The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-13

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county commissioners that the
road to the old Martindale farm,
off the Carolina Beach road, would
be repaired.
The detention room in the county
court house will be used by mill
tary police from Camp Lejeune,
following a request by 1t. Col. C.
w. Kelly, Jr., provost marshal.
An official protest was voiced
yesterday by the New Hanover
county board of commissioners
against the proposed elimination
OF Civil Aeronautic administration
funds for the operation of airport
control towers throughout the
country.
The Veterans OF Foreign Wars
meeting, to be held in Southern
Pines, Wednesday, May IA. will
not include any representatives
from this area, as it is a district
meeting only, Ken Noble, COM
mander Of local VFW post, said
yesterday.
E. c. Snead, assistant collector
of customs for the Wilmington
port was yesterday reported to be
in Winston-Salem- On mater OF
business.
The Wilmington Veterans Ad-
ministration serving Southeastern
North Carolina was today au-
thorized to move their offices from
Room 125 to Room 1874 in the Gus
tomhouse, Robert Matthews. Jr.,
senior contact representative, re-
ported yesterday. The authorize
ton came in the form of a letter
from the regional headquarters in
Winston-Salem, he said.
A surplus sale, conducted in
sealed bid form will be held at
the Wilmington Shipyard, May 16.
at 3 p. m. on materials offered by
the United States Maritime com-
mission, according to c. Leonard
Harton, disposal agent.
Parents who live at Maffitt Viii
lage and have children who will
enter school next year are urged
to take them to the pre-school
clinic to be conducted at the Maj
fit Village school by DR.. Paul L.
Stuck, May is, at 2 p. m.
Mrs. J. C. Williams and Mrs.
Elliot O'Neill, chairman and as
sistant chairman for the convention
OF the North Carolina Federation
OF Women's clubs which is to be
held May 21-23 at Ocean Terrace
hotel, Wrightsville Beach, have re.
quested full attendance of all COM
mittee chairmen at a meeting to-
night at 8 o'clock at the Sorosis
clubroom.
ALI Junior hostesses are invited
to attend the Camp Lejeune dance
to be held Thursday, May Is, at
the Marston Pavilion. AL junior
hostesses. who wish to go must
sign up at the Community center
previous to- the dance and busses
will leave promptly at $40 p. m.
from the back Of the Woodrow Will
son Hut, it was announced yester-
day by Miss Gloria Watkins, as
sistant director, Of the Community
center.
DR.. Fred Coleman will be adj
ministered the oath of office as
assistant New Hanover county
coroner by clerk Of Superior court
August L. Meyland, this morning
at 8 a. M, it was announced last
night. DR.. Coleman. a dentist, was
appointed by Gordon Doran,
coroner, last week and officially
approved Saturday morning by
Judge John J. Burney. :.
The statewide clothing cam
paign that officially ended. May
10, will continue until May 10, due
to the success Of the campaign, ii
was announced yesterday by w.
B. Spivey, chairmanof the local
committee.
Charles Casteen, former chief
of the Wilmington police depart
ment was a visitor in Superior
court yesterday. The former chief,
who resigned several months ago
on orders of his physician, has
been 4 patient 1T a hospital in
the western part Of the state, said
yesterday that he was feeling tine.