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Hartford chronicle., 1946-07-20

given by MT. Turner Rose, Mrs. Alice Rose for the Missionary Circle, Arthur L. Whitaker for the Youth Fellowship, Everett E. West for the church. Greetings for the
 ministers of Greater Boston by Rev. Richard M. Owens, and Mrs. Sara J. Carter for the United Bap- tist Convention. Scripture reading
Hartford chronicle., 1946-07-20
Madden, Mass.

Rev. Walter L. Storrs, Jr., of Brooklyn, was the guest minister on Sunday morning.
 A testimonial reception was rendered Rev. and Mrs. James L. Jackson in the afternoon. Greet ings from the trustee board was
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Military Doctors See
Atomic Energy Use
In Field Of Medicine
By The Assoeiuisd Prsss

DETROIT, Oct. 10.-Great ad-
vances in medical science in the next
las years through medicinal use of
atomic energy are predicted by four
of the top-ranking men in American
military medicine.
Experiments In the use Of atomic
energy are now being conducted by
the armed services, they said.
The four-Maj. Gen. Norman T.
Kirk, Surgeon General Of the United
States; Rear Admiral w. j. c. Ag-
new, deputy chief OF medicine and
surgery for the Navy: Maj. Gen. Paul
r. Hawley, surgeon general for the
Veterans Administration. and DR..
James A. Crabtree, deputy surgeon
general Of the United States Public
Health Service said In q joint
statement:
Atomic energy is a new type Of
energy. There Is no question 1t has
q definite place in the future OF
medicine"
They continued:
Atomic energy is here. We're
experimenting with 1t in medicine
and believe that within the next IS
years it will not only prove highly
effective defensive weapon, but will
also 60 long way in making med
icine into a greater science"
The four. are attending the 55th
annual meeting Of the Association OF
Military Surgeons here.
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Adyenfisfs Plan 10 Collect
200 Tons Of Relief Clothes

Seventh-day Adventist relief
workers hope to collect and ship 200
tons Of clothing In the next three
weeks to Europe before cold weather
begins. members Of the Washington
Dorcas Federation were told yes
terday at an all-day session In the
Theological Seminary, Takona Park,
Md.
The members, who represent well
fare societies of IL Adventist
churches, were urged to bring cloth
ing to the collection depot at Car
roll and Greenwood avenues, Tako-
ma Park. The depot recently was
reopened under the direction Of Mrs.
Karl Koch.
More than 900 tons of clothing has
already been shipped from the de-
nominations New York and San
Francisco warehouses, 1t was an
nounced.
The federation also launched q
Evening star., 1946-10-10
South Korea Leftisf Leader
Charges He Was Kidnapped
BY the A.seeiot.d Press


SEOUL, Oct. 10.--Woon Hyung
Lyuh,. head Of the Leftist Peoples
Party of South Korea who had been
missing one day. reappeared in q
dazed condition Tuesday at the
home Of q friend and reported he
had been kidnapped.
He was taken to Seoul University
hospital suffering from nervous
shock.
An American military source said
|Lyuh reported he was tricked into
an automobile with four occupants
Monday on the pretext q friend
wished to see him.
Lyuh told the ofIicer that despite
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Plan for Health Meeting
Of EMPLOYERS Studied

Plans for a meeting of the larger
employers of Arlington County to
discuss a program Of industrial
health were being studied today by
the Public Health and Safety Com
mittee Of the Arlington Chamber
Of Commerce.
The committee recently heard q
discussion Of industrial health prob
lens by Howard Strong, secretary
Evening star., 1946-10-10

Iof the Health Advisory Council Of
the United States Chamber Of Com
merce.
Mr.. Strong told the group that
there was an industrial production
loss of $1,000, ,000, 900 in the United
States during the recent war be-
cause Of illness.
Evening star., 1946-10-10

Hodge, American occupation COM
mander, for an interim legislature
in South Korea, Other highly placed
members Of the Peoples Party have
been quoted in the newspapers as
opposing a coalition.
Evening star., 1946-10-10

the incident he was determined to|
carry on his effort to lead his party
in a coalition with several leftist
and rightist organizations which
Monday petitioned 1t. Gen. John r.
Evening star., 1946-10-10

drive to raise its share of a special
375, 900 famine relief fund to be COL
lected by Dorcas welfare societies
throughout the country before
THANKSGIVING.
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Foirfux Alumni to Meet

The Fairfax High School Alumni
Association will give reception for
the faculty at $3.50 pm. tomorrow In
the school gymnasium.
Evening star., 1946-10-10
Wool Flannel SIocks

Self b elted, pleated
waist! Wool and rayon
iannel! Navy, brown or
reen! All sizes!
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
BY RUTH MILLETT

A Kentucky husband disappear
ed for five months, then turned
up one morning to greet his wife
with the familiar words:
"Is my breakfast ready?
Though that case is extreme, the
reaction is tyqically masculine.
Despite all that women have &C
complished outside the home, men
still feel that at whatever hour they
come home the woman to whom
they have given the title of Mrs.
should be there waiting, preferably
with a meal ready to go on the
table.
No matter how much they 20 in
for clubs and outside-the-home &C
tivities, modern women still keep
an eye on their watches, so that
they can beat their men home
even if only by a 15-minute margin.
AS one wife of many years told
a bride who wanted to quit a bridge
game so as to be home in plenty
OF time to have dinner waiting for
her husband: IF you just allow
yourself Is minute5, that is all
that is necessary. In that time you
can have the table set and some
thing boiling on the stove when
your husband gets home. And
that's all a man wants-just to
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
|O1iver-King Vows
Spoken In Church

LUMBERTON, Oct. %. - Miss
Alice Catherine King, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. David Durham King
of Lumberton, became the bride of
James Ernest Oliver, son of
Mrs. David Justin Oliver and the
late Mr.. Oliver of Marietta in a
double ring ceremony performed
by the brides pastor, DR.. Fred w.
Paschall, at Chestnut Street Metho-
dist Church on October II.
Wedding music was rendered by
Mrs. Hal S. Floyd of Marietta,
organist, and Miss Alice Clark of
Clarkton, aunt of the bride, and B.
M. Barfield. soloists.
The brides maid of honor and
only attendant was her cousin, Miss
Marguerite Craven of Clarkton,
who was attired in a moss green
wool suit with black accessories
and a corsage of Talisman roses.
Ushers were Dr.. David Dewitt
King, brother of the bride, and j.
S. Oliver of Marietta, brother OF
the bridegroom.
The couple entered the church
together. The bride wore a two
piece suit of wool, with variegated
taffeta blouse, black hat trimmed
in pink ostrich feathers and a cor
sage of pink orchids.
The mother Of the bride was
dressed in black, and at her should
er were %gardenias. The mother OF
the groom wore black with gar
denia corsage.
Mrs. Oliver was graduated from
Queens College, where she was a
member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
She has taught in the public schools
of North and South Carolina, Tor
the past two years in Fairmont.
At present she is a member OF the
faculty of South Robson School.
The bridegroom is a graduate OF
Duke University. He served in
| England for three years with the
Eighth Air Force and has beer
employed since his return in banks
in Lumberton and Fairmont. He
is engaged in farming in Marietta,
where the couple will live.
Immediately after the ceremony
the brides parents entertained TIE
families at an informal reception
and cake-cutting at their home.
Those assisting in serving and en-
tertaining we're Mrs. w. M. Oliver
of Marietta; DR.. and Mrs. D. D
CLARK, Mrs. R. X. Craven, Mrs. E
S. Clark, Misses Amanda Clark
Trudy Clark, and Mary Louise
Craven, all of Clarkton; Mise:
Sally King of st. Pauls, Florence
Lester of Raeford, Margaret Jaga1
of Charleston, S. c., and Martha
Bowman.
DR.. and Mrs. David D. King, Jr.,
gave a party for members Of the
Oliver-King wedding party after
rehearsal FRIDAY evening.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23

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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
and |soc|AL
dates to remember
ana

at the Community Center,
End and Orange streets.
$3.50 p.m.-The Whatsoever cir
Gle Of the Kings Daughters
will meet at the YWCA, 3rd
and Grace streets.
400 p.m.-Lion's club Auxiliary
will hold a tea at the home
of Mrs. W. E. Yopp of For
est Hills. Mrs. E. A. Mill
can and Mrs. Hugh Notsing-
er will assist Mrs. Yopp as
hostess.
800 p.m.-Letitia Rebekah Lodge
No. 3, I.O.O.F. will meet at
the Odd Fellow hall at 3rd
and Princess streets. Mem
bers of the degree staff are
requested to be present to
prepare for the initiation of
a class of candidates.
FRIDAY
2:30 p.m.-Winter Park Home
Demonstration club will meet
at the home of Mrs. c. l..
Williamson with Mrs. J. B.
Heidi as joint hostess. All
members are requested to
bring their yearly reports.
300 pm. - The Presbyterian
church league of Castle
Haynes will sponsor a Hal
loween party, November LIST.
at the community hall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
WE, THE WOMEN
Men Want A Busy Cook To Greet Tben~

know that your are home and b.,.
made some preparations tor ~
Homecoming" '
This masculine insistence *
ably just a hangover ton ~
time when men expec,s5 +.
wives to stay at home al ~,
every day.
They know wives dom do g..
anymore. But they like IA -.
themselves a bit. And hsv..g S''
wife at home when he sr,;r..
gives a man the feeling ma, 81
has been there all the tine ;n,,
waiting. y"
AS the experienced VIE IA,
Fifteen minutes is all that !, No.
cessary."
In IS minutes a smar, vo~..
can dash around and have ,,,.-a
humming when her husband o.'
home. And that is all men 3D.
just be fooled a little and Inr.,
into the comfortable feeling H..
just like Grandpa, they Esys ,
woman at home waiting for .no,,
whenever they choose 10 show NJ,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
MissMaryCobb
Entertained By
Many Friends

LUMBERTON, Oct. %. - Mis-:
Mary Cobb, whose marriage tt
John Robertson Ritter of Richmond
Va, is planned for November 2
has been extended many socia
courtesies.
Several hundred guests from
Iumberton and surrounding town!
attended the formal reception a.
which Ms. T. A. McNeill, Mrs
John Duren Collins, Mrs. Simeon
F. Caldwell and Mrs. E. r. Hardin
entertained at Hotel Lorraine il
honor of Miss Cobb. In a second
receiving line were these brides ane
brides-elect: Mrs. John Irvir
Biggs, MS. F. M. Davis, Mrs
Knox M. Barnes, Misses Anne
Graham Bond and Elizabeth Nc
Bryde.
Mrs. L. R. Varser and her daugh
ter, Mrs. N. Oliver Benson, were
h%ostesses at a luncheon at Hote.
Lorraine for Miss Cobb.
Miss Elizabeth Mcbride, bride
elect, shared honors with Mis-!
Cobb at an informal tea given fo,
d dozen close friends by Mrs. R
L. Alexander at her home.
Mrs. j. L. Meehan and Mrs. E
L. Whiting gave a luncheon for Mis-!
Cobb at the Pine Room. Mrs. Henry
Pittman Allen was hotess at
bridge luncheon at her home
where Mrs. o. L. Henry assisted
in serving and Mrs. John Rhode
Barnes and Mrs. Frank McLeo<
received prizes at cards.
Mrs. ]. Dickson Mclean enter
tanned at an informal tea. Mrs
M. F. Cobb, mother Of the henoree
poured tea.
Mrs. B. Frank Mcmillan ane
Mrs. Perry H. Ashe gave a desser
bridge fo- Miss Cobb at the home
of the former. Awards went to Mis-!
Evalina BeckWith and Mrs. H. P
Allen.
Five tables were in play at
bridge party at which Mrs. Joe
P. Moore honored Miss Cobb a
her home. Prizes were awarded
Mrs. Horace M. Barnes and Mis-:
Elizabeth McBryde, the latter o:
whom was also presented a gift.
Mrs. Christine j. Diggle enter
tanned at a coca-cola party a
the home of her mother, Mrs
Thomas L. johnson, who assisted
in serving.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
Mrs. Clark Honors
Bride Elect With
Al Fresco Lunch

Miss May Taylor@populac BRIDE
elect of November 2, was entertain
ed yesterday when Mrs. George
T.. Clark was hostess at the Sky
club on the Wrightsville Beach
road at a barbecue luncheon.
Guests were invited for / O'Clock
and luncheon was served at smeA
tables on the terrace.
Invited guests included: Miss
Taylor, honoree, Mrs. j. Douglas
Taylor, Miss Nudge Strange, Miss
Jocelyn Peck, Mrs. Richard W.
Cantwell, Jr, Miss Betty Blue Da-
Wis, Miss Peggy Rorison, Miss
Mary Bellamy. Miss Carolyn Hol-
land, Miss Emma Trask, Miss
Charlotte sprunt, Miss Aggie Nor
ton and Mrs. Tom Granger.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
TODAY

TODAY
l:M .. m. - Directors OF the
American Red Cross, VIII
mington Chapter, will meet
In the assembly room OF the
Tide Water Power building
5:45 p. m.-Wilmington Assembly
No. 12, Order Of Rainbow tor
girls will hold their regular
meeting in the Masonic Tenn
pie.
$40 p.m.-The first regular meet
ing of the Wilmington chap
ter of Hadassn will be held
in the form of a tea at the
home of Mrs. Irving Lieber-
man, 4o2 South 18th street.
Members and non members
will be welcome. Mrs. l..
Rosenberg of Roanoke, Va.
will be guest speaker and a
large attendance is request
ed.
THURSDAY
1000 a.m.-Girl Scout leaders will
meet at the Community Cen
ter, End and Orange streets.
ZOO p.m.-Audubon Home Dem
onstration club will meet
at the home of Mrs. c. II.
Walsh.
3.30 p.m.-Dance club Will meet
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23

ing Inc guest of honor, her hostess
and wedding party motored to the
Alex Sprunt home, 1915 Chestnut
street, where they dined.
1hose present we're Miss TAYLOR
the guest of honor, Mr.. and Mrs
Rlchard W. Cantwell, Jr.. Miss
Jocelyn Peck, Allen Strange. .Tohn
Taylor, Miss Mary Ann DIXON
Ben Washburn, David Murchison
MISS Charlotte Sprunt, Miss Midge
Strange and Tommy Morton
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
ROTC OFFICERS HOLD
MEET AT HIGH SCHOOL
Rv ROBERT MILLER

New Hanover High School ROTC
officers. held a meeting Monday
afternoon in the ROTC classroom.
Allen Lanier, president, called
the meeting to order and Albert
Beall, secretary, read the minutes
of the last meeting.
Captain Lanier turned the meet
ing over to Eugene Ensley,
vice-president, and held a discus
sion of the future ROTC dance,
which is sponsored each year for
the cadets and the purpose OF
meeting the company sponsors and
cadets in the battalion.
Richard Galphin, treasurer, col
lected dues and announced the as
sets in the treasure and the method
of using it for the coming event.
The meeting was adjourned by
Captain Lanier until its next meet
ing Monday, October %.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
Dixon, Charlotte Sprunt
Entertained Miss May TAYLOR

Miss May Taylor, bride-elect of
November 2, and her wedding party
we're entertained yesterday after
noon by Miss Mary Ann Dixon at
cocktails, and later in the evening,
by Miss Charlotte Sprunt, at din
ner.
The guests gathered at Miss Dix
on's home, 29A Country Club
Pines in the late afternoon where
they were served cocktails and
hors d. oeuvres. In the early even
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
PERSONALS

Mrs. George Edward Pickett,
w. of Fort Benning, Ga, has ar
rived for a visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Thomas at
Clarendon Plantation in Brunswick
county.
Mrs. Edwin A. Nets and daugh-
ter. Anne, who have been visiting
Mrs. Nets aunt, Mrs. j. Z.
Emi-son of Scarborough-on-Hudson
for three weeks, returned to the
city, Monday.
Mrs. Doris Shew Goodrum is a
patient at Bullock clinic.
Mrs. Robert M. Williams is get
ing along nicely following an op-
Grafton yesterday at James Walker
Memorial hospital.
Mrs. John Mercer OF Wrlgnts'
vile Beach is a patient at James
Walker Memorial hospital.
Mrs. w. J. Belts and son, w.. w
Belts, of Dallas, Texas, are visit
ing Mrs. B. w. Worley at Lake
Forest.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Long Of
California and their niece, Miss
Mabel Lee Topel and Mrs. W. e
Taylor of Wrightsville Sound are
spending some time in Richmond,
Va, Patterson, New Jersey ano
New York City.
Miss Jacqueline Thompson and
Mrs. J.. C. Thompson, have e.
turned home after spending the
rast week visiting friends IN
Greensboro and Charlotte.
Mrs. Percy H.. Russ, OF Long
wood, was admitted to the James
Walker Memorial hospital yester-
DAY where she is undergoing medl-
cal treatment. Members OF the
family reported that her condition
is satisfactory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
What A Cough!
And howithurts, and nags
And disturbs your sleep.

Chronic bronchitis may develop If
your cough, chest cold, or acute bron-
chitis is not treated and you cannot
afford to take chance with any medi-
cine less potent than Creomulsion
which goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel germ
laden ph!egm and aid nature to
soothe and healraw, tender, int1amed
bronchial mucous membranes.
Creomu1sion blends beechwood
creosote byspecial process with other
time tested medicines for coughs.
It contains no narcotics.
No matter how many medicines
you have tried, tell your druggist to
sell you a bottle Of Creomulsion with
the understanding you must like the
way 1t quickly a1lays the cough, per-
hitting rest and sleep, or you are to
have Jour money back. (Adv.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
Teen-Aqe
Taller
BY HARRISS

It's Inevitable. That time rolls around regardless. And some
times your plans might be nipped in the bud, but it all boils down to
that time you thought your English theme could wait a while. Or
you could do your trg in homeroom period and a n unexpected as
sembly WI called. so-you find that you have to suffer. Did you
wonder why your girl couldn't go to the show with you yesterday after
noon? Or why your fela couldn't come over and hear your new record
last night? Perhaps it's because it was insisted upon that he stay
home with those school books and get some studying done. That
report card didn't look very good to you, but it looked worse to your
dad or nom. This might be the situation in a couple of cases at
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
Bishop Wright
To Speak To
Sorosis Group

The Citizenship department Of
North Carolina Sorosis will hold a
program meeting on Thursday
afternoon at 4 o'clock in the club
house on North Third street.
Bishop Thomas H. Wright will
be the guest speaker. A short pro-
gram also will be given by the
intermediate girl scouts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
Dean Hudson Orchestra
To Play For USO Dance

Dean Hudson and his orchestra
will play for a return engagement
on Thursday evening at the week
" informal dance at Marston pa
vilion at Camp. Lejeune.
One hundred and fifty jucior
hostesses are desired for this
dance and those planning to at
tend have been requested to con-
tact their respective senior hos
tesses at the following numbers:
YWCA, 1885; City recreation &C.
partment, 1892, or the USO office,
9493. Buses will leave at $40 p.
m. for the Marine base.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
hs

JOHN C. VESSEL, III
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. VESSEL,
Jr., announce the birth of a son,
John C.. VESSEL, III, at Marion
Sprunt annex on October 20.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
Wrightsboro School
Halloween Party
Friday Evening

The Wrightsboro school will spon-
sor a Halloween party on Friday
evening at 7:30 O'Clock at the
school. A small admission will be
charged. The public is invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23

Playing cards made from eel
lulose nitrate sheets are being
manufactored-they will outlast
50 decks Of ordinary cards.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23
Community Bridge Club
S Game

The Wednesday night Bridge
club of the Community center will
not hold their regular meeting this
evening because of the Harvest
Festival at Pembroke Jones Park.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23

French scientists have won the
Nobel Prize 16 times during the
40 years since the scientific award
was established.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23

Giant tree frogs are found in
Key West, Florida, and probably
came there from. native Carib-
bean islands by travelling on
palm trees knocked into the water
bv hurricanes. 80
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-23

Miss Jacqueline Thompson and
Mrs. ]. C. Thompson, have -e-
turned home after spending the
Fast week visiting friends In
Greensboro and Charlotte.
Evening star., 1946-04-10
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Evening star., 1946-04-10
T axe Ny Word for 1t
Only as a child e
BY FRANK COLBY.
Office Latin

IN several previous articles l have
tried to point out the advantage of
getting business letters out of the
Middle Ages. In debating business
letters. many a hard-headed execu-
tive thinks he is in the groove, when
he is really in a rut.
Offlce Latin is carry-over from
the dear. dead days of elegance and
grace. when letters were leisurelv
written in Spencerian curlicues, and
when there was time to compose
scholarly and high-falutin CONNER
cial prose. But both the typewriter
and the efficient stenographer are
here to stay. and Latin, the dead
language, should be allowed to rest
in peace.
We should avoid such archaic
clicheS as:
AS per your request" Per is
Latin for through; by means of,
by" Hence, as per" is nonsense.
Such expressions as per diem, per
annum, miles per hour" are better
usage when put into English Say:
Five dollars day; $4,000 a year:
100 miles an hour.
viz" is the authorization for vide
licet, "it is plain to see" The English
namely is better and more accu-
rate word
instant. ultimo. proximo" really
belong 10 the catacombs. Instead of
your favor of the 18th inst" say: