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The Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.). 1941-07-12 [P Personals Embroidered “Firebird” Panel RECREATION SITE ? Mrs. T. T. Betts and son, Stanley, of Fayetteville, are spending the WILL BE CLEARED summer at their cottage at Wrights- ville Beach. Soldiers • • • Week-End Camp for SOCIETY Miss Esther Skelding has returned Planned Near Carolina to Charlotte, after spending a while Beach; CCC on Job BETTY with her family at their cottage at DIVINE. Editor— Wrightsville Beach. * • • Civilian Conservation corps work- Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Williamson, ers will begin Monday the clearing Jr., have returned to their home in of a site near Carolina Beach for a Charlotte after a short stay at u recreational camp for soldiers, Cap- Vegetables Wrlghtsville Beach. executive officer * • • tain Leo S. Jobe, Insure Mr. and Mrs. M. H. of for the Wilmington recreational To cotton lace and pale Courtney Often Charlotte, are this week- yesterday. — spending area, said J-J moire in a home-made end at Wrightsville Beach. Captain Jobe conferred Thursday dinner of an Health dress to • elegance • family’s • with the superintendent of the Bol- deceive best friend as your to W. E. Warren of Wilson, Dr. ton CCC camp with the result that MADDOX its source. The top is cut like Warren of Washington, 60 colored men will be assigned to ..os GAYNOR George ^Service Staff Writer a sweater, long-sleeved, front- D. C., Mrs. M. M. Dew, and Mrs. the project. vigorous health, you buttoned. The very full skirt Bowie Gray of Wilson, have returned A lease has been signed which F»r famjiy should eat and is shirred. Your homO"sewing to their homes after a visit with gives Army authorities the privilege Mrs. A. N. Daniel at her home on 485 acres *1*!fresh vegetables. center can help you make this. to use all or any part of Kmfs stuffed with Harbor Island. of what was described as a "beau- * * * CHAND CHEESE tiful natural setting" near Carolina I0$ Mrs. Robert C. Davsi has arrived a recre- (Serves 4 to 6) Beach for establishment of for visit with five good-sized tomatoes, ITDLACK from Houston, Texas, a ational camp which will accommo- "chopped cooked spinach, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Parmelee date 600 or more soldiers at a time. 01! thick white sauce, 3-4 cup at their summer cottage at Wrights- The lease, consummated with a Win- ville Beach. real estate owners cheese, salt, pep- MRS. ANNB CABOT ston-Salem firm, American • * By soft bread crumbs. * of the calls for rental ex- 4 up fine A blaze of magnificent colorings—the firebird in shades of pinks property, the stem end Mr. and Mrs. Henrik Rom of Wil- a three- !; Siice from and soft reds amid green-blue branches and leaves! Soft orange and penditures of only $1 for out the son, will arrive today to be the an air of enchantment to this rh tomato and scoop peach tones of floors lend superb panel. year period. Combine the spinach, week-end guests of Mrs. A. N. Daniel A noted artist designed it for me—and it’s a piece that is worthy The Army officer stated that ma- #Son. fair this year. Panel is 18 and 1-2 cup of the at her home on Harbor Island. Mrs. of being entered at your State or County terial for construction of the camp by 17 inches. Embroidery can be done in fine wools, silks or embroidery with salt and pep- Rom formerly made her home with probably will be on hand Tuesday season cottons. Stitches are easy to do, long and short stitch and solid stitches tomatoes with the Mrs. Daniel at the island last year or Wednesday. He said yesterday rjii the being employed. Bird is outlined in black or dark grey. cover with and is the former Miss Margit color chart be for the Lh ffliswre and To obtain transfer of panel (Pattern No. 5185), complete that 90 tents will erected have been Svedlund. amounts of materia] and that a crcI-Ds which worked out on the pattern, exact colors specified, use of enlisted men, of background materials the rest of the cheese. specified, illustrations of stitches used, types dozen or more additional tents will d nth NAME and ADDRESS and dish and bake suggested send 10 cents in COIN, YOUR be for officers and other neces- .. a baking GRACE METHODIST used h NUMBER to Anne Cabot, the Wilmington Morning oven (350 degrees the PATTERN sary functions. moderate SOCIETY TO MEET Star, 106 Seventh avenue, New York city.; ,V about 25 minutes or until Major Ralph M. Tenney, command- Be careful area .tomatoes are done. ing the local recreational for overcook or they The Woman’s Society of Christian the Army, and Capt. Jobe will es- t to let them Service of Grace Methodist church Commissioners tablish offices in the ball at 11 loose their shape. city will nold a business Highway onions and meeting Monday Carolina Beach immediately. They scalloping o’clock at the church. GKEEN peppers afternoon at 4 Here have been using the office occupied mild onions, At Luncheon until 31 former Commis- sj medium-sized Guests May by medium-sized green peppers, 4 Yoke sioner of Public Works J. E. L. Square Carolina "Aren’t to ask for any- the hall here. taoons butter. 2 tablespoons Members of the North you going Wade in city salt, pepper, commission were or New Han- of the camp for occu- ur, 11-4 cups milk, State Highway thing for, Wilmington Completion crumbs. honored yesterday at a joint lunch- pancy possibly will require four to Ite'red _ over county?” in boiling salted of Wilmington civic six weeks from the time preliminary hok the onions eon meeting no.” Senator Bellamy re- cut in the Chamber “Why, work It will be ter until tender. Drain, clubs sponsored by starts Monday. open a dish, at the Fear plied. the Ives and place in baking of Commerce Cape throughout year. from the 250 and 300 these remarks, Mr. move the seeds pep- hotel. Between persons Following up Prince said' Dr. Gooding had as- 's, cut in halves lengthwise, were present. Cook him to the lunch- MIND YOUR MANNERS jin thin strips crosswise. Declaring that he was "amazed” sured prior Stir that of the dis- the butter until softened. at the growth and progress of New eon meeting, people want to ask for a Test of correct so- the flour, add the milk grad- Hanover county and Wilmington trict didn’t thing. your knowledge Sea- chairman of the cial by answering the follow- lj and cook until thick. during the past few months, Chair- Cyrus Hogue, usage Port commission, ing questions, then against i with sait and pepper, pour man L. B. Prince of the highway Wilmington checking cover with “con- Mr. Prince and other the authoritative answers below: it the onions and commission asserted that he greeted the work of it to eat toed crumbs. Bake in a mod- fidently expects Wilmington to be- guests, and praised 1. Is good manners pop- F.) cities in the commission. corn in a movie? <• ileiy hot oven (375 degree come one of the largest highway 2. Should a start her jDOUl immucij. North Carolina soon.” “Rail, water and roadway trans- girl calling a well-bal- fiance’s mother and father Mother ked stiffed cucumbers Mr. Prince, Dr. G. V. Gooding portation arc vital to said. "1 Brown and Father Brown before she (Serves 4) of Kenansville, commissioner for anced state,” Mr. Hogue of the is married to their son? Vo cucumbers, 2 tablespoons this district; Col. E. G. Flanagan think the downfall of many countries of 3. May the lettuce underneath a to or other fat, 1 tablespoon of Greenville; W. Vance Baise, subjugated Europe fa- fruit salad be eaten? ijjtd onion, 1 tablespoon minc- chief engineer for the commission; can be traced to poor highway cilities.” 4. In your mother, pjxsley, 1-2 cup soft bread and T. T. Bets of Fayetteville, di- m introducing Mr. that to whose name is the same as its, 1 medium-sized tomato, vision engineer; were honored Hogue declared prior your the war emergency, ports own, should you say “This is my ipped; salt, pepper, buttered guests at the meeting. present in states had been able to di- Mrs. Smith” or "This is mbs. The meeting was comparatively other mother, my hour. vert a deal of water traffic mother"? ire the cucumbers and cut Defense Boom A New short, lasting less than an great These Inspires from Wilmington, but that now, 5. Is it necessary for a man to n in halves lengthwise. Scoop The guests were introduced by the hazards of ocean com- the seedy portion; parboil the Addison Hewlett, Sr., chairman of due to introduce his secrettary to everyone “we are on a with sec- 11s in lightly salted water for Vacation Idea-Job the county board of commission- merce, parity who comes In to see him, if the Hunting because none of them those to be in the same minutes and drain. Heat the Women! ers. Other members of that orga- ports retary happens as were have sailings, and when room working at her desk? iter and cook the onion and BY RUTH MILLETT way she has always gone back in nization were present, regular By ADELADE KERR Edgar the emergency is ended, X am What would you do if— ■sely in it for a few minutes, Many a working girl is taking a past years—broke and glad to have Mayor Hargrove Bellamy, AP Feature Service Writer tern, J. Neve- hopeful that our position will be a You are a girl applying ter your i to crumbs, tomato, and cu- new kind of “vacation” this sum- a job at which she can earn a pay L Yow, mayor pro is and Robert -Le- great deal better.” first job and wonder how to dress— nber pulp and season with salt Gracie Fields’ real ambition mer.
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