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TEN WILMINGTON MORNING NEWS. WILMINGTON. DELAWARE. WEDNESDAY. MAY 31.

1944 7:30 o'clock at the Wilmington War 51 ARMY AIR BASE trained as a flyer at Corpus Christi. Tex, and is now honorably discharged. He is a student at Parka Air College. East St. Louis, HI.

in November. 1941. He was stationed in Dutch Harbor the following January. His son. Harry Roger Hickman MEN ARE HONORED MAJOR HARRY HICKMAN CITED FOR BRAVERY Maj.

Harry Hickman, a native of Port Penn, who has received the Silver Star for heroic rescue work while serving in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, has been spending a furlough with friends and relatives here. He was cited for gallantry In action and awarded the Army's third highest medal for rescuing several seriously wounded soldiers from a burning barracks while under heavy enemy fire In the Jap air attack on Dutch Harbor in June, 1942. He is now recovered from burns received during the raid. He was a second lieutenant in the first World War and a member of the Reserve Officers Corps until being assigned to the CCC at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga in November, 1933. He was transferred to the Corps of Eneineers after other assignments chase of one bond by a student, at a school after tomorrow.

Mrs. Wyly Billing is chairman of patronnesses selected by the sponsoring schools. James Kingsberg. president of the Student Council of the Pierre S. duPont High School, is genpral chairman of the dance committee.

Each sponsoring school has a student chairman working to develop interest and promote war bond sales in his or her respective school. Stamp and bond purchases by pupils in all schools, public and private, in Wilmington have been consistent throughout the school year. The all high-school prom will provide an incentive for the completion of unfilled stamp books and the exchange for a war bond as contributions to the state's $54,000,000 Fifth War Loan quota. America's Finer Tea Still the Quality Leader Guaranteed Perfect I Tickets to Prom at Armory June 16 Can be Secured By Purchase of War Bond An all-high school "prom" is scheduled for the evening of June 16 in the state armory as the city high school students' contribution to the Fifth War Loan Drive. Music will be furnished by the Jive Bombers of the New Castle Army Air Base from 9 to midnight.

A committee of teachers and students is arraneine the dance Amnntr the sponsoring schools are the Pierre o. aut-oni scnooi, Wilmington High School, the Ursuline Academy, Salesi-anum, Archmere, Alexis I. duPont School, Henry C. Conrad. Others are expected.

A ticket of admission for one couple can be obtained upon the pur STUDENTS DANC 0 AID WAR LOAN Price and Ration Board, 216 West Ninth Street. As most of these shoes are new in type and were not made or sold in March, 1942, all sellers must file a required price form within 10 days after determining prices. Despite the fact that a ruling re quiring all shoe dealers to file re ports has been in effect since March. 1942, many retailers have ignored the ruling according to the OPA, and a check-up of these violators will scon get under way. Failure to file subjects the seller to possible penalties under the emergency price act.

At the meeting, filing required on new items "similar" or "comparable" to items previously in stock will be discussed. BOT FALLS ON PICKET FENCE Condition of Herbert Longacre, 5. of. 303 West Street, who suffered severe lacerations of both arms when he fell cn a picket fence in the rear of his home Monday, was reported fair at the Delaware Hos pital yesterday. The boy, while playing with companions, fell 15 feet from a shed roof landing on the fence.

He suffered from loss of blood and it was necessary to perform an emergency operation at the hospital. WHY Glasses row AU. AT ONE LOW PK1CI $075 aa Complete Glae PAY MORE? CflflMrvativ StylM 8dr Stylet Sinai (Ailaa Otuata vislaa U. AIM Friday Nirtat Give a share in America, buy War Bonds nd Stamps. Dottt Beticc All nightingales sjng! (tee Page 11) We Fill Oculists' and Optometrists' Prescriptions Accurately 407 MARKET ST.

Credit Jewelers WILMINGTON Data S.HI r. Members of Ferrying Group Since It Was Activated Presented With Wallets Fifty-one enlisted men who have been menbers ol the Second Ferrying Group since it was activated on May 29, 1942. were honored yesterday afternoon at the New Castle Army Air Base as the group rung down the curtain on its second anniversary oelebration which started last week. Ranald C. McLaughlin, commanding officer of the base, and Mrs.

McLaughlin were guests of the enlisted men and non-commissioned officers and the colonel shook hands with and congratulated each of the 51 veterans who later were presented with wallets bearing the Air Transport Command Insignia. Capt. Wilson O. Henderson, commander of the Headquarters Squadron, was master of ceremonies. Entertainment included music by the 692nd AAF Band; tap dancing by Private Myrtle H.

Cutler, and vocal selections by Private Mary F. Kuc-zorek, both members of the WAC, and piano solos by Corp. David Sokoloff. A softball game in which the Headquarters squad defeated the Consolidated and Equipment Warehouse team, 4 too. and a barbecue completed the program.

GENERAL J. W. O'DANIEL WITH FIFTH ARMY Signal Corps radiophotos sent this-week from the Italian front reveal that John W. O'Daniel rif Newark is one of the American Jeaders to the Fifth Army that is pushing toward Rome. The photographs show General O'Daniel conferring with Mark Clark.

General O'Daniel, who is formation commander in the drive, has taken part in every Allied invasion Jn the Mediterranean area, Nbrth Africa, Sicily, Salerno, and Anzio. News reels during the past two years have indicated his position from time to time, one showing him accompanying the King of England as he reviewed American troops, another showing him upon the shore of Salerno in company with General Clark. A former University of Delaware athlete. General O'Daniel is a veteran of the Mexican Border Campaign and World War I. His son, John W.

O'Daniel has just completed his paratroop training at Fort Benning, where Mrs. O'Daniel, who attended her son's graduating exercises had the privilege of pin ning on his wings, the mark-of a paratrooper. General OTJaniel's daughter, Anne, a graduate of the University of Delaware, is associated with the OWI in Washington. The fVA-nA-ol' a.mf XTnlli 13 Etta J. Wilson, live in Newark.

VETERANS ARE WARNED ON CHANGE OF ADDRESS World War II veterans of Delaware are urged to keep the finance officer, U. S. Army, Philadelphia, ad vised of all address changes to avoid delay in receiving mustering-out payments. Col. A.

C. Harden, finance officer stationed in the Public Ledger Building, Philadelphia, issued this warning yesterday, pointing out that numerous checks, discharges, and certificates have been mailed to the last known addresses of ex-soldiers only to be returned unclaimed. "Any soldier discharged within the last three months who has not received his check should communicate immediately with the finance office, Colonel Harden said. He explained that this period is the maximuml time the checks can be held. After that they mast be returned to Washington.

OPA TO EXPLAIN PRICE FILING BY SHOE DEALERS A meeting of all Wilmington shoe dealers, to explain proper filing of prices for shoes with substitute soles. Is called by the OPA for tonight at 7hw diomsLiu FOE! DENT Pins Water Bent Immediate Occupancy Wilmington A Filbert Aves. 6 Rooms Bath Gas Ranges Included dieections Drlr Oat Cnion St. Is Oar Kirs tim S-l. -4 tnm Mb Market Sta.

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