The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

s'you and I are in the same boat
(meaning Of course, an e m
boaD.
NV friend started to trudge on
down the street, and as | caught
nv bus. he asked cordially:
'.Think its gonna, rain today mis-
ter?"
A mayors mass meeting, with
out the masses was reported at
| Carolina Beach during the p a S t
week. when Thomas Groom, tn e
resorts official head, called a
meeting of the townspeople to dis
cuss. and hear explained the facts
about a proposed $40. 900 b o d
issue for town improvements.
Recalling that the issue had re-
ceived favorable reaction at a
meeting of the towns American
Legion post, and at other clubs
and departments in which it had
been explained, the official called
a mass meeting of the citizens
and asked Emmett Bellamy, town
attorney to explain the why's and
w%herefores of the bond issue to
the residents who hope to pay off
the assessments over a five year
period.
Officials later T e p e d that
whether interest in the bond issue
has Jagged or for some other rea-
son, not many people showed up.
1t was recalled again by Mayor
Groom that Tuesday is voting day
on two big issues at the resort:
the bond issue, and the election
of officers for the towns govern
ing body.
In Jacksonville, the Onslow
county Board of Education decid-
ed to change superintendent.
Voting on the issue they elected
B. B. c. Kessler as head of the
schools for the next two y a
period.
The swap involved a repetition
Of an incident back in 1892 when
the school board traded Kessler
for A. H. Hatsell, retiring as pre-
sent superintendent, effective May
30.
Kessler retired from the school
system then and later became sup
erintendent of OnsloW county
hospital, position which he o W
holds, and is expected to retain.
Hatsell who has headed the
system for the past IA years said
he had previously accepted a SINH
lar job with Pamlico county
schools, and will make headquar-
tiers in Bayboro.
No sooner had the Jacksonville
police department. in cooperation
with the State Highway Patrol re-
! covered two stolen automobiles IN
| OnsloW, than their attention was
focused On a petty wave of house
breakings and Standings in the
town.
Identification was made in the
case of housebreaking and at
tempted robbery, but law enforce
ment officials are still seeking d
Negro man who police reported
critically wounded another in a
gun battle.
"A seemingly harmless argu-
ment turned into a gun BATTLE
Chief Paul M. Shore said.
In Wilmington. Deputy Recorder
George L. Peschau publicly
raped local hoodlums for stick
ups. and told me yesterday in an
exclusive street C h a there's
more of this highway robbery than
people are aware. A man Or Wom-
an gets their pockets picked. and
in many eases, their faces slapped
as well, but being a good and
possibly law = abiding citizen, he
hates to come to court"
The Judge made an earnest ap-
peal to these people to report all
such happenings
81 am not referring to the work
of the police by any MEANS"
Peschau said, "but this highway
robbery has got to STOP
He stomped his foot on the last
phrase, and promised highway
robbers ''the book" for every Of
Tense brought before him.
Better bus service in and out
of Wilmington, and initial passen-
ger movement over a long stretch
between Burgaw and Jacksonville
was promised residents several
months ago by the Carolina Coach
company, op rating Carolina
railways.
Next Wednesday 30 or more
civic-minded Wilmington men are
scheduled to testify as to the
merits, dement's, why's and where
fores of the proposed service, be-
fore the State Utilities commission
in the Federal courtroom.
Hacker did not explain obsta-
Giles in the path of immediate in
stitution of such service, other
than that the Seashore Transport
tation company, operating lines
along the coast and parallel with
he proposed new route, objects.