The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-13
CITY IS SHOCKED
BY FDR'S DEATH
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rim said naturally, we feel bad
and very shocked at this time. No
doubt we have lost a great man,
VINO has done a wonderful job
all the way through. heard the
news just a few minutes ago.
Councilman Robert R. Romeo
stated that the news came as one
OF the greatest shocks the coun-
Try has ever suffered. .We hope
mat future event will continue
Tor the end of the war as soon as
possible"
County Commissioner Lewis J.
Coleman commended that the coun
Try had suffered it's biggest loss
In history" I'M losing the great
est statesman the United States
mas ever had. He will be missed
by everyone. The people of the
United States could have parted
with him better if God had permit
ted him to see victory" he said.
County Commissioner George w.
Trask said he felt that the loss
would have great and serious
affect on the Nation, upsetting
things in general" He called his
death a misfortune to the world"
Commissioner James M Hall
said he was shocked but he felt
that the Nation will go on, striv-
ing for peace. But I feel that it
WILL be long time before any man
can fill his shoes. The country is
big and filled with great men,
but the death of President Roose-
welt is a calamity to sall. History
mas proven that the United States
will carry on, but it will take time
to heal this great wound"
State Legislator Roy Rowe, Of
Fender county, told a Star-News
reporter that it was difficult at
this time to express myself. Our
only hope is that this great tragedy
will not impede the war effort.
We hope that peace will be at
tanned, and will be as lasting as he
would have liked it,
Judge John ]. Burney, from
Washington, N. c., where he was
on business, asserted that the
country had lost a great soldier.
The President died on the bat
tlefield the same as our men in
the armed services" he said. He
gave his life for his country. I've
been sitting here for the past hour
listening to my RADIO" the Judge
said. I'VE have lost our greatest
leader. We have to face the future.
This should make a lot of us rea-
lie that we aren't doing enough,
and cause us all to do more to
bring about the end of the war;"
Walter j. Cartier, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, said
last night that special meeting
of the Board of Directors of the
Merchants Division had been call
ed for 10 am. today by L. C. Ro-
bertson, Jr., president, to deter
mine what Wilmington stores
would do in commoration of the
Presidents death.
Mr.. Cartier said II am stunned
and a little bewildered, but I be-
lieve our people are going to carry
forward the things he stood for,
because we have carried on before
in the face of great tragedies"
The Civitan Club, meeting in the
dining hall of the Friendly cafe
terra at $50 pm, adopted a reso-
luton expressing ''deep sorrow
in the death Of President Roosevelt,
whom we consider one of the
greatest men of our day." The
resolution was outlined by William
Raney, president of the club.
George Simons. Of Tampa, Fla,
consulting engineer of the City of
Wilmington, said that he couldn't
believe the terrible tragedy,
which has struck the country" He
was supported in his statement by
j. Fred Rippy, Jr., administrative
assistant to the City Manager.
II haven't felt as I do now since
the death of Will Rogers" A. J.
Edmundson, sales manager OF the
First Colony Distributors, Inc, of
Raleigh, said. II had to buy a
paper before I would actually be-
lieve that he had died. His death
will affect the war effort some
what, but I think there are suffi-
cient brains among the officials
in the Government to carry out the
job.
Roosevelt was man who had
the courage to carry out his con-
victions, and the poor man lost
their best friend in his death,
which, of course, will be morale
booster for the Germans" Ed
added. 1.-The pulse of pub
lie feeling can be felt in the stock
market. If the market goes up it
will be a sign that conditions still
are good, if it drops, it will show
a lack of confidence"
It was the contention Of many
persons questioned that although
the outstanding majority felt that
The Presidents death was great
loss to freedom-loving people the
world over, it also was felt that
there are men who were close to
the President capable of carrying
out the efficient prosecutor OF the
war effort and governing the coun-