The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-12
Port City Items

orr lily items
Euclid Lewis Wade, EMO, yes
terday enlisted in the United States
Coast Guard and left for Norfolk,
Va, for assignment, local recruit
ing officials reported. A native
of Williston, Wade has previously
served over three years in the
U. S. Navy.
Approximately $500, 900 worth Of
government surplus material has
been disposed of by the Whining
ton customers service center OF
the War Assets Administration
during this week, according to S.
M. Seldom, manager.
Scoutmasters participating in the
instructors training course WILL
meet at St. Marks Episcopal
church this afternoon at 3 o'clock
and will later attend a training
session in camping to be held, at
the Bluff" near the Shipyard,
according to D. W. King, Negro
Scout field executive.
J. w. Crawford of the State Col
lege extension service was in
Wilmington yesterday making ar
engagements for the farm labor
camp which is scheduled to open
on May l at Castle Hayne.>
The Mems Bible Class OF St.
AndreWs-Covenant Presbyterian
church, 18th and Market streets,
will meet Sunday morning at $40
o'clock. judge j. J. Burney will
teach the lesson. All men of the
community are welcome.
The Southeastern Electric Elk
change, in session at St. Peters
burg, Fla, named Warren w. Bell,
president Of the Tide Water Pow
err company. here, a director dur
ing its fourteenth annual confer
ence. Bell will become a member
Of the board on July l for a one
year term.
A report on recommendations for
reducing fire hazards in the WOOD
en- housing units of the Lake Forest
project is expected to be made by
Fire Chief j. Ludie Groom next
Monday. The report will be pres
ented to City Manager ]. R. Ben
son and H. r. Emory, head OF the
local housing authority.
Building permits Tor the con-
struction of a new dwelling and
repairs to two houses have been
issued by Gilbert Morton, city
building inspector.
The yawl, the Elizabeth NC
Cav, owned by R. j.. Reynolds,
Winston-Salem industrialist and
son of the tobacco tycoon, tied up
at the Wrightsville Marina for a
stop-over Thursday night during
her voyage up the Inland Water
way.
No new developments regarding
or supply of food had been seen
yesterday, according to j. c. Par
ker. president of the Wilmington
Retail Grocers Association. Parker
said that no further developments
have been made on a threatened
price hike for bread.
The city council yesterday ap-
proved a motion made by Harrlss
Newman that an expression OF
sympathy be prepared in regards
to the death Of Sheriff c. David
Jones.
Henry Higgins, Negro, T4 Han
over street, was found guilty yes
terday of driving drunk and pos
session and transporting of non
tax paid liquor. He was fined
$50 and costs and his drivers Ii
cense was revoked for one year.
April term civil Superior court
will resume here Monday morning
at 10 o'clock for the second week,
with Judge ClaWson L. Williams,
Sanford, presiding. Judge Chester
r. Morris, Currituck county, pre-
sided over the first week.
R. F. Coleman, Jr., of the city
engineering department will dis
cuss the proposed house-number,
ing project for Winter Park at the
regular dinner meeting Of the
Winter Park Service club on Tues
day at 7 p. m. in the Winter Park
school.
Members OF the New Hanover
County Bar association r re-
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