Local News
FOUNDED 4. D. 1867..—VOL. CXI,—No. 119.
Social News
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OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE.
Alexander Sprunt & Sons
Not Antagonistic Toward
Proposed State Terminals
. public Statement Issued By
l eading Officials of Concerns
Makes This Plain
DIRECTED TO HEAD
OF PORT COMMISSION
To dispel from the minds of any
and all that the cotton exporting firm
of Alexander Sprunt & Son, Inc., is not
sympathetic with the project of the
etate acquiring and developing ship
ping terminals at the port of Wilming
ton. James Sprunt, chairman of the
board of directors, and W. H. Sprunt,
president, have directed to R. M. Mil
ler. chairman of the state port com
m’ssion. a letter which indicates they
are in thorough accord with the state
terminal idea a ndfor anything for
the betterment _of the port and "our
beloved state of North Carolina."
The statement makes it plain that
the snrunt company will not knowing
ly alhnv its interests to conflict,, or in
terfere with the best interests of the
port and state. It is pointed out that
signers have large interest in water
terminals at Wilmington, and a short,
time ago they were tendered to the
port commission, not with a view of
defeating the public terminal project,
but as showing their interest in
furthering the work of the poyt com
mission by offering facilities whtoh
might be available for present and
pressing needs.
The public statement directed to
Chairman Miller, and which is. s.'gned
by James and W. H. Sprunt, is as fol
lows:
"in the matter of state owned term-J
inals, which the port commission Is'
now investigating, it has come to our
notice that the idea prevails in certain
quarters that our firm is opposed to
public terminals, and that as a firm
we are not sympathetic with the proj
ect of the state acquiring and develop
ing shipping terminals at the port of
Wilmington. This Impression is ex
ceedingly unfortunate in two respects:
""First, that it may create doubt in the
public mind as to the feasibility of
such terminals, and secondly, that It
does, our Arms a very grave injustice.
Our firm has an interest in large water
terminals at AVilmington, which are'
public in the sense that users are
charged common rates, and a short
time ago we tendered these terminals
to the port commission, not with the
view of defeating the public terminals
project.' but as showing our interest
In furthering the work of the port
commission by offering our facilities
which might be availed of for present
and pressing needs.
‘ Therefore, to prevent any misunder
standing we respectfully declare that
the firm of Alexander Sprunt & Son.
Inc., owners and operators of the
Champion Compress and Warehouses,
and members of said firm, who own a
controlling-intei ost in the Wilmington
Compress and Warehouses, are heart
ilv in sympathy with the project for
state qwned port terminals and for
anything for the betterment of the
port of Wilmington and our beloved
state of North Carolina.
"We will not knowingly allow our
interest to conflict or Interfere with
the best interest of our port and
state."
Old Pocketbook Gag
Worked Second Time
Colored Woman This Time isj
’ Victim Of Sharper
The confidence gag 1s being worked
by i-a-o colored men on various mem
bers of their own race. Alvina
.Thomas, a rfiiddle-aged colored woman,
was standing in front of the postoffice
Thursday afternoon when a man talk
ed to her. telling of a pocketbook he
had found with $600 in it.
Offering to divide with her and a,
second man whom they joined, the first
man asked for some money to get
Vhar.ue. She gave him the $10 she had
and waited until late Friday for the
man to bring her the money. Then
'she notified the police.
She described the man as a short,
stout man, about 30, and a. tall, slim
,-one about 35. This* description fits
well with the one given to the police
by a colored man from Wallace, who
was robbed in the same manner by
two men on Thursday.
Local B. Y. P. U. Meets
Here During August
The Wilmington B. T. V. IT will
have its annual meeting here on Au
gust 11 and 12. There are 56 such or
ganizations here.
Plans are being made to make the j
meeting a huge success, but nothing
.definite has been done except to pro
cure Mayor James H. Cowan to give
the welcome address on the 11th.
TO CELEBRATE EVENT
The First Baptist church will have
a social gathering tomorrow night to
celebrate the seventh anniversary of
the pastorate of the Rev. John Jeter
Hurt. ' .
Special music, talks and refresh
ments will feature th£ entertainment.
The members of the congregation will
present Dr. Hurt with i* gift of appre
ciation. ' *
North Carolina Li
To Meet
The "North Carolina Bar association j
will hold its twenty-fifth annual meet- ■
ing at. Blowing Rock July 5th, 6th and
7th. The headquarters will ,be at May
view Manor.
The address of welcome will he given
by Frank A. Linney, of the Watauga
county bar. This will be-responded to
by John G. Dawson, of the Kinston
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elation, will discuss the judicial sys
tem of the state Thursday evening
president of the asso
BUSINESS WOMEN TO
MEET IN PORTLAND
Federated Clubs Will Be Called
To Order on July 9th
The fifth annual convention of the
Nation Federation of Business- and
Professional Women’s clubs will be
held at Portland, Oregon, July 9th to
13th, inclusive. Business women from
all parts of the United States are turn
ing their faces towards the west—
special trains leaving Chicago Monday,
July 2nd. There is to be a special train
for -the women from the Southern
States and to this special train North
Carolina contributes 12 delegates—Miss
Mary Gtbbs of Asheville; Mrs. Clyde B.
trice, Hickory; Mrs. B. Frank Mebane,
Spray; Misses Bernice Beischel, Ruby
Wine, Clara Gant, Greensboro: Mrs.
Jeannette Frledley, Charlotte; Misses.
Florence D. Haven, Recording Record
ing secretary of t'he State Federation,
and Carry Newkirk, Wilmington;
Misses Janie Vaughan and Ruby Pat
terson, Fayetteville; and Miss Elsie I
Riddick, who is national vice presi- '
dent and also representing the Raleigh
club.
The convention will be entertained
by the states of Idaho, Washington and
a very interesting and delightful busi
ness and social program has been ar
ranged, each state serving as hostess
one day. Among the noted speakers j
will be Judge Florence E. Allen, the
Erst woman to sit on the supreme court
bench, and Miss Chari Williams, for
mer presirent of the National Educa
tion al association and now fieT* sec
retary. Miss Williams was appointed
Democratic national committee women
for Tennessee and a delegate to the j
convention in San Francisco in 1920, !
later becoming vice chairman of the 1
Democratic national committee—be’ng
tjie first woman to receive this honor
in either party.
A delightful clam bake, highway trip
and Mt. Hood . climb will be given -
to the delegates. Already 1,500 women
have made reservations at Portland,
headquarters being Multnomah hotel.
Shrier and Sblomon j
Opening Tailoring Shop!
Shrier and Solomon, clothiers, lo-[
cated at Front and Princess streets,
have announced the opening of a tail
oring department in the basement of
their store.
The basement has keen fitted out in
the most mqdern style. Every facil
ity for measuring and fitting is to be
found here. Personal try-on is one of
the features of this shop.
Albert Solomon selected the fabrics
personally in New York, from where
he has just returned. These goods rep
resent the latest styles and best ma
terials.
This place has been established by
Shrier and Solomon as the result of a
long felt need and desire on the part
of Wilmingtonians.
Aquilla Hogs Big
End of the Docket
% Of the seven cases in recorder's
court yesterday, three concerned
Aquilla Marshall Roderick, brother of
George Roderick, escaped prisoner,
whom the sheriff has been nuntlng.
Roderick was given a continuance in
all three cases, being put under $100
bond for his appearance on a charge
of assault with a deadly weapon. He
was released on his own recognizance
in the other two cases.
The sheriff was ordered to sell a car
owned by W. L. Rye ,on which tl\e
Hip-Chevrolet company has a mort
gage for $128.
Wilmington Oil
Men Are in Texas
A wire has been received by those
interested . in the Caroiina-Texas Oil
company well, owned by Wilmington
ians, saying that the party which left
here early in,the week arrived at La
redo, Texas, and that all indications
point to the largest well in the Texas
fields.
The Wilmington aggregation left
Laredo yesterday for the well and will
remain there until tomorrow morning,
wheii the well will be shot.
Castle Hayne Fair
To Be Held Nov. 7
Castle Hayne will hold Us fourth
annual fair November 7 and 8.
Arrangements are now being made
for the fair. It is practically under
th/s same management as last year.
The members of the executive com
mittee who will serve this year are as
follows: H. A. Ran, chairman; F.
Meyer, secretary; A. Ludeke, treasurer,
and B. Vaii Bavel, J. A. Perry, J. R.
Miller, Mrs. W. H. Shearin, Mrs. A.
Ludeke and Mps. H. Van Nes.
twyers
at Blowing Rock
Friday morning’s session will include
speeches by Walter ClaTk, Jr., of Char
lotte: R; E. Denny, of Greensboro;
Judge W. F. Harding, of Charlotte.
Memorials will be read on deceased
members.
There will be no afternoon session,
but the evening will be taken up by
an address by A. Mitchell Palmer,
former United tSates attorney-general.
aSturday's session will Include the
business session, election of officers
and an automobile ride. v
TRUCK ASSOCIATION
PROVES GREAT HELP
TO COUNTY TRUCKERS
Organization Has Proven Its
Practical Benefit to Num
erous Truckers
The Wilmington Truck Growers as
sociation was organized in 1910 by a
few progressive farmers atWV'rights
boro. The primary purpose of this or
ganization was cooperation in shipping
carload lots instead of shipping by ex
press as they were then doing.
All the growers were too small to
produce a carload of produce; there
fore. the secretary, C. P. Seitter, Jr..
took care of the loading of the cars
without charge for the first season.
The second year there were only about
twenty members and about ten or
twelve cars were loaded during the
season.
The farmers in this community be
gan to realize xvhat it meant to co
operate. and the farmers at Castle
Hayne and those in other sections feel
ing the need of this work soon came
down to join the association at
Wrightsboro. Then a membership cam
paign -was put on and a big barbecue
was held at East Wilmington, where
more than a thousand people were
gathered together to discuss coopera
tion. As a result of this campaign the
membership of the association jumped
from 35 members to around one thou
sand.
Then if was that the association felt
the need of a paid secretary-manager
to begin the purchase of seed, con
tainers and fertilizer. By buying In car
lots, the members saved from twenty
five to fifty percent on their purchases.
The organization, has made it pos
sible to ship hundreds of cars of pro- I
duce, a hundred thousand containers
and more than a thousand tons of fer
tilizer each year. The producers are
now buying at the manufacturers’
prices, which means the saving of
thousands of dollars to the members
each year. Not only has the associa
tion saved money for the members but
has accumulated some property for the
organization itself.
The membership of this association
is largely made up of the small farm
ers, but several of them have recei
in return for their shipments this sea
son more than $10,000. This associa
tion has done more than a half million
dollar business this season.
Chamber of Commerce
Praises City Officers
The chamber of commerce has writ
ten the following letter expressing Its
opinion of tjie tax rate:
"We are writing to express what we
believe to be the real approval of the
business community upon the ability j
of the city commissioners in holding
the city tax rate for the ensuing year
at the same rate which prevailed dur
ing the past 12 months. We feel sure
that this action on the part of your
body will be generally approved.”
Director Cobb Will
Speak in Atlanta
ATLANTA, June 29.—John L. Cobbs,
Jr., of Wilmington, director of public
relations of the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad, has been asked to address a
meeting of the Georgia Forestry asso
ciation. It will hold its annual con
vention in Atlanta July 16 and 17.
At this session a number of repre
sentatives of the industry, will speak
to thit delegates and visitors. Mr. Cobbs
has been asked to speak briefly on the
Importance of forestry to the railroads.
LUMBER MAN DEAD
KINSTON, June 30.—Funeral service
for Council Grant, an engineer for a
local lumber company in timber woods
south of here, was held at Rainbow
church, in Greene county, yesterday af
ternoon. He succumbed to pneumonia
after two weeks’ illness. He was- well
known. He was 35 years of age and
is survived by a widow, two children
and two brothers.
SOROSIS CLUB MAKESi
PLANS FOR BIG SHOW
Will Establish a Memorial to
.Thomas Goedfry, Writer j
of Literature
Members of the North Carolina Po
rosis, in special session Friday after
noon, made plans for the fall flower
show and bazaar for the coming fall,
also discussed a slight change in the
organization's constitution effecting an
increase in the annual dues.
At the meeting a letter from Ur.
Koch, of the University of North Caro
lina, was read in which it was stated
that the club’s oger for the Carolina
Rlaymakers to give a performance in
Wilmington on their next state tour
was accepted.
In the near future the members of
the Sorosis may begin a study of lit
erature as a memorial to Thomas
Geodfry, who, while residing in this
city in 1739, wrote the Prince of Par
thia, declared *o he the first drama
written in America. * ‘
At a former meeting it was sug
gested by one of the Sorosis members
that -a memorial tablet be placed In the
club rooms, or elsewhere, in memory
of Qeodfry, whose remains now lie
buried in St. James’ Episcopal church
yard.
A committee has been named to de
cide ’ upon some definite memorial to
Geodfry. 1
SOUNDERS DEFEATED, 28 to 4
With Page pitching his best game
since the suburban league started and
tire entire team playing sensational
ball behind him, .Winter Park yester
day defeated Wrightsville, 28 to i.
Every Winter Park player secured at
least two hits. Hobbs and Buck made |
sensational catches of almost sure i
hits. Burnett’s catching and 'Bissin
ger’s playing at first also were fea-1
tures |
HALIFAX FIGHTING
BOLL fEEVIL PEST
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Other Counties*Odvised to Fol
low Their program by
G. A. <|wdwell
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A definite progrsgpis being prepared
by Halifax for the Ravages of the boll
weevil and to pla® the county on a
better economic baSs.
Realizing that fjie county at this
time is confrontedff^y conditions that
call for united sjtion, the Halifax
County Bankers aj jociation has sub
mitted a set of resolutions to every
productive business in the community.
First. That it is tfye sense of the As
sociation of BankSf|in Halifax county'
that credits for thfiyear 1923 be care
fully scrutinized, afjd restricted to le
gitimate needs of ferrowers; that ex
pansion and speculation be discour
aged without hammering the business
of the county, and&hat all borrowers
be urged to limit tSir requests to ac
tual needs; and to t^-operate with this
movement which hilp been started for
the benefit of ever; lone.
Second. That in' >*(ew of the impend
ing boll weevil mejjp.ce which already
threatens the cottot^farmer of Halifax
county, every farmekjof Halifax county
is earnestly urged Mot to increase his
cotton acreage for tfjje year 1923, at the
expense of food,an<y|orage crops. It is
suggested that cot^jn be planted as
early as possible, cultivated frequently
and intensively, andjfthat every agency
be used that is rewbmmended by the
department of. agriculture to limit the
ravages of this inject.
Third. Statistics ffghow that more
money is sent out Jsf this County for
the purchase of foc3 and forage than
an average cotton cEpp will bring, and
every producer is uriled to increase the
raising of stock, Hjjjgs, cattle, fowls,
root crops and vegetables and if pos
sible to raise on his|lown piece of land
sufficient supplies i|>r the use of his
family and stock, injpsrder that this fi
nancial drain uponfVur people shall
cease. •> 4
Fourth. That the?,j attention of the
people of Halifax t*juntv is called to
the years 1920 and 1,^1, through which
we have passed, aif jj to avoid a repe
tition of these year??of distress, strict
economy is urged r^Jon every business
and farming interest, to -whom these
resolutions may cohje.
The'people are imp overished because
they are not preparj# for.the ravages
of the boll weevil, acUording to a state
ment made by G. A.jfcardwell, agricul
tural and Industrial jigent for the At
lantic Coast Line. -Agricultural agents,
he said, are preaches a “get ready”
program. §j
"Since the boll yjHevil crossed the
Rio Grande river, tiw sections have
ever taken the advlcj'of these agricul
tural leaders and a^pted a safe pro
gram in advance of tfce pressure of dire
necessity. Fifty to sjjjcty percent of the
farmers have lost tjjgBir crops by not
being prepared. 5
“If they would o®y begin to put,
themselves in a pos^on to get an in
come from a number Mf crops, including
live stock, rather tt^jn to continue to
take a chance on making enough out of
cotton production provide food, it
would not be difficult to successfully
combat the ravages St the weevil.”
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Joseph’s CoatfHad
Nothings on Station
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KINSTON, June 5$.—The city of
Kinston Is a nifty sum in pocket, some
public employes Relieve they are
qualified, In case f*»ey ever get the
pink slip from th<^| municipality, to
paint houses and feipes an 1 even land
scapes^and the city i^all Is as gaudy as
Solomon on ladies’ Slight, all because
the fire department’Tundprtook *o re
(paint the municipal funding.
The whole thing was lett up to the
firemen. .They wer?t' told to go get
the paint and makers good job of it.
The firemen assure^ the city bosses
that the work wouly be well done. It
was. ft
Today the complied job elicited
whole paragraphs offjpraise from pass
ersby. The firemen'-! twiddled their
thumbs under theiji suspenders in
unconcealed vanity ffhen some gawk
ing' citizen stopped aid gasped at the
sight. ft
"Isn’tyit good?” tijey asked. "As
tonishing.” was' a typical reply.
The color scheme fallows: Celling^,
azure; walls, creai^I floors, gray;
wainscoting, lookers^ etc., cherry, oak
and mahogany; chesj^ and seats, yel
low; odds and ends, sfrhite; other odds
and ends, black. Tl$s is the general
scheme. Fire department quarters, an
exception, are red ale over. .
Dinner Party forlMiss AVooten
At 8 o’clock Wedni'^day evening Mr.
and Mrs. X A. Br6r£h entertained at
a beauti»ully appointed dinner in honor
of Miss Inez WooteSj and her bridal
party. 3
The entire lower ifloor was thrown
en suite for the occasion, and in the
reception hall and drawing room the
decorations were of !| jhasta daisies. In
the dining room covers were laid for
26 and the color scheSne of yellow and
green was carried si® with baskets of
nasturtiums and tulfc as well as with
the cakes, candies aird ices.
Mr. Brown, acting^as toast master,
called on a number ip the guests, who
responded most cleverly, with brilliant
wit and sparkling repartee.
After dihner the quests were con
ducted into- the drawing room in the
center of which wasXjuspended a large
heart, from which sijeamed many rib
bons. When these t^ere pulled much
merriment followed jfj^hen childish fa
vors were found attfehed to each rib
bon. j”
The bride-elect wf& charming in a
gown of torquoise cp/fon, brocaded in
silver. Mrs. BroWpgi was becomingly
gowned in orchid gejUgette.
Mrs. W. D. Willis,isjjf Baltimore, and'
daughter, Mrs. B. t;,t Duke, of Rich
mond, are visiting heir mother ari l
grandmother, Mrs. S,; jM. Sellers, at No.
722 South Front Streep, this city.
T. A. Foreman, manager of the local
Eflrd store, leaves Ifjiis morning for
Salisbury, his formal home, and also
Charlotte, where he “will confer with
the management ofi'the Eflrd stores.
He will return to th,.! city.on Tuesday.
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Mrs. Annie C. Moulan, of Washing
ton, D. C., is ajje gffcst.of her daugh
ter and son-in-law, Ifr. and Mrs. J. C.
Moylan, at their homff at 1111 Chestnut
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INTERESTING EVENT
tO BE STAGED TODAY i
BY FIRST BAPTISTS
Seventh ’ Anniversary of Dr.
Hurt’s Pastorate to Be
Celebrated
This morning the First Baptist
church will beflttifcigly commemorate
tly seventh anniversary of Dr. John
Jeter' Hurt as pastor of the church
with appropriate exercises at the 11
o’clock ihour. An interesting program
has been prepared’by Edwin B. *Josey,
chairman of the committee on arrange
ments, who will also preside at the
meeting.
Dr. Hurt became pastor of the First
Baptist church on the first Sunday In
July, 1916. Under his leadership, the
church has grown to be not only one
of the largest, but one of the most
efficient churches of the southern
Baptist convention. During Dr. Hurt’s
seven years as pastor the church has
received into its membership at total
of 1,136 additions; $212,200 have been
raised for all purposes; one new church
has been sent out, with a membership
of nearly 200 members; an educational
annex, with 70 rooms, has been con
structed; and seven B. Y. P. U.’s have
been added to the one existing when
the present pastor came. The church
also issues a weekly paper, operates
a bookstore and gives a series of
lyceum entertainments during the fall
and winter season.
The program for the anniversary
exercises this morning is as follows;
1. Seven Years Ago, 1916, Looking
for a Leader to be Pastor. By W. C.
Peterson, chairman of the board of
deacons.
■ 2. The Closer Unity of Our People.
By Daniel H. Penton, chairman of the
executive committee,
3. The Membership Received Dur
ing This Seven-Year Period. By David
L. Dobson, deacon and one of the
new members.
4. Building the Annex. By Robert
F. Coleman, deacon and one of the ]
committeemen who assisted in build
ing the annex.
6. ^he Young People’s Work Dur
ing this Period. By Leonard F. Gore,
deacon and the Successful organizer
of the work.
6. Forecasting for the Seven-Year
Period to Come. B. Dr. John Jeter
Hurt, the pastor.
During the offertory, Mrs. Hamil
ton V. Sivley, wellknown contralto
soloist, will sing. ,
Tomorrow night the church will give
a reception to Dr. and Mrs. Hurt in
honor of his seventh anniversary as
pastor and the 15th anniversary of their
marriage. The program will include
addresses by two -well known local
speakers, and musical numbers by the
Acme Male quartette, £>r. Henry B.
Day, Mrs. D. I. McColl, and a quar
tette composed of Mesdames Mattie
Longfellow and F. A. Muse, and A. X*
Dosher and W. B. Muse. The exercises
will be held in the auditorium of the
annex, after which the guests will re
pair to the spacious roof garden where
refreshments will be served.
Wrightsville Home
Robbed of About $81
J. H. Marshall, who lives on the
Wrlghtsville road, near Wrlghtsville
station, notified the police yesterday
that someone entered "his home Friday
night and took $81.’
Between 6 and 7 o'clock last night
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall left the house
open when they went down the street
about two blocks to their garden.
When they returned, a $50 bill was
gone, as 'was a $20 bill, two $5 bills
and a $1 bill. The largest bill was
marked. Mr. Marshall has notified
the banks, several business houses and
the police of the marking.
FUNERAL OF INFANT SON
The funeral services for David
Marsden Ellis, five-months-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Ellis, who died at
the home of its parents, 203 Church
street, Friday, was conducted from the
home yesterday afternoon at 6 o’clock.
The services were conducted by Dr.
J. J. Hurt, rector of St. John's Episco
pal church.
WELFARE FIELD AGENT
VISITING IN THIS CITY
Delke Raymond Markham- Here
in Interest of Child ta
bor Affairs
Delke Raymond Markham, field rep
resentative of the state child welfare
commission,, has been in Wilmington
to advise the county welfare depart
ment in its work of isuing work per
mits.
There is much child labor in New
Hanover county, according to Mr.
Markham, although there are few
cities with any sort of businesses.
The welfare department is perfectly
willing for children to work, Mr.
Markham said, but it attempts to place
the children ' where their health and
morals will not suffer.
Mr. Markham remarked favorably
upon the. Work done by.Miss Anita
Waldhorst, former welfare officer. He
also commende<K«the jsfbple of this
county for their fifte-Co-operation with
the state. '
INTERESTING MESSAGE
AT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
The congregation attending the night
service at Calvary Baptist church Sun
day is promised a message of unusual
interest. Kev. J. C. Powell, one of
the missionaries sent out by the
Southern Baptist convention, has been
laboring fo* some years , In Nigeria,
Africa. He is very, enthusiastic about
his work, and will not fail to impress
others, as he delivers his thrilling mes
sage.
Mr. Powell -is remembered by quite
a number of the congregation, having
spoken at one of the services here juBt
before 'sailing. His -wife is the daugh
ter of Rev. J. D. Hocutt, of Ashton,
known to many people in this city. No
doubt, a large congregation will hear
Mr. Powell— i-. .
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A. C. L. Officials Consider . • ?|
Clinton One of Best Towns
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On Entire Railroad System I
LOCAL BIDDERS CET
Engineering Department Makes
Awards Saturday For Oils
and Gasoline
The U-. S. engineering department
awarded the contract for gasoline, to
the National Oil company, of this city,
for all boats of the eastern distriot,
for the next three months.
The gasoline is for Wilmington de
livery at 17 and four tenth cents a
gallon. Bids were opened this morn
ing for gasoline and kerosene.
The Standard Oil company was
given the contract to furnish the other
items of gasoline and kerosene for the
Wilmington delivery, Washington.
Beaufort and New Bern.
The three bidders for contracts were:
The National Oil company, of this city;
the Texas Oil company, of New York,
and the Standard Oil company, of
Charlotte. •
Hooper Kiddies to
Play Volley Ball
A volley ball game between the boys
and girls of the Hooper school district
will be conducted Tuesday evening at
6:30 o'clock. W. C. Montgomery, who
will be in charge of the playground
work at the school, has asked that
boys who wish to play baseball regis
ter with him. The community service
has urged that all children in the dis
trict go to the playgrounds, whether
going to the Hooper school or not.
The Delgado children will go on an
all-day picnic Thursday, leaving the
Delgado Mills playground In trucks
furnished by the mill at 10.70 o'clock.
Miss Corrlne Payne, director of the
community service, and Miss Katherine
Kuhl, playground leader, will chaper
one the picnic, along with several
mothers who will attend.
Shell Island Plans
To Celebrate Fourth
Elite lodge, No. . 5, Knights of
Pythias, colored, will make July 4th a
carnival day at Shell Island, according
to plans of the organization.
Among the features of the day will
be a grand march; feature dancers
quartet singing contest .introducing
the Dixie Harmony Kings; souvenirs.
A delegation of 12 of the more prom
inent holored people of Durham visited
Shell Island beach last week.
BUOY IS ADRIFT
Superintendent Of Lighthouses H. L.
Beck has sent out information stating
that the Tampa pay gas and whistling
buoy is adrift ai^d the light has been
extinguished. It will be replaced as
soon as practicable.
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Superintendent Newell in Ad
dress to Rotary Club There
Explains Why
CALLED LARGEST
TOWN OF ITS SIZE*g
That the officials of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad company consider X
Clinton, the metropolis of Sampson ’J
county, one of the most progressive* |
and productive points aleng their line ■ 1
wa>a indicated In an address delivered*,
before the newly organised Clinton '
I Rotary club by W. H. Newell, Jr„ su-":2
perintendent of the Wilmington dis
trict of the A. C. L., on an occasion
j recently.
' Business, declared Superintendent "?
Newell to the Rotarlans. has never
! shown a decrease on the Clinton
I branch. To give them an idea of the
| volume of business moved over the line ■
in normal times, the speaker stated
that during May, 1922, the trafflo re
ceipts were $31,191; that during May *,
of the present year the receipts were *
$46,432. \;:j
In accordance with the desires of
the Clinton people the railroad com
pany has annulled all mixed trains, J
giving Instead a full passenger service
with a freight service that Is declared
| to be the best which can be devised
for the branch line. "Clinton is the ’
largest town for Its size on the Coast 5
I Line,’! it was stated by Superintendent
Newell.
j The branch line has recently been
relaid with heavier steel railB and dui- |
ing the coming year a handsome sta-.
tlon building is to be constructed to ,
replace that one burned by Are re-,i
cently.
“Ferry Users Asked J
To Stay in Line
During Rush Hours
The department of public safety has .
requested that persons using the ferry,
particularly during the rush hours “
Sunday, be careful to stay In line.
Only a limited number of cars can
go across at one time and often when
the cars are lined up some one will
drive his car on through out of tho
regular order, causing some flurry and
oftentimes damage.
A traffic officer is usually on hand to
direct traffic, but the department has 4
urged that a little co-operation on the '
part of autoist.s be given.
Children Seeking
Permits for Work
_
Many children have been seeking
work permits, according to Mrs. Hattie ;
Hobson, who is in charge of the work
connected with granting of- permits. ^
Of the 38 who requested them one
day last week, only one was a girl. ;
The hoys who want to work usually go i
into drug stores or grocery stores as
delivery boys. :
Washington Social Gossip
By BETTY gAXTER
(Special Correspondent, Morning Star.)
(Copyright 1923, Wilmington Star Co.)
WASHINGTON, June 30.—More wed
dings—June has surely kept up Its
highest record for brides up to the very
end. Important weddings, too, most
of them. This wek 'was marked by a
diplomatic internatipnal wedding; that
of Miss Lucienne Nano, sister of the
counselor of the Roumanian legation,
and Juan Francisco de Cardenas, coun
selor of the Spanish embasy. The
Spanish ambassador, Juan Riano, was
beet man at the ceremony which took
place Wednesday a,t St. Paul's Catholic
church. The bride was unattended
save for her small nephew, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Nano, who was
her train bearer. The ushers were
Mariano de Amoedo and Jaime Agelet,
of the Spanish embassy staff; Hugh V.
Tennant of the British embassy staff,
and Alan Winslow of the state depart
ment. ..Mr. Nano gave his sister in mar
riage. All of the diplomatic corps still
in town and all of the leaders of every
set in society were at the wedding and
most of them at the reception which
followed the ceremony given by the
minister of Roumania and Princess Bi
besco at the legation.
Society has taken more than the
usual interest in this romance for sev
eral reasons, not only because the
'couple are prominent and attractive
but because they have watched the
courtship from start to finish. They
were engaged, you know, in a few days
after they met and the engagement was
announced before three weeks had ex
pired after the arrival of Mile.. Nano in
Washington. After the wedding
the young couple went to New
port to visit before sailing on July
4th for Europe, where they will spend
several months In Paris and later will
go to Berlin to be with the parents of
the bride, the Roumanian minister to
Germany and Mme. Constantin Nano.
Another wedding of great Importance
to Washington was that on Tuesday of
Miss Ellen Bruce Lee, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Lee, and Stoddard
Pintard Johnston. The ceremony took
place at Elkins, W. Va., the country
home of the Lees. It was followed by
a reception at “Gracelands,” the Lee
estate. Miss Lee was attended by her
cousin, Mrs. George Almy Percy, of
Boston, as matron of honor—(she was
formerly Miss Hallie Davis, daughter
of Mrs. Armstead Davis)—and Miss
Margaret Johnston, sister o^ the bride
groom, was matron of honor. The
bride’s other attendents were Mrs. Cur
tis Ripley Smith, of St. Albans, Vt.;
Mrs. Chauneey Parker, Jr., of this city;
Miss Elizabeth Kearney, of Charlottes
ville, Va., and Miss Mary bavis Land
street, of New York. Robert A. Cham
bers, of New' York, was best man. and
the ushers were Theodore E°°k, Buck
ner Sholl nad Thayer Shedd. o^New
York James de Graffenreid Graves, of
Washington Henry Davis Lee, brother
of the bride, and 'Harris Johnston, of St.
Louis, brother of the bridegroom. Mr.
<
and Mrs. Lee entertained a large house
party tor a fortnight before the wed
ding when many from Washington
were among the guests; and the aunt,
of the bride, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkin’s,
widow of Senator Elkins, also opened
her Elkins, TV. V., home and had a
house party for the wedding. The bride
is so young that she has not yet made ?
her formal debut, is the granddaugh- :
ter of the, late Senator Henry Caesa
way Davis, of great wealth and proml-.
nence. The bridegroom is the son ot
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Johnston of
New York. .His grandfather was Col.
J. Stoddard Johnston of Kentucky and »■
his great uncle was General Alfred
Sidney Johnston. Other noted Weddings
of the week were Miss Louise Tohoron c,
and Ewen Cameron MacVeagh; Miss
Sybil A, Fletcher, daughter' of Rear ...
Admiral and Mrs. Frank Friday
Fletcher, and Lieut. Reginald Worth
Hubbell, son of the late Brig. Gen. • i
Harry TV. Hubbell; Miss Evelyn Pres
cott and Augustus Webster Hines; Miss
Alice Cresth Angili, daughter of Joseph
Edward Angili, and Hugh Seach Of ’i
Richmond,. Va.; Miss Ann Seaton, 5
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest -
'Thompson Seaton, and Hamilton Cot- ;
tier, of Scars.dala, N. T. The last wed- t:
'ding was an important event of today.
A large and brilliant garden party 1
was given on Thursday for the Monti -1 •
•cello fund; some entertainment to
raise money, for the effort to buy Mon- ;
ticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson,
is given almost every week these days. .
The committee in charge seems to be
untiring. The garden tea was given at S
the summer home of Dr. and Mrs.
Thomas Sidwell on Wisconsin avenue/ *?
Another outstanding party was the .
dinner which Major and Mrs, James A. g
Lyon gave Thursday for Miss Betty
Byrne, daughter of Mrs. Stanton J/k,
Peelle, wife of Judge Peele, who vrVLiir*
be one of the winter's buds.
Did I tell you about -Mile. NanO's
wedding gown?. Do you know, that ac-v .
cording to a Spanish custom, the bride ,
has to wear a gown given by her hus
band for her marriage and also for
travelling after the ceremony? So Mile. I
Nano’s sister, Mme, Aifmordt, who just j
came from JJurope, brought back with c
her, according to de Cardena's inetruc- »
tlons, a Parisian creation which was of
heavy satin embroidered all over with a. J
fine gold thread in a large design out- y
lined. The whole was cut on Floren- {
tine lines, long, straight and slim, the .
neck square and Jhe sleeves long and ■’
tight. The skint was draped up in %
front and cut away about the feet, sug- i
gesting the sheath skirts which were •
so popular a few years ago. About the '
waist was a wide girdle of gold lace, a
narrow band of the same.lace finishing; ?:
off the very bottom edge of the skirt. |
Her veil was of gold tulle embroidered ,*j|
in a fine gold thread, and which, ar
ranged ln‘ a cap on the head with ,
orange blossoms, hung almost to the /
end o fthe wide court train draped from j
the shoulders. She carried an arm; #
bouquet of Easter lilies. ■ ; t