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County Teachers Meet On Monday Session Will Be Held At 3:30 O’Clock In Library Of High School The genera! meeting of the New Hanover classroom teachers as sociation will be held Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock in the library of the high school. Reports of the Southeastern dis trict meeting will be given at this (jme A discussion of school legis lation will be also held. William Hooper School Will Present Program At School On Thursday An Americanization p r o g r am will be presented by the William Hooper school schildren Thursday evening. November 19, at 8 o’clock. Two plays will be presented, -For the Lack of A Nail”, a play which makes real the Home Front campaign depicting the hoarding of sugar, tires, and metal and the faith our boys overseas have in the folks back home. The second play. "And The Stars Heard" featuring American music as a ringing symbol of national PThe audience will be invited to sin» with the children the songs jhat are rich with years of singing faith hope and love for America. Superintendent H. M. Roland will be the guest speaker of the even ing and the school P.-T. A. extends an invitation to the public to at tend. * * * 1 Miss Annie Mae Russ Is Bride Of F. M. Milby Miss Annie Mae Russ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Russ of the Carolina Beach road, became the bride of Franklin M. Milby, on Saturday afternoon. November 7. at parsonage of Calvary Bap tist church. The Rev. Earl M. Bradley, pastor of the church, was the officiating minister. Miss Rebecca Reynolds was maid - of honor and the bride’s brother. Faul Russ, attended the br'degroom as best man. Only members of the bride’s family and a few close friends of the couple attended the ceremony. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Milby of Arthur. 111. He is stationed now at Camp Davis. -V There are more than 450 spe cies of woodpeckers in the world. 7 ■ l SPECIAL FOR MONDAY DRESSES $5 Reg. Values lo $12.95 Corduroy Junior DRESSES $595 Reg. Price $10.95 All-Wool COSTUME SUITS Fur.Trimmed $1995 Reg. Val. to $35 THE JULIA Front at Grace ‘N— _/ FLORA MACDONALD STUDENTS—The marshals elected for 1942-43 by the two literary societies at Flora Macdonald college are pictured left to right, top row, Marion Skinner of Elliott, S. C., standing; Brydie Grantham of St. Pauls; Carolyn Kurfees, Mocksville; Margaret Lewis, Hemp. Bottom row, left to right, Betty Kerr of Davidson (chief marshal), standing; Margaret Teabeaut, Fayetteville; Rebecca McKeithan, Fay etteville. Sitting, top step, Margaret Wall, Wadesboro; bottom step, Frances Lifrage, Salters Depot, S. C. Miss Rae Kaufer, Of Health League, Addresses Meeting Miss Rae Kaufer was guest speaker at the meeting 0f Wrightsoro P.-T. A. held recently at the school. Miss Kaufer, director of the Health Defense League for this area, discussed the aims "of the League and the way in which it will operate now and after the war. She then led an interesting dis cussion on “Child Care and Nu trition” in which the needs of chil dren at the present time were em phasized. The devotional period was con ducted by Mrs. H. T. Everett, aft ter which the association gave the Flag Salute and sang “The Stax Spangled Banner.” Miss Azalene Southerland sang “From the Land of the Sky Blue Waters” by Cadman. and Miss Ma rie Riddick gave “The Dungeon Scene” from “The Sign of the Cross” by Wilson Barret as a reading. Mrs. O. B. Ives presided at the business session at which time reports vere made by chairmen of the various committees. Mrs. J. B. Burton announced that there were now 144 members of the local association. Mrs. Elbert Lennon presented a plan for increasing the number of subscriptions to the “National Par ent Teacher Magazine.” The attendance award for the month went to Mrs. Leslie Mere dith’s grade. * * * Miss Harriet Shooter, Bride-Elect, Honored By Miss Lucy Holmes Miss Harriet Shooter, bride-elect of December was feted at a linen shower given by Miss Lucy Holmes at her home on Thursday evening. Upon arrival the bride-elect was presented with a corsage after which she was showered with gifts from her friends attending. Following an evening of enter tainment prizes were awarded Misses Madelyn Marshburn, Eliz abeth Goldberg and Mrs. C. B. Wessell. The color scheme of green and white was carried out in the deco rations and refreshments. Those attending included Misses Lietha Hayes, Elizabeth Goldberg, Kitty Shooter, Hazel Hartis, Jean Brown, Mary Lewis, Madelyn Marshburn, Mary E. Houston, Lot tie H. Bradley, Janie Skipper, Annie Mae Snow, Mrs. A. E. Shoot er, Mrs. C. B. Wessell, Mrs. R. M. Houston and Mrs D. M. Holmes Mrs. Shue Honored With Birthday Party Mr and Mrs. James Taylor en tertained at a surprise birthday party honoring Mrs. Henratta Shue recently. The colors of pink and white were used in the decorations and refreshments. After a number of games were enjoyed, a refresh ment course was served. Guests included: Mr. and Mrs. James Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. James Durham, Mr. and Mrs. Stanly Sidbury, William Shue, Mrs. H. J. Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. William Sidbury, Mrs. Clent Rivenbark, Mrs. Truman King, William Sidbury, Jr., Joyce Winn, Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Shue, Sara Sidbury, Jimmie Taylor, Jr., Le nora Sidbury, Frances B. Taylor, Catherine Shue, Ann Winn and Truman King, Jr. ♦ * * Lake Forest School P.-T. A. To Sponsor Bridge Tournament The Lake Forest Parent-Teacher association will sponsor a benefil bridge tournament at the school on Tuesday at 2 o’clock. Reservations may be made by calling the following numbers: 7653, 28343, 22060 and 3416. Personals Misses Florence Fick, Margaret Mahler, Thelma Nelms and Mary Lamb are spending the week-end in Durham where they went to attend the Duke-Carolina game yesterday. * * * Mr. and Mrs. John N. Parison have left for a visit with Mr. Pari son’s parents in Chicago. * * * Miss Inez Hufham is recuperat ing nicely following an appendec tomy at James Walker Memorial hospital. * * * Mrs. Carl Mathis has returned to her home in the city after a visit with Dr. and Mrs. J. N. Prin gle in Fayetteville. * * Friends of J. E. Gilliard will be sorry to learn he is a patient at James Walker Memorial hospital. * * * Miss Anne Brent of Miami, Fla., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Reynolds at their home on North 13th street. Miss Brent formerly made her home here. * * • Mr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Bell, Sr., have returned from Camp Lee, Va., where they attended the grad uation of their son, Lieut. Charles D. Bell from the Second Quarter master school Reg’t. Lieut. Bell will leave Monday for Maxwell Field Ala. * » * Mrs. E. D. Montgomery and Miss Vee Vee Allen have returned to the city from Camp Lee, Va., where they attended the gradua tion exercises of Lieut. Charles F. Bell. * * * Cpl. J. T. Gideon has returned to Camp Rucker, Ala., after a week’s visit here with his par endts, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Gideon. * * Pvt. Paul Robbins stationed at Shaw Field, S. C., is spending a short time here with friends and relatives. * * * Master Sgt. and Mrs. O. A. Strickland, Jr., have arrived from Paris, Tenn. Sgt. Strickland will enter the Officer Candidate school at Camp Davis. Mrs. Strickland will be at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Smith. Mrs. Strickland is the former Miss Elea nor DeVane Smith, of Wilmington. * * * Mrs. Lyndon Harry Smith, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and children, Buddy and Judy, are visiting Mrs. Smith’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. McCarter. * * * Mrs. Thomas J. Kidd, Jr., and daughter, Peggy Page Kidd, will leave tomorrow for Birmingham, Ala., for a month’s visit with En sign Kidd’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kidd. * * * Capt. J. P. Sellers, of Wilming ton, who has been a patient at the J. Arthur Dosher Memorial hos pital in Southport, is getting along nicely and expects to return to his home in the city within a few day. Mrs. John L. Counihan and small daughter, Sheila, left Wed nesday after a several weeks visit with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Kansey Weathersbee, to join her husband, Lieut. Comdr. Counihan in Alameda, Calif., where he is now stationed at the naval air base. ' -V monastery sold NEW YORK, Nov. 14 — (ffl— An 11th. century Spanish monastery that now rests in ten thousand packing cases in a Bronx ware house was sold today by the agents of William Randolph Hearst. Neither the name of the buyer nor the price was disclosed. It had been offered for sale for $19,000. -V MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED The marriage of La Vonne Simp son of Charlotte and Cpl. James Ernest Russ, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Russ of this city, took place on November 4, at Camp Blanding, Fla., where the bridegroom is now stationed. North Carolina Clubwomen To Attend Forum In N. Y. (Continued from Page 11) Bishopric, in her dual job as chair man of the women’s division of the « War Savings Staff, completed plans for observance of Women’s Nation al War Bond Week, November 22 2H. in North Carolina. Every club and clubwoman is urged to do ev erything possible to aid the U. S. Treasury’s war savings program during war bond week. Certificates of merit will be sent by the Treas ury to a club when it reports to Mrs. Bishopric 90 per cent its members buying stamps and bonds regularly. Clubs have been urged to hold bond classes, to staff tooths, hold victory rallies, bond luncheons, community sings and to report to Mrs. Bishopric the special activities participated in. A scrap book will be made of clip pings and pictures from each state by the General Federation to be shown to the Treasury department. North Carolina clubwomen in considerable numbers are wiring and writing to Congressman R L. Doughton, chairman of the ways and means committee of the House urging passage of house bill 7503. It is a war-time service measure, calling for an appropriation of seven and a half million dollars to be expended for maternal care and child welfare for the remaind er of the duration. President Roosevelt wrote the committee and urged favorable action on the bill, saying that “mothers and children must be adequately cared for dur ing the period of war.” ine need ior Dener provision iui maternal care of wives of soldiers, particularly those living adjacent to army camps, has been a con cern of clubwomen for some time. With hospital facilities limited the problem was recognized as one beyond the power of clubwomen to do much about. They welcome the opportunity to support the govern ment’s effort to handle the situa tion, and are earnestly desirous that the bill shall pass. The health department of the Raleigh club is presenting Dr. Rob ert Wright, venereal disease con sultant for the United States Pub lic EValth service in North Caro ona, at an open meeting on next Wednesday afternoon. He will dis cuss “Prostitution and the War.” Other clubs now carrying out study programs suggested by the Gen eral Federation’s welfare depart ment on the subject of venereal disease, might secure Dr. Wright tor a lecture by writing him at the Stats Board of Health, Raleigh. “Please give out the good news that the Goldsboro Woman’s club has returned to the federation,” wrote Mrs. Rankin to headquar ters. “It had a splendid delegation at the district meeting, and all of us are delighted to have this fine c!ub back in the State organiza tion,” she said. The Goldsboro club withdrew from the federation sev eral years ago when burdened with a clubhouse debt. It was one of the first clubs organized in the state and has provided some of the best workers in the history of the federation. It is the home club of Mrs. Thomas O’Berry, a past president of the federation, and of Miss Gertrude Weil, a former recording secretary and chairman of International Relations depart ment. * * * Davis Brothers Feted At Birthday Party Here Mrs. E. F. Davis entertained honoring her two sons, S. F. Davis, Jr., and James Cecil, in honor of their birthdays held last week a1 her home in the city. Games were played during the afternoon followed by a refresh ment course later in the afternoon. Those attending included: Robert Lee Jackson, Gene Sellers, Austin Jackson, Barbara Sellers, Clarence Jackson, Vivian and Mary Neeley, Lois Ann Edwards, Jimmy Wyhan, Betty Lou Tate,. Clyde Bordeaux, Shelton Ray Tate, Joyce and Al egra Potter, Betty Miller, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jackson, Mrs. R. L. Jackson and E. F. Davis. Miss Christian Honors Bride With Shower Miss Jane Christian honored Mrs. Robert L. Veerman, recent bride, with a miscellaneous show er on Tuesday evening. Games were played during the evening and winners being Miss Norma Croom, Miss Mary Nesbit and Miss Vee Vee Allen. The house was appropriately dec orated with fall flowers, and an ice course was served at the close of the evening. Guests included: the honoree, Mrs. Robert L. Veerman, Misses Norma Croom, Marion Page, Mary Beery, Mary Christian, Vee Vee Allen, Mary P. Smith, Vasti Gorn to. Mary Nesbit, Elizabeth Han cock, Verna Sheppard, Janie Car ter, Grace Sloan, Clarice Roseman. -y Home Demonstration Clubwomen Conduct Meet With Home Agent Representatives from the local Home Demonstration clubs met on Thursday afternoon in the home agent’s office at 2:30 o’clock in a Neighborhood Get-together meet ing. Mrs. F. L. Traister, county federation president presided and brought greetings to all club wo men over the county. The 1943 plan of work was pre sented to the women by Miss Ann Mason, county home demonstra tion agent. The program of work for the Home Demonstration club women consists of a blanket war time program with demonstrations given on the following subjects du ring the year: January, Home Front Plans For Action; Febru ary: Three square Meals A Day: March: Quick and Sure Methods of Making A Dress; April: Clean To Save; May: Milk for Strong Bod ies; June: Food Conservation; Ju ly: Busy Day Meals: August: When Neighbors Meet: September: How Safe Is Your Home?; Octo ber: Repair It and Wear It; No vember: Ways To Do More With Less: December: Living With Your Family. Miss Ruby Satterfield, senior hos tess from Camp Davis, made a very impressive talk on “Women In War.’’ Miss Satterfield spoke of the duties of women in war time and told of the bravery of the Chinese women whom she had worked with in the war area. At the close of the meeting the women enjoyed a half-hour of visiting. Sunset Park P.-T. A. Hears Rev. Mr. Butler Rev. Mr. Butler of Sunset Park, was the guest speaker of the meet ing of the Sunset Park Parent Teacher association held this past week. Mr. Butler addressed the group on the topic, Tommorow’s Community Leaders and their Spiritual Needs. H. M. Roland, superintendent of schools, was also present and snoke briefly explaining the new situa tion. Mrs. Pollock’s second grade was winner of the attendance award and also was winner of the award for the largest number of mothers joining up in the association dur ing the membership drive. -V CONERVATIVE MEASURE In England, it is now against the law for a motorist to- stop his automobile without stopping the engine. This is done to conserve fuel. 1 Club Clock The What-So-Ever circle of the King’s Daughters will meet Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock with Mrs. S. S. Lewis, 407 South 19th street. A full attendance is desired as the election of officers will take place. The Women of the Moose will meet Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock at the Moose building, 316 North Front street. Mem bers are urged to attend. The officers club of Wil mington Assembly No. 12 Or der of Rainbow for Girls will meet Monday evening at 8 o’clock with Barbara Leeuwen buirg. The Crepe Myrtle Garden club will meet at the home of Mrs. W. C. Mebane, Jr., Fri day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. AH members are invited to at tend. The Ladies auxiliary of St. Matthew’s Lutheran church will meet Thursday evening at 8 o’clock in the Sunday school auditorium. All members are urged to attend. The Winter Park Home Dem onstration club will meet with Mrs. Colin S. Lewis, Friday af ternoon at 3 o’clock. This meet ing has been moved up and members are requested to note change in date of meeting. A turkey supper will be serv ed by the Dorcas Society of St. Paul’s Lutheran church on Fri day evening, November 20, from 6 until 8 o’clock in the parish house at Sixth and Prin cess streets. Homemade cakes, breads and candy will also be on sale. The public is invited. The Health Defense league for sectors from Front to Fifth street and from Chestnut to Walnut and from Front to Fifth street, Walnut, Hanover street? will meet at St. John’s parish house, Third and Red Cross streets Friday morning at 10 a. m. All women residing in this district are urged to be present. Miss Rae Kaufer will be present and show films on the subject of Colds and Pneu monia. The Spiritual Life group of Grace Methodist church will meet Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the church. The regular meeting of the executive board and auxiliary of Immanuel auxiliary will be held jointly Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock with Mrs. Har ry Wettig, 1404 South Fourth street. The East Wilmington Home Demonstration club will meet with Mrs. T. E. Crowell, Mar ket Street road, Thursday aft ernoon at 3 o’clock. -V-. CHINESE PHOTOGRAPHS KAISER HISTORY VANCOUVER, Wash. CP)—Louis Lee, Chinese-American, has a jot as “industrial historian” recording the war effort in shipbuilding. Lee is staff photographer for the Kaiser company shipyards. He’s photographed the day-to-day pro gress of the Vancouver Kaiser yards since it was a pasture full of cud chewing dairy cattle last spring. Lee was a waiter until somebody gave him a cheap camera. Then he became a complete camera nut. Lee is rated now as one of the most adept industrial photographers on the Pacific coast. Carolina Beach Home Club Holds Meeting The Carolina Beach Home Dem onstration dub met Thursday at the U. S. O. club. The president, Mrs. C. M. Mur rin, presided over the meeting. Seven members answered the roll call. Four visitors were welcomed, namely, Mrs. Sanderson, Mrs. Sig man, Mrs. Best, and Mrs. Brown. Members present included Mrs. W. W. Way, Mrs. C. M. Murrin, Mrs. Walter Horne, Mrs. L. J. Jordan, Mrs. Porter Wagstaff, Mrs. Min nie Richter, Mrs. F. L. Ludwig and the home agent. Miss Ann Mason. The President asked all club members to bring their dues for the coming year to the December meeting. The nominating committee, com posed of Mrs. L. J. Fordan. Mrs. Walter Horne and Mrs. Cliff Lewis, presented the following names for officers for the coming year:**Pres ident, Mrs. C. M. Murrin: vice president, Mrs. H. C. Fields; sec retary, Mrs. C. M. Kelly; treasur er, Mrs. J. R. Brewer. These nominees were elected to serve during the coming year. Mr. Abrams, of the USO club, asked all club members who pos sibly could to invite one or more soldiers to their home for Thanks giving dinner. He also asked that the members assist in filling Christmas' bags for the soldier* here. He requested that the bags, which would be furnished, needed nuts, candy, etc., and that each would cost approximately twenty cents. A committee was elected, com posed of Mrs. Horne. Mrs. Jordan, and Mrs. Ludwig, to meet at the club Monday at 2 p. m. to deter mine the necessary steps to be taken to fill the Christmas bags. Miss Mason distributed sheets to be filled out by club members on “Results on the Home Front.” -V HEAVY LOS Approximately 3.000.000,000 tons of soil are removed from use an nually in the United States alone through wind and water erosion. Accidental deaths in agriculture average about 42000 a year. Be a Busy But Beautiful Lady Do war work by all means. but don’t neglect your looks! Itv- easy to stay beautiful when you have our expert opera tnrc at hand I Call us for any phase of Beauty Service—Phone <438 Wilmington Beauty Shoppe Opposite Post Office — Back of VVooiworth’s—1 Post Office Ave. Hoots from LOW to HIGH in PUMPS of The color! The types! The heel heights! AH j the very newest of our * fall harvest of gorgeous PARIS FASHION SHOES! “Walled,” “Boomps,” or Open toes! POLISHED CALF or GRAINED LEA THERS ! Come see them! 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