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Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
War Surplus to Aid Europej
Tentative Blueprint Drawn

WASHINGTON. - The govern.
ment studied plans to funnel mil.
lions of dollars worth of wal
surplus tools, machinery and
clothes into the reconstruction OF
Europe.
Tentative blueprints of. the pro-
gram already have been drawn.
They could be put into effect
promptly once the Marshall plan
takes shape.
War Assets Administrator Little
john disclosed the plan. He said he
had been working on it for three
months with the war and state de-
partments.
Littlejohn emphasized the pro-
gram is tentative, dependent on
among other things-congressional
appropriations for U. S. expendi-
lures in Europe.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
The Outlook Says:

Guests last week of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Platz were Mrs. Cloyce Plat2
and children, frankie and Barbara
of Livingston. Visiting this week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Platz
are Mrs. G. R. Gowen end Mrs.
Lncy Steele of Omaha, Neb.
Howard Harrison of Stanhope,
Iowa, who at one time homesteaded
near Laurel and had not been here
for 25 years, was a guest last week
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Teeters and
with Mr.. Teeters visited at Cook
City Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Kiedrowski and
daughter Kathie, who had been the
guests of Mr.. Kiedrowski's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. K~iedrowski, left
Monday to visit Mrs. Kiedrowski's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Lip
pold of Laramie, Wyo., before re-
turning to their home in Portland,
Ore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Giblin and
sons, Jimmy and Pat returned Sun
day from spending a week in Yellow
stone park.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J.. Hard left last
week for Bremerton, Wash, to visit
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Bruce Laurie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Lantz, Jr.,
and son John, and Lawrence Lantz
of Thermopolis, Wyo., are visiting
this week with Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Lantz and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Sekora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Stadalman
and their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy
Stadalman of Kansas City, Mo-, were
at the Billings airport to see Babe
Ruth when he arrived for a visit
in this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Downey
are the parents of twin girls born
Monday, Aug. 25, at a Billings hos
pital. |
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
Specialists Debunk
Food Superstitions
File and Forget the Old Notions.
Scientists Advise.

CHICAGO.-Thanks to the de
bunking by scientists of age-old fooc
superstitions, we now are digging
f~earlessly into mixtures of cucum.
bers and milk, or lobster and ice
cream. We either choose or ignore
fish solely because we do or don't
want it, not because of its effect
on u brainpower.
Also relegated to the file-and-forget
bracket are these food fictions: Car
rots curl hair; spinach builds mus
Gle (sorry, Popeye); onion soup
lengthens life; too much cheese,
cream and butter produce deafness.
1t was a futile gesture for the
man who fed himself only black
bread and coffee because he didn't
want to fatten his famished tape
worm. A tapeworm, food special
lists declare, really eats very little
and causes no symptoms at all.
Most recent food prejudices to
come under scrutiny of department
of agriculture scientists are those
concerning food kept in open cans.
Their verdict: at is just as safe
to keep canned food in the a it
comes inf the food is kept cool
and covered-as it is to empty the
food into another container."
"a few acid foods may dissolve
a little iron from the can," the de-
partment release continues, "but
this is not harmful nor dangerous
to health. Cans and foods are ster-
ilized in the processing but the
dish into which the food might be
emptied is far from sterile. In
other words, it is likely to have on
it bacteria that cause food to spoil"
Concerning the notion that freez-
ing will spoil canned foods, scien-
lists say that freezing may change
the appearance of some canned
foods but it cannot affect their
wholesomeness.
Additional advice from the ex-
perts: Canned foods retain all their
values, including vitamins, to a
higher degree than do fresh foods
cooked in the average home; canned
foods need not be cooked because
the canning process throughly cooks
the contents, heating and seasoning
to taste are sufficient; rust on the
outside of a can is no indication that
the food inside is contaminated, the
contents being perfectly safe and
unless the rust has
pierced the metal.
Reassured by the scientists, now
our only remaining fear about food
is: Will we get enough?
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
PreizeIs Get New Twist;
Available In IT Letters

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a new
twist to pretzels, the bakers pro-
claimed.
Alphabet shapes, National Pretzel
Bakers institute, said, are the next
step in evolution of the tasty tidbit
that began as an oval with a sort
of "y" inside and more recently has
been marketed also as slim, straight
sticks.
Norval Postweiler, president of
the institute, admitted, with some
embarrassment, that only II letters
are available now.
Were experimenting and hope to
have all 26 in production soon," he
added, "some of them are pretty
difficult to make or keep intact"
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
Golumnist Counts Leaves
Of Tree-354,563 Of Them

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - Ed
Sovola, Indianapolis columnist,
climbed down out of a maple
tree and announced that it had
354,563 leaves.
Sovola, who nearly lost his life
recently trying out a ball point
pen under water in a diving suit,
said he counted every leaf on the
tree.
The first branch he counted,
Sovola said, had a total of 5,164
leaves, eight caterpillars, three
ants and three ladybugs.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
Distressed Plane Guided 10
Landing by Woman's Signal

PITTSBURGH. - A woman flier
who recognized an aircraft in dis
tress and knew what to do about it
Communicated her three brothers
and waved towels and shirts to
guide a fog-bound plane to a
landing.
The plane somersaulted as it hit
the ground, but the occupants, Roy
Confer, IS, the pilot, and William
Loker, SO, were uninjured.
Theresa James, 80, a former
army transport command pilot,
tagged in the distressed plane.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27

they visited Harry Greer, uncle of
Mrs. Kaiser.
Mrs. Jerry Hatcher and daughter
Helen of Billings spent Wednesday
with Mrs. Hatcher's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Teeters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Frank and
family moved recently to the James
Russell ranch south of Laurel, which
they purchased.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
Laurel Happenings

Nh. and Mrs. Henry Kaiser, Jr.,
and daughter Judy returned Sat
urday from a visit of two weeks with
relatives in Washington. In Seattle
they were guests of Mrs. Kaiser's
father, Maurice Baker, and her aunt,
Mrs. Bessie Galloway. In Tacoma
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
Monday Wash Blues

A total of 900, 1886, 9O7 pieces of
linen were Numbered last year by
the Pullman company.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
Strength of Bicycle

The modern bicycle is so con-
structed that it will carry approx
mately 10 times its own weight
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
.ALENDAR
looming Events ..
Thursday, Aug. %.

Thursday, Aug. %.
The Women of the Moose will
hold a business meeting in the even
ing at the Commercial club.
Commercial club meeting at the
Masonic temple, $50 p. m.
Monday, Sept. l..
Opening the fall term, the Ever
green Rebekahs will hold their first
regular meeting at the parish hall.
Plans will be made by the lodge to
participate in the district meeting
to be held soon in Red Lodge.
Laurel outlook., 1947-08-27
Monday, Sept. 1.
Tuesday. Sent. 2.

Tuesday, Sept. 2.
The Royal Neighbors will meet in
the evening at the parish hall. The
lodge plans to meet thereafter on
the first Tuesday of the month.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
Miss Wheat|ey
Gives P artY
For Attendants

Miss Permelia Wheatley, whose
marriage to Alan Burke Blake will
take place Wednesday afternoon
at st. Paul's Episcopal church,
entertined her bridesmaids Mon
day at noon at summer luncheon
in the Magnolias.
The table was centeredt with a
bouquet of mixed summer flower ;,
flanked with burning pink candles.
Placed around the table were dish
es of mints.
Miss Wheatley presented her
bridesmaids with compacts and
corsag ges, which were found by the
placecards.
The bride-elect wore peach
colored summer cotton and a con-
trasting aqua corsage u South
American jasmine.
Attendants present for the oc-
casion were: Miss Shirley Wheat
ley of Miami, Fla, Miss Mary
Holland of Fayetteville, Miss Ca tn
crime Britain, Mrs. Perry James,
miss Donny Musselman, Mrs. A.
B. Blake, and Mrs. Sidney Wheat
ley, all of this city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
Save Your Skin, Girl,
BY BETTY CLARKE

BY BETTY CLAhAE "a
AP Newsfeatures Beauty Editor
When daughter packs her
school kit, make sure she has all
the essentials for skin care. And
that doesn't mean that she needs
night or day Or mid-afternoon
creams or lotions. The simple skin
care is the best ior a teen-ager.
If you can persuade her to skip
the heavy greasy cosmetics until
she really needs them, her skin
should look young ana smooth for
a long time.
1t is so easy for daughter to
develop skin bumps during her
teens that Nom had better skip
tucking away candy and cake in
daughters back-to-s school suit
case. If your child lives at home,
you can supervise her diet to the
extent of admonishing her about
the dangers of eating too many
pastries, jellies and sweet sodas.
A young girl who has developed
minor skin blemishes will have to
take the same scientific care of
her skin that she uses to fight a
cold in the head or a high fever.
There's no use pretending that
there is nothing the matter and
that perhaps nature should run
it's course
Besides all the gooey cosmetics
that manufactu dream up,
there are available also medl-
Gated creams and lotions which
are delicately tinted to blend on
to the skin to save a young lady
from that embarrassing "daubed
with salve" look. These creams
and lotion are equipped to do a.
hour duty-they can work all day
under your makeup, If you wear
it, and work at night while you
sleep. But this treatment won't be
enough, and other rules must be
observed for pretty skin. Here
are some suggestions for teen age
skin care.
1. Wash your face in the morn
ing, afternoon and night with
washcloth or complexion brush
and alkali-free soap.
2. Use medicated cream or
medicated lotion after washing
your face and before applying
makeup.
g.. Use cleansing tissues, and
spotlessly clean handkerchiefs,
gloves. powder puffs, fresh
boiled wash cloths.
4. Try to drink eight glasses of
water a day.
5. Avoid greasy foods, pies. pas
tries, candies and take sweets
only an moderation.
6. Use a ''hands off, method
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
Train Fruit Trees for Future Crops
By DEAN HALLIDAY
Distributed by Central Press Association

still too young to bear fruit
Pruning should be done when the
trees are dormant, after thei,
leaves have fallen and before new
growth starts in the spring.
Another winter job is to spray
for the control of leaf roller. As
shown in the illustration, these in
sects winter over in the form O.
egg masses on the tWigs, branch
es or trunks of fruit trees.
The egg masses are covered
over with a smooth coating of dull
brown or gray varnish-like sub
stance which protects them not
only from the weather but also
from the gardeners view, unless
he or she is on the watch for
them.
The most effective control for
leaf roller is dormant oil spray
applied before the spring growth
Estafta.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
Miss Wheat|ey
Fetes Cousin
Last Evening

Entertaining her cousin at pre-
n,,utial informal get-together, Miss
Shirley Wheatley Of Miami, Fla,
feted Miss Permelia Wheatley last
evening at the home OF her aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney E.
Wheatley. in the Oleander Court
VARYING from the traditional pre-.
nuptial party, guests were invited
IN wear any sort of informal cloth
ing they wished-anything from
shorts to cotton pinafores.
Bridge was played during the
evening and afterwards cokes and
laver cake was served.
Among those attending were:
Miss Permelia Wheatley, honoree,
Miss Donny Musselman, Miss Cath
crime Britain, Mrs. P. E. James,
Miss Shirley Brown, Miss Betty
Hill. Miss Cynthia johnson, Mrs.
L. B. Harrell, Jr., and Miss Kath-
crime Harriss.
Miss Pat Hardwick, Miss Anna
Kamer Miss Nancy Cheek and Miss
Mary Anne spillman, Miss Mary
Harlan, Miss Nan Tolar, and Miss
Marie Shaw, all of Fayetteville
were among the out-of-town guests.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
Kitchen Shower
Given In Honor
Of Bride = Elect

Miss Betty Jane Harrison, bride
elect of Saturday, was honor guest
recently at q kitchen shower Civ,
en- by Mrs. c. B. VESSEL, Jr.
The VESSEL home was decorat'
ed throughout with summer flow.
ers and candles, the colors OF
which carried out pink and
white color scheme.
Upon arrival Miss Harrison was
presented a corsage OF white tube
roses and asters.
Mrs. C. B. VESSEL, Sr.. Miss
Ruth Greasy, Miss Laurie Anne
Harrison, and Mrs. Nettie Down
u1n were the recipients of prizes
won at bridge.
Prior to the serving Of an ice
course, the bride elect received
numerous gifts in kitchen ware.
Guests included the following:
Misses Betty Jane Harrison, Sally
Harrison, Laurie Anne Harrison,
Ruth Greasy, Kitty Shooter, Elo-
ise jacob, Janet Jones, Peggy
McIver, Joyce West and Nancy
Eryant.
Mesdames C. B. VESSEL, Sr.,
L. A. Harrison, A. E. Shooter,
Eliza Schulken, Nettie Downum
and c. B. VESSEL. Jr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19

Entries Open
Until Tonight
For Swim Meet

Entries into the YMCA Star
News swimming meet for women
can be made until p. m. today,
Adam Smith, director of the meet,
said last night.
The contest, which will be held
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
in the lagoon west Of the Wrights-
vile. Beach Surf club, is open to
girls of any age.
Races open to contestants in
clude: the mile swim, 100 yard,
so yard, and Is yard free style,
so yard backstroke. and so yard
brest stroke.
Each contestant will be limited
to entering any two events and
the l mile race.
Smith said that every girl had
the opportunity OF winning one OF
the numerous prizes offered.
Prizes include sweaters, jewelry,
lockets, cosmetics, and bathing
caps.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
Miss Durham
Compliments
Mrs. Dubsky

Miss Joyce Durham was hostess
recently at crystal sower homo
ring Mrs. Charles Duosky, the
former Miss Edith Clarke, who
was married this summer at West
Point.
Mrs. Dubsky was presented a
corsage of white asters and tube.
roses upon arrival. Later guests
played bingo.
Refreshments were served from
lace covered table centered with
a large bowl Of iced punch sur
rounded with clematis. White tap
ers ornamented the table decora
tions.
Guests included: Mrs. Dubsky
honoree, Mrs. K. c. Clark, Mrs
j. E. Clark, Mrs. F. Green, Mrs
Grace Madison, Mrs. Gillian Hor
ton, Mrs. H. A. Topel, Miss May
Price, Mrs. Robert Conway, Miss
Ray Britt, Mrs. Helen Franken
stein, and Mrs. B. w. Durham
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
America Card Authority

Written for NEA Service
One of the most enjoyable part
ners at the bridge table is Peter
Leventritt Of New York. His ex-
plantations of the theory of the
game are clear and simple.
One of the best features of his
game is his conviction that bridge
should be played without the use
of artificial conventions. had the
pleasure Of winning two events
with him at Annapolis, Md, the
open pair and open team m-of-four.
Leventritt never gives up on a
hand. Most Of the North-South
pairs were in three no trump on
today's hand, which heart open
ing defeated. When the dummy
went down, Leventritt did not like
the five club contract very we'll.
He won the opening spade lead
in dummy and took three rounds
of trumps, winning the third round
in his own hand. The deuce Of
diamonds was led and West went
iii with the king. He returned the
jack o. spades which South won,
Realizing that the heart finesse
had to be won if he was to make
his contract, Leventritt now led
the three of hearts and finessed
dummy's queen. 1t won but his
problems were not over.
He still had to get the diamond
suit working, so his next play was
the queen of diamonds. East won
and dropped Vests tenspot. East
returned heart which Leventcitt
won in dummy with the ace, dis
carding a spade from his won
hand.
Dummy's good nine o. dia-
monds was cashed, and the heart
ruffed with declarer's last trump.
The jack of diamonds took care
Of dummy's last spade, and the
nine of spades was trumped in
dummy for the eleventh trick.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
Dorothy Shirak
Zinovy Fedyna
Plan To Marry

NEW YORK, Aug. 18-Miss Dor
othy Shirak of PAL East Second
street, New York, and Zinovy
Fedyna, formerly of St. Helena,
now of 345 E. Fourth street, New
York, will be married in the near
future according to an announce
ment from New York city.
The bride-elect was born in New
York city and is the daughter of
George and Anastasia Shirak. Mr..
Fedyna, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Fedyna was born in St. Helena.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
*We the Women
BY RUTH MILLETT

According to news items
from Tokyo, a former Army Of
ficer, now attached to Gen. Doug
las MacArthur's reparations sec
tion at Allied headquarters, has
married Tecuko CPia) Kurusu,
youngest daughter of Saburo XII
rusu, the special ''peace envoy''
at Washington at the time Of the
sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.
: What American, huddled close
to his radio on December 7, 1941
would have believed that such. a
thing could ever be?
But then there are other things
we might have found it nard to
believe during the war years. For
instance, that two years after the
war thousands of young couples
would be going through per.
iods of separation because of the
housing shortage.
Or that with World War II sc
recently won we would be talking
seriously of World War III.
Or even that in 1947 we woulc
be able to take, as light amusing
summer reading, juicy tidbits un
covered by Senate investigations
into the why's and wherefores o1
war contracts.
| INCONCEIVABLE THINGS
Many things have come to pass
and are happening today thai
would have seemed inconceivable
to us back in December, 1941.
The marriage Of former Amer
lean Army officer and the daugh.
ter Of Kurusu is just one of many
unbelievable happenings.
In two years the war is very
very far behind us. Perhaps toe
far.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
) Din S t ers
Name Heads
Al Meetinc


The Wilmington Spinsters club
elected Miss Mildred Evans pres
ident at it's annual elections of Of
ficers Saturday. Miss Evans sue
ceeded Mrs. Thomas L. Morton,
the former Miss Midge Strange.
Other officers elected to serve
with Miss Evans were: Miss
Margaret Parks, vice president;
Miss Emma Mitchell, secretary;
and Miss Catherine Russell,
treasurer.
Ninteen new members were
taken into the club. 1t was an
nounced that their names would
be revealed as soon as members
were notified.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19

1t is the care that fruit trees
receive while they are still young.
sters that makes for bountiful
crops when they grow up.
The shaping up of fruit trees
while they are young is impor-
tant. Fruit trees, for example. fre.
quently develop v crotch trunks
This should be remedied by prun-
ing while the tree is young. This
protects tree against splitting
after it has matured and is heavy
laden with fruit.
One method Of pruning to pre-
vent a V-crotch is illustrated in
the accompanying Garden Ora oh.
This consists Of shortening one of
the trunks and leaving it to form
a branch. The other trunk will
continue to grow and in time will
become the main trunk.
A winter task is the pruning Of
fruit trees, even those which are
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19

on bumps and blackhesds. g..
skin shouldn't be irri.ated. '''
If your skin continues -
burnpy and excessively drv ~ =. y
in spite of observing all ', ss Wy
rules it's best to see skin s,ss r.ss'
aist. In any cae if Your skip r'''
very oily and you are still in ' ~ u
teens ignore lotions and crean. ,s1
except medicated ones-unti1 r.
consult with your doctor. wv
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
N0W!YoU Have q Choice
~Bc"1ubIefs or Powders

choice, but take &c" Both
act quickly to relieve head
aches, the pains of neuralgia
and minor muscular aches.
"BC" Headache Powders, 10c
and 25c. "BC" Headache Tab
7 let's, 25c. Keep "BC" handy at
all times. Caution: use only
as directed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
Date, to Remember

WEDNESDAY
HOO m.-The weekly bridge
tournament Sz@ luncheon viii
be held at the Caroline
Yacht club with, Mrs. N. L
Foy and Mrs. W. S. Baker
acting as hostesses.
800 o. m.-The final game in 9
sereis Of benefit bridge
tournaments sponsored by
the Benevolent Patriotic
Order, Does Drove SO, viii
be given at the Elk's Temple
400 S. Front street
THURSDAY
7:3O D. m.-The junior and senior
home demonstration clubs
of East Wilmington will
serve a picnic supper at the
clubrooms. The pubic is
cordially invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
Fellowship Team
To Give Program

The Methodist Fellowship team
from the Durham district will pre-
sent a program Wednesday night
at o'clock in the Carolina Beach
Methodist church.
Members o. the Wilmington
sub-district, rs well as any other
Interested persons are invited to
attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19

For years people have re-
quested that the formula for
"BC" Headache Powders be
made available in tablet form.
Your dealer now has both.
Tablet or powder you get
the same famous formula, the
same fast relief. Two tablets
equal one powder. Take your
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
Advent Brotherhood
To Meet Wednesday

The Mems Brotherhood of the
Sixth Street Advent Christian
church will conduct an old fash
ioned testimonial prayer meeting at
the church Wednesday evening at
l8 o'clock.
The public is invited to worship
with the brotherhood, George
Crandall, president announced to-
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
Women Of Moose
To Meet Tonight

The Women of the Moose. chap
ter No. 20, will meet tonight at g
o'clock in the Lodge hall, 1416 N.
Front street.
Members are urged to attend to
discuss plans for the coming chap
ter night program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
PILOT KILLED

NORFOLK, Va. Aug. 18.-lR-
A Navy pilot crashed to his death
this afternoon near Gatesville, N.
c., an hour. after taking off from
the naval auxiliary air station q.
Oceana, Va. His name was moi
revealed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
OFFICERS SHOOT NFcpo

FARMVILLE, Aug. lSNp
Policemen Joe Gregory and p >
Fields reported today that thew h., u
shot and killed Negro earjv s'0 Ia'
day when he resisted arrest m T.
officers identified the Negro . ~
Vines of Baltimore, Nd. Z"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
Tabernacle Class
To Meet Tonight

The Royal Ambassadors class Of
Tabernacle Baptist church will
meet tonight at o'clock in the
home o. Mrs. Cash Ward, 612 S.
Third street.
Glass members and visite8s ore
kurged to attend .~1..
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-19
Marriage Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Odum Of
Kure Beach, announce the marri-
age of their daughter, Hazel De-
lores, to William Audry Register.
The marriage was solemnized
July 20, in Conway, S. G.