund to
finance an established camp and
to further camping activities for
girls in this area. No provision is
made in the regular operating bud
get provided by the Community
Chest of Wilmington and New Han
over county. This project for rails
Ing money is approved by the
Community Chest and by the Ma
tional Girl Scout Organization.
Inls year an entirely new kind
OF cookie will be sold. It is "Plan.
tation Cookie and is distributed
by the Franklin Olcott company,
which is approved by the National
Girl Scout Organization. The cook
les are home style, with peanuts
and bits of chocolate in them. The
box is gaily decorated in green and
yellow and has metal top and bot.
tom which insures freshness. The
price is IS cents per package. The
Girl Scouts are selling this com.
modify, used by everyone, at a
price not different from the equiv.
alent in any store.
The leaders are training their
scouts in salesmanship, emphasiz'
ing courtesy and making change.
The scouts will begin taking orders
today. Deliveries will be made
starting November 20. Help the
Scouts to 60 to camp that cookies
built. These girls have assumed a
responsibility for aiding in the de.
velopment of camp program SC
do not fail your daughter or your
friends daughters. Support the
cookie sale.
A special committee of council
members and leaders is in charge
of the arrangements for the sale.
They are: Mrs. G. D. Greer, chair
man, Mrs. A. G. Harvey, co-chair-
man, Mrs. Lucille Goldberg, pub
licity; Mrs. J. E. Brantley, finance;
Mrs. Ruth Russell, telephone, Mrs.
w. S. Pullen, orders.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
YARD TO DREDCE
BRUNSWICK RIVER

also be necessary to dig channel
from the Brunswick to the Cape
Fear river channel.
The stored vessels will be re-
moved periodically from the basin
to the shipyard for repair and gen.
eral maintenance work. The central
part Of the shipbuilding plant is
approximately half mile from the
mouth of the Brunswick river.
The number Of persons to be en-
ployed on the project, on a year.
around basis, has not been determ-
ined but will be decided by the
number of ships stored and specifi-
cations for their maintenance, now
being prepared by the commission.
The operations will require use OF a
large dry dock and arrangements
to obtain one are being made by the
commission.
Captain Williams revealed, few
days ago, that ''the commission is
scouting around right now for a
suitable dry dock for the yard in
Wilmington. He added that it's
size would be ample to provide
grading facilities for "a large tank.
er or any ship of the type built
herr during the war" The anchor.
ing location of the dry dock in re.
lation to existing facilities at the
yard has not been determined but
decision is expected to be made
upon advices from the Maritime
commission as site of storage de-
pot for surplus vessels was received
here October Is. In a telegram te
Captain Williams, Vice Admira!
Emory S. Land, chairman of the
Maritime commission, said the
commission was sending contract
for preparation of lay-up anchor
age, the center of its operations tt
be the shipyard. This means tina
the yard will be charged with pre-
pairing number of merchant yes
sells for storage and their contin
ued repair and maintenance.
In his message, Admiral Lane
said the firm of Merritt, Chapman
and Scott had been requested tc
forward copies of dredging specifi
cations to the shipbuilding com
pany.
"lt is desired that you proceec
Immediately with preparations o;
the site, arranging work so tha
ships can be moved before all O.
site is prepared"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
STOCKHOLDERS VOTE
FOR LIQUIDATION OF
THREE HIGGINS SHOPS
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NSOAAS$A4~S~ AAVAAS NV ~~OS
nounced they unanimously had vot.
ed to place the company and all
of its subsidiaries in voluntary lid
uidation out Of court" Higgins and
Morris Gottesman, secretary-treas'
urer Of the firm, were named CO.
liquidators.
1.-THE hquidators will. if it is pos
sible for them to do 50, complete
all contracts on hand
Ohio refineries which the Navy
said it would return to private
operation at 1901 am. today were
Standard Oil Company OF Ohio at
Lima; the Canton refining division
Of the Central Pipeline Company,
Canton, and the Sun Oil Company,
Toledo.
These and so others were taken
over by the Navy on Oct. 5 by presi-
Dental order after CLIO oil work.
ers struck for 80 per cent wage
rate increase. The three companies
asked for release on the ground
that there was no labor dispute
at present.
Standard employees were not rep
resented by any union. the Sun
Oils have an independent union,
and the Central Pipelie Company
negotiated an agreement with the
CIO union since the Navy take
over.
During the CLIO strike the STAN
dard plant was picketed, and pick
citing was threatened at the Sun
Oil plant. hating production.
In turning down the General Mo-
tors offer, CIO-uAW assailed the
proposal as pure economic pol
SON."
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Creative Photography
Exhibit Is Scheduled

All Camera Fans are invited
10 exhibit their best pictures at the
YWCA, Third and Grace streets,
November 1925, when an exhibit
on Creative Photography will be
shown.
Entries must be clearly marked
with name ard address and title
Of picture. Closing date for SUBJ
hitting entries is Friday, Nov. 16.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
rIps RESUME BALL

TOKYO, Nov. s.-W'@-An a.,
I.n.r,s six.team baseball fedora
t;ap soon will renew the PROBES
sional game on the islands for the
first time since former premise
HideH TOTO banned baseball ear +.
w in the war, representatives o.
the league said today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Josephine Miller
Attends Institute

Miss Josephine Miller, SOB Green
field daughter of Mrs. W. F. Mil
Ter, is enrolled in the freshman
class of the Richmond Professional
Institute of the College of William
and Mary in Richmond, Virginia.
Miss Miller is on the staff Of the
proscript, the school paper, and is
a member of the Cotillion club and
the Therapy club.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
American Legion
Auxiliary Members
Invited To Events

All members Of the American
Legion auxiliary have been invited
to attend the Armistice Day &C.
tivities on Monday at the American
Legion home, which will include
the speaking, barbecue and dance
that evening.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
new JAPANPARTY
STARTS CAMPAIGN
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ident and former member of the
House Of Representatives, told
correspondents the Liberals had
agreed to cooperate with the Social.
lists after the election.
The party placed in the field a
list of $50 candidates-most Of
them admittedly inexperienced in
politics-pledged to the principle of
living UP to the Potsdam Declara-
ton for a peaceful Japan.
Among the candidates is Hachiro
Arita, foreign minister before the
war, who will stand for the Diet
from the Niigata district in the
forthcoming election, which prob.
ably will be called in January.
The position OF the Liberal party,
with so members in the present
Diet, was challenged by the new
Minponto (Peoples) party which
claims $50 Diet members, Kyodo
News Agency reported.
Minponto will organize formally
Nov. 10. Kyodo predicted it would
become one of the most influential
under the new era of political free.
dom granted by General MacAr.
thur because Of its heavy DIE
membership.
While the Japanese were sampl
ing their new political freedom
PREPARATIONS experts were beginning
a preliminary survey of the ma
tons economy to determine how
it could pay for the ravages OF it:
lost war.
Edwin W. Pauley, U. S. represen
tative of the War Reparation!
Commission, was en- route here by
plane while members of his stat
opened discussion at Supreme
Headquarters.
He said before leaving San Fran
cisco that, Japan's economy Twill
be reduced to a bare minimum
by stripping her of her war poten
tial and asserted he would investi
gate reports that Russia had bee,
removing industrial machiner.
from Manchuria as reparations.
Pauley asserted Russia was en-
titled to little if any indemnity TO
her part in the Pacific war and tina
the industries Japan built up il
Manchuria should 60 to China
reparations.
Japanese sources here claime'
the Russians had landed ligh
forces on the small islands of Kun
ashiri, Shihotau, Shitosu, Suish
and Taraku off the eastern coast Q
Hokkaido, northernmost Of Japan
home islands.
Supreme Headquarters reports
large-scale attempts to spirit bacl
to Japan huge sums of money from
former Japanese-occupied territor
had been nipped and the fund
frozen.
The household of Korean Prime
Ri Ri tried to transfer five and on
: half million Yen from Korea to tn
Osaka branch Of the Imperial Ban
in Japan.
That was the largest attempte
deal, headquarters said. but tn
latest was an attempt by one Uzan
Yonsichi to bring in $4,000 Ye
he had collected from the Japs
nese Navy in payment for rice pun
chased from the Koran Commoe
ity Company.