EASTERN PROVINCE HERALD Port Elizabeth, Thursday, December 14, 1944 Births PILLAY – To Mr and Mrs M.V. PILLAY, a Son on the 8th inst., at the Provincial Hospital, Engagements CRICHTON – BENNETT – The engagement is announced between Miss Jean CRICHTON, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs D. CRICHTON, and Richard, son of Mrs and the late Mr C.R. BENNETT. Both of Port Elizabeth To be married DU PREEZ – WILLIAMS – To be married in St Mary’s Church, Saturday 16th December, at 11 a.m., Alice Daphne, younger daughter of Mrs and the late Mr B. WILLIAMS and George Francois, second son of Mr and Mrs S. DU PREEZ. Both of Port Elizabeth. KEMP – NEATE – To be married at St George’s Cathedral, Cape Town, on the 16th December, 1944, at 11.30 a.m., Petty Officer John KEMP, S.A.N.F. (V) only son of Mrs KEMP and the late Mr J.S. KEMP of Port Elizabeth, to Gertrude (Gean), daughter of Mrs NEATE and the late Mr W.C. NEATE of Windhoek S.W.A. VAN NIEKERK – VAN DER VYVER – To be married at Grahamstown, on Saturday 16th December, Stephanie, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jock VAN DER VYVER, Blackburn, Commadagga, to Lex, son of Mr and Mrs A.G. VAN DER VYVER, Nieckerk’s Hope, Alexandria. Congratulations: 62 Somerset Street, Grahamstown. Married BLOOMFIELD – VAN VUUREN – Mrs A VAN VUUREN to Mr F. BLOOMFIELD by Special Licence. Deaths BAIN – Passed peacefully away at the Provincial Hospital on the 12th December, 1944, Elizabeth Alice BAIN, beloved mother of Mrs KLOCK and Otto, in her 75th year. Service in Jones and Rice’s Chapel, 13 Russel Road, to-day (Thursday) at 4 o’clock, thence the funeral will proceed to the North End Cemetery. DOMINGO – Died at the Provincial Hospital on the 13th December, 1944, Solomon DOMINGO, at the age of 19 years. The funeral will leave 58 Salisbury Park to-day (Thursday) at 3 o’clock for Walmer Cemetery. DUCK – Alfred Walter, passed away at General Hospital, Johannesburg, on the 13th December, 1944, Beloved eldest son of J. DUCK and stepson of Mrs DUCK, in his 24th year. IVERSON – Passed peacefully away at the Provincial Hospital on the 13th December, 1944, Caroline Elizabeth, beloved wife of John IVERSON, at the age of 40 years. Service in St Paul’s Church to-day (Thursday) at 3 o’clock, thence the funeral will proceed to the North End Cemetery. TERRY – Elizabeth Catherine (Betty), darling mother of Doris and Dorothy, Neville and Kenneth in Italy passed peacefully away on the 12 December, 1944. Roll of Honour. JORDAN – Captain Andrew JORDAN, D.F.C. SMITH – In loving memory of my dear husband and Daddy, Alfred Milner, who passed away at Voortrekkehoogte, on the 14th December, 1942. Sadly missed by his wife and Trevor. ASSAULT ON MR F.E. MENTZ Postman Found Guilty Johannesburg, Wednesday – Gabriel VORSTER, a 25 year old postman was today found guilty by a jury at the Rand Criminal Sessions of assaulting F.E. MENTZ, Nationalist MP for Westdene, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. Mr Justice RAMSBOTTOM, who was on the Bench, said that he wished to consider the question of sentence and would pass sentence tomorrow. Vorster was also found guilty of stealing two re-direction cards from the Post Office and of being in unlawful possession of a revolver, a combination rifle and two other rifles. Mr JF MARAIS, who appeared for VORSTER said that VORSTER was influenced by others and had not committed the offence for personal gain. He must have committed it in the heat of political strife. PRIME MINISTER’S ARRIVAL The Prime Minister, Gen. SMUTS, accompanied by Brig. C.M. HOFFE (General Manager of Railways), and party arrived in the city by plan from Pretoria at 12.30 p.m. yesterday. There was a large gathering at the aerodrome to meet the Prime Minister, among them being the Mayor (Mr. J.J. GLENDINNING), Col. F. CILLIERS (Fortress Commander), Air Commodore P.R.T. CHAMBERLAYNE, A.F.C., Mr J.H. GREEN (Chief Magistrate), Lt-Col. E.V.H. MIEDAL (Deputy Commissioner of Police), Major P. JORDAAN (Commandant of Police), Mr J.W.B. Carter (System Manager), Mr J.H. JOHNSON, M.P., Mr H. TREADWELL (Town Clerk) and other high-ranking officers of the Services and well-known citizens. Among those who accompanied the Prime Minister on the plane trip from Pretoria were Mr J.G. HIRSCH and Mr A. SCHAUDER. After greetings had been extended to the distinguished guest the party proceeded to the Port Elizabeth Club where Gen. Smuts was the guest of the Mayor at an informal luncheon. Transcriber Carol BENEKE nee STEWART Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 083 482 1482 ________________________ Researching: STEWART, STONE, LUKE, BENEKE, BENECKE, VON BENECKE and related families.