The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-23
City Briefs

$500, uie trinity Memo
dist church will speak at the
special Pre-Holy Week serv-
ices to be held in the church
each night during the week
OF March 1880, at 8 o'clock.
Ihe commencement of a re-
vival service for the Town
Creek Methodist church was
announced last night as sched-
uled to begin Monday night
at Z o'cock. The Rev. W. B.
Gregory, pastor, will be as
sisted by the Rev. j. M. Car
roll, Scots Hill.
Billy jackson Tarte, aviation
machinist's mate, third class,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Collier
Tarte of Cerro Gordo, who en-
tered the Naval service June
IA, 1915, and received recruit
training at the Naval Training
Center, cambridge, Md. is
now stationed at the Naval Air
station, San Juan. P. r.
R. L. Benson, Wrightsville
Beach town clery is recover
ing at his home following an
appendectomy, w. R. Riggs,
police chief said last night.
The Rev. w. B. Howell and
Mrs. Howell will conduct a re-
vival service in the Free Will
Baptist church at Delco, Mon
day night.
James Register, fireman,
second class, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Venetus Of $3.50
Adams street. who entered the
Naval service May "a, 1946,
and received his recruit train
ing at the Naval Training Cen
ter. cambridge, Md. is now
serving aboard the destroyed
USS Cellars.
Merl Carson Neal, aviation
machinist's mate, third class,
son of Mrs. B. F. Shytle of
419 Grace street. entered the
Naval service July %, 1916
and received recruit training at
the Naval Training Center,
Newport, R. I. He is now sta
toned at the Naval Air station,
San Juan, P. r.
Marshall G. Grissom, chief
commissary steward, husband
of Mrs. Mary l. G-issom of
1928 Summer Hill avenue. who
entered the Naval service
April 10, 1910, and received
recruit training at the Naval
Training Center, Norfolk, Va,
is stationed at the Naval Air
Station, San Juan, P. r.
Pvt. Paul w. Roethlinger,
USMC, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Roethlinger of R.
F. D. 8, graduated from the
Aviation Fundamentals school
at the Naval Air Technical
Training Center, Jacksonville,
Fla. Roethlinger entered the
Marine Corps in August, 1916,
and received his basic training
at the Marine Corps Training
Center, Paris Island, S. c.
Charles Boney Of State Col
lege arrived yesterday to spend
the spring holidays with his
parents at 100 South Fifth Ave.
The local Chapter of Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity will pre-
sent Attorney Belford v. Law
son, Jr., general president, in
the Williston high school audi
forum at 4 p. m. today.
James A. Fales, 921 N. Fifth
street was described as Gin
fair condition last night after
receiving treatment at James
Walker Memorial hospital for
injuries which he told Will
mington police he received
when he fell while running
across Bladen street near
Fourth. Police said Fales was
under the influence of intoxi-
eating beverages when ex-
amined at the hospital, ac-
cording to the report.
The condition of Rennie
Clemmons, Bolivia, hit by an
automobile, operated by Ben
ME Henry, negro, last night at
Fourth and Harnett streets,
was described as fair" by
attendants at James Walker
Memorial hospital where he
was taken for treatment. He
suffered abrasions and possible
conclusion of the skull, &C
cording to a police report.
Henry was arrested and placed
in jail under l 1000 bond on a
charge of reckless operation OF
an automobile, according to the
report.
Robbery of $2S from the safe
of the Brigade Boys club, and
SIS from a box on the office
desk was reported last night to
CITY police by Jimmy Cope
land, director. Copeland said
the office had been ransacked
,f+o- 4ho rohhers entered the