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joining beds, and Mark was notified that as
soon as he was strong enough to travel, he
would be honorably discharged and sent home.
Through the long days he and Dave talked
of everything. from views on religion to their
favorite brand of beer. What are you going
to do?" Dave said one day. Get teaching
job? Sit home nights and read Shakespeare?
I've got nothing against him. Prof, but there
are other things in life"
Its not bad existence" Mark said Not
what I'd prefer - but not unpleasant"
SWELL. there's one thing want you to do
for me first. want you to 60 to New York
and meet certain girl. want you to have
date with her"
Il couldn't take your place" Mark pro-
tested. Pm not the type"
They'd argued and finally Dave had said,
Look here. I'm going to plan all the details.
I'll know just what you're doing III even be
able to guess what you're saying. It'll almost
be like was there instead of you"
Mark couldn't refuse after that
Now, walking along Broadway with the
girl, he knew Dave would be thinking about
them, getting vicarious thrill out of the
situation.
They passed bookstore, and involuntarily
Marks footsteps dragged The girl stopped,
and they stood looking at the display
do you mind?" Mark said Its one of the
things l used to dream about out there -
browsing through bookstore. Like Dave felt
about listening to Benny Goodman"
They went inside. Mark bought slim
volume, more because he wanted to buy a
book than because he yearned for that par
ticular one. :. They went outside again, and
a block farther on Lois led him through a
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hushed, cathedral-like solemnity about the
restaurant as though the eating of food here
was ritual. The menu was III French. Think
ing of K rations, Mark let himself go and Or
dered for them both. He had keen palate,
and Lois, he noted with delight, had a taste
Evening star., 1945-08-05

perception akin to his own. Their thoughts,
too, ran parallel. 1t was easy for him to talk
to her. With tinge of pride he thought -
I'm performing better than I'd expected to-
Dave would like that
Emboldened by wine, he said, ''You know
you're very lovely. Solid, Dave would say"
She smiled. Il like the way you say it."
He wondered if Dave wasn't there in spirit,
Evening star., 1945-08-05

prodding him. Or perhaps it was just the
the food, the wine. the girl oppo-
ute him. 1t all added up to perfect evening,
,ne to long remember.
But then, a few moments later. disturbing
dea slipped into his head. Something was
out of key. 1t was an elusive thing,
wrong note somewhere in this symphony
of Dawes composing - he could not
put his finger on it.
IHE answer didn't come to him until
they were at the play and the first act
had ended: This wasn't Dawes kind of
evening, he realized. Cregorios and
Mardock's were not the kind of places
Dave would haunt. Dave would want
thick steak, and wouldn't object to or
chestras accompanying him as he ate.
This play wasn't right either - somber
period piece. Dave might like it, but he'd
never choose it. He'd pick the top
Broadway musical, with chorus of
Pclly SulS.
It puzzled Mark. He began to think
there was reason - Dave must have
had some purpose which he trusted to
his friends perception to think through.
1t was on Marks mind all through the
second act. He was conscious, too, of
Lois beside him; of the scent of her per-
fume, the shadowy outline of her profile,
md the white slimness of her hands in her lap
When the lights came on, they went out
or smoke, and Mark felt that the charm
# their intimacy had been intruded on. The
pell had been broken.
He had to ask question. Lois, he said.
are you and Dave engaged?"
1--WE were We broke it off. A long time ago."
Continued on page II
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doorway into Gregorio's. They found sto
at the bar, and Mark lighted cigarettes
them both, thinking of Lois and Dave com
here in the old days, sitting perhaps on tn
same stools at the end of the bar, W
Dave holding her hand.
Dave wrote me you're fly fisher
man." Lois said. II like it myself, al
though I'm no good at it.
Its quite an act to cast fly prop
erly," Mark said. He was surprised to
hear himself adding, Perhaps we could
try it together some time. I'd like to
teach you"
He began telling her about some of his
fishing experiences. She was good lis
tener, but suddenly he felt that perhaps
he was monopolizing the conversation,
possibly boring her. According to
Dawes timetable" he said, I'VE should
be leaving for Mardock's. approve of
Dawes taste so far"
"Mardock's is nice place" she said.
But you know Dave. There wasn't
restaurant or bar in New York he didn't
know. And he was thrown out of good
many"
MARX chuckled and got into cab after
her. His first trepidation had vanished.
This adventure was mysterious and ex-
citing. like something out of novel.
He'd been anxious to know what type of {
appealed to Dave, and he wholly approx
of his choice. Lois would make Dave
wife. They were the salt of the earth - bt
of them. He envied them for moment, c.
trasting their life with his own - then
guilty and ashamed of the thought.
The cab stopped; they descended fiji
of steps and entered Mardock's There '
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CITY BUILDING
/ NOTES DECREASE

fConstruction in Wilmington In
May decreased sharply, with only
$4,000 of work authorized as
compared to s66, e53 in April and
1852, 099 in March, it was reported
yesterday by Building Inspector
Gilbert F. Morton.
sSeventy-four building permits
were issued during the month, the
same number as during April.
The largest single item involved
in the work was the reconstruction
Of condemned three-story brick
building, formerly occupied by
Macs Auto Parts, at II South
Second street, at an estimated cost
of $3.50. The next largest, Mr..
Morton disclosed, was the con-
struction of temporary offices for
the Ssfeway Transit company, at
Ninth and Orange streets, involv-
ing a cost of $4,000.
A condemned building at 405
Queen street was demolished and
five structures were repaired.
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CROPS IN COUNTY
/ IN NEED OF RAIN

AT least another half inch OF
rainfall is needed to aid New Han
over county vegetable crops, now
being readied for harvesting, Farm
Demonstration agent R W. Gal
ptn said yesterday.
The weather bureau reports TO-
tai rainfall of 0.89 inches since
Nav Is Normal fall for this pc
Rod is 2.59 inches. The heavy rain
early Sunday morning amounted
to .48 of an inch, but at least that
amount again is needed to help
present crops, Mr.. Galphin said.
AL crops, however. are about
one to two weeks early this year
but those such as cucumbers,
which need plenty of moisture, are
not coming along as well as might
be expected.
New Hanover county farmers are
now picking beans. cucumbers and
squash. -.
Farm help is adequate in this
area this year, although more bean
pickers could be used.
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ENGINEERS PLAN
BIRTHDAY FETE

Preparations are new being
made by the local Army Engi-
neers office whose headquarters
are in the custom house, for the
celebration on June is of the 10th
anniversary of the Corps of Engi-
neers.
Plans are being made by the
local office to- receive the radio
speech to be made by Lieut.. Gen
eral Eugene Reybold, chief of
Army Engineers. General Reybold
is well-known in the Wilmington
area where he served as district
engineer from September, 1888, to
May, 1885.
The department in Washington
has arranged for a series of pro-
grams commemorating the date
which marks the anniversary of
the appointment by Congress of
the first Chief Engineer of the U.
S. Army in IT'S. An anniversary
dance is scheduled to be held at
the Statler Hotel in Washington
Saturday night following Gen. Rey-
bold's address. Similar anniver-
sary parties are planned in many
of the "A district offices and Ii
division offices The Wilmington
office has not as yet decided the
nature of the party it will hold.
The work of the Army Engineers
has become familiar to the citizens
in this area through the carrying
out of comprehensive waterway
improvement programs including
flood control, hydroelectric devel-
opment and allied features.
Under the post war program for
waterway improvement, the larg-
est project in eastern North Caro-
lima is the enlargement of the Cape
Fear river channel to a 400 foot
width and 81 foot depth at cost
Of approximately a million and
half dollars. There are also about
IA other important, though smaller
projects, in North Carolina sched-
uled to become effective after the
close Of the war.
Colonel E.. E. Haring is the pres
ent district engineer of the local
office and Brig. General R. F.
Fowler is division engineer of the
South Atlantic Division with head
quarters at Atlanta, Ga.
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BRONZE STAR

Pfc. James o. Herring, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Herring, and
husband Of Mrs. Niva Hewlett
Herring, of Wilmington, has been
awarded the Bronze Star for
''heroic achievement in action" in
Germany during February. Private
Herring and a comrade volunteer
ed to drive litter jeep to evac-
uate casualties in the crossing of
river. He worked for 48 hours
without relief, evacuating casual
ties from the banks of the river
and later from a town, saving the
lives of many by his prompt &C.
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PURPLE HEART

Mrs. c. c. Owensby, of Whining
ton, has received the Purple Hear
awarded posthumously to her son
Pfc. Claude Clifford Owensby, 20,
for wounds received in action
March 3, at Luxembourg, which
caused his death later in the same
day. He had been overseas two
months, during which time he
seved in England, France, Belgium
and Germany. A graduate of New
Hanover High school, he was en-
ployed with the freight claim de-
partment of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad company.
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Wh;teville Forms
New Lions Club

wH1TEVILLE, June 5-Organi-
za+;on recently Of Lions club here
brings to IA the number of clubs
organized in District Sic OF Lions
International during the current
club wear, Governor Jesse A. Jones
of Kinston, reported yesterday.
The highest previous number OF
clubs organized in like period
Was nine formed under the adj
.ninistration of Governor Norman
Tr,1eblood in 1941-42.
Other new clubs in the district
include Wrightsville Beach, Bur
cav. Kenansville, Jacksonville,
creedmoor, New Bern, Morehead
City. Jackson, Selma, Southport,
Scotland Neck, Ayden and Pine
Level.
The district had 40 clubs last
wear when Governor Jones sue
ceeded Governor Sam Afford.
The new district governor will
be elected a: a district meeting in
Kinston June 16.
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PROMOTED

William McGilvery Buck, son
OF Mrs. George D. Bennett, of
Warsaw, has notified his wife of
his recent promotion from first
lieutenant to captain while sta
Toned in the Pacific area. Capt.
Buck, entered the Army in July,
1912, and received his commission
as second lieutenant in January,
l943. He was stationed at various
camps in the States, including Fl.
Benning, Ca, Camp Robinson,
Ark, and Fl. Leonard Wood, Mo-,
before leaving for overseas duty.
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In The Service

ton. Pfc. Herring has also re.
ceived the Purple Heart for wounds
received in action in Germany II
October. Herring entered the
Army in September, 1910, and re-
ceived his basic training at Fort
Jackson, S. c. He went overseas
in February. 1914.
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BRONZE STAR

Captain c. R. Weidner, husband
of the former Miss Merle Ward,
of this city, has been awarded the
Bronze Star while serving in Ger.
many. He went overseas in Jan.
uary and is now serving as a
counter--intelligence officer in Ger
many. He was recently promoted
to captain from first lieutenant.
Capt. Weidner is a graduate OF
Dickinson college and the Dickin-
son Law school in Carlisle, Pa, and
a member of the Sigma Chi social
fraternity.
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weapon that we've got. Ameri-
can crops from American fields
Strengthening our position
overseas in way no other un-
derground can shake"
From where I sit, Chad's abso.
lutely right. Whether it's for tho
glass of beer that cheers a tired
soldiers spirits, or the bread
that feeds our armies and our
allies, every bit of grain that
American farmers harvest is 4
part of Americas great strength.
&< M@4<
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DIOCESE PLANS
CAMP MEETING

A retreat for the clergy of the
East arolina diocese of the
Episcopal church is being held
from June 5 to Z, inclusive, at
Camp Leach, near Washington:
the Rev. Walter R. Noe announced
yesterday. Directing the retreat is
the Rev. Shirley c. Hughson,
OHIO. from West Park, N. Y.
Those attending from Whining
ton are Bishop Thomas c. Darst,
Rev. E. w. Halleck, Rev. Morti-
mer yer, Rev. Harvey W.
Glazier, Rev. L. C. Dade, Rev.
Alexander Miller and Rev. Walter
r. Noe.
Following the clergy retreat at
Camp Leach, the Young Peoples
Service league of the diocese will
convene for three days, beginning
June 8.
--V
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ACCEPTS POSITION

GREENSBORO, June 5.-P-
Ross Stevens, professor in the
zoology department at State col
iege, has accepted the position as
fulltime executive secretary Of the
North Carolina Wild Life Fedora
ton, Frank L. Page, president of
the federation, has announced,
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Pvt. Leroy G. Taylor, a para
trooper with the 101st Airborne
division, and son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. R. Taylor, Newton Ave, was
liberated by American forces on
April 2, and returned to the United
States April %. He was captured
in Belgium, January 4, by the
Germans. He is now spending 4
60-day furlough with his wife, Mrs.
L. G. Taylor, at their home, 2111
Park road, Princess Place.
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RECEIVERS

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, June
5.-WD-Mrs. Henry Morgenthau,
wife Of the secretary of the treas
ury, was en- route to Washington
from here today, after recovering
from an Illness which heightened
her visit in Daytona Beach.
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From where | sit %. by Joe Marsh.
America and her
Underground"

We were sitting around after
chores the other night talking
about the progress of the war.
Chad Davis was saying how, in
spite of Germany's defeat, there
was still the German under
ground to cope with.
II don't worry about them"
says Sober Hoskins. $50 long az
We got our own underground in
working order"
"What do you mean-our un-
derground?" says Chad. And
Sober points out to the fields.
"Ihere it is" he says, under
that soil lies the most important
Bradley beam., 1945-08-04
All Is Snafungus

San Francisco (ACS)-The big gest chowhounds in the Pacific are not GIs. They are the members of the Fungus family and they're not satisfied with ordinary grub. They eat wood, metal and canvas, too.
 Along with rust, corrosion and termites, fungus chews up more equipment than is destroyed by enemy action.
 Moldy bread, rotting cloth and athletes foot are common exam pies of what fungus does. But these items are not even mild workout for the Pacific bacteria. They eat shirts, shoes, cartridge belts, wallets and money. Getting into the heavier courses, they also go through binoculars, radios, tele- phones, first-aid kits, gas masks almost anything you can mention. "You name it," say returnees on the West Coast, land the Pacific fungus Will eaC IC.
 One reason it takes such toll in the war areas is that it's par ticularly destructive on islands, near beaches and in tropic climates. Fungus breeds faster than rabbits and hangs around the ground, par ticuIarly if it's damp.
 But there is bright side-liter- ally. Sunshine and fresh air fight the good fight against the fungi. So the WD is urging men to keep equipment off the ground, let plenty of fresh air circulate around it and expose it to the sun. It is also treating equipment to moisture proofing and conservatives where possible, and providing paints, oils and fungicides for use by GIs.
 Experienced vets say that the stuff is easy to spot. Soap and water and a brush or rag will get it off, but it has to be caught quick 1y because it acts fast. Unfortun- ately, there is no known instance of fungus committing hari-kiri.
Bradley beam., 1945-08-04

Real intelligence is like a river the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.
 She is the kind of a gal who whispers sweet nothing doings in your ear!
 Once upon a time a girl asked a friend how to make love to a CT. The answer was: "You don't, honey, just stand still and defend yourself"
 A sultan at odds with his harem
 Thought of a way to scare 'em;
 He caught mouse
 Set it loose in the house
 Thus started the first harem- scarem!
 It's been a long time since gas line was so unrationed that wom- en could use whole panfuls of 1t to clean their gloves, and have enough left over to blow up their kitchens!
 If WAC is a lady soldier and 9 WAVE is a lady sailor, what IS a voc?
 A woe is something wittle boys fwow at wabbits.
 Good morning, doctor. I just dropped in to tell you how much l heneitted from your treatments.
 But you're not one of my pa tients."
 "No, but my uncle was, and I'm his heir.'
 A sailor returned to his base after a week of wine, women and song. Over his bunk, above his sleeping form, his buddies put sign: "Out of Ardor."
 First Old Maid: "I see by the paper that a woman in Omaha has just cremated her husband"
 Second Old Maid: "Isn't that al ways the way? Some of us can't get man at all, while others have husbands to burn"
Bradley beam., 1945-08-04

 Sixteen years old Peggy from Cranston, Rhode Island, joined the CAP ten months ago and has enjoyed it ever since. This IS her first encampment and first chance to ac- tualiy live with lot of other girls and she claims she's getting a big kick out of it.. Peggy, who has spent some time Flying as a passenger, has been interested in planes for years and hopes some day to fly her own aircraft Her brother, George, is serving overseas as crew member on B-2o while her other brothers are also in the service, Gordon with the Air Forces in New Guinea
 and Charlie sailing in foreign waters with the U. s. Navy. A typical teen-aser, Peggy likes to dance, swim and ice skate and says she is fairly good at cutting figure eight. By way of 'swoon-crooners'' she prefers Dick Haynes to the "Voice."
 All Otttciat FAF Pho1
Bradley beam., 1945-08-04

LIT. NECIA PEPPER It. Pepper, who is Officer in Charge of the CAP Cadets now encampins at this Base, entered the CAP two years ago and mas been an active member ever since. A resi- dent of East Providence, Rhode lsland' she has been interested in flying for years and during her time of from her secretarial job in Providence she managed to get in enough flying hours to earn private pilots license Her CAP job not only includes acting as OIC of her Cadet group but also taking the Sirls on orientation flights. Her present en- campment co assignment is serving as her vacation from her civilian job and although it's kinda tough, says the Lieutenant, it's still lot of fun and very interesting. It. Pepper has a brother serving with the Air Corps in Panama and says her biggest ex- citement while flying in plane was the day she was lost in a fog for twenty minutes.
Bradley beam., 1945-08-04

CAP Warrant Officer Anita Desrosiers is Personnel Officer for the present GAP Girl Cadet encampment at Bradley. A former employee of an instrument manufacturing Company in her home town of Providence, Rhode Island Anita left that position to en- ter the WAC last Saturday and will leave for Des Moines, Iowa, during the latter part of this month. As Wac, Anita hopes to work in an instrument repair section where she can make use of her civilian training. Like most of the CAP Seniors, she has a definite interest in flying and at present has five hours toward her pilots license. After the War she hopes to find some full time employment in the aircraft game. Anita is enjoying this, her first encampment and figures it will be good training for her com ing service with the WAC.
Bradley beam., 1945-08-04
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Real intelligence is like river the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.
Bradley beam., 1945-08-04

She is the kind of gal who whispers sweet nothing doings in your ear!
Evening star., 1945-02-13

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Evening star., 1945-02-13

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