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RED CROSS WORK TOLD BY MEISEL Illustrating vividly that the Red Cross is a “liaison between the people here and those out there, Max Meisel, Jr., field represen tative of American Red Cross just returned from New Guinea, sent volunteer workers off to Wilming ton chapter’s appeal for $75,000 on an enthusiastic note Monday with his report of Red Cross activities in the combat area. His talk was made Monday to approximately 250 Red Cross volunteers gathered at 8:30 a.m. at St Paul’s Luthern parish house for the “kickoff” breakfast meet ing. J. Q. LeGrand. campaign chair man introduced the principal speaker, following recognition of other Red Cross leaders Capt. John E. Hydrick represented the 'Armv, which sponsored the break -fast 'through the courtesy of Col. Adam E. Potts, camp commander :of Camp Davis. Lieut. Shirley Mar tin was in command of eight mem bers of the Women’s Army Corps who served breakfast. The Rev. Walter B. Freed made the invoca tion. In his charge to the volunteer workers. Mr. LeGrand said we cannot fail. I have no thought that we will fail. But I am interested 'in what degree of success we will have.” The breakfast launched the Red Cross's greatest appeal ever made here for funds. Meisel. who has traveled three quarters around the globe for American Red Cross, told the as semblage a story of how “the boys out there” are helped by Red Cross workers. “We went from this country to Australia, where we stayed for about three weeks,” he said. “In Sydney, w»e found the Red Cross established in a former depart ment store, and operating 24 hours a day. Over there, there is no other place for a man to go except to a Red Cross club. "The Red Cross club for enlisted men was set up in a former auto mobile agency building. The boys go there where they can get American food. The Australians do not serve the same type of food we do. On the second floor of the building is a recreation room, which provides various games, and showers. The officers have a Red Cross club also. There host esses arrange dates, and various other means of entertainment for them.” He said the Red Cross also acts as a marriage investigation bu reau. “The Army is interested in the happiness of these boys who are marrying Australian girls.” Meisel had high praise for the women field representatives. “The boys crowd to the clubmobile for coffee, but mostly for a pat on the back from an American wom an. On the side of the vehicle, they score Jap bombers they have downed.” At the convalescent areas op erated by women, he said bad minton, croquet and other types of games are provided. “The Army wants to rehabilitate them in as normal fashion as possible. The girls listen to the boys’ troubles and help them in every way pos sible.” Continuing his story of the trip into the combat area, he said ‘‘we flew by plane into New Guinea. Five minutes after we arrived there the Japs paid us a vsiit. They missed. “The jungle was terrible. They told us to find a place to live. We hacked out the jungle growth, which couldn’t be cut higher than 10 feet due to camouflage reasons, and built a foxhole. Recreation tents were set up. providing ping pong, writing tables and a radio. We couldn't get broadcasts from this country so we listened to “Tokyo.” A man and woman, who spoke perfect English, broadcast propaganda, from which we divid ed and subtracted and got a dis mal idea of the truth. “We had movies. Once we show ed ‘My Gal Sal’ eight times in one week. It got so we could repeat the lines to each other. ‘‘The Japs dropped incendiaries on the mail that had been dropped from planes one day. You see it ruined the morale of the men. Afterwards I went to Port Moresby for the mail.” Meisel spoke of mildew that cov ered everything in the jungle, food rations, double-chlorinated water, and diseases. He said he often went into the field hospital on New Guinea and found beds marked with FUO (fever of undetermined origin.) “The Red Cross is doing the best it can out there,” he said, “but our job is to bring your GI John nies back here from out there.” -V CAROLINA CASUALTIES WASHINGTON, March 20—<m~ The War Department made public today the names of 451 U. S. sol diers wounded in action. The list included thirteen from North Carolina wounded in the Mediter ranean area. They are: Pvt. Troy L. Abernathy, Mrs. Della P. Abernathy, mother Mc Denville; Pvt. Floyd A. Bogan, Charlie H. Bogan, father, 113 North Cloudman St., Charlotte; Pfc. Joe J. W. Bowman, Mrs. Sallie P. Bowman, mother, Rt. 2, Mount Airy; Pfc. David Bru ton, Mrs. Nelia B. Burton, mother, Rt. 1. Candor; Pvt. Robert W. Burgess, Mrs. Annie Burgess, mother, Rt. 5, Lumberton. Pfc. James T. Camp, Mrs. Laura J. Camp, mother, Rt. 1, Shelby; Tech. 5th Gr. Samuel E. Fort. Mrs. Anne M.. Fort, moth er. 1516 Cliffwood place, Charlotte; Pfc. James L. Gamble, 'Mrs. Maude H. Gamble, wife, Rt. 1, Gastonia; Cpl. Graham M. Hare Mrs. Nancy D. Hare, mother, Rt. 2. Hemp (Robbins); Pfc. James V. Jenkins, Mrs. Eva Jenkins, mother, Bryson City; Pfc. Walter R. Jones Mrs. Julia E. Jones, mother, Brigeton; Pvt. John J. Payne. Jesse P. Payne, father, Rt. 1, Summerfield; and Pfc. Mark C. Smith, Mrs Mozelle F. Smith, wife, Avondale. -V Of the passenger automobiles used on farmes 30 per cent are at least ID years old. What A Cough! And how it hurts, and nags And disturbs your sleep. Chronic bronchitis may develop if your cough, chest cold, or acute bron chitis is not treated and you cannot afford to take a chance with any medi cine less potent than Creomulsion which goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Creomulsion blends beechwood creosote by special process with other time tested medicines for coughs. It contains no narcotics. No matter how many medicines you have tried, tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough, per mitting rest and sleep, or you are to have your money back. (Adv.) You Can Fight, Too, Buy War Bonds NAUGHTY BUT NICE’ TO BE PRESENTED "Naughty But Nice,” an enter taining Hill Billy show. sparkling with fun and melody, will be pre sented at the American Legion Indoor Arena Thursday night at 8:30 and 12:15. The 12:15 per formance is to be especially for the swing shift at the shipyard. Square dancing will serve as ad ditional entertainment from 10 to 11:30 and from 1:45 to 3 o’clock. Old Shep and his Carolina Play boys will lend their enjoyable tunes to the show, while “Happy Sam” Fowler will act as Master of Ceremonies. Sharing the spot light with these stage and radio stars will be the "Three Little Sisters,” popular singers of all types of songs. The promoter also announced that he had secured the Teen-Age Melodiers, a band composed of high school students, to play at the show. -V LAWYERS TO MEET RALEIGH, March 20— Iff) —The North Carolina Bar ' Association will hold its 46th annual meeting here June 16-17, W. F. Taylor, of Goldsboro, president of the asso ciation, announced today. Taylor said Joseph Henderson of Philadelphia, president of the American Bar Association, would be the principal speaker. A tax institute for bar members will be held beginning June 14 and continuing through the first day of the bar meeting. -V SOLONS IN ALGIERS ALGIERS, March 20—M>1—Reps. Baldwin (R-NY) and Vorys (R Ohio) arrived here today for an “unofficial” survey, particularly into American relations with the French. They expect to remain about a week. MDROLINE WHITE PETROLEUM JELLY Ideal soothing, pro tective dressingfor minor cuts, burns, bruises end chafing “I COULDN’T STAND HARSH LAXATIVES! Kellogg’s All-Bran Brought Relief!” Says Ex-Sufferer! If you, too, are a sufferer, be sure to read this unsolicited letter! “My gygtem was sluggish, after Td been sick, and I couldn’t stand harsh laxatives. I tried KELLOGG’S ALL-BRAN, and found it was grand. We have a box of it in the boute all the time. Just for variety, several times a week, we mix a small por tion of other cereals with the ALL-BRAN ! i It’s delightful! And we still get the benefits from the ALL-BRAN.” Mrs. Joseph W. Poutie, 86 Englewood Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. What’s the secret of such amaz ing relief for so many? Simply this! KELLOGG’S ALL-BRAN can “get at” constipation due to lack of certain “cellulosic” ele ments in the diet—because it is one of Nature’s most effective sources of these elements! They help the friendly colonic flora fluff up and prepare the colonic contents for easy, natural elimination! ALL BRAN is not a purgative! Doesn’t work by “sweeping out”! It’s a gentle-acting, “regulating” food! If your constipation is this kind, eat ALL-BRAN, or several ALL BRAN muffins regularly. Drink plenty of water. See if you don’t praise its welcome relief! Insist on genuine ALL-BRAN, made only by Kellogg’s in Battle Creek. When SCHENLEY Reserve is sometimes unavailable please remember . : . . the basic whiskies in Schenley Reserve blended whiskey are supplied only from existing stocks. Our distilleries are now producing only alcohol for munitions, synthetic rubber and other impon uses. Schenley has produced no whis since October 1942. Quart * I * VtimUy Distillers Corp., N.Y.C. BLENDED WHISKEY: M proof-sixty per cent neutral spirits distilled from fruit and grains. t ft Drive For Musical Instruments For Soldiers Is Nearing Close G. I. Joe is not only going to continue blasting Japs and Nazis at an ever increasing rate, but he is going to do it to music — thanks to a nation-wide campaign to col lect musical instruments for the boys across the seas. This cam paign, now going into its final week, is being sponsored in Wil mington by the Wilmington Coca Cola bottling Co. at the request of the War department. Small instruments such as har monicas, ocarinas, accordions, gui tars, banjos, etc., are particularly needed. Those wishing to donate are asked to take them to any “Coca-Cola” dealer. “Coca-Cola” trucks will pick them up and for ward them to the Army, which will send them overseas at once. In Wilmington there are hun dreds of musical instruments that would delight the hearts of lone some soldiers. Everyone is urged to dig down in basements, attics and storage rooms for those musical instruments that aren’t being used and take them to the nearest “Coca-Cola” dealer. IllCiC axe xv. w XX VAA1J vumxuxio around a foxhole. The least we can do is give our boys a little music”, according to W. L. Sheffield, manager of the Coca-Cola bottling Co., who is in charge of the local campaign. -V PIGEONS EVACUATED LONDON, March 20—®—About 45,000 pigeons have been “evacu ated from Belgian coastal towns and brought to Brussels,” Berlin radio said tonight, while ‘‘about the same number of pigeons were brought to other parts of the coun try.” Berlin did not explain whether this was a measure against espionage or against hunger. _ Tou breathe freer al-A most instantly as just 2 drops Penetro Nose Drops open your cold i clogged nose to give. I your head cold air. Caution: Use only as directed. 25c, 2% times as much for 50c. Get PenetroNos^Drop^ IflB • Capudine contains ingredients that are cele «| brated all over the world for their quick ML effectiveness in relieving simple headache and neuralgia. Acts fast because it’s liquid—it* ingredients are already dissolved. Next time choose Liquid Capudine. Use only as directed. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii NOTICE 1 I ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS From 2 P. M. to 4 P. M. Tuesday, March 21 ELECTRIC SERVICE WILL BE INTERRUPTED to make necessary changes on our lines feeding Wrightsville Beach, Wrightsville Sound, Greenville Sound and Seagate. TIDE WATER POWER CO. | I—READ THE CLASSIFIED ADS V IlllllilllllllllllllllllllllW I THAT is an American there con demned by the chance of war to eat alien bread in some far-off prison camp. He is hungry for news .. . hungry for the sight of his native land . . . for the sound of a voice like yours • • • for the touch of a woman’s hand. But he won’t be forgotten! For the Red Cross, to the utmost of its power, will get your letters in to him • * • will pass his letters out to you. And every week, right from your heart, he will get, if humanly possible, a nour ishing Red Cross food carton .. . eleven full pounds of the sort of food you’d give him if you still had him safe at home. Meat,cheese, sugar,prunes,chocolate bars and real American cigarettes and tobacco! If he is sick or wounded, he will get a n.ea mvanu package containing food for a special diet, doubly enriched to bring him quickly back to health. No, he won’t be forgotten... not while your Red Cross is on the job. You have given your sons... you have done the extra work ... donated your blood and bought your bonds. Yes, and you have helped the Red Cross before with a generous and willing heart. Giving to the Red Cross has always been a great proud habit of thirty million American families . . . proud that they could give . . . proud of the Red Cross that made the giving worthwhile. But this year, when the need is greater than ever before— this year you will want io give more ... to give freely tn your own Red Cross . • • to your own sons in the service. This year dig deep and be glad. For wherever he is CIVE TO THE JL V RED CROSS The RED CROSS is at his side and the Red Cross is YOU! THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WILMINGTON APPEAL -GOAL $75,000-GIVE GENEROUSLY NORTH CAROLINA SHIPBUILDING CO.
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