The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
REORGANIZED
COMMERCE BODY
IS PLANNED HERE
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u ,oeobers present were briefly as
follows:
1-Revision of constitution and
bv.laws, with three classes OF
memberships to be provided. In
. this the board of directors should
| consist of one representative Sc
; ected from each of the five civic
clubs-Rotary, Kiwanis, Civitan,
Lions and Exchange, one repre-
sentative appointed by the C y
commissioners, one by the county
, commissioners and five, from the
membership of the chamber OF
commerce.
2-Combination of activities
with Port commission and Port
Traffic association, and, if possible,
an afhliation with the Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
Paid Employees
3-Patd employees to consist of
exrcu i've secretary, who should be
an industrial engineer in charge of
the industrial division, and three
assistants-one in charge of tour
lists and advertising, namely Louis
T. Moore, present executive mana
ger of the organization, one in
charge of port traffic and one in
charge. of port activities.
-Executive secretary to have
experience in industrial develop
ment.
/ 5-Larger subscriptions and ad-
vertising fund.
GA suitable location large
enough for civic clubs to hold their
meetings there.
Thus under this new set-up the
organization would operate with a
president as head, followed by a
board of directors and an execu-
tive committee.
The executive secretary would
have charge of the Industrial di-
vision, which would include: In
dustrial survey, industrial building,
private enterprise, government ac-
tivities-(a) camp tb) airport and
(c) shipyards.
The assistant in charge of events
would help promote: (a) Hors
show and races; (b) Dog races;
(c) Golf tournaments I'd Motor
boat races; (e) Fiesta; f) Gar
den clubs-Orton. Airlie, Green
field, Thalian Drama festivaD;
(g) conventions (h) advertising.
Another assistant in charge of
port activities would have charge
OF: Port commission, develop port
terminals and increase freight traf-
fic. Another assistant would work
to reduce freight rates.
Members of the committee which
submitted the recommendations
were. c. B. Parmele, chairman,
E. A. Laney, A. J. Marks, w. A.
Fonvielle, Fred Willetts, E. B..
Bugg, John Carter and F. P. o.
Crowley.
ASCSAS AAS OA1lCcTS
Officers resigning last night
were: John Carter, president;
Louis Hanson, M. H. Lander, John
Hall, F. P. O'Crowley, Harriss
Stone, J. Douglas Taylor, Thomas
B. Lilly, E. S. Capps, Mosley Fon-
vielle, J. Marion Jones and H. G..
Lattimer,- Jr.
Carter stated that the officers
resigned in the interest of pronlot
ing greater harmony in the organi-
zation. At the adoption of the re-
ports the membership gave t h e
board OF directors the president
and secretary a vote of thanks. A
vote OF thanks was also voted the
special committee which drafted
the recommendations.
The report was read by Carter
and following the report by the Of
1lcers, read by Louis, Hanson. a
motion that they be adopted was
made by M. H. Lander and second
ed by H. G. Lattimer, Sr.
The special committee was an
pointed at meeting on the night
OF November II.
drafted changes are to be pre-
sented at a meeting of the mem
ershlp IN the next few weeks. at
which time the recommendations
are to be either approved or voted
out OF the revised constitution,
The report of the special COM
mlttee was as follows:
At a meeting of the members
OF the Wilmington Chamber of
Commerce, held on November Il.
$40 the undersigned wer
duly appointed as a committee to
make a study of the present status
OF the Chamber of Commerce,
particularly with respect to its re.
latlon to the business and iadustri-
al life of Wilmington. both present
and prospective, ana to report the
hndlngs of this committee, along
with its recommendations, to the
full membership.
There is a widespread belief
throughout the community that the
Chamber Of Commerce has not
functioned properly for several
years. In fairness, however, tc
those in authority, it must be re-
membered that lack of sufficient
funds had contributed substantial
ly to this. The Executive Secretary
apparently has not had the time
or the funds to "go after" new
industry. In the main his activity
has been confined to contactine
prospects by letters and kilograms