The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-14

sounds mighty, mighty good r.
a person that hasn't gazed or
ole familiar sights for MANY :
day. So Football Smith claims
this OLE town as "the" place
"Football" returned to VII.
mlngton about eight days ago,
after spending many, MANY
months in Korea with the armv,
He Travelled to Camp Stoneman
IN California; and with dis.
charge papers in hand, he struck
1t out for home!
He also brought home tales
about the other characters from
here that are spending time over
in Korea and Japan. While al
rest camp for about two week
IN Japan, "Foots" journey.
ed over to Osaka, where he en-.
countered Jack Baldwin, Billy
Lee, Bobby Asheworth, and Bill.
ly Moore (who returned home
several weeks ago with an army
discharge after eighteen months
of service). It's mighty fine to
'see Football" around the town
again after being away that long
time!
FROM GAME TO SHOW
Rain, rain, go away, we want
to see the Wildcats play!
Though we might have chant
ed the ditty necessarily Friday
from morning until night, it was
to no avail The MINIS = Wades-
boro game was just determined
to get itself postponed, as the
rains came and the rains went;
but they didn't stay long enough.
So the date for the high schools
initial encounter was switched to
Saturday night.
Faithful black fans
put aside tickets and Friday
night evening entertainment
dates were planned a Sec
ond time.
Early in the evening I sat in
the movie as Carmen Miranda
sang wildly and breathlessly one
minute, softly and alluring the
next.
After several glances around,
I discovered that plans of many
of the younger crowd conceded
with my own.
Just a little ahead of me I
recognized Patty Jones and Don
Peterson, Patty Switzerland
and Pete AGREE. Way down front
I heard Nellie Barlow, and
straining a. little, I managed to
catch a glimpse Of her. In front
of her were sitting Eleanor Will
let's and George Forbes. About
halfway between the two groups,
I spotted .Sybil Tanner, Shirley
Berger, Lorraine D'lugin, Joyce
Checkner as they rose to find
seats nearer the back during the
intermission. AS the theater was
flooded with soft lights, I recog-
nized Janet Holmes and
Ebe Goodwin walking up
the aisle, and sitting over on
one side, I saw Mary
Anne Hamilton and Bill Lassi
ter.
I noticed Ann Penton and
Frances LaPorte as they rose;
and coming down the aisle look
ing for seats were Anne Ever
cite and Tommy Jones, Gretter
Duffy and Mig Snow.
A few minutes later I spied
Catherine Post and Wendell
Hickman, Betty Belcher and
Hampton Rothwell as they
seated themselves near the mid
die. CHANGING down that way, l
happened to see Joan and Jean
Pullen, and they were sitting
with Joan jacob and Norma
Williams.
AS I turned to watch the
groups of movie-goers for fami-
liar faces, just coming in as they
moved down the aisle, I recog-
nized Anna Kamer and
Dick Phelps; and a few minutes
after that, I noticed Tink Tay-
lor, Atwood Warren, and Hamp-
ton Warren walking past.
FIRST DANCE BIG SUCCESS
Most of those there had caught
the early show so as to be able
to hustle over to the dance, so
many Of those moved over to
the Community Center for the
opening dance which sets off
the Teen Age Club activities OF
the year.
AS I walked in, I met a large