The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-16

rain pours, the beaches continue
to serve as a magnet tor the many
fans of bowling, birgo, and watey
sports. Seems as if Saturday night
can jump a wee bit ahead Of the
rest of the date-occasions as far
as meeting the gang or seeing the
people We know getting about. AS
we ventured to Tire various spots
Of entertainment last weekend,
we encountered a good many OF
the crowd.
A step or 50 in the bowling al
ley, q great big why -. howdy!"
ION the direction Of the fountain,
and there stood one of the great
est beachcombers that has YET
been! The greeting came from
that character working behind the
counter, Randy Oglesby. Randy
rode across the OLE familiar
trestle late Saturday afternoon,
and began improving them thar
muscles at one Of his ole jobs OF
soda-jerking.
After a bit of eonversing, I dis
covered that Randy and Tinker
Brinkley had turned "cement-mix-
ers'-catch that-as they hustled
bags OF cement around down al
Jacksonville Beach in sunny Flori.
da. The same ole singing Randy,
with his mockings all, headed
south again after a two-day visit
here, back to Tinker with an i'm
proved knowledge Of the beach
combers association at Wrights
VILE.
incidentally, Randy has slipped
out the word On a big reunion O.
that famous ASSOCIATION, Wrights
vile members exclusive, Wher
Hershal Rogers g--s MS Army dis
charge in about another year. Fo,
Hershal must be there to com
plete the character crowd. Her
shall is now stationed on OkinaWa
About the others. .Elwoot
Braatz is living the Army life 0,
the other side of the world. He i!
stationed in Japan, while jim
Braatz is living down in Charles
ton.
A little later / spotted Nea
Patrick and J. c. Price in the
bowling alley; and seated in OFT
Of the booths l recognized Mar.
Anne Jenkins snd Hugh Evans
Cooter Lewis and Carl Williams
Carl was donned in that Arm.
Uniform which has been his fol
two weeks. At present Carl is sta
lioned at Fort Jackson, South Car
DINA, and pulled a weekend pass
He signed up with Ronnie Wake:
a couple Of weeks ago, travelling
first to Fort Bragg and then dow
to Fort Jackson. .
While there ] also saw Fran
|. Bradley and Jimmy McCarl; an
as we were leaving, we saw Shi1
lene Conrad and Ebe Goodwin
Betty Belcher and Decatu
Blanchard. Decatur came in owe
the weekend to visit Ebe and
was fine seeing him back this wa
for a while.
AS 1 was heading down tn
beach Sunday afternoon, 1 recos
rlzed Archie Walker about to {
pack to town. Archie is attendin
:. GUNNER school al Carolina an
5 happened to be able to get HON
) over the weekend.
; Yes, it looks as if everybod
just heads towards the beach, e
pecialy when the weekend get
around. Sunday night as we pas.
ed Station One, ChuDoy Paul hal
ed us and we stopped to talk 1
nl1n. Chubby Is stationed up ;
. Fort Bragg, as well as a gres
! gang Of hometown tellas; and b
mad been in town over the weel
e end, leaving late sunday night. H
has been getting nome quite fir
quently, and it g been swell
see him back over the weekend
All the Cats are due to brin
out their checkbooKs and get
sharp pencil and start checkin
OF that soldier Of soldiers, Mooli
hyash. For NOBLE is with an N
+. outfit in Korea and has bee
for the past six months, with 81
more 10 90.
Not long ago two Wilmingto
boys stationed in Korea hoped 0
a train for a short trip. AS the
settled back, their eyes cell on tn
M. P. striding down the aisle {
the coach, and they jumped up t
welcome Noodle.
Another hometown contact i
Korea has been Football Smith
The great news has even reache,
US way over here that 'Foots.
and Noodle have gotten together
by the way, rumors have it tina
OF Football will be hitting tn,
States arouno the latter part q
July, so he should be home prett
soon.
Also in Korea ere Everett vo:
oesen, who is stationed nea
'smurfit' Ayash, George Won Oe
sen, and Lonnie Williams who i