Garden Club
Meet Slated
This Morning
Dr. Achibald Rutledge Will
Address Session At St.
James’ Parish House
Dr. Archibald Rutledge, well
known speaker, will address the
regular meeting of the Cape Fear
Garden club Tuesday morning at
11 o’clock in the parish house of
St. James’ church on Market street.
Dr. Rutledge is too well known
here to need much introduction, but
newcomers to the city will find that
he lives up to his reputation as one
of the South’s wittiest and most
charming lecturers.
The wives of all service person
nel in this area are extended a cor
dial invitation to hear Dr. Rutledge
and club members have the privilege
of bringing guests. In the case of
resident guests, the usual nominal
fee will be expected. There is no
fee for garden club members or
service wives.
Miss Alice Dale
Honored At Party
CLINTON, March 8.—Mrs. J. C.
Ferguson, Misses Marjorie Dew
and Gertrude Martin entertained
at coffee-hour last Saturday morn
ing from 10:30 to 11:30 o’clock at
the home of the former honoring
Miss Alice Dale, a member of the
grammar school faculty, whose
wedding to W. L. Fay of Spring
field, Ohio, supervisor of instruc
tors at Seymore - Johnson Flying
Field in Goldsboro, took place
Sunday, March 7, in Goldsboro.
The lower floor of the home was
thrown ensuite for the occasion
and effectively decorated with cut
flowers. Guests were greeted upon
arrival by Mrs. J. S. Ayers and
directed to an appointed table in
the hail where Mrs. O. J. Peter
son, Jr. and Miss Esther Ham
mond served tomato juice. Miss
Jeanne McKinsey directed guests
to the dining room where Mrs. F.
L. Turlington poured coffee from
one end of the dining table. She
was assisted by Miss Dorothy Kerr
and Mrs Jimmie Austin. An ar
tistic arrangement of red carna
tions with fern was used as a
centerpiece for the dining table.
Mrs. Gussie Parker presided over
the guest book in the sun room.
Mrs. Perry Crumpler directed
guests to the living room and Mrs.
Albert Colwell directed guests
from the living room to the sun
room. The honoree was presented
v/ith nandkerchiefs and silver in
her chosen pattern. Goodbyes
were said by Mrs. Ed Williams.
* * *
Catholic Daughters
Will Entertain With
Party This Evening
The Catholic Daughters of Amer
ica will sponsor a parish benefit
bingo party next Tuesday evening
at St. Mary’s Parochial school,
405 Ann street.
Attractive prizes will be on dis
play. Tickets may be obtained
from any member of the organi
zation or by calling 3596.
As this will be the last bingo
party before Easter a cordial in
vitation is extended all those who
enjoy the game. It will start
promptly at 8:15 o’clock.
* * *
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel P. Cobos
announce the birth of a daughter,
Paula Ann, March 2, at Marion
Sprunt annex. Mrs. Cobos was
the former Lavaun Tompkins of
Rocky Point.
Relief for Miseries of
HEAD COLDS
Put 3-purpos* Va-tro-nol up each
nostril. It (1) shrinks swollen mem
branes, (2) soothes Irritation, and
(3) helps clear cold-clog
gea nasal passages.
Follow complete di
rections In folder.
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FOOTWEAR
TOPS IN SWEATER GIRLS
JLiOvely Helen cyriacKs. ot tseuerose, H. l„ j\. x., poses prettily after
she was chosen as the official sweater girl in a nationwide contest.
There were more than 10,000 entrants in the contest. Helen wears the
clinging creation that helped to win first place for her. (International).
Rope, Straw And Lumber May
Ease Pinch Of Shoe Rationing
By ANN FRANCE WILSON
NEa Service Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Mar. 3—Maybe
you want a pair of evening slippers
to match that new dress, but hate
to give up a valuable shoe coupon
for them. Well, don’t. Just sit
tight until you see what the boys
are cooking up for you.
Shoes are rationed only if the
upper, the sole, or both, are of
leather. And that’s where Amer
ican ingenuity comes in. There
are plenty of substitutes for
leather uppers, and some non
leather soles have been developed.
You’ll probably be seeing more
of them.
Plastic sales were tried, but
now plastics are so tight that they
cant’ be used as leather substitutes
However, there are wooden soles.
Some people thought they were
just a crack-pot experiment that
wouldn't last. But there will be
plenty of gals this summer who
would rather clump along the
boardwalk on board soles than
give up a coupon for a pair of
sneakers.
For evening wear there will be
shoes with composition soles of
non-critical material. Some of
them probably will have a paper
base—and doubtless will be sold
With the warning not to wear
them in the rain.
Other substitute soles will be
made of rope and woven straw.
And you’ll be seeing uppers made
of everything from rope to satin
fabrics.
Bags and Baggage
With shoe rationing under way,
you may have been wondering
about tne future of other leather
goods. And you may be sure that
WPB nas been giving the matter
some thought.
Not everything that is short,
however, is worth rationing. So
it’s unlikely that leather suitcases,
handbags and brief cases will join
shoes in the coupon book. It is
probable, though, that there will
be standardization of models and
restriction of leather content. So
look for more fabric bags after
the present ones are gone.
Fancy Wrappings
Rumors are rampant and mem
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cs are flying back and forth as
WPB works on the first draft of
an order covering cosmetics pack
aging. But a safe prediction is
that simpler wrapping and stand
ard prices will be the result of
all the excitement.
A lot of material, time, labor
and ingenuity go into the packag
ing of rouge, powder, lipsticks
and perfume. 'ITiey’ll be put to
more vital use by elimination of
frills in the beauty industry.
And -since packaging frequently
costs more than the product itself,
OPA will step in. Dollar-and
cents ceiling prices will probably
be stamped on each package, even
though a standard price will hit
the exclusive shop with a big
overhead much harder than it does
the five-and-dime or corner drug
stores.
C H ADBOURN
CHADBOURN, March 8. — Mrs.
J. B. Ellictl left Sunday for Nor
folk for a few days visit with her
son, Jimmy Elliott, who is in the
Navy.—Way land Lennon and
daughter, Knight, of Fairmont,
were visitors in town Friday aft
ernoon.—Mrs. J. H. Land and Mrs
Mercer Tillinghast left for Char
lotte Tuesday to spend a few days
with her son-in-law, Dan Barber
and small daughters.—Misses Mar
garet Baldwin and Arra Snipes
spent Saturday in Fayetteville.—
Norman Peal and Frank Wooten
went to Charlotte Tuesday on a
business trip.
Sam Carter is spending a few
days m Florida this week on busi
ness.—Mrs. J. A. Love of Red
Springs, was the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. J. O. Scaife, Tues
day.—Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Teal
have moved to Burlington. Mr.
Teal has been there several weeks,
and Mrs Teal joined him Monday.
—Miss Elizabeth Sinclair spent the
week-end at her home in Norwood.
—Miss Susan Goodall was at her
home in Smithfield for the week
end.—Mr and Mrs. L. Stone had
as their guests for the week-end,
Mr. Stone’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Stone of Mullins, C. C.—Mrs. D.
W. Smith, Jr., spent the past week
end with Mr. Smith at Providence,
R. I.
Miss Virginia McGougan spent
the week-end with friends in Ra
leigh.—Miss Nell McCallum was at
her nome in Rowland for the week
end.—Mrs. Norwood Edge join
Staff Sgl. Edge in Fayetteville for
the weekend.—Mrs. W. L. Cam
eron and children moved Saturday
to Tarboro to join Mr. Cameron.
They stopped over Sunday in Fair
mont with. Mrs. Cameron’s par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Shelton.
—Mrs. Vera Brewer and daughter,
Frances, are moving into the Der
rick apartment this week.
Women Of Moose
Will Entertain
The Women of the Moose will
entertain at a dinner for out-of
town guests, grand regent of col
lege regents, Mary Hooper and
Regional Director Kirby, Wednes
day evening at the Moose Lodge
at 7:30 o’clock.
All members of the lodge, their
husbands and friends are invited.
Following dinner several new
member; will be initiated into the
chapter. All members are urged
to be present.
CLUB CLOCK
The Parent-Teachers Associa
tion'of Lake Forest school will
meet at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday
afternoon, in the school cafe
teria. Girl Scouts will be in
charge of the program.
The Willing Workers circle
of the Junior King’s Daugh
ters will meet Wednesday aft
ernoon at 4 o’clock with Miss
Rachel Pierce, 313 Church St.
Miss Jane Croom is sponsor for
the circle.
The Mothers and Teachers
Association of St- Mary’s Pa
rochial school will hold its
regular monthly meeting on
Tuesday afternoon at 3:30
o’clock at the school. It is an
nounced as an important meet
ing and all members are urg
ed to attend.
The Mothers club of Temple
Baptist church will hold its
regular monthly meeting at the
home of T. T. Hamilton.
1215 Grace street, on Tuesday
evening at 8 o’clock.
Calvary Baptist church Mis
sionary Union circles announce
the following meetings:
No. 1—Tuesday evening at 8
o’clock, at the home of Mrs.
E. L. Bradley, 718 N. 4th.
street.
No. 2—Tuesday evening at 8
o’clock, at the home of Mrs.
Glenn Moore, 9 1-2 S. 8Jh.
street.
The auxiliary to James A.
Manley post No. 2573, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will meet
Tuesday night at 8 o’clock in
the Tide Water Power company
assembly hall. All members
are urged to attend.
The Sunset Park Parent
Teacher association will meet
Tuesday, March 9, at 3 o'clock
in the library of the new school.
The topic for discussion will be
“Safety in the Home, School
and Community.” All mem
bers are asked to attend.
The regular meeting of the
Woman’s Society of Christian
Service of Trinity Methodist
church, scheduled for this week
has been postponed until March
15, at 3:30 o’clock.
The Myrtle Grove Home
Demonstration club will hold
its March meeting in the dem
onstration clubhouse at 2:30
p.m. Tupsday, March 9.
The New Hanover County
Medical auxiliary will meet in
the Tide Water assembly
room at 11 a.m. Friday,
March 12. All doctors’ wives
now in Wilmington are cordial
ly invited to attend.
The Wilmington Health for
Victory club will meet Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 o’clock
in the Tide Water home serv
ice kitchen. This meeting was
originally scheduled for last
week. Members are urged to
attend. Mrs. Cordelia Foster,
home service director, will be
in charge.
Wilmington Assembly, No.
12, Order of Rainbow for Girls,
will meet Wednesday after
noon at 3:45 o’clock in the Ma
sonic Temple. Members are
urged to attend as matters of
importance will be discussed.
The regular meeting of the
Stamp Defiance chapter,
Daughters of the American
Revolution, will be held Fri
day evening at 8 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. Ernest Bulluck,
519 Market street. This meet
ing was planned for next week
but has been moved up a
week. All visiting daughters
are invited to attend.
—-V
Colonel Tigner Talks
At Business Woman’s’
Club Meeting In City
The Business and Professional
Woman’s club had as its guest
speaker at the monthly dinner
meeting Friday evening, Lieut.
Col. Oscar C. Tigner, of the In
formation and Filter Center, who
gave a most enlightening talk on
the history and function of the
Antiaircraft Service. He empha
sized the need for more volunteer
women in the local filter center.
Mrs. Edward H. Peschau gave
an interesting account on the sub.
ject of what women in Russia are
doing in the war.
Plans were made for a bridge
party to be given by the club on
St. Patrick’s day.
Clinton Marriages
Are Announced Here
CLINTON, March 8.—Mr. and Mrs.
Guy J. Coombs, of Turkey, an
nounce the marriage of their daugh
ter, Doris Lee, to Corp. Bruce Dix
on, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tate Dixon,
of Turkey. Corp. Dixon is now sta
tioner! at an Army Air Base in Flor
ida.
Mr. and Mrs. Ashford Fann, an
nounce the marriage of their daugh
ter, Annoise, to Staff Sgt. Harold
E. Johnson.
Mr. Johnson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert F. Johnson of Mor
gantown. The ceremony took place
in Dillon, S. C.
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MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED
W. E. Spivey announces the mar
riage of hit niece, Alma Pearce,
of Rockingham, to Sergeant Henry
Matthews of Camp Davis and Chi
cago.
Design For Pedaling — Especially designed for subur
ban pedaling for either business or pleasure in wartime is
this New York creation of bright red-and-blue plaid with a
red midriff and wide, pleated skirt._
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fonvielle
have returned from Leesville, La,,
where they visited their son, Lieut.
Chris Eugene Fonvielle, who is
stationed at Camp Polk. They re
turned home by New Orleans,
where they spent several days.
* • *
Frank Russell Reynolds, having
completed his two-year medical
course at the University of North
Carolina, is now visiting his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Rey.
nolds, 108 North 13th street. He
will leave the last of the month
to resume his medical studies at
the University of Pennsylvania.
• * *
Pvt. Walter Storm, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Storm, is now at
the Marine station at Parris Is
land, S. C.
• • *
Mrs. Roger A. Greenleaf, the
former Miss Mary B. Williams,
arrived Sunday from the west
coast for a short visit with her
sisters. Miss Jane Williams and
Mrs. William H. Henderson, Jr.,
at their home on Princess streets.
♦ * *
Lieut. J. L. Walker, Army Air
Corps, visited relatives and friends
during the past week while en
route fyom Homestead, Fla., to
his new station in Roanoke, Va.
He will be connected with the
Pennsylvania Central Air Lines
while there.
Friends of Mrs. Allie Morris
Whitfield, who has been ill in a
Charlotte hospital, will be glad to
learn she is now recuperating at
the ' Crane Convalescent home in
Charlotte.
* * *
Lieut. William I. Corbett is vis
iting his family here for a short
time.
* * •
Miss Frances Worth of New
York City, arrived Monday and is
the guest of Mrs. Benjamin Wash
burn at her home in Glen Arden.
Miss Worth will attend Mrs.
Washburn at maid-of-honor when
she sponsors the S. S. Jonathan
Worth at the North Carolina Ship
building yards Friday. Mrs. Wash
burn’s matron-of-honor will be
Mrs. Henry Sloan of Charlotte.
* * *
Aviation Cadet James E. Hearn,
Jr., arrived Saturday to spend a
short while with his parents at
their home, 1811 Grace street.
Cadet Hearn arrived in the States
February 6 after serving a year
overseas in Aurba with the 252nd
regiment. He will enter pre-Flight
school for training as a pilot at
Kelly Field, Texas.
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If all the year were playing
holidays, to sport would be as
tedious as to work.—Shakespeare.
Education Meet
Slated Thursday
v
The Nationa 1 Education asso
ciation of New Hanover county
will hold a special meeting in New
Hanover High school library an
nex Thursday afternoon, March
11, at 3:30 P. M.
Superintendent H. M. Roland
and E. R. Blakesler, Principal of
Washington Catlett school, will
speak.
The election of the National Ed
ucation Association director for
N.C.E.A. will be held.
All members of the N.E.A. are
urged to be present.
* * ik
MIND YOUR MANNERS
Test your knowledge of correct
social usage by answering the fol
lowing questions, then checking
against the authoritative answers
below:
1. When talking to a mother who
has a son overseas should you
dwell on the gloomier aspects of
the war?
2. If a friend says she hasn't
heard from her husband who has
been overseas for sometime should
you say, “Aren’t you terribly wor
ried?’’ or “You’ll probably get a
stack of his letters all at once?
3. When writing a V-mail letter
is it important that you write leg
ibly and not form your letters too
small?
4. Should you make a point of
men in the armed forces?
5. When writing a member of
answering the letters you get from
the family who is in the armed
forces should your letters be as
cheerful as you can make them?
What would you do if—
You are a bride writing a thank
you note for a late wedding pres
ent—
(a) Say that you and John both
think that it is lovely?
(b) Don’t mention your husband
in your note of thanks?
Answers
1. No Be as cheerful as possible.
2. The latter. Be as reassuring
as you can.
3. Yes.
4. Yes.
5. By all means.
Better “What Would You Do”
solution—a).
WOMAN’S MAKEUP
A woman’s clothes, on the aver
age weigh only one-fourth as much
as a man’s. But the miscellany
she carries in her purse are twice
as heavy as the articles in his
pockets.
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Largest bird is the ostrich,
which stands nearly eight feet tall
and weighs about 300 pounds.
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Dry - Cleaning
Delays Boom
Wash Clothes
By ANN FRANCE WILISON
NEA Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 8 - It
seems likely that all the frills of
hotel life soon may be eliminated.
Hotels are faced with severe labor
and material shortages, and in
order to operate at all, service
will be streamlined.
Replacements for tableware are
hard to get, and broken equipment
is difficult to have repaired. So a
voluntary conservation plan is be
ing talked about by hotel managers
and hotel owners. They have met
with WPB officials in Washington
to discuss methods of streamlining
hotel service while still serving
guests adequately.
CLEANING
It’s getting so women can’t
really count on getting a dress
back from the cleaner in less than
a week, sometimes much longer in
crowded defense areas. So they’ll
be turning to washable clothes
more and more.
At least, this is what has hap
pened in England, where cleaning
facilities are very much restricted.
Women wear washable clothes as
often as possible, instead of tweeds.
All kinds of novelty aprons and
sleeve protectors have been in
vented, and it seems likely that
American women will adopt some
of them as cleaning difficulties in
crease.
ODDS AND ENDS
Owners cf old and new radios
will be able to get repair parts
when the Victory Line of replace
ment parts goes into production.
The parts are simplified and de
signed to fit all makes . . . Though
the amount of malt and malt syrup
which brewers may use has been
cut by 7 per cent, this will not
affect the amount of beer produced
in the U. S.. according to WPB . . .
Enough waste fats is saved month
ly by the Army and Navy to make
glycerine explosives that would
blast an area of five square blocks
. . . Office of Defense Transporta
tion has banned “special” or “ex
clusive” bus service not essential
to war jobs . . . After the war,
expect improved plastic dishes to
be on the market. They are now
used only by the Navy . . .Farmers
and gardeners who need dry peas
and lentils as seed may obtain
certificates from their local ration
board permitting them to buy the
amount needed.
HOSE
While WPB keeps threatening
that standardization of rayon
hose is just around the corner,
there is a growing demand for
| standardization or at least some
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“BADLANDS OF DAKOTA”
Nurses To Hold
Important Meet
The regular meeting 0f tv
Nine, North Carolina State y ^
association will be held w,,- tJ
afternoon at 4 o’clock jn th™“es«r
home. Matters of importance'^
vate duty nurses will be .
this time. * hea« it
A meeting of the Private „
section will be held at 3-30 .. ,Ji'
in the Nurses home.
• * *
Red Cross Meetings
Will Be Held Here
Today And Thursday
All women workers are UrM .
attend two Red Gross nieetir!" ’
be held in the Tide Water wt”
Tuesday and Thursday of ?
at 10 o'clock.
Supplies may be picked nr ■
workers at the same time. ‘ '
One of Mark f
dishes was saucissenkartoffelhi!"
sauerkrautkranzwurst. a VJ
of German sausage.
kind of wearing gu^teTT,
rayon hose One of the ttv
which WPB may decide
order to make them go farther!
an order that all hose must h-!
cotton tops and feet.
Reports received by WPB shll
that women complain about to-!
of hose and feet wearing out t
tearing long before the stocks
leg snags or runs. 5
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FEMALE HUI
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ly disturbances—should try Lydia
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woman’s most important organs
Also fine stomachic tonic! Folio*
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