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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
Program
Meeting Planned

deviation and Thrift de-
The o4'' Of North Carolina So
Fartnl r-ill hold a program meeting
fosis VII a.fernoon at 4 O'clock
b the W J. Stephenson VIII be
Key, ast speaker and a highllght
1 ne his talk will be PreSefVa''ol' u
Fallu' T P. Brown will be solo
ME- otficers o. the department in
st oil MS. j. H. Russell, Mrs.
|Earold Wells and MIS- w. H.
|steWa[ ,,enbers a cordially in
Eitsd to attend
L.oc MARY L FUTCH DIS
|so w. N Eddie Mae King Futeh an
ME- the marriage of her
rou labtsr. Mary L, Futch, to Thur
|o osag ". singleton, son OF Mr.;
| ,,+Sn Mrs. R. I. Singleton OF
Hs Tha wedding will take place on
. III. 26 at 1 o'clock at the
IIanua1l' Presbyterian church. with
ops Pev' c. c. Myers officiating.
zoe {. i~nvitations have been issued
Nv a,ds are invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
miss Cheatham Is
Bride OF Mr.. H. James
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ants. Pink ballet slippers complet-
sd her costume
Gu The wedding page wore an eton
,ljt Of navy wool,
Tor her daughters wedding.
urs Cbeatham chose a handsome
nbi+o crepe dinner dress featuring
hodice embroidered with green
~ silver sequins. AT her should
srr che wore a natural orchid.
Mrs, James, mother of the bride
oroom, was attired in a din
oer dress of soft aqua crepe orna-
vented with rhinestones and an or
! ebid shoulder corsage:
PRIDE AND
NJ. and Mrs. James left during
| thp reception hour for a wedding
/ ,rin TO Florida, after which they
vii be at home at Oleander Court
apartments in Wilmington. For
trsvelirg, the bride wore a dress
maker suit styled with black; wool
,krt and red jacket designed with
i Hack Jet buttons and collar OF
Mack Persian lamb. With her suit
she wore a hat Of black Persian
lamb and contrast of red velvet rib.
bon trim. accessories of black, and
bouquet of white orchids. She
added a topcoat Of soft grey wool
10 complete her ensemble.
Mrs. James is the great great
granddaughter of Edwin Michael
Holt, pioneer southern cotton man
ufacturer, and the great grand
| daughter of Bishop Peter FayssouX
Stevens Of Charleston, South Caro-
lima. She is the granddaughter OF
Dolores Delgado Stevens Holt and
the late Edwin Cameron Holt OF
this city. and Of Mrs. VIII
liam Thomas Chatham of Hender-
son.
A graduate of Stuart Hall in
Stanton, Virginia, and Sweet
Briar college, Virginia, the bride
was a student at the Art School of
the University of Virginia, atsChare
lottesville, Virginia, and at
the Cape School of Art at
ProvincetoWn, Massachusetts. She
was presented to state society in
1910 at the Annual Debutante Ball
IN Raleigh, Prior to her marriage,
she was an active member of the
Alamance county Nurses Aide
Corps and a member Of the Bur-
lin9tm Spinsters' club.
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Graham James Of Wilmington, and
grandson of the late Colonel and
Mrs, Thomas c. James, the bride.
groom comes of a distinguished line
Oh cape Fear ancestry, being des-
cended from William Hill who
came TO Brunswick On the Cape
rear in 1856. He is also descended
from Captain John James of Revo-
htionary fame.
Mr. James spent four and a half
years In the United States Army,
sla served IN overseas duty for
rll'y months as a member Of the
.isI DIVISION, where he attained the
rank OF captain. He is associated
WIN the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road in Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
Miss Ingham,
Mr.. Murphy
Engaged To Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis L. Ingham
of Wilmington. announce the en-
"agement of their daughter. Mary
Katherine to Marvin B. Murphy.
Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin
B. Murphy of Wilmington.
Miss Hgham is a graduate 81
State Teachers college, Farnville,
Virginia. where she was a mem
Der of Alpha Sigma Tau sorority.
Mr.. Murphy attended University
of North Carolina and served in
the Navy during World War II.
The date of the wedding will be
announced later.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
Miss Bradley Feted
AT Birthday Party

~
MlsS Debbie Bradley was given
bridge party at her home on
tuesday, evening at 8 o'clock in
a1lor of her birthday.
Inc attending guests we're Miss
slaAe Miller, Miss Gwen Ken
rsuy' Miss Mary Wooten, Miss
ss r.,l Russell, Miss Eleanor
"nlells, Miss Aelegra Blackham
anu Miss Juanita Blackham.
nlgn score prize was won by
m.SS Juanita Blaekham. Other
rizeS were awarded to Miss Gwen
t'leay and Miss Aelegra Black
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
Peck Strange Wedding
Plans Are Completed
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Morton, John Taylor, Tom Skin
ner of Chapel. Hill and Sam
Sprunt.
Miss Peck and MIR. Strange will
be honored this week with a num-
Der of pre-nuptial parties. Among
those who will entertain in their
honor will be Tommy Morton, this
evening with a cocktail party at
his home in Magnolia Place; Miss
Emma Trask on Monday will be
hostess at a luncheon; and Mon
day evening John Taylor will en-
terrain at cocktails; Mrs. J. Frank
Ross. Mrs. E. c. Hines and Mrs.
Ted Brown will be hostesses at
2 luncheon on T d a y after
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
Corso-D Dillon Wedding
Announced In Wallace

Mr.. and Mrs. Weaver Hunter of
Wallace announce the marriage of
their daughter, Eleanor Hunter Dill
on to Louis Michael Corso, Janu-
airy 9th in Baltimore, Md.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
Miss Emma Hall
Engaged To Wed

Mrs. Fitzhugh Fennell announces
the engagement of her sister,
Emma Rachel Hall to Robert Fen
nell.
The marriage will take place in
the spring.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

which Miss Louise Wells will give
a bridge party. Wednesday eve
ming Mr.. and Mrs. William M.
Peck viii give 8 cocktail party
and Thursday Mrs. David H. Scott
will be hostess at a luncheon. That
same evening MI. and Mrs. j.
Holmes Davis, Jr., will give a
cocktail party at their home in
Oleander. Thursday Mrs. Thomas
Ramsuer of Baltimore, aunt OF
Miss Peck, will give a luncheon
and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Walker
Davis will be hosts at the re-
hearsal party at their home on
Market street. On Saturday Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Laurence Sprunt will
give a barbecue luncheon at their
country home, Orion Plantation.
Wyoming's Teton range is con-
sidered one of the most precipi-
tous mountain fronts on the North
A ~ooYsoo~ Aor+phn4
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
Methodist Women
Hold Zone Meeting

The New Hanover Zone of Metho-
dist .WSCS which is made up OF
II societies, Mrs. A. D. Byrd, zone
leader, held their officers training
day on Thursday at Grace church.
Mrs. j. R. Edwards of the Fifth
Avenue Methodist church conducted
the opening devotional. Mrs. j. T
Daughtie. district secretary of
organization and promotion. pre-
sided and introduced the following
district officers who, in turn, ex-
planned their particular line OF
work.
Mrs. A. D. Craig, president, Mrs.
W. c. Davis. secretary of Spiri'
tua1 life, Mrs. Jessie H. Lanning,
secretary of Youth, Mrs. R. G.
White, secretary of Students, Mrs.
A. ]. Cavenaugh. secretary of Sup
ply, Mrs. J. w. Limeberger, secre'
tary of Children, Mrs. L. D. Hay
man, secretary of Missionary Edu-
cation, Mrs. ]. M. Jerome, secre-
tary of Christian Social Relations
and Mrs. Floyd johnson, secretary,
Missionary Personnel.
In the absence of Mrs. Harvey
Boney, Mrs. Daughtie spoke on the
"Status of Women and also in
the interest of "Literautre and
publications" for Mrs. j. S. Blair.
Mrs. Doughtie announced that the
fund for District Cultivation was
to be sent to Mrs. L. L. Motto OF
313 Church street.
The regular Zone meeting will
be held next fall, date and place to
be announced later. Each society
will send a delegate to the annual
w. S. c. S. meeting to be held
at Grace church in March.
The noon meditation was given
by the Rev. Edgar Fisher OF
Trinity church and lunch was serv
ed by the women of Grace church.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
FIRTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald M. White,
Jr. of Charleston, S. c. announce
the birth of a daughter, Jane Ire
dell, on January 18th.
Mrs. White is the former Frances
Lynch. daughter of Herbert A.
Lynch and the late Jane 1redell OF
this city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
Club Clock

The Past Nations and Pa
irons club of the Goldenrod
chapter will meet Friday night,
January Oath, at 8, o'clock in
the home of Captain and Mrs.
Maurice Kelly of 20l1 Market
street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

The Reverend John Dudley of
Winter Park church will hold
sp e c al evangelist services
this week at the Cape Fear
Presbyterian church of Maffitt
Village, week nights at 8
o'clock and on Sunday evening
at 7 o'clock. Public is invited.
The Woman's Missionary So
ciety of the Southside Bap-
fist church will meet Tuesday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock ii the
church. The day of meeting
was changed because of the
District Leaders meeting of
WINS which will be held on
January 18th at the Southside
church.
The Fidelis class of the
Southside Baptist church will
meet On Monday evening at 8
o'clock with Mrs. W. F. Sid
bury on Carolina Beach road.
The Whatsoever circle of
the Kings Daughters will hold
their monthly meeting on
Thursday afternoon at $3.50
pm. with Mrs. L. T. Davis of
1917 Princess street. A full at
tendance is desired as this is
the first meeting of the year
and committees will be ap-
pointed.
The Wesley Scoville Bible
class of Trinity Methodist
church will meet Monday eve
ming at 8 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. R. S. McKeithan, 3
North Harrison street, Sunset
Park.
The Winter Park Home Dem
onstration club will meet with
Mrs. C. M. Waldorf with Mrs.
c. F. Lewis as joint hostess
on Friday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. The dues for the social
club will be collected at this
meeting.
There will be a meeting Of
the Wilmington Bird club on
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
at the YWCA, Third and Grace
streets. A report on the Christ
mas census will be made at
this time, and a movie on Al
dubon pictures will be shown.
The W%rightsboro Home Dem
onstration club will hold
the regular meeting Tuesday
morning at 1890 o'clock at the
clubhouse. A full attendance is
desired.
The regular meeting of Lee
titia Rebekah Lodge, No. 3,
[OOF, will be held Thursda.
evening at 8 o'clock in the Odd
Fellows hall. All visiting men
bers of the degree are cordial
1y invited to attend.
The Tileston PIT. A.. will
meet on Tuesday at 3 o'clock
in the school. An interesting
program has been planned and
all parents are requested to
attend.
Miss Emma Hall
Engaged To Wed
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

The Tileston PIT. A. will
meet on Tuesday at 8 o'clock
in the school. An interesting
program has been planned and
all parents are requested to
attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

There will be a meeting Of
the Wilmington Bird club on
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
at the YWCA, Third and Grace
streets. A report on the Christ
mas census will be made at
this time, and a movie on Al
dubon pictures will be shown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

The Winter Park Home Dem
onstration club will meet with
Mrs. C. M. Waldorf with Mrs.
c. F. Lewis as joint hostess
on Friday afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock. The dues for the social
club will be collected at this
meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

The Wrightsboro Home DEM
onstration club will hold
the regular meeting Tuesday
morning at 1920 o'clock at the
clubhouse. A full attendance is
desired.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

The regular meeting of Lee
titia Rebekah Lodge, No. 3,
IOOF, will be held Thursda.
evening at 8 o'clock in the Odd
Fellows hall. All visiting mem
bers of the degree are cordial
" invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

The Fidelis class of the
Southside Baptist church will
meet on Monday evening at 8
o'clock with Mrs. W. F. Sid
bury on Carolina Beach road.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

The Wesley Scoville Bible
class of Trinity Methodist
church will meet Monday eve
ming at 8 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. R. S. McKeithan, 3
North Harrison street, Sunset
Park.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

The Reverend John Dudley of
Winter Park church will hold
S e c i evangelist services
this week at the Cape Fear
Presbyterian church of Maffitt
Village. week nights at 8
o'clock and on Sunday evening
at 7 o'clock. Public is invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
GOLF
SCHEDULE SET
FOR DAVIDSON

DAVIDSON, March, Is. Davidson
will play a 16 match golf schedule
this spring, including engagement
with IA Southern Conference op
ponents.
Two tournaments, the Conference
affair in Winston-Salem and thr
Southeastern intercollegiate ir
Athens, Ga, are also on the card.
The schedule:
March 20-Clemson at Clemson;
Thurman at Greenville; u.s.
South Carolina at Charlotte; April
NORTH Carolina at Chapel Hill;
ION. c. State at Charlotte; IL
South Carolina at Columbia; IS
Alabama at Athens. Ca, (Tenta-
tive); 17-19-S. E. intercollegiate
Tourney at Athens; 21-Clemson
at Charlotte; 24-High Point Col
lege at Charlotte; 26-The Citadel
at Charleston; On. c. State at
Raleigh; 30-Wake Forest at Wake
Forest; May 2-Wake Forest at
Charlotte; 6-Furman at Charlotte;
8-The Citadel at Winston-Salem;
I9-W. & l.. at Winston-Salem; 10
Southern Conference Tourney at
WinSton-Salem.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16

At least one southeastern North Carolina fisherman
Ill stick strictly to fishing from here On out following the
' w." Of a golf-fishing match played Friday with Gil Smith,
m Daorts editor of this publication. Yes, Fish Lines stepped
o sM Of character long enough to cast a golf ball for nine long
Ses only to lose to Smith who used a ~mid-iron, 1919.
IN" NATIONAL WHDLIFE WEEK
Fresh from their victory in the General Assembly,, Tar Heel
.,ormen and hunters will take time cut to aid in the celebrating of
lssnnalW ldhfe Week, March 1922.
he victory saw the separating of the game and inland fisheries
mMt ain w., ~
bic wear than ever before" says P. K. Gravely of Rocky Mount
A"%~i1ent of the North Carolina Wildife Federation, "Coming right
afdrfe conservation program in North Carolina, we have ms cause
WV celebrate. The legislative battle also served to get cur people
vme wIdHfe conscious and National Wildlife Week should moan
mare to them than just a phrase"
IT'S LICENSE TIME
Along with the final compilation of income tax returns comes
The reminder to check your fishing license along with your fishing
North Cardinals fishing license term runs from Jan. / to Dec. 81
Make sure the license you purchase is of the 1947 variety.
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN
Yes, it might be you. Fines levied on hunters and fishermen
added. 1t pays to have a license and keep your catch within the
limits as set by law.
Kenneth Orion, OF Orion Plantation, says the outlook for the
1.-THE present.
Town creek and New River are producing O nice strinners
these days with catches up to "a pounds being reported.
Today, weather permitting, there will probably be some action
at the beaches as fishermen start their annual onslaught. n was
this date last year when the mullet started their first run at Wrights-
vile
Neither has their been any report about stocking the "bis ditch" with
fish.
Early reports on the shad and herring season in inland wa+ar.
which started at the first OF the month are On the gloomy side. It's
still too cold, the fishermen say, for the fish to have come across Ae
lines dividing commercial and inland waters. A little treatment FROM,
spell of warm weather also is needed for results to pick up.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
British Pros Predict
Win Over u. S. In Fall

LONDON, March, Is. - (P) -
British professional golfers Dai
Rees and Charlie Ward, returning
from a tour of the American winter
circuit, expressed confidence to-
day in the Ryder Cup teams
chances against the United States
next fall.
"There is no reason why we
should not beat them said Rees.
Charlie and 1 we're up with the
best of the Americans all the time
it was only on the green's that
we did not make it. The greens
are very different from ours and
on the shorter courses putting be-
comes most of the game"
Eve shall have to put in a lot
of pratice on their greens in the
future"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
SOUTHERN PINES
PLANS MAJOR
SPORTS EVENTS

SOUTHERN PINES, N. c.,
March, Is. - @ - A big sports
calendar of three major events
the Tenth Annual Hunter Trials,
the Sand hills Horse show and the
Second Annual Carolina Open golf
championship, has been arranged
for this spring by sports enthu-
siasts here.
The Hunter Trials will open the
season Wednesday, March 26. The
horse show, scheduled for two days,
1ill follow April 5 and 6 and the golf
championship, featuring Y holes
of medal play, will be staged over
the Mid Pines Club course May
4-6.
Thirty-four events are scheduled
for the horse show. T h pro-
gram will open with equitation for
IL year-old's and under and will
be concluded with the various
, championship stakes, including the
three-gated, the walking horse, the
Jumper and the hunter classes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
Ben Shouts
By JACK HAND

CLEARWATER, Fla, March IS.
-P)-Please do not mention the
word cellar in the presence of Ben
Chapman, manager of the Phladel-
phia Phillies. This guy has an anti
cellar complex.
Cornered in his clubhouse cub
5yhole after a tough ball game, big
Ben scowled deeply when asked
If he expected to repeat his 1876
miracle of escaping last place.
Cellar" he snorted, You're
the first guy to mention that Wo-d
around here. We don't even think
of such a place. Cellar-give q
listen to this guy. Man, were .
fifth place ball club. If we finish
in the cellar, old Ben will be back
there in Birmingham running those
bowling alleys"
An observing reporter noticed
that Ben had his fingers crossed
all the time but he talked like ne
really meant it as he reminded a
visitor that his last-place guess
of 1916 had been wrong by three
degrees.
"Give me a shotstop who can
make those doubleplays with Emil
Verban," Chapman said, "And
we'll be an all right bail club.
need some young fellow at short.
Maybe I've got him in "Puddin-
head" Jones. I don't know. Right
now all I can say is that he Is a
GOOD looking prospect.
This Ralph Lapointe from Viii
mington hasn't looked bad and,
Of course. / have Skeeter Newsome,
But Id like to be better protected
at short
j There have been repeated train
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
Lack Of Shortstops Spells
Lack Of Flags Al CHICAGO

The latter was the regular
during the war years, &C.
casionally flashing brilliantly
but never able to settle into a
consistent stride, afield or at
bat. Billy Myers and Roy
Hughes also were used.
Last year, Merullo opened at
the position, but gave way to
urges, Lou Stringer NOW
back with Los Angeles) and,
finally, Sturgeon.
It is believed the Cubs are
shopping around for a stopper
with Bill Rigney of the Giants
most prominently mentioned.
But good shortfielders don't
come cheap and the Cubs may
be baked in their efforts to
buy a solution.
Anyway, urges always was
popular in Chicago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
BY BILL BECKER

LOS ANGELES, March Is
P-The Chicago Cubs appear
TO be well-fixed at every spot
except-as usual-sh0rtstop.
This blackout in the short
field, rapidly approaching the
point of tradition with Cubs.
is going into its ninth year. Not
since Billy urges was trad
ed TO the New York Giants aft
er the 1888 season, have the
Cubs had a reliable sh0rtstop-
per,
Oddly enough, it may be the
same urges, now listed as a
coach, who may wind up as the
clubs mainstay in the posi-
ton this year. That's asking
a lot of a man who will be 80
In May, but that's the way 1t
may have to be.
Manager Charley Grimm is
hoping that Bob Sturgeon will
regain his prewar promising
form of 1941 and solve the
situation. Sturgeon saw most
service at the post last year
his first after three years IN
service-and batted .296. Thus
far, however. he hasn't shown
much in spring training.
Not overlooking any bets,
Grimm is giving Clarence
CAce) Parker, the celebrated
fOotballer, a thorough trail at
short. Up from Portsmouth,
Va, where he hit 1871 while
managing the team, PARKER
still a fine halfback at 81
may lack the mobility required
of big league shortstop.
Then, too, there's Lennle
Merullo who has been hanging
around since 1912. Merullo
hatted Isl last season, which
is hanging, so to speak, by one
fingertip.
The chronology of the clubs
chronic ailment is interesting,
albeit painful to Chicago north
side fans.
The Cubs won three Nation
al League pennants in the
seven-year span that the ace
Keystone combination of urges
and Billy Herman, New man.
ager of Pittsburgh, was in
operation, 1882 through 1898.
Since then, as a procession
OF would-be shortstops paraded
through Wsigley Field, only one
nag has been captured, in 1915.
The Giants trade involving
urges brought Dick Bartell to
lineage, where he batted .238
III 1899 and was traded to De-
1roit for Billy Rogell.
kogell played only 80 games,
and Bobby Mattick saw most
action in 1910.
surgeon came to the fore
@e following year, then divid-
Gu chores with MerullO in 1912.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
Ben Shouts
No More Cellar
Life For PhiIs

ing camp rumors that General
Manager Herb Pennock might wind
up with either Eddie Miller from
the Reds or Stan Rojek from the
Dodgers. The latter probably
would be more to Chapman's lik'
ing.
With Frank Mccormick on first,
Verban on second and Jim Tabor
on third, the rest of the infielo
is set. Chapman expects to &C
with newly-Wed Del Ennis in left
Johnny Wyrostek in center ano
Ron Northey in right, although
Northey as yet is unsigned.
When Northey signs, he is my
right rieldec," Chapman assured
all, "You can quote me on that
Behind Andy Seminick, the catch
ing staff is wide open. Rollie
Hemsley is a good bet for one re-
serve job and the other might &C
to Stan Lopata, a young giant VINO
was snatched away from the De
troit ball club and sent out tt
Terre Haute for seasoning.
Chapman plans to carry IL pitch
ers and nine of them are pretty
well set in their jobs. Behind the
five starters, Tommy Hughes;
Dutch Leonard, Schoolboy Rowe
, Charley Schanz and Oscar Judd
the Pills have listed Ken Raffens
berger, AL Jurisich and Dici
Mauney as possible regulars. Bib
DonneIly, an ex-Cardinal will be
3 relief man.
That leaves three jobs oper
! among Johnny HUMPHREYS. Andy
Karl, Charley Stanceu, Don Crate
Frank Hoerst, Dick Koecher, Bill
Pless, Lou Posseht and Home
| SpraginS,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
CAROLINA TRACK
GAMES SCHEDULED
FOR APRIL 5TH

CHAPEL HILL, March 15-(P'-
The Carolina relays, which are
expected to attract scores Of
limber-legged track stars Of col
leges and high schools, will be
staged this year on April 5,
Athletic director R. A Fetzer an
nounced today.
Twenty-one events are planned
for the big outdoor carnival. There
will be IL events in the college
division, seven for prep schools
and two for freshman and junior
college performers.
IAN early meet of this type
should afford excellent experience
for athletes who will compete in
the national relay meets Later
said Dale Rarson. assistant Caro-
lima track coach. I'VE hope to make
the Carolina relays the outstand-
ing annual event Of the outdoor
track season in this section"