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Detroit evening times., 1945-10-07
Pair Must Be Alike

The male of the species seems
to be more inclined than the
female to choose mates OF SINH
lar tcmpcramentS i this be-
cause men marry to achieve
peace. comfort, and harmony,
whereas women look upon mar
riagc as an exciting adventure? ?
OR is il simply that men, in
their vanity. admire women who
resemble themselves ? What
ever the answer may be, Ken
Holder believes in playing safe
by anneXing a disposition SINH
lar to ones own.
Dear Miss Robinson:
"OppOsites may afford a GER
tain stimulus but they also
breed antagOnism and IL this II
true before marriage IL is
doubly true after. What may
have been stimulant at first
soon changes to a grievous an
nOyance after marriage.
"The closer the two DISPOSE
tiOns the greater are the
chances for the two individuals
To become harmonious compO-
nent parts, parts that will work
together to realize their mutual
hopes and desires. hut II there II
constant antagOnism very little
can be accomplished by way Of
fulfillment.
"Similarity does not mean
there will be no irritatlOns.
There will always be minor
veNatiOns in any marriage, but
the closer the two personalities
approach the more likely their
life will be a happy one. This
may produce sameness but each
will get his ill Of irritatiOns In
the outside world and should be
only too glad TO come To peace
and harmony"
KEN HOLDER-age 10,
PleaSantOn. Kan.
(S2 80 price
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-07
DisIikes Extremes

Not too much difference. not
too much SamenesS in tempera-
mcntS. is the motto of Pvt.
William A. Swartworth of Pitts
burgh.
"Dear Miss Robinson:
It's true that blondes attract
brunettes and highly tempeTa-
mental natures prefer placid
ones hut this is due to the fact
that we all have an inbOrn
desire TO be like some one else.
We associate with persons un-
like ourselves in order to satisfy
that longing within.
Eventually, how VeT, our
love Of self triumphs and We be-
c"mc irritated and angry at ac-
tionS 80 different from our ma
tIIre> and ideas.
'On the other hand, two per
sons who agree on everything
have difficult time living ia
harmony and SmoOthneSs.
differences and likenesSeS
may both exist and the mar
riagr may be model of happi-
ness and harmony but IL either
u carried to extremes, better
reserve a seat on the first train
tn Reno"
PVT. WILLIAM A. SWART-
WORTH-age 10,
$50 ShawanO ST., -. =.
Pittsburgh.
$50 DriZP1
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-07

That il what attracted us to
each other and that is what
has kept Us interested and
kept our marriage a balanced,
happy one.
Bora and raised on n farm,
my husband can usually come
up with sound, practical sOlu-
tion 10 the problems which arise,
ia contrast to my more super
ficial. theoretical viewpoint de-
veloped by living in a city
apartment where was called
upon To make very few real
decisions.
My highly strung nature and
my keep going until you drop
energy are balanced by his more
placid leave II until tomorrow
philosophy.
"Then. too, our opposite tenn
peraments show up in our chill
dren. broadening their view
points, developing interesting
personalities and. L think, MAX
ing them -aaore-desirabie little
citizens.
~ marriage Of OppOsites, l
am convinced. makes for
richer, broader, more interesting
existence"
MRS. WALLACE WILLIAMS,
age 28.
42lO 2l6th St, Flushing, y. u
$50 price
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-07
PeriIous Venture

a. marriage based on the at
traction of opposite tempera-
ments would be perilous ven-
ture." says Mrs. John Carhartt
OF Albany, y. Y. TRY as they
might To come together, they
would not be able to find n COM
mon ground and would find
themselves forced apart. result
jng in the Illustration of two
personalities.
''Of course there must be
freedom OF thought and action.
one cannot become passive
echo or reflected image of the
other. But above and beyond
all things must come the re-
aliZatiOn that we marry to COM
plement and balance one an
other.
Before any one can bring
himself To marry he must find
at least one thing in common
with his mate. 1t would be con-
trary to the laws of nature for
two people to live harmOniOusly
while thinking and doing and
feeling in opposition TO one an
other"
MRS. JOHN CARHARTT
age %.
% Elk ST, Albany, y. Y.
tS2 30 priLe)
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-07

mates. OppOsites may attract
and intrigue each other tempo
rarily hut marriage is an under
taking of most serious and
permanent nature and happiness
can be achieved only when both
temperaments are capable of
understanding each other"
STEVE CALAIS JR-age -,
66 ThrOop Ave-, New Bruins
wick, y. j.
80 10 nTiZpl
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-07
BY JAMES POWERS
IntstnAiIonaI New service Dtama Edile,

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.
TIIE 1856 Broadway theater
season opened with big.
expensive. but disappointing mu-
Sical titled MIR. Strauss Goes to
Boston" Mr.. Strauss did just
that on the stage of the Cen
tury Thcater but the musical as
a whole never went much of any
place.
The story is not a bad one.
judged by musical com d y
standards. which still rely on
the boy gets. loses, and regains
girl routine.
The idea is that Johann
Strauss was the bobby-Sox hero
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-07
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Do Opposites Make Good Mates?
Question Raises Controversy

nOES the allure which attracts blondes to brunees,
~ vvacious temperaments placid ones and society
bellies to cowboys make for happiness in marriage Or is it
better for Sammy to Susie who next door and
is almost much like himself as his twin sister?
The very fact that oppOsites attract each other pro-
Vides the this question Wallace
Williams of Flushing N Y.
'iy husband exactly opposite every respect.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-07

$50 prize
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-14

IN 1877 a farmer made
a casual observation to
a drug store clerk in
Waynesb burg. Pa. and
started the worlds only
holiday that isn't a success
unless il rains.
Proud of Haunting the
adage claiming that good
weather makes good holi-
days, the residents Of
Waynesburg, which is To-
Gated in he southwestern
corner o. the keystone
State, mark their favorite
day In an elaborate ritual.
Every year, at y 0l AN,
on July 18th, a group of
prominent citiZe :, headed
by the "Rainma. CT" looks
at the skies from the court.
house steps, confident that
IL VIII pour again. And
when II does the courthouse
bell 49, by order of the court
- rings % times 10 inform
the countryside that tradi-
ton has been fulfilled once
more.
Waynesburg has good
reason % believe that UNI
brellas will be worn July
Doth. IN the last 81 years
it has been wrong only in
1880, 1880 and 1887 and the
July 29th' club will bet
almost anything that the
trio Of misses will never
reach a quartet.
The historians of WayneS-
burg viii offer different ac-
counts OF how the unique
holiday started. but the
generally accepted story is
that the town practically
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-14

stumbled onto its own par
ticular day all by itself.
In 1877, so the gossip
goes. a farmer - whose
name has never been re-
called - walked into ]. T.
Rogers drug store and told
William Allison. the clerk,
that he thought it was
mighty strange the way
July 18th always had a liz.
tie rain. Curious. Allison
started a log on the mar.
gins of the stores bulky
old ledgerS-
When he found the farm.
observation was just
fled, the clerk began taking
bets. At first other Waynes-
burg residents wagered
against him, but when he
started winning each year
tire town took July 29th
10 its heart. From that
point on. no good Waynes.
burger would ever think il
cricket to bet July 29th
would be dry.
Before the war il was
traditional to wager a hat.
but now war stamps are
i'm vogue, and Attorney John
Daily, who inherited the
"Rainm akcr' title, won
plenty last summer. SO
did the Waynesburg men
and women in the armed
services, who collected from
unbelieving Chums all over
the world when the down.
pour started a minute be-
fore midnight and continued
until 1904 a NJ. II WAS
wet but it was also the start
of a beautiful holiday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-14
Laughs From the Grove

- ANA NJ. WOOD, an
engineer for the Ten
- ncssee valley An
thority, rides one Of the
most unusual hobbies. He
collects humorous tomb.
stone inscriptions
Mr.. Wood had rich hunt
ing when land was being
cleared before the Construc.
ton OF the dams that hold
back tha Tennessee River.
His WORK took him all over
the re- 5n and ne found
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-14

time 10 indulge i'm his favor.
tie pastime and copy down
cpitaphs that intrigued him
In the more than 40 years
H. has devoted 10 the pur-
suit of graveyard humor
Mr. Wood has turned up
such gems as
My dear husband may
ne rest in peace until We
meet again, and She
lived with her husband 50
years and died in a conf.
dent hope Of a better life
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
Miss Patricia Patterson WEEDS
Lieut.. Dan Richardson Thomason

gree. At the university she was ac-
tive in many student campus In
terests, was president Of Sigma
Delta ri, national honorary Span
ish society; was a member Of Kap-
pa Delta sorority and holds the
key, emblem of Phi Beta Kappa,
national hoorary scholastic fratern-
ity.
Lieutenant Thomason completed
his education at the University OF
North Carolina in Chapel Hill,
where he was outstanding in
scholastic activities. He was a
member of Phi Delta Theta fra
ternity. He has been in service
for the past two years and hall
and is a B-29 pilot stationed at the
Lincoln Army Air base.
The couple will reside tempo
rarily at Lincoln.
The bride was accompanied &c
Nebraska by her mother, Mrs
John Patterson; her grandmother
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03

Miss Patricia Patterson OF Mont
eomery, Ala, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Thomas Patterson OF
Montgomery, and Lieut.. Dan
Richardson Thomason, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. B. H. Thomson OF
Forest Hills, this city, were mar
ried in Lincoln, Nebraska on Sat
urday, September %. at II O'Clock
noon at the Episcopal chapel on
the campus of the University OF
Nebraska.
Lieut.. Thomason was attended
by his father as best man while
the bride had as her maid-of'
honor and only attendant Miss
Byah Thomson of Wilmington, a
student at Converse college in
Spartanburg, S. c.
The bride entered the chapel
with Capt. Walter Lambert Of
Charlotte, who gave her in mar
riage and wore an exquisite gown
of white satin fashioned with
heart-shaped neckline outlined
with seed pearls, and a long flow
ing skirt which formed a circular
court train. The sleeves were Ions
and came to points over the hands
She wore finger-tip length vel
of illusion draped gracefully or
the back of her head. Her bouque
| ,,,,~ If oardeniaS
Miss Thomson wore an off thu
shoulder model of white with sati1
wore long white kid gloves ane
bodice and bouffant net skirt. Sh'
carried a bouquet Of pink rose
tied with matching satin.
The bride attended the Univer
sity of Alabama where she grad
uated with Bachelor of Arts de
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
Bv VERNON EwARDs

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Take short
hand girls, if you are setting out
on glamour career in the theater,
radio, or advertising fields.
That's the advice of Mildred
Fenton, radios only producer
packager. A packager, she ex-
plains, is one who originates an
idea for a radio program, assigns
writer's to work it out, selects the
cast and puts the show into pro-
duction. It's then ready to be
sold, all wrapped up in pack.
age, to an advertiser or radio sta.
ton.
Becoming an expert stenog-
rapher and working your way up
slowly may sound like the long
road to fame, but it's the surest
one, Miss Fenton insists.
For while you're working for an
executive in your chosen field,
you'll be getting a picture of the
business as a whole. Then, when
you've learned what makes the
wheels go round, you can choose
the branch of the business to
which you can best adapt your
talents, and 60 on from there -
which is just what Miss Fenton
did.
After finishing high school in
East Orange, N. j., she took a
business course and worked as
secretary in a music company,
and for theatrical and radio ex-
ecutives. For 10 years she worked
for soap opera" producers in
America and England as secretary
script editor, casting director and
finally as general supervisor OF
radio programs.
Changing jobs, Miss Fenton
thinks, is good SO long as each
broadens your experience.
Meanwhile, in her spare time,
size capitalized on her early voice
training and gained knowledge Of
audience appeal by singing in a
small night club.
When she knew all angles Of
radio producing, Miss Fenton or
gained her own company. Now,
10 months later, she has an all
female staff of 13 and occupies
two floors of building.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
Wilmington Man Fined
On Nuisance Chargec

Harold Abrams, of Wilmington
was found. guilty in Recorders
court yesterday afternoon OF
creating a public nuisance anc
fined $500 and costs with sentence
suspended after charges of violat-
ing Wrightsville Beach ordinance
against operation of motorboats
without mufflers were Withdrawn.
J. W. Dowdy, the other defen-
dant in the test case, was found
not guilty.
The resort ordinance prohibits
the operation of motor craft in the
Banks Channel without mufflers
and has been a point of contention
for some time.
Abrams has 10 days in which
to file notice of appea Ito a higher
court but it was not known last
night whether such action would
be taken.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
PERSONALS

q Sgt. Calvin L. HARRISON, Jr., of
Camp Butner, is spending an 19.
day furlough with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. c. L. HARRISON and
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. j.
Grimsley.
4 u. S. Mintz, Jr., Chm, u. S. Ma.
Wy, is spending a few days here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. U.
S. Mintz before going to Jackson
vile, Fla, where he will join his
wife to make their home. Sgt.
Mintz recently received an honor
able discharge from the Navy
after serving for the past six years
in the Atlantic and Pacific war
areas.
= LIST Sgt. F. K. Mcdaniel is Wis.
ting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F
M. Mcdaniel, 202l Barnett Avenue
He has recently been discharged
from service after serving in the
European Theatre Of Operation:
for the past two years where hi
took part in five major battles.
Misses Nell and Katherine Mac
Rae left Tuesday i for, Atlanta tt
attend the wedding on Frida.
evening of their cousin, Mis-
Margaret MacRae Allen to Lieut.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
X We, THE WOMEN
Coddlinq the Returned Serviceman

of goddness-like ideal during his
absence which the little woman
back home may find it extremely
difficult to live up to.
Well, if the writer is putting down
facts-what does that make the re-
turning serviceman? A guy who
comes home so filled with his part
in the war he doesn't even see
what his wife has had to put up
with during the long, lonely years.
A man-who, though he expected
his wife to be faithful--might be
comparing her to IT hose other wo'
men he has known. %
Should "Be His Age"
A man who, finding his adjust
ment to civilian life hard, will take
it out on you and will be short.
tempered and say things he doesn't
mean.
A man who will be so immature
as to expect you to measure up
to goodness image which he has
built up in his own mind.
Probably the article is exaggera-
ted-and if so, it has no business
being printed in a woman's maya
zine where it can scare bunch
of women who have already been
scared enough during the war
years.
If it isn't exaggerated, then it
doesn't look as though you ought
to go all out for patience and I'M
Outstanding. 1t looks as though you
ought to tell that returning service
man to be his age and quit being
returned hero. And the sooner the
= e44or-for VOL both
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
Miss Peterson,
/. Harry H. Tabb
! To Wed Monday

;@ Miss Julia Peterson Of Whining
ton, daughter Of Mrs. D. W. Peter,
son of Smithfield, has completed
her plans for her wedding 70
Harry T. Tabb, which is to take
place on Monday afternoon, Oc-
tober 8, at 3 o'clock at the First
Baptist church in Wilmington.
Miss Peterson will have as her
,snatron-of-honor and only atten'
sdant, her sister, Mrs. Claude A.
Arnold of Wilmington. She will
be given in marriage by Claude
A. Arnold.
Lieut.. Douglas Tabb OF Rich
mond, Va, will attend his broth
er as best man and ushers will be
Willard Fogleman of Wilmington
and brother of the bride-elect, D.
W. Peterson, Jr.. of Smithtield.
* DR.. Sankey Lee Blanton, pastor
of the church will perform the
ceremony and nuptial music will
be rendered by Henry Emurian.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03

Four of her programs - 'Musi-
cal Bouquet" Sweetheart Time"
Detect and Collect and Love
Notes are heard on national
networks. And she has surpassed
her goal of netting $4,000 a year.
Having come up the long, hard
way, Miss Fenton is anxious tc
help her own girls up the ladder
of success. Each is made to feel
she is an important part of the
organization, not merely a typist,
receptionist or telephone operator.
And each is trained to do the
others work and accept RESPONSE
bility. That is why Mildred Fen
tons organization is one Of the
smoothest running, successful out
fits in radio.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03

the current issue OF naIloIidl wv
mans magazine is fairly typical.
Written by a returned servlceman
it warns wives that their returned
serviceman who found it almost IN
tolerable to live apart from his VIE
may find it difficult to read]ust
himself to living with her again.
aPatience and understanding, are
suggested as the antidote.
{. According to this magazine. YER
sion, the returned veteran may
prove short-tempered and may
have tendency to say things ne
doesn't mean. He has been accus.
toned to little female society and
may feel at first-according to the
article-that there can be such
thing as too much such assocla,
tion. He may have built up sort
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
PENICILLIN CHAMP

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. - WD -
Martha Shaw, Indianapolis secre-
tary, holds the penicillin champion
ship. She has had her 1,000th
"shot" of the wonder drug and has
taken more than 25,0O0,OOO units
She has been taking a "shot" every
three hours, day and night, for
endocarditis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
Victory Menus
By CHARLOTTE ADAMS
Mullins Top The Meal

+ Mullins Top The Meal
Z Swiss Steak
Mashed Potatoes
Fritter-Fried Egg Plant
Orange-Raisin Mullins
Almond Sponge with
Custard Sauce
Orange-Raisin Mullins
cups flour
4. 1-3 cup sugar
34 teaspoon soda
IL teaspoon salt
IL cup seedless raiSins
: IL teaspoon orange rind, grated
:, 1-3 cup orange juice, strained
:. l egg, well beaten
I: % cup sour milk or butter1nilk
Y 1-3 cup butter or margarine melt.
ed
!. Sift dry ingredients together
three times. Add raisins and
orange rind. Add combined liquid
ingredients, mixing just enough
to moisten. Fill creased muffin
pans two-thirds full. Bake at 425
degrees Is minutes.
4 Almond Sponge Custard Sauce
+ ! package lemon gelation
Z. IL cup almonds
( IL package mint gelation
= Custard sauce
!. Add two cups boiling water to
lemon collation., stirring until dis
solved; then set aside to cool. Add
one cup boiling water to mint
gelatin, stir until dissolved and
set aside to col. When thick as
rnolasses, whip, separately, lemon
and mint gelatin until frothy.
Pour thin layer Of lemon into
box mold, chilled in ice box. Then
cover with mint collation. and pour
remaining lemon gelation on top.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
SoroSiS Meets
On Thursday

North Carolina Sorosis will hold
the first meeting of the fall on
Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock
in the clubrooms on North Third
street. Mrs. A. A. Willis, president
will preside.
The executive committee will
meet at o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03

dish out ad-
vice to the little
woman b a c k
home.
The G i S t o f
them all is that
the girl who has
waited out the
w a r patiently
must practice
even more pa
tience and I'M
d g r S t a ndlng
when her man
comes home.
An article in
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
BOSS "TOO KIND" TO VET

MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. - U.D "A
Muncie discharged veteran has a
peculiar complaint. He says his
civilian boss is ''too kind" 1--WE
been so used to being 'cussed out
that I can't get used to this thing
of being treated like free. Ameri-.
can again. he told newspaper re-
porters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
HONOR ROLL GRAINED

TORRINGTON, wy o., Oct
U.D-When the leading citizens here
put up a roll of honor board for
names of those in the armed forces
three years ago, many residents
predicted that it was too big and
never would be filled. Now, how
ever, with more than 1,400 Goshen
county residents in the armed
forces, the l5-by-3O-foot board is
crarnmed full.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
re Jessie Heron of

Mrs. Jessie Heron Of Mont.
gomery, Ala, Mr.. and Mrs. B. H
Thomason Of Wilmington and Mis-,
Byah. Thomason student at Con-.
verse college in Spartanburg, s
C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03

Comdr. Gerris Granger Morrison
OF Atlanta and Newport, R. l. Miss
Allen is the only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Scott w. Allen of At
lanta. Mrs. Allen the BRIDE
elects mother is the former Miss
Isabel MacRae of this city,
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Dixon MacRae
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
Nv RUTH MILLETT

Every time you pick up wo-
mans magazine these days it
seems you find an article about
the returning serviceman - which
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03

The Ladies Concordia Society
will meet this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock in the Temple lounge
for the first meeting of the
season.
The board of managers OF
the North Carolina Society of
Colonial Danes of America will
meet in the headquarters house,
Third and Market streets,
this Afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
A meeting of the New Han
over County chapter of the
East Carolina Teachers college
alumni association will be held
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock
in the Second and Orange USO
club.
The Woman's auxiliary to
the Senior fraternity will hold
an important business meeting
on Thursday evening at 8
o'clock with Mrs. Arthur Sand
lin, 107 South Eighth street.
The Georgia Barton class of
Temple Baptist church will
meet Thursday evening at 8
o'clock at the home of Mrs.
C. E. Hammond. 1916 Parry
road, Mrs. K. B. Swain will be
joint hostess.
The Carolina Beach Home
Demonstration club will not
meet Thursday morning at 10
o'clock but will meet Friday
evening October II, at 1:30
o'clock at the Carolina Beach
city hall.
The Woman's Society of
Christian Service of Grace
Methodist church will meet at
the church today as follows:
Spiritual Life group II a. m.
circles 1880 a. M, business.
meeting IL noon luncheon 1870
p. M, with Circle Six as hos
tess.
The Dorcas Society of St.
Paurs Lutheran church will
meet Thursday afternoon at
4 o'clock in the parish house,
Sixth and Princess street, for
the session of the fall season.
Following the business meeting
a social hour will be held and
all ladies of the church are
cordially invited to attend.
The Colonial Village Moth
ers club will meet this eve
ming at o'clock at the home
of Mrs. L. G. Begor, 1923
Colonial Village. All mothers
Of the community are cordial
ly invited to attend.
The Past Noble Grands club
of Letitia Rebekah Lodge,
IOOF, will meet on Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock at the
home of Miss Mabel Garrison
and Mrs. Cora Littleton, 10
North 18th street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. James H. HarreD
of Ivanhoe, announce the birth OF
daughter, Phyllis Marie, Sep.
TENDER Is, at Marion Sprunt An.
mex.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
CLUB CLOCK

The regular meeting OF the
Junior Alpha Adar sorority will
be held on Saturday at o'clock
with Miss Betty Dixon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03
Nurses Alumnae
Plans Meeting On
Thursday Afternoon

The James Walker Memorial
Hospital Nurses Alumnae will
meet Thursday afternoon at 3:15
o. clock in the nurses home. Mem.
bers are urged to attend as matters
of Importance will be discussed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-03

The Ladies Concordia Society
will meet this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock in the Temple lounge
for the first meeting of the
season.