The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-22
NATIONAL GUARD
ARMORY DEDICATED
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NColitlliuCu ItbII j axe Ulpl
are charity cases, or a burden 10
their communities, when they pro.
duce wealth of this kind"
Touching on the possibility Of use
of the armory for war purposes. Col.
Harrington said: IF the day ever
comes when this building has to be
used as one of a great number Of
training centers Throughout the
country, we shall be prepared
Praises Spirit
Praising this evidence Of good old
fashioned American community spir.
it" that enabled the armory to be
erected, Col. Harrington declared:
National unemployment difficulties
cannot be met in general unless they
are met in this county and in every
one of the 5000 counties OF the ma.
ton. By cooperation among the
citizens working with the agencies
they have themselves created"
The National Works Projects A.
ministration, it's chief said, has re-
suited in the building and improve
ment of nearly 500, 900 miles Of
roads, highways and streets, con-
struction of more than 5000 BRIGGS
and viaducts and $4,000 public OuAa'
ings, and installation of more than
$4,000 miles of sewer lines and V|
sewer plants. Since the program
was begun in 1885, he said, 222 a.
mories have been erected, with %
completed in North Carolina and I"
nearing completion.
At the dinner, Col. Harrington lN.
Their discussed unemployment. Anu
work relief through the WPA' az
sorting that 1--WE are going to sow
this problem in America and We a'
going to get a large number OF ps0'
pie back to work, but not IN
month-over a period of years
Governor Hoey declared thal a.
a community center, this beauI''u
building shall stand for years WHEY
citizens of Robson and Lum0el.ya
may rededicate themselves IN ''
mighty and free land of AmeIlca'
Il am proud, too, Of the NINA.
significance of the building
stands as a mighty arm Of ln'elDa,
and the preservation OF pea'''
Stacy PresIdes
IT. f. Stacy of Lumbertoh "'
master of ceremonies at the aI'Io'n
and introduced DISTINGUISHED g.ss'
including: General William j. D's.
den, commanding officer al l% 4
Bragg; Mayor Hector Blac@"e" .
Fayetteville; Malcolm Miller Oh a,
regional WPA director A', VI,
ney General Harry Mcmillan w.
leigh. Others recognized at the Dar
ouet, presided yer by Town At'or
ney James r. Nance, included; Ivy
resentative Bayard Clark OF taIy n,L.
Vile: Major R. S. Mcclellan Of WE
.ington, commanding Officer o. IN, NJ.
252nd coast artillery, OF which LuI'
berton's battery "B" is a part an
County Manager E, X D l'o.,,c;
around 20 regional, state ana 0'''
WPA officials attended ,,,ri.
Mayor Johnson accepted the DUN,
ng for Lumberton ard hor' an.
county and Capt. F. Eli Wis.aT vt as
,epted the military KEYS lo'
cry B. Il. NJ
he Lumberton Junior "0- Al,
club, carrying a replica OF 'AS cI.
nory building, won first pFlze' .,oa-s
md and third prizes went 10 .a,n-y
entered by the Robson r5oro.
;chools and the town Of B!aosl .g,arg
Units of the 252nd c04St @,I ,,,.
rom wilmington, Raetord and L' .Dd
,erton, Parkton's infantry 20. if,
7ayetteville's independent N7' ,ton
antry, Fayetteville and L0, 1hIitayy
Ugh school bands, EDWARDS ard
academy cadet and busle c0l .oeionaI
;ea Scouts of Lumbertoh E.d 10 |
lagship S. s. Lumbee ma''"'
he parade