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i THE JMOENING STAR, WHjMINGTON; N.C" TUESDAY; DECEMBER 24, FIVE. CHAIRMAN M WF; ,' SUBMITS REPORT ask legislation; ; : demanding ferry New Hanover Would Bring Brunswick to Terms. i I-. GOAL OF ROLL CALL REACHED BY COUNTY CHRISTMAS TREE IS HOLIDAY SPIRIT ERECTED ON LAWN REIGNING SUPREME Tells of Activities of County Commissioners. s particular Stress On Ferry, Mas "qulto Control and Activity in Road Construction and Maintenance. Other Subjects. K special meeting of the county At a comm terday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Chair man -V. A. McGirt submitted his. re port of the activities of the body dur ing the past year. The report, while not very lengthy, deals with all the most important matters undertaken and accomplished during the year, lay ing especial emphasis on mosquito con trol, the failure of the commissioners for New Hanover and Brunswick coun ties to "get together" in the matter of providing better ferry accommodations across the Cape Fear river at the foot nf Market street, and on the accom nishments in road construction and maintenance. The report follows: 'I submit herewith my report for the rear ending December 1, 1918, showing in a general way what has been ac complished during the year. In many respects it has been one. of the most memorable years in the his torv of the county. Throughout the vear the thought uppermost in the minds of the pgple has been winning of the war; therefore, our efforts have been mainly to hold our own, as it u-ere, without any attempt towards im provements on a large scale. . In addi tion to this, the small force or prison labor at our disposal made it necessary to limit our operations. Nevertheless, some things have been accomplished which I deem it proper to mention-: The first to which I call your atten tion is: . Roads and Bridges. "The county built a concrete road one mile in leijsrth, 18 feet wide, extending from the Fort Fisher highway to the entrance to the yard of the Carolina Shipbuilding corporation, at a cost of approximately $20,000. This road was built under the su pervision of Supt. R. A. Burnett with the county convict force, supplemented bv a gang of prisoners hired to the eountv by the state prison board. Kerr avenue, extending from Win ter Park through East Wilmington to Wrightsboro, has been completed and considerable portion of the road has been hardened. Most of the macadam roads of the county have been resur faced and treated with tarvia and gran ite chips, and the road edges have been trimmed and the ditches cleaned. All bridges and culverts have been maintained and kept in repair. "I would respectfully urge upon the board the importance of giving careful consideration to that stretch of the Fort Fisher highway extending from the loop road to Fort Fisher sea-beach. This road is becoming badly worn and should, have prompt attention. 'Through the state highway commis sion the county has accepted an appro priation of $16,200, provided by the federal aid road act, the county appro bating a Irke sum; for road construc tion. As yet, we have not received this money, but Lt will be available. County Institutions. "Supt. F. J. Dempsey and Mrs. Demp sey have been cotinued In charge of the county home and farm. SirfCe the In stallation of lights, water and sawer aee. and a full equipped laundry, the v.ork at the home has been expedited ar.d the sanitary conditions much im proved. "The inmates of the home are. sup plied with every comfort and conven ience which the circumstances sur rounding their station in life will ad mit. Notwithstanding the fact that the farm has not made as good showing as we had expected, yet, when the quality of labor, the many varied duties and cenera! conditions in connection with the home and farm are considered, and the unfavorable crop year, the final result might have been much worse than is shown. "Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Brewer are now In charge of the county workhouse and have conducted the affairs of this institution in a very satisfactory man ner. Minor improvements have been made from time to time, and the wel fare of the prisoners has been given careful attention. larm and Home Demonstration Work. "J. P. Herring continues as the faith ful and efficient farm demonstration agent nf the county. Miss s Florence Jeffress, who succeeded Mrs. Jerinie Grant as county home demonstration agent, and Miss Annie Lee "Rankin, successor to Miss Mary C. Bennett, city home demonstration agent, -are render ing valuable service in the field of food conservation and home economics. The efforts of these agents in war ork. in addition to their other duties. sannoV'be too highly commended. " Special Health Work. ' "In addition to our annual appropri ation for health work, the county has contributed $15,000 to the work ,of eliminating the most fruitful cause of jnalaria. the mosquito. This fund has en used and the work conducted un the supervision of the department health and the United States public health service. The total fund provided ror this purpose was $30,000, the city caving contributed one-half of the to -la amount. "My firm conviction is that no other enterprise projected by the health de partment possesses such splendid pos oiliUes for the improvement of the 'ealth of the people of the city and ounty, aS does the mosquito control oi-k. i do not hesitate to endorse what being done along this line and urge "t it be continued until this pest Is "'"tg or the past. "Du r'ng a part of September, all of -j-woer and a part of November the an(I county, as well as the entire "OUntry, was vieite.! nnnrsiB1ntsA ?emic of Spanish influenza, which ; 'ied for heroic efforts on the part -of Disk0116 t0 cneck its ravages. The peo inrl responded nobly and their aid assistance in relief work cannot be estimated. To aid in this work iofl'n county made an appropriation of 'Events arising out of the period of wWar nave brought forcibly to the ,.ri of a11 tnose giving the subject ai i- "-""ubiw.1 me xact loai vene 'uses are a souses are a serious menace to, the J the health and happiness of People, but actua.llv threaten to anrl r Vi u au wcw oi tnese iacts ana in or- 0 eStahlieVi o U I 1. tk. (in... ru,uose of tfi.,ti w OI treat aiiex. th CLI1U CUI lllg DUliU Priati -u"iy nas maae an appro fchirh t0 aid in the work, details of ;al hMI , utJ wonted out. Dy .tne jo Cniteri Ji authorities, assisted by the this rl stales Public health service. lividpriVement should receive the un ea support and co-operation , of on.tin.ued on Page. Six) " ' r ' a ro i . . . - . County Commissioners Paas Important' Resolution at Special Session. Want Power to Levy Special Tax Tax Rate. : i . The matter of improving the "ferry service across the Cape Fear river at the local crossing is again in the lime light. Being unable to get the, com missioners of Brunswick county to move, the New Hanover board, at a special session-held at the court house at 3 o'clock yesterday- afternoon, took steps looking to the" enactment of leg islation bringing Brunswick to terms. There is no questioning the fact that better ferry facilities are badly needed here and the proposition that the New Hnaover commissioners put before the Brunswick board is that the latter pay one-third of the cost and New Hano ver two-thirds. The Brunswick com missioners have declined to take up that proposition and yesterday a resolution was passed by the commis sioners petitioning L,. Clayton Grant, New Hanover representative in the leg islature, and Senator W. B. Cooper, representing both counties, to use their influence in having passed legislation which will make it obligatory for the two counties to establish a modern ferry and maintain it upon thess terms: The cityof Wilmington to pay one third of the cost and each of the coun ties of New Hanover and Brunswick one-third. The resolution contained other important matters as follows: " . "Resolved, by the board of commis sioners of -New Hanover county that the following legislation relative to the affairs of the county of New Hano ver is necessary, and that Hon. I Clay ton Grant and Senator W. P? Pnnnnv be and they are hereby requested to ' introduce bills in the next general as sembly incorporating the following request and recommendation and see that said bills are enacted into law: "First, empower, authorize. a,nd di rect the board of commissioners of New Hanover county to levy a tax of not ex ceeding Ave cents on the $100 of taxa ble property of the county for the pur pose of keeping anoT maintaining In mates and prisoners at the countyi home. "This will result in enabling the commissioners to take from the general fund of the county about $8,300 and thereby will enable the board to pay off in about two years the appropria tion made by the board for the exter mination and control of mosquitoes in the county. "Second, in the opinion of the com missioners of New Hanover a ferry across the Cape Pear river, carrying a nominal charge is one of the greatest needs of the city of Wilmington, and the counties of Brunswick and New Hanover, and the board of commis- sioners requests such legislation as will make it obligatory for the two counties and the city of Wilmington to establish such ferry Including a road and bridges leading to the Cape Fear river, and if the present ferry and road cannot be purchased by agree ment, that power to condemn be given, the proportion of the purchase price to be paid and maintenance of the ferry and the road- after purchase to be borne by the '"unties and city as fol lows: One-th'-l by the city of Wil mington anrl one-third each by the counties of New Hanover and Bruns wick. The board in such bill would desire the power to levy a' tax, if found to be .necessary, to maintain the ferry an"d road and bridges after purchase, as well as the power to issue bonds if necessary to purchase ferry and road and improve satne and- buy necessary, equipment. - "Third, amend chapter 264 of the public laws of 1915, by adding the words "New Hanover county' after the word 'Oamden' in the last line of sec tion 4 of said act. "This will enable the county com missioners to make rules and ordinan ces regulating the use of public roads and bridges of the county." Among other matters discussed at the meeting yesterday was that of an increase in the salary paid some of the county officers, but no action was taken. County Auditor John A. Orrell sub mitted his annual report yesterday, which was accepted and ordered pub lished in part. Mr. Orrell also present ed a bond for ?50,000 required by state law before the $125,000 of school mon ey made available through the sale of bonds, could be turned over to him. The money will be immediately placed at his disposal. STANDARD HXTPVLiY COMPANY BUyS DJESJR-ABIiE PROPERTY Secures the Old Site of the North State Candy Company. i The Standard Supply company, one Of the leading supply houses of the state, has purchased from the American Bank & Trust company, the large three-story brick building at the northeast corner of North Front and Hanoyer streets, formerly occupied by theNorth State Candy company. The consideration is said to be $30,000. The deal was consummated yester day et noon by Fred S. Burr, president of the supply company, ana representa tives of the bank, the transaction be Ing promoted by IX R. Foster and com Danv. real estate dealers. The lot has a" frontage of 66 feet on JoT-tti Front street, extending bacK a distance of 165 weet. The building is a three-story brick structure 66 by 150, Is in excellent- condition, having con crete floors, electric lights, elevators, tc . and is located midway between t-wn freierht warehouses. It is a VPTV desirable piece of property. The ever increasing business of the Standard Supply pompany has made it necessary for the management to see larger quarters. The offices and show rooms will be maintained at their pres ent location 305 North Front street, and a small stock will be carried there. t-ti- iviiflriiner will be used for w uiio wio " - c . the heavier supplies and for warehouse; rmrnoses, This firm was established in 1902 by the late Henry A. Burr, ana since tnat time has increased Its business rapidly, handling all kinds of mill supplies. There are flvefeelesmen ojn theroad. for t1iA Arm.. - . - " ' Thr were two other deeds filed for record yesterday as follows: I. H. Wells' and wife to M: w jiomg aor ana i derations, lot No. -3 of block 296 of the original: plan. of, the 'city of Wilmington: A. J. nanny ana wue io r. r TTAnnlker and wife for $1 and other considerations, tract of land 1 nn" th new Federal Point road near hrane ' . - , . ; . ' Five Thousand Members Enroll ed During Week. . Campaign Closed Last Night and County Probably Go Well Over the Top When All Workers Have ' Reported. New Hanover county has reached its allotment of 5,000 members In the Red Cross Christmas roll call, and will In all probability go several hundred "over the top" when all aancvassing committees have reported, according to a statement given out last night, .by W. A. McGirt,. chairman of details. The telegram wired to division head quarters in Atlanta last night by Chairman M. T. Plyler stated that 1, 000 additional members were enrolled yesterday, bringing the total number of new members reported at headquar ters lip until., last night to even 5,000. The roll call committee canvassing the shipbuilders at the Carolina ship yard reported a total of 417 new memr bers gained there, stating that this number would in all probability be in creased to a certain extent during to day. The committee at the Liberty shipyard has not yet filed its report, but estimates that approximately 200 of the concrete shipbuilders have an swered the call. The committee can vassing the shipyards have been han dicapped in their work by unfavorable weather. Yesterday had been set apart at the Liberty yard as roll call day, but the rain made it practically im possible for the young ladies on the canvassing committee to solicit mem bership" among the workmen on the yard. V The roll call headquarters; which has been kept open on Princess street during roll call week by Mrs. Harry Woollcott, closed last night, and ad ditional reports from canvassing com mittees should be handed to Chair man McGirt, at his office m tne Ma sonic temple or to W. P. Sprunt, of Alexander Sprunt and Son. In discuss ing the matter last night, Mr. McGirt urged that all canvassing committees which have not completely covered their fields should continue working through today in order to carry the county as far over the, top as possi ble. Chairman M. T. Plyler and W. A. McGirt, chairman of details, in state ments given out last night in behalf of the Red Cross chapter expressed their sincere appreciation of the ex cellent work accomplished by the com mittees. "The total of 5,000 members. however.'' Mr. McGirt declared, "does not include many wealthy citizens of the city who will gladly enroll witn the Red Cross if they are approached by a solicitor. The canvassing com mittees, therefore, are urged to con tinue their efforts today and secure as many additional members as possible. The members of the Red Cross motor corps have rendered valuable service during the roll call. During the week preceding roll call week they aided by distributing posters and advertising matter, and while the roll call was In progress they have freely given their time and have worked laitnruiiy in soliciting members for the Red cross. WILMINGTON "DEL." AGAIN. Local Business Man CaUs Down New York Firm For Mistake. There is one local business man who wantn it distinctly understood that there is a "Wilmington" besides Wll mington, Del., and has so expressed himself in the following letter writ ten to a New York concern which has just recently made the very common mistake of mixing tne real w timing ton. (N. C.) with the Wilmington in the northern state: "AeknowledBrine yours of December 14th. we note that both letter and en veloDe were addressed 'Wilmington, Del.' "For fear that your shipping depart ment may send this order to the wrong point, we are writing to ask that you give Instructions to nave snipment ior warded to us at 'Wilmington, Nortl Carolina. "While we North Carolinians, have nothing against the Delaware city, we hold no brief for them but only for ourselves. We -feel that the real wll mington is 'down here,' not 'up there,' and that if any mistaKe is maae in lo cation ,it should be in our favor, not theirs." JOHN S. POOVEY DISS. Passes Away at His Home Afte Being 111 Three Days With Pneumonia, John S. Poovey, residing at 814 South Sixth street, passed away yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock after an ill ness of three days. He nursed his wife and three children, all of whom have influenza, until Friday when he con tracted the disease, which rapidly de veloped into pneumonia and proved fatal. Mr. Poovey was an employe of the Atlantic Coast Line, woTking' in the capacity of car varnisher and painter, He was a highly respected citizen, and leaves many friends to mourn his death. He was a faithful member of the Church of the Good Shepherd, toold- ine: the office of vestryman for a long aerior prior' to nis oeatn. Funeral arrangements naa not oeen completed last night, having been held up pending a message from relatives of the deceased living in Hickory, N. C, A Mat ion's Safety depends upon more than wealth or the power of its mighty guns. It rests in its robust children and in its strong, vigorous mannood. . STT1 an ideal constructive tonic-food, brings to the system elements easily assimilated and imparts strength . and ; pro motes normal growth. ' k ' Scott' Emtdnon bvnlda vtp the I uteaM and forttfte the mtrong. V & Bowne. Bleomneld, N.J. Program Arranged For Comma nity Celebration Tonight. Col. Walker Taylor Will Make a Brief Address During the Exercises War Songs and Christmas Car ols To Be Sunsr. ' The tree for the Christmas enter tainment which, will be held tonight on the postoffi.ee lawn under the au- pices of the war camp community ser vice was brought into - the city yes-, terday morning and ereeted on the northwest corner of the green. Strings of colored lights, tinsel and other ap propriate decorations will be placed upon the tree this morning and every thing will be in readiness for the com munity service by 7:45 o'clock tonight. All the school children in the city. with their friends and parents, are expected to gather around the tree at that time. The Christmas tree -cele bration, the committee on arrange ment stresses, is to be a community affair and every one who loves to hear and to sing the familiar old Christ mas carols is cordially invited to at tend the celebration this Christmas eve. Groups of carol singers from the va rious schools- in the city have been organized and these singers, chaper oned by a teacher from the respective schools, have been, requested to visit the hospitals and certain homes in the city and sing Christmas carols for the pleasure of the sick who will be unable to enjoy the exercises at the Christmas tree. The singers will meet at 6:30 o'clock and spend an hour singing carols in different sections of the city. They will then meet at the postoffice and share in the musical program which will be rendered at the Christmas tree. The entertainment tonight at the tree will consist principally of musical numbers. A very complete program of patriotic songs and Christmas car ols has been prepared wfaich will un doubtedly afford great pleasure to those attending the exercises. "Keep the Home Fires urning," "America," "Smiles" and "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your OldN.Kit Bag" are among the patriotic numbers to be sung, while the carols include, "It Came Upon a Mid-Night Clear," "Come and Adore," "We, The Ki-ngs of Orient Are," "O, Little Town . of Bethlehem," "Slilent Night," 'Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" and many other beautiful Christ mas songs so well known that the en tire audience may join in singing them. In order to further assist those attending the exercises to join in sing ing the carols, preparations will be made to flash the words of the songs upon a screen where everyone may see. them. The Victory chorus will lead the singing. Col. Walker Taylor has accepted an invitation . to deliver a brief address at the exercises. The program will be opened with a selection by the drum and bugle corps. The" entire celebration will last -approximately one hour, commencing at 7:45 o'clock and closing about 9 o'clock. In discussing the prospects for a rainy day Christmas eve, the commit tee on arrangements stated last night that the Christmas tree celebration would be held at the appointed time unless it is actually raining. In that event the exercises will be postponed until amore favorable occasion. ALLIE MITCHELL AT REST. Largely Attended Funeral Held Yester day for Beloved Young: Man. In the presence of a large assem blage of his friends, including his as sociates in the railway service, mem bers of Wilmington Lodge No. 532, Be nevolent and Protective Order of. Elks, and friends of the deeply stricken fam ily, all that was mortal of the late Alexander J. Mitchell was committed to earth In the family lot in Oakdale cemetery yesterday afternoon, follow ing impressive funeral services at the family home, No. 113 North Fourth street, conducted by' the Rev. J. M. Wells, D. D., pastor of the First Pres byterian church. Although the weather was very in clement, the funeral was one of the most largely attended in some time and the floral tributes were many and very beautiful. The funeral hymns both at the home and at the grave were sweet ly rendered by a special choir led by Mrs. George S. Boylan and Mrs. John H. Hall. "Abide With Me,". "How Firm a Foundation," and -other selections that were a favorite with Mr. Mitchell while he lived were rendered with most beautiful effect. A large number, of telegrams of con dolence were received during-the day from Mr. Mitchell's friends and asso ciates from" all over the Atlantic Coast Line railway system and from the north. The pall-bearers were as follows: Honorary. P..R. Albright, J. N. Brand, Dr. J. H. Honnet, Dr. A. M. Baldwin, Lyman Delano, C. W. Worth, James Owen Rellly and W. S. Register; active, John R. Adams, P. L. Easterling, Claude Murray, N. C. Shepard, Walter Bush, Dave Sloan, Walter P. Sprunt and J. E. Thompson. MISS WOLFSON IN ERROR. Child Labor Report for Wilmington Was Thougrkt "Funny" Report. -In reference to the. report in yester day morning's Star of Miss Theresa Wolfson, special investigator of the national child labor committee, of her recent investigation here, in which she stated that she found that an 11-year old boy had been allowed to sell pea nuts, etc., in one of the local theatres on a commission: basis aiid to clean up a theatre for which he received $5 per week, Louis Goodman, of the Howard-Wells Amusement company, . con trollers of the local theatres, stated yesterday that ho 11-year-old boy had been employed 'by his company for that purpose. k - . On the other hand Mr. Goodman stat ed that ' three colored ; women are em ployed to put : each ' theatre in shape, this policy having been established some time ago. Previously negro men wefre employed to clean UP the Miss Wolfson's entire': report on "child labor" in Wilmington was con sidered a queer report in that "she - did not deal with child labor employed in plants but onlyW.ith - boys on the streets and in occupations not usually thoughtvof when "child labor" is men tioned. N Her report - was considered rather ancient, sin she. put the popu lation of .the city at 22.000 when every body knows there are -at least 35.000 folks nere now. Special Yuletide Services in Sun day Schools and Churches. Rainy Weather Is Not Keeping Shop pers Off -the Streets Indications Point to a Very Large Christmas. Christmas'is going to be fittingly ob served in Wilmington if the weather conditions will permit. That is the indication-, from- the unusual' heavy shop-1 pinfe during the past several days, es pecially Saturday and yesterday. De spite the very disagreeable weather yesterday, occasioned by heavy atmo sphere and drizzle of rain during the afternoon, the streets were crowded with Christmas shoppers preparing to make the hearts of many a child glad, as well as those of the grown-ups. And the streets and stores were filled with shoppers until closing hour at 10 o'clock last night. There has been great preparation for special Christmas services in the churches of the city, while elaborate plans have been made for the exercises to be held at the community Christmas tree which was erected on the postoffice green yesterday afternoon. While ser vices in keeping with the occasion will be held at many of the churches to night and tomorrow, other services will be postponed until Sunday. Special service is announced at the Church of the Good Shepherd beginning tonignt at 11:15 and continuing until midnight. Communion will be observ ed and everybody is extended an invi tatlon to be present and worship with the members. The cnolr has arranged a special musical program which will be rendered during the service.' This choir will assist in the program at' the community tree earlier in the evening. The regular Christmas service will be held at the Church .of the Good Shep herd tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Services have been arranged to take place in several other Episcopal churches. The services announced to take place at St. John's are at -7:30 this evening and at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. Holy -communion will be held at both services and offerings will be taken for the church pension fund. There will be three services at St. Paul's, one to be held for the benefit of the children at 4:30 this afternoon, another at 7:30 tonight and the third at 10:30 tomorrow morning. One ser vice will be held at the Church of the Ascension, this to take place at 8 o'clock tonight. There will be six masses held at St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral t during Christ mas morning, the first to take pla at 6 o'clock and the last at 10:30. The others will be held at 7, 7:30, 8:30 and 9 o'clock. The festival of Christmas will be celebrated appropriately at St. Paul's Lutheran church. Two services will be held, the principal one being at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. In the af ternoon at 5 o'clock the Sunday school will have Its service. At the morning service the pastor will preach and a special musical program will be ren dered by a very much augmented choir under the direction of the organist, Mrs. Eliza Schulken. The program for the service follows: , Organ prelude; Recessional, ''Come Hither Ye Faithful"; anthem, with vio lin obligato; Christmas. Message; "Hal lelujah" sentences; "Zion's King Has Conie and Died'; anthem, "Angels From the Realm of Glory''; postlude, Allegro Moderate A native of Japan, who is preparing for the ministry, will be the speaker at the Sunday school service. There wil lbe one service at St. Mat thew's Lutheran church, and In addi tion to a specially prepared musical program Rev. George Bowden, of the Lutheran Theological seminary, of Co lumbia, S. C, will preach. Edgar P. Cardwell of the Univer sity of Virginia Is at home for the holidays. - Mr. Cardwell has been a member of the S. A. T. C. at the uni versity. - JllllllllllllilllllllilllllllllllllllllllllillllllW No Packages Acepted For De-1 livery After 6 P. M. ter this hour. BELK-WILLIAM! COMPANY, f ' Blllllllllllllllllllillllllllllill ALL NEW MONEY f In Silver Coin and Currency at this Bank. As the government has requested the banks not to dis tribute Gold Coin for Christmas Gifts, we suggest , the use o new silver coins or currency for those who desire to Give money this Christmas. After All a pass book of the "People's" with a deposit entered on same is the best of gifts. THE PEOPLES' SAVINGS BANK Corner Front and Princess Sts.V NEW MONEY During the holidays we will pay out only new cur rency over our counter. We are also prepared to furnish new silver coins to our customers and friends. We are glad to serve you. Total Assets Over Three and a Half Million Dollars. cTHE WILMINGTON ' 5f TRUST CO. HO PRINCESS STREET . Oldest and Larcjest North I i W'ilJl . . . . 7 . HIGH SCHOOL DEFEATS THE CLICK 0.UIJVTET 38 TO 12. Opening Game of H. S. Basket b 11 Sea son Was Fast and Well Flared, In one of the fastest and most in teresting games played at the Y. M. C. A. this season, the high school basket ball team defeated the Click quintet, an aggregation made up of college stu dents and business boys, last ight with a score of 38 to 12. Although the high school players were bucking a team outweighing them ten pounds to the man and were further handicapped by the fact that several members of the Click five are star players on 'var sity teams, it succeeded in piling up a very creditable score. The game was refereed by B. H. Houston. The contest last night marked the opening of the high scnool basketball season, lt was witnessed Dy an unusu ally large number of basketball fans. The spectators' gallery in the gymna sium was completely filled, and the doorkeeper estimated that approxi mately 150 people were in attendance. A schedule for the season is being worked out which will include several, games with high school teams from nearby towns, and the athletic asso ciation of the -high school plans to finance these games with the proceeds aollected at the contests with local teams. The line-up of the teams f ol-" lows: ' High school: W. Green, DeRosset, forwards; Turrentine, center; Bussells and Holden, guards. Clicks: W. Mahler, H. Green, for wards; Ek, center; Williams, Sprunt, guards. NEW SAVINGS. BANK OPENS. Liberty Savings Bank at HO South Front, Begins Business Today. The Liberty Savings bank, located at 110 South Front street, will' open its doors to the public this morning at 9 o'clock. Joseph Ruark, formerly with the American Bank & Trust company, has accepted the position of cashier with the new bank, and those who know his ability feel assured that he IS the proper man for the position. The new institution will conduct a savings business, giving special atten tion to the Christmas savings feature which has proved such a success in the past at other banks. The bank was to have commenced business several Owing to the overcrowded condition of our delivery department, we cannot accept pack , ages for delivery after 6 o'clock this afternoon and guarantee delivery. - We will do our part,.but if you would make sure, you had best Wrry all purchases made af .'.-Vi -' "' 1 T. VI . -y-rr -r " -rr-. -1 XW I ; 1 ' ... t Carolina Savings Bank . . weeks ago, but the plans of its official for opening it were knocked up by th influenza epidemic. ' According to an advertisement; elsewhere, the directors of the Hom Savings bank on the 19th declared . dividend of 3 per cent to all stock-.v holders of record December 28. .':';V'.,'.!! ' ' ' i 66 cures Headaches, Bilious-, ness, Loss of Appetite, foul breath, or that tired aching feeling due to Malaria or Colds It removes the cause. :i' NOTICE! Our receiving and delivery ware-" nouses in Wilmington, N. C, will b ", closed Christmas, Wednesday, Decern-4 ber 25, 1918, and New Year's day, Wed'-' nesday, January 1, 1919, except .between the hours of 9 and 10 a. m., for the de- livery of perishable freight, -v ,r ! ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. R, SEABOARD AIR LINE RY. H. H. ELLIOTT, Agt. At a Meeting of Directors. of the. Home Savings Bank Held on Thursday, v December JL?, 1918, a dividend of 3 per cnt waa declared, payable to stockholders of record as of December 28, 1918. '. j v ,.: J. F. ROACHE, Cashier.'' .. Today J mi 9m&eld,N.J. - 18-2 1 ioiks nere how. , . . . - 1
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