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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17
$4,000 Project
civ of Wilmington Will
Build Costly Auditorium

room showers and other facilities
including a small stage.
Nichols said the plans also in
Guided development of surround
ING grounds to include a small
stadium, playground and picnic
Grounds. "And quite important"
he said, "ample parking space"
Proposed location Of the build
mo Nichols concluded, was in the
Middle of Am street, facing Ninth
street.
Opinions
First speaker from the audience
was representative OF the cape
Fear Rifle club and Wilmington
RIDING and Pistol club who said
he also represented c. H. Casteen'
nolice chief, and members OF the
police department. He ASKED IN
| lengthy presentation, that aoe-
ouate provision be made IN any
building for a shooting gallery.
Mr.. Fennell, identifying himself
as "citizen," referred to the
"awkward location" Of the Gus
tonhouse and said he did not think
similar mistake should be maze
in locating an auditorium, despite
the fact that the city has bought
the Marine Hospital site Tor $2o,-
900.
Jaycees
Robert Dannenbaum, who SAID
he spoke as representative OF
the Jaycees, then posed question
that was not conclusively settled
at the meeting. "Are We discuss
ing an auditorium or recreation
center?" he asked.
Music Club
Mrs. J. D. Edwards, Of Thurs
day Morning Music club, next
asked. directing her question to
Nichols, "Are you going to have
that MARINE hospital site) as a
location? Is it a fact that it will
be located there? I thought this
meeting was called to discuss the
location Of the auditorium. I don't
like that location, and I never
have. If We are going to have a
cultural center, We should have a
better location"
Mrs. Wallace West supported
Mrs. Edwards argument and pro-
posed Fourth and Princess streets
as a location. She pointed out that
if conventions were attracted to
the city, delegates, many OF whom
would attend by train and air.
planes, would be Inconvenience
unless the auditorium was in a
downtown location.
Sorosis Clubs
Mrs. Willis, Of N. c. Sorosis,
asked Nichols about the ccnnec-
ton between the auditorium and
recreation center with regard to
securing Federal funds for the
project.
1.-THE application for funds were
. made to the Federal Works ad.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17
TEXAC0 CAN STOUE
II MILLION GALS
Began Operations Here IN
1928 With Purchase OF
Nine Tanks

Texaco's Wilmington termina, ;,
day has oil storage CAPACITY y.
100000 gallons, according to w
E. Curtis, superintendent Of N.
terminal since its opened in 1000
Texaco began terminal onero,
tons here in 1923 by PURCHASES.
nine small oil storage tanks frors
the Galena Signal Oil connarv
and since that time seven tanJ,
have been added bringing to is ths
number Of tanks in operation.
81 Tankers
The company has fleet Of ~
vessels which haul Sky Chief gasn
line, Fire Chief gasoline, kerosene
diesel fuel, industrial fuel oil and
surfacing material from Texaco'r
refi1eries in Port Arthur and pow
Neches, Texas.
Some OF the tankers carrv a.,
much as $4,000 gallons In bull
plus a cargo of packages. The prod.
ucts are shipped from Wilmington
by barge, tank cars, and trucks 10
customers and bulk stations in
North and South Carolina.
WoOten Agent
Agent E. Y. Wooten, in Whining.
ton, carries full line of Kavolins
motor oils and Texaco automotivs
and industrial oils in stock 70,
local customers. L. J. Hannah, Jr
is chief clerk of the terminal.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17
Site OF Structure Still on-
determined Despite Open
Forum Discussions

Wilmington will have a
$4,000 civic auditorium, pa r
q few thorny details, namely =
The where and the when OIL
location and start of construc-
ton, remain to be worked OUT
CITY council already has con
racted with Lynch and foaro:
architects. for the preparation OIL
plans and specifications OF the au-
ditorium and community building
a Federal appropriation OF $zo'-
600 to include all preliminary
work and final plans and speclll,
cations already has been received
by the city.
Prevailing opinion among coun-
.,lnen has been that the auoltorl-
,,n-community center Will De a
memorial building to veterans, al
though nothing definite has been
done toward SO Designating 'ne
building.
Mass Meeting
Tn an effort to sound out pubic
oninion on the question OF a To-
cation for the building, councllmeh
called a mass meeting for the pur-
nose of hearing expressions on the
nroiect. J. E. L. Wade and nay
pollock were the only two council
men of the seven-man ooaro 10
attend. Mayor w. Ronald Lane,
CITY Manager A. c. Nichols ano
CITY Clerk J. B. Benson also az
tended.
At the end OF the meeting, coua.
eilmen had no clear idea OF wnas
Tho general opinion of the public
was on the matter. The meeting
was opened by Mayor Lane VINO
presented Nichols.
Nichols traced the efforts to Sc
cure what he termed commune
tv building'' from their beginnings
in 1888 when a move was begun
to acquire the property known as
the "Old Marine hospital site
Eighth and Ninth and Nun ane
Church streets.
''Now that We expect Fedora
funds again to become available,
Nichols said, "the city has made
application and had it approved
by the Federal government TO:
funds for the development OF tn
Marine hospital site area"
Tentative Plans
Tentative plans by the city n
clude, Nichols said, building 20
by 275 feet divided into two sec
tions. One section would be for a
auditorium seating $500 people
the other section would accommt
date sports activities, Nations
guard company, kitchen, dinin
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17
THE LA MODE SHOP
IS EXCLUSIVE ONE

La Mode shop, 113 Market street
has been in its present location
convenient for downtown shoppers
since October 10, 1945, and its
stock today still features the chic
exclusive lines of women's cloth.
ing which has made it a tavorite
shop here.
Miss Julia A. Seigler and Mrs
Gladys McClelland, owners and
managers of the smart dress shop.
pride Themselves on the stock
carried, which includes Paula
Brooks originals, Lettie Lee, Sofie
Wagner, Lynbrook, Junior Guild
frocks, Doris Dodson, Dobbs hats,
Bloomfield, Nine Renauld, Miss
Los Angeles and Stroock styles.
Special customer service provid.
ed by La Mode includes care Of
furs and wedding services.
The business was founded about
Is years ago land a change Of
location accompanied was accom-.
plished when Miss Seigler and
Mrs. McClelland purchased 1t. Six
persons are employed by the
shop.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17

as a suitable location for the au-
ditorium.
Councilman
Councilman Wade said he IA
vored the hospital site only IT rec
reational and auditorium facilities
were provided for a community
center. Otherwise, he said, he IA
vored a downtown location OF the
building.
City Clerk J. R. Benson, seeking
to take a straw vote of the audi
! If the depning project is con
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17

ministration on that basis-audi-
torium and recreation center, "
Nichols said.
"Citizenss
Tennell again took the floor and
stated the position Of the Jaycees
as follows: Auditorium alone-lo-
cation should be decided by City
Planning board; Recreation pro.
should be expanded beyond
anything so far undertaken; Audi
forum Recreation center COM
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17

from various groups, to pass upon
the final site.
Minister
The Rev. Andrew J. Howell said
the first need Of the city is an
auditorium. There is a great
need for n auditorium to give
Wilmington an uplift in cultural
and educational advantages" he
said.
Mrs. Atha Josey, Of the Sorosis,
proposed a site on Greenfield lake
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17

hospital site Is the
only possible place for 1t.
Planning Board
II. r. Emory, chairman Of the
City Planning board, expressed
himself as being personally III
favor Of q downtown site for the
auditorium If the project Is con-
fined to building an auditorium.
He recommended appointment OF
Mayors commission, chosen
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17

ence on the question, 'How many
favor a combined recreational and
auditorium building, and how
many favor an auditorium alone?"
got no response to his question. /
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17

He Is Ruffin Van Buren, Collie,
who has nine children, Al grand
children, Sc great-grandchildren,
81 great-great-gr grandchildren, and
INV own teeth"
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-08

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. S-Buried on
a back page Of yesterdays trade
papers Is a short news paragraph
that speaks volumes to anyone who
bothers to read between its lines.
It asserts that American book pub
fishers are conspiring, in concert. TO
increase their writers take from
book sales. They feel obliged to do
so in order to offset Hollywood's big
money bids for recognized novelists.
many Of whom have quit writing for
publication and confined their work
to motion picture scenarios.
The story between the lines reveals
one of Hollywood's greatest follies,
for by throttling the proper growth
Of American literature 1t is also
choking its own progress When a
writer like James Hilton or Louis
Bromfield devotes his full time to
writing a continuity, he obviously
can't be writing new, creative Ntera-
ture-and the movie industry, In the
long run, needs his books far more
than it does his often dubious skill
as a scenarist.
Wherever you go in Hollywood, you
hear studio bosses wailing about the
dearth Of great new novels, and
Dragging, in the next breath, about
their success in hiring. as adapters
or continuity writer's, the very men
who should be hard at work turning
out the books that the industry
needs If it is to produce truly great
films. It doesn't make sense, for the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-08

ace and king Of clubs in his part
ner,s hand, he knew he ought to
have a good play for seven no
trump. However, it took a double
squeeze to make the contract.
Bib won the opening lead with
the diamond king and ran the five
heart tricks, discarding two dia-
monds from his own hand. He
then cashed the king and queen of
spades and ace Of diamonds. When
he played the ace of spades, East
had to hold the jack Of diamonds
and therefore had to let 80 club.
West could not protect the spade
suit and the clubs. Now the location
Of the queen Of clubs did not mat
ter. AL Bibb had to do was to cash
out the clubs for the balance Of the
tricks.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-08
Fast Moving
Film State
SPELLS Of S. MaFy's"
Features Two stare

The Academy Award winner,
rThe Bells Of st., Marys," now
showing at warmers State theater,
Is a deep-tnovlng and richly humor-
Gus exposition Of llfe In a parochlal
convent ScaoUs. Bing Crosby and
Ingrid Clergyman, also Academy
Award winners for io45, are starred
IN the leading roles,
Croshy's role Is that OF Father
OAfalley, who takes over the pas
torshlp OF Sc. MaryS after his pre-
decessor's health has failed under
The strain Of trying 70 cope with
The feminine domination exercised
by The nuns In school AFFAIRS. Miss
Bergman has the role OF Sister
Benedict, the Sister Superior, who
has her own ideas on the subject
Of child education, which do not
always agree with those of Father
OMalley. The friendly conflict of
ideas furnishes some OF the most
delightful scenes in the picture.
However, Father O'AGalley discov.
ers that Sister Benedict Is richly
endowed with q sense Of humor, In
addition 10 q great capacity serv.
ice to mankind, and at one point
we see her earnestly teaching a
timid youngster 10 box so that he
can lick the school bully.
Bing sings several old favorite
devotional numbers, including
"Adeste Fideles," The Bells Of st.
Mary's," IN The Land of Begin
ming Again" and a new number,
Aren't You Glad You're Your"
composed for the picture by Burke
and Van Heusen. Miss Bergman
sings q little Swedish folksong, and
the boys choir is heard in choral
numbers.
The supporting cast includes
Henry Travers Bogardus, the capi-
talist Ruth Donnelly as Sister
Michael. the Sister Superior's chief
aide: Joan Carroll as Patsy, neg.
lected waif who finds new hope and
rehabilitation at st. Mary's; will
liam Oargan as her father, Martha
Sleeper as her mother, and Rhys
Williams, Dickie Tyler and Una
O'Connor.
Starting next week is Warmers
terSe melodrama, The Three
Strangers" starring those past mas
tiers in the art of cinematic evil
doing. sydney Greenstreet, Geral-
dine Fitzgerald and Peter LORE
This new thriller, executed with
superb excitement and mounting
suspense. is reminiscent Of that
other mystery masterpiece, The
Maltese Falcon" and bids fair to
because number one contender in
this seasons entries for q worth
successor. Based on an original
story by John Huston, Three Stran-
gers" is concerned with the tragedy
which overtakes three oddly come
together strangers when they make
a joint wish for money under a
remarkable superstition attaching
10 an ancient Chinese idol, the
Goddess Kwan Yin. Wildly ,unfor-
gettably. this picture takes you on
a narrowing adventure, down
streets dark with evil, into the
haunts Of twisted men. Never be-
fore has the screen rocked to the
power Of such q story as Three
Strangers"
On the same program is the lat
est Pine-Thomas production, 'Peo-
pie Are Funny" based on the popu-
lar NBC radio show Of the same
name and featuring such stars rs
Jack Haley. Helen Walker, Rudy
vallee. Ozzie Nelson, Philip Reed.
Francis Langford and Art Linklet-
ter.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-08


Wnen I read about that
termer IN san quentin who lIIa
tied Sas 900. I got the real I'D dN
from my brother. Hes got the 81
side on everything. including how
long les going to take him 70
outside.
For half the 25os. my brother
might even talk the auy out of
prison. Brothers quite laiker.
one night he got caught with aii
the bars out of his window and
the next morning he had teeut
spraying the whole place Tor ter-
mites.
Brother had quite pull with
the warden once upon a time
and he swears he'd have won. too.
IL the knots hadn't come out Of
the sheets.
We all suspected ne would come
to no good end when he got % be
Is and still hadn't learned to write
his own name. He was too busy
hanging around the local bank
learning to write other peopls's
names.
Brother was always trying to inn
prove everything. That's what
caused his real trouble. He let that
long hair fool him and put oub
technieolor ten-dollar bills with
Hamilton wearing lipstick
And he always had an angle.
His first day in school he was sell.
ing the other kids tickets 10 recess.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-08
PoIi'sOffers
New Musical
"DOII Face" Saga
OF BuFIesque Queen

The gay new musical, DOL
Fac.," is now playing at the LoeW-
Poll Theater. Starring Vivian
Blaine. Dennis O'Keefe, Perry Co
mo and Carmen Miranda, and
studded with a tuneful score Of
new song hits by Jimmy McHugh
and Harold Adamson, it is the hill
arious saga OF a burlesque queens
spirited battle for legitimate star
dom via a ghost-written autobi-
ography.
This new hit is packed with law
ish settings, brilliant dance spec
tacles and a bevy Of Hollywood's
prettiest chorines as well as an
outstanding supporting cast. The
all-star cast is headed by cherry
blonde Miss Blaine in the title hole
OF the ''burleyque" queen who
gains legitimate stardom through
a literary hoax, but retains it
through her undeniable talent and
beauty, with time out to mend her
romantic fences. The role ranges
from slapstick to serious, revealing
the thrush who had never danced
before she landed on the screen,
as an accomplished as well as a
seductive hoofer.
OKeefe was Miss Blaine's own
choice for her romantic interest in
the film. He is seen in the role Of
Mike Hannegan, the "burleycue"
producer whose ingenious scheme
for bringing culture" and legiti-
mate stage stardom to his singing
star, boomerangs with a vengeance.
Como. famed radio and recording
artist who tops swooner polls con-
sistantly has a real acting role.
his first picture since making his
screen debut year ago in
Something for the Boys" But the
voice is keeping his juke boxes and
radios glowing from coast to coast
is not neglected in the filn. Como
fans are in for a field day with
their fayorite crooTler handling a
generous proportion OF the McHugh
Adamson song hits that pack the
film.
Exotic Carmen is the ubiquitous
cupid whose tripls -tonged pfodding
finally succeeds in getting Miss
Blaine's and O'Keefes romance
rolling in the right direction. La
Miranda also scores with "chico
Chico" new song hit, in one of
the tiim's more spectacular produe-
ton numbers. Martha Stewart as
the gal who eoysts Miss Blaipe's
starring spot, Michael Dunno as
the author who learns what is
technically referred TO as a thing
or two about llfe-from Doll Faes-
and Reed Hadley as the culture
conscious producer, head the out
standing supporting cast.
The companion feature Is the
love story. "A Strange ImpeTsona-
ton" starring william Gargan and
Brenda Marshall.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-08
; MCKINNEY
ON BRIDGE
Putting on Double
Squeeze Wins Bid
by WILLIAM Z. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

In Memphis, Tenn, recently,
John y. Bibb, Of Admission, Ala,
gave me . couple Of pretty squeeze
hands that came up during the
New Orleans tournament. In to-
days hand Bibb was using the
Blackwood four-five no trump con-
ventlon, and when he located the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-08
TOMORROW FAER
6Y NliIUgDe0d NaLdtod

THE STORY: Kitty Bishop
comes 70 the suburban home Of
her brother. Ben Graham. and his
wife, Peg, 10 recuperate from her
sudden divorce from Collins
Bishop, a meteOrlcally successful
young lawyer. Kitty had rebelled
when the increased Importance Of
his career made him apparently
neglect her. She makes a hit
with ebullient Mac MacGregOr
and hen-pecl6ed Randall SeatOn.
Mag SeatOn is jealous.
CHAPTER XXI
s.HEL-LO, Mag" cried Kitty.
II Mag clutched a bunch of car
rots cheap but full Of vitamins-
and said in a fiat voice with no in
Election whatever, "Oh. Hello"
Kitty felt a little dashed; and
puzzled. She couldn't know that
she had precipitated a long post
poned crisis. She had no way OF
knowing that Mag saw, looking at
her, all the things she'd had and
lost. and many things she'd never
had. Mag looked at Kitty's stained
honey colored hair, waving back
from her forehead with casual soft
ness and knew her own had coars-
ened and lost the FURNISHED sheen
1t once had had. A soft grayed-blue
dress that matched her eyes hung
from Kitty's square young shoul-
ders. Mag knew the price of we'll
groomed casual simplicity like
Kittys.
But nothing" thought Mag Bit
terly, costs her anything. She does
MT even have to pay for her mis-
takes"
What are you doing here?" she
said aloud. dropping each syllable
like a hard pebble. "Slumming?"
WITTY was so surprised her jaw
IN dropped. If this was Mays
idea Of humor, Kitty thought 1t
was pretty hard-bitten but, quick
ly adaptable by nature and train
ing, she grinned and returned in
what she hoped was kind: Don't
tell me you saw through my IN
cognito! Usually people don't rec
ognize me without my bodyguard!
And I like mixing around"
80 hear" said Mag. Il dare
say it's fun If you can afford it.
And are the type
"Type?" said Kitty. I'm not
type, am I? I guess I'm only"
''Only a girl trying TO get along2
I think you're pretty sure to go
far! Not in Doremus though,
Doremus hasn't much to offer"
IT like Doremus," said Kitty
equally. I'm not looking for any
thing in Doremus. you see. I'm not
competing"
Mag laughed a thoroughly un-
amused laugh. IF you think I'm
worrying about Randall's simple
pleasure - don't. never give them
a thought"
80 / understand" said Kitty.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-08

She couldn't stand there and take
t. even from friend OF Pegs. But
she was appalled, to think how Peg
would feel If she knew what was
going on.
She achieved a fairly successful
smile and said, Il think We must
be talking about couple Of otheI
people, don't your"
Mag failed to respond. On the
contrary, the direct luminosity in
her face suddenly killed all the
fight in Kitty. 1t was so like a
blow that Kitty involuntarily step
ped back, then turned without word
and walked away. With very firm
steps to hide the shakinesS that
waved oyer her. She walked past the
crackers, past the soup, she didn't
care where so long as it was
away.
WHAT said Peg. Here I am.
Where's the Clapp stuff"
What? Oh I - couldn't
find it. Peg I think I'll go" Keep
ing her face turned from Peg, Kitty
stared through the open door and
saw a familiar bulky figure ambling
past oh, there's Msc!' she cried,
and darted out.
ssOH Mac" said Kitty.
" Hello baby; want a choc-
olate soda? I'll buy you one if you
ask nicely"
Come on. let's walk"
rs anything after you? Like
the police, for instance?"
Kitty said no one was after her
without slackening her pace and
then burst out: Il met Mag Sea-
ton in the Grand Atlantic and she
was horrible Mac, she dislikes
me"
Her tone Of mingled unhappiness,
rage. and incredulity made Mac look
down at her Quizzically. Kitty
glanced up, intercepted the look and
said holly that she wasn't a child.
Il don't expect to be loved at
first sight, but don't expect TO
be practically skinned at a second
look either! If I'd abducted RAN
dali Seaton she couldn't have been
more"
Look" said Mac. l know Mag
Seaton fairly well. She's on a tread
mill. She knows it. And she knows
everybody else knows it. That does
MT help any"
But why turn on me. because Of
that?"
Because she knows you know
it too, and because you're not
boxed up the way she is. Because
you have a lot of things she'd like
to have"
"she has things I haven't" said
Kitty. She has Randall and -
Johnny 1t seems to me every
body knows too much about every
body else around here. Can't you
turn over in bed without its being
news?"
Mac said of course not, and
added that apparently Kitty didn't
know much about small towns.
I'm learning" said Kitty. TN
fact I've learned so much about
so many things lately that I'm
sick of learning"
You've had the wrong teachers,
can see that. Now if you took a
little course with me you'd ind
learning a pleasure!"
They had reached the Grahams'
and Kitty paused. Want to come
IMP"
Not particularly. Too much
family life. it breaks my train Of
thought. Why don't you come see
me for a changer"
An right" said Kitty listlessly.
still too depressed TO care much
where she went.
Ito BE COnGinuedD