The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

lion they need. A visit to n OF
these schools will convince the most
hardened of mans love for his fell
low a To those who make II
possible and to the ladies who SUI
pervise them, we raise our figur.
alive hat in humble salute and ad-
miration."
A new program for recreationa.
leadership is now underway. Will
mington's fine museum of art gain.
ed its initial impetus from WPA.
Sixteen women and seven mer
have been earning their livings by
repairing and making furniture. AL
of it's for governmental units. Nos
items are for low income families
Chairs, cots, beds, tables, have been
produced by the gross.
SEWING ROOMS
Industry? Any one in Wilmington
would be proud of the efficiency
precision with which the WPA cut
ting and sewing room operate. The
cutting and assembly outfit pro,
duces an average of 1880 gar
ments monthly for the actual sew.
ing in eleven southeastern coun-
ties. These % women also furnish
the cut-outs for the So womer
working in the Wilmington sewing
unit which completes 1890 cottor
print and Bingham dresses each
month. These dresses are, of course
turned yer to the department Of
Pubic Welfare for distribution tt
help stretch scanty incomes.
County records are being indexed
by WPA clerical workers.
For four months, fifty workers
were busily engaged on the WPA
Real Property and Land Use Sur
vey-sponsored by Wilmington, tn
county and the local Housing Au,
thority, each parcel of land in Wi
mington and in sections adjacen
thereto, where expansion has beef
pronounced has been tabulated; fol
what purpose each plot is being
used, noted. The first field surve,
Of this statewide project, quickl!
furnished a preliminary report
which the U. S. Housing Authorit,
used as one of the bases for it
grant. Ths final compilation, will
its exha 1stive data on housing, low
income families and land use, i
ready to be turned over to the city
which will use it for future plan
ming in the extension of municipa
services such as streets, water AM
cewer Ines, zoninG, fire protection
the housing program.
A single fingerprint file Is be
ing established in the Justice De
partment.
Three WPA projects operated il
Wilmington and sponsored by tn,
North Carolina League of Munich
palities, as essential to planning mu'
nicipal affairs, is the now complet.
ed Municipal Government Survey
and the two now being operated
the Codification and Indexing Sur.
vey Of Wilmington's charter ant
ordinances; the Police Records Sur.
vey is installing a modern system
for keeping police records and sta.
tisties. 1.-THE Municipal League,
said Patrick Healy, Jr., its execu.
tive secretary, "is glad that Viii.
mington has awaited itself of the
opportunities promulgated by the
r aoo1 aud VIDA for r1ooip~ M,
nicipal source data necessary to the
conduct Of city affairs, in readily
available form"
Commissioner Wade has submitted
a tabulation of the Work Project,
Administration projects planned fol
1940-they are Street Improvement.
TO pave approximately 100 block:
Of streets for which bonds wer,
voted sometime ago.. This will b.
similar to che work recently com.
pleted under WPA; Greenfield Creel
Drainage-this project is being
done in cooperation with the coun.
ty and state board of health, ant
calls for flood gates at the moutl
Of Greenfield Creek, rebuilding
dykes, Strengthening Greenfield
Creek from the river to the lake
Municipal Golf Course - to do Ger
tain work on the course not cover.
ed by previous projects. This calls
for moving the Keepers house to
a new location; the construction Of
a new garage and store house fol
equipment, additional drainage ant
other improvements; City Hal
grounds-grading and handspring
the entire city lot on Third, Prin-
cess and Fourth streets. The re
construction of the police garage
with parking area provided for city
employees on the Fourth street side
Playground-The development oil
the property recently purchased
from the Keith estate on N. Fourth
street. Also property donated by W.
l.. Parsley for playground. Infor.
nation Bureau-A building to pro.
vide information to strangers pass
ing through Wilmington and will
be located on the highway at a
point to be selected: Greenfield
Tourist camp-The construction of
a model tourist camp at Greenfield