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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
SOLDIERS HALL
BIDS CONSIDERED
City, County Commissioners
May Let Contracts
Tomorrow

Recommendation for the ac'
ceptance of bids for building sup
plies and materials to be used In
the construction of the city-county
soldiers recreational h ii at
Fourth and Princess ctreets, Will
be made tomorrow morning at a
Joint session of the city and county
commissions in the courthouse.
The recommendatio1s will be
those of James E. L. Wade, city
public works commissioner, d
Louis J. Coleman, county com
missioner, who last week were des-
ignated by their respective gov
erning bodies to analyze bids SUBJ
mitted by various Wilmington
building supply firms. The project,
an estimated $4,000 job, will pro-
vide recreational rooms and faclil-
ties for Camp Davis soldiers
spending off-duty time in Whining
ton.
Actual construction IN the city
owned site Immediately to tn e
rear of the @ity hall, will begin
Tt ,sday or Wednesday it was in
dicated by Commissioners Wade
and Coleman, who yesterday con-
ferred in study of the bids. The
work will be done on a day-labor
basis under supervision of Wade
and Coleman. It is estimated that
30 days will be required to COM
l4cte the project. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
Army Orders

WASHINGTON, Feb. l. Up -
Army orders:
Colonel
George H. Paine, CWS., Fort
Bragg to Camp Livingston.
Lieutenant Colonel
John M. Fray, FA., Fort Bragg
to Atlanta.
William j. Arlington, DC, Nit.
chell Field, to Spartanburg, S. c.
George R. Kennebeck, DC, te
Camp Davis.
Captains
John G.. L. Adams, INF, Pana-
ma Canal Dept, to Fort Bragg.
John r. Hahn, FA., Fort Jack
son to Camp Joseph T. Robinson.
Regionald L. Dean, c. of g., Will
son, N. c., to Fort Knox.
Thomas Alan Brown, INF RES,
Columbia, S. c., to duty Washing
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02

TAYLORsVILLE-Gerald T,ackev
head coach at Taylorsville High
school, resigned today to accept a
similar post at Fitzgerald, Ga. He
will assume the Georgia position
Monday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
REALTY TRANSFERS

The following realty transfers
were recorded during the p S
week in the offices of Adrian b.
Rhodes, register of deeds;
Elene Kure Stands to William
H. Vollers, lot IS, block 16, Fort
Fisher.
Lucy G. Tart to Thomas A.
Tart, parcel No. 8, Tart lands on
the Bradley Creek road.
Lucy G. Tart to Lucy G.. Avison,
parcel No. /, Tart lands on Brad
ley Creek road.
Hartwell B. Wash to Martin l.
Mink, part lots l and 2, block SOU
R. H. Bellamy to r. Stewart
tract 18th and Dawson, block 525.
Massachusetts, Mutual Life In
surance to Charles B. Parmele
part lots 4 and 5, block 166.
Robert H. Bellamy to Louis A
Williams, Lingo City.
w. F. Shaffner to Carl C. Ma
pier, State Board of Education
property, tract Myrtle Grove
Sound, Federal Point.
Monroe L. Shrier to ]. T. Car
roll, $40 acres, Elm Grove, Gore
property.
Nina Beatty to W. L. Shaw,
acres on SCOTS Hill Road.
Mary W. Davis to Jack B. Dun
can, lot II, block 4, Sunset Park.
Beulah Lee Fox Rogers to ]. A
Rivenbark, lot 9, block 4, Fox sub
division, Harnett township.
Mrs. L. Bangle to Leona C.
James, lot 6, block 40, Carolina
Beach, Federal Point
H. c. Borneman to R. L. Butter,
lot "a, block c, Winter Park
Heights.
Grover c. Bordeaux to Arthur
R. Esclavon, lots and 6, block l.
Bordeaux property Heights.
Spirittine Chemical company tc
Frederick Willetts, part of block
3d..
Cyrus S. Van Amringe to j. W
Williamson, part of lot l., block
103.
T. A. Branham to w. H. Shinn,
lot 6, block IS, Carolina Beach.
Carrie Mae Taylor to I. A. Ste
wart, lot 4, block 38, Sunset Park
Leona C. James to Celeste Ban.
gle, part lot 6, block 5.
George ]. Smithson to Mary H
Whitted, part lot 4, block 498.
Mamie N. Bear to Marx S. Ma
than, lots l through 5, lots 2s
through 81, block 81, Sunset Park.
r. H. Taylor to H. K. Powell,
tract in Harnett township, Villa
View road from Wilmington to
Wrightsville Sound.
A. NJ. Pope to C. L. Spencer,
lot %, block 2, Sunset Park. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02

shown to be Z IL per cent repre-
senting the largest earning rate
in the history of the Association
Your Directors authorized and
set aside in the reserve account
$40, 10000 bringing the total re-
serve to $30,0000O. Even though
your Association has never expert
enced a loss, and at the present
time has very small amount of
Iforeclosed real estate on hand, this
reserve is being built up at rapid
pace as a further safeguard to the
Association.
Condition of Accounts
'Installments in arrears On all
classes both savings and loans
showed total less than any pre-
vious year. While installments paid
in advance showed a slight in
crease over previous years.
Interest in arrears on all loans
both mortgage and free share
loans amounted to S1,7435 SO, while
interest paid in advance amounted
to $595.43, showing net interest in
arrears at the close of business
1910 of $1,158.11 on approximately
81 900, 10000 in loans.
For the fifth consecutive year
the records reveal that no single
account was as much as months
in
counts were as much as 60 days
in arrears.
The Association paid out in pro-
fits during the year 1910, $31 ,095. .43
against profits paid out in 1889 Of
S23, ,259.65, an increase in profits
disbursed of $7,835.78.
The total amount of money dis
bursed by the Association during
the year for maturities, dividends
and all purposes amounted to
$689, ,39281.
"Our Financial Statement n d
Statement of Operation from which
1 have taken these figures have
been audited and verified by the
State and Federal Examiners, and
after very careful analysis of all
items, we find a gain in all branch
es of the Association including
loans, savings, earnings, total
loans made, general turnover and
assets to range from 20 to go per-
cent.
During the year 1910 your AS
soclation has experienced the most
unusual and progressive year in
its history.
First, we found it necessary
due to the enormous increase in
business to renovate the building.
and to equip it SO as to render
the best possible service to our
shareholders. You may now wit
ness what is thought to be the
most modern and up-to-date office
OF its kind in North Carolina. Those
OF you who have contacted us dur
ing the year. am sure will agree
that the efficiency of the Associa-
tlon and its employees has been
greatly enhanced by this change.
wish to thank Mr.. T. H. Wright,
the owner of the building, for the
cooperation he displayed in max
ing this possible.
For a period of over 4 years
your Directors have been watch
ing the results and examining the
stability of Federal Insurance, and
following our plan of conservative
progress, we did not enter into
this change until we were positive
that it would be to the best inter-
ests of the shareholders. Coupled
with the demands of the investing
public. and the careful study of the
Federal Savings and Loan Insur-
ance Corporation by your Secre-
ltary and Directors, it was decided
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02

in November Of the past year to
apply for the insurance OF our ac-
counts. The request was given
prompt attention, and within 10
Idays from the time the application
was made. including Federal ex-
animation to decide our eligibility,
we received our Certificate Of In.
surance, and I am happy to an
nounce, in this my annual report,
that Notwithstanding all other safe
guards surrounding the Associa.
ton and our past record, all ac-
counts in this Association are now
insured by the Federal Savings
and Loan Insurance Corporation
up to S5,0OO.00, and it is my privi'
|lege again to further announce that
we have closed another year, max.
ing a total of forty-three years OF
operation by the Association, with
out single loss.
Another progressive move that
was made by your directors was
that of installing the Direct Re-
duction Loan Plan. Your secre-
tary, including members Of h
staff, visited various building and
loan offices around different parts
of the state for the purpose OF
studying this plan of loaning. On
the completion of this investlga'
ton, and after very careful study
by your Board of Directors, it was
decided that for the best interests
of the shareholders and particular.
ly the borrowers, to install this
new plan of loaning.
"Under this method, payments
are made monthly instead of week.
ly. The indebtedness reduces itsen
automatically upon each payment,
and the interest thereon is calcu-
lated on the balance owed each
month.
'Under this new set-up, coupled
with other changes in operation as
mentioned previously, we now feel
that the association is modern in
all respects consistent with good
business, and is prepared to
render service equal to any OF
it's kind in existence.
1T is needless to say that 1910
has been an extremely difficult
year for the management, as such
changes have naturally neces.
STATED careful study and addition.
al work. However, we now have
these changes behind us, and look.
ing back 1 must say that it has
been most interesting, and I am
sure will be beneficial to the share.
holders.
Il wish to thank the President
and other officers for their daily
contacts with the association and
the directors for their continuous
and unselfish support, and to fur.
ther state that 10 meetings were
held during the year with an aver.
age attendance of 81 per cent.
II wish to also express my ap'
probation to the employees fol
their efficiency and courtesies te
the shareholders of the associa
ton, and in closing may I thank
the investing public for the con-
fidence displayed in the manage
ment of the affairs of the associa
ton. Without the cooperation anc
confidence of these people, the re
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
Banner Year Is Reported
By Cooperative B. AndL.

| even though we have still main
tanned our record of never having
had a loss.
During the past month the state
and federal examiners have thor
cughly audited our association. l
had the occasion to talk with them,
and to hear their report at the
conclusion of the examination. 1t
was gratifying to learn directly
from them with regards to h e
splendid condition and the gains of
the association.
Should you at any time desire
to see any of the reports, you will
find the secretary more than will
ing to render this service to you" B"
After comments on this report
by members of the shareholders
present, it was ordered filed.
Immediately following the presi-
dents report, the secretary, Fred
rick Willetts, was called upon for
his report which read as follows
"Our forty-third year of opera,
ton has now come to a close and
it is my pleasure on behalf of your
board of directors to report on the
operations and the conditions OF
the association as of December 81,
1910.
New Investments
"At the beginning of 1910 our
records indicated that we had L.
355 investors in the association and
at the close OF business December
81, 1910 the records revealed 1,478
shareholders, net increas of 1913
new investors for the year. Our
growth in membership is very fine,
not only because it means the ex-
pansion of the association, but al
so, and more fundamentally, be-
cause it indicates that we r e
reaching out to serve more people.
Mortgage Loans
1.-The principal way in which we
now serve the community is pro-
viding a source of money for those
who wish to own their homes. The
building and loan associations in
the United States during 1910 did
more than a third of all the home
mortgage lending. The Coopera-
tive's part in this was 1894, ,321 "a
against the previous year of $345,
124.12 a gain over the largest year
in our history of $39, 1912.
'In order to bring you a more
concrete picture of what the as
sociation has done during the year
it is necessary to draw compari-
sons between the years 1889 and
1910.
''At the close of business in 1889
our assets totaled 1916, 1926 and
at the close of business December
81, 1910 our total assets were ST.
0l8, ,542.19 showing a net gain of
$142, 259.23.
'"The number of shares in force
at the close of business December
81, 1899 were 16,6OO, and the num-
Der OF shares in force at the close
OF business December 81, 1910
were l8,409 showing net gain of
1909 during the year.
Loans made during 1910 were
1884, ,32l.24 against loans made
during 1889 of $345, ,124.12. repre.
senting net increase of $39, 1877. 12.
The earning rate of the AS
soclatlon at the close of business
December 81, 1910, as computed
by the Examining Department OF
State and Federal Examiners. was
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
KNITTING CLASS

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. L.
R)-Knitting needles click in classes
at the University of Chattanooga
without PROFESSIONAL objection.
The co'eds are knitting war re,
lief garments and besides, says DR..
Frank Prescott, head of the depart
ment Of government:
Il would rather have the girls
knitting than talking-or criticizing
my lecture"
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02

The annual shareholders meet
ing OF the Cooperative Building
and Loan association was held
Friday, with Henry Redher acting
as chairman of the shareholders.
After the minutes of the a /
meeting were read, the president,
J. H. Hinton was called upon for
his annual report, which was as
follows:
again l am afforded the pleas
ure of presenting to you. the share
holders of the Cooperative Build
ing and Loan association, my re-
port for this forty-third annual
meeting.
1.-The year 1910 has probably
been the most active and unusual
year I have experienced as presi-
dent of your association.
THE gains in 1910 exceed even
those of 1889, which was the lar.
gest in our history. Approximate.
| ly 100000 has been distributed tc
our shareholders during the year
and the records reveal that we
have made tremendous gains ir
all branches of the association.
MY daily contacts with the
secretary and his assistants have
been most interesting and instruc.
tive. 1t is extremely gratifying to
state that during the year approx
mately 100000 was loaned by the
association for the purposes OF
construction, remodeling, purchas,
ing of homes and for other pur-
poses.
lone of the most interesting
features of our statement h S
year is that of the earning rate,
which is slightly over 7 IL per
cent. This not only indicates the
rapid and careful turning over of
our money, but as our records will
show, the accounts of the asso-
citation are in remarkably good
shape.
For many years now, we have
boosted of the fact that our records
closed at the end of the year with
out single account being as much
as 6 months in arrears. and ] am
glad to say that this record has
been maintained through the year
1910.
1T has been my pleasure to pre-
side over 19 directors meetings
this. year, at which meetings there
mas been an average attendance of
VI per cent. Every single director
has been active in these meetings.
and very loan made this year was
discussed thoroughly by the direc-
tors before approval.
Il wish to take this opportunity
to thank each one of these gentle
men for their help and cooperation
extended to the secretary-treas-
urer IN managing the affairs of the
association.
May l express appreciation on
behalf of the entire board of dl-
rectors to the shareholders w 0
have made possible the SPLENDID
report which you will hear from
the secretary later on in the meet
ing.
After carefully analyzing the
affairs of the association, l cannot
out 1eet optimistic, not only as to
what has been done during tn e
past year, but as to the future.
1T is extremely gratifying to
lind the association bidding up re.
serves for possible contingencies
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
RUSSIA'S "BEST-SELLER"
is CONSTITUTION

MOSCOW -tRl- The Stalinist
constitution has become 'best-sell-
err of the Soviet Union. Approx
mately 37,800,0OO copies of the do
cument have been issued-28, 7OO,-
900 in Russian and 100000 in 76
other languages of the vast coun.
try.
The constitution was approved in
1886 by special congress. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
CAROLINA
NEWS SHORTS
By The Associated Press

RALE1GH-North Carolina farm
ers have announced intentions o.
planting S2,4oo acres in commercial
early Irish potatoes, practically the
same amount as reported last sea
son, Russell P. Handy, Junior Stats
tician Of the state department OF
agriculture, said today.
The acreage average for the II
year period Q330.1939) was reported
at $4,000.
1ENOIR-The Junior Chamber ot
Commerce launched a movement tc
obtain a state park in Caldwell
county.
SCOTLAND NECK-Rep, John Fl
Kerr of the Second district advised
municipal officials of the deferment
of plans to build the new Scotland
Neck postoffice because of the ma.
tional defense program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
HOUSING SUPERVISOR

RALEIGH, Feb. l. lR L. T.
Hanson has resigned as Wake
school building supervisor to be-
come supervisor of the Federal
Housing project Of High Point.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
NICE

LAGRANGE, Ga, Feb. 1.-lP-
Cephas Adams parked his automobf.
on a street and found it missi,,
Two hours later. He waited two mor.
hours and the car was returned
nicely washed, polished and creased
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-02
FOLLOWED

FULDA, Mimi, Feb. 1.-LR-In
August, 1899, Mrs Chris Goeken took
a trip to Germany, and returned
after two months.
The other day her husband re-
ceived having a fine time post
card she mailed in Germany during
the tri3.
Evening star., 1941-10-05
VacatiOnists and
Guests Interest
AleXandrianS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. Mrs.
Phillip Raiford of Franklin. Va. is
the guest of her son-in-laW and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Rawleigh
c. Tremaine. She was accompanied
from Franklin by Dr.. and Mrs.
Morgan Raiford, who went on TO
New York and were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs Tremaine on their
return early this week.
Miss Alice Farrell was the guest
OF honor at miscellaneous shower
given Thursday by Miss Marjorie
Slocum and Miss Sara Dawson at
the latterS home. Miss Farrell is
TO be married later this month TO
Mr.. Joseph Thurman Marshall.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Edward Martin
will entertain at a buffet supper
Tuesday evening for 25 guests.
Mrs. Bert Garnett will leave the
latter part of this month to Join
MIR. Garnett, who left this week
for Key West, Fla. where they will
spend the winter.
Mrs. Laurence j. Martin is spend
ing two weeks in MartinSville. Va.
as the guest of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Law
ton.
Mr.. Jack Nunnally of Richmond
has been the guest of his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. McFar-
land
Mrs. Philip F. Mcguire returned
Tuesday from a visit of two weeks
in Tampa, Fla. her former home.
Evening star., 1941-10-05
MilitaryBa
October IS
To Aid Club
Mrs. Pettengill
Is Chairman of
Box Committee

Mrs. George T. Pettengill, wife of
the commandant of the Navy Yard,
has taken over the Craftsmanship
of the Box Committee for the grand
military ball to be held at the May
flower Hotel Wednesday, october Is,
for the benefit of the Soldiers, Sail
ors and Marines Club, 1015 L street.
Members of Mrs. Pettengill's COM
mittee are Mrs. James Clement
Dunn, Mrs. Lawrence Wood Robert,
jr.; Mrs. Warren Pierson, Mrs. Will
liam P. MacCracken, jr.; Mrs. Eu-
gene Carusi, Mrs. Ffoulke Dewey,
Mrs. Jasper Du Bose, Mrs. Horace B.
Smith, Miss Meredith Howard, Mrs.
Britton Wood and Mrs. Waggaman
Pulver.
Gen. William Connors was the
first to send in his check for a box
to Mrs. John Allan Dougherty. ball
chairman, and already the commit
tee reports that dozen others have
been sold. Mr.. Bernard Baruch has
made his reservation, and others on
the list are Mrs. John r. Williams,
chairman Of the Patr0nesS Commit
tee: Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Whiteside,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter H Schoell-
kopf, Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts, Miss
Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles War
rem. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Sard,
Miss Henrietta Sherwood and Mrs.
Dunn, Mrs. Du Bose and Mrs.
Dewey.
Gen. Albert L. Cox, chairman of
the Floor Committee for the ball,
and his two aides, Col. Horace B.
Smith and Mai. John CasWell, are
working out plans for a cotillion
which will be the high light of the
evenings entertainment. Mrs. Bruce
Smith, just back in town, will assist
them in selecting favors when the
figures for the cotillion have been
decided.
Mrs. Irene Caldwell, who took over
the craftsmanship of the ticket sale.
has an active committee working
with her Those in the group in
clude her vice chairman, Mrs. Rob-
ert S. Dempsey; Mrs. Parker West
Mrs. Thad Brown, Mrs. Curtis
Shears. Mrs. Clinton Tribby, Mrs.
j. Craig Peacock, Mrs. Harlee
Branch, Mrs. Phillip Eaton, Mrs.
Emory S. Land, Mrs. Dorothy Lee
Ward, Mrs. William Sims. Mrs. Paul
Leach, Mrs. Charles Drake, Mrs.
William Jennings Price, Mrs. Ben
jamin Hill, Mrs A. G.. Black, Miss
Sherwood, Mrs. Lacy Reynolds. Mrs.
l. B. Kirkland and Mrs. Henry
Ralph.
Mrs. James Hughes. chairman of
the Senate Committee. and Mrs.
Lawrence Arnold, chairman of the
House Committee, are inaugurating
the ticket sale in the congressional
crowd. And in Fairfax, Mrs. Len
ming Sweet and Mrs. F. D. Richard
son are N charge of ticket sales.
Every one is turning in and work
Evening star., 1941-10-05

Sob Saver" for Brides! The
Pacific Mills FACTAG label, Let
Mr.. FACTAG save you many
weeping spell over trousseau fash
ions and linens that betray their
purchase prettiness! Just ask for
the FACTAG label on all YOUR
cotton and wooden pre-Ruptial buy
lne-and you'll know BEFORE.
HAND just how these fashions are
gong TO act :. and how YOU must
treat them to reap their maximum
value. Yes. you've scotched those
words "shrinkage," fading" and
Surface pattern troubles" right
from your vocabulary for the
FACTAG forewarns you about anv
fabric tendencies toward these evils,
and warns you how to handle them
to prevent any such mishaps!
Read the Pacific Mills FACTAG
label attached to ready-to-wesr for
authentic information as to how
fabrics will behave and how YOU
must treat them to earn their
best behavior! You'll find the
FACTAG fabric tag" attached to
every bolt of Pacific Mills piece
goods -. be sure that the person
who is serving you in your Fabric
Department attaches FACTAG-
information slips with the yardass
you buy!
Evening star., 1941-10-05
Gen. MitcheIl's S
Son to Present
IeoiOn Colors

Mr.. and Mr2 Thomas Byrd and
the latter's son. William Mitchell.
ir., will come to Washington Fri
day to take part in the installa-
ton of the William Mitchell Post
of the American Legion. The
post recently was organized in
memory of the late Gen. William
Mitchell. famous officer of the
Air Corps, who died some years
ago.
Mrs. Byrd is presenting the
colors to the post and young
William Mitchell, jr, will make
the presentation.
The Assistant Chief of the Air
Corps, Col. Harold L. George,
who served under the late Gen.
Mitchell. also will be among the
guests at the ceremony. to be held
in the auditorium of the WASH
ington and Lee High School, in
Arlington County. Senator Jo-
seph H. Ball of Minnesota will be
the speaker and Mr.. George P.
Grove. commander of the post,
will preside.
Evening star., 1941-10-05
Miss Preston
Is Bride

Fort Myer Chapel was the scene
of the wedding yesterday afternoon
at o'clock of Miss Louise Preston
and 1t. John William Mason Sd
U. S. A.
The ceremony was performed by
j. w. c. Linsley. chaplain. U. S. A
The wedding music was PLAYED bv
Master Sergt. Albert c. Baty, U. S.
A.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and was attended by
her sister, Mrs. Lewis Holmes Ul-
man of Washington, as maSron of
honor.
The bridegroom's father. Mr.. John
William Mason of Fairmont. w. Va.
was best man, and the ushers were
1t. Col. w. R. Slaughter, Mai. David
st. Pierre Gaillard, Lit w. r. Alb
bott, jr., Lit Harry J. Beardsley, jr.,
It. Harold D. Underhill and 1t.
Albert L. Keneman. jr.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Frederick Preston
of Washington. She wore a gown
of ivory satin with veil of Brus-
sells. lace belonging to the bride
groom's mother and a necklace worn
by her grandmother. her mother
and her sister. as brides She car
rled a bouquet of white chrysan-
themums.
Mrs. Ulman wore a red velvet
gown. Her hat and bouquet were
of chrySanthemumS.
1t Mason is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs John William Mason of Fair
mont. w. Va. He is a graduate of
the School of Engineering of West
Virginia University.
Immediately following the cere-
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Preston enter
tanned members of the family and
the bridal party at home.