The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
VETERANS CENTER
ENDORSED HOEY
Eure And Carr Also Praise
Proposal TO Establish Home
Near Wilmington

Governor Clyde R. Hoey n c
Thad Eure, secretary of state, have
endorsed the proposal to establish
a state Disabled American Veter'
ans home and recreation center Or
the old D. R. Foster place, or
Middle sound near Wilmington, &C
cording to a statement made yes
terday by Norwood S. Westbrook.
state DAV commander.
State Commander Westbrook
said he had received a letter from
J. o. Carr, prominent member Of
the New Hanover bar and u. S.
District attorney, wherein Mr.. Carr
wrote that he wished ito commend
this undertaking as a worthy en-.
terprise."
Governor Hoey, in his letter con-
corning the proposed home and re-
creation center, stated: Natural
ly, 1 should like to see this club,
and 1 wish to commend you and
those associated with you for their
efforts in this behalf.
Secretary of State Eure, w h o
wrote to the State DAV concern
ing an inquiry as to the legality
of such a campaign for the sale
of the donation bonds, went on to
say:
1.-THE Good Will Bonds as des-
cribed by you, if not redeemable
cannot be classified as a security,
and I know of no reason why there
should be any interference with
your plan so far as our Securities
act is concerned. You are to be
commended upon this program,
and I wish you much success in
your undertaking."
Ray Brumley, of Charlotte, is
chairman in charge of the Good
Will Bond sale, which was open
ed here last Saturday when Judge
John J. Burney, of Wilmington
purchased Good Will Bond Num-
Der One" in the series that is being
floated throughout North Carolina
to establish the State DAV home
and recreation center at Middle
sound.
Chairman Brumley has opened
the State DAV Good Will Bond
headquarters in Room No. 8, Py-
THAN building, from which the
state campaign is being conducted
by his staff.
State Commander Westbrook ex-
planned that the home and the re-
creation center project were auth
orized at the State DAV convent
ion here last month. He added
the plan for financing the PROPOSE
ton through the sale of the dona-
ton bonds was also approved at
the convention.
He urged that Wilmingtonians
and other North Carolinians be as
generous as possible in purchasing
the bonds, pointing out that tn e
home and the recreation Center
would be a facility that would do
much towards rehabilitating tn e
disabled veterans in this state.
The State Commander quoted the
from Mr.. Cars letter OF
endorsement of the project:
81 am informed that the North
Carolina department of Disabled
American Veterans of the World
war, of which you are commander,
contemplates establishing a state
home and recreation center for
disabled American Veterans, and
that the D. R. Foster place on
sound has been selected for
his purpose.
This undertaking is to be fin
anced by the issuing by the Dis
abled American Veterans "g o o d
will donation bonds" which are to
,e sold but not redeemed, which,
If course, are in the nature OF
contributions by the purchasers of
he bonds.
"Such an undertaking would give
the Disabled American Veterans
place to go for recreation and
,leasure, and I wish to commend
his undertaking as a worthy en-
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