The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
C. OF SECRETARY
RESIGNS HIS POST


The resignation of F. o. Fockler
as executive secretary of the Will
mington chamber of commerce at
a meeting of the board of directors
Monday afternoon at o'clock
was accepted with sincere and
deep regret President H. A.
Marks announced Tuesday.
Several weeks ago, Fockler de-
med emphatically the rumor that
he would resign as Chamber of
Commerce executive secretary,
saying after he read. the article
in a Wilmington paper stating that
|he would resign, 1T is news to
mel"
Mr.. Fockler will terminate his
position here on April 1, when he
will become secretary-manager of
the board of commerce at Brad
ford. Pa, a position he formerly
held, 194O-42.
Mr.. Marks said the chamber eY.
ecutive committee is making i'm
mediate plans to find successor
to Mr.. Fockler.
In making the announcement,
Mr.. Marks said the directors feel
he made substantial contribution
to the stability of the chamber and
in building up confidence in the
chamber by the community. We
feel his leaving will be a distinct
loss to the chamber, as well as
to the community"
In submitting his formal resig-
nation to the directors, Mr.. Fockler
expressed his pleasure with the po-
sition here and predicted that will
mington has an excellent future. !"
He said he had received coopera-
ton from all groups here and that
his decision to accept the new po-
sition, which was unsolicited by
him, was because Of "an excep-
tionally fine offer"
Mr.. Fockler came here as cham
Der secretary in September, 1912,
from Lima, Ohio, where he was
executive vice president of the
Ohio Sanitary Service Corporation.
He accepted the position at that
time with the understanding it
would revert at the duration Of the
war to John Morris. who secured
leave of absence in May, 1912 to
enter the armed forces.
During the time Mr.. Fockler has
been executive secretary a Mer-
chants division of the chamber of
commerce has been established
under a full-time secretary, John
A. Sheehan; a Credit Bureau has
been acquired; the chamber has
taken an increasingly more active
part in civic endeavors; a Com
munity Council was established,
the chamber was active to relieve
a shortage of food and meat in
Wilmington; and it took an active
part in securing a commercial air.
line for the city.
Mr.. Fockler's formal resignation
follows:
''It is with a great deal of regret
that because of an exceptionally
fine offer, which was unsolicited
on my part, I find it necessary to
tender my resignation as executive
secretary Of the wi l m in 6 o n
Chamber of Commerce, effective
April I, 1914.
II wish to express my sincere
appreciation to the officers, Board
of Directors, and membership of
the Chamber for their splendid CO.
operation, and expressly state that
it has never been my pleasure to
work with more cooperative
group than the Board Of Directors,
and never has it been my pleasure
to find q group of men as agree
able or as interested in the entire
welfare of the community from a
civic and business standpoint.
1T required some time for me
to reach the decision, inasmuch
as. I have grown to like Whining
ton great deal, and I personally
feel that Wilmington has an ex-
cellent future. As I stated, this
offer came to me unsolicited, but
in view of the fact that my employ
ment originally was on the basis
that on the return OF John Morris
from the Armed Services, the posi-
ton would be available to him.
This is as 1t should be; however, it
is necessary for me to give thought
and consideration to my own
future Sincerely, (Signe0 E. O.
Fockler, Executive Secretary"