The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-14
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was to be prepared as soon as pos
sible.
Since all County activities nor
mally stop at pm. Saturday, no
special arrangements will be
made, unless it is suggested by the
Governor, it was announced yes
terday by Addison Hewlett, ST.,
chairman of the County Board OF
Commissioners.
c. Van Leuven, chairman of the
War Price and Rationing Board
said that the offices on North
Front street will close at IL noon
today, and r. T. McKeithan, man.
ager Of the Wilmington United
States Employment Service said
that the Grace street office also
would close at IL pm. All ABC
stores are to be closed from 4 to 5
pm.
Local Telephone Co. officials an
nounced that there would be a
momentary pause in telephone OPP
erations throughout the land at
the start of President Roosevelt
funeral at pm.
Rabbi Mordecai Thurman an
nounced that meditation and pray
er will be held at the Temple Of
Israel at 4 pm. in respect to the
late President and that the pub
lie is invited.
The Rev. Alexander Miller an
nounced that there would be a
memorial service at St. Paul S
Episcopal church at 4 pm. today.
The St. Luke A. M. E. Zion
church will hold a memorial serV-
ice tomorrow at II am. with spe-
cial memorial music by the Senior
choir, according to the Rev. A. J..
Kirk, pastor.
A short memorial service will
be held at 4 pm. today at the St.
James Church at Third and Mar
ket streets.
The Southside Baptist church al
so will hold memorial services at
4 pm. today, it was announced.
At II am. tomorrow, period
of silence will be observed dur
ing the morning worship at the
First Christian church. Following,
special prayer will be offered
for President Harry S. Truman by
the minister, the Rev. James Law
son, after which the congregation
will sing the national hymn, "Am.
erica.
City Recreation Superintendent
Jesse Reynolds announced that all
recreational activities within the
City and the Maffitt Village hous-
ing project would be suspended to-
day. The reading room and the
lounge at the Woodrow Wilson Hut
will be open but all other activi.
ties will be postponed.
The mayor of Chadbourn, Nor
man Peal, requested that stores
in the town be closed during the
Presidents. funeral, 4 pm. tc
4:3o pm, sin as much as our en-.
tire world has suffered a great loss
in the death of our President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, and since
President Truman has proclaimed
Saturday as day of mourning"
The town of Carolina Beach also
will observe the hour between 4
| pm. and 5 pm. in honor of the
late President, it was announced,
The North Carolina Democratic
Jefferson Day dinner at Raleigh,
originally scheduled to be held
Wednesday, will be held at a later
date, it was learned, and Democra.
|tic National Committee Chair
man Robert Hannegan will speak
in place Of President Truman.
Approximately 1900 students in
New Hanover County schools parti-
cipated in memorial services in
honor of Mr.. Roosevelt yesterday
morning, and at New Hanover high
school, students from Isaac Bear
Memorial school attended services
with the High School student body.
Services were held throughout the
school on the public address sys-
tenn during the first period
H.. M. Roland, superintendent of
education, spoke to the students
of Tileston school at the chapel
period this morning.
J. Holmes Davis, Jr., president
of Spofford Mills, announced that
all operations at the mill will be
suspended Saturday in respect to
the death Of the President.