The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19
NEWMAN TO HEAD
TRADE BODY UNIT
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man, chairman; L. A. Raney, and
E. E. Hunter.
Wilmington Port Commission and
Port-Traffic association, A. E.
Jones, chairman; E. B. Bugg, and
Louis Hall; legislative, Bruce B.
Cameron, chairman; Newman, and
E. A. Laney; membership drive,
Thomas H. Wright, chairman; l..
A. Raney, and E. B. Bugg; publici-
ty, R. B. Page, chairman; Thomas
H. Wright, and j. Holmes Davis,
Sr,
Newman told the committee he
had learned that the Better Bust
less club sponsored and recon-
mended exactly the same things
that the special committee
worked on and this organization
should have representation and
credit"
The board of directors of the
chamber of commerce, he suggest
ed, should be subdivided into COM
mittees and the Individual COM
mittees should take charge of and
become responsible for the activ-
tiles of the port, traffic, and tour
lists.
During the discussions commit
tee members looked with favor on
the plan of making the reorganized
trade body a countrywide setup,
featuring a Greater Chamber of
c o m m e r for Wilmington,
Wrightsville Beach, the Town of
Carolina Beach, the agricultural
and manufacturing interests of
New Hanover county.
Provision for the active repre-
sentation of such interests in the
new organization, Newman sug-
gested, should be included in the
constitution and the bylaws, which
should also provide for certain
standing committees, with the var
ious committee chairmen compris-
ing the executive committee.
The committee yesterday consid-
cred the feasibility of conducting
a membership drive beginning jan
uary l. The scale of membership
dues is to be left to the member
ship committee for investigation
and report.
AL civic service clubs in the
community, committee members
pointed out, will be urged to take
out active membership with the
new trade body. Such organiza-
tons as the Wilmington Junior
Chamber of Commerce will be in
vited to join.
Newman asked that the sub-com-
mittee, headed by A. E. Jones,
arrange for c%onferenc 5 with the
board of directors of the Whining
ton Port Commission n Port
Traffic association regarding the
proposal for those bodies being in
Guided in the trade body's reor-
gained setup.
Selection of a new executive sec
rotary, m industrial engineer from
out-of-toWn, to be assisted by a
competent staff, will be left en-
tirely to the new board of direc.
tors, the committee said. Newman
asked that the new trade body
leader be given wide authority and
be responsible for producing re-
suits.
The committee will make eff.
fective as far as possible, the sug-
gested ideas, plans, and changes
as set forth in the report of the
special committee" in accordance
with action taken at the mem
bership meeting on Z ~ember 10.
Special committee members are:
Thomas H. Wright, Harriss New
man, E. E. Hunter, P. B. Ruffin,
2. A. Laney, A. E. Jones, J.
Holmes Davis, Sr., w. D. McCaig,
c. M. Shigley, E. B. Bugg, l.. A.
Raney, and c B. Parmele.
Several of the committee mem
bers yesterday expressed a desire
to take a number of additional
memberships in the new organiza-
ton. and the group as a whole
pledged its active and financial
support to the new trade body set
up. Newman said he would call
another meeting as soon as reports
are received from the various sub
committees. !