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Evening star., 1947-08-18
By Richord 1. Disney, Jr.

I
Ever feel like telling the weather
man what you think of him?
Some people get that notion
and do
The Weather Bureau forecast cen.
tier at National Airport gets hun
dreds of calls a day.
Is it a good day to sell ice cream
cones? Umbrellas?
Will the fishing be good today7
Can I wear my new coat to New
York this week end? -
The sky looks funny. Why7
The questions that flow into thu
| forecast center at the rate Of 50(
or 600 or more a day include queries
like these and many more that cover
range that is hard to believe.
Forecasts Bring Objection.
Consider the caller who expressed
severe displeasure with recent fore
casts. They almost all, he said, had
included hints Of rain. He wanted
two or three days of sunshine.
What Is the trouble?"
He wanted to get possession Of
house, and officers wouldn't carry
out eviction orders If rain was fore
cast, he complained. Several evic-
ton orders-good for 10 days-had
gone bad while he waited for pre-
dictions minus moisture. Couldn't
the wea alderman please predict sum
shine in Mondays forecast?
The forecaster looked at the data
Sorry, it looks like rain"
Most of the questions the forecast
center gets make sense, but about
third of them lean to the zany
side, according to Kenneth F. Nor
quest, supervising forecaster for the
District forecast program. OF these
probably half don't make sense be-
cause the questioner has not thought
twice before phrasing his inquiry.
Regular Customers Listed.
The center has a lot of regular
customers among its callers:
Newspapers, of course, for daily
If not hourly information, or more
often.
Ice companies, seeking to estimate
demands for their product.
The Potomac Electric Power Co.
showers mean a dark sky and a sud-
den increase in the electric light
load; sudden heat means a quick
power drain from air conditioners
Highway and park service officials
in wintertime-they want to estl.
mate road conditions under ice and
snow, to be prepared as well as pos
sible for emergencies.
The Washington Gas Light Co.
Water Gate is Interested.
Water Gate concert officials want
to know whether they're going to be
rained out.
Hotel roof gardens want to know
what kind of an evening to plan for
The Pentagon Building and other.
with big air conditioning plants
want to know tomorrow's tempera'
lures to prepare their equipment tt
meet them.
These are a few OF the more OF
less regular calls. There are hun
dreds of others, ranging from routine
questions by people who are making
trips-the forecasters always are
glad to help where they can-h
same that would take crystal.
gazer to answer.
A one-week checkup on inquire!
made at the forecast center not Ions
ago showed q total of 1872 calls
or $50 per day.
Phone Forecasts Popular.
This Is completely apart from tht
calls which 60 to telephone WE 1912
which automatically gives a recorded
weather forecast when that number
| Is dialed. WE. 1912, which In 194s
Evening star., 1947-08-18
Safe Deposit Boxes
Robbed Of 100000
By the Assoejo,sd Pres.

TORONTO, Aug. 18.-Loot be-
lieved to total more than 100000
was taken during the week end from
80 safe deposit boxes of the Dumas
and Chestnut street branch of the
Royal Bank Of Canada, Toronto
police said today.
Police gave no immediate details
on how entry was gained.
Evening star., 1947-08-18
Good TempIurs PIon Meeting

MT. AIRY, Md, Aug. 18 P.-1he
list annual convention of the Mary
land Virginia District of Columbia
grand lodge, international Lodge OF
Good -Templars. will be held here
Thursday and Friday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-28
TCHUL.A
New Church Circle Organized

A training circle of the Womans
Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Chur-
oh was organized Monday afternoon
by Mrs. w. E. Hays, president of the
Auxiliary and Mrs. Everarde Jones.
Mrs. Hays gave the Devotional and
stressed the use of talent in the
Lords Service : giving BIBLICAL
character as illustrations. The fol-
lowing form the membership of the
new circle: Mrs. E. j. Sheppard,
chairman; Mrs. David Menter, CO.
chairman; Mrs. Montfort Jones, Sec
rotary; Mrs. Myron Casteele, Mrs.
p. M. Smith Jr. and Mrs. Cox.
The time of meeting will be the
third month at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. James Cunningham, chair
man of the War Memorial Fund of
the Tchula Garden Club, members
of the committee and Mrs. Everarde
Jones, president met in the home
of Mrs. Sam Foose Sr. Monday af-
ternoon to discuss progress and plans
for their work.
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finement in his home because of a
broken hip bone. He is able to be
about on crutches. .
Coach Joe Thomas announces that
he has begun some training with
his football squad. Eight were on
the field for practice last week he
expects to have a good squad,
Wallace Bedwell of Decatur, Miss,
is visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
j. M. Bedwell.
FOR SALE: Personalized STATIC
merry, Christmas Cards and Greeting
Cards of all kinds. Mrs. c. r. Haml-
lin, Phone 119-W. 17-3-tnp
DR.. P. M. Smith and Sam d. Cocker
of Yazoo City returned last Tuesday
from a tour of inspection of the levee
between Tunica and Memphis, made
by the members of the Mississippi
Levee Board.
Mr.. and Mrs, Eugene Sheppard
and MIR. and Mrs. j. K. Barwlck
spent a few days in Memphis last
week.
Nell Parker, Harvey and Patricia
Baine visited their grandparents last
week.
William Eggleston of Sumner
spent Sunday with his parent DR..
and Mrs. S. A. Eggleston.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Darnell Jr.
and sons returned to their home
on Wildwood Plantation Saturday
after spending the week with Mr..
and Mrs. c. r. Hamlin and other
relatives.
Mrs. George Buck, Mrs. Corinne
Parrish and Mrs. III. B. MCGEE have
returned from an extensive motor
trip to the northern and eastern
state. Their iteniary included a visit
with Major and Mrs. George Buch
and children / Ann Arbor, Michl-
gan, Macinac Island, a boat trip to
Niagara Falls and stop owe in Look
Out Mountain with Mrs. Tom Lobby
a former resident of Lexington.
Miss Ann Penn has as her house
guests Miss Sara Ann Williams OF
Bessemer, Alabama and Miss Mable
Durret of Admission, Alabama,
Newton Jones of Laurel is spend
ing the week with his grandmother
Msr. Victor Reinhard.
MI. and Mrs. Franks Moore
Clarke and Mr.. and Mrs. d. Watkins
returned Sunday from a weeks va.
cation in Gulfport.
J. L. Shields and Ralph Ray were
business visitors in Greenwood
Tuesday.
w. F. Darnell and Mrs. George E
Darnell went to Greenwood Satur'
day evening to meet the latters hus'
band who came over from Indianol;
for the weekend.
Mrs. HI. j. Baine Jr., Miss Becky
Baine and Miss Evelyn Kazar wen
to Jackson Wednesday.
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Bridge Club

Bridge Club
Mrs. j. c. Cannon was hostess to
the members of her bridge club and
several additional guests at a love-
ly party Wednesday morning at 10.
Roses were the chosen flower for
decorating of the living room where
four tables were placed for the
games.
Mrs. Sam Foose Jr. proved lucky
in winning high club prize, Mrs
Douglas Moss was high guest, Mrs.
Hall house guest of Mrs. Gillian
Gwin won low score and Mrs. H.
Schur won the bingo prize.
The hostess served a frozen fruit
salad course and iced drinks.
Mrs. Mary Combs of Macon was
a tea guest.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-08-28
Cola Party

SSCG-OO1d EcItY
Informality was the key note of
the Coca-Cola party given by Miss
Sue Henry, Saturday morning at
1920 complimenting Miss Sara Ann
Williams and Miss Mabel Durrett
popular visitors in the Penn home.
Victrola music and pleasant CONVEX
sation were enjoyed by fifteen
girls of the high school and college
set.
The hostess served dainty sand
witches and iced drinks.
A number of Tchula base ball fans
went to Anguilla Sun. to e the last
game of the season played by the
| Merchants and Planters league team
Tchula lost the game in the last inn.
ing.
Mrs. Bob Gillespie, Mrs. Julia
Shepherd, Mrs. H. H. Sanders, Mr.
j. B. Kelley, Mrs. Roy Marshall
Miss Elizabeth Greer and Mrs. Viii
bur Marshall attended an Eastern
Star School of Instruction in Lex
ington Wednesday afternoon.
The many friends of Mr.. Ed Stig
Ter were glad to see him in towr
Monday after several months con
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Birthday Dinner

Birthday Dinner
On Monday evening at sever Eve
rarde Jones was honored on his bir-
thday with a family dinner by his
mother, Mrs. Everarde Jones. Enjoy
ing this happy occasion were the
honoree, Bernard Jones, Sara Vir-
ginia Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
Link, Nora Deem and Billy Link of
Bentonia, Mr.. and Mrs. Montfort
Jones and Phillis Jones of Refuge
Plantation.
Edgar Sweet has returned from
Lee, Mass. where he has been a stu
dent of dancing at the Jacobs Pill
low Dance Festival for the past two
months. Miss Martha Louise Turner
remained for further study.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
UDC Announces Program For
Memorial Day AT Oakdale

bers of the ROTC of the h 6 h
school: David Lockamy, E d W i q
Jordan, Emerson Surley, and
Hampton Rothwell.
Louis T. Moore will give t h e
call to. order, and the Rev. c. N.
Phillips, pastor of the Bladen
street Methodist church will offer
the invocation.
General Lees favorite hymn
How Firm a Foundation" and
Now the Day is Over" will be
played and sung by the assem-
blage.
The Rev. j. H. Blackmore, pas
tor of the M a S o n b 0 r o Baptist
church, who will be presented by
Addison Hewlett, Sr., will give the
address of the day.
Following the address, Louis
Moore will read the Confederate
roll of honor Of veterans who have
died in the past year.
Drummers for the occasion will
be Earl Keen and Jackie Cooley
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
B. C. Club Plans
Mother Daughter
Get-To-Gethel

Plans for the Mother-Daughtel
banquet, which will be held a
the Community center, Wednes
day, May IA, at 7 p. m, were
discussed Tuesday night when the
B. G. club of the YWCA met un.
der the direction of Juanita Can
non, president.
Jean Blanchard gave the devo.
tional.
Discussions we're held regard
ing a beach party during the sum
mel at which time the B. G's will
join the Blue Triangle and Resi-.
dents Girls; also a summer con-
ference will be helo in Louisville,
Kentucky, June 21-28.
The program for the evening
Religious Faiths" was presented
by Beatrice MCGEE.
Members present were as fol-
lows: Miss Dorothea Mcdowell,
sponsor, Juanita Cannon, Violet
Prichard, Jean Blanchard, May
Price, Beatrice MCGEE, Winifred
Woolard, Dolly Saunders, Irene
Cook, Lottie McLendon, Levese
Miller, Inez Huffman, velma Cur
n and Cornelia Holden.
B. G. Club YWCA
Beatrice MCGEE.
Publicity chairman
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09

Under the auspices of the Cape
Fear chapter, No. 8, United
Daughters of the Confederacy, a
memorial service for Confederate
veterans, Spanish War veterans,
and veterans of World Wars I and
II will be held Saturday afternoon
at 4 o'clock at Oakdale cemetery.
Highlighting the program m,
Joseph C. Shepard will receive the
medal of honor in behalf of his
father, the late DR.. Joseph
Christopher Shepard, surgeon in
the Confederate Army. The pos
thumous award, which Mrs. j. S.
Crowley will resen t, is the
highest honor, which the UDC can
bestow.
Memorial wreaths will be
placed on the mound by represen-
tatives of the following organiza-
tons: Mrs. c. Wayne S p e =,
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton; Mrs. Julius Rudolph, vet.
Grams of the Spanish War; Mrs.
W Z. Hartzog, Jr., A m j c a r
Legion Auxiliary; Mrs. Mabe1
Longley, Veterans of Foreign
Wars Auxiliary.
Marshals will be Paul Cantwel
and Ashley T. St Armand.
The march to the mound will bt
led by the color guard, which is
composed of the following mem.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
Horse Show
To Promote
Hunt fund

Proceeds from the latest local
horse show which is scheduled to
take place Sunday afternoon,
May IS, at the Magnolia stables,
will be used for the hunt fund, II
was announced last night.
According to one source, many
Wilmingtonians have been inter
ested in a community hunt with
horses and dogs for a long time,
and the newly aroused interest in
horse shows can possibly aid the
group in gathering funds for fox
hunts next fall.
The horse show, slated May ID,
will be under the direction of O. o.
Whitlock, Misses Margaret and
Emily Skinner, and Mrs. Bruce
Cameron, Jr.
Although the fees for entering
horses in the show has been rails
ed, admission for the public will
still be a silver offering.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
Maddry
Reviews Books
Al Club Meet

Mrs. Charles A. Madd.u
ing on the books, South report.
uncensored' Or. H. sbar america
Religious Liberty in L,at a5p', and
lca ~ George Howard, higb hns.'
ed the May meeting Of the ", nia
airy Round Table Book mission MISS
FIRST Baptist church Which '0 q
recently with Mrs. l. u fH met
nolds on wrightsville Bea ~; Rsg'
Mrs. Maddry gave i~nterestirn
formation On travel lung in,
South American country to on: sa
other, mentioning the poiitio 70 an,
religious conditions which Si and and
been carefully and fairly inva ass
gated by the authors. "''eSa'
|, Other members REPORTING
books read during the past go. On
were: Mrs. Roger Smith, M ir,0a, !
II. Coward, and Mrs. o. G, B,is y
~" DooAs selected for roo.
ing by the club were THE Gr esso.
Good Neighbor POLICY" s,
What South Americans T,in. daa
U.s." LINK W
Mrs. Reynolds was also bo..
at a luncheon prior to the rass
lar business Of the meeting sU'
Those attending the book re,i.u.
included: Mrs. C. W.. Shaw Nv,
A.. M. Alderman, Mrs p ".s,
Smith, Mrs. R. E. Williams W'.
O.. G.. Balm, DR.. Belle Vesd h.'
Mrs. S. H. Coward. Mrs. CbarIa..
A. Maddry, Mrs. Rufus William,
and Mrs. Garland Palmer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
Bridge Event
u
High Scorers

High scorers for East-West ir
the duplicate bridge, tournament
held each Tuesday evening at the
Cape Fear Country club were
Mrs. A.. R. Willis and Mrs. Be-e-
niece Stellings. Second high for
East-West were Mrs. Walter
Storm and Mrs. Donald King.
Scoring high for North-South were
Mrs. P. R. Smith and Mrs. Alice
Morrow while second high on this
side were Mr.. and Mrs. E. C.
Hines.
Those playing in the tournament
were Mrs. Charles j. Becker, Mrs
Harry Stovall, Mrs. L. Paul Camp
bell, Mrs. E. A. Laney, Mrs. Nor
wood Orrell, Mrs. Louis B. Or-ell
Mrs. Walter Curtis, Mrs. w. S
Zapf, Mrs. B. H. Thomson.
Mrs. o. L. Hogan, Mrs. A. B.
Cheatham, Miss Mary Ann Cheat
ham, Mrs. Robert Blake, Mrs.
Stanley Winborne, MS c. S.
Lowrimore, Mrs. Louis A. Hanson
Mrs. Richard Rogers. Mrs. Hood,
Mrs. R. Bryant Hare, Jr., Mrs.
Oliver C. Hutaff, Mrs. James
Allegood, Mrs. Harry Wellott, Miss
Daisey Lee Woodbury., Miss Jane
LeGrand Mrs. Mary D. Hardwicke
and Miss Elizabeth Hardwicke.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
KAY GOODMAN Social Editor

TODAY
500 b. m.-The Foster Bible class
Of First Baptist church will
meet at the home Of Mrs.
j. H. Foster. 4 Country Club
boulevard, Oleander.
500 p. m.-The Community center
Teen Age club will entertain
all elementary school teen
age clubs at a dance at the
center. A queen Of spring
will be chosen at the dance,
600 p. m.-1:0O a. m.-The Benevo-
lent Patriotic Order of Does,
Drove SO, will sponsor a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
Mary Humphrey Cast
In Meredit Play

RALEIGH, May s-Thte Mere
dith college Little Theatre has
chosen a light comedy, 1.-The Ro-
mantle Young Lady" by Mar.
tinez-Sierra, for spring produc'
ton.
The play will be given in the
college auditorium on Saturday
evening, May 10. Leads are taken
by Sally Lou Taylor Of Ports
mouth, Va, and Bob Butcha-t,
who comes from the nearby State
college campus to assist.
Supporting roles will be played
by Mitchell Lee. Varina; Marjorie
King, Portsmouth, Va; Christine
Williamson, Chadbourn; Gazelle
Moore, Tabs, Va; and the follow.
ing State college students: Jim
Strooter, Lewis Lowder, and Ralph
Bullock.
Catherine Hilderman of the
English faculty will direct the
production. She will be assisted
by the following student commit
tee chairmen: Evelyn Straughan,
Raleigh; Dorothy Howerton, Dur
ham; Christine Bordeaux, Wal
lace; Dorothy Beland, Washing
ton, D. c.; Mary Humphrey, Viii
mington; Helen Wallis, Ports.
mouth, Va; Margaret Moore.
S. c.; Dorothy Clarke.
Roanoke Rapids; and Dorothy
Loftin, Goldsboro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
Benefit Dance
At Cape Fear
Annoy Tonight

The Benevolent Patriotic Order
Of Does, Drove, No. 80, will spon-
sor a dance tonight from 9 p. m.
i a. m. in the Cape Fear Armory
on Market street.
Virgil West and his orchestra
will play for the affair, the pro-
ceeds from which will 60 toward
charity.
Tickets may be purchased at
the door.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09

Members of the firing squad
who will salute the heroic d c a d
include: Brooks Broome, Floyd
Williams, Bradford Cantwel, Per-
cival Kelly, Samuel Jolly, Laney
Lee, Charles Reeves, and Brad
ford Virgins Charles Caudill,
bugler, will close the service with
t"Taps.n
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
SO |ETY
| W0mans News
KAY GOODMAN Social Editor Dial 2-3311
Dates to Remember

dance at the Cape Fear
Artillery armory on Market
street. Virgil West and his
orchestra will play.
SATURDAY
400 D. m.-The annual memorial
day service for Confederate
veterans, veterans Of the
Spanish War and World Wars
l and II will be held at Oak
dale cemetery under the di-
rection Of the Cape Fear
chap.er, No. g.. Daughters OF
the Confederacy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09

Cloisonne ware is decorated by
making a design in enamel pro-
duced by laying out the pattern
with thin wires, and fusing enamel
paste in the interstices. The wires
are retained, outlining the design
and r characteristic of the
cloisonne.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09

Problem children with abnor-
NAL brain waves have been found
to behave better by use of a new
drug dilantin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09

Use corn syrup or honey to make
tender, appetizing candied sweet
potatoes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09

EULIS LINWOOD WATKINS, JR.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood Watkins
announce the birth of a son, Eulis
Linwood Watkins, Jr., May 7, at
the Marion Sprunt annex. Mrs.
Watkins is the former Fonnie
Rogers of KinSton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
Melba Herring
Weds Mr.. Higgins
In Lumberton

LUMBERTON - Miss Melba
Louise Herring, daughter of Mrs.
Mike Herring and the late Mr.
Herring of Lumberton, became
the bride Of James Townsend Hug
gins. son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
B. Higgins of Lumberton, in a
double-ring ceremony performed
by DR.. J. Glenn Blackburn, pas
tor of the couple, at the home Of
the bride on May 4. Wedding
music was rendered by Mrs. AL
ton A. Price, pianist, and Mrs.
M. F. Townsend, soloist.
The couple entered together un-
attended.
For her wedding the bride had
chosen a white wool suit, with
which she wore navy accessories
and carried a prayer book topped
with a purple-throated orchid.
Candles were lighted by Miss Bet
ty Jean Blackmon, niece of the
bride, and Johnny Higgins, broth
err of the groom.
Mrs. Higgins is employed with
the local office of the Veterans Ad-
ministration. The bridegroom
served in the Navy for three
years.
On Saturday evening Mrs. H. S.
Melvin of Greensboro and Mrs.
| Wilson Blackmon, sisters Of the
bride, entertained at a cake-cutt-
ing and shower for the couple at
the home of Mrs. Blackmon
Guests numbered 80.
Misses Dot Watts and Margaret
Lewis were hostesses at a bingo
party and miscellaneous shower
for Miss Herring at the Watts
home Friday night. Mrs. Wesley
c. Watts assisted the hostesses in
entertaining.
MI. and Mrs. B. M. Sibley en-
tertained at open house" for Of
ficers and employees Of K. M.
Biggs, Inc, at their home on Fri
day evening. Invited guests num-
bered SO.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Sealey Of
Drum, Route l, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Pattie,
to l.. r. Bullock, Jr,, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. L. R. Bullock Of Fair
mont, Route l. The wedding will
take place in June.
Mrs. Boyd Davis of Lumbe1ton
Route 8. announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Eva, to R..
E. Johnson, son of Mrs. R. L..
Johnson of Fairmont, Route 2. The
Weddine will take place in June,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mrs. Boyd Davis of Lumbe1ton
Route g.. announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Eva, to R.
E.. Johnson, son of Mrs. R. L.
Johnson of Fairmont, Route 2. The
wedding will take place in June.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09
B |RTH HIS

SHEILA DARLEEN DAVIS
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kenneth
Davis, Jr., announce the birth of
a daughter, Sheila Darleen, May
5, at the Marion Sprunt mex.
Mrs. Davis is the former Mildred
Lucille Smith of this city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-09

Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Sibley en-
tertained at open house" for Of
ficers and employees Of K. M.
Biggs, Inc, at their home On Fri
day evening. Invited guests mum.
bered SO.
Evening star., 1947-10-12
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