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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-10

was sentenced to 80 days on the
county farm, A stay Of execution
Tor 10 days was granted and bond
Tor the defendant set at 300.
Sep Conyers and William Bos-
tic, Negroes, pleaded guilty to
possession of liquor and posses
sion for purposes of sale. They
drew fines of $40 and costs each.
David Cogins, Negro, pleaded
guilty to a charge of assault with
a deadly weapon. His sentence of
81 days on the county farm was
suspended on payment of costs
and he was placed on good be-
havior for two years.
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MEN TO MEET

COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. O.
W'H-Some $50 members of the
South Carolina State Life Under
writer's association were expect
ed here tomorrow as the groups
annual tWo-day convention gets
under way.
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RECKLESS DRIVING
COUNT NETS MAN
eO-DAYS ON FARM

George Simmons pleaded guilty
charge of reckless driving
.sd to driving without an opera
ss,'s permit in Recorders court
~" Yesterday. Judge H. Win
a.ld smith fined Simmons $35
d costs. ordered him to pay
gag 34 restitution to Paul White,
was injured in an accident
living Simmons, and in de-
1'nlt of payment the defendant
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-10

In Morse mythology, Ymir was
a primeval giant who came into
existence through the inter-work-
ing of heat and cold in the abyss
of Ginnunga-Gap. He was the
progenitor of the race of giants.
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best, with it's small tables strewn
around the room, chairs piled on
each other and a rheumy old
Negress on hands and knees
scrubbing the floor.
But now as it drew close to
eleven o'clock, the atmosphere of
the notorious cafe seemed to
change magically.
AS Lotus Ames stood waiting
for her cue, all the myriad sounds
of the Cafe DuVal rose to assault
her straining ears.
The brittle clatter of bottles
and glasses and the hearty, ri
bald laughter of Josephus, the
bartender, as he joked with the
sailors and their ill-clad, under
nOurished women
There was something intrigu-
ing and mysterious about the bab-
BILE of sound-the oaths and high
pitched giggles-something that
beckoned to her as she stood
there in her giddily sparkling Sc
quims with creamy magnolia
blossom thrust into her dark hair.
Then the lights dimmed, the
piano player made a quick, sharp
gesture, and she stepped out into
a circle of blue light.
A low chord surged from the
piano and in her golden, throaty
contralto Lotus poured forth the
deeply haunting refrain of a mod
ern ballad.
AS she sang, the laughter and
the chatter died, until at the sec
ond chorus they were listening
raptly and the last poignant note
was greeted with stomps and
whistles. Again and again they
demanded more, until finally
Chloe Duval drew Lotus aside,
at the same time wiping away a
sentimental tear.
"Ah, Rosa, you have a good
voice - too good for the Cafe
Duval. Someone weel take you
away from me-"
Lotus mingled with the crowd
then and they welcomed her with
generous praise and equally gen.
erous offers to buy her a drink.
They were a tough, outspoken
class of men, quick to engage in
a fight and as quick to make
friends. She kept her ears open,
but most of the talk seemed to be
of hilarious adventures during
shore leave or tales of ships and
tyrannical shippers.
While she was listening to a
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sWer and she was staring curious
ly at the ornate figures when to
her surprise the panel behind the
wreath slid aside and she found
herself gazing into the clear
depth of a calculating brown eye.
Then the door swung open and
revealed the owner, a young mu-
latto girl who smirked shyly.
Lotus stepped over high sill
into a long cool hall whose wax
ed marquetry cleaned from
years of polishing. She followed
the slender gingham clad girl
into a small salon furnished with
charming French antiques and
delicate bric-a-brac.
She extended the note from
Valette Fondeau, ''Give this to
Mademoiselle Duval i think
she'll see me-"
While she was examining a
small snuff box with a cameo
profile of Madame Pompadour on
the lid, a tortoise-shell cat stalk
ed in and studied her gravely
with bright-green eyes. Having
satisfied his feline curiosity he
stalked out again, his plumed tail
raised arrogantly. A moment lat
er the mulatto girl entered.
She bobbed her head jerkily,
"Mamselle say she see you in
the courtyard, Miss" Making a
queer lazy motion with her long
fingers she beckoned and. shut
fling, led Lotus along hall to
arched doors opening onto a flag
ged patio.
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A small circular pool with a
tinkling fountain occupied the
center of the court and three cats
sat on its plaster rim gazing at
the gold fish darting beneath the
lily pads. Pickering sunlight
danced on the water and on the
cleaning leaves of the potted
plants tucked into every available
nook.
Lotus started suddenly as a
harsh voice let out a raucous
scream. "Caramba! Caramba!
vous etes un imbecile! Imbecile,
je dis!
The sentence was followed by
a shrill stream of French and
Spanish invectives then a gently
modulated voice of bell-like quail
ity -.
do not mind Pedro, Miss
Kirkman, he is a very badly be-
haved bird"
Lotus turned to face Chloe
Duval.
Chloe was a woman of gener-
Gus proportions; fortunately, the
proportions were in the right
places and the outlines of what
had once been a beautiful figure
were still discernible. She waved
a heavily ringed hand at Lotus
and with the other pushed a cat
off a nearby chair.
"Sit down here, ma cherie. So
you know my friend, Valette Fon-
deau?"
Lotus nodded. Eyes, 1 met her
in New York"
Mamselle, as the maid had
called her, flashed a brilliant
smile and her dark eyes twinkled
with pleasure. "Ah, dear old Va
lette How is she? What is
she doing now"
"Oh, she's fine. She runs a
small restaurant in Washington.
"A restaurant! Mon Dieu!
Well, I am not surprised. What
a cook! She is a real gourmet;
many the time 1 have enjoyed
her Crepes Suzette."
She ratified on breathlessly
about the merits of her old
friends culinary ability, but Lo-
tus saw the bright eyes skimming
over her face and figure and
knew she was the object Of a
close scrutiny.
Then the patter ceased abrupt
ly. Chloe Duval sat up and look
ed directly at the younger wom-
an. $50 you would like a posi-
ton in my cafe, non?"
Eyes, very much. You see the
night club where sang before
Lotus paused, making sure to
gather the facts of her little lie
but Chloe waved her explana-
tions aside as matters of no i'm
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garrulous dockhand, Mamselle
came and joined them. She re-
mained standing, however, her
brightly carmined fingers resting
on the workers shoulders as she
joked with him.
A waiter appeared suddenly at
Lotus side and handed her a
note:
"Your voice deserves a more
appreciative critic, Won't you
join our party?-An Admirer."
Lotus eyes the waiter. who
gave you this?"
The gentleman in the white
suit"
There was Difference in his
tone. He was a Wiry little French
man, and in the manner of his
race, he gestured sharply, point
ing his old-fashioned goatee in
the direction of the table Lotus
had observed earlier in the even
ing. 1t was obvious that he had
been we'll tipped.
AS she thanked him and turned
back, she was amazed to see that
Chloe Duval had picked up the
note and was studying it. While
her eyes moved along the words,
they seemed to harden until they
acquired the cold, bright gleam
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In the distance a faint mur-
mur of bartering voices came
from the old French Market at
one end, and from the nearby
piers the echoes of toots and
whistles of the maritime world.
But the street itself was deserted
as it lay sleeping in the decayed
remnants of its shady past.
The taxi stopped abruptly be-
fore an impressive mahogany
door set into the family pink
plaster of what was an obviously
ancient house. Lotus bags were
deposited. hastily. The driver
seemed anxious to be off and &C
cepted with a quick nod her gen
erous tip.
Lotus examined the carved
door with its voluptuous cupids
holding wreath on a level with
her eyes, and pulled the bell.
There was no immediate an
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pOTLdIlCe.
"Never mind, these things weel
happen. The prying police are
always poking their long noses
into someone's affairs" She rails
/ ed her eyebrows appreciatively.
''Eef your voice is one-half as
attractive as your appearance, l
have a place for you"
ooh, that is wonderful. Would
you like me to sing for you noW?"
Chloe laughed delightedly, bat
shook her head. Mon, that can
wait. l will take Valette's word.
Besides, l need new singer-I
lost one last week. All, the poor
girl!' She shook her head sadly.
Uneasily, Lotus watched her.
"You mean she-she died?"
Died! No, worse than that"
Chloe made an expression of dis
gust. Bah, the girl got mar
ried! And to a sailor" And then
then she burst into trill of
laughter.
Chloe eyed her speculatively.
Il can offer you only twenty dol
lars a week to begeen Weeth,
but that weel include your meals,
and, of course, you weel live here,
too. l have several extra rooms,"
she waved her plump arm in the
direction of the upper story. "Of
course you have the costume,
cherie?'
Costume? Oh, you mean to
sing in. Well, l have two even
ing dresses with me-"
The older women gave her a
friendly glance. Il am going to
like you, theenk, 5000 l shall
call you Rosa and you weel call
me Chloe, eh, leetle one?'
Lotus agreed, but not without
a sense of guilt. To her dismay,
she realized that already she was
beginning to fall under the spell
of Chloe's ebullient personality.
Il should like to see your
gowns" Chloe continued. Susie
belle! Susiebelle!' she called i'm
periously; then as the girl padded
in silently, Bring Miss Kirk
mans baggage cen here"
Shortly the two bags were de-
posted at her feet and she watch
ed eagerly as Lotus opened them.
The younger woman thought the
whole proceeding strange, but as
she was in no position to show
resentment, she made the best of
it, sorting over her wardrobe and
at last holding up white pique
for Chloe's inspection.
That is tres chic" Mamselle
admitted, "but it weel not do for
the Cafe Duval, Rosa. You see,
we cater to the sailors and dock
hands, and when they come here
after a hard days work or the
long voyage, they want to see
sometheeng of a woman besides
her face. You comprehend, nom"
So Mamselle Chloe was a busi-
ness woman after all!
The Cafe Duval was on a mar
row lane between Gallatin street
and the docks. Formerly the
slave quarters of an enormous old
house of which Chloe's present
abode was now a part, it was
simply one great high-ceilinged
room with a gallery running
around three sides at the sec
ond-story level. Across one side
a long bar extended Behind the
gallery were narrow Sits of win
dOWs, with fancy iron bars which
had once effectively prevented
any attempts at escape.
To Lotus, who had spent the
afternoon going over her songs
with the four-piece Negro orches-
ira, the place seemed shabby at
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CHAPTER III

SYNOPSIS: Lotus Ames ar
rIVeS in New Orleans to begin
work on her first assignment
with the Narcotics Squad of
the F. B. 1. Posing as Rosa
kirkman, runaway from a New
York nightclub, she is hired
as an entertainer by the fabu-
lOuS Chloe Duval, owner of
Gallatin Streets Cafe Duval. 1t
is here that Lotus expects to
pick up information on how
dope is Smuggled in through
the waterfront.
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international Harvester
announces '2O,OUO,OOO price reductions

We believe there is nothing more important TO
this country than to lower the prices of the
goods that people buy.
The American people have insisted that the
government withdraw from its attempts to
control prices in peacetime. That places the
responsible where it beIongs-in the hands
of business and industry Not all business can
reduce prices now Not all can reduce by the
same amount.
Our company has felt a duty to act as
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ness outlook now makes it possible to move
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We have taken this step not because of
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taken it because of our belief that ANY PRICE
IS TOO HIGH IF 1T CAN BE REDUCED.
These reductions which will save the users
of our products approximately $2OOOO,O0
year, will become effective before April /, and
will apply to selected list of tractor, farm
machine, motor truck, and industrial power
products. Since we lose money on a few Of our
products, and barely break even on some
Others t.vse reductions will not apply to
e!,tire Iine Reductions will be made indi-
vdually on products. Some will be cut more
than others Exact deytllts Will be announced
as soon as possible.
Cur ability to maintain this lower level Of
prices will depend in part on what happens to
the prices and flow Of materials that we buy
from offers. Because we believe price reduc-
ton IS " we are willing to assume IT, risks
that a1e involved.
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Spoilage of hams during cur"
ing, formerly a cause of heavy
loss to the packing industry, has
been greatly reduced through
methods based on research and
technical studies Of meat process
sing.
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These benefits to customers will depend,
too, on uninterrupted production at reason
able wage levels. This is not a program that
can be carried out if it is hampered by strikes
or work stOppages.
Our employees have had substantial in
creases in pay, and wage questions are cur
rently being discussed with many of the unions
with which we deal. Stockholders have re-
Gently had an increase in dividend rate Having
considered the interests of these two groups
we are now making these price reductions for
the benefit of the third group-our customers.
Business, to our way Of thinking, has So
Cial as we'll as an economic responsibility. This
company has long followed the policy of op-
Grating in the interests Of three groups-its
customers, its employees and its stockholders.
The duty Of the management is to see that
equal justice is done as between the three
groups
This price reduction program is another
demonstration of our policy in action.
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From where | sit by Joe Marsh,

Everybody 5 joshing Willie Wells
about going back to school. They
remember when Willie would hide
out in the wOOdshed-scared to
Oring his report card home to Pa.
But under the G.I. Bill of
Rights, Willie (who has a wife and
Dabyl is getting a free educa-
tion at the Agricultural College.
And Uncle Sam is giving him
fine report: "Deportment, excel
lent; Progress, above average"
Tat goes for all those UNDER
gradua: !. veterans. Like Willie. they
appreciate an education more than
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PAGE SEVEN

of obsidian. The powder-caked
lines around her mouth deepen
ed.
(TO be cOntinued)
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c7+7. FOUNDATION cerolnu commn..
Suite 6oeeo7 Insurance Building. RuIegh NOrhc cooino.
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Willie Goes
to School at %

ever now. They're industrious and
well-behaved-their favorite bev-
erage Is milk, or a temperate glass
of beer. For them the "three RS"
seem to mean: Responsibility. Re-
sourcefulness, Restraint.
From where I sit, cynical folks
who thought veterans wouldn't
want to return to school-wouldn't
stick to steady habits Of work and
moderation have their answer
in undergraduates" like Willie.
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music OR lll{D|C|[lt

ton in pathology. and the words
of the professor as he had handed
out the slides were still ringing
tauntingly in Bruce's ears.
you can know all the text
books on new growths from
memory but you might as well
start digging bitches If you cam
not identify them under the MI
croscope."
Bruce was trying to keep his
mind on the sketch he was maxi
ing of the cells under the lens OF
his Scope; and as he sketched he
was trying also to decide whether
he had been given Hodgkins or
Acute Infiammatory to identify.
Precious minutes slipped away
while he tried to make up his
mind. -t..
Much too soon, the five-minute
warning bell sounded. It did not
bring inspiration to Bruce. but 1t
did force him to make decision:
and hastily he began to put down
all he knew about Acute Infiam-
matory. Il
And he was wrong. =
The professor that same after
noon in class went into great de-
tail telling Bruce-in the presence
of the students-howa almost inn
possible it had been for him, Pro-
lessor Green, to believe that q
student could not identify Hodg-
kinS after the professor lengthy
lectures and demonstrations.
perhaps" Professor Green
concluded with feminine shrew-
ishness, perhaps we could make
you a Musical Doctor" His smile
was cruel; and the grins on the
faces of the students were graft
flying to Professor Green. But his
smile wilted as he happened to
catch. Karen Thayer's eye, for she
made no attempt to conceal the
contempt she felt. -
She cornered Bruce after class.
you're not going to let that
little panty-waist pull you down,
are you?" Karen said abruptly.
You simply can't, for if you do"
| She took his arm and walked
along the hall with him. IF you
do I'll have lost my inspiration
II can still be your inspiration"
Bruce murmured with no attempt
at jocularity. 6.
''Why don't. you take me- for
a drive to the beach. After all,
it's Friday afternoon and your
wife will have you for two whole
days" :. NJ
Ito be continued) ~
copyright 1947 bu Fronk Rtordan)ss
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By ronk Riordon

about the pathology of new
growth.
At the first sound from the
piano, Tnette. who had been ly-
ing miserably awake IN bed, sat
polt upright. A strange terror
caught hold of her. Her first
thought was that Bruce had finally
reached a decision. That decision
could be only one thing or he
would not already be working
cut an arrangement for the cur
rent song hit.
Then T'nette's heart seemed to
pause and listen. She detected
queer accent in Bruce's timing.
The tune was a gay one and had
to do with an early-rising bird
who liked to Serenade his lady
friends; yet Bruce was playing it
almost as if it were dirge.
my darling" she whispered
brokenly in she dark. you're in
trouble"
Hastily she got out of bed, threw
robe about her and started for
the door. The pain she had felt
that day Bruce had rebuked her
for meddling in his affairs was
still sharp.
'But I don't care" she thought
fiercely, "even if he hates me he
has to do the only thing he was
ever meant to do"
Her hand was trembling as she
reached for the knob of the door
into the den. Just as she began to
turn the. knob she stopped as she
heard Bruce run wild glisSando
down the length of the keyboard
terminating it in diSSonant blast
as his fist crashed down on the
bass keys.
After that there was complete
silence. T'nette pulled her robe
close about her and tiptoed back
to bed and waited for Bruce. But
dawn and grey morning arrived
and still Bruce had not come to
bed. And when, haggard from her
night-long vigil. T'nette came out
to have breakfast with Julie, Mrs.
Lyons informed her that Bruce
had left for school very early.
"He said something about an
examination where you look at
little businesses under one of them
them microscopes" Mrs. Lyons
said Importantly. "My gracious.
MIR. Crane will make a fine doc
! tor"
DRUCE would not have agreed
ID with her. lie was struggling
through his first slide eXamina-
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a full skirt, when no further cor
setting is required.
For the slim-line dresses that
are still being shown, an all
in-one foundation garment gives
the correct, long unbroken line,
and is especially useful to the
woman with a full figure.
The corselet belt may be worn
either with or without an addi-
tional girdle, and comes equipped
with garterS or without them, as
you prefer. 1t may be worn in
stead of a garter bedt.
Whatever style you choose,
you're going to need some type
of new girdle this fall, if you
plan to achieve the wasp-waisted
necessary for the new
fall clothes,
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require q separate foundation
gorment to achieve the correct
hoursloss silhouette.
This fall you'll be seeing the
new corseletS in most shops, and
at first sight they may be a
distinct shock, looking exactly
like those garments grand
mother used to wear when she
Dragged about her 22-inch waist
line. Pull yourself together, how
ever, and have another look.
Then try one on, under a new
fall dress with a choker belt, and
you'll get The idea. You may have
a wasp waist after all Of course
the excess poundage is squeezed
out above ind below, but that's
all in line with the new silhouet-
te, which requires curves at hip
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and bust, and a minimum span
between.
The corselet belt is decigned
TO be worn mostly for dress-up
clothes, and not as an all-day
garment. The latter need is filled
in other ways by the corset man
ufacturers. New, longer girdles,
with a more sharply defined
waistline do the trick for suits
and daytime frocks with nipped-
in Waistline
Another smart idea is the long
line bra with boned midriff, that
acts as a corselet belt with bra
This type is worn with
a girdle, except when worn with
an evening or cocktail gown with
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Chapter II

uOMER might have had Bruce
1 Il back with the band If he had
gone straight to a telephone and
called Bruce's house. It was / Am.
out in Encino, and the lamp on
Bruce's desk was cleaning bright
ly as Bruce sat struggling with
the notes he had taken in Pathol-
ogy lectures in a harrled attempt
TO keep abreast of the class.
But his mind was too cluttered
I'D with other matters-unfinished
bits of business from the old life
as well as new problems in his
own household-to settle down to
a steady assimilation of the notes
that lay in front of him. 1t was
one of the disadvantages of being
a student by day and head of a
family by night. The others in his
class had nothing to think about
except their work in school; and
they ran in a pack more or less.
But Bruce wanted Tnette curled
up Familiarity on the cushions OF
the couch by the fireplace. Just
having her there would have made
il easier to study.
"A married man." he thought,
"gets into the habit of seeing his
dame around and when she's out
of the room"
He frowned. In his own case,
the cause of T'nette's absence
from her favorite spot was him.
self. He and T'nette had been ex-
tremely polite since their quarrel,
yet it had not blown oveR as
others had in the past. 1t had left
a kind of scar. Remembering,
Bruce WINGED.
He brought himself back sharply
to the notes clutterlng the top OF
the desk. A little frantically Bruce
realized that he had lost the art
of taking notes in class. He flung
himself away from the desk and
began to pace aimleSSly up and
down the den. When his restless
feet came to a halt he realized
with a start that he was standing
in front Of the piano.
He sat down. lifted the lid COW
ering the keys. With shaking fin
gers he began to play softly the
new tune that was blaring forth
from every juke box. 1t was a
catchy little thing called Wood
pecker Song"
Instinctively his brain began
inventing sophisticated variations
on the theme and he for get all
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Skeleton Stolen
From His Garage

MALVERNE, N. Y.-Someone
entered the garage of DR.. Alex
ander Zbain. who lives just
across the street from the police
station, and stole-a skeleton,
worth $3.50.
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WASP WAISTLINES
BY DOROTHY ROE
Associated Press Fashion Editor

FASHION takes shape this fol end with it comes
grdle Since most OF not built with wasp woist
lines stringent indicated to fit into the
foil clothes-ond this wasp woist belt
Many of the clothes equipped with builtin
"wosliners" small boned belts which squeeze the
woistne shape before the belt fastened Others