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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-29

Miss Deborah Greaney, floor supervisor at the Waterbury ex- change of the Southern New Eng land Telephone Co.,, receives a war bond from Miss Phyllis Wolfe at the 7th War Loan booth at the telephone building, in return for an Easter present. in the form of money, which she received from Sergeant Jerry Flynn Gnset) on military leave of absence from the telephone company.
 The newly-purchased bond will play its part in the postwar life of both Miss Greaney and Ser-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-29

geant Flynn, as they plan to marry upon the serviceman's re- turn from Germany. Sergeant Flynn, who entered the service two years ago, is at present act ing as wire chief in German telephone exchange. with several Wehrmacht prisoners as helpers.
 Serving both employees and the public. the war bond booth is To- cated at the telephone business office at 343 Grand street. To date, 22l Waterbury telephone employees have purchased about 60 per cent of their Seventh War Loan quota.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-29

Stuart, 98, Freeport; Zachary Mo- Laughlin, 96, Phillips; George H. Jones, 95, Oxford.
 Connecticut (2)-Charles Dougles, 98, New Haven: Hyram Davis. Ridgefield, now in St. Petersburg, Fla.
 New Hampshire. Vermont and Rhode Island-Nons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-29
Chinese Vonsuords Approaching SuiIu

Chungking, May 29-UP)-Chi- nese Vanguards are approaching Suilu, 48 miles southwest of the captured air base city of Manning and only 50 miles from the French Indo-China border, a communique announced today.
 Other Chinese troops reached the vicinity of Pinyang. 50 miles north- east Of Manning and 10 miles south of Japanese-held Liuchow. another former American afr base.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-29

Frances motor transport prob lem Is acute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-29

e. Are Red Cross Nurses Aides
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
Mrs. Donald Dick
Hostess AT Beach

Mrs. Donald Dick held the meet
ing of the Philathea class at Car
DINA Beach Baptist church at her
home on Canal Drive Friday eve
ming.
After the business meeting a
social hour was enjoyed and the
hostess served a delicious salad
course.
Members attending the meeting
were Mrs. Carl Moore, teacher,
Mrs. Geo. Shearon, Mrs. Ertle
Warwick, Mrs. Cecil Davis, Mrs.
Carl Poteat, Mrs. H. E. Price,
Mrs. L. E. Ludlum, Mrs. Buron
Watson, Mrs. G.. w. Goodman.
Mrs. Frank Martin, Mrs. Ernest
Criech, Mrs. T. w. Sherlen, Mrs.
Donald Dick, Mrs. John Kelly,
Mrs. Boyd Saunders, Mrs. Harry
Blair, Mrs. c. L. Lewis, and Mrs.
Neil MusselWhite.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
N. G.. Federation Of Women S Clubs
President Speaks AT Conference

A concert by the womens re-
serve band of Camp Lejeune
opened the programs at Midway
Park. Greetings were extended by
Mrs. G. B. Moser, vice president
of the Midway Park club and by
Mrs. Owen Stokes, district presl-
dent of home demonstration clubs.
Response was by Mrs. H. M.
Eure, of Morehead City.
After the morning session in the
community building at Midway
Park, the federal housing unit
across from Camp Lejeune, a
course luncheon was served in the
officers club at the camp. In
troduced by Mrs. David c. Sabis'
ton, of Jacksonville, who was
North Cardinals five-star general
of the Blue Star brigade for her
bond sales during the seventh war
bond drive, Miss Gertrude Cara
way, Of New Bern, state vice
chairman of the women's division
of the war finance committee,
spoke at the luncheon on the ap-
preaching Victory Loan campaign,
urging the continued cooperation
of clubwomen in the drive.
Following the luncheon, the visi-
tors were taken on camp buses
on a sightseeing drive around the
mammoth Marine base. Mrs.
James T. Little, of Greenville,
state chairman of juniors, stressed
the work of junior clubs. at the
gathering. Mrs. Maude Baynor
Foy,, of Kinston, reported for the
resolutions committee; Mrs. Philip
Eisenrnan, of Midway P - k,
served as credentials chairman;
Mrs. A. r. Blow, of Vanceboro,
acted as chairman of the place
committee; and Miss Theresa
Shipp, Of New Bern. reported fo-
the courtesy committee.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
Marian Martin

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Pattern 92s1, doll and doll ward
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pattern.
Send TWENTY cents in coins for
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handbag.
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feet the interests Of Wrightsvile
Beach.
The Transit company, owned by
the Virginia Stages of Charlotts-
vile, Va, argued that under the
old rates the company was losing
more than seven cents a mile in
it's operations; that during the
month of August accumulated los
ses amounted to $40, 348.34
Prior to the hearings on the Safe
way petition, j. @. LeGrand and
R. W. Galphin, representing the
residents of Winter Park, conferred
with Commission officials on the
proposed increase, in order to sati-
sly Winter Park opposition as to the
merits Of justification for the re-
uuested raise.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
Allied Soldiers Ready
To Play Santa Claus

LONDON, Oct. o. ~ Allied
soldiers will play Santa Claus this
Christmas to thousands Of Eu-
ropes children. The Chilren' S
Friendship and Gifts Association
of London, formed to provide toys
for London children whose homes
were bombed early in the war,
said that American, British and
French soldiers already were max
ing toys and that the Americans
alone have promised $4,000 by
Christmas.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
Local Concert Season To Open
Friday Night AT School Auditorium

The 1856 Concert season will
open in Wilmington on Friday night
NJ this week, when the Whining
ton Community association pre-
sents Marina Svetlova, prima bal
lerina of the Metropolitan Opera
association and three assisting
artists. in the auditorium of the
New Hanover High School at $3.50
p. m.
Association have all been placed
in the mail and should have been
received before this. Any subscrib-
er not having received cards is
asked to call VIM. G. Robertson,
the secretary-treasurer at once at
s5l9. No admission to the concert,
or to any succeeding attractions
may be had except by membership
card. The entire seating capacity
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24

MIDWAY PARK, Oct. 23-Mrs.
Karl Bishopric, of Spray, state
president of the North Carolina
Federation of Women's clubs, was
the main speaker here Saturday
at the annual conference Of the
18th district of the federation, at
tended by about 100 representa-
tives of the ten clubs in the dis
trict.
Mrs. Bishopric stressed the i'm
portance of conservation of natur-
al resources and human resources
and the making Of better world
through the United Nations char
ter.
Mrs. John M. Council Of Wan
anish, second vice president Of the
federation, explained club and dis
trict projects. They were intro
duced by Mrs. James A. Odom,
district president and also p5esi-
dent of the hostess club.
At luncheon session six -eso-
lutions were unanimously adopted:
roadside identification coopera-
ton, approval of the appointment
Of State secretary for foreign
and territorial clubs in coope-a-
ton with the General Federation;
willingness to sacrifice in order
that more food and clothing can
be sent to needy foreigners; pro-
test against the use of grains and
sugar for beverage alcohol in the
present scarcity Of such supplies;
endorsement of the state project
for youth conservation; and plans
for birthday remembrances Tor
the inmates of state correctional
Institutions.
Vanceboro Juniors for the fourth
consecutive year won the gavei
for. the best travel attendance at
the gathering. Kinston was chosen
for the next annual meeting.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
X We, The Women
There's More to Movies Than the Screen

mouse for you entertainment.
You aren't going to get the
feellng of dressing up and going
somewhere if you settle back in
your house dress for the evening,
And Popcorn, Too?
You won't &c. the same relief
from parking the kids in front
OF the television set in the living
room that you get from parking
them in movie for three hours.
Your .teen-age daughter will
probably continue to find hand
holding in a dark theater more
exciting than hand-holding at
home.
And if you stay home for all
your entertainment, people will
start saying, Il haven't seen you
around in a long time; where
have you been keeping yourself?"
No, you'll just have to keep
right on going to the movies, be.
cause there are so many more
reasons for going than just to be
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24

of the auditorium was subscribed
before the close of Membership
Week the first part of this month.
All cards are transferable.
Subscribers are asked to make
note of the fact that the date. for
the next concert, the recital by
Patricia Travers, violinist, has
been changed through a conflict
of date. Miss Travers will play in
Wilmington on November 23rd, in
stead of on the date at first an
nounced. The other artists to ap.
pear in the local series will be
Rose hampton, Metropolitan So
prano, and Alexander Kipnis lead
ing bass-baritone, also of the Met
ropolitan. Due to the largest bud
get the local Association has ever
had, this exceptionally fine series
of four attractions was booked.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
SAFEWAY GRANTED
FARE INCREASES

Permission to increase bus fares
between Wilmington and Winter
Park, W-ightsville Sound ana
Wrightsville Beach was granteo
to the safeway Transit Company
yesterday by the North Carolina
Utilities Commission at Raleigh
following hea .ngs on the petition
of the company for such fare IN
creases.
In granting the conpany's petl-
ton, the commission authorized
charge from Wilmington to Winter
Park of 10 cents for one way ana
10 cents for round-trips, to replace
the nickle fare formerly charged.
Effective date of the rate IN
crease, if determined, was not an
nounced. Officials of the transit
company here said they had had
no official word of the Utility com.
missions decision and hence had
no opportunity to know when the
new fare would become effective.
From Wilmington to Virgins
vile Sound, formerly 10 cents, the
fare was increased to 20 cents
one way, and 30 cents for round
trip.
To Wrightsville Beach, the for
mer rate of Is cents was increased
to Is cents for one way trip, with
inc provision that 40 cents is to be
charged for the round trip.
The petition presented at a hear
ing before the State Commission on
September Is in Raleigh, was
strongly opposed by the Office OF
Price Administration and residents
OF the affected areas. Marsden
bellamy, attorney for Wrightsvllle
6each, interviewed in the case and
maintained that approval Of the
Detltlon would most seriously al
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
PERSONALS

Friends of Mrs. George H.
Brinson will be interested to know
that her condition is so far salts.
factory, after having undergone a
major operation at the Virginia
Medical College hospital in Rich.
mond, Va, Saturday morning,
Oct. 20.
Mr.. Brinson and their daughter,
Ms. E. P. Crawford are in at
tendance and Mrs. B. S. Hall of
Kinston. They are making Hotel
Richmond their headquarters
while in town.
Mrs. Brinson's operation was
performed by DR.. Claude c. Cole
man. specialist.
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Page,
Woodcrest, have returned from
Kittery, Maine. They were accom-.
panied by 1t. and Mrs. Randolph
Rocker and young son, Randy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harriss Newman OF
Forest Hills will -have Friday ior
three-week visit in New York.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
BY RUTH MILLETT
NEA Staff Writer

The movie industry is repeatedly
snending no sleepless nights over
+be chance that the American
custom of going to the movies
n,ight be seriously affected by
And right they are. Movies in
+be living room are not going to
he anv real competition, so far as
.he movie-going public is con-
cerned.
You're not going to get away
from the telephone if you have
vo,r movies at home.
You're not goi. : to avoid the
1oneses, who are sure to drop in.
You aren't .oing to get away
from the kids. They'll be right
there, still asking Questions, or
unstairs in ed yelling for a drink
Of water.
You aren't going to get away
from the nagging notion that you
reallv should be doing this odd
;oh or that-if you don't leave the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
CLUB CLOCK

Wrightsboro PTA will sponsor
a Halloween carnival Friday
night at the school. The doors
will open at 7:45 o'clock. A
small admission fee. will be
charged, and the public is in
vited to attend.
The Audubon and Winter
Park Home Demonstration
clubs will hold a joint meet
ing of men and women Friday
night at 1880 o'clock in the
Chadbourn building of the Win
ter Park Presbyterian church.
The topic, Housing Today
and Tomorrow, will be pre-
scented and all interested per-
sons are cordially invited to at
tend.
The What So Ever circle Of
Kings Daughters will meet
with Mrs. George w. Bailey,
ia Forest Hills drive, Thurs
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
A large attendance is desired.
The House Committee Of N. c.
Sorosis will sponsor a benefit
bridge tournament October 30,
at 8 o'clock in the clubroom.
Reservations may be phon-
ed to the following committee
members:
Mrs. John Ward, Tel. 6423;
Mrs. w. E. Greer, Tel. 6578;
and Mrs. Kenneth Marshal,
Tel. 95o7.
L ring the evening refresh
mems will be served by the
clubmembers. The funds re-
ceived will be used to redeco-
rate the interior of the club.
The regular meeting of Whining
On Assembly No. IL, Order o.
re Rainbow for Girls, will be helc
thursday evening at 900 O'Clock
l the Masonic Temple. All Off
ers and members are invited t.
tend.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
Marshal Budyenny Calls
For Horse Friendship

MOSCOW, Oct. 23.- up Mar
shall Semeon M. Budyenny, the
old Cossack horseman and hero
of the revolution, called on young
Communists today ito become the
best friend of the horse.
Comrades, sacredly cherish and
rease the combat traditions OF
Soviet Cavalrymen," his appeal
said. educate bold, courageous
anI endurable horses and riders IN
the name of glory and the bloom
ing of our country
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
RATIONS CUT

LONDON, Oct. .23.-R-A cut
in rations for British troops sta
toned at home was announced in
Commons today by War Seer etary
j. J. Lawson, who said the reduc-
ton would be in short supply"
items such as meat, bacon and
sugar.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
BAKER TO SPEAK

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Oct. 23.-
P)-Capt. Guy E. Baker of the
Charleston Navy Yard will be Char.
lotte's Navy Day speaker at exer-
cises to be held here Saturday. He
was designated for the duty by
Rear Admiral Jules James, COM
manding the Sixth Naval District.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
ORDERED OUT

JERUSALEM, Oct. % - up -
Constantine Poulos, American war
corresponds It for the Overseas
News Agency, Inc, and a native
of Boston has been ordered by
American middle eastern theater
headquarters to leave Palestine.
In dispatch from Jerusalem
today, Poulos compared Palestine
o. today with Greece in October.
1914, and said that 1.-THE compart.
son is odious, but inescapable."
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
1000 BODIES FOUND

ROME, Oct. 23.-{P)-The Rome
Press published today a statement
by the Venezia Giluia committee
of national liberation that Allied
investigators had discovered 1900
bodies at the bottom of a mine
shaft of Bassovizza, near Trieste.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24

In a raid against the Japanese
homeland, it is estimated a B-29
operating from an island in the
Marianas consumed about 5000
gallons of 100 octane aviation gaso-
line on a single mission.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
FIND MASS GRAVE

BERLIN, Oct. 23.-P)-Russlan
authorities said today they had dis
covered a mass grave near FIRE.
sack, so miles northwest OF Ber-
lin. containing 1856 bodies OF form
er inmates of the Nordhausen con-
centration camp, who starved to
death aboard a train last April.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
CONsIsTORY POSTPONED

VATICAN CITY, Oct. 2s-R-
Msgr. En-ico Pucci's news service
said today that a consistory for
the election of new Cardinals
would be held next spring instead
of before Christmas, as had been
previously reported unofficially.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
ARMY FOR FIVE

Ray Haynes, Winfeed X.
Moore, Thomas Feather, all
of Wilmington, Willie McMil-
liam, of Leland, and Ace E.
Wells, of Fais0n. enlisted in
the U. S. Army yesterday,
the recruiting office here an
nounced.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
Briefs
SILVER TEA

A silver tea will be held at
Carolina Beach school Thurs
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
for the benefit of the school
cafeteria, to which the general
public has been invited. The
tea will be held In the cafe
terra.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
S175 DISAPPEARS

SITS DISAPPEARS
Willie v. Long reported to
the police yesterday that his
wife lost her handbag contain
ing between SITS and $500 and
a Parker 81 pen and other
personal papers. She remem-
bered having ii last at the
Morris Plan bank but she does
not know If it was lost there
or on the Sunset Park bus.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Ms. Ray Sifford, 1873
Lake Forest Parkway, announce
the birth of son, Franklin Ray,
born Oct. 81 at the Marion Sprunt
annex,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
VIEW MEETING

VFW MEETING
The regular meeting Of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars will
be held tonight, Oct. "a, at the
home, III IL Princess street.
All members are urgently re-
quested to attend.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
JEWS ENROUTE

BUCHAREST, Oct. 23-P-The
Romanian passenger ship Tran,
sylvania left Constanta Monday
with 1908 Jews bound for Pales-
tine, among them about 500 sur
vivors of Nazi horror camps.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
RyRTH ANNOUNCED

1t. Comdr. and Mrs. c. G. VIM
stead, of New London, Conn, arl'
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Martha Ann, on October S.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24
KNOW YOUR DOT

W. C. Haas will be spokes-
m a n for the Consolidated
Board of Health over WMFD
at $3.50 p. m. tomorrow when
the purchasing and proper use
Of DOT will be discussed.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-24

indians form 81 per cent OF the
population Of Bolivia.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
HAEFNER DEFEATS
RED S0X, Alto 0

WASHINGTON, June 16.- tR -
Mickey Haefner starred both on
the mound and at bat today to
help his Washington Teammates
trim the Boston Red Sox 4 to 0
teay before a crowd Of $500.
Yank Terry, against whom
Haefner pitched shutout ball, was
charged with the loss.
Rick Terrell opened the Sena-
tors third with a>double. Haeffner
laid down a bunt that John Toblin
let roll and it stayed fair sending
Terrell to third Georg Myatt
singled to center. scoring Terrell.
When Culberson booted the ball,
Haefner took third. Benny Steiner
let Culberson's relay through for an
error and Myatt made second.
Haefner scored and Myatt reached
third on Gil Torres long fly.
The Senators put the game on ice
in the eighth when Haefner singled
and scored on T orres' triple.
Tore was out on Freddie
Vaughn's tap to Eddie Lake Joe
Kuhel scored Waugh with another
triple. The Sox finally got a runner
to third after two out in the ninth.
p;ck,,n American at Wash.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
DETROIT TAKES
TWO FROM S0X

CHICAGO, June 10 (R) De
troit's victory twins. Paul Dizzy
Trout and Harold CHaD Newhous-
err, who between them won ST
games last season to keep the Tig-
ers in the running for the Ameri-
can League pennant until the last
day, turned back the Chicago White
Sox in both ends of double bill
today, rs and 81. The victories
put the Tigers two and 4 half
games ahead in the flag race.
Trout won his sixth victory OF
the season when ne was sent IN tc
relieve Buddy Overmire in the
eighth. Newhouser scattered SIX
hits in the nightcap, and would
have had shutout but for a wild
pitch that put Chicago's catcher
Mike fresh, on third. He scored
the Sox only run on an infield play
Detroit took advantage of Ed Lo
pats wildness in the last inning
of the opener to come from behinc
ga deficit to score three runs
to win the rs victory Pinch-hittel
Charley Hostetler singled after
Lopat had walked two men and hi:
relief hurler, Ted Ross, had walk
ed another. fresh boiled the re
lay from the outfield to let the
third run score.
In the nightcap, Detroit was Of
to 81 lead in the third, and ad
ded another in the fourth. Rud,
York, Tiger first-sacker, nit hi
fourth homer of the year in thu
fifth with two out, and Roy Cullen
bine, right fielder, hit his fifth il
the seventh with one on to clincl
the win.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
Polynesian Outruns Hoop In Preaknes
PHlLLIES DOWN
NEW YORK, As

PHILADELPHIA, June 16-(P)-
A wild pitch by Jim Turner, max
ing his fourth relief appearance
in the last four games, allowed
Joe Berry to race in from third
with the run that gave the Phil
adelphia Athletics a 4-3 victory in
10 innings today.
The defeat, was the first for Tur-
ner against two victories this sea-
son. Berry, who was credited with
last nights triumph over the
Yankees, picked up this game too,
his fourth success against two de-
feats.
After trailing for seven heats,
the Yankees tied the game 3-3 in
the eighth and knocked starter
Steve Gerkin from the mound.
George Stirnweiss' single, his 10th
steal of the year, Hershel Martin S
run scoring double and Nick Eft
tens fifth homer of the year &C
counted for the trio of runs.
Berry began the 10th with safe
1t. on Frank Crosetti's tumble, was
sacrificed to second, moved to
third on walks to Hal Peck and
Bobby Estalella, the latter inten-
tionally, and scored when Turner S
pitch to Buddy Rosar went past
| the Catcher.