The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28

Port. City Items
Friends OF Mrs. George H. Love.
lace, OF Jackson Heights, N. Y,
formerly of Wilmington, will be
pleased to learn she is recuperat.
ing following a major operation al
the Emergency Hospital in Wash
ington, D.. c.
William K. Rhodes was elected
Chef de Care at the annual cleo
ton of officers for Wilmington
Voiture Nc. 245 OF the 40 & 8"
which was held Friday night, at
the American Legion Home, John
H. Farrell and Larry r. Schneider
were also elected to membership
in the local voiture. Rhodes is
the first World War II veteran to
have been elected to the position
and is the first World War II
veteran to be elected to member
ship in the Wilmington post No.
10, American Legion.
Plans for the forming OF a school
for service personnel of restaurant
owners at the beaches will be dis
cussed at a meeting Of the New
Hanover Restaurant association to
be held in the Luna restaurant,
Wrightsville Beach, Wednesday
night at 8 o'clock.
About 10 Wilmington physicians
have been interviewed and ex-
pressed interest in the government
assignment to work with the Vet
Grams administration in this city,
but none have filed application.
r. T. Berman, director Of the
local Wilmington American Legion
post, has promised the local unit
the North Carolina Drum and
Bugle corps championship, If they
give him their cooperation for the
next few weeks.
Bids for the digging Of Heneka
ditch will be announced at the
commissioners meeting today, it
was announced by Addison Hew-
lett, chairman Of the New Hanover
Board OF County Commissioners.
Wilmington Jaycees were award
the states most coveted honor
the Geissenber award. at the
state convention at Atlantic Beach,
Saturday night.
The New Hanover County cancer
funds drive, under the sponsor
ship OF the North Carolina Sorosls
club, has gone well over its goal
OF 81, 500 by reports made Satur-
day. The drive will continue until
Wednesday Of next week and any
one who has not contributed will
be able to do So between now and
of this week.
A sale OF 704 Homosote huts, de-
clared surplus by the government,
will be conducted May 5, le47, at
Marine Barracks, Camp Lejeune,
North Carolina, according to an an
nouncement by Comdr. G. S. Bob
public works officer. The
buildings may be inspected from
April % to May 2, between the
hours Of 8 a. m. to 4 p. NJ, and
sale will be conducted in a "sealed-
bid manner on May 5. Informa-
ton concerning the sale may be
obtained upon application to Pub
lie Works officer, Building No.
zoos, Marine Barracks, Camp Lee
jeune.
Members of the Wilmington
Light Infantry will discuss the
forming of a new company during
a meeting of that organization to
be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock
in the Armory, Jas. L. Duffy,
president, announced.
Information concerning the forth
coming Reserve Officers conven-
ton to be held at Wrightsvllle
Beach will be given by Col. John
Bright Hill in a meeting of the
local organization tonight at .
o'clock in the Superior courtroom,
it was learned. A combat film OF
the 18th Airborne in the Philip
pines will be shown at the same
time. Col. Henry Boyd Is president
of the group.
"M'liss, (My Western Miss" a
three act comedy based on a story
bv Bret Harte, will be presented
bv the Senior class in the Leland
hiah school auditorium, Friday
night, May 2, at 8 o'clock.
w. F. Murphy, operator of -
Carolina r i've Inn, located on e
Carolina Beach road, was arrested
by Sheriff officers early Sunday
morning and charged with selling
beer after midnight.
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