The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-11
BUDS POPPING
AT GREENFIELD
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their beauty, come spring and
departure Of wild ducks for
northern climes.
Planting of thousands of azaleas,
nerennials and ANNALS during the
1s43-144 fiscal year throughout the
mark was augmented this past fall
and early winter with the planting
of thousands more Towering
specie and all are now thriving
nicely and promise to add even
further beauty to Greenfield. Elk
tending from the Fourth street en-
trance to the park along the north-
ern and eastern shores Of the lake
for 2.6 miles, Wilmington's "Azalea
Trail" this year will pay off rich
dividends in the form of pleasure
for thousands Of residents ana
more thousands who are expected
to come and enjoy its great oeau-
ty.
Shows Results
Extension of the "Azalea Trail
from 18th street to the Negro
swimming area, a distance OF
more than half a mile and embrac-
ing five and one-half acres, begun
in 1944-45 will really begin to show
results this spring and present in
dications are that this section will
rival the main section of the park,
from a standpoint of color, come
next month and azalea time.
improvements have also been
made to the shoreline on the Lake
Forest side by filling in with earth,
planting Of shrubbery and laying
out definite, shrub-lined pathways
for the convenience Of pedestrians.
Through these added facilities,
one may now follow pretty trails,
all flower-bordered, from the foot
Of Jackson Drive, to the main
park entrance at Fourth street.
That Greenfield will prove more
popular than ever this spring and
summer is evidenced by the fore
thought of Superintendent Smell
and his staff in looking to the needs
of prospective picnic parties. The
beach" section in front of the
new bathhouse and pier has been
groomed through the winter, wood
has been cut and stacked near
each of the five firep aces and pic
mic areas around Greenfield Lake,
and improvements added to the
Negro picnic and swimming area
or the southeast side Of the lake.
At all five picnic spots, ample
room has been provided to take
care of large family or small Or
ganizarional picnic parties.
Plant Backlog
Despite the shortage of available
labor during the early fall and win
ter months, Parks department per-
sonnet were able to complete most
Of the necessary work atGreenfield
Park and with a backlog Of plants,
shrubs and bulbs to draw upon
from the city nursery at the park,
the task of laying out and plant
ing nee flowers and shrubbery,
was carried out in systematic
manner and on schedule. Fertili-
zers were used where needed and
as a result, all new paintings seem
to be thriving, being of good color
and with hardy stands.
The beauty of Greenfield park
reflects the untiring efforts of DR..
W. Houston Moore, chairman Of
the Greenfield Drive Association,
Inc, on it's behalf as well as the
membership of the Wilmington
Rotary club which has as it's No.
1 project, Identification Of Green
field. DR.. Moore, for several
years, has given unstintingly of
his time to the planning and de-
velopment of Greenfield park and
especially to efforts on a behalf
of a hard-surfaced drive around
the entire 1875 acres, which COM
prises the park proper.
Rotary Active
In this respect he has had the
cooperation of Miss Allie Morris
Fechtig, H. r. Gardner, Mrs. B.
M. Jones, E. A. Laney, Mrs. D. c.
Maffitt, Alan A. Marshall, Earl
Napier, Mrs. Carl Powers, .Ber-
nard S. Solomon, John Spillman
Jr., J. E. L. Wade, Mrs. J. C.
Williams and Louie E. Woodbury.
Jr., all members of the Greenfield
Drive association.
Rotary club activities in behalf
Of Greenfield park have been car.
ried on by a committee headed by
H. A. Marks and a report sub.
mitted last year covering work or
the park project, won the com.
mendation of the district governor
Of Rotary.
Upkeep and improvements al
Greenfield park are financed from
the city budget appropriation for
parks, plazas and street trees and
which amounted to $35, 842.37 for
the fiscal year ending June 30,
1945.
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