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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-10-18
THE SPOTLIGHT


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married a European. She died
many years ago. Cora (girlhood
chum of our editor) was t he
beauty of the family and had all
hearts aflutter. Her death pre-
ceded that of Blanche by less
than a year. She married ] Wal
lace Buchanan and is survived
by husband and two daughters,
Corinne and Margery, both mar
ried. In early middle life she be-
came an invalid and never re-
covered her health. When in the
beginning of the summer
Blanche wrote friends from New
Bedford that she was there I'M
der medical treatment there was
little thought that her end was
SO near. She is survived by a son
and a daughter :. OF the seven
Cromwell children four boys and
three girls, only one is now liv-
ing, John The Girl Friends,
Doris Jackson, president, met re-
Gently at the home of Irene
OBanyoun Robinson and pre-
sented a check for one hundred
dollars to national FEPC repre-
sentative Milo Manley. Vera
Reddick, chairman Of the Baby
Contest, made the presentation.
!. The John Parnells, Jr., have
gone to Virginia where Johnnie
is on the staff of Virginia State.
He had completed work at Har-
ward for his masters degree d.. Il.
Herbert Tucker, Sr. is now at his
home on Crawford st, after
many months in City Hospital
where he was treated for injur-
les received in a railroad acct
dent Though still confined
to the bed he is slowly recover
ing Miss Phyllis Braxton is
seen going daily to and from
the Mass. Art School where she
is making splendid progress
In their new car Col. and Mrs
Frank Snowden departed for
Washington, D c where the Col.
has a new military assignment,
/. =. The Horace McKees (Thelma
Gray OF Newton and the Leslie
Dummy Woods of Cambridge
are the proud parents of sons
born recently The w S Dab
neys came over from New York
for a weekend i'll the Hub
The Rev Kenneth Hughes twins
have arrived - both boys and
mother and babes are doing
nicely . George Schuyler of the
Courier dined at SHADES Wed
nesday evening. He was here at
tending tho C o convention :.
The Herbert Goulds of CASTOR
st are enjoying a visit from Mrs
Gould's sister, MIS-. Emma Dur
isoe of Gouldtown, N Y.
The stork is lowering closely
over the home of the Carodean
Robinsons Irene O'Banyoun- of
Walnut Ave. awaiting the date
when the newcomer is expected.
A little son is desired, to be
brother to Mary Irene, the cou-
pies sweet little daughter, their
first born The long-legged
bird is winging his way also to
the abode of the Richard Walk
ers adelaide Holbrook) Of rs
Brent St., Dorchester, where the
Walkers reside with Mrs. Walk
er's aunt, Mrs. Malcolm Lewis .
Continuing his journey, the well
known bearer Of precious gifts
will stop long enough to leave a
little boy or girl with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Williams esther
EdmondS) now living at the o.
L. Johnson residence on Sym
phony Road. The moving bust
ness Of Mr.. Johnsn is being man
aged by Mr. Williams owing to
Mr.. Johnson's illness =.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Oates to Remember

TODAY
HOO a.m.@Carolina Yacht club
weekly luncheon with bridge.
500 p.m.-Third in a series OF
IL benefit bridge tournaments
sponsored by the BPO Does,
Drove 80, to be held at the
Elks Temple, 400 South Front
street. The public invited to
these tournaments.
THURSDAY
$50 p.m.-The Audubon Home
Demonstration club will meet
with Mrs. R. ]. Biddle,
Wrightsville Turnpike.
7:30 p.m.-Mid week informal
supper party at Surf club or
Wrightsville Beach.
SOC p. m.-The Woman's auxil'
larry of the Myrtle Grove
Presbyterian church will
meet at the church.
FRIDAY
HOO a m.-The weekly duplicate
contract bridge tournament
at the Surf club on Wrights-
vile Beach for members and
guests.
800 p.m.-The Winter Park Home
Demonstration club will meet
at the home of Mrs. ]. S.
Hall. Dues will be collected.
SATURDAY
7:30 p.m.-Week-end dinner party
at the Surf club on Wrights-
vile Beach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Party Held
For Birthday
Celebration

CHADEOURN, July q Little
Sandra Mooney celebrated her
seventh birthday on July IA at the
Tourist Grill.
Upon arrival the hostess pre-
scented her guests with fancy pa
per caps. Games and contests
were enjoyed throughout the eve
ming.
Those attending were Sue and
Ann Thomas, Dolores Oliver. Bud
die and Sammy Cole. Tommie Lee
Wooten, Beverly Carter, Diana
and Jimmy Stevens, Jan Murray,
Phil Carter, Katherine Higgins,
Betty Bunch, Sue Loyless, Ronald
and DIN Stevens, Richard Wilder.
Sara Lee Dove, Wanda McLel-
land, Billy Joe and Nell RADON,
Don Peacock, Mike Fitz, Devon
Worthington.
Out-of-town guests included
Paul and Patricia Woodall. Janice
Mooney, Mollie and Jack Worre,,i,
Billy and Julia Brlnkley, Peggy
and Pete Higgins and Carolyn
Baucom, all Of Whiteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Naval Reserves
Dance Planned
For T hursda y

Thursday evening has been Set
for the bi-monthly informal dance
for the Naval Reresve sponsored
by the Community Center. The
dance is held at Camp Lejeune.
AL junior h~ostesses are urged to
attend as 1000 naval reserves are
expected to be on hand for the
evenings festivities.
Th,se planning to 60 are asked
to meet at the Center by $50
o'clock. The bus will leave prompt
ly at $40 o'clock.
Junior hostess may take guests,
but they are asked to sign for
them at the Center before Thurs
dav
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
7 thursday Set
For YWCA Tour

Buses for the YWCA sponsored
trip to Williamsburg, Va, will
leave tomorrow morning promptly
at s a. m. Departure will be from
the YWCA building, Third and
Grace streets.
Those planning to 60 are
Mrs. E. 1. Tinga, Miss Helene
Swart, Miss Lois Cooper, Miss
Thelma Edgerton, Mrs. W. j. Col
lier, Mrs. S. W. Greer, Miss Made
line Weaver, Cynthia Robbins,
Mrs. T. F. Edwards, Mrs. J. B.
Burton. Miss Ethel Mcintyre, Miss
Ann Montgomery, Miss Ann Will
liams, Mrs. W. R. Love, Mrs. A.
O. Trust, Mrs. Ethel Billiard, Miss
Alice Billiard, Miss Mary McDuf-
fie, Miss Irene Phillips, Mrs
George Moore, Miss Lucille Bid
die, Miss JEANNE Jackson, Mrs.
l.. X. Dixon, Miss Lena Middleton,
Miss Irene Nixon, Mrs. ]. D. Ed
wards. Mrs. H. o. Thomas, Mrs.
Isabelle Holland, Miss Marie Schulz
ken and Miss Marie Benton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
ECTC E | e c t S
Summer Officers

GREENVILLE, July 22-Dormi-
tory offices left vacant at the end
of the first summer session at
East Carolina Teachers college
were filled by an election held
in the respective dormitories last
week.
Francis Sutton of Kinston will
serve as vice president of Gotten
hall, replacing Evelyn Peele Of
Lewiston. Secretary Jean Bostian
of Wilmington replaces Georgia
King jenkins Of Durham, also for
Gotten hall. Other officers for Cot
ten hall are members-at-large
Rachel Pleasant Of Angler, Mar
garet Carr of Wallace, and Jean
nette Brumsey, OF Currituck, who
will replace Alta Lawson Of Or
rum, Barbara Selby OF Dudley,
and Lynn Raper Of Lucama.
New officers for Fleming hall
are members-at-large Lucy Glenn
Gill of Raleigh, Victoria Kornegay
of Warsaw. and Vera Hamilton Of
Sea Level, who will replace Ger
aldine B. Hagan of Bonlee, Pencil
ope Gather Of Creswell, and
Edna Matthews Of Gainesville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Mrs. Baker
Entertaines
AT P arty

A party was given in honor of
Billie Ann Baker S 18th birthday,
and Cammie Ruth Damless's 18th
birthday at the nome of Mrs. w.
f Parker on last Wednesday eve
ming at 8 o'clock by Mrs. W. H.
Baker.
The home was beautifully dec.
Grated. with gladioli of mixed col
ors and fern.
Assisting Mrs. Baker in serving
we're Mrs. W. H. Parker and Mrs
B. Smith.
Those attending were Mise!
Billie Ann Baker, Cammie RutE
Damless, Beatrice Best, Virgini;
Long, Frances Hill, Ann Davis
Rernice and Beatrice Little, Bet
~ Faux, David Atkinson, Ike.
Vereen, Otis McKeithan, Charlie
and Carl Nye, James Fredericl
Jones, S. B, Smith, Jr., Charlie!
Smith, Orba Lee Smith and X. D
Walker.
Out of-town guests included Dill
bert Jackson, Charleston, Ted Big
ford of Acme, and John Jobres o
WhiteVille.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23

About 1O4 members and thell
quests were on hand for the pop,
ular weekly bridge luncheon nell
Yesterday at the Surf Club.
Those attending we're Mrs. vii
liam Broadfcot, Mrs. P. r. Smith
Mrs. Cameron McRae of Brooklyn,
N. Y, Mrs. R. A. Parsley, Mrs
l.. M. Park of G~eenville, Mrs
W. l. Berry, Mrs. L. P. Kendall,
Mrs E. M. Dewey, Mrs. robert
Murphy of Richmond, Mrs: I
Wayne Spencer, Mrs. L. o. ton'
vielle, Mrs. W. A. Fonviele, MRS
J. P. Houston, Mrs. Louis OrsAl'
Miss Marguerite Walker, Mrs
Charles j. Becker, Mrs. John G.
Peacock, Mrs. W. M. Atkinson,
Mrs. Thomas H. Wright, Mrs: j.
Laurence Wright, Mrs. J. W. VIII
hanson and guests, Mrs. Richard
F. Andrews of Newport, r. L..
Mrs. s. F. Halsey of Newport
News, Va, Mrs. Nan Clark, Mrs
J. Laurence Sprunt, Mrs. Waiter
Storm, Mrs. John N. Alexius. Jr..
Mrs. Harold Alexius, Miss Ann
Bridger, Miss MacRae Bridge1,
Mrs. Bryan Broadfoot, Mrs. W
G. Broadfoot, Jr., Miss Julia
Bridge-, Mrs. Bill Brown. Jr.,
Mrs. Nancy Cooper, Mrs. J. F.
Hacker, Jr., Mrs. J. L. Bridger,
Mrs. Switzerland Brown, Mrs.
Robert Nugent, Mrs. William
Wood, Mrs. William Emerson,
Mrs. Harry Stovall, Jr., Mrs.
James D. Carr, Mrs. 1. B. Grazing
er. Mrs. j. C. Boles, Mrs Stanley
Winborne, Mrs. Tommy Morton,
Mrs. David R. Murchison, Jr
Mrs. Robert Blake. Mrs. Robert
Little, Mrs. Hampton Tille1y. Mrs.
Pomeroy Nichols, Jr.. of Balti-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Barley
Entertaines
Bridge Club

Mrs. Clyde Barley was hostess
at a meeting Of her bridge club
a. her home on Monday.
Three tables OF bridge were in
session during the afternoon. Mrs.
Tom Cassel] was high score win
rer, and Mrs. Philly Eiseman was
second high.
Those playing were Mrs. Elton
burlington, Mrs. Harold Hargett,
Mrs. George Moore Mrs. Weston
Willis, Mrs. Bob Passingham,
Mrs. Bob Marion, Mrs. Rod Han.
by, Mrs. Tom Cassell, Mrs. Camel
Moser, Mrs. Philly Eiseman, Mrs,
Alex Pierce, and Mrs. Cox.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Weekly Surf Club Bridg &c
Luncheon Well Attended

more, Miss Mary London James
Mrs. Jeff Rowden, Miss Peggy
Rorison, Mrs. JOS W. Hooper
Mrs. Fred Willetts, Miss Esslt
Harriss, Mrs. DeBrutz Poisson
Mrs. Charles Conner OF Charlotte
Mrs. Oscar Burnette OF Geens
boro. Mrs. William A. HOWE, Mis-!
Peggy Hall, Mrs. James Smith
Mrs. John VESSEL, Mrs. Marsder
Bellamy, Jr., Mrs. Lawrence Lee
Mrs. Watts Farthing, MIS-. Bryan
lTowles, Mrs. E. j. Wood, Mrs
Allan Marshall, Mrs. Mosley Fon
vielle. Mrs. Donald Koonce, Mrs
B. H. Tno1nason, Mrs. Ed Beid
man, Mrs. A. B. Cheatham, Mrs
Louis Hanson, Mrs. Brice Hun
of Lexington, N. c., Mrs. l.. W
Anderson, and Mrs. j. ]. Stearnes
of Greenville, Fla.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Mrs. One||, Mrs. Zapf Top
Scorers In Bridge Tourney

Mrs. W. G. Broadfoot, Mrs. W.
M. Bellamy, Mrs. Fred Little,
Mrs. B. B. Reynolds, Miss Ger
trude Moore, Mrs. George Le-
Grand, Mrs. Ted Brown, Miss
Jennie Murchison, Mrs. Norwood
Orrell, Mrs. ]. S. Zapf, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Walker Taylor;
Mrs. 3. X. Myers Mrs. Warner
Sanders, Mrs W. E. Curtis, Mrs
Henry Gerdes.. Mrs. J; Mercer r
Mrs. L. Owens, Mr. and Mrs. N
A. Avera, Mrs. J L Allegood
Mrs Harry Welott. Mrs. Claud'
Howell, Mrs. H. S McGirt, Mrs. !:
Almeda S. Edwards, Mrs. T.. A
Laney, Miss Jane LeGrand, Mr.
Dalziel Sprunt. Mrs. j. Franz
Hacker, Miss Marguerite Walker
ard Mrs. P. R, Smith.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23

Mrs. Norwood Orrell and Mrs.
]. S. Zapf were TOP scorers while
Mrs. F. Thompson and Mrs. 6.
May were next high scorers in
tn duplicate bridge tourney held
Monday evening at the Carolina
Yacht club at Wrightsville Beach
Those playing were:
Mrs. oscar Peck Mrs. Ashley
ICurtis, Mrs. Richard Rogers. Mrs
A. B. Cheatham, Mrs. Charles
Parker, Mrs. Walter Storm, Mrs
F Thompson. Mrs. G.. May, Mrs
Robert Blake, Mrs. William G
Broadfoot, Jr., Mrs. o. L. Hogon
Mrs. Louis A. Hanson, Mrs. L
IF Campbell. Mrs W T Cheat
ham:
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Proadfcot
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Progress Seen
In wv CA
Swim Classes

Twelve Y-Teens water-bugs are
really enjoying themselves down al
Greenfield Lake. Each morning
from $50 until 1880 o'clock the
swimming class meets and, under
the instructions of Bert HaWley
of the City Recreation department,
they are learning the fundamental
and basic steps of swimming.
This Red Feather Service of the
Y.W.C.A. is offered free to Y-Teen
members.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Center To Hold
Stencil S S

The second in a series Of stencil
classes sponsored by the city rec,
reation department Will De heto
this afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock III
the community center.
Mrs. Josephine Gallagher is Oh
recting the class.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Church To Note
Home Comm,

The Cheerful Hopa
church, one of the oldest cb,,s
in Columbus county, will ob,..s'
homecoming on Sunday.
The public is cordially sor;..,
to attend the exercises.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
David Apt Winner
Of Tourney Series

The final in a six weeks series
ri advance bridge tournaments
was held on Monday evening at
the city recreation center. DAVID
Ant was top scorer for the SIX
weeks period while Mrs. Catherine
Sumner was second high scorer
A new series Of advance games
will begin on Monday evening ano
all persons interested are invited
to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23

Fra Angelica vas a Florentine
religious painter. the last and
greatest of the transition from the
Middle Ages to the Renaissance
III Italy. His original name was
Guido da Vecchio and he assum-
&c the name of Giovanni (John)
on entering the convent Of Fiesole.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23

ham. Ala, is spending this week
visiting his mother, Mrs. -: w..
Ealleck and the Rev. Mr.. haueck
at St. Johns rectcry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter L. Shelf
field. Jr., % Mimosa Place, have
as their guests Mrs. Sheffield S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.. c. Smith
of Jackson, Miss.
Mrs. Carl Bowen and son, Greg,
of Upper Darby, Pa, are visiting
relatives in the city. MI. Bowen
expects to join them Cor his va
cation.
Miss Eleanor Guildford has re-
turned to her home in Newton
Square, Pa, after a three weeks
visit with friends in the city.
Misses Cecilia Black, Nancy
snead and Lucy Ann Carney are
spending two weeks at Old Mill
camp. Whitsett.
Mrs. Pinky Heald Smith and
youne daughter. Sally Dabney.
and Mrs. Sophie Palmer Wilson
Belcher, who have been the guests
of Miss Betty Divine at her home
on South Front Street, nave re-
turned to their homes in Lynch
burg, Va.
Miss Bunny Darden, who has
been visiting her grandmother
Mrs. T. F. Dacden at her home,
410 South Front street, returned
t6 her home in Asheville last eve
n'ng.
James B. Ward, son Of MI. and
Mrs. C. M. Ward of Wilmington,
arrived in Buenos Aires by plane
Saturday where he has accepted
3 position as chief geologist with
the Inter-American Construction
corn. which is engaged in a large
tydro-electric project for the Ar
gentiAe government.
Mrs. S. Vanderwal left Monday
night tor New York where she
will sail on the S. S. Noordam to-
day for Holland.
Mrs. Irving Lieberman has re-
turned to her home in the city
after a months visit with her rel
atives in Montreal. Canada, and
New York city:
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lathrop have
returned to their home in Phila-
delphia after spending a week
with their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Powell
at their home, 10 North Harrison
street, Sunset Park.
Miss Elizabeth Barefoot and
Miss Gloria Smith left Friday for
g two weeks vacation at Camp
Shirley Rogers, Roaring Gap,
N. c. They were accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve c. Barefoot.
Mrs. w. H. Humphrey is III at
he, home in BrockWood
Miss Eleanor Moore and Miss
Faye Pope left Sunday for a mo-
tor trip to Washington and Ne"
York. They were accompanied by
Miss Moore's brother, Robert.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23

Among some New Guinea tribes,
TO girl would care to marry a
man who had not proved his cour-
age as a head hunter and taken
az least one head.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
PERSONALS

Southern Hatchell of Birming-
ham, Ala, is spending this week
visiting his mother, Mrs. E: W.
Ealleck and the Rev. Mr.. Haueck
at St. Johns rectcry.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23

Mrs. W. H. Humphrey is III at
her home in BrockWood
Miss Eleanor Moore and Miss
Faye Pope left Sunday for a mo-
tor trip to Washington and New
York. They were accompanied by
Miss Moore's brother, Robert.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23

Mrs. Carl Bowen and son, Greg,
of Upper Darby, Pa, are visiting
relatives in the city. Mr.. Bower
expects to join them Cor his va
| cation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter L. Shet.
field, Jr., % Mimosa Place, have
as their guests Mrs. Shef1lelo
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. S1nitf
of jackson, Miss.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-08
COUNCIL DELAYS
TRANSFER ACTION
Adopts Motion To Study
Proposal For Support OF
Safeway Transit Firm

No special session of the city
council is expected to be held to
act on the SafeWay Transit com.
uany's request tor counci. support
in the elimination of transfers on
the firms busse, city Manager
J. R. Benson said yesterday.
He said the matter would
probably come up at the next coun-
Gil meeting as regular business.
Benson and City Attorney Will
liam B, Campbell wee directed
bv the council at yesterdays meet
ing to confer with Safeway Of
ficials in regarding the firms
financial structure. Following this.
the council is Their slated to either
support or oppose any move to
discontinue the transfer slips.
The company, through its at
torney, Ed Vow, asked the city
council TO go on record supporting
the elimination of transfers.
According to plans now under
formulation. the Safeway COM
pany will petition the State Utili-
ties Commission to grant the
transfer elimination on the grounds
that added revenue is needed by
the firm here.
Vow, in his appearance before
the council, claimed that the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-08
TB ASSOCIATION
RELEASES BUDGET
Group Scheduled To Spend
$500 During Years
Period

In the program and budget for
the New Hanover county tubercu-
losis and health association pre-
pared by Miss Lucy Nash execu-
tive secretary, it is estimated that
the group will spend $500 during
the period April l, 1947 to March
81, 1913.
Setting aside $500 for a reserve
emergency, it is estimated that
the balance on March 81, 1913,
will be $284.08
The largest expenditure in the
budget for the coming year is for
the Chest X-Ray clinic, conducted
through the Health department and
nurses, for case finding, follow-up
on contacts, and for periodic
check-up on patients. For this
work, $1975 has been set aside for
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-08
Special To The Star

BOSTON, May 7 = The pulling
boat crew Of the Coast Guard Cut
ter Mendoza today decisively won
over the boat ere of the Mo,ave
in a race held in Provincetown
Harbor, Cape C~d, Massachusetts.
Inc race. over an half-mile
course was u from the enc of
n OF the fish piers in Province
toWa to the Mendota's anchorage.
The Mendoza crew won an early
advantage with a splendid racing
staff and rapidly heightened the
lead to about three boat lengths.
This lead was held constant for
the greater part of the race. To
put a flourish on their finish, the
Mendoza crew put On a sprint and
crossed the finish line about five
lengths in the lead.
The ancient tradition of throw
in the winning coxswain in the
water Temperature SO degrees)
was hilariously observed when En-
sigL Garrison was tossed over
board by the rev after crossing
th finish line. The natural rivalry
o. the boat crews was consider
ably increased by the prize mon
ey of S25 tor the winning boat
crew.
A sailing race over a four and
n, half mile triangular course
was also scheduled and was about
tc start when the Mojave received
orders to report to Boston for tenn
porary duty. The Mojave is a sis
ter ship Of the Modoc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-08

dent; Jack Lee, office OF auditor
freight receipts. second vice-pres-
ident; W. T. Wells, freight claim
department, treasurer; Miss Juan
tia Cannon, freight traffic depart.
ment, secretary; AMI Miss Marie
Burgwin, passenger traffic depart
ment, assistant secretary.
The new officers will take Of
flee on June l, and will be formal
ly installed at the annual dance
of the club at Iumina the first
part of June.
Incumbent officers are: Jack c.
Wilton, industrial development
department, president; L. G. Gore,
auditor freight receipts, first vice
president; c. ]. Cunningham, sec
ond vice-president; Charles Bell,
freight claim department, treas
urer; and Miss frankie Murphy,
engineering department, secre-
tary-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-08

the land should contain a park for
the use of children in the area
as a playground.
A petition requesting the paving
of streets to the new Sunset Park
school was presented to the coun-
Gil by Mrs. Lucille Shuffler on be-
half of the Parent-Teachers AS
ISOLATION.
The petition was referred to
the engineering department of the
city for recommendation.
A'request for 5000 to be donated
for the observance of National
Maritime day On May % was
granted. R. c. Cantwell appeared
for the Propeller club.
The request of DR.. ]. W. Stanley
for permission to build tourist
cottages at 2706 Market street was
referred to the city manager and
city attorney. Gilbert F. Morton,
city building Inspector, presented
the matter to the council by ex-
planning that he had earlier denied
the request since it was against
the coming ordinance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-08

firm suffered a $50, 900 deficit
while operating in Wilmington
during the past two years.
VOW Offered no alternative to
tne transfer elimination, saying
that If the transfers were not dis
continued then a fare increase
would have to be requested.
councilman James E. l.. Wade
pointed out that the council had
been responsible for the gran .,g
Of the franchise to the Safeway
company in the first place and said
mat the council was also
bill. p0' Tic
The motion to further examine
me situation before placing the
councll on record as supporting
or disappearing any action was
offered by Councilman Harriss
Newman.
council was advised bv
Benson that funds for a urvev Of
lna.1an Hall are due to be made
500 by the Federal
works Agency. A resolution by
ne Wilmington Exchange club
urging that the hall be restored
received the endorsement of the
council.
A letter to the council by the
wilmington Stamp Defiance chap
Ter also urged that the hall be
restored and returned to useful
ness.
The letter, which could not be
read because of crowded pro
gram, pointed out that the hall.
restored to its original beauty
syplcal OF the period before the
var between the states, would be
distinct asset to the life of the
las a perfect example Of the
creek revival archite cture made
popular by Thomas jefferson. and
With its historical and cultural
significance, it will be a first class
5ourist attraction in a city which
S tourlst~conscious," the letter
said.
In other business before the
council, a motion to appoint a
Wilmington Park commission fol-
owing the gift of a tract of land
IN 10Th street by j. N. Bryant was
adopted.
Running from Queen to Wooster
treet. the plot donated by Bryant
measures 1874 feet by lis feet. Ac-
'ompanying the award of the
property was a stipulation that
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-08
Mendoza Pulling Boat Crew
Wins Victory Over Mojape

This race marked the hisnlighi
of the third in a series of training
cruises which the Mendoza ano
Mojave are making to augmea;
the professional training of the OF
ficers and men and to prevent
their going stale from too much
time alongside a dock.
The two ships are still on {
standby status waiting for the su1
face ice patrol to begin. Coas
Guard Headquarters is now con.
sidering the recommendation O
the Commander, North Atlantic
Ocean Patrol to return the ,ce pa.
troll vessels to their home districts
his month.
During the fine spring weather
the entire crew has been turnse
to painting the ship white. By the
time the Mendoza returns to vii
mington, she should be glisten.ns
white in the best tradition of int
Coast Guard. Plans are now beins
discussed concerning the purchas,
of a pair of sail boats, PROBABLY
Of the Comet class. The construc
ton of these boats by the crew i!
also contemplated though no de
cision has yet been made.