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Losmopoman Chief Bullish On U. S. Writing By ADELAIDE KERR : Frances Whiting, who edits one of America’s most famous general magazines, should be the writer’s delight. Point one: The first woman edi tor of Cosmopolitan knows what she wants. Point two: She is willing to help the fellow who is trying to pro duce it. Point three: She foresees a whopping future for American writing. "I’m very bullish about Ameri can writing after this war,” she told me. “We are finding, both in reports coming back from the front, and in the things soldiers write, they are getting back to first principles of writing. There isn’t time to do more than teU what happened to John Jones as vividly, simply and honestly as possible. "On that basis you can-build a real literature. In the past we havb been terribly respectful of- Euro pean literature and that cramped our style. The coming American literature is going to be un-self conscious. After the war America will do better writing than she’s ever done before.” As she talked Miss Whiting leaned back in her chair in a typ ical Whiting posture—easy and re laxed, with hands folded in her lap. She is a tall, and though not plump, a rather large woman. Her hands look capable, her shoes have sensible walking heels. Her silver-threaded brrwn hair is part ed in the middle and very simply dressed. Her frock is a smart con servative dark wool, but on one shoulder hangs a cluster of mink tails caught with an eye-smacking oow of shocking pink velvet. Miss Whiting has built much of her suc cess on her easy friendly manner. : She was born in Washington, Pa., was schooled there and was grauuaiea irorn vassar. oince ner family had moved to Olympia, Washington, she went west after graduation, took a Job in the state capital, and eventually be came secretary of the Department pf Labor and Industries. After four fears of that she came back to New York to do newspaper work and for the next few years she ^wung like a pendulum between politics and the writing field, with pne fling in t'-.e book publishing business. Eventually she was of fered a job as reader at Cosmo nolitan and went there. “Cosmopolitan is not the smooth e superficial approach to life,” she says. "That belo-ged to the wtnties. Now readers read for en ertainment and security. People ave lost the world they depended n and they want to he reminded hat they can get a secure world gain. Our policy is to reflect the imes we live in—the "dole scene -as honestly and entertainingly as .ve can by the best fiction and the nost important non-fiction we can ;et.” To achieve that aim, Miss Whit ng says she works virtually all ler waking time, not only during ler nine to six office hours, but hroughout e-very conversation, :heater performance or reading of paper or book. In private life Miss Whiting is th’e wife of Lieut, .Copi. \y.. W, Reid, of the Naval Reserve, who is now stationed in Cristobal, Panama. * * * Church Auxiliary To Serve Luncheon The Woman’s auxiliary of St. John’s Episcopal church will serve a luncheon Thursday at the parish house, Third and Red Cross streets from 12:30 until 2 o’clock. Reser vations may be made by calling Mrs. T. F. Darden, Mrs. David Murchison or Mrs. McC. B. Wil son. Featured on the menu will b« turkey, hot biscuits and lemon pie This unusual wrap-around coat of black nubby wool is lined with the same chamois gold wool that accents its coachman’s cuffs and turned-back closing. Local Group Will Attend Red Cross Meet NEW RIVER. Feb. 8.—By invi tation of Maj. Gen. Henry L. Lar spn, commanding general of Camp Lejeune, a meeting of the Camp Davis—New River—Cherry Point Camp and Hospital Council of the American Red Cross will be held here Thursday, with Mrs. John D. Robinson of Wallace, president, presiding. After a luncheon at the officers’ club,, the business meeting will hear .reports from chapters throughout tbe area, in regard to their many projects of providing comforts and recreational features for service men in the numerous military installations along the coast. A delegation from the Wilming ton chapter will attend. * * * Townes-Drake Vows Announced Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Drake of Wilmington, formerly of Farmville announce the marriage of their daughter, Vesta, to Lieut. Paul Townes of Camp Davis, formerly of Carbondale,' Illinois,’ son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Townes of Car bondale. The wedding was solemnized Wednesday evening, February 2, at the First Christian church in Wilmington. The Rev. C. D. Bar clift, pastor of Fifth Avenue Meth odist church, officiated using 'iie double ring ceremony. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Inez Drake, as maid of-honor and only attendant. Lieut. Townes had as his best man, Capt. James V. Stoddard of Camp Davis Lieut, and Mrs. Townes are re siding in Wilmington. * * * SoroSis Plans Monthly Social North Carolina Sorosis members will again be hostesses to service wives on Thursday afternoon wher they will entertain at the monthly openhouse at the club on North Third street from 3 until 5:3C o’clock. Mrs. J. H. E'ussell, Mrs. Brad ley Wootten and Mrs. J. H. Fus sell. Jr,, will be hostesses for the afternoon. CAUSE TROUBLE! Bowel worms living and growing inside you or your child may cause real distress if neg lected. Get Jayne's Vermifuge quickly if you even suspect roundworms. JAYNE’S is America’s leading worm medicine. Used by millions. Scientifically tested. Acts gently. When no worms are there, does no harm. Demand JAYNE’S Vermifuge. FREE: Amazing metal polishing cloth. Works like magic! Polishes silver by just nibbing. Good-will gift: yours for the ask ing. This month only. Clip this ad and send It with name and address to Dept. 18, Dr. P. 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Winners of this year’s “Winnies” —the bronze figurines awarded to stars of the world of fashion in the manner of the movies’ “Os cars”—are: Claire McCardell, who designs dresses that can make a grandmother feel young; Sally Victor, creator of hats for glamor girls and their mothers, and Mr. end Mrs. William Drown Phelps, known for their outstanding de signs in handbags and leather accessories. The “Winnie” winners are chosen annually by a jury of ,40 fashion editors of national maga zines, syndicates and New York newspapers. This year the win ners receive in addition War Bond awards totalling approximately $3000, presented by the firm of Coty, sponsors of the award. Claire McCardell, first prize win ner, has to her credit the famous popover dress, the universal jump er, the leotard and the sleeveless, backless sun dresses destined to sweep the country this summer. Born in Frederick, Maryland, she is blonde, pert, and slim, with an Irish twinkle in her blue eyes and wears her own clothes with an air imitated by most of the sub-debs of America. Sally Victor is the milliner who has so much fun at her work that it bubbles over in whimsical touches to entrance her customers. Her recent scoops include the “Curvette,” a hat that is little more than a hair-band; the “Chet nik,” a dare-devil sidedrape that has been copied far and wide; the “Freedom Bonnet,’ ’the “Ha-Pen ny Sailor” and the Hair-Free” hat, which is shaped like a crownless sou’wester, holds the hair off the neck in the ivek. Elizabeth and William Drown Phelps started making fine Leather nandbags end belts because they decided horses were better dressed than people. They work with hand tools, native materials, train workmen in the old craft guild msaner. And they manage to impart to modem handbags the beauty of old saddlery. ELIZABETH PHELPS ffl ; L SALLY VICTOR CLAIRE McCARDELL TOPS IN THE FIELD: Winners of the American Fashion Cri tics’ Award for design leadership in 1943. Club Clock The regular meeting of Dis trict Nine, North Carolina State Nurses’ association will be held Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock in the nurses’ home. The Euphian class of St, An drew’s Presbyterian church meets Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock at the church. The Winter Park Prayer band meets Thursday at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. R. W. Mason. -V PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. R. Shackleford and Mrs. Oscar G. Sanford have re turned to their homes here after spending the week-end in Fayet teville, where they went to attend the funeral of Mrs. Neil A. Vann on Sunday. • • m G. W. Goodman of Carolina Beach, is a patient at the Veterans hospital. * * • Mrs. N. C. Blake of Burgaw, is a patient at James Walker Memorial hospital, ♦ * * Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shelhart and children. Jack, Jr., and Linda, of tScarsdale, N. Y., are visiting Mrs. Shelhart’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith at their home on Grace street. * * * William Hooper P.-T. A. Will Convene Thursday The William Hooper Parent Teacher association will meet Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the school at which time the fifth grades of the school will have charge of the program and pre sent, ‘What We Are Fighting For’’ and a demonstration of physical education to music. -V Youth Downs 4 Nazi Planes In Single Day To Claim New Record A U. S. FIGHTER BASE IN ENGLAND, Feb. 8.— W—Lr. James M. Morris, Detroit, Mich . today became the first American fighter pilot in the European thea ter to claim destruction of four German planes in one day. And just for good measure the 23-year-old flier shot up a loco motive after his various aerial combats. Piloting a Lightning, Morris first downed a Messerschmitt-109. Then he got two Focke Wulf-109s during a dogfight alongside other mem bers of his squadron. After turn ing home alone, he sent another ME-109 spinning to earth. His claim to a record is subject to official comirmation, which will be preceded by vewing the film from his cameras and the taking of supporting statements. Until this spectacular perform ance Morris had shot down only one enemy plane and credit oi that was shared with another pilot Local Brigade Boys Club T oCelebrate Anniversary It was on Valentine’s day in 1896 that Col. Walker Taylor or ganized a Boys Brigade in Wil mington and enrolled a few young sters whose prospects in life did not seem to be as bright as they might be. On next Monday night veterans of that group are to hold the 48th anniversary celebration of the or ganization at the Brigade Boys club armory when notable events are scheduled. Dr. J. M. Wells, former pastor of the First Presbyterian church and once chaplain of the Brigade, will make the principal address. Mayor Bruce B. Cameron, one of the veterans of Colonel Tay lor’s group, is to present the club with a portrait of the founder The Senior Fraternity, composed of young men who had their first training in citizenship in the Bri gade and are now all occupying positions of trust in the city’s busi MARINE OFFICER PRAISES THE USO NEW BERN, Feb. 8.—“The mil itary branchs of service are like football teams, with speed, rug gedness of spirit and the ability to think and do, but like football teams they need the aid of cheer ing crowds to give them the mo rale, the feeling that someone understands and is pulling for them,” Brig. Gen. Claude A Lark in, commanding geneva! of the Third Marine Aircraft Wing at, the Marine Air Station at Cherry Point, declared here Sunday aft ernoon at the third birthday an niversary program of the USO held at. the NSO clubhouse. The USO was said to be an im portant part of the cheering crowd furnishing the morale for the armed forces, assisting the men in uniform from every part of the United States training here to de feat the enemy. The general also spoke of the women Marines, and said that they were handling men’s jobs and relieving men to fight. Also speaking on the public pro gram was Lt. Col. George H. Mar shall, field secretary of the South ern territory of the Salvation Army. Both local USO clubs are operated by the Salvation Army Capt. E. V. Farmer, head of the ■Salvation Army here, told of their work. The invocation was by Chap lain H. M. Day, lieutenant-com mander in the United States Navy, stationed at Cherry Point. Second Lt. Antoinette Lyons, of the Marine Corps Women’s Re serve stationed at Cherry Point, reported that when the reserve was started a year ago it was estimated that women might fiil 30 types of jobs but that now they ore actually taking more than 200 different types of Marine duties. Music was furnished by the Third Wing band from Cherry Point, under the direction of Mas ter Tech. Sgt. George Seuffert. One selection, “Sky Hunter,” com posed by Sergeant Seuffert, was dedicated to General Larkin. As the concluding number. Mrs. J. M. West led in the singing of “The Star Spangled Banner.” r ness community, is to hang a plaque containing approximately 150 names of men in the armed forces who are still or formerly were on its rolls. The festivities will start at C:30 o’clock. WMC Refers fiiw~l,000 North Carolinians To Jobs Since January 1 RALEIGH, Feb. 8.—The 18 spe cial manpower recruiting officers in the field in North Carolina since January 1 found 1,476 workers out of 7,428 persons interviewed who were referred to essential war-use ful jobs in the average of 18.3 days each recruiter worked ip the first four weeks, the composite re port for that period, made to Dr J. S. Dorton, state director of the War Manpower Commission, shows. Of the 1,476 persons referred. 1,182 were referred direct to jobs open. 804 in their local areas and 378 in other areas, while 294 were referred to local offices of U. S. Employment Service of the War Manpower Commission for clear ance, of whom 141 were placed in local jobs and 153 were referred to jobs in other areas, through the Inter-Area Release. By type jobs, the referrals were as follows: professional and man agerial, 8: clerical and sales, 22: service. 43: agricultural. 1: skilled, 149- semiskilled. 129; unskilled. 1,124. Dr. Dorton expressed satisfac tion at the splendid report made of work of these 18 manpower re r. uiting officers during their first month of operation, and especially in view of the scarcity of labor in North Carolina. -V PRIVATE 700 When Mrs. MacLaren Morrison moved from London to Chisel hurst, England, her retinue in cluded more than 100 pets, includ ing seven dogs, 30 cats, 50 birds, several monkeys, and a large number of pet mice, which had to be trapper on moving day. \ —-V The first incendiary bombs were used during W’trld War mai-jy from German Zeppelins, and consisted of 'ightwright con tainers filled with kerosene and oil : caked cotton waste Recapitalization Needed ■ By Tide Water, Official Of General Gas Asserts PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8.— W) — H. H. Halligan, vice president of General Gas and Electric com pany, told the Securities and Ex change Commission today 'Tide Water Power company unquestion ably needs a recapitalization . . . but it has been our opinion that the ultimate owner should be the one to recapitalize.” He was testifying on his com pany’s agreement to sell Tide Wa ter’s common stock to Warren W. Bell, of Wilmington, N. C., for $55,000. General, Gas and Electric is willing to dispose of its interests in Tide Water, which serves elec tric, gas and bus transportation in Wilmington, Fayetteville, Kin ston and other North Carolina towns, since it cannot be integrat ed under provisions of the Hold ing Company act, Halligan con tinued. Under cross-examination by Da vid I. Bursten, SEC counsel, Hal ligan described various offers for the common stock, including three made by the investment firm of Allen E. Ewing and Co., of Wil mington. Ewing offered $400,000 for 11, 000 preferred shares and the com mon stock on June 5, $35,000 for the common stock alone on Aug. 23 and $55,000 for the common on Aug. 31, Halligan said. The second offer was made orally by G. B. Ruddick, of Montclair, N. J., who represented the Ewing company at today’s hearing. Halligan confirmed the stand by General Gas and Electric’s coun sel, Miss Clarice F. Brows, in re fusing to submit an original cost study of Tide Water made “dur ing the Hobson regime” and other statistical information which the company deems irrelevant, unless ordered by the commission. George W. Sheldon appeared for Bell and Philip W. Bichanen as counsel for Tide Water. MANY NEW BOOKS ARE AT LIBRARY Total circulation of all books for all branches of the Wilming ton Public Library for January amounted to 14.328 books. 206 new members were regis tered at the library for the month, Adult circulation in Wilmingtor for the main branch of the library was 6,937 fiction books and 2,095 non-fiction books. Circulation oi children’s books amounted to 931 fiction books, and 219 non-fiction. Bookmobile circulation amounted to the following figures: Airport, 176; Carolina Beach, 549; Coast Guard, 55; Greenville Sound, 86; Hewes Building, Maffitt Village, 564; Kure’s Beach, 126; Raleigh Building, Maffitt Village, 54; Trail ?r Camp, 104; Vance Building, Maffitt Village, 383; Winter Park, 55; Wrightsboro School, 516; Wrightsville Beach, 322; Wrights I'ille Sound, 56. Total Bookmobile circulation was 2,916. Circulation at Lake Foresl amounted to 1,243 books. Among >the new fiction books re ceived at the Library during the month of January are the follow ing: The King Tree, Murder Solves a Problem, This Winged World, The Apple-green Cat, He married i Doctor, Hurricane Heart, Wile Duck Murders, Smoking Iron, Howards .End, Liana, To Wha' Dread End, Substitute Nurse, Hal lelujah, Arrival and Departure, The Black Honeymoon, Killing the Goose, Golden Fleece, Saddle Hawks, Flint, Mavericks, The Ter Commandments, Work and Play, Sailor, Take Warning, The Crime of Laura Saxrelle, and Wintei Wheat. New non-fiction books include the following: Dramatized Stories o: Hymns and Hymn Writers, Tel It to the Padre, Russia and e Post-War Europe, Russia’s Econo mic Front for War and Peace Punch In, Susie!, Betrayal fron the East, Science at War, Libera Education, Piloting and Maneuv ering of Ships, Field Book o: the U. S., Electricity and its Ap plication to Civilian Life, Diese Aviation Engines. Other non-fiction books are Chicken Raising Made Easy Horses, 750 Dishes from Overseas Learning to Care for Children, Thi Big Store, Fun with a Pencil Cartoon Cavalcade, Who’s Ii Charge Here?, Figure Drawing The Story of Painting, Pictoria History of the. Movies, One Hun dred Non-royalty Radio Plays, His tory of the Theatre, The Party Book,, Party Plans, Fun with your Child, Bowling for All, The Read er Over Your Shoulder, Thirty Famous One-Act Plays, Kiss and Tell. Twenty-five One-act American Comedies, the Best Plays of 1942 3, Twenty Prize-winning Non Royalty Plays, Shoot If You Must, New Treasury of War Poetry, Love Poems Old and New, Wonderings, Happy Stories, The Bayous of Louisiana, The Great Smo kies and the Blue Ridge, Two Wake of the Prairie Schooners, the Leaning Wind, The Torch of Freedom, Behind the Steel Wall, Round Trip to Russia, To All Hands, Sword of Bone, The Paci fic Is My Beat, Joe Foss, Flying Marine, Suzy-Q, Grim Reapers, God Is My Co-Pilot, Target: Ger many, Long Were The Nights. Navy Gun Crew, A Ship to Re member, Truth About Soviet Rus sia, Pageant of Canadian History. New Biographies include Good night, Sweet Prince, Under the Bridge, Those Were the Days, The Gastronomical Me, Persons and Places, Where’s Sunny?, and Dune Boy. New children’s books are Judy Goes Sailing, Tubby Tiny and Top. Come Wit Me, Thief Island, Down by the Sea, Evermay Ranch, Peo ple from Dickens, Submarine Sail or, The ABC Bunny Bunny, Ani mals Are Fun, Tots and Toys. We Look and See, Timothy Has Ideas, Iceblink, Shipwrecked on Mystery Island, A Happy Day, Incident in Yorkville, Come Soon, Tomorrow. Flying with the Coastal Patrol, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, The White Goose, Judy’s Boat Trip, and A Window for Julie. feel NERVOUS RESTLESS HIGH-STRUNG On "CERTAIN DAYS” Of Thi Month? - Do functional periodic disturbances make you feel nervous, cranky, Irri table, fidgety, tired and ‘‘dragged out” —at such times? ■ Then start at once—try Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound to relieve such symptoms. Plnkham’s Compound is famous not only to helii relieve monthly pain but also accom , panylng weak, tired, nervous feelings of > this nature. Taken regularly — Plnkham’s Com ' pound helps build up resistance against 1 such symptoms. For years thousands , upon thousands of women and girls 1 have reported benefits. Follow label directions. Well worth trying! : LYDIA E. PINKHAM’S jggg 30TARIANS SELL $34,000 IN BONDS Rotary club members, by mll vidual solicitations have -0iri ' 300 in “E” bonds, it was revet t at the weekly luncheon meeting, the club held Tuesdav a,' ’ 01 Friendly restaurant. * ‘ l“* Rabbi M. M. Thurman ha* $11,000 in his first attempt, , was reported. 11 Fred Seiter, of the Hanover n tual exchange was accepted i ?' Rotary membership, with Rn-,,. 9 H. A. Marks charging him v,? his duties as a participant m'',9 reviewed tenets of the r0. code. ar-v Louis Shrier, clothing store orator, spoke briefly or, the ba ground of the clothing industry Plans for Ladies Night were'd cussed, and the Country club - as the location for the 'unt-rf1 scheduled for next Tuesdav at 7:30 o’clock. Rotariar.s bring their Rotary-Anns. who appear in either formal or infr!y mal dress. The birthday of Rotarian r.e, Matthis, oldest member. va:,™ ognized. Visitors included j f Benson, A. L. Weidensaul m 5 USO, and Ted Kennedy of j“’ Bern. Club members agrees to -t tend and bring their wives to ft" bond dance to be held Wedresda* night in the Cape Fear armor TELEGRAMS BY LIGHT WAVES Beaming telegrams by ! f -^t waves through a device called*te! efax may replace present • day wire transmission after the war Telefax, which reproduces the original message prepared by the sender, would not only effect low. er rates but would reduce chances of error. 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