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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13
Cottle-Rivenbark
Rites SolemniZed
In BurgaW Home

Miss Catherine Rivenbark of
Burgaw, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. R. Rivenbark, and Al
ton Cottle, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Cottle of Norfolk, Va, were
married Tuesday evening, De-
cember 9, at 8 o'clock in the
Rivenbark home in Burgaw.
The Rev. P. D. Clark, pastor
OF the Burgaw Presbyterian
church officiated.
Miss Martha Wells of BurgaW
was maid of honor, and E. C..
Wells of Burgaw was best man.
Following a wedding trip, the
couple will make their home in
Norfolk, Va.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13
Parents Entertain
Son And Daughter
At Birthday Party

Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Powell en-
tertained their son and daughter,
frankie and Jean Gray on their
third and sixth birthdays re-
spectively Thursday afternoon
at birthday party.
Guests included: Eddie
O'Neal, Billie Smith, Fay
Barnes, Libby and George
Morse, Lynder and Sandra Cook,
Ronnie McLennon, Junior Clark,
Kay Crocker, Ann Maxwell.
Ice cream and cake was
served, and Santa Claus favors
were given.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13
One MILL MERGER
GETS APPROVAL
Revolution And Proximity
Plants Become One At
Greensboro
GREENSBORO. Dec. 12. -

GREENSBORO, Dec. 12. - P)
- Stockholders of Revolution
Cotton Mills and Proximity Man.
ufacturing company today ap-
proved a merger of stock, drom-
ing the Cone Mills corporation as
of January l, 1948.
Though the action Revolution
was merged into Proximity and
the authorized capital stock of
$50,000,000 was divided into
100000 shares of common stock
with par value of $40 each.
The 918,19 shares of Proxim-
ity stock now issued and out
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13
Bride-Elects Feted
Recently In Bolton

BOLTON, Dec. 12-Miss Jau-
nita Bordeaux, bride-elect OF
December 20, was honored re-
Gently at a linen shower at the
home of Mrs. E. M. Herren.
Miss Wanda Lee Wilson of Lake
Waccamaw, bride-elect of De-
cember 10, was also honored
with gife in her crystal pattern.
The Herren home was attrac-
lively decorated with white
chrysanthemums and native
greenery. During the party,
Miss Bordeaux was presented
a corsage of white carnations.
Several games were played
with Mrs. David Grice winning
the prize for the contest.
Mrs. Herren was assisted in
serving by Mesdames Grace
Paxton, Beulah Singletary, Otto
Jones, Lara Mae Brown, and
Mrs. I. A. Cain.
Guests included:
Mesdames Warren Cooke of
Whiteville, mother Of the
groom-elect, D. V. Jones of
Whiteville, I A. Cain of Acme,
o. A. Groom, Hubert Squires
Perry Edge, Gladys Millican,
H. A. Lany, Lawrence Brown
and Jennison Brown.
Mesdames w. C. Sealy,
Ebrum Russ, W. H. Baker, Ag-
mes Barnhardt, Cecil Fault, An
ME Lee Vereen, J. B. Lattey, j.
c. Long, Graham Long, Clar-
ence Parks. George Russ, Da1-
ton Russ, Robert Ward, John
Haynie. S. B. Smith, ]. F. Will
son, W. w. Green, and F. F.
Pate.
Mesdames Martin McKcithan
Marlin Lee, H. D. bordeaux. J.
D. Peterson, Misses Elizabeth
Merritt, Eula Mae Long, Ann
Davis, Billie Ann Baker, Bobbie
Robinson, Myrtle Carroll, little
Annette Russ.
Misses Bettye ond Nara Lee
Brown, nieces of the bride as
sisted the honoree in opening
her gifts.
Miss Wanda Lee Wilson of
Lake Waccamaw was honored
with a miscellaneous shower re-
Gently by Mrs. S. B. Smith and
gniss Helen Faulk. Miss Wilson
and John Franklin Wilson will
be married December 19, in the
L a Ike Waccamaw Baptist
church.
The marriage of Miss Jaunita
Bordeaux and Jean David
Cooke will take place December
20 in the First Bsptist church,
Whiteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13
MRS. w. RONALD LANE

Whereas: God in His tender
mercy has called home our
friend and fellow member, Mrs.
w. Ronald Lane, on November
18th, 1947.
North Carolina Sorosis wishes
today to offer this tribute of al
lection and bow in humble SUBJ
mission to Him who doeth all
things well.
Having just joined the Club in
June of 1946 and being stricken
with i'll health shortly there aft
er dorothy" was able to at
tend only a very few meetings
but she always maintained a
great interest in Sorosis and it's
civic enterprises, both from a
personal standpoint and as the
wife of our former mayor.
She was devoted wife and
mother-a true friend. She al
ways possessed CHEEKY smile
and a splr1 t OF hopefulness
through long days of pain and
suffering.
The soul-the eternal soul
must reign
In worlds devoid Of pain and
strife
Then why should mortal
man complain
OF Death that leads to hap
pier life?"
Therefore be it resolved:
That a page in the minutes OF
the club be Inscribed to
her memory and copy sent
to the press.
That a copy be sent to her
husband and to her family to-
gether with the loving sympathy
of North Carolina Sorosis.
(Signed)
Mrs. John Knox Ward
Mrs. J. H. Ferguson
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13
Doris w. Langley
Earl Jones Wed

The marriage of Miss Doris
W. Langley and Earl E. Jones
was solemnized Friday after.
noon at 3 o'clock in the Mason
boro Baptist church. The Rev
James H. Blackmore, pastor,
officiated.
Guests present for the cere-
mony included. Mrs. w. D
Walkup, rnothei, of the bride,
Mrs. c. J. Walton, Sr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion Verzaal, and c. j.
Walton, Jr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13
Turkey Dinner Set
Tuesday At Tileston

Tileston school Parent Teach
er association will sponsor a
benefit turkey dinner Tuesday
evening at 6 o'clock in the school
cafeteria.
Tickets can be obtained from
the Tileston S C h 90 ! office,
Fourth and Ann streets, Mrs.
Edwin D. Clarke, 221 S. Fifth
street, or Mrs. T. A. Rivenbark,
7O7 S. Third street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13
BIRTHS
LINDA KAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Parker
Daniels announce the birth o f
daughter, Linda Kay, December
10, at the Marion Sprunt annex.
Mrs. Daniels is the former Doro-
thy Margaret Kure of this city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13
With The Sick

Friends of Mrs. Charlie F..
Carroll will be interested to
learn that she is able to be out
after having been confined to
her home for several weeks with
a broken arm.
Miss Mary Alice Blackmore
has returned to her home from
she underwent an operation last
the Goldsboro hospital, where
week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13
|

Mrs. Iona Bell of Carolina
Beach, who has been in bad
health for several years, is
spending the winter with h e r
uncle, W. K. Switzerland and
other relatives in Wachula, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Register
and Mrs. Registers mother and
sister, Mrs. M. L. Winner and
Mrs, Iona Bell, are visiting rel
atives in Miami and other parts
Of Florida for a few weeks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13

The dodo bird gets it's name
from the Portuguese "duodo, "
"Simpleton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13

Circle No. l met on Monday
evening in the home of the Miss
es Bowden on Hill street with
IS present and the chairman,
Miss Nell Bowden presiding.
Mrs. Eugene H. Clarke gave the
Bible study from Matthew and
Mrs. Frank Haislip present
ed the program in a most in
teresting manner after which the
hostesses served cake and Rus
sian tea.
Circle No. 2 met in the home
of Mrs. J. W. Quinn with Mrs.
Ralph Best, Sr., Chairman, il,
the chair and II present. Mrs.
R. H. Best, Jr. presented the
Bible study, and Mrs. E.
P. Ewers discussed the program
1.-THE Kingdom Beginning In
Me" most interestingly. Fol
lowing the business the hostess
served a tempting chicken sal
ad course with coffee.
Circle No 3 was entertained
on Monday afternoon in the
home of Mrs. J. M. Pierce with
II members present and Mrs. j.
|C. Page chairman, presid-
ing. Mrs. Ed Hines gave the Bi-
BILE study, using the Christmas
Story from Matthew and Mrs
Jimmy Kitchen had charge OF
the program For Such a Time
as This. The hostess served
cookies, nuts and hot chocolate
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13

Submarine ridges ring the
northern and western Pacific,
their crests forming such islands
as the Aleuthians, the Kuriles,
Japan, and the Rvukus.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13

There are about 10000
Ouakers of which about 114,7 100
are in the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13
Hostess In Warsaw
Compliments Sister

WARSAW, Dec. 12-Mrs. J. M.
Plerce was a most gracious
hostess on Tuesday afternoon
when she entertained with four
tables of bridge honoring her
slster-in-law, Mrs. c. D. Pierce,
OF Newport, Rhode Island.
Throughout the lower floor of
the Pierce home were lovely ar
rangements of chrysanthemums
carrying out the color scheme of
pink and orchid.
At the conclusion of several
interesting progressions Mrs.
Ferddie Faison of Clinton was
awarded high score award; Mrs.
Henry L. Stevens, Jr., low score
and Mrs. Pierce guest award.
Each were presented lovely
handkerchiefs.
Mrs. Pierce served a delicious
sweet course of peppermint ice
cream with hot pound cake fol-
lowed by demi-tasse to the fol-
lowing guests: Mesdames
Pierce, Henry L. Stevens, Jr.,
Robert L. West, Hector Mcneil,
Sterling Mariner, R. D. John
son, Paul Berry, Ralph Best, E.
P. Ewers, r. H. Best, Jr., j. c..
Thompson, A. J. Jenkins, j. w.
Straughan, J. P. Harmon and
Ferddie Faison and Frank Col
well, of Clinton
Coronation Ceremony
An outstanding event of Sum-
day evening will be the Junior
Girls Auxiliary Coronation cere-
mony which will be a public af-
air at 7:3O o'clock in the War;
saw Baptist Church auditorium.
Mrs. w. W. Garner, sponsor of
the G. AS arranged an elabo-
rate program in whcih Jo Anne
Britt will be crowned queen of
the court, a rank Of honor.
In her court will be princess
Julianna jenkins; Ladies in waj.-
ing, Ross Garner, Joyce Whittle,
Shirley Zachary, Betty Phillips,
Iris Ezzell and Georgia Anne
Hopkins; maidens, Faye Black
burn, Betty Parker, Helen Tor
rams, Barbara West, Peggy
Thomas, Bessie Herring, Eloise
Lanier, and Margie Davis;
Page, Lilly Mae Phillips; crown
bearer, Betty Britt; flower girl,
Sue Whittle and ribbon bearer,
Nina Garner.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13

The marriage of Miss Jaunita
Bordeaux and Jean David
Cooke will take place December
20 in the First Bsptist church,
Whiteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-13
OVER THE NETWORKS
TODAV

Dance & News Hr.-mbs
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-18
WOMEN VOLUNTEER
FOR SCOUT WORK
Nine Named To Serve AS
Committee Members,
Troop Leader.

Mrs. J. M. Autry, troop organi-
cation chairman of the Girl
Scouts, a Red Feather service
said yesterday that nine local
women have volunteered to serve
with the Scouts as troop leaders.
committee members, and chair
man of the public relations COM
mittee.
Although the nine will begin
to serve with the Girl Scouts inn
mediately, Mrs. Helen Jones
Scout executive said that more
volunteer workers were needed
in order that Wilmington girls
could join troops of the Girl
Scouts. She added that any Will
mingtonian, whether experience
ed or inexperienced in the
Scouting field, who wished to
volunteer their time to train the
Girl Scouts, to contact her at
her office in the Tide Water
building. .
Volunteer workers accepted
were Mrs. D. T. Shelton Mrs.
D. P. Billiard, Mrs. R. T. Horton,
Mrs. John J.. Fitzpatrick, Mrs.
J. T. Newman, and Mrs. E. T.
Driscoll, as troop leaders; Mrs.
B. K. Merritt, Mrs. R. H. Grove,
troop committee members; Mrs.
Rivers Lather, chairman of the
public relation committee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-18
DOE DORIS
Continued From Page One)

The doe then raced into the
Greystone Garage and tried to
jump through a window. Re.
buffed by its metal frame, she
ran out again while two me-
chanics leaped into the grease
pits for safety.
Next Doris tried CAROLS Bar
and Grill-but this time she en-
tered via the doorway. Six men
and a woman leaped for cor
ners as the deer jumped past
a barred window and ri
chocheted onto the shuttle
board.
Bleeding and groggy by this
time, Doris staggered for the
door but Bartender John Moss
kayoed her with a baseball bat
and she fell into the show win
dow.
When Patrolman Leo Magrat-
tan arrived, the doe was bleed
ing so badly he killed her with
two shots into the head.
After a huddle between police
and an A.S.P.C.A. agent, it was
decided that Doris would be-
come q venison dinner for St.
Joseph's hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-18
BRAZIL TO BREAr
Continued From pavs y

oHel
tude to emphasize tbai,
support of Chile who sold
expelled two Yugoslav dirpYiogesaalt7
charging they were fo noIasa
strikes in Chile as BART
Belgrade-directed camoai u 4
the new Communist Inter1ssai d
al Information Bureau. A. 'a''''
suit of the expulsion. MAJ d Y, =,
Tito's Yugoslav governm na'Saal
cred relations with Chile SeV'
The Informant said The B,.,
Ian government would 5.S,
passports to Soviet Cbar,ll ia NJ
Attaires Georgi sokoliv and nj "
other Russian officials .u Sl
ing Jorge Kalugan, the Ts. us'.lS
resentative, $50 Fep'
Soviet Ambassaoor
Suritz and his family laf, 'I q
I'll recently after tine Braz' ~
government had outlawed ~
Communist party ~laraps, T'
South America. u
Formal diplomatic relst,,,
between the Soviet UDj9n VI.
Brazil have been brief s; aa
overthrow of the Car in io.
Brazil did not recognize sar.,
Russia until 1915. V'H'
A police source said secn,;.
precautions have ALREADY a..I
taken to avoid any demons, ,'
ton Or incident as a a,'
sequence of the impending rgr.
ture. "F
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-18
HARTMAN URGES
CONTINUED From Page One)

national trade which in turn de-
ponds upon recovery Of wal
stricken nations and develop
ment of the worlds "under-de-
veloped areas"
Aids Dollar Shortage
Hartman in a speech pre-
pared for the Propeller Club Of
The United States, said other
nations present shortage Of
ships contributes to the world
dollar shortage and therefore te
the need of aid from u.s."
The Propeller Club is an or
ganization Of people interested
in shipping.
Hartman was not specific as
to details of getting the ships
into possession Of other coun-
tries. He said 1--WE should EN-
able them to acquire" ships and
"should assist them in their
purchases"
A week ago, Senator Brews-
ter (R-Me) suggested that the
US. give war surplus ships to
European countries, rather
than steel with which to build
new. ones.
On this point, Hartman
said:
st would seem wiser for us
to make our surplus ships avail
able to them rather than have
them put an unnecessary por'
ton of their energies into ship
building and thus divert them
from other reconstruction activ
tiles"
Oppose Transfer
Harriman's comments came
at a time when American ship.
ping interests, with signs o.
support from the Maritime
Commission, are opposing
transfer of surplus ships to 9th
er nations which would give
them more than their pre-wa1
merchant vessel tonnage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-18
NURSES APPOINT
LILLIAN BAYLEY
Wilmingtonian Named Dr.
rector OF League OF Ed
ucation Group

Miss Lillian Bayley of Wilm-
ington and Mrs. Ruby j. Hood
of Dunn were elected directors
of the state league Of nursing
education in the closing business
sessions of the three-day con-
vention of the Carolina State
Nurses association at Asheville
Friday. Officers of the associa-
ton were reelected.
Officers include Miss Edna L.
Heinzerling of Winston-Salem,
president; Mrs. Louise P. East,
of Asheville, first vice-president;
Mrs. A. H. Thompson Of Rocky
Mount, second vice-president;
Miss Ruby Cameron, of Char
lotte, secretary, and Mrs. Eliza
beth C. Clement of Greensboro,
treasurer.
Other Officers
Miss Pauline Kenney of
Greensboro, was named chair
man of the private duty section;
Miss Jean Blue, of Raleigh,
chairman of the public health
section; Mrs. Mary B. Daugher-
ty of Greensboro, was reelected
chairman of the office and in
dustrial section, and Mrs. Lena
Stanley of Goldsboro, was re-
elected to the post of chairman
of the institutional staff nurse
section.
Mrs. Effie L. Parker remains
president of the State League
of Nursing Education, Mrs.
Ruby ]. Hood of Dunn and Miss
Lillian Bayley of Wilmington
were elected directors.
In addition to the business ses-
sions at which the officers were
named, committees reported
Miss Thelma Laird, r.. NJ, of
New York, Associate Executive
Secretary of the ANA, discussed
economic security" and doc
tors and members discussed d.
sease and control, nursing
practices, staff nursing and pub
lie health services
Two hundred and fifty nurses
attended.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-18
WOMEN ARE ASKED
TO WATCH BUYING
Federation Resolution Con.
demns Unnecessary
Purchasing Now

The board of directors of the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs today called upon $500, 00C
associated clubwomen to refuse
to make unnecessary purchases
at inflationary prices"
The board adopted a resolu-
ton urging that Congress take
aggressive action to restore prices
to reasonable levels" by setting
up penalties to be enforced
against those responsible for un-
reasonable prices"
In addition the board, meet
ing under the direction of Mrs.
J. L. Blair Buck, Richmond, Va,
federation president, adopted res
olutions supporting Presiden,
Truman's voluntary rationine
program, and also favoring a
special session of Congress il
necessary to provide funds te
save suffering humanity"
This action followed a report
by Mrs. Buck to the board on her
recent trip to Europe.
Il saw and felt the dire neec
on every hand" she said. "Fooc
is the sole topic of conversation
| there"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-18
BRITISHERS QUOTE
Continued From Page One)

tions with Great Britain as pos
sible. We are interested in the de-
velopment of trade relations be-
tween our two countries.
"The sooner the two states
agree, the better for good part
ners in common work.
"Just as the Soviet Union has
always stood for improvement of
political and economic relations
with all countries, so it now
stands for such improvement, be-
ginning with the United States
and Great Britain.
"If these countries wish to i'm
prove relations with the Soviet
Union, they will be welcomed. We
shall be prepared to go forward
to meet them irrespective of what
economic setup may be in those
countries.
Cooperation between countries
having different economic sys-
TENS is possible. That already has
been proved by experience.
Can Garry On
eff, however, they do not want
to improve their relations with
the Soviet Union, we shall have
to do without them. We shall
nevertheless be able to carry on.
"We will wait until they regain
their reason and understand CO.
operation between nations is nee
essary. W. can wait. We are a
patient people"
Zilliacus declined to say wheth-
err Stain indicated what steps
should be taken to resolve the is
sues between Russia and the An
glo-Saxon powers. He added that
he could not disclose any further
facts about what Stain said.
In a news conference here last
night, Zilliacus, a leader of the
British Labor party's left wing,
said the U. S. Congress was I'M
likely to approve any further
credits to Britain Except under
intolerable political conditions"
He said recent creation of a
Communist Information Bureau
in Belgrade by the Communist
parties Of nine European nations
was an answer to what he called
the threat of American imperial
ism and pressure on Europe.
Other members of parliament
with Zilliacus are Arthur Allen,
Godfrey Bing, Arthur Joseph
Champion, Frederick Lee, Benja-
min Parkin, George Thomas and
H. White.
The legislators will go to lower
Silesia tomorrow night and from
there will fly to London Mon
day for the opening of parlia-
ment.
Zilliacus was a British intelli-
gence agent in Siberia from 1914
to 1919. Later he was for 18 years
a member of the League of Ma
tons secretariat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-18
PIEDMONT GROUP
Continued From Page One)

trained teachers as compared with
the present of $3.50, advocated
liberalization of retirement bene-
fits and demanded an annual incre-
ment of at least 500 for teachers,
Today's convention was quie1
in comparison with sessions last
year at which the South Pied
mont plan for higher pay was
championed.
Fritz, president of the State
Education Association, did not at
tend the sessions which drew
more than 5000 teachers from Il
counties. Fritz certificate was re-
voked by the State Board this
summer in connection with alleg-
ed payroll irregularities at the
Hudson schools where he was
principal.
Today's action was the second
time this week that a group has
struck out at the State Board for
it's action in the Fritz case. APP
proximately $50 Caldwell county
citizens gathered at Lenoir last
Tuesday and demanded the res
toration of his certificate.
The districts three officers, S.
A. McDuffie, Mecklenburg coun-
ty; president; Miss Mary P. Penn
berton, Concord, vice president;
and Paul B. Fry, Albemarle, sec
rotary, were reelected without OPP
position.
Classroom teachers chose Mrs.
J. w. Lemmond, Mecklenburg,
president; Mrs. Pearl Tomlison,
Hickory, vice president; and Miss
Lucille Scott, Mecklenburg, sec
rotary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-18
BYRNES ANSWERS
Continued From Page One)

the Foreign Office contended,
was that it was agreed in 1914
that, for best results in the war
a against Germany, Britain
should operate in and from
Greece, leaving Romania to the
Russians. The most which could
be said of the arrangement, the
British spokesman insisted, was
that it provided an agreement
coordinating military
strategy.
Replying in a statement to-
night, Byrnes denied that he
had said anything in his book
about spheres of influence.
Then he quoted a paragraph
from the book in which he said
that Prime Minister Churchill
and his foreign minister, Antho-
ny Eden, had reached an in
formal understanding at Mos
COW in the fall of 1914 that the
Russians would not interfere if
the British took military action
to quell internal disorders in
Greece"
In return, according to the
Byrnes book, "the British
would recognize the right Of the
Soviets to take the lead in main
tanning order in Romania.'
Not Informed
Byrnes declared tonight that
the Foreign Office spokesman
who said there was only a mill
tary strategy agreement "evi-
IDENTIFY 80. is not informed"
"My statement" Byrnes
said, twas based on a message
from Prime Minister Churchill
to President Roosevelt dated
March 8, 1915, in the first para
graph of which, after deploring
Soviet actions in Romania Mr..
Churchill said we have been
hampered in our protests
against these developments by
the fact that, in order to have
the freedom to save Greece,
Eden and I at Moscow in o.
tober recognized that Russia
should have a largely prepond-
Grant voice in Romania and
Bulgaria while we took the lead
in Greece. Stain adhered very
strictly to this understanding
during the 80 days fighting
against the Communists and
Elias in the City of Athens, in
spite Of the fact that all this
was most disagreeable to him
and those around him
'It should be noted that
Churchill was talking. of Soviet
action in 1915, not 1947."