The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19

tage at 20 West Oxford street on
the northern extension.
Mrs. Charles J. Becker leaves to-
morrow night for New York where
she will spend two weeks with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Dunnigan, Mrs. Dun
nigan being the former Margaret
Becker of Wilmington. A younger
sister, Miss Catherine Becker left
some days ago for New York City
to visit the Dunnigans.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Smith
of $40 Cent? al boulevard, Sunset
Park. moved on Friday to lob South
Fifth street. The attractively remod-
eled ard completely r~edecora1ed
lower floor apartment in the Fred
Dick home. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
and their daughter Shirley Smita,
who is a student at Duke uaiver-
sity, Durham, came to Wilmington
to live approximately eighteen
months ago. Mr.. Smith is assistant
deputy clerk of the U. S. District
Court in the customhouse. Miss
Shirley Smith will spend the sum-
mer vacation with her parents
here. Mrs. T. W. Dick and Fred
W. Dick, Jr., are now occupying
their lovely modernized apartment
at 10l South Fifth street, the upper
floor Of the Dick home.
M. and Mrs. w. S. Mcmahon
and daughter who leased The John
Bright Hill home in Country Club
Pines last fall, have moved into
the Jack Smith house at 5 Country
Club boulevard, where they will re-
side until September /. Mr.. and
Mrs, Smith and family are spend
ing the season at their summer
home, BOT South Lumina avenue,
Wrigatsville Beach.
Every day we hear of exciting
new ventures opening up at
Wrightsviue Beach, and when driv-
ing up tie center of the beach near
Station I a few days ago I noticed
a snappy looking white stucco
building Of one story and a roof
garden. nearing completion, just
west Of the Lands Cottage at los
South Lumina avenue. Upon inves-
tigation I found that the stream
lined structure is to be appropriate
ly called 1.-THE Trade Winds" and
will house a soda fountain, q snack
bar where cold luncheons will be
served daily from II until 2 o'clock,
and a roof garden where there will
be dancing every night except Sun
day. 1.-THE Trade Winds" which
will open the end of this month,
will be under the capable manage
ment of Frank Lands, son of Mrs.
Lands, owner and manager of the
popular Lands Cottage, AND his
sister, Mrs. Jake Wade of Char
lotte and Wilmington will act as
hostess. Plans for the modernistic
'Trade Winds were deSigned by
Charles S. Higgins, prominent ar
chitect and designer, who makes
his home at Greenville Sound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyden Sparkes of
Wrightsville Sound have moved to
Wrightsville Beach for the summer
and are living in their ocean front
cottage on South Lumina avenue.
Friends of Mr.. Sparkes will be hap
py to ascertain that he is out again
and back at work after an illness
of several months. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Primrose and little daughter
are also spending the summer at
the Beach at another of the Boyden
Sparkes' cottages near Station I,
overlooking the banks channel.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Payson Willard
and daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Will
lard Rodman are building a de-
1ightful, new, year-around home at
Greenville Sound, which is RAPIDLY
nearing completion and which they
expect to occupy in the near future.
MI. and Mrs. Llewellyn c.
French and young son, Reed
French, moved from their home at