The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-18
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lotion facilities, traffic
ransp10 and control of undesirables
cntfOl flock here are also on
pat WIS" list for the citizens and
be 'n l,aents of the city and
nla'!. in+ed out that a large mum
He camps, beer joints and
IF " cabins will spring up along
5Nfl h;ohwav between the city and
y u, niI Bidge and that definite steps
S0N such places orderly and
.a asfy should d be made;
~,onnection with this sugges-
IN Chairman Page named a com com
1 .oo composed of Harry Gard
tl.'' chairman, Addison Hewlett
u, Sheriff C. David Jones, to
40 .,ct the county governing board
A' nnslow and Fender counties
"oek their cooperation relative
'a ',stina up supervision of camps,
beer joints and such in
:s' counties adjacent to the camp.
T ;s,,t Speed said that traffic
wv the highway between the
i ~, and the camp constitutes a
.s;or problem right now. and he
l.asd that the committee proceed
sscourage sightseeing around
r.,IT Ridge until a time when
p 1.-. has been completed or until
,..+or road facilities have been
Nv rpasrds TO a better highway,
avis Fisher, city commissioner
! s1 finance and president of the
MOAN Highway association, stated
ts.+ a request that highway II
.s made a four-lane highway from
wilmington to Holly Ridge has
,lrssdv been filed. This action
~,,st wait congressional appro-
walton of funds, however, he said.
h tbe meantime. a study will be
~.ip TO turn as much traffic as
rysible on an alternate route be-
rsen Jacksonville and Whining
nn.
TRANSFORMATION facilities e r e
s-ned a necessity for both work.
sy engaged on the project and
nlijers that are to follow. w. D.
yCaig, comptroller of the Allan
tc Coast Line Railroad company,
aid that the ACL stands ready
IN run as many trairs as neces-
MT.
We'll run a passenger train
very hour if it becomes neces-
ary," he said.
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However, most talk at last
lights meeting developed around
r~uvisions for the entertainment
md comfort of the soldiers and
he workers that will be engaged
i the camp. Following the sug-
:sstn by Lieut.. Col. L. L. Simp-
son that a recreational house be
built and that adequate comfort
zations be erected, the city COM
1jttee took steps to start work on
afse structures Immediately.
Bruce B, Cameron urged inn
MEDIATE action, describing t h e
need as an emergency PROPOSE
aan.' He said that the money for
Ah a building should be made
AVAILABLE by the city and county
ornaments and declared that he
believed the taxpayers If the city
md county will unanimously ap-
prove OF such expenditures. S
Commissioner Fisher and Chair.
nan Addison Hewlett, of the county
"aFd' said that the money could be
made available, but suggested That
Pans for such a structure be sub.
aitted first.
Tn5o.
lhaer tentative plans the building
Will De erected at the rear Of the city
al at Fourth and Princess streets.
i VIII contain recreational rooms,
''uns rooms, comfort stations, and
alnslnS rooms, with a matron in
s3lge from early in the morning to
ate each night.
LIEUT.. Specs said that between L.
WV and 1000 soldiers will come to
Is elly on the weekend and he de-
U@Iea that they would certainly well
"ne such a place to spend their
tine.
lhless it is provided for them,
~s Will seek other places, which in
III likelihood will turn cut to be I'M
4staole both for them and for the
a'y,' he said.
High Class Soldier
Hs SAID that the average soldier
"1ay is Of a high class. Most of the
asil at the Holly Ridge camp, it is
,.Oposed now, will come from the
as,ca l. %selective service draft, he
eAo'rinan Page said that he would