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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23
QUEEN CITY COACH
COMPANY EXPANDS
Additional Schedules Added
In Wilmington for Benefit
Of Defense Workers

The largest program OF expan-
sion and improvement in the his
tory of the Queen City railways,
owned and operated by the Queen
City Coach Company, with head.
quarters in Charlotte, was started
early this year.
Rapid progress is being made
on the new bus station being built
in Charlotte and it is scheduled
for completion early this summer
In addition to this the genera
manager of the company, l.. "A.
Love, has continued a program Of
the addition of new equipment to
keep well ahead of the demand for
service. Since the middle Of 1916
the company has purchased $780,
600 worth of new BUSES. Forty new
buses are included in these pur-
chases. All are of the most modern
stream-lined, motor-in-the rear de-
sign. Some of the BUSES are II
and 3~7-passenger and some are
45-passenger.
Additional schedules have been
added in Wilmington for the bene-
fit of the greatly increased travel
in this section due to he building
of Camp Davis and the shipyards,
Mr.. Love and his associates see
a great year Of travel in America
The war in Europe preventing
Americans from travelling there
and the improved business situa'
ton in America will result in an
increase in travel and vacations
in America.
The company this year is cele'
brating thirteen years of successful.
operation. One of its most out
| standing achievements is that dur
ing those thirteen years no person
has ever lost his life as a result
of an accident that happened while
he was a passenger on n Of the
lines of the Queen City railways
None of the company's passenger!
has ever been seriously injured o.
permanently disabled.
Mr.. Love has been general man
ager of the company since its or
ganization.
Before his connection with thi:
company Mr.. Love was genera
manager of the Eastern Caroline
Coach Co. He was one of the
pioneers Of the bus business il
North Carolina. He is widely known
and is considered one of the state!
leading citizens. J. H. Quattlebaun
is traffic manager. He has helc
this position since the firm was II
its infancy. W. E. Smith Of Abe
marie, is president.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23
Mauldin Motor Co.
Adds Adjacent Shop

Due to the growth in business
during 1910, Mauldin Motor COM
pany, at 215 Market street, is in
stalling a repair shop and a body
shop in the adjacent building, 21a
Market street, in the near future.
The management has been plan
ming this project for severa
months, in order that they may
offer better service to their Gus.
toners. Latest equipment will be
installed.
H. R. Styles will be shop fore.
man in the addition, which is now
occupied by the Firestone COM
pany. Firestone will be housed
in the former body shop of Maui
din Motor company, across the
street from its present quarters.
The growth of this motor COM
pany, as well as of the other auto
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23
Physical Completion And
Occupancy Of 462 Units
Is Feature OF Year

The biggest housing job ever I'm
dertaken in Wilmington was com
pleted and the houses filled with
tenants from sub-standard homes
during 1910 as the Housing Au-
thority of the City of Wilmington
completed the first step in its task
of providing decent housing for
the people of Wilmington who can
not find it in homes owned by
private enterprise.
During 1910 the Housing Author
ity completed two big housing prof.
ects: New Brooklyn Homes for
negroes and Charles T. Nesbitt
Courts for white tenants.
Widespread Effects
The effect Of these projects was
felt in many fields. The budgeteo
total development cost of Charles
T. Nesbitt courts was 1902, 900 and
of New Brooklyn Homes $1,O48,-
500, or a combined total of $780,
500 and it is anticipated the final
cost of the projects combined will
be about $50, 900 less than this
figure.
Throughout the period of con-
s~truction much of this money went
into the pockets of workmen and
from those pockets into the chan
nels of trade in Wilmington, giving
retail and wholesale business here
a comprehensive boost.
The building OF these projects
also engendered other building,
with a number of instances being
found during the year where prop
erty owners, finding the value Of
their property increased by prox.
unity to the new housing projects,
built new structures or improved
existing structures.
The opening of these buildings
to tenants, of course, made great
changes in the lives of many OF
them, particularly among the ten
ants of New Brooklyn Homes.
Many of the tenants had never
had those things commonly termed
"conveniences" which in a modern
civilized world are actually neces
sities-sanitary toilet facilities
running water, adequate heat, cleo
trio lights and homes which could
be kept clean and attractive.
462 Family Units
The Nesbitt courts project now
houses 216 white families, or more
than 700 people, while the New
Brooklyn Homes houses 246 negro
families.
Many of these families, in NOV
ing into the projects, found tina
their living costs actually were
cut though they now had facilities
previously impossible Of attain.
ment because Of the inability o,
private enterprise to supply then
at a figure which the tenants coulc
afford to pay.
As they moved into their more
attractive surroundings, many O.
these families purchased new furni
ture or had old furniture repaired
and rcade more attractive, anc
here again business felt a boos
from the housing projects.
Construction was begun on New
Brooklyn Homes in September o.
1899 but the greatest portion of the
actual construction was done dur
ing 1910.
Filled In December
The first occupant moved in New
Brooklyn Homes on June 26, 1910
He was Benjamin Jenkins, negro
the first low-cost housing tenan'
in North Carolina. Occupancy o.
Charles T. Nesbitt courts was be.
gun Oct. Is and by early December
both projects were full to capa.
city, with long waiting lists.
Charles T. Nesbitt Courts oc.
cupies an area Of about four CITY
blocks in the southern section n
Wilmington, and New Brooklyn
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23
Will Cause City Payrolls TO
Nearly Double, Population
To Increase

Prosperity, so long "around the
corner has ON home to Viii
mington and is knocking at the
city gates with heavy blows, de-
manding admittance and presag-
ing a Staying Of the fatted can'
Shipyards have come back 10
Wilmington. ::
Workmen are engaged now in
work preliminary to the erection
of six ways, two fitting piers and
. number of shops and soon the
rat-tat-tat-tat of the riveting ma
chine and the blue glazing light
mar of the program which is de-
signed to turn out "a cargoshlps
of 1000 tons and 10 to II knots
within the next "a months.
Yards Cost $780, 900
The yards themselves, being
huilt by O. V. Lofts, of Charlotte,
II. A. Underwood and Dallas Or
rell, of Wilmington, are to cost
S., 600, 900 and should be complete
and in operation by midyear.
It is anticipated that between
1000 and 5000 people will be en-
Moved at the yards, and whereas
It is anticipated that a big ma
iority of the laborers will come
rom Wilmington and vicinity, 1t
"a expected there will be a great
influx of skilled workmen, such as
welders, riveters, ship filters, car
renters, ringers and other such
elassifications which are lacking
in Wilmington.
Though the contract which the
shipbuilding company has with the
U. S. Maritime commission to
build the "a ships specifies they
must be completed in "a months,
business men here generally are
agreed the shipyards are O.
likely to be in operation here Tor
years to come.
With 800 British ships alone ad-
mittedly sunk during the present
conflict and with the total sinkings
running in the millions OF TONS
there will be work in abundance
for shipyards in the United States
eve latter the emergency 1t
has been pointed out.
And well do the people OF Will
.nington remember 1.-The old SHIP
ward days" when Wilmington
doomed to become the largest city
In the state and M Of the busiest
In the nation.
Business seems to be on a more
sound basis this time, however,
and with everything pointing to a
certain permanency for the ship
Yards indications are Wilmington
will not BOOM in the sense OF
mushroom growth, but will grow
soundly, though it will grow rap
idly.
With 200 ships to be built under
an appropriation of l 3,ooO,O 600, II
GEMS fair to assume the cost per
ship will be approximately $780,
900, which, with the cost Of the
yards, will run the money to be
expended on ships built in Will
mington in the next two years to
more than $41, 900, 900.
It is generally assumed that at
least half the cost of building a
ship is the cost of labor, which
would indicate that Wilmington can
expect an annual payroll from the
shipyards Of at least $40, 900, 900 or
more.
In a city with annual payrolls
Of approximately $13, 600, 900, this
means a near doubling of the pur-
chasing power of Wilmington, ex-
elusive of other business which
will undoubtedly be engendered by
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23

mobile dealers in tie city, leaped
forward in 1910 well before the
defense program started, the man.
agement said.
In this industry, as well as many
others, a returning prosperity was
shown during the last few months
of 1910, at least go days before
the construction of Camp Davis
was anticipated.
The picture for 1871 is expected
to be even better, automobile deal
ers say. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23
Shipyards Promise New
Prosperity To Section

the presence of the shipyards and
it's workers., and exclusive of bene-
fits from Camp Davis.
It means the building OF homes
to house the people. the opening
of new businesses to serve them,
the expanding of the usual serv-
ices which can be secured in a
CITY and through that it means
prosperity for Wilmington and
Southeastern North Carolina such
as has never been witnessed In
This section heretofore.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23
ST. PAUL'S ADDING
SCHOOL BUILDING
Lutheran Church Plans Pro-
gram for Entertaining
Camp Davis Men

One of the greatest OF the church
building projects in Wilmington
vas begun in 1910 by St. Paurs
Lutheran church with the erection
of a $4,000 brick, hollow tile, and
steel building on the southeastern
corner of Sixth and Princess
streets.
When it is completed it will have
a stucco finish and the lines OF
modern rural gothic architecture.
Inside, the building will have the
appearance of a recreation a
rather than that Of a parish house.
In the basement there will be &C.
tivities for the young people, and
a place where men from Camp
Davis will feel at home. There
will be books, magazines, reading
places and recreation rooms, and
n side of the building will house
a little theatre capable of seating
12O to 1875 people. 1t is equipped
with q stage, and will also have
featured sound movies (16 mm)
and on the stage is planned pro-
auctions by the St. Paul Lutheran
players, a little theatre that has
been formed by members OF the
church.
The main floor, which may be
| entered from Sixth and Princess,
will have a general assembly.
Around the ewes will be steel pill
lars and construction which will
make it possible to change the
room to II classrooms. This floor
will also contain a kitchen, pan
try, rest room, and other rooms
for storage space.
Like the main floor, the second
floor has a large assembly room.
which can be divided into Z class
rooms. On the far side of the
building are assembly rooms and
four classrooms for the primary
department. Here, too, is tn e
cradle room and Mother depart
ment.
The plans call for the building
to be in use 7 days a week, rather
than just on Sunday.
The church as a whole is plan
ming a remarkable program of so
cial work among the draftees o.
Camp Davis and those who know
Rev. Walter freed, pastor Ut the
church, are assured that it will
be interesting to the soldiers.
I'VE are interested principally ir
the young Lutheran boys or thei1
friends" the young pastor says
There will always be a welcome
to those who like to play with Us
as we'll as those who like to wor'
ship with u.s."
It is planned that tea will be
served in the parish house on Sun
day afternoons, but there will be
none of the formal affairs tina
these teas sometimes are. Instead
the draftees, after drinking theiI
tea, will engage in an open forum
on those topics which interest the
modern youth Of today.
1t is also planned that on Sat
urday nights a soldiers supper will
be held, at which the draftees will
be given a home-cooked meal a
a low price. This affair will ain
more at welcoming them into the
affairs of the church than at max
ing a profit on them.
Members Of the organization
plan to invite the draftees for Sun
day dinner and other fellowships
The indications are that st. Paul.
Lutheran church is going to do 9
big job in Wilmington's task Of
entertaining 10000 draftees from
homes Of every type and descrip.
ton and every city in the U.
s A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23

United States Housing Authority
This agency purchased all but
about $50, 900 of the authorized is
size of Series B. bonds ct the
Wilmington authority at an inter-
est rate of 2.75 percent. Series A
bonds, representing not less than
10 per cent of the total cost, in
the amount of $2O5, 900 were pur.
chased on Dec. 2 by a syndicate
headed by Goldman Sachs, of New
York at an interest rate of 2,187
percent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23
Defense Needs Reuiue
Jerseys Old Iron Mines

DOVER, N. j., Feb. 22.-Spurred
by the demands of the national de-
Tense program, North Jersey iron
mines r operating at full blast
after having been virtually dor
mant for the last forty years, State
Geologist Meridith E.. johnson dis
closed recently. About 900 miners
are digging hundreds Of tons Of ore
daily from the underground deposits.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23
RECORD BIG TREE

According to British ro,..
lumbermen, the record .1ao!a
largest tree cut down res he
the Lynn Valley Douglas fir Wv with
was at feet high, Is feet w %a'sn
ameter, and II feet in circus III
ence. NHler'
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23
nESTRT1CTIVE

DESTRUCTIVE
New England's 1888 hurricane
destroyed a third of Vermont's
hard naples, and two thirds OF
New Hampshire's syrup-producing
trees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-23

There were SIG, 1927 new .r,,.
registered in the United s Su.a
during 1910 as compared r. '' sos
78 units registered during 1920 1890
Smyrna times., 1941-11-20
CARD PARTY DEC. 3 GIVEN FOR
BENEFIT OF CLUB HOUSE STAGE

A card party for the benefit of a
new curtain and stage scenery for
the Century Club House Stage, will
be given at the Club House Wed
Inesday night, December Bird, at
7.30. Mrs. c. ]. Prickett is in
charge of arrangements. Assisting
her will be Mrs. William Wroten
and Mrs. j. Wells FAIRIES, in charge
iof tables, Mrs. George Boehmler
and Mrs. George r. Miller in charge
of refreshments; Mrs. w. c. Dea-
kyne, Miss Elizabeth Thornley,,
Mrs. Louise Burslem, and Mrs.
Harry P. Jones in charge of prizes,
and Mrs. Henry C. Webb in charge
of publicity. The Girl Scout Troop,
under the direction of Mrs. Thomas
Russell, will help sell tickets. Tick
cts will be so cents, plus cents
defense tax. The card party is be-
ing given under the auspices of the
Stage Redecorating Committee rep
Smyrna times., 1941-11-20
GAME WARDEN
is STRICKEN
Clarence Rawley, so, Leipsic,
Found Unconscious on State
Inspection Boat
BOAT DOCKED AT LEWES

State Game Warden Clarence
Rawley, so, of Leipsic, was found
unconscious on the deck of the
state game inspection boat Come
Along" anchored in the Lewes
Yacht Basin, at 9 o'clock Tuesday
morning. Attaches of the Beebe
Hospital, where Rawlely had still
not fully recovered one hour later,
said he had suffered a Slight cere-
bral accident" How the injury
had occurred was not determined.
DR.. Mary Shannon, Beebe house
physician, said Rawley had con-
fusion on the right side of his head.
One theory was that he tripped
aboard the boat and struck his
head. John Warrington, tender of
the canal bridge, saw Rawley lying
on the deck of the boat, and called
town police. Constable Lynn Rit-
ter took him to the hospital and is
investigating the case. Magistrate
Edward j. Southard said the boat
docked at Lewes about 5 p. m.
Monday with only Rawley aboard.
The craft is at Lewes for an in
spection trip.
Smyrna times., 1941-11-20
CENTURY CLUB
PLAN MEETINGS
Demonstration of Defense
Cooking Tomorrow; Recep-
ton for School Faculty
REPEAT ORIGINAL PLAY

Mrs. Harley Bodley, general
chairman of the program commit
tee of the Twentieth Century Club
has announced calendar of events
for the remainder of the year. To
morrow afternoon members of the
club will learn how to be good cit
izens at their own cook stoves.
Mrs. Ethel Hunter, of Harrington,
a representative of the Dover Gas
Light Company, will demonstrate
the value of cooking in the Nation
al Defense program. She will pre-
pare and serve several dishes, us
ing ingredients which are recon-
mended by the National Defense
Commission. This meeting will also
be the regular monthly business
meeting with Mrs. Grant Garis,
president, presiding. Several mat
ters of Importance are to be
brought before the members. On
December 5th the meeting will be
held in the evening and will be a
reception for husbands of members,
school faculty and new members.
BY special request the original play
"In Grandma's Garden" will be re-
peated. On December 10 the meet
ing in charge of Mrs. George Car
ter will be a Christmas program.
On Wednesday, December 8, there
will be a card party held at the
club house, sponsored by the special
committee appointed to raise funds
for refurnishing the stage. Mrs.
C. ]. Prickett is chairman of the
affair, assisted by Mrs. William
Wroten; Mrs. ]. Wells FAIRIES, tab
les; Mrs. George Boehmler, Mrs. G..
R. Miller, refreshments; Mrs. w. c.
Deakyne, Mrs. Louise H. Burslem,
Miss Elizabeth Thornley,, and Mrs.
Harry Jones, prizes.
Smyrna times., 1941-11-20
STATE GUARDS TO PARADE
Three Units to Be Reviewed at
Slipper Game Sunday

The Delaware State Guard will
give a parade and review in honor
of Mayor Albert w. James between
halves of the Wilmington Clippers
New York Yankee game at Will
mington Park on Sunday after
noon, November %. Members of
the battalion from Milford, Dover
and Wilmington will make the trip
to the park in private car and bus
es. Lieut.. Col. ]. Paul Heinel,
commanding officer, will be in COM
mand of the parade. Colonel Helm
el, accompanied by Maj Victor
Clark, executive officer of the state
guard, and Capt. Ralph A. Buck
alew, adjutant and battalion plans
and training officer, inspected the
Dover unit, Company B, of the
guard Tuesday night in the state
armory. Capt. James Dewey Quill
len is in command of the Dover
unit. The personnel and equipment
were inspected.
Smyrna times., 1941-11-20
COUNTY PLANS
SOLDIER GIFTS
Kent County Meeting at Do
yer Friday; Ask Organiza-
tiOns to Send Delegates
ELECT COUNTY OFFICERS

Plans for the raising of Kent
County's share in the state fund for
Christmas presents for Delaware
soldiers will be formulated at
meeting at 7.30 o'clock Friday
night, November %, in the Legion
Home in Dover. All organizations
throughout the county are being
asked to send representatives to
the meeting and all interested in
dividuals are requested to attend.
The holding of countrywide meet
ing was decided upon at the reor-
ganization meeting of the 1910
Dover Christmas Fund for Soldiers
Committee on Monday night. Col.
John P. LeFevre, chairman of the
Dover committee, had been re-
quested by Adjutant General Paul
R. Rinard to endeavor tot effect a
county organization. The county
group will be organized and officers
elected at the meeting November
%. Presents will be provided for
all Delaware soldiers, volunteers
and selectees regardless of where
they are stationed. Families of
soldiers are requested to provide
their addresses. The Dover COM
mittee approved reports of the var
ious committees which served last
year. Colonel LeFevre presented
a letter requesting the cooperation
of the Dover committee in the
statewide organization for sold
iers' presents. Gordon L. Willis
was reelected treasurer and Mrs.
Henry K. Roscoe was reelected sec
retary of the Dover group. Colonel
LeFevre named two committees, as
follows: Contributions, Mrs. r. c.
Beckett, Mrs. Roscoe, and Mr.. Will
lis. Mr.. Willis announced he will
receive donations to the fund at
the Farmers Bank, Dover. Public
ity, L. Lee Layton, Jr., chairman;
A. w. Dobberstein, George D. Hill,
and Charles B. Baker.
Smyrna times., 1941-11-20
DIR. A. G. CUMMINS PRAISED
Christ Episcopal Church, Pough-
Ixeepsie, N. Y, Burn Mortgage

ntSpoiNy I've q ohhh IL
Burning of a $4,000 mortgage,
final Indebtedness of the church,
was the dramatic highlight of an
anniversary service at Christ Epis-
copal Church, Poughkeepsie, N, Y.
The Rt. Rev. Charles K. Gilbert,
suffragan bishop of the diocese of
New York, and DR.. Alexander Girls
void Cummins, formerly of Smyr-
ma, rector of Christ Church, took
part in the ceremony with the rep
resentatives of parish organiza-
tions. DR.. Gilbert preached the
sermon at the morning service,
paying tribute to Christ Church on
its 175th anniversary. He spoke of
the many contributions Christ
Church has made to the commun-
ity, and to the maintenance of
American ideals and the traditions
of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Emerson D. Fite, assemblyman and
member of the Vassar college fac
ulty, gave the principal address at
the evening service which was the
final event in week-long anniver-
sary program. Lowell Thomas read
the Scripture and several military
organizations, the Boy Scouts and
the Girl Scouts were represented
in the procession and massing of
the colors. Bishop Gilbert credited
DR.. Cummins with the fact that
Christ church means great deal
to many people who have never
seen Poughkeepsie.
Smyrna times., 1941-11-20
BIBLE CLASS
is ENTERTAINED
Covered Dish Supper Given
Asbury Mems Bible Class
by Willing Workers
GIVE MUSICAL PROGRAM

The Willing Workers Bible Glass
of Asbury Methodist Church enter
tanned the members of the Mems
Bible Glass and their wives at a
covered dish supper last Thursday
evening. There were 140 present.
The chairman was Mrs. Clifford
Jones, assisted by Mrs, Joseph En-
mis-, Mrs. John Jacobs, Mrs. Ray
mond Snow and Mrs. Homer
Downes. The newly appointed
president, Mrs. Kennard Price,
gave an address of welcome. MI.
George Jester, president of the
Mems Glass, responded. After the
supper, Mrs. Norman Short pre-
sented the following program
Group singing of old favorites; Mrs.
Theodore Hynson sang Lullaby
from Jocelyn by GODDARD, Little
Shoes by Manning, l Pass by Your
Window by Brahmes, accompanied
by Mrs. Marion Coverdale; Mrs.
Grant Garis read Entertaining the
Missionary Lady, and The Book
Canvasser; Miss Amy Meinhardt,
musical instructress of John Bas-
sett Moore High School, sang The
Florian Song by GODDARD, Lady
Moon by Edwards; Shadow pic
lures of several class members;
group singing.
Smyrna times., 1941-11-20
STATE DRIVE
REACHES S27,342
Red Cross Roll Call for Della
ware Chapter Totals
5173 Contributors
5000 MEMBERS GOAL

A total of S27, 7,342 from 5,173
contributors has been reported so
far in the 1941 roll call of the Del
aware Chapter, American Red
Cross, Arthur M. Potter, roll call
director, announced Monday. The
drive will continue until Thanks
giving Day. Because the work of
the Red Cross has become doubly
important in view of the national
emergency no financial quota has
been set, Mr.. Potter pointed out.
But volunteer workers are en-
deavoring to enroll $4,000 new
members this year, the largest
number in the history of the chap
ter, he said.
Need Extra Support
Chapter whose expanding program
necessitates extra financial support
is the home service committee. Men
inducted into training under the
selective service act become men,
bers of active federal service and
their dependents are included in the
home service responsibility of the
chapter. This service also applies
to officers, nurses and enlisted men
in all branches of actibe service,
and their families, and to war vet
erans who have disabilities due to
war service. Discharged able-bod-
led war veterans whose disabilities
are not from war are entitled to
service and may be given the same
case work servic as mn with war;
incurrd disabilities.