The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-16
CITY LENDS FIRE
TRUCK TO CAMP
Two Men Also Released To
Operate Facility Long
AS Ii Is Needed

The City of Wilmington yesterday
agreed to lend the U. S. government
an old Packard pump truck belong
ing to the fire department and to
release two men from the fire de
partment for 80 or 40 days to op'
crate it at Camp Davis, where it
is to be placed to combat any pos
sible fires until the government is
able to secure fire fighting equip
ment for the rapidly rising camp.
The two men, K. B. Mann and
Roy Schnibben, were released from
the fire department yesterday for
the period of time needed to oper-
ate the truck at Camp Davis.
The truck, according to the agree
ment, is to be returned to the city
in as good condition as it is re-
ceived by the government, and is
to be returned to Wilmington at
any time it is needed here to fight
fire.
The move was taken, Mayor
Thomas E. Cooper said in making
the motion, after discussion with
Chief J. Ludie Groom and with his
approval.
At the meeting yesterday morn
ing j. E. L. Wade, city commission
er of public works, reported on a
conference held by a delegation
representing the city with Morton
Mccartney, head of the self-liqui'
dating division Of the Reconstruct
ton Finance corporation relative to
the city's application for a loan Of
$685., 900 for the erection of munich
pal port terminals here. He said
that apparently the entire North
Carolina congressional delegation
and Governor J. M. Broughton are
supporting the application and that
he is hopeful it will be approved.
The commissioners authorized the
sending to New Hanover county
representatives in the legislature f
a bill which would regulate the pay
ment of pensions to men receiving
workmen's compensation after re-
firing. The bill provides that where
a man is receiving workmen's com
%pensation in excess of the total
amount which he would normally
receive from the pension func, that
no pension fund shall be raid him,
and that where he is receiving
workmen's compensation in an
amount less than he would normally
receive from the pension fund, pen
sion payments will be made in suf-
ficient amount to bring his total in
come from the two sources to the
total which he would normally re-
ceive from the pension fund.
The bill, it was pointed out, would
make impossible a practice under
which one city policeman after be-
ing retired, for a period of time re-
ceived so per cent Of his normal sal
ary from the pension fund and 60
per cent of his normal salary under
workmen's compensation from the
city. Under this arrangement he re-
ceived 10 per cent more money
while retired and not working than
he received while working.
The commissioners agreed to be-
gin work Immediately on reading
the re-codified city ordinances which
have been prepared by the WPA
under a project sponsored by the
North Carolina League of Munich
palities.
J. E. L. Wade was given permits
sion by the commissioners to go to
Chicago, where he will attend a
meeting of the American Municipal
League at which municipal coopera-
ton with the National Defense pro-
gram will be discussed.
The commissioners, on two ayes
and n no, passed on second read
ing an ordinance which would tax
i%tinerant sellers of second hand
automobiles $500 a year, not to be
%prorated, and requiring them 20 Sc
cure a permit before securing a
license.
The Rev. H. B. Shaw and a dele
cation from the Ministerial Alliance
and Colored Citizens League ap-
peared before the board to request
the furnishing of adequate recrea-
ton facilities for negro citizens, in
light of the needs which will be
created BY the stationing of two