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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-08
was wrong. You're regular"

was wrong. You're regular"
"Thanks," said Gail briefly.
ooh, don't get me wrong.
still don't like you any better
than I did at the beginning"
Greg told her CURLY. Its just
that somewhere deep inside OF
that layer of spoiled debbie, I
think maybe you've got the
makin's of a girl fit to be Uncle
Charles "daughter."
st hope So" said Gail quiet
ly, sincerely, almost humbly.
"He's-a pretty swell person.
Il wish l could have known him
a long time ago.
"That's your loss that you
didn't" said Greg.
81 know it,"
81 hope you can stick it out
for the SUMNER" Greg went on
slowly. "It means a lot to him
to have you here"
81 wish I could stay here for
ever" she said impulsively,
and then panic swept her. Did
she really mean that? This big,
ugly old barn of a house, no
decent bath, kerosene oil
lamps, hard, grueling labor.
She shivered a little.
Greg, as though he read her
thoughts, grinned, but at least
there was no longer that bitter
lashing of contempt in his look
or in his tone. And she was
startled to realize that suddenly
she felt a little warm, pleased
glow in her heart. Not until this
moment had she realized how
Greg's dislike had hurt;
but now that he admitted he
had been wrong about her, now
that he was willing to be
friends, she felt suddenly like
singing. Even though her body
ached with WEAKNESS and her
was exhausted.
y i
The second day had been al
harder than the first. The
backs of Calls legs had ached
like a toothache, and bending
above the long rows had SEEM
ed to wrench her back IN half.
But by the third day her mus
cles we're adapting themselves:
and by the end of the week
she was taking it in her stride.
pleased and self-importan*, and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-08

Charlie Herring, Charlie Love
and George Smith.
Visitors included Rotarian Le-
row Rollins of Farmville, Grady
Cliff Thompson, a guest of Ri
Love, and Brown Woolard OF
New York, a guest of his brother,
Cliff Woolard.
Singing led by Joe S. Mann,
a joke by Lloyd Collier and sew
eral comments from Rotarians
completed the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-08

little uneasy about Lissa's re-
action Would she order Gail to
return to her Immediately? Gail
was afraid she would, and she
didn't want to leave; but she
comforted herself with the
thought that she was with her
father and he wanted her, ana
50, with his backing, she would
Care defy LISA if such a COM
mand did arrive.
The weekend followed the
pattern set by the last week
end, and again that Sunday
night Gail heard Norah's soft,
muffled sobbing. 1t worried her,
and on Monday, as the two of
them set out for the field, Gail
said, impulsively, "Norah,
what's worrying you so?"
Norah, stopped still in the
dew-wet path and stared at her,
shocked, a little on the defen-
sive.
"Why, you silly child, what
do you mean? Do I look like
a gal all bowed down with WOE
ries?" she protested after a mo-
ment.
"It's just that-w ell. Re
heard you crying in the night
several times" Gail was sorry
that she had mentioned it.
Sorry that she had spoken at
all.
Norah stiffened and for a mo-
ment went white and cold. An
ger trembled in her eyes and
then she clenched her hands
hard and tilted her chin a little
and managed a grin.
"For Pete's sake, can't a
lady emit a small, ladyhke
snore without being called to
task for it," She tried hard to
make it a gay, flippant little
speech, but the gaiety was
missing.
Gail flushed and said awk-
wardly, "1'm sorry. I didn't
mean to pry."
"Then don't!" snapped
Norah, her anger breaking its
leash for a moment as she turn
ed and stalked away.
Gail was acutely unhappy.
She loved Norah, and was dep
ly grateful for the girls warm
friendliness; she had not meant
to mention the weeping that
had struck her as SO pathetical-
ly lonely. She had only wanted
to offer whatever comfort there
might be in her interest and
her willingness, her anxiety, to
share whatever trouble Norah
was carrying alone. But Norah
thought she was prying. Gail
sighed and picked up her hoe.
That night when she went up
stairs from her bath to put on a
fresh dress for dinner Norah's
door was open, and she saw
Norah and Greg pushing the
head of the bed away from the
wall and cross the room.
Away from the wall against
which, in the other room, Calls
bed was set.
Norah looked up and met
Calls eyes and said casually,
"The nights are getting so
warm I thought I'd shift my
bed in the hope of more air."
81 see," said Gail quietly,
and met Norah's eyes for a mo-
ment before she went on to her
own room.
Neither girl mentioned the in
cident again, but there was the
tiniest possible barrier between
them now; something impalp-
able as smoke, yet inescapabe.
The casual, t-hearted
friendliness was still there on
the surface, but beneath, ap-
parent only to the girls them
selves, there was a guarded
something beyond which neith-
er tried to 60.
Time slid by and Gail was
scarcely conscious of its pass
ing. The days were crowded
with work, because this was the
busy planting season; the
nights were given over to ex-
hausted slumber, the weekends
to the trip to the county seat.
Saturday and Sundays were
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
BY A GOODMAN

Mabel Rogers was a society ed
itor and not a hair stylist, but a
few weeks ago Mabel decided she
could be both and wrote a piping
hot article in WEEKEND" the
magazine of the Stars and Stripes
published in P%fungstadt, Hesse,
bawling out the chief of Holly
wood hair-stylists in the words OF
a society editor whose ire is up.
In case Wilmingtonians don't re-
member, Mabel Rogers, wife OF
Col. Rogers OF the U. S. Army
was a society editor about IS
months ago on the Wilmington
Morning Star. Her claim to fame
in the local annals, aside from
the fact that she pounded out So
cial and feminine tidbits, was that
she possessed a hairdo - self-in-
.flicted-that attracted more COM
ment for the six months she work.
ed here than Veronica Lakes
peek-a-boo bob.
But Mabers couture was no
Lake original. 1t was strictly Ma
bel, and although it bore the
hereditary characteristics of Lilli-
an Russell's rats and pompa-
dours, it could pass as modern
because of the back-upsweep and
the usual temperamental strands
that twist down the neck vertebra
and around the ears.
So, when Mabel sent us the
story. describing herself as a per
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Miss Farrar
Entertained
On Birthday

Mr.. and Mrs. William Farrar
entertained Monday at the North
Shore Soda Shop On WrightsviIle
Beach, %honoring their daughter,
Memory Ann, who celebrated her
third birthday.
Refreshments Of birthday cake
and ice cream molds carried out
the color scheme Of pink and
white. Decorations in these shades
were also used.
Those attending the party were
Anita Mcdonald, Jimmy Jones,
Deborah Kerr, Judy Kerr, Kaye,
Gayle, and Al Remuny Of Green's
boro, Jimmy Cloinger, Julie and
Jack Carson, Charles Lewis, Gene
and Gerry King, Jay and Lynn
Kelly, Betty and Jane Brady, Lin
da Herring, Diane Smith, Wan
da Mercer and, Horace Skies.
Assisting the parents in serving
were Mrs. Robert Carson and
Mrs. E. M. Hawkins.
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Bv WILLIAM e. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

q. Written for NEA Service
AS I have often said, some Of
NE best bridge is played after a
tournament is over, when the con-
testants are sitting around and
eating sandwiches. During a dis
sussion of hands after a recent
tournament, Sol Mogal OF New
York brought up today's hand,
which he said he played eight or
ten years ago. -
He gave US only the North and
South cards, and if you really
want to work the hand cut, you
should cover up the East-West
cards. There were four or five
experts around the table when we
discussed this hand and zone OF
them made the correct play.
Mogal said that he played the
ten Of diamonds from dummy on
the opening lead, East pu. on the
Jack and Mogal o He led the
spade and finessed dummy's jack
which held.
Then he cashed the ace of dia.
monds, led the three Of hearts to
the queen in his hand, and ruffed
the six of diamonds with the sew
en- Of hearts. West had played the
diamonds in the following order:
seven, five deuce.
Dummy's ten Of hearts was led
10 the king, and the ace of hearts
cashed. Then declarer led his
fourth heart. Having no idea that
West was void of clubs, he simply
hoped that West had one of the
club honors.
But West had to lead a spade
which was won In dummy with
the queen, South discarding a
club. Another club was discarded
on the ace of spades.
This left the dummy with the
king-ten-nine Of clubs, while Mo
gal had the nine of diamonds and
ace-six of clubs. East found
himself squeezed. In order to hold
the queen of diamonds, he had to
blank down to the queen-jack Of
clubs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Society Editor Voices
Her O pinion OF Hair Sty|ists

secuted housewife who defied
Hollywood hair stylists to tell her
how to wear her hair, we were
a bit surprised.
Basically, our Mabel, wanted to
tell women that they should wear
their hair the most convenient,
practical, and flattering way they
could. She was agin' the long un-
restricted, flowing style, some
times known as passionate and
primitive" because such hair
gets in the way when you're try
ing to feed a baby a spoonful Of
mush. Mabel also said that a
young business woman applying
for a job might meet with some
opposition if she looked as though
she had just stepped out Of a
boudoir.
Mabel was not too fond Of the
pinnacle-sty which makes tn e
American woman look like an
Egyptian mummy and at the
same time leaves her ears flap
Ping.
Finally, Mabe. who with her
two children and Army husband
is making her home at the Ober-
ptaffenhofen Air Depot in Ger
many, says that it's nobody's bus
mess how she wears her hair be-
cause it's her hair and she's just
going to make the best Of it.
How many women, particularly
in the present summer heat, are
in sympathy with Mabel!
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Ann w hite
Wins Welfare
Appointment

Miss Ann Carolyn White has re-
Gently been appointed administra-
tive assistant in the State Board
Of Public Welfare according to a
story in the Raleigh News and
Observer. The announcement OF
her appointment was made by DR..
Ellen Winston, commissioner OF
public welfare.
Miss White is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. G. White, 1106
Grace street, Wilmington. She
spent all of her pre-college years
in this city and was graduated
from New Hanover High school.
Graduated magma cum laude
from Meredith college, S
White has her masters degree
from Cornell university and has
had two additional years OF grad
uate study at the University OF
Chicago. While at Cornell, she
was graduate assistant in the So
GEOLOGY department and later
teaching assistant.
Miss White was the recipient OF
the Henderson fellowship in soclol-
ogy from the University of Chi
cago in l945-46 and held a Rosen-
valid fellowship during the past
year. She also has had extensive
research experience and will de-
vote considerable time in her
work for the State Board OF Pub
lie Welfare to research related to
the development Of administrative
nnlicieS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Miss WheatIey
Entertained
With Shower

Miss Permelia Wheatley, whose
marriage to A. B.. Blake, Jr., will
take place at $50 o'clock this aft
ernoon at St. Paul's Episcopal
church, was entertained Friday
evening at a delightful crystal
and china shower given by Miss
Donnie Mussellman and Miss
Catherine Britain,
The Elks home was profusely
decorated with arrangements Of
summer flowers.
High scorers for the evening
were Mrs. Harold Perkins a n d
Miss Betty Britt.
Those attending were Miss
Wheatley, honoree, Miss Betty
Britz, Miss Isabel Anderson, Miss
Betty Hill, Miss Nancy Cheek,
Miss Katherine Harris, Miss Betty
Jean DuE, Miss Maude Noe, Miss
Catherine LeGwin, Miss Betty
Yopp, Miss Shirley Wheatley Of
Miami, Miss Anna Kamer, Miss
Jean Cross, Miss Shirley Brown,
Miss Lucy Alderman, Miss Mary
Harlan of Fayetteville, Perry
James, Jr., Harold Perkins, S. E.
Wheatley, A. B. Blake, George T.
Mussellman, George Bland, LIE
land Jones and Beulah Britain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Plant Bulbs Now for Orchid Iris
Registered q. s. Patent once

accompanying Garden . Graph.
Later mulch the bulbs well, espe-
cially if your winter weather is
below zero in temperature.
The most popular Dubious iris
for garden use are Reticulata,
Dutch, Spanish and English. T G
flowers of each of these varieties
are exquisitely graceful in form
and color. They are often seen in
florist shops for cut flower pur.
poses. Reticulata, illustrated. is
the smallest type and the earliest
to bloom. 1t flowers in March, at
the same time as the crocus and
snow-drops. The flowers are like
miniature Spanish irises.
The Dutch, Spanish and Eng.
fish dubious irises belong in the
Xiphium group. The Dutch are
the first to bloom. Some two
weeks later the Spanish variety
come into flower. They are follow.
ed still later by the English va
riety. The English variety are
very effective when used in the
hardy border. When ported they
make very satisfactory Towering
house plants.
Bulbous irises find a light,
sandy soil to their liking, al
though they will grow well in any
moderately fertile soil. Their one
prime requirement is good drain,
age. They also enjoy fun U
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Department
TO Sponsor
Play D

Cnmaxing a successful and en-
joyable summer, the City Recrea'
ton department. under the direc'
ton of Mrs. Elizabeth May will
hold it's third annual play day
today at Greenfield Park.
About $50 children from recrea-
ton centers all over the city are
expected to take part in the con-
tests, Mrs. May said this morn
ing.
The play day events are the
elimination Of the summers
athletic activities, and it is at this
time that children gather to
play off the finals in their sports.
At 1890 this morning chill
dren from the Nesbitt Courts,
Maffitt Village, Robert Strange,
Cornelius Harnett, and the Second
and Orange community centers
will gather at the color poles
specifying their groups to register
for the contest and line up for
the grand march over the field.
The play-of tournaments in
horseshoes, croquet, checkers,
jump rope, and hop scotch will
take place from 10:45-11.4 a. m.
From 11:45-12:00 Individual
races and contests will be held.
Divisions for entrance will include:
3 legged race, sack race for boys,
sack race for girls, high jump
for boys, broad jump for boys,
backward race for girls, China
mans race for boys, balloon volley
ball for girls, and leap frog for
small boys.
Team games will be held from
1891 p. m, with games con-
sisting of human tug of war for
girls, human tug Of war for boys,
South American relay, and the
endless chain relay.
A picnic lunch ana relaxation
period will follow from 1-2:3C
p. M, after which group singing
and the announcement of winners
will be carried out from 1870 to
3 p. m.
Winners of the girls soft ball
league-Nesbitt Courts and Ninth
street girls will play off the tie
from 3 to 4:30 D.. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
n F or
Salad low
Are Complete

Plans have been completed for
the salad show being sponsored by
he Home Economics department
Of New Hanover High school on
August 26 at 8 o'clock at the Com
munity Center.
A demonstration of the prepare
don of a frozen meal has been
planned as an added attraction.
The public is urged to make salad
entries in order to make this show
q success.
The local merchants c%ontribut-
Mg prizes are Blake Brothers,
electric iron; SBS Distributors,
electric broiler; Todd Furniture
Co., dutch oven; Gregory Radio
Co., coffee maker; Bucks Distri-
buting Co., electric iron; Tide Wa
ter Power Co., Floor lamp; Thrift
T-Stores, Inc, electric toaster;
Wilmington Furniture, chair;
Blackwood Associate Store, cleo
tric clock; Graham Appliance Co.,
radio; Pender Furniture Co., cleo
trio toaster.
Any contestant may enter as
many as five salads-one in each
of the five following groups: meat
or meat substitute, vegetable,
fruit, special occasions, combina-
ton, either of fruit and vegetable,
etc. Each contestant is asked to
prepare a salad for display and
a separate portion as a sample
for tasting.
Those interested in this show
may call 2-143S on Thursday, Au-
gust 81, between 9 and II o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Weekly Surf
Club Luncheon
We'll Attended

The popular weekly luncheon
which has been widely attended
was held yesterday at the spa
cious Surf club on Wrightsville
Beach.
Among those attending were
Mrs. R. Willard Cantwell, Mrs.
Homer P. Mepzger of New York,
Mrs. r. j. Doss, Mrs. J. F. Rob-
ertson, Mrs. Eliza Symmes, Mrs.
Robert c. Cantwell, Mrs. j. M.
Fields, Mrs. c. E. White, Mrs. H.
A. Codington, Mrs. I. C. Wright,
Mrs. Albert Jones, and Mrs.
George Lamb of Manhattan.
Mrs. . L. Meister. Mrs. B. H.
Cobb, Mrs. j. G. Thornton. Mrs,
Herman We'll, Mrs. w. B. Hunt.
Mrs. Goodlett Thornton, Mrs. Will
liam H. Sprunt. Mrs. P. R. Smith
Mrs. Dalziel Sprunt, Mrs. W. M.
Peck, Mrs. James P. Houston,
Mrs. Lawrence Bosworth, Miss
Marguerite Walker, and Mrs. P.
E. Brown,
Mrs. E. c. Hines, Mrs. Frank
Ross, Mrs. Marsden Bellamy,
Mrs. Louis B. Orrell, Mrs. John
Bright Hill, Mrs. Albert F. Perry,
Mrs. Ben Washburn, Mrs. R. S.
McClelland, Mrs. George F. AVN
ger, Mrs. Joe Bridger, Mrs. Hen
ny Bridger, Mrs. Horace Pearsan,
Mrs. 0. L. Henry, Mrs. R. A. Nc
1ntyre, Mrs. B. H. Bridger. Mrs.
James A. Jones, and Mrs. Robert
Boyd, Mrs. Larry Bridger, Mrs.
W. H. Tillery, Mrs. Herbert Will
son. and Mrs. David Murchison.
Mrs. Raiford Trask, Mrs. Mars
den Bellamy, Jr., Mrs. William A.
Hall, Mrs. D. B. Koonce, Mrs.
Frederick B. Graham, Mrs. Harry
Stovall, Miss Fanny Grove, Mrs.
Laurence Lee, Mrs. Sam Clark,
Jr., Mrs. Jennie Goodwin, of Or
landa, Mrs. J. Watts Farthing,
Mrs. John c. VESSEL. Jr., Mrs,
Julian X. Taylor, Jr., Miss Peggy
Hall, and Miss Emma Williamson.
Dial 2-3311 For NovuSnonar Cnrv;c-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
c

All over the world today, women
are surveying closets full of last
years knee-length clothes and
bordering ways and means to
lengthen them.
Since most hemlines have been
skimpy in recent years, the
frightening problem isn't as sim
pie as it may seem. Many var
time clothes were made with no
hem allowance at all. Others had
such narrow hens that there was
little leeway for lengthening.
However, few women are 60
ing to throw away a good suit
Or dress without a struggle-and
there are other simple ways to
lengthen a garment besides let
ting out the hem.
The yoke principle is the most
popular. A suit skirt that is too
short may be heightened by add
ing a wide waistband or yoke Of
contrasting material, suede or
metallic lastex. Particularly eff
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

yoke in each case. The gored or
circular skirt fits smoothly
around the hips, the pleated or
gathered skirts have their full
ness below the yoke.
In one-piece dresses, the same
method may be used by inserting
a milriff band, and adding collars
Or cuffs to match.
A simple and effective method
Of lengthening a black crepe
cocktail dress is to add a three
or four inch ruffle or band Of
matching lace or net at the hem
line, and collar or cuffs to match.
If you have a good winter coat
that cannot be heightened by let
ting out the hem, the best solu-
ton is to add a band of fur at
the bottom, with matching fur
buttons, if desired.
Raincoats may be lentthened eff
fectively by adding a plaid band
at the hemline, and matching it
with turn-back cuffs and lapels.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
*We>the Women
BY RUTH

b1 NUN M1LLE1
A wen-known family relations
expert says that society should
accept division of woman's life in
to three stages: earning, home
making, and resumption of her
career in later life.
It looks as though that is about
as sensible a plan for a woman's
life today as any she could work
out. Society will, Of course, &C.
cept such a plan if enough I'M
dividual women work it our FOL
themselves.
The girl who has never support
ed herself before marriage has
very little real security today. A
period of being financially indie
pendent before she marries is the
best insurance a woman can
have. She knows she will be able
to get and hold a job if her marri-
age goes on the rocks, if her hus.
band becomes i'll or dies, or if his
income has to be supplemented in
order for the family to have the
necessities of life.
Most experts agree that a WON
ans willingness to stay at home
and devote full time to home
making and collaborating, until
the children are ready to 60 out
On their own, is the biggest con-
tribution she can make during
that period Of her life.
But there is no reason in the
world why a woman can't resume
her career or carve a new one
for herself once her children are
grown.
Regarding a woman's life as
falling into three distinct phases
seems about as sensible an idea
for "the lost sex" as any that
has yet been offered.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

fective is a wide ribbed knit band
which may be of either matching
or contrasting yarn.
Since the new vogue is for
skirts with a ~corselet waistline,
this method OF lengthening serves
other style purposes as well. You
may achieve the new snipped-in
look and the longer skirt all at
one fell swoop.
A dressy cocktail suit may be
heightened by adding a wide
ribbon band at the top, or a corse-
let belt of the new shirred lastex
lame, decorative as well as prac-
cal.
A wide suede waistline is ef-
fective with tweed, and for fan
nels Or worsteds, either the knit
band Or a yoke of contra sting
color may be used.
The yoke method may be used
either with gored, pleated or
gathered skirts, the top Of the
skirt simply being attached to the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Date. to Remember

TODAY
a m.-The weekly bridge
tournament and luncheon Will
be held at the Carolina
Yacht club with Mrs. N. l..
Foy and Mrs. W. S. Baker
acting as hostesses.
800 .. m.-The final game in a
series of benefit bridge
tournaments sponsored by
the Benevolent Patriotic
Order, Does Drove 80, will
be given at the Elk's Temple,
400 S. Front street
THURSDAY
7:30 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., 1947-08-20

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Cromartie Family
P | a n S Reunion
At White L a k e

The Cromartie reunion will be
held Thursday at II am. at Crys-
tai Beach, White Lake.
The Rev. Henry McFadgen Of
Pine Tops will be the speaker and
young members Of the clan will
provide music.
James Monroe of Council is
president of the clan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
BY DEAN HALLIDAY
Distributed by

Central Press Association
Orchid culture is not to be at
tempted by the average home
garden. 1t requires the skilled
hand of the specialist. But any
home garden can have the gor-
geous orchidlike blooms of bull
bous iris. They grow like tulips,
from fall-planted bulbs. The bulbs
can be planted now or in early
September.
The reason for planting dubious
iris at this time is that they be-
gin growth at once. The foliage
is slender and looks like heavy
grass. 1t grows to be about a
foot high.
The bulbs should be planted
four inches deep, as shown in the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Team
Will Present
Night Program

Members Of the Methodist Eel
lowship team from the Durham
district will present a program
tonight at 8 o'clock in the Carolina
Beach Methodist church, accord
ing to an announcement made
Monday.
Members of the Wilmington SUBJ
district, as well as any other
interested persons are invited to
attend.