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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22
BLADEN VETERANS
URGED TO NOTICE
INSURANCE DATES

BLADENBORO, Dec. 21-The
Bladenbo office of the Veterans
Administration announced yes
terday that Dec. 81 is the final
date for World War II veterans
to take advantage of the liberal
reinstatement provisions of the
National Service Life Insurance.
After Jan. /, 1948, each policy
holder must pass a rigid physical
examination to reinstate a laps
ed policy. The lapsed policies
may be reinstated before Dec.
81 by rendering two months pre-
miums and the completion OF a
comparative health statement.
Bladen county veterans have
been advised that the nearest
veterans office is located at
Lumberton. The William >.
Ward Legion Post at Bladenboro
will assist veterans in preparing
their forms, Louis c. Scott, post
adjuant, said last night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22
JAMES BRITTON

Wd11EV1LLE, Lee. IL. -
James L. Britton, 86, native of
Hertford county but a resident
Of Whiteville for IS years, died
at his home this morning after
a long period of declining health.
He had been in retirement f a
number of years. Durin 6
his active years he was one of
the towns most prominent civic
leaders and church laymen.
Some time ago he was made a
life deacon of the Whiteville
Baptist Church of which he was
a member.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted from the Mckenzie
Chapel here Monday at 3 P. M.
with services in charge of his
pastor, Rev. S. N. Lamb, as
sisted by Rev. ]. R. Kennedy,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church. Burial will follow in the
Whiteville cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Mary Lizzie Liverman
four daughters, Mrs. jamie Bell
of Tabor City, Mrs. Margaret
Oherholser of Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Mary Robbins of Marion,
S. c. Miss Effie Mae Britton of
the home, three sons, Bernard,
of Whiteville, James F. of Myr-
tie Beach, S. c. and George H.
of Dunn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22
HIGHSCHOOL GROUP
TO PARTICIPATE IN
SCIENCE EXAMS

Eleven New Hanover high
school seniors participated in
the annual Westinghouse sci
ence talent search examination,
which was given at the high
school last Tuesday night. The
examination was designed to
point out students who are par
ticularly talented in the basic
fundamentals of science. It was
an aptitude test, designed to
show reasoning and basic under
standing, instead of knowledge.
The examination consisted of
three parts, and each student
was allowed three hours for
it's completion. The first part
was composed of multiple
choice questions, concerning
Physics and Chemical theories
and formulas and consisted of a
total of SO questions. The second
part of the test, also so ques-
tions was a series of scientific
research reports, which tested
the students reading compre-
hension and knowledge Of scien-
tific reports. The third and last
part of the test was a section
on physics and higher math pro-
blems, and was the most diff
cult section of the examination.
The participants in the con-
test are eligible for the more
than 1000 dollars in scholar
ships to be awarded by the
Westinghouse Corporation TO the
outstanding students.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22
BY H. A. STALLINGS

WALLACE, December - At
Wallace we found John Skies,
executive secretary of the Wal
lace Associates, esconced in a
warm, well equipped office in
the theater building and busy,
as busy can be with thousand
and one details of the Christ
mas program which is one of
the most elaborate and wide
spread in all North Carolina.
Ordinarily community is
satisfied with Christmas lights
consisting only of the lights and
the wire across the streets. In
Wallace every strand Of Christ
mas lights is wrapped in smilax
and the lights are all over the
town. Just one block from the
trunk highway is the Christmas
outdoor stage and we'll
executed manger scene, bounti-
fully floodlighted.
However the program for this
outdoor theater is very elabor-
ate. The climax takes place the
evening of December %, when
nine youth choirs will unite to
give a Christmas Carol chorus
of more than three hundred
voices. We do not happen to
know the population of Wallace
but that is Christmas program
more elaborate than North Car
olina towns and cities many
times the size of Wallace would
not dare to attempt. The nine
choirs will be provided by Wal
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22
MRS. sANKIE ARMSTRONG

Mrs. Sankie BoWden Arm :
strong, 68, widow of E. A. Arm
strong, 2215 C,.estnut street, died
at 6:l5 o'clock Saturday after
noon in Bulluck's. clinic after q
short illness.
Funeral services were held
from the Pike Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock with the Revs. L.
Clark and James Marrow offici-
ating. Interment followed in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Armstrong is survived
by a daughter, Mrs. c. ]. Plastre;
one sister, Mrs. R. A. Cromwell;
one brother, A. S. Bowden OF
Burgaw; one granddaughter,
Miss joan. c Plastre, also num-
ber of nieces and nephews.
Honorary pallbearers were
P. c. Sparkman, J. ]. Abbott,
Roland Batson, Joseph Casey,
J. c. Hutchison, Wrey Boyette,
Henry Rogers, Sparkman ST d.
bury, F. c. Fesperman, Arnold
Rhodes, J. o. Worrell, and A.
A. McLendon, Evender Nc
Lendon.
Active pallbearers were j.
B. Bowden, Julian Armstrong,
J. H. Mcmillan, Evander Nc
Lendon, Jr., D. F. Sudbury, and
John r. Armstrong.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22
MAJ. CLAIRE
MARRIES CHAN
Former Chinese Council
General Says1 Do
In Shangahia China

SHANGHAI, Dec. 21.- Up -
Mai Gen. Claire L. Chennault,
retired wartime commander OF
the flying tigers, today married
Anna Chan, daughter of the
former Chinese consul general in
San Francisco, the central news
agency reported.
The wedding took place at
Hollvhead, the 57-year-old gen.
erals home in suburban hung
ian central news said. The bride
W $ given in marriage by her
father, DR.. Y. W. Chan, recent
Iv amounted consul for Kuchlng,
Sarawak.
Col. Thomas Gentry, an old
armv friend of Chennault's, was
best man, and Cynthia Chan OF
Canton, the brides elder sister,
was the maid Of honor.
The Rev. Ralph Mortenson OF
+he China Bible house performed
the ceremony.
The brides stepmother, who
cisco, Chinese vice foreign min
recently arrived from oan Fran
ister George Yeh and L S. vice
consul Arthur Rosen were among
the guests.
Chennault, now chief of air
transport for the China national
relief and rehabilitation admins
tration, first came to China IN
1897 as an adviser Generals
s1no hang kal SIX.
He organized the American
volunteer group-famed as The
flying tiger n 194l 70 fight
the japanese invaders. The vol
unteers scored spectacular sue
cesses against the Japs in China
ano Burma, and Chennault be-
came famous overnight.
Later, the A V. G, became a
nucleus for the 18th U. S. air
force in China. Chenraul' was
recalled from retirement and
place in command of the newly
ORGANIZED air force with the rank
of major-general.
He holds the rank of brigadier
general in the Chinese army.
Chennault uas divorced early
this year by his first wife, the
former Nell Thompson of Mon
roe, La, whom he married Dec.
c4, 1911. He has six sons and two
daughters by his first marriage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22
Shallotte Lions Club
To Sponsor Christmas
Program Tuesday Night

SHALLOTTE, Dec. 21-The
Sl.alotte Lions club will sponsor
community Christmas tree
program at the Shallotte Metho'
dist church Tuesday evening al
7:30 o'clock.
Santa Claus will be present to
distribute gifts to those attend.
ing and several baskets of food
viii, be given to the underprivi.
lodged of this section.
Spokesman for the Lions club
said last night that approximate
ly 300 persons are expected to at
tend the community program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22
Taken From Life

lace. MdgnOlld. warsaw, Na1yp-
so, Chinquapin, Charity Bur-
gaw, Franklin, Long Creek.
That the climax will be a pro-
nounced success because al
ready preliminary programs
have been given, with three or
four choirs each evening.
John and | went around to the
one hour radio program given
e~ch Saturday morning by the
Johnson Cotton Company. Much
to our astonishment while
standing there as an idle spec
tator we saw a microphone sud-
denly, and we mean suddenly,
thu ust in front Of us with the
injunction to say something. as
associate editor of the Whining
ton Star-News. The same fate
befell John who was introduced
as "Mr. Wallace. a title John
deserves for he is liked by every
person in Wallace and he is a
Wallace booster of inexhausti-
BILE initiative.
Saturday morning was rainy,
cold, muddy, disagreeable,
truly a bad, inconvenjent morn
ing. Yet present in person at
this radio program broadcast
for one hour by the Clinton
Radio station. were more than
two hundred fifty listeners. who
came mainly from the Wallace
trade territory. The program
consists of numbers by persons
who live in the Wallace terri
tory and it was highly enjoy
able program. The program has
been running about five Satur-
days and the Likelihood IS will be
given each Saturday morning
during 1948. The Johnson Cot
ton Company we are sure will
be agreeably surprised by the
amount and the oualitv and the
versati1v Of the non-profeeciona1
talent within the Wallace Terri
tory. If the audience keeps
growing even so large a floor
space as the johnson Cotton
Company has will be taxed.
The International Harvester
Company manager and dealer
at Wallace, N. L. Van, is get.
ting readv for a big barbecue
and special show for his custo-
mers and friends January 30.
He was cordial ernuoh to extend
us an invitation.
We dropped in to see Harry
Kramer. president of Wallace
Associates. whom we had met
at a meeting of the Wallace
Lions Club and had the pleasure
OF having as table companion.
Harry was all smiles becuse
his Christmas trade is fine (very
fine, H arry reports).
Put tho one thing we want to
saw in this column is that YOU
find IN Wallace wealth of pride
In the people who live in IFS
trade territory: unanimous
note of praise for the young
people who are making possible
the unprecedently ambitious
Christmas program: A feeling
that some of the 1948 tobacco
loss can be overcome; con
viction that Wallace is a com
munitv destined and predestined
to grow. No matter with whom
you talk you encounter a note of
optimism.
We had the pleasure of meet
ing again in Kramer's store DR..
Deering. of the Experiment Sta
ton at Willard. DR.. Deering re-
ports the individual farmer is
giving study to the tobacco loss
but he warns that making uI
the loss is an Individual prob
lem for each separate farm.
He declined. therefore. to selec'
any one crop as the best means
of recouping the loss. Some
times the word profound" i!
fused carelessly but in truth DR.
lDeering is a profound student o.
1.-The agricultural future of thi:
section of North Carolina.
| Sliced frankfurters added tt
lwell-seasoned tomato soup make
!
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22

In medieval times, shoes were
very expensive, and the custom
of throwing shoes after the de-
parting bride originated because
1"ather shoes represented econo
-" powr e,uahritoty dlu yp qjy
power, authority and posi-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22
PARTY HELD

NEW BERN, Dec. 21-When
Representative and Mrs. Graham
A. Barden made no plans for
celebration of their 25th wedding
anniversary yesterday, ten of
their intimate friends here de-
clded to take the matter in their
own hands, so arranged a sur
prise anniversary dinner party
for them last night. The Con-
gresham and his wife were pre-
5 -nted with gift of silver. Be-
lore her marriage, Mrs. Barden
was Agnes Foy of New Bern.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22
MRS. ELIZA JAMES BLAKE

Funeral services for Mrs.
Eliza James Blake, Of Burgaw
who died at James Walker Me-
mortal Hospital at S o'clock yes
terday morning after a long ill
ness, will be held this afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock from the resi-
dencs. The Riverends w. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22
Egg-on-Glass Trick
Wins For Swindlers

PHILADELPHIA, WD-A new
twist to the old fortune teller
swinlde was reported here.
Mrs. Helen Mazzio, 27, told po-
lice that two women, who offered
to tell her fortune, hypnotized her
and looted her home of $1,000 in
silverware, clothing and jewelry.
Mrs. Mazzio said she fell into a
trance as she watched an egg rest
ing on a handkerchief stretched
across the top of a glass of bub-
bling water.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22

Sliced frankfurters added to
well-seasoned tomato soup make
a hearty luncheon or supper
dish.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22
MRS. ELIZA JAMES BLAKE

BURGAW, Dec. Il. - Funeral
services for Mrs. Eliza James
Blake, wife of S. G.. Blake, Sr.,
who died in a Wilmington hos
pital Saturday night after a short
illness, will be held Monday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock from the
home.
Mrs. Blake is survived by her
husband; five sons, Wyatt Blake
of Burgaw, Robert, Clifton, Will
liam F., and S. G., Jr., all of
Los Angeles, Calf. Five daugh-
tiers; Mrs. Hester Blake of Bur-
gaw, Mrs. l.. S. Pollock, Mrs.
Stanley Whitmer and Mrs.
Sweeney Tusk, all of Los An
geles, and Mrs. Howard Morri-
son of Chicago.
Seven grandchildren and one
great grand child also survives.
Two sisters; Mrs. R. M. Cowan
and Mrs. Joy Armstrong. One
brother, Theodore James, all of
Maple Hill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22

It is estimated there are 190,-
600 motor vehicles used for
milk deliveries to processing
plants and consumers in the
United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22
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ceiyed Hx an air-mail IL lettsr tss lust ust5 ,.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22

GARFIELD T. Won MEYER
LUMBERTON, Dec. 21-Gs--
field Thomes Won Meyer died
at a loo hospital Friday morn
ing at 7 o'clock after an illness
OF several lonths.
Requiem mass will be sung at
St. Francis De Sales Catholic
church in Lumberton Monday at
10 a. m. Interment w. be in
Meadowbrook cemetery.
Mr.. Won Meyer came here
about AZ years ago from Che
boygon, Mich, was one of the
organizers of Waccamaw Lum-
Der company at Bolton. or the
past ten years he ha, mao. his
home in Lumberton with II
son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. E. A. Allen, Jr., and
had made many friends hc
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. Allen; three brothers,
George Meyer Of Visalia, Calf,
Fred of Bay City, Mich, and
John Me of Flint, Mich; on
sister, Mrs. John Brazil of Pomo-
ma, Calf; and two grandchil-
dren, Edmund Allen, Third, and
Helen Mary Allen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22
SHIRLEY ANN HERRING

WARSAW, Dec. 21 - Shirley
Ann Herring, IL, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennie Herring,
Rose Hill, died late Friday aft
ernoon of injuries sustained
about two hours earlier when
she was playing and ran into
an oncoming pulp wood truck
driven by Charles Hall Of Rose
Hill. The accident was ruled I'm
avoidable.
Funeral services were held
this after oon at 2:30
o'clock in the Mt. Zion Presby.
terian church by Rev. j. c.
C ase assisted by Rev. F. M.
Balm. Burial followed in the Rose
Hill cemetery.
She is survived by her pa
rents four brothers, Bennie
Herring, Jr.. William Earl
He1 r">S, Jerome Herring and
Gene Herring; two sisters. Ruth
Herring and Matte Pearl Herr
ing all of the home; her ma
ternal grandmother, Mrs. Ste
phen Miller of Mt. Olive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22
JOHN GMYTRUK, ST

Funeral services are sched-
uled Monday at 10 am. for John
Gmytruk, Sr., 68 of Castle
Hayne, who died Saturday
morning at James Walker Me-
mortal hospital. He had been i'll
several months.
Solemn high mass is sched-
uled at 10 o'clock at St. Stanis-
laus Catholic church at Castle
Hayne with the Rev. Roland
Gross, the Rev. Thomas Mona
ham, and the Rev. Joel Arnold
officiating, following the recita-
ton of the Rosary at the home
at 8 am. Interment will be in
the church cementery.
He is survived by the widow,
six daughters; Mrs. M. A ]'oryk,
Mrs. Paul Puskas, Miss Sophia
Gmytruk, Mrs. J. F. Heekin,
Mrs. Robert Writh and Miss
Frances Gmytruk; two sons
John and Andrew G,nytruk and
one sister, Mrs. Lawrence Bic
lender, and 10 grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be A
Sondey, Jr., A. Schelegel, A. j
Janichi, H. Val. er Sc j.
T. Sondey and J A. Pecora.
Honorary pallbearers will be
Adam Sondey, Sr., A. Ludeke,
j. Glod, A. Lorek, W. Dmytruk,
]. M. Fedoronko, E. G. Debaylo
A. A. Keels, Sr., D. Schmidt, A
Lewandowski, Hugh MacRae,
and Porter Davis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-22

For Newspaper Service Dial 1881.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-01-02
Keep Oakland 44iendzH . .

Oakland has long been known friendly town. and it is
hope that such opinion will remain Indefinitely with those
who live here the entire year and with those who guests
for the months
In months Oakland somehow doesn't friend
y We hope wrong We hope we're looking through
window, and not seeing things as they
But two items little observation-disclosures of Christmas
decorations the section those silent
(the parking meters) every hand
The brownout order just about the time people would have
been decorating for the holiday may have had its effect
this year. but other recovered in time have their
and cooed bulbs The business district inviting in former
and the spirit of endneSs seemed to radate from each
tree 1t didn't stop just with the business district either Homes
ell showed that the had taken pains
make cheerful in the community Only few persons kept
up the tradition this year.
Another year ought not to by without the Christmas
decorations that make plain everyone Here wideawake
and friendly town.
Somehow those parking meters look unvting They stand
the like guards and say Pay me- We haven't
heard much about them No doubt the from them
will be used wisely and to the beement of police
protection Perhaps will accept them necessary
To offset any possible feeling of unrndness which
intentional of each individual to feel response
bty in maintaining Oaklands ongsandng reputation Keep
Oakland and the entire county friendly place. where people will
feel welcome.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-01-02
V. F. w. Post Is
Organized at Gormania

A post of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars was organized last Friday by
Mr.. Fay F. Baker, director of extern
sion for the Department of West Viz
ginia. The post is to be known as the
Curry Sisler Post, No. 1886, located
at Golmania, and is named in honor
of the two World War II casualties
from Gormania and vicinity. Members
of the post live in both Grant County,
West Virginia, and Garrett County.
Visitors from nearby posts were
present for the organization meeting,
and included Mr.. Baker, of Clarks-
burg; Harold L. Welker, Romney,
commander Of the Fourth District,
and George Judy, of Romney, COM
mander of Wappocoma Post 1101.
Each gave congratulations to officers
and members of the newly instituted
post, explaining some of the history
of the VIEW, as well as telling some
thing of the aims and ideals Veterans
of the Spanish-American War, World
War | and II are being encouraged to
apply for membership if they have
served in the armed forces outside of
the continental limits of the United
States. Regular meetings are sched-
uled for the first and third Friday
nights in each month"; in the nights Of
Pythias Hall, Gormania.
Officers elected were installed by
Mr.. Baker, as follows: Austin f.
Schwartz, commander; Howard A.
Grub, Quartermaster; George Arnold,
Adjutant; Lantz L. Duling, senior
vice commander; Elmer T. Grub,
junior vice commander; Rev. Jonathan
Edwards, of kitzmiller, chaplain;
Charles H. Minnick, Judge advocate;
Delmar &. Knots, surgeon; Edward
G. Wilkins, Paul Il. Gilbert, and
Claude A. Miller, trustees for three,
two, and ono years respectively; Will
liam Layman, legislative officer;
Theodore r. Butts, officer of the day;
David V. Rulings, sergeant-major;
Elmer T. Grub, service officer.
The post was instituted with %
charter members.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-01-02
Dentists Office
Slightly Damaged
By Fire Saturday

Damage to the extent of about $50
was caused by fire in the office OF
DR.. T. J. Cahill dentist, second floor
of the Knights of Pythias building,
Saturday night about GAS o'clock.
The blaze apparently was caused
by cigaret stub which had lodged in
the settee of the waiting room. The
settee was destroyed and also vene-
tian blinds on the windows. Prompt
arrival of the Oakland firemen pre-
vented further damage.
Patrons of the Maryland Theatre,
on the first floor, were unaware of
any fire in the building.
The fremen were called to Deep
Creek Lake on Monday morning about
II o'clock to entinguish blaze which
had enveloped a truck near Halsey's.
The flames damaged the cab consider
ably.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-01-02
Boiling Spring
School Has Highest
November Attendance

Boiling Spring school had the high
est percentage Of attendance for No
vember, with 1872, according to re-
port from John l.. Fitzwater, super
visor of attendance.
Other one-tcacher schools with BAN
ner attendance were Bittinger, Hoyes
Run, Finzcl, Bethel and Red Oak.
Deer Park led the two-teacher
schools with 97,9 percent. Shallmar
was second and Johnson school was
third.
Bloomington led the graded schools
with 96.3 percent, with Crellin second
and Accident third. Accident led the
high schools with a percentage of
92.9, while Oakland was second
Grantsvillc and Kitzmiller tied fol
third.
The average number Of elementary
students attending in the northern
supervisory unit was 1,622.7S, while
in the southern unit the average was
,42473, making the average number
attending for the entire county
3,047.5l. An average number Of 1855
GO attending the five high schools
during November, the report showed
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1947-01-02
Four Break Jail;
Hardware Robbed

A Jail break by four prisoners and
the robbery of the Oakland Hardware
and Furniture company store early
Tuesday morning were linked together
by authorities as a wide search got
underway for their apprehension.
Everett Rulings, serving year
for car theft; William Lewis, Jr., and
Edward Lewis, Fairchance, Pa, serv-
ing a year for breaking and entering
the B. and O. freight station and
other places, and Carl JamiSon who
was being held for court on charges
of breaking and entering the Western
Auto Associate store, were the only
occupants of the Jail and the break
was not discovered until they were
called for breakfast.
Sheriff J. S. Teats said the two
who escaped for a brief time two
week ago while acting as TRUSTEES
were in the bull pen. The other two
smashed the control box, freeing the
two from the bull pen, and with all
four in the main part of the jail they
forced a window facing the alley,
knocked out one Of the bars that had
been welded, and crawled through a
small opening about fifteen feet above
the ground. Sheriff Teats said this
was sometime after three o'clock.
When the hardware opened for bust
ness this morning it was discovered
robbers had entered the store and
after gathering quantity of articles
loaded them in the stores pickup
truck and made their getaway
They gained entrance to the build
ing through the garage door which
faces Alder street, and then forced
the basement door, They took a num-
Der of rifles, shotguns, revolvers,
wrist watches, hunting knives and
some money from the cash register.
The truck was recovered Tuesday
morning at Bloomington.
Authorities who are continuing
their search, are assuming that the
ones who broke Jail are the ones who
robbed the store.