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DEFENSE WORKERS NEEDING HOUSES Shipyard Employes Quit Jobs Because Of Lack Of Suitable Homes Many Wilmington shipyard work ers have been forced to quit their jobs here because they could not find suitable homes for their fam ilies, Defense Housing Chairman Henry R. Emory pointed out yes terday. "The labor problem is one of the foremost problems that the shipbuilding company has to meet in turning out Liberty freighters for the Maritime commission,’’ he said. "The company cannot produce ships on schedule without the co operation of citizens of Wilming ton and of New Hanover county. Every householder and property owner here can do an immense service to the war effort by help ing to provide shelter for the ship yard workers.” Available rooms, apartments and houses should be listed with the homes registration office on the second floor of the postoffice or with a real estate agency at once, Mr. Emory said. In addition, he urged all prop erty owners who have living space that could be converted easily into quarters for shipyard work ers to do so as quickly as pos sible. "Literally scores of people are visiting real estate agencies and the homes registration office here daily without success,” Mr. Em ory declared. After reviewing the housing sit uation here, members of the de 'ense housing committee yester day issued the following state ment: "Hardly a single dwelling is on file at the HRO,” the committee’s statement said, "and it is not likely that any additional houses can be completed for two or three months. Wilmington is already des perately overcrowded, and there are many families who cannot find living quarters. Four or five thou sand more persons will likely be j added to the payrolls of the ship yard alone in the next 60 to 90 days. "These facts mean just one thing: Our citizens are going to j have to make room for the new-1 comers. It is urged that they do so as a patriotic gesture. It is one of the best ways the public of Wilmington and New’ Hanover county can help the war effort. It is expected, of course, t h at spare rooms and apartments will be made available at reasonable rents. “Help win the war by taking a lodger.” •-V Canners Permitted One Pound Of Sugar To 4 Quarts Fruit RALEIGH, June 16 — ffl —State rationing administrator T. S. John son said today that many house wives we re complaining that they could not get enough sugar fo r their canning and he outlined the procedure for obtaining sugar for canning. Canners are permitted one pound of sugar for each four quarts of finished fruit they put up this year. Their allotments will be based upon their customary volume of canning, their intentions this year, and other such information as the local rationing board may require. In addition to this, each member of a family is entitled to one pound of sugar for preserves and jelly. Johnson said that sugar allotted for canning must not be used for any other purpose. He urged can ners not to get their whole year’s supply at one time, but to apply only for enough for current needs. -V STUDY FIRE HAZARDS ASHEVILLE, June 16. — UP) — Three National Forest o\icials aie visiting Pisgah National Forest this week for the purpose of re viewing past fires in the forest and studying plans that have been made for fighting future fires. Special Values In 3-Piece LIVING **0 FA ROOM SUITS up H. BERGER & SON FURNITURE CO. 707 N. 4th St. Dial SI 28 MONEY TO LOAN ON ANYTHING OF VALUE No Loan Too Largo—None Too Small Cape Fear Loan Office LUGGAGE HEADQUARTERS 12 8. Front St. Dial 2185* NICE STOCK OF RADIOS, PIANOS AT PRE-WAR PRICES Buy Before Stocks Exhausted McGrath & co. 108 Market Dial 354f Very Important! Proper— WHEEL ALIGNMENT SEE US FOR DEPENDABLE SERVICE OF ALL KINDS Baugh-McConnell Motors Dodge—Plymouth—Dodge Truck* i ! ; EYE STRAIN FREQUENTLY J , , effects one’s general health. Are } i i you eure of your oyee — Come T ■ i la for a careful examination T ■ • SEE US TO SEE BETTER | 1 ’ Eyee Examined, Glaaaeo Fitted 4 : DR. W. A. KAMER 1 1 » Bnlliick Building United Nations Re-Aff irm Pact On Flag Day SmBsKBMX anaa—— . .■' .. ... In the White House state dining room, around a cabinet table used by Abraham Lincoln, representatives of the 26 United Nations, each standing beside his own flag, watched as President Roosevelt dedicated them anew to win ning the war, and Mexico and the Philippines added two more signatures to the pact. Seated at the table, left to right, are Dr. Francisco Castillo Najera, Mexican ambassador to the United States; President Roosevelt, President Manuel Quezon of the Philippine Commonwealth, and Secretary of State Cordell Hull. This ceremony shared in the nation’s observance of Flag Day. ARGENTINE SENATE ARGUES PRESS GAG Aranclbia Requests 45 Day Continuance Of State Of Siege i BUENOS AIRES, June 16.— UP— Conservative Sen. Alberto Aranci bia Rodriguez asked the Senate to day to extend for 45 days the Ar gentine state of siege, under which acting President Castillo has gagged the press, in order to sub due “interior commotion and sub versive activities.” Rodriguez, a member of Castil lo’s party, said parliamentary in vestigators last year discovered “Nazi danger’’ and he added that the government was watching “Communist agitation.” Under the state of siege which Castillo decreed Dec. 16. newspa pers are forbidden to criticize the government’s foreign policy, the keystone of which is strict neu trality Newspapers are not allow ed to print congressional debate on foreign policy. Attacking the government’s ac tion, opposition Senator Eduardo Laurencena said there neither ex isted on Dec. 16 nor today any constitutional reasons for the state of siege and that furthermore the government “has failed to con. vince the people of its necessity.” Laurencena, replying to the gov ernment’s contention that the state of siege was invoked to insure hemisphere solidarity, declared that “the men of tha government have not been very zealous in ful filling their pan-American obliga tions.” The “real reason” for the proc lamation, he said, was the govern ment’s desire to prevent discussion of foreign policy, to restrict politi cal opponents in the recent elec tion and to prevent strengthening of labor unions. 3 -V Stenographer-T ypist Tests Given Here For Washington Offices Due to the great demand for stenographers and typists in Wash ington D. C„ the Civil Service commission has arranged for ex aminations for these positions to be given daily in Room 225, Cus tom house. The examinations be gin at 9:30 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age by October 1. If possible, applicants must fur nish typewriters. Through the co operation of the New Hanover High school commercial department it has been made possible for those who would like to take the ex aminations but who cannot secure a typewriter, to take the examina. tion there on Saturday mornings Those desiring to do this are re quested to make all arrangements with the representatives in Room 225 of the Custom House. Anyone who does not have a typewriter available and cannot take the ex amination on Saturday morning can also make arrangements. A number of examinations have already been given, but the need m Washington is great ar-i every one who can do so is r.-oed to apply. The age limit, previously 55, has been removed in order to give anyone qualified an opportunity to help in this national emergency. Men, Women Over 40 Don’t Be Weak, Old Feel Peppy, Years Younger lake Ostrex. Contain* general tonics stimulants often needed after 40—by bodies lacking Iron cal cium pbospb at*. Vitamin Bj. tiet sMeiil 297 81art feeMntT*ncT°°1 ° ftPfiS 29c. Start reeling peppy, younger, this very day. For sale at all good drug stores every where in Wilmington \t Blunder. Gas Rationing Cards Are Invalid July 15 WASHINGTON, June 16.—«P) —The present gasoline ration ing cards In the east will be come invalid at midnight July 14, it was emphasized tonight. Some motorists planning late summer vacations were report ed to be saving up their cards, under the mistaken impression that they would be good in definitely. On July 15 a new system ol coupon rationing will go into effect. -V Berger’s Department Store To Hold Formal Reopening Here Today A formal four-day reopening will be held beginning today by Ber ger’s Greater Department store on North Fourth street, which has just completed an enlarging and reno vation program. Proprietor Sam Berger said yesterday. New fixtures have been install ed throughout the store, and new department? added to more than double the floor space at a cost of several thousand dollars. Souvenirs will be presented to men and women shoppers visiting the store during the four days of the formal opening. Everyone has been invited to inspect the new store and to take advantage of the array of special offerings that have been arranged for the for mal opening sale. New fixtures at the store were designed especially for the store. The offices have been moved to a newly-created space in the rear of the original part of the estab lishment to allow more room for displaying all merchandise to bet ter advantage and better serving the constantly-increasing number of customers. ‘‘Now we have a store that is; more in keeping with our business j which has grown steadily since; our beginning over twenty years; ago. We want everybody to visit, us during the next four days and see an up-to-date department store, featuring all apparel for all members of the family,” Mr. Ber ger said. With additional space Berger s now has a store that is 50 by 118 feet devoted to departments for men’s, women’s and children’s ap parel of all descriptions. Many well-known, nationally-ad vertised lines of merchandise are carried by the concern in suits, dresses, coats, shoes and acces sories. Mr. Berger now owns consider able property in Wilmington. Practically all of his capital has been invested here and his store payroll approximates about $20, 000 a year. Fifteen people are reg ularly Employed at the store and a large number of extras are em ployed from time to time. Besides activities in the business field, Mr. Berger also devotes con siderable time to civic, charitable and re,; ious work as a member of the f a imber of Commerce, Ex change club, Congregation B’nai Israel and as a director of the Boys’ Brigade club. The Berger store has steadily grown since its incipiency, and today it can point to over 7,000 accounts among people of Wil mington and surrounding terri tory. 4 -V Hundreds Of Greeks Executed By Germans LONDON, June 18—IIP— The . Greek government-in-exile de clared today that hundreds of Greeks recently have been ex ecuted by German, Bulgarian and Italian occupation forces in an attempt to curb per sistent sabotage and attacks on foreign soldiers. -V Some 10.000,000 disabled injuries are suffered in acidents of all kinds in the United States each year. ■ ,4 120,994 BOOKS USED IN YEAR Public Library Ends Fiscal Period With $193 Balance The report of Miss Emma Wood ward, librarian, to the city council for the year ending May 31 shows that 120,994 books were circulated during the twelve months period, and that fne library enjoys vhe munificent balance of $193.94 m the bank. There are now 32,338 volumes on the shelves as against 29,523 at the close of the previous year, and the membership in the same priod has increased to 9,504, an increase of 2,049, of whom 486 are children. In the year just closed children used 17,559 volume.-', divided into 14,531 fiction and 3,028 non-fiction Adults drew out 103,435 — fiction, 81.399, and non-fiction, 22,036. Miss Woodward’s financial state ment shows receipts from the Cdy of Wilmington, $4,533.30, from New Hanover county, $1 416.70, from state aid, $825, from fines and rents, $2,557.12, which together with the balance from the previous year, $31.10, gives the total of $9,. 413.22. Expenditures were salaries, $4, 330.25, books, $3,264.84, bi n d i n g $564.83, janitress $233, furniture $504.99, supplies $237.14, magazines $154.25, telephone $31.44, and mis cellaneous $98.54; in all $9,219.28 —which, deducted from revenues, leaves the aforementioned $193.94 balance. -V US Employment Service Classifies 4,500 Job Questionnaires Here Occupational questionnaires of more than 4,500 men of the third draft registration have been classified and coded by the United States Employment service office here, Manager Maurice H. Moore said yester day. The questionnaires were re ceived from Selective Service boards in New Hanover, Bruns wick, Columbus and Pender counties. “In classifying the question naires up to this time,” Mr. Moore said, “we have found comparatively few persons with critical occupational skills who are not now working on those types of jobs. The so called critical jobs are those in which the known national supply is less than the demand in defense industries.” The files also disclosed that a number of these persons are utilizing their skills in indusiry which is not directly concernca in work of defense nature, he said. “As openings develop under direct defense contracts that workers of certain needed skills are employed in, non defense workers will be inform ed of opportunities in defense industries.” The questionnaires will be kept on file in the U. S. Em ployment office to provide a reservoir of persons of certain occupational skills, Mr. Moore explained, in order that such persons not now working in de fense industry may be inform ed of such work as the need develops. The Employment Service work has been geared up to assist in every possible way all types of defense industry, not only in the job of recruit ing workers, but in furnishing various data used by govern mental agencies in planning the every expanding needs of the war program. Nazi Express Train Derailed, Germans Claim Act Sabotage LONDON, June 16.—UP)—A Reuters dispatch from Stock holm said the Berlin corres pondent of Svenska Dagbladet reported today that the Berlin Koenigsberg express was de railed June 8 and that German authorities attributed the wreck to sabotage. The Germans were said to have offered a re ward of 100,000 marks ($40,000) for the arrest of the saboteurs. -V Sckool Board Defers Opening Of 6 Bids On Furnishing Equipment Opening of the six bids lor contracts to furnish school equipment for the nine building projects, three of which are completed, was deferred by the board of education Tuesday until further instructions are received from the Richmond FWA office. Part of the funds for the S865,000 expansion program is being furnished by the Fed eral Works agency. After receiving the bids and declaring the time for receiv ing bids closed, the board of education recessed without fur ther action. A part of the reason for the delay in opening the bids and awarding the contracts is the War Production board’s current freeze order on lumber, Super intendent of Schools H. M. Ro land said. Three of the nine projects in the expansion program, call ing for additions to present schools and for new school plants, are completed. A11 nine were scheduled to be finished in time for the opening of school next fall. The board of education has made oificial application to the WPB for a release on es sential war materials, neces sary for the completion of the projects, and has secured the endorsement of the Army, rep resented by Camp Davis, and of the Maritime commission, represented by the North Caro lina Shipbuilding company, for the expansion program. Included in the equipment for which the board of education asked bids were auditorium chairs, office furniture and equipment and school cafeteria equipment. -V The 3,895 grade - crossing acci dents that took place in 1941 re sulted in 310 persons killed and 1,908 injured. EH IDITV market 1 HAL IIT 116 Market m ■ ■ " Phone 22114 SPECIALS WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY ARMOUR’S BRANDED STEER STEAKS ib. 29c FRESH GROUND Hamburger STEAK lb. 23c SLICED FANCY TASTY BOLOGIVA lh. I7c Lard 2 ciL 2»c I LEMONS I9c doz. POTATOES 3c lb. ^^SWEET?^ BANANAS I 3 lb. 23c I WOMEN WILL HEAD WIFE OF FLYING ACI Mrs. Rickenbacker Will Urge Women To Vol unteer Services Official invitation to local wom en to join the Aircraft Warning system as workers at the Informa tion and Filter center here will be issued Thursday by Mrs. Eddie Rickenbacker. liaison officer for the Aircraft Warning service and wife of the flying ace of World War I. Mrs. Rickenbacker will address women of the vicinity at 11 o’clock Thursday morning in the Superior Court room at the county court house. Purpose of Mrs. Rickenbacker’s address is to stimulate interest of women to cooperate as fully as possible in volunteer defense work. Primarily, however, she is inter ested in getting women to give their services at the Information and Filter center. In addition to addressing local women, Mrs. Rickenbacker will confer with officers of the Wil mington Information Filter center on plans for recruiting additional women for the Aircraft Warning service. Mrs. Frederic H. Smith, wife oi the commanding officer at Camp Davis, expressed the hope that all wives of officers would take ad vantage of the opportunity to hear Mrs. Rickenbacker. Following her address here Mrs. Rickenbacker will go to Charleston early Thursday night for a similar appearance. 3 T. S. PAYNEHEADS CAROLINA LIONS State Clubs End Business Sessions At Raleigh With Elections RALEIGH, June 16—UP— North Carolina Lions concluded their an. nual business sessions today with election of district governors and selection of Greensboro for the 1943 convention. Thomas S. Payne of Washington was elected governor of Eastern Host District 13-C, succeeding Nor man Trueblood of Hertford; Wes ley W. Brown of Asheville, of West ern District 31-A. succeeding J. Milton Craig of Mount Holly; and John A. Naylor of Winston-Salem, for middld District 31-B, succeed ing E. J. Irvin of Concord. District winners were: 31-A—General activities —Hick ory, over 35; Murphy, under 35; sight conservation and work with the blind—Charlotte, over 35, Mur phy, under 35; best secretary— Wesley Brown of Asheville; con vention attendance — Charlotte, over 35, Murphy, under 35. 31-B—General activities — High Point, over 35, Concord, under 35: work with the blind—Durham and High Point, co-wrinners; secretary —T. S. Melvin of Aberdeen; at tendance—High Point, over 35, Kannapolis, under 35. 31-A—General activities — Ra leigh, over 35. Rocky Mount, under 35; work with the blind—Glinton, over 35; Greenville, under 3 5: secretary—Jesse D. Paschall of Kinston; attendance Kinston, over 35, Edenton, under 35. Civilian Pilot Age Limit Jumped To 37 NEW YORK, June 16—W— The National Aviation Training Asso ciation today extended the age limit for civilian pilots licenses from 27 to 37. The lower limit remains at 18 years. The decision, authorized by the War Department, also made eli gible for licensing applicants for merly refused but who have now corrected minor physical defects. Speakers emphasized that the new group was needed by the army as special service pilots, co pilots for commercial airlines, for ferry service and for liaison duty between air and ground services. Present at the session were 120 representatives of groups affiliated with the N.A.T.A. All were flight school operators engaged in the civilian training program in 14 eastern states from Maine to Vir ginia. I VICTORY FOR YOU ^ 1 in your effort lo obtain debt-tree home-owrpr 1 ship, is made easier through the CAROLINA% economical, convenient Direct Reduction L plans. Ample funds lo lend for home-tinancino prnm\n courteous service! “'<■ BUY A WAB BOND FBOM THE CAROLINA TODAY) TWO ' THE / MILLION DOLLAR Carolina Building and Loan Assn x “Member Federal Home Loan Bank” ** C. M. BLTLER, Prea. W. A. FONVIELLE, «. D ,nvpa Sec.-Treaa. Aaat. SeL-Trau ROGER MOORE. V-Prea. ' j, 0. CARR A„ Scottish Rite Masonic Bodies ' THE ANNUAL SUMMER REUNION of these bodies will be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 16, 17, 18 in the Ma sonic Temple. The degrees Fourth through Thirty-second will be conferred. All sojourning Scottish Rite Masons are cordially invited to attend and schedule may be ob tained on request. Phone 7968, Room 5, Masonic Temple CHAS. B. NEWCOMB, Secretary-Registrar ! I ! I Dad will be proud of these gifts ... and glad you bought them here so he can wear them with jusii fible pride in their goood taste and smart styling. Dad's going without a lot, so he can buy more war bonds ... so give him things he really needs and wants ... like these! ARROW SHIRTS Broadcloth and oxfords, white, solid colors and stripes in a complete range of sizes. $2-2** and $2*^ MANHATTAN SHIRTS Dad will appreciate a Manhattan shirt in broad cloth, madras or oxford. *2-5° and $2 75 MANHATTAN SPORT SHIRTS $2-00 to $3-00 TRU-VAL SHIRTS Dad will enjoy the cool, well fitting comfort of these fine broadcloth and mesh shirts. All sizes. _ $1-65 TRU-VAL SPORT SHIRTS $1-50 t0 $2-00 Pajamas.$2.25 to $6.50 Neck Ties.$1.00 to $2.50 INTERWOVEN SOCKS Solid Colors and Fancy 2 for $1.25 and 3 for $1.25 Pocket Books.$1.25 to $7.50 Key Chains.$ 1.00 to $2.50 j Collar Pins.50c to SI.50 Sport Belts.$1.00 to $2.00 Many Other Appropriate Gifts For Dad READ THE STAR-NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS
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