The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-01
PLUMBERS SEAT
new OFFICERS

New officers of the North Caro-
lima Association of Plumbing and
Heating Contractors were installed
and President R. H. Brashford's
appointment of directors announc-
ed in special ceremony conduct
ed last night during a banquet at
the Ocean Terrace hotel, Wrights-
vile Beach.
Newly installed officers for the
coming year are: R. H. Brasil
ford of Raleigh, president; Irving
c. Valdez of Charlotte, first vice
president; N. E. Brewer of Win
ston-Salem, second vice-president;
L. V. O'Callahan, Southern Pines,
third vice president; w. H. Hunt,
of Durham, secretary-treasurer.
and R. M. Kermon of Wilmington,
executive secretary and attorney.
Directors appointed by Brasil
ford are: c. C. Davis of Whining
ton, chairman; J. E. Cant of Al
bemarle, F. D. Nunnamaker of
Durham, E. B. Grady of Concord,
w. H. Sullivan of Greensboro, J.
W. Thurman of Rocky Mount, B.
G. Moser of Asheville, H. L. Hop
kins of Charlotte, A. z. Price of
Charlotte, L. H. Bramble of Fay
etteville, w. j. Sullivan of Lum-
berton, E. E. Darnell of Gastonia,
R. B. Thomason of Lexington, T.
L. Blow of Goldsboro, L.-W. Nash
of Graham, J. w. War; of Hamlet,
George A. Moore of Wilmington,
R. V. Fisk of Charlotte, L. R.
Wensil of Concord, John Bagwell
of Durham, R. E. Deans of Wilson,
Frank c. Ruth of Raleigh, and M.
W. Herrin of Albemarle. Also ap-
pointed by President Brashfo-d
were members of the executive
committee: F. B. Nunnamaker, c..
c. Davis, E. B. Grady and H. L.
Hopkins.
The principal address of the eve
ming was given by F. D. Landreth,
president of the National Associ-
alton of Master Plumbers, who
spoke of the postwar building op-
portunities in Wilmington and
North Carolina. Landreth also be-
gan yesterday mornings program
with an address in which he pre-
dicted a great postwar building
boom, saying that over a million
and half homes will be built
each year for the next ten years
following the end of the war.
Presentation of Landreth was
made by E. G. Harris of Rich
mond, Va, national director. In
PRODUCTION of Harris was made by
John R. Bagwell of Durham.
The entire morning portion of
yesterdays program was spent in
a closed business meeting, called
to order by President c. C. Davis
of Wilmington, who told of planned
postwar improvements in the
home, such as modernization of
bathrooms by the replacement Of
outmoded and outworn fixtures,
the installation of additional bath
rooms and first floor wash rooms,
kitchen rehabilitation, and the re-
placement of outworn heating
plants by new automatically fired
hot water or steam heating sys-
tenn.
After reports of committees and
officers, the ladies at the conven-
ton were treated to boat ride
up the Inland waterway.
Landreth began by paying hon.
age to those who left the asso-
citation for war conflict and to
ask care be paid to individuals
returning from the battlefronts.
whether or not the soldier was
employed by contractor, if he
was a plumbing and heating man
and served in the armed forces,
he should be given preference in
procuring position"
The leader further pointed out
the important role the plumbing
and heating industry plays in ma
tional defense through their CO.
operation and effort in the national
program of building camps and
ships and its successful fulfill
ment of these tasks.
Landreth stressed cooperation
between city officials and local
and state boards of health and
pointed out the importance of
plumbing contractors by bringing
to attention to the various bodies
harmony which is necessary for
proper functioning of the groups.
He stated that from experience he
found throughout cities that one
health department functions with
more benefits than more than one
body.
In reviewing work during the
past "a years of the State Asso.
citation H. S. Richie, of Abe
marie, showed the way plumbing
and heating contractors have been
responsible for plumbing codes
now effective throughout the State
by which inspections are made
OF all plumbing He advocated
strengthening Of regulations re-
garding cypnolo fever and other,
water-bound diseases caused pri-
marily in drinking water systems.