The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-17

+vo low rent developments and the
figure has climbed until IN !s4a II
reached se,311 and in 1919 $3.50.
The citv and county also receive
n.vments in lieu Of taxes on the
war housing development. IN 1874
the payments were $86'374 and IN
1915, $84, 1915.
Although the end Of the war has
brought about a 1essening OF the
total number Of workers in Will
rnington. the local housing authori-
tv already is taking steps to con.
solidate its wartime gains for the
good of the city's future.
Recently in the Wilmington City
hall sentatives of the Nation
al Housing agency, Federal Public
Housing Authority and the Federal
Housing Administration met with
local housing people and members
of Icity-county Advisory board to
decide the fate of the public war
housing units here.
The following recommendations
were made by the housing authori-
| ty:
All Of Maffitt Village, except 300
demountab1e units, be declared
temporary and demolished and
carted away. This applies to 1852
units:
Remainder Of public war hous-
ing be declared permanent and
disposed Of as follows:
A. The 216 units for Negroes at
Hillcrest be sold to the Whining
ton Housing Authority.
B. The 584 masonry units al
Lake Forest be left in place and
sold to private owners.
C. The 300 demouatable units a
Maffitt Village and the ATS at Lake
Forest be retained on their presen
sites, if a postwar demand exist
for them and that, if retained
they be sold to private owners.
Other Recommen
It was also recommended tina
several buildings in Maffitt Vii
lage, including the commercial
building on the Carolina Beacl
highway, the Raleigh communit.
building, and perhaps three Of tn
masonry dormitory buildings b
converted to postwar industria
use and sold to private owners
Federal housing officials at tn
meeting said the recommends
tons of local committees was tn
. governing factor in governments
decisions regarding public hous
ing.
H. r. Emory is secretary an
} executive director Of the loca
housing authority.
, Serving with Emory on the ez
. ecutive staff are:
B. H. Marshall, Jr., c. c. Chat
ham, Jr., Mite H. Fuller, Roge
Helms, E. William Burnett, J. "
Grant, H. Carl Moultrie, Arthu
H. Glazier, o. r. Faison, Carl E
Sonderman and William B. Camp
bell, attorney.
Commissioners Of the authority
who serve without pay, are Harr
M. Solomon. chairman; R. Stew
art, the Rev. Walter B. Freed, {
Gay and Fred E. Little.
Members of the Advisory board
headed by E. L. White as perma
nent chairman, will be charge,
with the responsibility for making
plans for the future disposal an,
management Of the war housin;
units here. They have announce.
that they will visit and PERSONAL,
inspect all local war housing be
fore making specific recommen
dations.
Public housing in Wilmington
has gone a long way toward boost
ing the city to its present hig,
status in industrial activity, ant
pointing the way to retaliation o
the industrial and economic DO
tential here. That there are still
slums in Wilmington cannot be de
MED. Neither can it be deniee
that, with the heightening of tn.
tempo of port activity plus the es
tablishing of new industries, viii
mington is about to embark upor
an era of expansion which will full
ly justify the name given the por
was connection with the Quota
in 1882.
The name was "New Town