The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-20

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when it was constructed. 1t
seems as though Mr.. Carroll,
and that was back in 1918,
walked by the spot where the
Custom House now stands, and
he saw a couple of men stand
ing about. He walked up to
them and said, "Say, aren't
they going to build something
here?" Eyes, we are," said one
of the men. "Well look" said
Mr.. Carroll, "I'm a carpenter,
would you have a job for me?"
Not only did they have a job
for Carroll but they told him
to come to work the next morn
ing and start building a tool
crib. Carroll came to work the
next morning and he stayed on
the job until the building was
finished. Thus, Mr.. Carroll be-
came the first employe to work
on the beautiful Custom House,
always a center of attraction
to every one who visits Will
mington, and he was the last
workman to leave before the
building was opened.
A HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTH
DAY: And now that I think of
it, why not send along a card?
Well, anyhow here are a few
birthdays. Though these names
appear in the column your
Round the Town Reporter
wishes everyone who celebrates
a birthday this week all the
good things of life. But now, to
our birthdays: Charles Skipper,
Leland; Bryant Lewis, Wilma
bow: Hazel Atkinson, Rocky
Point; Ellis Gore, Ash; Foster
Gore, Winnabow; Mary Sim
mons, Clinton; John Thomas
Bowden, Whiteville; Alice Nor
ma Dennison, Burgaw; Albert
Henry Simpson, Elizabethtown;
John Thomas Newsuer, Acme;
London Lewis, Brunswick coun-
ty; Donnie Carter, Carolina
Beach road; Mrs. Forest Pad
rick, Wilmington; K. B. Dress
er and Lee Blake, Leland; F.
A. Long, Leland; Dale and Mil
ton Hobbs, Greenville Sound;
Dan Morgan, Currie and Steven
Henry Mcdonald, Maxton.
AN ANNIVERSARY OR
TWO: My most sincere con-
CALCULATIONS to Mrs. Herbert
Chinnis, Leland, on her 4Sth
wedding anniversary -. MIR.
and Mrs. U. L. Rourk, Leland.
Mrs. Rourk is postmistress in
her home town and Rourk Is a
well-known merchant MI.
and Mrs. Henry H. Robbins,
Fender county, on their 18th
anniversary -. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles H. Smith, Whiteville,
on their 9th anniversary.
JUST TALK: There are two
happy parents in Leland over
this weekend. They are Mr..
and Mrs. Bill Wooten. A few
days ago their son, Johnnie
came home on m i n a
leave But that wasn't all.
Yesterday morning, Mrs. Woot-
en- was awakened by someone
knocking at her door. 1t was
their son, Dalton, who had
come from Oakland, Calf, to
surprise his mother and dad.
with Dalton was his wife and
11-month-old baby, Cheryl Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wooten had new
er seen their first and only
prandchild until yesterday. Dali
ton had recently been discharg-
ed after a long service in the
Pacific during the last emer-
eency, as a member of the
Navy. Mr.. and Mrs. Walton
Wooten will return to Califer-
MIA tomorrow.
THIsA AND THATA: I al
most forgot to wish Harold
Dean England, Z, and Alice
Abigail England, son and daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. V. Eng
land, Winter Park, a happy
birthday -. There'n be a poll
by poll description of the cleo
ton returns direct from the
Star-News editorial room to-
morrow night. Keep tuned to
400 and hear all the election
returns as they are reported
Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Dick,
Wrightsville Beach. have Just
returned from a two-week trip
to Laurins, S. c. For the
picture Of the year get Mrs.
F. O. Lennon, Gil Ann street,
to show you the snapshot of
dog Trixie, after the dog caught
a whole nest of rats A tip
of my hat to the youth choir
of the Leland Baptist church.
They we're really grand over
WMFD yesterday at 9 a. m.