The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-04

Albert E. Coates, professor at
the Institute of Government, Uni
versity Of North Carolina, will
speak at 8 p. m. Tuesday, April 8
in the New Hanover County court
house under the sponsorship Of
the Progressive Citizens league.
J. C. Myers said today. Coates
subject will be citizenship and
Good Government" AL citizens
are invited to attend the program.
Florence Fields, secretary in
the Intelligence department OF the
Bureau of Internal Revenue, Gus
tomhouse, left for Raleigh yester-
day to visit the Rev. and Mrs.
Paul Carruth.
The Wilmington Naval Recruit
ing office yesterday reported three
enlistments. They are Homer Glib
son Murray, Rowland; Raymond
Rogers Inman, Rowland; and
Jack Ernest Smith, former u. S.
Army soldier, Route one, Will
lard.
A meeting will be held today at
8 p. m. in the Chamber of Com
merce building Of private car
riers to discuss N. c. House Bill
LOG it was announced yesterday
by H. E. Boyd, Traffic manager
of the Wilmington Port commits
sion. Over 100 carriers have been
notified, he added.
A special Easter service will
be held at the Mcclure Memorial
Presbyterian church at Castle
Haynes, Sunday morning:
E. H. Delano, assistant cash
Ter, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Freight Agency, of Wilmington.
was awarded yesterday the COM
pany's &-year emblem for con-
tinuous service. Delano originally
entered railroad employ March 3.
1922. Presentation was made by H.
u. Jones, freight agent. April 2.
Lenwood E. Rogers, motor
m%achinist's mate, third class, OF
100 North Third street, Whining
ton, is serving aboard the USS
Denver. Rogers entered the
naval service Dec. IS, 1943, and
received his recruit training at
the Naval Training Center, Balm
bridge, Md.
William E. Lassiter, Wilmington
rabies inspector, will conduct dog
vaccination clinics today accord
ing to the following schedule:
5000 a. M, Washington Catlett
school; 1890 IL Hemenway
school, Fifth street side; 1904
|p. M, old Sunset Park school;
2:30 6, Cornelius Harnett school.
The North Carolina Merit System
Office announced yesterday that
examinations will be held May 3,
1947, for positions with the State
Board of Public Welfare and Coun-
ty Welfare departments. More in
formation concerning these jobs
can be obtained from the Merit
System O"c-.ce, P. O. Box 1923,
Durham, N. C..
w A MCGOWAN. 14O7 Chestnut
street, will celebrate his S0th birth
day today april 4th).
Edwin A. Nets, No l North goth
street, will go to New York to at
tend the Tooth anniversary meet
ing of the New York Life Insur-
ance Company on April 10 and II,
having been invited by the COM
pany, as one of its Centennial Dele
gates, to be present for the 'occa-
sion.
Ten members of the Wrightsboro
All club will present a program
on planning a Garden" over
radio station WMFD on Saturday
at 2:45 p. M, Miss Nancy Ingram,
assistant home demonstration
agent, said yesterday. Those TAX
ing part will be: Edna Yopp,
Jerry YOU, Helen Swart, Alice
Murray, bobby Jordan, Arthur
johnson, Buddy Lennon, Ray john
son, and Herbert Rivenbark.
Veterans residing in East Coast
areas who wish to purchase small
landing craft will be given an op-
portunity in a fixed price clear
ance sale like that afforded West
Coast veterans several months
ago, the United States Maritime
Commission announces. The Mari
time Commission states that prep
arations are now being made for
the sale of about $500 small land
ing craft at the U. S. Naval Am
phibious Base, Little Creek, Vir-
ginia, (ten miles east of Norfolk.
it will start April IA, 1947.
William H. Milton, Jr., formerly
of Wilmington, has been elected
a commercial vice president of the
General Electric company's Chemi-
cal department in New York City.
Favorable action was forecast
yesterday by Senate leaders in
Raleigh on the $50, 900 appropria-
ton bill for the maintenance OF
the North Carolina Ports authority.
The bill, passed by the lower
house, has been placed in the
hands Of the Senate.
Major L. Shackleford, command
ing officer of the local Salvation
Army announced yesterday that
the organization is opening a small
recreation auditorium in the SA
building on South Front street,
where pingpong, reading, check
or p1ayinp. writing, and other rec