The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-03
Tabor City Woman Observes
92nd Birthday Anniversary


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Estates Naval reserve unit at the
local Custom House yesterday for
inactive duty in the We depart
ment, it was announced by the
USNR officials. Both men were
non-veterans and will serve as
apprentice seaman and sim Sc.
They are Forrest Worley and
Christopher Miller. respectively.
Officers of the Leland Baptist
church announced yesterday that
there will be an important confer
ence meeting at the church tonight
at 8 O'clock, and urge all mem
bers to attend.
Scout Executive Ray Sweazy is
attending a two weeks conference
in Bloomington, Ind. and will re-
turn to his office in the Tide Wa
ter building upon completion OF
the. conference.
|. Wilmington patrons will be given
a chance to participate in bar
gains offered during the bargain
festival starting today as local re.
tail stores will remain open this
afternoon. The stores will resume
Wednesday afternoon closing next
week according to an official OF
the Wilmington Retail Merchants
Association.
Last months figures on mar
rage licenses rose to a higher
count of 68, 80 more than July's
number, and foar more than Au-
gust of 1916, it was announced yes
terday.
Three banks in Wilmington hold
all of the New Hanover county
governments cash, q report as
of July 81 by County Auditor
Charles F. Smith to the county
! commissioners showed yesterday.
Of the total of 1915, 329. rs on hand,
1923, 572.69 was in the Wilmington
Savings and Trust company. $780,
256.S0 in the People Savings Bank
and Trust company, and $32,5oc
in the Bank OF. Wilmington.
A special criminal term Of New
Hanover Superior court the week
of September 20 became a matter
Of uncertainty yesterday when 3
letter was received from the OF,
flee of Gov. Gregg Cherry advis
ing that no judge was available
for assignment that week. Effort
will be made to obtain a judge fol-
a special term as close to the
September 20 date IS possible.
Two home demonstration meet
ings scheduled for Thursday have
been postponed until Thursday,
Sept. II, Ann Mason, home agent,
said yesterday. They are: Caro-
lima Beach, scheduled for 1890
a. m. and Kure's Beach, 2:30 p. m.
Several traffic ordinances will
be on the agenda today when the
weekly meeting of the city council
will be held.
Bids for four car loads OF coal
will be received by the board Of
county commissioners at their week
ly meeting Monday.
Recruiting of 500 men and Off
GERS to bring the Wilmington four
national guard units to their nor
NAL strength will be undertaken
in a two-months campaign begin
ming September 16. Only 100 men
have been enlisted to date, Sgt.
Nicholas Giovinetti, in charge of
recruiting at Room 231, custom
house, said today.
Whether City Engineer j. A.
Loughlin will return to his post
today remains undecided. Lough-
lin has been in i'll health for the
last three months. Henry Won
Oesen is acting city engineer.
A. l.. Wilson, 80, of Gastonia,
yesterday was fined $50 and hand
ed a one-year suspended sentence
for flying in a plane low over
Carolina Beach. It was the first
such conviction in Recorders
court in several years. wilson
was arrested Saturday after life
guards had taken the number OF
his plane and reported it to po-
lice.
Miss Virginia Hatch, Clvltan
Club scholarship winner cor 1947,
will be presented with a check.
for her first semester of college
at the regular weekly luncheon
meeting Of the club today at the
Crystal. A musical program also
will be part of the entertainment,
according to program chairman
Won Oesen.
tn WIGHT CTTv