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DEMARIGNY WILL RE-MARRY NANCY Couple Fails To Appear For Ceremony Schedul ed For Monday NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov. is —'trl — Alfred de Marigny announced today that he would re-marry his wife, the former Nancy Oakes, but the couple failed to appear at the Francis Xavier Catholic church where a priest waited to perform the ceremony. “There will be no wedding to day,” announced the Rev. Fr. Bon aventure after talking with de Mar igny by telephone more than an hour after the time set for the wedding.' “He said he is ill ” Rut friends of his wife indicated that she was taken by surprise by the marriage plans and wanted more time to think over the idea. The handsome de Marigny. ac quitted last week of the murder of Nancy’s father, Sir Harry Oakes, made his announcement while he 1 was discussing an official order 1 inviting him to get out of the Ba- ' hamas. The jury which freed him recommended deportation. His bosom friend, the Marquis J Georges de Visdelou. also was • named in the deportation action taken by the governor-in-council at a special meeting Saturday. De Marigny said the archbishop J in charge of this diocese had ap proved the ceremony. “We were not married in a church before,” ‘ he said. ! Father Bonaventure, provicar apostolic of the church, said the scheduled ceremony was a “vali- ‘ dation of marriage” rather than a re-marriage. , T r ___ vorced de Marigny had not mar- f ried his first and second wives in a church, either. j He had waited from 2 p. m., the ^ hour set by de Marigny. until after . 3 o’clock before he asked an ex- , planation by telephone, then an- ( nounced: j “There will be no wedding today. , de Marigny said he is ill.” ( Then, with a shrug of the should- ] ers: ] “It takes two to make a wed- ] ding. I only perform the cere- < mony.” , He explained the scheduled cere- j inony by saying: £ “We welcome de Marigny back £ into the church and his function as f a Catholic. We seek to do Christ’s work in welcoming back sheep which were lost.” E De Marigny went directly to the ^ priest Thursday night after the v acquittal verdict was announced. t He called himself “a good Catho- ; lie.” and said his rosary had help- f ed him bear the uncertainties of j his trial. j Nancy is a prosetsant. j In an interview, de Marigny said ■. he hoped to be admitted to the £ United States. j “I hope the American people who v always are so understanding of r City Council Reviews Water Survey Question ! While the City of Wilmington anxiously awaits the answer of the War Production Board in Wash ington to its latest request for an allotment of 1,623 tons of steel and authority to carry the water pipe line to King’s Bluff, where the water intake will be unfailingly fresh, the City council has issued a statement on the history of the question and has vowed to "pur sue efforts to obtain construction ot the entire line and make every effort to insure a rresh water sup ply for the City of Wilmington.'* It is anticipated that WPB will file its decision, through the Fed eral Warks Agency, early this iveek The following is a memoran ium statement of efforts made to consummate construction of the Sing’s Bluff line, as prepared by :ity officials: “In October. 1940, the water rom the Cape Fear river avail ible to the City of Wilmington it its Toomer’s Creek intake be :ame salt and unsuitable for drink ng purposes, and the City auth irities promptly began their ef orts looking to provide a suitable ource of water. During the month if October. 1940. after an exten ;ive investigation was made, the lity agreed to employ William C. )lsen, Consulting Engineer, who lad more than 25 years experience n surveying and determining cater sources of supply. In No vember, 1940, Mr. Olsen began ir, extensive survey and study of ill available sources of water sup ■ly, including ground water, and lis survey covered examination f all creeks, rivers and streams viuim a rauius ui ajjpiu.&iiiiaicij' 0 miles of the City of Wilming on. At the same time he worked n conjunction with David G. Tiompson, Consulting Engineer md an expert on ground water apply, then associated with the Jnited States Geodetic Survey, md upon completion of these sur 'eys and studies Mr, Olsen made us formal reports to the City of icials in April, 1941. Mr. Olsen included and recommended that he City should construct a pipe ine to take water from the Cape ''ear river at a point just above J ling’s Bluff Lock and Dam on aid river, and that if the City < ;>ould construct such a pipe line ; his source of supply would as- | ure soft water and fresh water at |' 11 times which wold be suitable |1 or all purposes. 1 “Upon the coming in of this re- 1 ort construction of the shipyard nd construction of facilities at j lamp Davis had been begun and ’ere underway, and as a result of be expansion which would follow - t became necessary for the City 1 a consider also providing a new '■ 'her plant to take the place of ' Is inadequate and very old filter ' lant, and accordingly Mr. Olsen 1 .'as instructed io prepare plans • nd specifications for a new filter lant, which he did, and his report, 1 ;ith plans and specifications, was 1 lade in early May, 1941. There- | fter and upon the coming into ffice of the City Council on May ’ 1, 1941, the Olsen reports and Ians and specifications were ' gain given detailed study and 1 'ere approved by the City Gov rnment, and the City Council be- I an the preparation of the appli- t ation and docket to Federal 1 forks Agency for government rant and aid to cover the cost t 1 providing the above mentioned 1 icilities, and also to provide ad- ( --Y eople in trouble will understand i lis situation,” he said. “If the i inited States doesn’t understand, ; don’t know where we’ll go. We are \ etween the devil and the deep < lue sea. If we are allowed to go ( ) the United States, it will give us i me to breathe and feel able to t o somehing.’’ ( De Visdelou was shocked by his i lclusion in the order. He came to ( lassau several years ago as a j uest of de Marigny. and remain- * J- _ 1 ditional expansion and extensions to the existing water distribution system, all of which being requir ed as a result of defense and war activities. “This application and (locket was filed with the Federal Works Agency in July, 1941 After due consideration it was agreed be tween the City and Federal Works Agency that the Government would pay sixty per cent of the cost of the filter plant and the necessary extensions to the City water dis tribution system and the City would pay forty per cent of the cost of the same, but the Federal Works Agency would not approve the con struction of the King’s Bluff Pipe Line, and assigned as the reason that the City had not shown the infiltration of salt in the water suf ficiently often to obtain at that time construction of he pipe li»e. “Therealier and during the Fall of 1941 and for a period of about two months the v'ater again be came too salty for normal use and consumption, and promptly thereafter and in January, 1942, the City Council requested a re consideration of the question of constructing the King’s Bluff Pipe Line, and supplied to appropriate Federal officials data of the con tent of salt in the water, and after a period of further study the Fed eral Works Agency officials ap proved the construction of the King’s Bluff Pipe Line Division af the City Water Extensions pro gram, and estimated the cost there at to be approximately $1,500,000. and consented to grant or provide sixty per cent of the cost there at. After obtaining this approval 'rom Federal Works Agency the Hity officials submitted the pro ect to the War Production Board, ind sought from it and its various agencies an allotment of the neces sary steel and other materials re juired for the construction of the ine unaer the approved plans and specifications. All of the appro iriate divisions of the War Pro luction Board approved the_ pro ect and indicated their willing less to make material allotments, ixcept the Army and Navy muni ions Board, and this board refus 'd approval, and thus prevented the illotment of steel and construc ion materials requested. Thereaf er and m August, 1942, upon fur her hearings, presentation and :onsideration of facts showing the leed for the construction of the Cing’s Bluff -Pipe Line, the Ap >eal Division of the War Produc ion Board reversed the action of die Army and Navy Munitions loard and in September, 1942, au horized the allotment of the neces lary materials for the construction it the King's Bluff Pipe Line, and ■aused to be issued an AA-3 rating >r priority, with the turther prom se and assurance that the War Production Board would allot the equired steel and other materials luring ihe quarter beginning Oc ober 1, 1942, and the Federal Vorks Agency and City authorities vere accordingly notified. "Pursuant to thi« approval and igreement to make material allot nents the Federal Works Agency mthorized the City officials to iroceed to advertise for compe itive bids for the construction of he entire King’s Bluff Pipe Line, 'hereupon the City caused adver isement to be made and competi ive bids were filed, and after ompilation of all bids the low lidder was determined, report ac cordingly made to the Federal Vorks Agency, and upon it being scertained that the low bidder ;as not licensed to enter into con traction work in the State of North larolina an agreement was made ietween the City Officials and Fed ral Works Agency, that the Fed ral Works Agency would enter nto a contract, with the low bid ler for construction of the entire iroject, and that the Federal Gov rnment, acting through Federal Vorks Agency, would, in aecor lance with the grant, of funds leretofore made, pay sixty per ent of the cost of the project nd the City would pay forty per eni; accordingly a ,contract was nade with Price Brothers Com iany in November, 1942, and pur uant thereto the contractor began o assemble his organization and aake preparations for the construc ion of the project under the terms if the contract, which called for ompletion within 290 days. “In December, 1942, certain hanges in policy of the War Pro luction Board occurred and new ifficials were assigned to the Utili ies and Waterworks Division of he War Production Board, which idicy resulted in a requirement hat all projects which had been ipproved and were under construc ion should be resurveyed to de ermine if the need were suffi ciently vital for the completion of he construction of such projects. Vs a result of this action the City •vffinialc mprp flint a government officials in charge of nunicipal water facilities for the War Production Board were con sidering either curtailing the ex sent of construction of the pipe line or its elimination entirely, md at the time assigned as the reason the increasing demands for the war 'effort, and that every project which was not absolutely necessary would have to be ac cordingly treated. Thereupon con 'erences were arranged in Wash ington and several days given to the subject, the City officials mak ing every effort to obtain authori ty for the contractor to begin work >n the project as agreed upon. othwithstanding every effort and showing on the part of the City >fficials in several conferences the War Production Board chang ed its policy and would not ap prove the right of the contractor to c«struct the entire project and refused to allot materials for con struction beyond the location of Hood’s Creek. As a result of this, no work was begun by the con tractors until May, but there has now been constructed approximate ly eight miles of the main line leading toward King's Bluff. When this portion of the construction had been completed and it would Decome necessary for the contrac tor to construct the offset line from the main line to the proposed pump ing station at Hood’s Creek, the City representatives again confer red with the appropriate War Pro duction Board officials in Wash ington on November 3 and 4, again seeking permission to complete construction of the line to King’s Bluff as originally planned and twice approved as above outlined. At the conclusion of such hear ings the City representatives were advised that the supplemental data presented and the re-statement of the need for the construction of the entile line to King’s Bluff would be further considered, and the City would be notified of the further action of the War Pro duction Board after such consid eration, and when these officials had given study to the facts and supplemental information supplied. “The City officials have not re ceived any official advices from the War Production Board or Fed eral Works Agency of its approval or disapproval of this last request to complete the construction of the pipe line, and the only information received is the report appearing in The Morning Star of November 4. “The city officials will make contact with the appropriate offi cials of the War Production Board and Federal Works Agency to de termine the official action upon the reconsideration which has been promised the city, and if the action of the federal authori ties is unfavorable, it will be the purpose of the city council to pursue its efforts to obtain con struction of the entire pipe line to King's Bluff by appeal and make every effort to insure a fresh water supply for the City of Wil mington. “During each period of salt water, commencing October. 1940, to date, the city has caused sam ples to be taken and tests made and the quantity of salt content ascertained, and up to the pres ent time the salt water has not extended up the Cape Fear river beyond the point between the 12 and 13-mile posts on said river in any quantity which would affect the water or make it unsuitable for all uses. Hood’s Creek enters the Cape Fear river at the 18 mile post, and the location of the proposed intake on said creek would be about one and a half miles up the creek from the point of its entry into the Cape Fear river, and thus the federal authori- j ties assert that the location of the ! water intake eighteen miles up the river, with no record of salt water beyond the point between the 12- and 13-mile posts up said river, is sufficiently safe during the existing emergency to locate a pumping station and is a point where water may be safely taken for use of the city. This position was taken by the federal govern ment because of the asserted need of steel and other metals for the war effort, which needs they as sert are more vital and of greater importance than the need to allot sufficient materials to complete this pipe line to King’s Bluff. though the federal officials are still agreed that it is a desirable project and necessary to insure a safe fresh water supply for the city if salt water continues to ex tend up the river, but having al lotted sufficient materials to con struct a line to Hood’s Creek and, as they say, to a point at least six miles above the point of infiltra tion of salt in the water, and at least until the war demands for steel are more adequately provid ed, they are -unwilling to allot an additional quantity of 1623 tons of steel necessary to extend the pro ject beyond Hood’s Creek to King’s Bluff. “The city believes that with salt water already within six miles of the proposed pumping station supply; with reports and affidavits from people living along the river that it gets salty even above Hood’s Creek; with around 1,850 tons of critical materials already used there should be no stopping short of a source that can be def initely depended upon at all times for a palatable, salt-free water. The side line to Hood’s Creek temporary pumping station will MISSING BARNHILL First Lieut. Marion F, Barn hill, pilot, has been missing in ac tion since he participated in the raid on Schweinfurt, Germany, on Oct. 14, his parents, J. H. and Ella Barnhill of Hampstead, have been notified by the War depart ment. He was 27 on the day he was reported missing. Rocky Mount Native Killed In Airplane Crash At Southport Flight Officer Walter E. Brown, of Rocky Mount, stationed at the Wilmington Army Air Base, was killed instantly Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock, when the Thun derbolt plane he was piloting went into a dive and crashed near Southport, officers of the field an nounced Monday morning. According to a representative from the office of Col. John N. Jones, base commander, the offi cer was flying in formation in a routine training flight when his craft went into a dive and crash ed “on a small island near South port.” The Coast Guard went to the location and found the wreck age of the plane and the remains of Officer Brown. An investigation is under way by a board of officers from the base to learn the cause of the accident, -V City Draft Board Will Send 250 Men To Army Two hundred and fifty white men have been called for induction an Nov. 23 by city draft board No. 1, officials revealed Monday. This is the largest contingent ever to be ordered at one time by the city board. It is scheduled to be comprised of 3-A married men without children and 2 - B war workers whose deferments have terminated, and who have been reclassified into 1-A. County board No. 2 has ordered a group of inductees for Nov. 24. cause additional expense and will not assure definite results. After all, it was agreed to build the pipe line to aid the war effort by as suring palatable water and a stop page of the waste of critical ma terials and labor resulting from corrosive action of excessive salt in the water. The city believes that the pipe line should be ex tended to a point where there can be no question of these purposes being achieved, and that the ad ditional tonnage of critical ma terials to go to King’s Bluff be entirely justified.” SKiNlRRiTATIONS of (externally caused) PIMPI FQ Check Itching—Burning r I Mr Ltd thp antiseptic—easy way ACNE with famous Black and White "J. Ointment. Promotes healing, I ETTEK lessens scarring. Use only as r<v>rMH directed. Cleanse daily with fcwttMH Black and White Skin So*" ^1 OVI\(,? EFFICIENT Is the Word For Our MOVING SERVICE PRICES REASONABLE* 1 arrar Transfer & Storage Warehouse DIAL 5317 TRAVEL CUT URGED BY OPT OFFICIALS Alt Government Agencies And Private Firms Ask ed For Help All government agencies and pri vate employers in Wilmington have been requested to refrain from granting vacation leave or time off to employes, where travel wculd be involved, from Dec. 17 through Jan. 10, G. T. Musselman, district manager of the Office of Defense Transportation, said Mon day. The request, he said, has been made by Joseph B. Eastman, direc tor of the ODT, who has also asked government and business to make special efforts to curtail busi ness travel during this period, wherever such travel could be de ferred without impairment of the war effort. He likewise urged gov ernment agencies to refuse all re quests for government speakers at conventions or similar meetings during this period. Maximum curtailment of all civi lian travel that can be abandoned or deferred during the coming holiday period is necessary, he said, to prevent interference with the orderly movement on trains and intercity buses of the present huge volume of military and es sential civilian passenger traffic. -V Hitler being a vegetarian, %a dok Dumkopf surmises that all the rugs of Berchtesgaden must be moth-proof. LIVESTOCK MOVIE A picture entitled “Diseases of Livestock and Poultry” will be shown Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Wrightsboro clubhouse, it was an nounced Monday by R. W. Gal phin, county agent. Mr. Galphin urges all people to attend who are raisers of live stock and poultry. A specialist will be present to explain the B;c(. £er:;erions From a force of only 38 ofti and 54 planes at the beginnjj the first World War, naval ' tion has grown until it todav cl a full one-third of the total personnel and operates more s 27,000 planes. AT FIRST ^ c SIGN OF A W ■ » 3 CQV^ i ^666 • «66 TABLETS. 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S'^UNI0N “> held in the TUESDAY, November 16, beginning at 9-eft A at 4th through the 14th Degrees. ’ WEDNESDAY, November 17, beginning at 8-20 a 15th through the 27th Degrees W A‘ M‘ THURSDAY, November 18, beginning at o-ak a m 28th through the 32nd Degrees 45 A‘ M‘ A» Scotti^4KRUreFsaI0nxFwrCn^n,,:i;inv,'ted to attend. CHARLES B. NEWCOMB, Secretary-Registrar. Kwhat is your loan COSTING YOU? Over a period of years what total amount are you paying to retire your indebtedness? Have you ever figured it out? Find out about CAROLINA’S Direct Reduction Loan Plans! They are the talk of the town for service, economy and satisfaction. Three The / Million Dollar Carolina Building and Loan Ass'n "Member Federal Home loan Bank’’ C, M. Butler, W. A. Fonvielle, W. D. J0nt* Asst. Sec.-Trca,. •J. O. Carr. Attv. FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE FOR YOU AND YOlIt FVMllT W. E. (BILL) STANLEY, District Manager The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of N. 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And we mustn’t overlook the splendid job tl iat other men in the uniform of our police forces are doing. Their “zone of operation” may be North Carolina rather than North Africa, it may be the highway to the next town rather than the airways across the Pacific, but their job is funda mentally the same — protecting us and ours. We North Carolinians can indeed be proud of our police organizations — city, county or state. Most of us have few occasions to call upon the service of our police forces — but that in itself is a tribute to their efficiency. They’re on the job day and night, whether we need them or not Some of us in the Greyhound organiza tion, because of the nature of our work, have more frequent occasion to co operate with the police than do many ot our fellow citizens of North Carolina For instance, we are in a position to see clearly how much the police of this com munity, as well as those of neighboring communities, have contributed to the safety and convenience of bus transpor tation. The aid these men have given in arranging the most practical and satis factory routes through towns and cities is typical of their skillful handling of al I traffic problems. Greyhound’s most important job, as we see it, is to make near and good neighbor of all the communities that our buses serve in North Carolina — and we fee that the able cooperation of police forces throughout the State has made it P05'1^ ble for us to do this job with great# efficiency. BUS TERMINAL 120 Walnut Street Dial 2-24<;l GREYHOUND —... , ]
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