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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-17
BRUNSWICK NCEA
COMMITTEES SET

Committees from the Brunswick
county unit Of the North Carolina
Education association last week
were appointed to serve in 1916
during a meeting in Bolivia, pre-
sided over by Glenn M. Tucker,
president.
Attending the meeting were men,
bers OF the Brunswick county NC
EA council, including three new
members, Mrs. Deane B. Eakins,
Leland, Mrs. Muriel Lennon, South
port, and Miss Bertha Reid, b.
livia. The following committees
were appointed:
Professional service: Mrs. Rena
L. Joyner, Southport, chairman;
Miss Bertha Reid, Bolivia; Mrs.
Louis Tweed, Shallotte; Mrs. ].
Elmore, Waccamaw school, Ashe,
and Mrs. Dean B. Eakins, Leland.
Legislative: Mrs. Guy McKeit-
han, Waccamaw, chairman; Mrs.
Ruth Hood, Southport; Mrs. Madge
Bell Smith, Leland; Miss BERTHE
Bolden, Shallotte, and Mrs. Frances
Holden, BOLIVIA.
Federal aid: Henry Stone, Shall
lotte, chairman; Mrs. E. M. Nc
Eachern, Southport; Miss Marie
Hammond, Leland; Mrs. Muriel
Bennett, Waccamaw, Ashe, and
Mrs. Ora G. McKeithan, Bolivia.
Public relations: Mrs. Margaret
Martin, Leland, chairman; c. M.
Byrd, Southport; Mrs. Muzette
Arnold, Shallotte; Miss Williams,
Waccamaw, and Mrs. Margaret
Hall, Bolivia.
Membership: Mrs. Elizabeth
Lewis johnson, Bolivia, chairman;
Mrs. Annie Weeks, Southport; Mrs.
Laura C. Muckle, Waccamaw;
Miss Ruth Floyd, Shallotte, and
Mrs. Mildren Peterson, Leland.
Planning and resources: J. T.
Denning, Waccamaw, chairman;
Mrs, Thelma Willis, Southport; Mrs
Sara Smith, Shallotte; Mrs. Louise
jones, Leland, and Miss Alice
Watkins, Bolivia.
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gram, these zoning- minded men
see danger signs ahead without the
protection of adequate ordinance.
What, for instance, they ask, is
there to prevent an Objectionable
business or manufacturing plant
to move into the heart of any one
Of half dozen highly desirable
residential neighborhoods? What,
they ask, is there to enjoin a
neighbor from opening a garage,
an all-night cafe or what-have-you
next door to your home?
Wilmington, it's leading citizens
are determined, is going to grow.
An era of industrial and economic
expansion seems reasonably GER
tain to include Wilmington in it's
plans for the next decade or more.
Controlled growth along uniform
lines is highly desirable; and with
that argument there can be no
serious difference of opinion.
For more than 200 years the
city developed pretty much as the
trends of the times Influenced it..
The results, while not irreparably
damaging, have not always been
desirable. A good zoning ordin-
ance and earnest cooperation from
the citizens at large should insure
stable future development Of the
city.
A lot of business men think SO
and they're ready to back their
conviction to the limits of their
financial stake in Wilmington and
the city they believe it can and
will be. stc$
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,,arins one, was the lack OF mu-
nicipal regulations insurins pnysi.
cal development Of property N d
protective and orderly manner
No Time During War
There was no time. during the
IRISH of building ships ard housing
soldiers families, to stop the snow
md change scenery in the middle
~ the act. But the realization olo
.et some substantial citizens 10
some serious postwar thinking.
Among these was the late Mayor
Bruce 3. Cameron, Sr., a man
who long had envisioned q WI
roington Of SO, 900 population and an
important commercial and trading
center for a vast area OF Nor'n
Carolina. City planning had been
discussed here before the war, ana
when Cameron took over as chtel
executive of the City council, talk
Of planning was revived.
As the problems induced by a
war. swollen population increased
Mayor Cameron and City Manag-
er A. c. Nichols began the first
discussions which ultimately led to
creation Of a City Planning board.
A. the late mayor envisioned the
boards job, it was to insure that
the full scope Of Wilmington's
post-war potentialities be explored.
Out Of that exploration has come
bold, decisive sction.
Step one. as a previous article
OF this series has related, was the
retention Of an expert planning
consultant-a specialist in the field
Of city planning and municipal
economic development. The man
retained was George W. simons,
Jr., Of Jacksonville, Fla, an au-
thority in his field, with striking:
" successful record Of achievment
IA a dozen or more Southern cities
His first commission, entered in
10 by contract with the city in
February Of last year, was to pre-
pare for the city and its Economic
Development committee a survey
Of the city and its economic de-
velopment possibilities. That work
was completed and delivered to
the city in December.
A Master Plan
Phase No. 2 of the contract IN
structed Simons to prepare a study
Of the City of Wilmington, and to
chart in detail a comprehensive
master plan for its future physical
development. To be included in the
master plan were complete data
concerning the following subjects:
1-Streets and highways.
2-Traffic movement and control,
Including parking.
Sparks and recreation.
a Neighborhood development
tthe re-arrangement Of existin;
urban arens into definite neighbor
hood patterns.)
5-Utilities, including water, sew
erage, drainage, gas, light ant
power.
6-Waste collection and disposal
7-Land-use patterns, including
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-17

Of the above zones indicated
by key number, has been prepared
by Simons to guide the Planning
board and council in adoption OF
necessary ordinance to establish a
sound zoning program. Whether
the key map will be adopted as
prepared, or whether the forthcom-
ing public hearing and subsequent
council deliberations will material
ly alter 1t remains to be seen.
1t is, as one zoning minded realtor
said, lat least a good start"
Interim Zoning Law
Members of the Planning board,
currently functioning under the
handicap of an inadequate interim
zoning ordinance, are going to
great pains to assure one and all
that the contemplated permanent
ordinance will not force a change
in use of any existing structure
so long as it remains in its use.
Someone started a rumor to the
effect that the zoning ordinance,
if adopted, would require all non
forming dwellings or establish
ments to close down or move into
zone in which the use did COM
form. Idle talk, says H. r. Emory,
chairman of the board.
AS envisioned by far-sighted bus
mess and industrial leaders, and
supported by real estate men who
know the value of sensible zoning,
sound zoning ordinance can and
will be a tremendous asset to the
city. They are thinking in terms
Of years to come, and while not
altogether prepared to sacrifice
their own or anyone's property
values today for long-range pro-
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WILMINGTON TODAY

recommended zon ing plan and
ordinance regulating use to which
the land may be putt
s-Transi. facilities, urban and n
terurban.
e-Public buildings Of the city,
county. state. federal government,
hospitals and schools.
1o.Housing facilities.
II Transportation. including
terminals and loading facilities for
water, rail and air.
12-Bridges and viaducts.
13-Fire and police protection.
14-Civic art and civic center.
15.Fiscal pattern and assess
ment practices.
simons asked for, and was
Granted 1s months in which to
conplete the two projects. One
has been delivered. The master
nlan, now being compiled into
book form with maps and charts,
will be laid before the City council
and the Planning board about
June 1, next.
One Phase Completed
One phase Of the master plan,
2 proposed zoning ordinance, has
been completed and only last
Wednesday it was submitted to the
Citv council-not for action, but to
obtain council permission for the
planning board to begin a series
of neighborhood hearings around
the city to acquaint the peopls
with the instrument n to get
public reaction to its proposals.
Because zoning for the future-and
that's what part seven OF the mas.
ter plan provides-has profound
effect on every taxpayers physi-
cal property, the Planning board
and City council are not in a great
hurry to adopt the recommen-
dations, or notifications Of them.
The future Of the city. insofar as
its physical development is con-
cerned - and hence its economic
health-is at stake. A good zoning
ordinance is essential. A poor one
can be as disastrous as none at
all.
To chart 4 sound zoning pro-
gram a lot OF preliminary work
has been necessary. That's why
the city readily decided to spsnd
s13, 900 for a master plan prepared
by an expert. When the plan is
complete, the city expects to have
in its hands a comprehensive out
line, fairly complete in detail, Of
every last factor and trend which
have produced the physical city a!
it exists today.
A great many Wilmingtonian:
have known for years that the cit.
was developing in a hap hazare
manner. One result has been t.
send thousands Of city jewellers in
to the suburbs. Another has bee,
the gradual depreciation Of proper
ty values in certain districts-de
probation which In too many in
stances resulted in property goini
to rot because the owner could no
get from 1t an income comrnensu
rate to It's assessed valuation. Still
another result has been the ruin
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-17
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-17

atom of fine residential districts
hv indiscrirainate commercial
cation Of nearby property.
That was happening until quite
recently. primarily because there
was no legal way to prevent it.
The practice, extended over the
years as it has been here, has
resulted in a general depreciation
of real estate values in some
districts and an abnormal increase
In others.
A Cost to Everyone
And IN the long run, everyone
has had to share the piper's bill.
The non owner Of property may
have thought he was escaping the
penalty of tax bill, but a college
sophomore economics major could
cite the fallacy Of the reasoning.
And the property owner was tax
ing it squarely on the chin every
time the tax collector came
around. It was a vicious circle
a circle, 1t might be added. from
which the city isn't yet freed.
A sound coming ordinance will go
a long way toward stabilizng
property values. It has in other
cities; cities larger d smaller
than Wilmington. Sound zoning has
helped pull many an American
city from the prospect OF COM
munity-wide decay. Whether Will
mington was, or is today, near a
state of community decay insofar
as property values are concerned
is not important at this moment.
What does matter, though, is how
stable its real property values will
be five, 10 or 20 years hence.
Proper zoning ordinances can be
a powerful factor in that stabili-
zation.
The proposed ordinance Simons
has presented to the city, based
on the surveys being compiled for
the master plan, divides the city
into seven zones. Wisely. the pro-
posed ordinance, follows a general
pattern already prescribed by uses
to which property in each zone is
currently being utilized.
Using code designations for a
key to the seven zones, Simons'
recommended ordinance provides
for the following: l
RI IA Single family (dwel-
ling) district: An area or
areas where a single residence
occupied a lot of not less than
10000 square feet.
RI A Single family (dwel-
ling) districts: Where a single
residence occupies lot Of ap-
proximately 5000 square feet.
RI Single family (dwel-
ling) districts: Where q single
residence occupies a lot Of
approximately 5000 square
feet.
RE- Multiple family tdwel-
ling) district: Where a single
roof covers two or more self
contained dwellings,; ie., dup
lexs, flats, apartments.
CT Commercial district
(retaiD.
MI Light industrial district
! Wholesale and light manufac-
turing).
M-2 Heavy industrial district.
r A map of the city, with each
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CARNEY, STRANGE
PRAISED BY PARTY
CONTINUED from Page One)

members of County Boards Of Elec-
ton to be made by the State Board
of Elections.
1--WE in New Hanover county
think that we have had for years
the best County Board OF Elections
in North Carolina and we do not
want any change made therein, at
least as to the representatives. OF
the Democratic party, and, there
fore. it gives me much pleasure to
recommend the reappolntment OF
Messrs. H. G. Carney and Robert
Strange.
IT will appreciate your forward
ing his recommendation to the
State Board of Elections"
Following receipt Of Haskell $
recommendation, the State board
is scheduled to make the appoint
ments on March l.
The primary this year is Satur-
day, May Is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-17

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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-11-21
ORDER NISI

In the Orphans Court for Wash
ington County, November IS, 1916
In the matter of the estate of
WILLIAM F. BEISWANGSR, de
ceased.
ORDERED that the sale of real
estate of William F. Beiswanger, de-
ceased, made by Elmer J. BeisWang-
er, Administrator, and this day re-
ported to this Court by the said Ad-
ministrator, be ratified and confirm
ed, unless cause be shown to the
contrary, on or before the 18th day
of December, 1916; provided copy
of this order be inserted in a news.
paper published in Washington
County, at least once a week for
three successive weeks, before the
18th day of December, 1916.
The report states the amount of
sale to be $125.-.
LLOYD K HOFFMAN,
D. JOSEPH WILMER,
CHARLES E. FRY,
Judges of the Orphans Court.
True Copy Test:
HARRY NEWCOMER,
1l-2l-3t Register of Wills.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Sidney NJ Clements, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given, That the
subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans Court Of Washington Coun-
ty, Letters of Administration on the
estate of
SIDNEY M. CLEMENTS,
late of said county, deceased. All
persons having claims against said
deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit same with the vouchers there
of, legally authenticated, to the SUBJ
scriber on or before the 9th day of
June next; they may otherwise,
by law, be excluded from all bene-
fits Of said estate. All persons in
debted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 9th
day of November A. D. 1916.
ANNA r. CLEMENTS,
1l-14-3t Administrative.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of George X. Hoffman, De
ceased
Notice is hereby given, That the
subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Washington Coun-
ty, Letters of Administration eta,
on the estate of
GEORGE K. HOFFMAN,
late of said County, deceased. All
persons having claims against said
deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit same with the vouchers there
of, legally authenticated, to the sub
scriber on or before the 1st day
of June, next; they may other
wise, by law, be excluded from
all benefits of said estate. All per-
sons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate pay
ment.
Given under my hand this 1st day
of November A. d. 1916.
GEORGE S. HOFFMAN.
ll-7-3t Administrator eta,
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of James Marvin Sites, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given, That the
subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Washington
County, Letters of Administration
on the estate of
JAMES MARVIN SITES,
late of said county, deceased. ALI
persons having claims against said
deceased are hereby warned to ex-
hibit same with the vouchers there
of, legally authenticated, to the sub
scriber on or before the 9th day
of June next; they may other
wise by law, be excluded from all
benefit of said estate. All per-
sons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate pay
ment.
Given under my hand this 9Th
day of November A. D. 1916.
CHARLES o. SOLBERG.
lI-l4-3t Administrator
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of the Church of the Brethren,
Broadfording.
She is survived by: One daughter,
Helen, and two sons, James and
Paul, at home; and eight brothers
and sisters, w. H. Miller, Williams
port; Mrs. B. A. Trapnell Miami,
Fla; j. Keller Miller, Jefferson, Md;
C. A. Miller, Williamsport; Mrs. R.
G. House, Mercersburg; R. H. Miller,
Clearspring; Mary E. Washington
and Ruth E Miller, Miami.
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Earl Rohr, California.
Charles Albertus Boward, Wash

Charles Albertus BOward, Wash
ington Square, died at the Newton
d. Baker Veterans Administration
hospital, Martinsburg, w. Va, or
November Is, aged so.
Born and reared in Hagerstown
he was the son of Charles w. and
Rena (Morgan) Boward He was
veteran of World War l and q
member of the American Legion.
Surviving are: A sister, Mrs. Edna
Forsythe, Hagerstown; brothers, Har-
ry BOward and Charles r. Boward
both of Hagerstown.
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Roy Cleveland Watson died on Nc

Roy Cleveland Watson died on No
vember IA at his home, zoos Pope
avenue. aged 60
Born in Funkstown, he was the
son of the late John H. and Monte
Ausherman Watson, and was en-
ployed by the Station Furniture
Company for number of years.
Surviving are: A sister, Mrs. Hen
ry B. Sampsell, Hagerstown; two
nieces and nepheWs.
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Mrs. Grace Shank, wife of Benja-
min K. Shank, of st. James, died on
November -, as the result of being
struck by a train as she was walking
on the railroad tracks near the st.
James station. The tragic accident
happened in the early hours of the
morning and it is believed that Mrs.
Shank, who has been in i'll health
for some time, must have arisen
from her bed during the night and
wandered on to the tracks, unbe-
known to members of her family.
Surviving, besides her husband,
are: Four sons, Robert Lee, George,
Donald and William, all at home; a
sister, Mrs. Keller Scott, and a broth
er, Earl Houser, both of Sharpsburg.
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Mary LandOn Alexander, widow
Of General Edward P. Alexander.
died on November 16 at the Hill
Crest Convalescent Home, aged 85
years,
She was the daughter of the late
DR. Augustine S. and Mary McIn-
tire (Eliason) Mason. She was a
member of St. Johns Episcopal
Church.
Surviving is one sister, Mrs. Fran
ces Wrenshall Of Los Angeles, Calf.
Alfred Nose, a former resident of
Sharpsburg, died suddenly at his
home in Washington, D. c., on No
vernber Is, aged 60.
Surviving, besides his wife are:
A daughter, Mrs. Fred Johnson; step
son, Frank Mackavoy; sister, Mary
Nose; brothers, George Nose, all of
Washington, and Edward, of Sharps-
burg
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Phillip c. Bishop of West Side
ling Hill, died suddenly at the
Washington County Hospital, on No
vernber is, aged rs
The son of Abraham and Julia
(Wise) Bishop, he was a life long
resident of Washington county.
Besides his widow, Rebecca M
(RObey) Bishop, he is survived by
Three sons, Dewey, Walter and Phil
lip, Jr,, Hancock, Route l; daughters
Mrs, Luella Messersmith, Hancock;
and Catherine at home. 16 grand
children, great grandchildren and
a number of nieces and nephews also
survive
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Jacob Martin Bowman, SabilIas-
vile, died on November Is at his
home following an illness of several
months, aged So years
He was the son of the late Jacob
NJ, and Catherine (Comfort) Bow
man He was a member of the
United Brethren Church of Deer
field and was a blacksmith by trade.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Margaret
(Srnith) Bowman, he is survived by:
Two daughters, Mrs. Gilbert Kline,
state sanatorium; Mrs Lloyd Mana
han, Lance Md; sons, Gurnan M,
Sabillasville; Charles, Quincy, Pa;
John and Frances, at home, sisters,
Mrs Margaret Ansley, Waynesboro.
and Mrs. Martha Wolfe, Rouzersville.
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Clarence Z. Malatt, near Williams
port, died on November II, aged 40
years.
He is survived by: His wife, Mrs
GoIdie (Harbaugh) Malatt; daugh-
ters Betty, Mildred, Genie; sons,
Harry and Clarence, Jr., all at
home; mother, Mrs. Effie Malatt, near
WilIiamsport; sisters Anna, at home;
Mildred, this city; brothers, Charles
Howard and Earl, townsville, and
Raymond, RushstoWn, Md.
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DEATHS

Daniel Z. Smith died on Novem-
BIER ID at his home at Smithsburg;
aged IS.
Surviving are: His wife, Mrs. Mag
gle Smith; son, Clarence F., Smiths
burg, RI, 2; daughters, Mrs May
BIickenstaff, Smithsburg, Rt, l; Mrs.
Catherine Kendall, Hagerstown; and
Is grandchildren and 5 great grand
children.
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NrS, Mabel Dale Farley, wife of
Charles Farley, sol South Potomac
street, died at the Washington Coun-
ty Hospital on November Is, after
an illness of five weeks aged 65.
Born and reared at Sharpsburg,
she was the daughter of Josiah and
Lila (Smith) Rohr, and resident of
this city for 20 years. She was a
member of Christ's Reformed church
in Sharpsburg.
Surviving, besides husband, are
daughters, Mrs. Myra Keefauver,
Hagerstown; Mrs. Frances Bailey,
Funkstown; son, William M. Ear
ley, Hagerstown; father, Josaiah
Rohr, Washington, D. c.; sister, Miss
Ethel Rohr, Washington, D. c.;
brothers, Charles Rohr, Williams
port; Floyd Rohr, Brunswick, and
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Charles Emory Zimmerman, Viii

Charles Emory Zimmerman, Will
Transport, on November II, after
several weeks illness of pneumonia,
aged 43 years. He was the son of the
late Mary Jane and Cletus F. Tim
norman, Williamsport
Surviving are sisters and brothers:
Mrs Milford Anderson, Mrs. George
Wolfe, Mrs, Herbert Conley, Earl
and William Zimmerman, all of Will
Transport, and Mrs. Ralph Kline,
Pittsburgh.
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Raymond Charles GimpIe, SO, died
suddenly at his home in Funkstown
on November IS.
Born and reared in Chewsville, he
was the son of John and Margaret
(Rhodenizer) Gimple, and member
of the official board of Christ Re
formed Church in Funkstown.
Surviving are: His wife, Belle
(Emmert) Gimple; daughters, Mrs.
John E. Cain, Winchester, Va; Miss
Louise Gimple, New York, N. Y;
son, Donald B. Gimple, Hagerstown;
two grandchildren; sisters, Mrs.
Charles Arthur, Mrs. Leila Glenn,
both of Hagerstown, and Mrs. Virgie
Martney, Funkstown.
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Walter Blocher, 668 Highland Way
died on November Y, aged 81.
Born and reared near Frostburg,
he was the son of Isaac and Sophia
(Anderson) Blocher and a resident
here for the last eight ears
He was a veteran of World War
One, and member of the American
Legion.
Survivors include: Two sisters,
Mrs. Anna Minich, Frostburg; Mrs.
Bertha Knapp, Eckard, Md; broth
ers, Wesley, William, Charles all of
Frostburg and Webster, Akron,
Ohio.
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Mrs. ROzelIa tMiller) Roth, wife
of Daniel Roth, Williamsport, died
on November Y, at the Washington
County Hospital. She was tn e
ter of the late George A. and Iura
Miller. She was a devout member